A "white hat" changes a lifetime
When Ming Chengzu Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingnan, there was always a high-ranking person behind his back who gave advice.
This high man was a monk, no one could have imagined that he was the chief planner of the Battle of Jingnan, this monk was very strange, he became a monk, but he worshiped a Taoist priest as a teacher, not only was he familiar with the art of war, but he was also a very deep city government, and he was a strange person for thousands of years.
Many people ask, shouldn't the monk be pure-hearted, desireless and demanding, and why did this monk single-handedly plan the Battle of Jingnan?
The problem is that this monk can not only give advice, but also make Zhu Di obey him, so the world once called him a "demon monk", and even after his death, he could enjoy the Temple.
So what is the origin of this monk? What did he do to be called a "demon monk", and how did he make the emperor obey him?
This monk's name is Yao Guangxiao, and there is a famous "white hat story" when it comes to Yao Guangxiao's acquaintance with Zhu Di.
In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, coinciding with the death of Empress Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang was heartbroken, so he invited many monks from outside to recite prayers to the kings, and Yao Guangxiao was one of them.
These monks lined up and waited for the kings to come in and choose, so when Yao Guangxiao saw Zhu Di, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he mysteriously pulled Zhu Di and whispered, "Your Highness, if you choose a poor monk, I have a big gift to give." ”
At first, Zhu Di didn't care, after all, these jianghu warlocks wanted to get ahead, and they could think of any move, so Zhu Di replied: "I am the Prince of Daming, there are countless glory and wealth, what else can you give me?" ”
At this time, Zhu Di did not expect that the monk's next words made him break out in a cold sweat, and the monk replied: "If the poor monk can serve His Highness, he will definitely send you a white hat." ”
Zhu Di was the King of Yan at that time, and wasn't adding a white hat to the king "Emperor"? So Zhu Di immediately reprimanded, "What a bold man, who are you?" ”
Who knew that the monk did not panic, but just said calmly: "The poor monk is just a monk." ”
Looking at this monk, Zhu Di immediately decided that this person was extraordinary, so he took him under his command.
To say how capable this Yao Guangxiao really is, he can use a few words to put himself on the road of soaring yellow tengda, as long as you understand Yao Guangxiao's personality, it is not difficult to understand.
Yao Guangxiao was born in a solid family, the Yao family has been practicing medicine for generations, and his father was a famous doctor in Suzhou at that time, so since Yao Guangxiao was born, his parents have placed high hopes on him.
But Yao Guangxiao is actually not a person who likes to read, and he is more envious of the aristocratic children who are surrounded by people than burying his head in hard reading.
When Yao Guangxiao was 14 years old, he happened to meet a senior monk on the street, and this senior monk was worshipped all the way, which deeply stimulated Yao Guangxiao.
At that time, he realized that it was simpler to be a monk than to be worshipped as an official in the dynasty, so Yao Guangxiao threw away the book and shaved his head without hesitation.
Of course, after becoming a monk, Yao Guangxiao lived a life completely different from his imagination, as a small Shami, all he had to do every day was sweeping the floor, carrying water and other bitter and tiring work, according to this progress, when will he be worshipped?
So Yao Guangxiao, who was unwilling, ran out of the temple and found a Taoist priest to worship him as a teacher. This Daoist monk is not a serious cultivator, he is practicing all about scheming, fortune telling, divination, etc., in fact, it is ugly to say, it is a complete jianghu warlock.
However, this is exactly in line with Yao Guangxiao's intentions, in this way, Yao Guangxiao followed his master around, and he also worked very hard in these years, not only familiar with all kinds of books, but also familiar with the past and the present, but also the investigation of people's hearts.
However, even if Yao Guangxiao was already full of money at this time, but there was no good BoLe, how could his thousand-mile horse come out? At this time, Yao Guangxiao, who was nearly the middle of his life, was anxious.
He single-handedly planned Zhu Di's rebellion
Once, during his travels, Yao Guangxiao met a Xiangshi at Songshan Temple, and this Xiangshi only looked at him once and said to him: "Your eyes are triangular, like a sick tiger, you are good at killing by nature, and you will be a person like Liu Bingzhong in the future." ”
Liu Bingzhong was a strange monk during the Yuan Dynasty and a founding hero of the Yuan Dynasty, and Yao Guangxiao was overjoyed to hear this, and it was precisely because of Xiang Shi's words that he set his sights on the imperial court.
When Yao Guangxiao was more than 40 years old, he finally waited for this opportunity, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned monks from the people to let them into the palace, originally no one would have noticed Yao Guangxiao, but Yao Guangxiao's early travels made him well-informed, and he was very sure of the control of people's hearts.
He did not believe that there were people in this world who did not want to be emperors, so he made Zhu Di favor him because of a "white hat", and Yao Guangxiao became a warlock under Zhu Di.
At the beginning, Zhu Di did not use him much, after all, it was now a peaceful era, there was no war and no seizure of power, the father and emperor were alive, the prince was determined, and what else did the warlock need to give advice?
But Yao Guangxiao has never given up "self-recommendation", he is chanting in Zhu Di's ear every day to make him rebel, even if Zhu Di does not have the heart of rebellion, day by day he also began to think about it.
After the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yunjiao was made the heir, which finally gave Yao Guangxiao hope.
At this time, Zhu Di knew that his sending troops was rebellion, and he did not want to be charged with rebellion, so he asked Yao Guangxiao: "If the people of the world support the imperial court, what should they do?" ”
Yao Guangxiao replied, "The subject only knows the Heavenly Dao, regardless of public opinion." ”
This heavenly sentence can be said to have reached Zhu Di's heart, and the grievances of the past flocked to him, so under the advice of Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Di began his own secret preparations.
He first asked Zhu Di to secretly contact the chancellor, recruit troops and horses, and then quietly train soldiers and horses in the backyard, but with soldiers and horses, they also had weapons.
So Yao Guangxiao plotted to build a large factory underground, responsible for building weapons, but the creation of weapons must have a sound, in order to cover up the sound, Yao Guangxiao raised a large number of chickens, ducks and geese above the factory, so that the sound of building weapons was covered up.
In the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Di was exiled, and in the next Battle of Jingnan, Yao Guangxiao played an important role in every link.
When Zhu Di raised an army, Yao Guangxiao stayed in Beiping to assist Zhu Gaozi, and when Zhu Di attacked Daning, Yao Guangxiao commanded his generals to guard the city, and later when Zhu Di was besieged and planned to retire, it was also Yao Guangxiao who strongly advised Zhu Di to attack.
At this time, Zhu Di was listening to Yao Guangxiao's advice, and he won one victory after another, and directly led the army into the city of Nanjing.
This was not the end of it, at this time Zhu Di was actually very nervous in his heart, and the night before he planned to attack the Beijing Division, a sudden fierce wind blew, and the tiles on the roof were all dropped and shattered into several pieces.
This scene made Zhu Di very nervous, he thought it was an ominous omen, so he had the intention of retreating, at this time, Yao Guangxiao, who was about to fly Huang Tengda, could make Zhu Di retreat.
So he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this is an auspicious omen!" Since the ancient flying dragon in the sky is a fierce wind, the green tiles on your roof are broken, doesn't that mean that you have to change the emperor's imperial tiles? ”
Listening to Yao Guangxiao's words, Zhu Di made up his mind to attack the Beijing Division.
It can be said that Zhu Di can sit on the throne, Yao Guangxiao is indispensable in it, whether it is Yao Guangxiao who knows people, or whether he really sent Zhu Di to the throne by mistake, in short, he really fulfilled his original promise.
Based on this, Zhu Di gradually trusted him, and even finally obeyed his words.
He often rescues disaster victims, but is called a "demon monk"
After Zhu Di ascended the throne, Yao Guangxiao was given the title of Monk Lusi Zuo Shanshi, and later appointed as the Prince Shaoshi, and every time Zhu Di received Yao Guangxiao, he was called a young master and never called his name, which shows that Zhu Di respected him a lot.
So the question is, generally speaking, after the emperor ascended the throne, the most taboo thing is to make meritorious service to the lord, so as the greatest meritorious man, why did Yao Guangxiao not get suspicion, but let Zhu Di respect him more and more?
I have to say that Yao Guangxiao is a smart person.
Zhu Di had asked him several times to return to his customs, and to make him a minister under one person and above ten thousand people, but Yao Guangxiao refused, and later Zhu Di gave him a mansion, a beauty, and gold and silver treasures, but Yao Guangxiao did not have this desire at all.
He lived in the temple, and every day in addition to reading the scriptures was to meditate, and he was rewarded with the help of the victims of the disaster, as a monk who was so "desireless and demanding", why should Zhu Di be jealous of him?
When Zhu Di went out to fight, Yao Guangxiao stayed in the capital to assist Zhu Gaozi, and later after the establishment of the emperor's eldest grandson, Yao Guangxiao was ordered to assist Zhu Zhanji.
In the 16th year of Yongle, Yao Guangxiao was already bedridden because he was living in the temple at this time, so Zhu Di did not hesitate to visit him personally, when Zhu Di asked him if he had any wishes, Yao Guangxiao replied: "Bo Qia is still in prison, hoping that His Majesty can pardon him." ”
Bo Qia was a monk, his identity was somewhat sensitive, when Zhu Di took the throne, some people said that Zhu Yunjiao had already fled disguised as a monk, and also hid in Bo Qia's home.
Because in a word, Bo Qia suffered from more than ten years of innocence, which shows that it is related to Zhu Yunjiao, Zhu Di naturally has a knot in his heart, but when Yao Guangxiao made this request, Zhu Di still let Bo Qia go.
From this matter alone, Zhu Di did not have ordinary trust in Yao Guangxiao, even if it was his brother, I am afraid that he would not let go of the "rebels" because of a single sentence.
So, no matter how Yao Guangxiao won the emperor's trust, because he was so kind and desireless in his later years, why would he be called a "demon monk"?
This also begins with Yao Guangxiao's "Dao YuLu" written in his later years.
In the Dao Yu Lu, Yao Guangxiao wantonly denigrated Confucianism because of his own selfish desires, and he used the Buddhist position to refute Confucianism article by article, which offended many scholars.
Later, when Yao Guangxiao went to the old patriarchal continent, even his sister was closed, and he gave his gold and silver treasure to the villagers, but no one was willing to ask for it, which made Yao Guangxiao, who had been brilliant for half a lifetime, uncomfortable.
After Yao Guangxiao's death, Zhu Gaozi, based on his respect for this young master, directly ordered Yao Guangxiao to enjoy the Ming Taizong Temple Pavilion, and throughout the ming Dynasty's successive emperors, only Yao Guangxiao was the only one who allowed Wenchen to enjoy the Taimiao Temple, which was the glory of Yao Guangxiao to help Zhu Di ascend to the throne.
We look at Yao Guangxiao's life, how he is a person who does not make evaluations first, but he is one of the few successful courtiers in history, living to understand, knowing what he wants, and at the same time not being smoked by lust, and clearly controlling the imperial heart.
When the war is chaotic, he can give advice, and when it is stable, he retreats in a rapid current, and this strategy and state of mind alone is destined to make him great achievements.