There are only a few emperors in ancient times who can be called heroes and emperors, and the reason why these emperors can succeed and be admired by future generations is that in addition to their own ability and quality, they also need two most important words, that is, hard work. Ancients Cloud: The plan of a lifetime lies in diligence. This is true whether it is to make a living or to seek a country.
For example, Tang Taizong and Song Taizu, and then Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and the Qing Dynasty's Yongzheng Emperor, which did not exert diligence to the extreme? It is precisely because of their unremitting efforts and hard work that they will create those ancient and prosperous times that have been praised by countless people. In our impression, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was an immediate emperor.
Ming Chengzu Zhu Di
It is true that Zhu Di was once a brave and fierce general, and the Battle of Jingnan was also based on his super high military attainment and ability to defeat Zhu Yunjiao, who was several times his own troops, and finally decided to dominate the world. Then, he led his army to conquer Mongolia five times, dealing a heavy blow to the Northern Yuan.
However, Zhu Di's lifelong conquest of the South and the North, after his death, his title was not "Wu", but Emperor Taizong "Wen" (the Jiajing Emperor changed Emperor Ming Taizong to Ming Chengzu). In fact, it is not difficult to understand that most of the countless brilliant achievements created by Zhu Di in his life come from his civil rule, not from martial arts. Behind this series of achievements, it relies on the word industriousness.
Zhu Di, like his father Zhu Yuanzhang, had a surprisingly large workload, and staying up late to play the chapter was even more routine. It is said that late one night in the fifth year of Yongle (1407), Zhu Di was still tirelessly reading the chapter as usual. At this moment, Zhu Di, who was immersed in work, suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.
Zhu Di suddenly raised her head, only to see that she had an extremely beautiful face in front of her, and she was still holding a cup of hot tea with white smoke in her hand. There were few beautiful palace ladies in the palace like her, and Zhu Di couldn't help but look at it a few more times. After a moment, Zhu Di looked at her and nodded, "Well, you go down." ”
At this time, because it was summer, the palace maid seemed to be dressed less than before, but she saw that instead of leaving, she deliberately got closer to Zhu Di, and smiled lightly: "Your Majesty, the slave maid must watch you finish drinking before leaving!" Because this bowl is not an ordinary tea, but a special tonic, which can nourish the yin and yang and strengthen the body. ”
Zhu Di listened, subconsciously sniffed into the bowl, and there was indeed a faint smell of Chinese medicine. Zhu Di looked up at the palace maid, only to see that she was delicate and feminine, and she smiled lightly, until the harem beauty powder was lost. Moreover, looking at the beauty under the lamp, adding three points of posture, Zhu Di was in a mood at this time, and he no longer had the heart to criticize the chapter.
He laughed and said, "When did you enter the palace, and why hasn't you ever seen you?" The palace maid suddenly sobbed and said, "The slave maid was originally a person who was close to Empress Xu." Unfortunately, not long after entering the palace, Empress Xu was buried in heaven, and had been doing some chores in the harem before, and was only recently transferred to Her Majesty's side. ”
Empress Xu had just died not long ago, and Zhu Di couldn't help but feel lost when she heard her mention of her wife. After a long time, Zhu Di regained his look and said, "Since this is the case, you should stay by Yuan's side!" I...... Grant you the gift of talent. The palace maid was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked Zhu Di. This night, Zhu Di did not return to the palace, and he slept in the study with the palace maid.
However, the next morning, Zhu Di stared at the eunuchs in the room with a cold face, because he felt that last night's palace maid was deliberately arranged by a certain eunuch next to him. After a long time, he pointed to the palace maid sitting on the edge of the bed and instructed the eunuch: "Send this woman away immediately, where she came from and where she will be sent!" When the palace maid heard this, she hurriedly begged: "The emperor must not renege on his word!" You have already made a slave a talented person, why do you want to drive me away? ”
The eunuch hurriedly exhorted, "You slave, did you provoke Your Majesty's displeasure last night?" The palace maid replied loudly, "The slave didn't do anything last night!" Really, nothing was done... The slave maid has been sleeping, the emperor has not..." Zhu Di suddenly interrupted her words, slammed the water cup on the table on the ground, and angrily said: "Shut up! Hugh has a lot to say! ”
If this palace lady had closed her mouth and not spoken, she might have been scolded by Zhu Di for a few words at most, but she was a more genuine person. He actually said loudly to Zhu Di, "The slave maid wants to serve the emperor wholeheartedly, but the emperor can't... The slave maid slept! Last night, His Majesty clearly promised to make a slave a talented person, how could he renege on his word? ”
As soon as this sentence came out, it was actually equivalent to exposing Zhu Di's privacy. As we all know, after Zhu Di became emperor, he never had any heirs born, not only was there rumor in the palace, but there were also people who often talked about this matter in the folk. Zhu Di listened to such rude words, and a killing intent sprang up.
Only to see him slowly turn around, stare at the palace maid fiercely with blood-red eyes, and angrily said: "Pull her out, and immediately execute lingchi!" The palace maid was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, and quickly knelt on the ground and cried, "There is nothing wrong with the slave! Why did Your Majesty kill me? Your Majesty spares his life..."
This palace girl was originally a wise woman, and when she first came to Zhu Di's side, she knew how to use her posture to seek the upper position, which could not be said to be without courage. However, the old saying often says that a companion is like a companion of a tiger, and that when the emperor is by his side, there is as much opportunity as there is a danger. Especially for an emperor like Zhu Di, who had a deep heart and was fickle, reasoning with him was tantamount to seeking his own death.