After the Battle of Jingnan, Emperor Jianwen did not burn to death, but changed his name and surname, as evidenced by the fifteenth grandson
Speaking of Emperor Jianwen, I believe that everyone is no stranger to him. The Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao was Zhu Biao's son and Zhu Yuanzhang's grandson. At home, Zhu Yunjiao ranked second. Because his brother died early, he was regarded as the eldest son.
In 1392, Zhu Biao fell ill and died. In order to prevent no successor to the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to make Zhu Yunjiao the emperor's eldest grandson. Zhu Yunjiao has been very intelligent since he was a child, with a gentle temperament and great ambitions, and the people he interacts with are all literati and inkers with ideals. In 1396, Princess Ma of Zhu Yunjiao gave birth to her eldest son, Zhu Wenkui. Soon after, Zhu Yuanzhang made Ma a concubine of the Imperial Concubine.
However, because Zhu Wenkui was born at the time of the change of the sun and the moon, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that this was a symbol of evil omens, so he did not like Zhu Wenkui very much. Two years later, Zhu Yuanzhang died of a serious illness. After that, Zhu Yunjiao inherited the unification and claimed the throne in Nanjing, that is, Emperor Jianwen. In the same year, Emperor Jianwen made his eldest son Zhu Wenkui crown prince. According to historical records, during the reign of Emperor Jianwen, he had great trust in Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and Fang Xiaoru.
Therefore, after he ascended the throne, he immediately crowned Huang Zicheng as a Hanlin scholar and Qi Tai as a bingbu Shangshu. While being appreciated by the emperor, these three people were also doing their best to assist Emperor Jianwen.
In 1402, Zhu Di, the King of Yan, raised an army to attack Nanjing on the grounds of the Qing Emperor's side, which is known in history as the "Change of JingNan". Before Zhu Di invaded the palace, Zhu Yunjiao ordered people to burn the palace, and then lost his whereabouts. After entering Nanjing, Zhu Di ordered a thorough investigation of the imperial palace, and it was inevitable to find Emperor Jianwen. However, he never found the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, and only found a few corpses that had been burned beyond recognition.
In this regard, some palace people said: These are the remains of the emperor and empress and others. Later, it was confirmed that the bodies belonged to the Empress and other concubines. After experiencing this incident, Zhu Di's yellow robe was added to his body, and he changed from the King of Yan to the Ming Chengzu, while Emperor Jianwen did not know where he went. At the same time, crown prince Zhu Wenkui also lost track, but the second prince Zhu Wengui was in the palace.
In response, some speculated that Emperor Jianwen might have fled with the crown prince. In order to prevent Zhu Wengui from regaining power, Zhu Di ordered that Zhu Wengui, who was only two years old, be confined to Guang'an Palace and not allowed to step out of the palace for the rest of his life. Later, Emperor Mingying regained power and ascended the throne as emperor. In the face of Zhu Yunjiao's widow, Zhu Wengui, Ming Yingzong could not bear to imprison him any longer and wanted to release him.
Therefore, Emperor Mingyingzong made his heart clear to the empress dowager.
However, the empress dowager and the ministers did not approve of this matter.
Because, in their view, if Zhu Wengui is released, then he is likely to seize power with the help of the forces left by Emperor Jianwen. However, Ming Yingzong did not care about this at all, he said, "Everything is left to the heavens to decide." Soon after, Emperor Mingying ordered someone to build a house in Fengyang for Zhu Wengui to live in, and he married a wife for him.
After learning this news, Zhu Wengui, who was in his fifties, was very happy. Because, since he was a child, he was imprisoned in the deep palace and never had contact with people, which also led to Zhu Wengui's low IQ, he not only did not know cows and horses, but also did not know how to interact with people. Therefore, shortly after his release, Zhu Wengui died of a vicious disease. Seeing this, you may have a question: Where did Emperor Jianwen go?
On this issue, there are many opinions in the academic circles, some people say: Emperor Jianwen was buried in the palace fire a long time ago; some people say: Emperor Jianwen did not die, he fled to other places to become a monk; others said: Emperor Jianwen fled to a different place and changed his surname to "Jean".
Previously, there was an old man named Rang Qingguang who found the news media with his family tree. He said: "Emperor Jianwen did not die that year, but fled from Nanjing disguised as a high monk. Later, in order to avoid being pursued and killed, Emperor Jianwen changed his name to Rang Luan and married and had children. Later, Jean Luan traveled around, during which he painted inscriptions several times, trying to tell the world that he was Emperor Jianwen, but no one believed him.
Therefore, after Rang Luan's death, his family buried him in the Hongshan Mountains of Wuchang. In addition, Jean Qingguang also said: "I am the fifteenth grandson of Emperor Jianwen. Even, in order to make people believe that he was a descendant of Emperor Jianwen, Jean Qingguang also said: "I was born in Wuchang, and the tomb of Emperor Jianwen is next to the Baotong Temple in Hongshan." "However, after many years, the tomb has long been gone.
In addition, according to the survey, Rang Qingguang's uncle once wrote an article in an attempt to prove that the Rang clan was a descendant of Emperor Jianwen, but it did not attract people's attention. Later, folklore rumors spread that there was a stone stele near the Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou with some characters carved on it, which may prove that Emperor Jianwen did die in the fire. Despite this, the Jean clan still insisted that Emperor Jianwen was not dead and that he was his descendant.
In addition, according to the "Genealogy of the Rang Family", Emperor Jianwen had a certain degree of achievement in calligraphy, and he once wrote a couplet in Wuchang, which may prove that he did not die.
But unfortunately, this couplet went through several twists and turns and was eventually lost.
Therefore, until now, where Emperor Jianwen went in the past is still an unsolved mystery. However, I believe that one day in the future, the mystery about Emperor Jianwen will definitely be revealed to the world. In fact, no matter where Emperor Jianwen ended up, his fate was very bumpy. Originally a high-ranking emperor, he was usurped by his uncle, resulting in the change of lord of the country and the whereabouts of the unknown.
Just imagine, if Emperor Jianwen's father, Zhu Biao, did not go before him, would everything that followed still happen, and whether there would still be Zhu Di plotting to usurp the throne, in this case, would Emperor Jianwen's fate be rewritten? However, everything has become a foregone conclusion, and how can the things that have happened be repeated. Therefore, cherishing the things in front of us and not repeating the mistakes of history is the best arrangement.