In the feudal history of ancient China, the Taimiao Temple has a very high status and is not a place that ordinary people can reach. It is a special place of worship for the direct line of the emperor's family, and it is a very great honor to be able to sacrifice in the taimiao temple, and because it only belongs to the imperial family of the previous dynasties, so generally only the ancestors of the emperor can enjoy this honor, and if it is only an ordinary imperial relative, it must also be a close relative or an imperial relative who has contributed to the Jiangshan Sheji, or a courtier who has made great contributions to the society. After having these prerequisites, if you can get the emperor's permission, you can enjoy the treatment of the temple after death. All the imperial relatives who were able to enjoy the Temple of Taimiao in ancient Chinese history, without exception, were people who made significant contributions to the dynasty, and they were buried at least with the ceremony of the king of the county. However, our protagonist today is an exception, he received this honor as a minister, and this person is Zhu Neng.
Zhu Neng was the beloved general of Zhu Di of ming chengzu, when Zhu Di was not yet emperor, Zhu Neng was already serving under Zhu Di, and later Zhu Di was not willing to accept the identity of the King of Yan, and began to march towards the emperor's throne, at this time, it was Also Zhu Neng who protected him, it can be said that Zhu Di was able to inherit the throne of the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Neng was inseparable.
In his early years, Zhu Neng served as a deputy guard in the Yan Mountains, accompanied the Yan king Zhu Di in his conquest of the desert north, and together with Zhu Di created a very good external environment for the development of Yan land, and also expanded the ruling area of Yan land, and Zhu Neng in that period was famous for his bravery and good war throughout the north. Later, in order to seize the throne, Zhu Di, the King of Yan, launched the Battle of Jingnan, and Zhu Neng also made a great contribution to the victory of the Battle of Jingnan, he successively defeated Geng Bingwen and Li Jinglong, captured Ping'an and 100,000 other people in Lingbi, guarded the tranquility of the core area of Yandi, and also defended the rear area for Zhu Di, and even more so to the left military governor Zuo Dudu. Later, Zhu Di claimed that after emperor, he was made a duke because of his merits in the war, and added prince Taifu. Among all the martial generals at that time, Zhu Neng ranked second, second only to Qiu Fu.
In fact, if the argument is comprehensive strength, Zhu Neng is actually above Qiu Fu, because Zhu Neng is not only a person with very outstanding military ability, he is also politically proficient, while Qiu Fu has been repeatedly reprimanded because of his political incompetence, and even later the family was exiled to Hainan. However, Zhu Neng was different, and his marquisship was hereditary by the family for twelve generations, and did not end until the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Militarily, Zhu Neng was not only able to fight a good battle, but also had a very appropriate control of the war situation, and he would never be tied up because of defeat, if it were not for his repeated advice to Zhu Di in the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di would probably have withdrawn his troops, let alone succeeded to the throne later. In the fourth year of Jianwen, the Yan army attacked Dong'a, Dongping, and Wenshang, but was defeated at the Mihe River, the general Wang Zhen was killed, and the generals of Yandi experienced an unprecedented defeat, which almost hurt the foundation of the Yan army and greatly reduced the morale of the Yan soldiers.
Faced with this situation, all the generals at that time advised Zhu Di to retreat, but Zhu Neng rose up with his sword after analyzing the situation of the entire battlefield, saying: "Han Gaozu lost nine battles in ten battles, but in the end he was able to seize the world." Now that we have won one victory after another, how can we retreat from the army and return with a small setback and surrender to others? This statement can be said to be very grounded. In fact, although the Yan army suffered a great defeat at that time, the losses suffered by the hostile forces of the Yan army were not much less than theirs. Therefore, what was needed at this time was a wave of anger, Zhu Neng did not tie his hands and feet like other advents, and his persistence also brought the Battle of Jingnan closer and closer to success. In addition to being brave and courageous, this man was also very loyal. Zhu Di was once surrounded by enemy troops in a war, and seeing that he was about to be in a different place, all the generals felt powerless to return to heaven, only Zhu could dare to do what he knew could not do, and only he dared to lead troops with Tiandou to rescue Zhu Di. The Emperor Tian did not pay off, Zhu Di was finally rescued by achievements, and Zhu Neng also won Zhu Di's heart because of this matter.
Politically, Zhu Neng is also very intelligent. He never interfered in the internal affairs of the imperial court because of his personal feelings like Qiu Fu, who was at the top of the meritorious service, Zhu Neng fulfilled the duty of a military general and never spoke much about the knowledge of civilian officials, so that Zhu could become an impeccable minister, so that Ming Chengzu Zhu Di relied more and more on him, and even gave him danshu iron coupons.
Later, Zhu Neng fell ill and died during the conquest, and After Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was greatly saddened, he abandoned the dynasty for five days, which was enough to see the position of this person in Zhu Di's mind.
Reference: Biography of Ming Shi Zhu Neng