There is a precedent of Zhao Kuangyin's "cup of wine to release military power", why did Zhu Yuanzhang not adopt it, but killed the heroes?
The phenomenon of founding monarchs killing heroes is not uncommon, the most representative of which are Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Liu Bang sat on the throne, he successively killed Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbu and other princes, and even Fan Duo and Xiao He almost suffered injustice. The other is Zhu Yuanzhang, in general, Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bang are more similar, extremely jealous, and have no trust in their subordinates.
Compared with Liu Bang, Zhu Yuanzhang did even more absolutely, as long as he was targeted by Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicious disease, it was bound to die. Zhu Yuanzhang, who would rather kill by mistake than let go, killed almost all the heroes, and many of them were implicated to death without actual evidence of guilt. The throne is the supreme existence and the goal of countless heroes and good men, so it is understandable to want the imperial power to be stable and seize the power of the powerful subjects and military generals.
At a cocktail party in the second year of Jianlong, Zhao Kuangyin said to the crowd with a heavy heart:
"I'm not good enough to do that. However, the Son of Heaven is also very difficult, but if he is happy for the sake of moderation, I have not tasted to lie down all night. ”
Zhao Kuangyin said that he had not rested well recently, and it was better to be an emperor than to be a festival envoy.
Everyone was very surprised, the position of the Son of Heaven is expected by all, is there something bad? Zhao Kuangyin continued:
"The secretaries of state have no intention of rebellion, but some of your subordinates may give you a yellow robe to add to their bodies in order to seek wealth, so how can it be good?"
Only then did the crowd understand Zhao Kuangyin's doubts, and Shi Shouxin and other generals quickly fell to their knees and pleaded to point out a clear path.
After passing through the fog cover of the clouds and mountains, Zhao Kuangyin came up with a countermeasure, ordering the generals to go to the local area to enjoy wealth and get rid of the shackles, so the people resigned one after another, and the military power of the forbidden army was withdrawn from Zhao Kuangyin's hands. Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, did the most gentle and decent job in this regard, and without hurting and angry, he abolished the military power of the generals under his command, which ensured that the "yellow robe plus body" would not happen again.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang could do the same and solve the problem in a gentle way, but Zhu Yuanzhang chose the simplest and most direct way. Obviously, there is a precedent of Zhao Kuangyin's "cup of wine to release military power", why did Zhu Yuanzhang not study, but instead wanted to kill the founding heroes?
First, the origins are different
War is cruel, survival is not easy, in the era of peace we also have all kinds of pressure and misfortune, not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang, who lives in a chaotic world.
Since ancient times, there have been very few self-made founding kings, most of whom have roots. For example, Emperor Gaozong of Tang was originally an imperial relative of the Sui Dynasty and had a noble status, and the Sui Emperor Yang Jian was originally a nobleman of northern Zhou. It's really hard to get ahead in this world, and without the efforts of generations, it's meaningless to rely solely on those so-called chicken soup for the soul.
When Zhao Kuangyin's great-grandfather Zhao Shuo was in the Tang Dynasty, he was the county commander of Yongqing, Wen'an, and Youdu Counties, Zhao Kuangyin's great-grandfather Zhao Xun had achieved the imperial history of Zhongcheng, and his grandfather Zhao Jing had achieved zhuozhou assassination history. Zhao Kuangyin's father was equally excellent, and after his death, Later Zhou was posthumously appointed as the envoy of the Wuqing Army.
In the chaotic world of the five generations, the Zhao family not only had officials to do but also to do higher and higher, and then Zhao Kuangyin traveled in all directions, defected to Guo Wei's tent, and from then on, he went to the right track, step by step towards the emperor's throne. Zhao Kuangyin's family environment and basic resources are much higher than Zhu Yuanzhang's, of course, Zhao Kuangyin himself is also extremely excellent, he has made many military achievements in the army, and gradually promoted to a senior general in the army. Although Zhao Kuangyin was in a chaotic world, he grew up in a relatively stable environment, which was very different from Zhu Yuanzhang.
Among the emperors, in terms of the degree of misery of his life, Zhu Yuanzhang ranked second, and it is estimated that no one dared to rank first. At the end of the tyrannical yuan rule, the people were displaced, the officials were greedy, and Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a poor family. His parents and brothers died tragically one after another, and they could only beg for a living, suffered all the pain and sorrow, and finally could not get by, so they defected to the rebels.
The original family has a great influence on a person, to analyze what a person does, it is necessary to understand his childhood experience, family environment and other factors, different origins lead to different temperaments. As a result, Zhao Kuangyin could treat the founding ministers with a normal heart, while Zhu Yuanzhang could only choose to solve it violently.
Second, there are different dispositions
The Zhao Song Dynasty began with Zhao Kuangyin, and the relationship between the monarch and the subject was quite harmonious. Zhao Pu ruled the world with half of the Analects, and he made great contributions to the Zhao and Song dynasties, and the two kings and subjects did not distinguish between each other. Zhao Kuangyin had a gentle and generous personality, and often went in and out of the chancellor's residence. Zhao Pu also knew this habit of the emperor, so he often did not dare to take off his official clothes after work.
Historical records:
"One day, the snow fell into the night, and the Puyi Emperor did not come out. For a long time, the sound of knocking on the door was heard, and Pu was anxious to come out, and in the snow and wind of Di Li, Pu was afraid to greet him. ”
One night, the sky was snowing heavily, zhao pu thought that the emperor would not come, but soon after there was a knocking sound, it turned out that the emperor Zhao Kuangyin came to visit the door. It was so heavy snow, Zhao Pucheng was afraid to go forward to greet him, and then Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu sat in the hall, drinking shochu, eating barbecue, and calling Zhao Pu's wife a sister-in-law.
Of course, Zhao Kuangyin's purpose of coming was to discuss the plan to attack Taiyuan, but it was really touching to do so. Zhao Kuangyin won the world with his temperament and benevolence, which is why the Song Dynasty can be known for its "co-rule of kings and subjects", which is really admirable.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, this kind of thing was almost impossible, and it was even more impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to sit at the same table with his courtiers. In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, this world belongs to his old Zhu family, and if anyone has a different heart, they will fight each other.
Liu Ji is the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, if the merits are discussed, it is no problem to rank in the top five, and in the end, Liu Ji only sealed a sincere bo, and the food Lu was only two hundred and fourteen stones. It is not that Liu Ji has made any mistakes, but Zhu Yuanzhang does not have the capacity to tolerate people, because Liu Ji is too clever and extremely good at scheming, and he was still an official in the Yuan Dynasty before, so he was regarded as a threat by Zhu Yuanzhang.
How clever Liu Ji was, he took the initiative to give up his official position, in order to reassure the emperor, he still lived in the imperial city, just to reassure Zhu Yuanzhang, but in the end Liu Ji's death was still related to Zhu Yuanzhang. It is a fact that Hu Weiyong poisoned Liu Jiying, and it is likely that zhu Yuanzhang instructed him. Some people are born to be generals, some people are born to be the material of the prime minister, and some people are born to be evil people, perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang has become violent under the influence of the day after tomorrow, but it is impossible to deny his natural suspicion and cruelty.
Third, the historical environment is different
Later Zhou Taizu Guo Wei and Later Zhou Shizong Chai Rong were rare wise monarchs in the five dynasties, and it was precisely because of their efforts that the situation of fragmentation began to show signs of unification. Standing on the shoulders of giants can go further, Zhao Kuangyin inherited the world of Hou Zhou, and it can also be said that Hou Zhou laid a solid foundation for the world of the Great Song Dynasty.
After Zhao Kuangyin usurped the throne, he did not embarrass the Later Zhou imperial family, not only did he release the military power with a cup of wine, but also the tolerance of the imperial family in the past life also made Zhao Kuangyin's prestige higher.
Zhu Yuanzhang's situation was very different, he not only had to face the Yuan Dynasty army, but also had to fight with Chen Youyu and Zhang Shicheng, his enemies were stronger than one, and the wrong step was full of emptiness. Zhu Yuanzhang's entrepreneurial road is difficult, he has no prominent family lineage, no parental care, if he does not have a strong inner support, he will not be able to complete this journey full of thorns. Killing the heroes may be Zhu Yuanzhang's "revenge" for this world.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's cultural level is not as good as Zhao Kuangyin's, and even in the process of seizing the world, he has not systematically read history books, so naturally he is not clear about the story of "a cup of wine to release military power", or maybe he knows, but he just doesn't want to take it.
Under the influence of various factors, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang's style of conduct is far from the same. There are two sides to human beings, the stain should not be infinitely magnified, the merits cannot be erased for no reason, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang are undoubtedly the most outstanding monarchs in all generations.