"Birds are exhausted, good bows are hidden" should be the most regrettable ending between all monarchs and vassals. In the five thousand years of History of China, there have been many changes in dynasties, and most of the founding emperors have also been affirmed by history and the people.
However, those founding heroes who fought with the emperor did not all get the end they deserved. Some of them die of lust, some of them die of suspicion, and some of them cannot escape death even if they return to their hometown.
The rapids retreated or the clouds went straight up
The first emperor in the history books was known for his cruelty, but the courtiers of that era were the envy of posterity, because the first emperor had never killed any of the founding heroes, and in this regard, the first emperor had done much better than many emperors in later generations.
Generally speaking, the founding fathers were most afraid of the king's unloading and killing of donkeys, especially during the Han Gaozu period and the Ming Taizu period.
Faced with such a situation, some people like Fan Li chose to retreat from the rapids and finally achieved consummation. There are also people like Han Xin who are straight up and have a different head.
Retreating from the rapids or going straight up are two completely different choices in front of them, one side is peace, the other is pursuit.
If it were not for a higher position of power, who would desperately fight to fight a bloody road in the chaotic world?
But many times, they do not have the right to choose, because whether they are returning to their hometown or continuing to move forward, they need the consent of the emperor, and the emperor has always been very suspicious. The most favorite emperors in history to kill heroes are Han Gaozu and Ming Taizu.
Han Xin and Fan Duo in the Han Gaozu period; Liu Bowen, Xu Da and so on during the Ming Taizu period. They all followed the lord step by step in the chaotic world, but in the end they all died in the king's suspicions
Even those who have already returned to the field are no exception, and Li Shanchang is one of them.
Li Shanchang's relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang
Zhu Yuanzhang was a legendary of all the founding emperors, and unlike Yang Jian and Li Yuan's noble origins, and liu Bang's forced involvement, Zhu Yuanzhang's path was his own choice. He wandered in the city, worked as a monk, served as someone else's knife, and finally reached the top.
On Zhu Yuanzhang's path to imperial power there was a group of extremely important figures, including the civil servants Liu Bowen, Hu Weiyong, and the military general Xu Da and others. Among them was Li Shanchang, who had been following him in the early days.
Li Shanchang had already chosen to follow Zhu Yuanzhang when he was still Guo Zixing's subordinate, and he felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was very similar to Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, even if he was not in a high position now, he would one day be able to make a career, so he became one of the indispensable think tanks in Zhu Yuanzhang's early team.
Li Shanchang was a strict man, orderly and resourceful, and when Zhu Yuanzhang led the military generals to the south to fight in the northern war, he stayed in the rear and took care of the base camp properly, which perfectly solved Zhu Yuanzhang's worries.
At the same time, Li Shanchang also has his own views in front of the overall situation of the world, and he has improved a set of his own management methods according to the system left by the Yuan Dynasty, which not only helps him to be in a very important position during the period of fighting Jiangshan, but also allows him to still sit firmly in the management seat during the period of defending Jiangshan.
The relationship between Li Shanchang and Zhu Yuanzhang is like a partner in the early stage of entrepreneurship, indispensable to each other, you are desperate in the front, and I will help you hold the last position in the back. The two men went one after the other, and little by little brought the Ming Dynasty into the history books.
Take the world and get what you want
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was crowned the Duke of Xuanguo, concurrently serving as the Left Xiangguo, and had the power to participate in the administration and discussion of politics. In terms of positions, they all got what they wanted.
The so-called one person gets the Tao, the chicken dog ascends to heaven, Li Shanchang not only holds the position of extremely popular subject, but also the sons of the clan have also received the emperor's love. Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be very fond of this person who chose him at the beginning, not only promoting Li Shanchang's brother and son, but also giving him a gold medal to avoid death.
What did the deathless gold medal mean in ancient times, which meant that there was a chance to live in that society where the king wanted to die and the subject had to die. Zhu Yuanzhang's weight in Li Shanchang's instrument can be seen, and Li Shanchang has also received a lifetime of horse fighting.
However, if you are like a companion tiger, even if you have a death-free gold medal on your body, you may not be safe for a lifetime. After all, Li Shanchang was born in the city, did not have the cultivation of a high-door household, was proud of his achievements, and the things that excluded others often happened, offending many colleagues.
In the official arena, in addition to the superior can not be offended, the colleague can not be offended, even those who are lower than you, may become the person who wants your life one day in the future. Li Shanchang's exclusion and suppression has also become a major reason for future bad luck.
Farewell to the old man and return to his hometown, disasters descend from heaven
Soon after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicious heart disease began to attack, and he began to clean up the partners who accompanied him along the way.
In 1380, Hu Weiyong, the last minister in history, was executed for rebellion, and Li Shanchang, who had recommended him, was unfortunately involved.
However, it was only the relationship of recommendation, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have any reason to kill Li Shanchang, so this time, Li Shanchang hid in the past, but the gap between the monarch and the courtiers was planted after all.
In fact, it is more necessary to trust each other, and only with this trust can we allow capable people to truly exert their own level.
However, this trust is the easiest to provoke, and Li Shanchang has not escaped this disaster after all.
Those who could enter the dynasty as officials were the most basic ability, and when they saw that the emperor had plans to liquidate the government and the opposition, those who were dissatisfied with Li Shanchang became active.
One by one, they participated in the performance in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, which made Zhu Yuanzhang even more displeased with Li Shanchang.
When that feeling of living and dying together is worn away, it is the time when a relationship breaks down, and it is also the time of Li Shanchang's death.
But after all, Li Shanchang was also a person who followed Zhu Yuanzhang all the way, and he had a clear understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang's personality.
He knew that once the emperor's suspicions were fermented, they could not die, so he chose to return to his hometown.
When the fold was handed to Zhu Yuanzhang's hand, I don't know if it could arouse his last trace of brotherly feelings, Li Shanchang was gambling, this was his last chance.
Fortunately, he won the bet, and Zhu Yuanzhang approved his request and gave him a large circle of land to spend his old age.
Perhaps at the moment when he got the fold, he really had a soft heart, but in the end it was not as tempting as the position of power.
Since then, Li Shanchang has returned to his hometown with his family, cultivated the land and cultivated the land, away from right and wrong, and raised his life. On the other side of the court, the clearance operation is still continuing. Li Shanchang thought that he would be able to stay away from the fight by relieving his power, but the truth told him: it was impossible.
When Li Shanchang was 77 years old, his brother was arrested for his involvement in Hu Weiyong's conspiracy against him, and his confession said: When they went to ask Li Shanchang to come out of the mountain, Li Shanchang did not refuse, but said "I am old, I die, Ru and others are self-righteous", ending his life in one sentence.
A neutral attitude does not apply in the struggle between the emperor and the courtier, because whichever side wins, it will eventually clear you out as a different party. What's more, at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was doing his best to eliminate the heroes.
Li Shanchang's attitude of watching the fire from the other side completely angered Zhu Yuanzhang, and he ordered that Li Shanchang's family be cut off all over the door.
In this way, Li Shanchang, who was cultivating the land at home, and a family of more than 70 people eventually became the ghosts of Zhu Yuanzhang's sword.
epilogue
As long as you participate in the situation under the heavens, it is impossible to retreat from the whole body. The reason why the founding emperor wantonly killed the founding ministers, in addition to their meritorious service to the lord, is that they have seen all the unsightly means of this emperor.
Therefore, whether it is to consolidate the imperial power or to preserve their own reputation, the founding emperors will have a vigilance against the founding heroes, but Han Gaozu and Ming Taizu have transformed this vigilance into action.
Li Shanchang went from the darkness to the glory, and then got out of the glory, thinking that he had left the storm, but he did not know that being in the center of the storm was the safest, and finally walked back into the gray darkness.
In the old age, he took his family to another world, leaving only a story for posterity to sigh.