Recently, "Daming Style" has been popular, although it prides itself on being a historical drama, it is very normal to change it for the needs of the plot. For example, after the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di met with the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao in the Lingshan Temple Pagoda. This does not exist in canon history. In June of the fourth year of Jianwen (1402), Zhu Di led an army to cross the river, directly pounded the Yellow Dragon, and reached the city of Nanjing, where Zhu Shu, the King of Gu, and Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, opened the Jinchuan Gate to meet the landing. (Yi Ugly, Yan Bing committed Jinchuan Gate.) Gu Wang and Li Jinglong rebelled, Na Yan bing, and the capital fell. The palace is on fire, and the emperor does not know the end of the "Ming Shi Gong Min Emperor Ji")
Zhu Di entered the capital and hurried to the palace, but there was a fire inside the palace. After extinguishing the fire, only a few charred remains were found, which could not be identified. In other words, the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao disappeared and became a mystery for eternity. If Emperor Jianwen were alive, would Zhu Di, the King of Yan, spare his nephew Emperor Jianwen? Look at how Zhu Di treats the wife and children of the eldest brother Zhu Biao, you will know.
According to the "History of Ming", in the fifteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1355), Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son Zhu Biao was born, and his mother was Zhu Yuanzhang's original match Ma Xiuying, that is, the famous Empress Bigfoot Horse. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was leading an army to attack Jiqing (present-day Nanjing), and the birth of the eldest son brought great joy to Zhu Yuanzhang in the fierce battle. When he learned of the birth of his eldest son, he excitedly carved a stone on a mountain: "Whoever comes to this mountain will not suffer from no heirs." ”
Because Zhu Yuanzhang's family was poor when he was a child, he did not go to school for a few days and regretted it very much. Now that the conditions are better, he hired Song Lian and other famous Confucian teachers for his six-year-old eldest son, Zhu Biao, to receive a good education. In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Zhu Biao has always been treated as an heir, such as in 1364, Zhu Yuanzhang established himself as the King of Wu in Yingtianfu, and Zhu Biao as the son of the world. Another example is that in 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang declared himself emperor, made Zhu Biao the crown prince, and married him the eldest daughter of Chang Yuchun, the king of Kaiping.
In 1391, Zhu Biao was ordered to inspect Shaanxi and fell ill shortly after returning to Beijing. The following year, on May 17, 1392, Zhu Biao fell ill and died. Zhu Yuanzhang wept bitterly at Zhu Biao's death and buried him on the east side of Xiaoling Tomb, nicknamed "Prince Yiwen".
After Zhu Biao's death, Zhu Yuanzhang chose Zhu Biao's son Zhu Yunjiao as the emperor's grandson and wanted to pass on the throne from generation to generation. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Yunzhi ascended the throne and became the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Jianwen Emperor. Emperor Jianwen had just ascended the throne and began to cut the domain, but he did not expect to force zhu Di, the king of Yan. After several years of arduous fighting, Zhu Di attacked the city of Nanjing, the palace caught fire, and Emperor Jianwen disappeared. How did he treat his eldest brother Zhu Biao's wife and children?
Zhu Biao's wife
Zhu Biao was originally matched with the Chang clan: the daughter of Chang Yuchun, who died in 1378 due to difficult childbirth, with the nickname of "Crown Princess Jingyi", and Emperor Jianwen posthumously named "Empress Xiaokang", and after the Battle of Zhu Dijing, she was changed back to "Crown Princess Jingyi". For the sake of his own legitimacy, Zhu Di even changed the title of his sister-in-law.
Concubine Lü: The only daughter of Lü Ben, the secretary of the Taichang Temple, she was "Empress Dowager" when Emperor Jianwen was emperor, and Zhu Di changed her name to "Princess Yiwen". Zhu Di sent Lü Shi and his youngest son Zhu Yunxi to prince Yiwen's mausoleum, and died a few years later in an inexplicable fire.
The Ending of Zhu Biao's Sons (except for Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunjiao)
Zhu Xiongying, the Prince of Yuhuai, died early at the age of nine and was posthumously awarded the title.
Zhu Yunxi, the Prince of Wu, was deposed by Zhu Di and imprisoned in Fengyang, where he died in 1417.
Zhu Yunxi, the King of Hengmin, was deposed by Zhu Di as a Shuren and imprisoned in Fengyang, where he died in 1414.
Zhu Yunxi, the King of Xujian, died suddenly in a fire a few years later on July 13, 1406, with his mother Lü Shi (劉氏).
Zhu Biao also had a son who died prematurely, without a name or a knighthood.
From the above, it can be seen that Zhu Biao's son was either inexplicably violent or died in a sudden fire, which makes people think about it, whether it is man-made. If the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjue had been captured by Zhu Di, he would probably not have left a blind eye. Zhu Di was so cruel to his nephews who were not emperors, first imprisoned, and then let them die inexplicably. Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunzhi served as emperor for four years, and there were still many loyal subjects under his command. If Zhu Yunjiao is alive, it will always be a time bomb for Zhu Di, which may explode at any time. Emperor Jianwen's loyalists would also always think of rebellion and re-support Zhu Yunjiao's restoration.
Therefore, from Zhu Di's treatment of the wife and son of the eldest brother Zhu Biao, it is clear that Zhu Di will not tolerate Emperor Jianwen living in the world. Zhu Di was likely to temporarily place Emperor Jianwen under house arrest for a few years, and then let him die in an unknown manner, such as from fires, diseases, and car accidents.
In short, Zhu Di inherited the fierce heart of his father Zhu Yuanzhang, who had the style of a father, and knew that he had to cut the grass and remove the roots in order to eliminate the danger. The Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao, on the other hand, was indecisive, and repeatedly ordered that the fourth uncle Zhu Di should not be killed in front of the two armies, and that he should not be accused of killing his uncle. Who wins and who loses is already obvious.
As for Zhu Biao's daughters, there was little threat to Zhu Di, and the ending was not bad, such as Princess Jiangdu and Princess Yilun were married and spent their lives uneventfully.