Zhu Yunjiao: Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest grandson, the position is the Emperor of Daming, the kind that is justified, with a million troops in his hands.
Zhu Di: The fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunjiao's uncle, who held the position of King of Yan and was stationed in Beiping, with only tens of thousands of troops in his hands.
Zhu Di did not become emperor, and his heart was inevitably lost, but in general, he was quite content with his life.
Zhu Di
Originally, these two people, one in the south and one in the north, each lived their own life, which was also very good.
However, Emperor Xiaozhu couldn't resist his temperament and went to provoke his uncle when he first ascended the throne. This made the uncle, who was already a little unwilling, unable to sit still.
A great battle was fought between them. Zhu Di rebelled!
Judging from the military strength, no matter how much Zhu Di could do it, the strength was still very different from that of the central army. Zhu Yunjiao had a million troops left to him by his grandfather, while Zhu Di only had a few tens of thousands of people.
Zhu Yunjiao was a righteous emperor, and Zhu Di was a rebel. Morally speaking, Zhu Di did not have the upper hand.
Yet history is such a trickery. It is trying to create a situation that seems absolutely unreasonable. In the end, Zhu Yunjiao was defeated by Zhu Di and lost Daming Jiangshan.
This article focuses on the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao, and analyzes how he lost daming from the following four points.
1. Their own strength is not enough
Zhu Yunjiao was able to succeed to the throne purely by chance, because his father Zhu Biao died suddenly, which gave him the opportunity to succeed to the throne.
Zhu Yunjiao
Of course, with the blessing of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, everything went smoothly. But his previous education was not according to the standards of his successor. He was deeply influenced by Da Ru and had a relatively cowardly personality, so he still lacked prestige compared with his uncles who guarded the border pass.
The point is that he has just ascended to the throne, and in the case that his power and position are not yet stable, he considers cutting the domain, which is too hasty.
Originally, the purpose of cutting the domain was to stabilize his own position, but he must first stabilize his position in the imperial court. In the imperial court, he only had the support of the civilian courtiers, and did not get the support of the warlords on the battlefield, so he was still too tender and impatient.
What's more, the cutting of the domain cannot be like Zhu Yunjiao's, if the Han Dynasty's tuien order is implemented, this will make the king of the clan bitter and unable to say. Or he could use more clever and covert means to resolve this tension, after all, when he ascended to the throne, His grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang gave him everything well, and he had plenty of time.
Therefore, Zhu Yunjiao thought that he knew history and governed the country, but reality told him that he was still too young!
2. Change the ancestral system, using non-human beings
Zhu Yuanzhang's era was mainly dominated by military generals, such as Xu Da, Tang Hewei, and so on, while Zhu Yunjiao changed the ancestral system.
Zhu Yuanzhang
Emperor Jianwen reused Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and other courtiers. Of course, there is nothing wrong with changing the ancestral system, but it cannot be so urgent, after all, freezing three feet is not a cold day. From the moment Jianwen took the throne, he eagerly showed that he wanted to be different from his grandfather "Hongwu", and the era name "Jianwen" showed his heart.
As soon as he came to power, he changed the policy of his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang, undoubtedly offending those with vested interests. Civilians generally talk on paper, have no military talent, and do not have the ability to strategize, such as Qi Tai and others are more bookish.
Emperor Jianwen was surrounded by mostly courtiers
At least in the matter of opposing Zhu Di, the role of these courtiers was limited.
3. Lack of talent
Emperor Taizu's purge led to a shortage of military generals in the Jianwen Dynasty who could fight in battle.
As a rebel zhu di, he was a military wizard himself, with Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu, Zhu Gaoxu and others under his command. These people followed Zhu Di against the Northern Yuan for many years, especially the people in the land of Yan Zhao, who were mostly generous and mournful.
The only person Zhu Yunjue's court could rely on was Geng Bingwen. During the Taizu Dynasty, Geng Bingwen was not ranked at all, and could not be compared with Xu Da, Tang He, Chang Yuchun, Fu Youde, Lan Yu and others. These generals either died of illness or were purged by Taizu, which eventually led to the imperial court's military strength being inferior to that of the Yan army.
The lack of military generals was also an important reason for the failure of Emperor Jianwen
Although Zhu Yunjiao's imperial court soldiers were many, there were few military generals who really commanded the battle, and they could not suppress Zhu Di.
4. The benevolence of a woman
Zhu Yunjiao's most fatal problem was that he had no intention of taking Zhu Di's life at all.
Zhu Yunjiao thought very simply, he only wanted to ensure that his imperial power was not threatened, and he did not intend to take the life of his uncle Zhu Di.
During the battle against Zhu Di, Zhu Yunjiao ordered the soldiers on the front line not to hurt their uncle. The soldiers were given such a huge task, both to suppress the rebellion and not to hurt Zhu Di, which was too difficult!
The benevolence of the women of Emperor Jianwen was the root cause
But the problem was that this made Zhu Di become unscrupulous. Zhu Di would not be moved by Zhu Yunjiao's warm feelings. On the battlefield, in the emperor's house, on the feelings of the lost. Zhu Di was very decisive, and he did not intend to leave a way for Zhu Yunjiao to live.
Therefore, Zhu Yunjiao's woman's benevolence gave Zhu Di an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Of course, Zhu Di's victory also had an element of luck, but Emperor Jianwen's immaturity and some of the failed strategies of the imperial court were the root causes. By the time he woke up, it was too late, it was too late.
The Battle of Jingnan announced Zhu Yunjiao's defeat with a fire. He himself disappeared from the fire, and his whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.