Regarding the results of Zhu Yunxiong after the Battle of Jingnan, it has always been determined according to the description in the canonical history, that is, when the city of Nanjing was destroyed, Emperor Jianwen set fire to the palace, resulting in the tragic end of Jianwen's self-immolation and death, but this is only a statement given by Zhu Di unilaterally (officially), because once Jianwen died, Zhu Di's legal ascension to the throne was logical, but it is not necessarily the real history.
So, where is Emperor Jianwen?
In addition to self-immolation and death, as stated in the official history books, there are two possibilities in folk history.
First, Jianwen did not commit suicide by self-immolation at all, but was captured by the yan king's men when the city of Nanjing was destroyed, and was eventually secretly placed under house arrest by Zhu Di for a lifetime.
This kind of statement is also possible, because the purpose of Zhu Di's launch of the Battle of Jingnan is to take Emperor Jianwen and replace it, and the most important thing he hopes is to control Jianwen in his own hands, so that he can not only avoid Jianwen from leading the old department to make a comeback, but also make Zhu Di naturally inherit the unification and be at ease as emperor, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, as for the dead and alive, it does not matter, after all, these are all controllable by the emperor.
Second, Jianwen disguised as a monk escaped, as to where he fled is unknown, in the folk history of this statement is more extensive, and it is not empty, it is said that in southeast China also found a Buddhist master's coffin during the Ming Dynasty, which has a dragon ornament symbolizing the imperial family, the time is also consistent with the Jianwen Emperor.
In addition, due to the close contact between the Ming Dynasty and Southeast Asian countries in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunjiao may also flee to overseas countries to seek political asylum, after all, Zhu Di will definitely vigorously search for Emperor Jianwen in the world, so it is not safe to stay in the interior, it is likely to go to sea, and in the later Zheng He's voyage to the West, there is also a task of looking for Emperor Jianwen.
Therefore, the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen have become a mystery for eternity, like the meeting of the second emperor in "Daming Fenghua", which is difficult to happen in reality, zhu Yunjiao will not go to see Zhu Di as long as he is not stupid or tired. Seeing that Zhu Di was either killed by him or imprisoned by him for a lifetime, it was not as easy as the old dead mountain forest, and he did not want to see him, after all, his own uncle did not hesitate to violently seize power for the sake of imperial power, so that the precious family affection seemed so humble under the imperial power, Zhu Yunjiao also felt discouraged, and the emotional changes for Zhu Di were also subtle.