What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and all kinds of Haojie rebelled against the tyrannical Rule of the Yuan Dynasty. In the decades from the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there have been many real heroes, the best of whom are Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youyi, who are all fierce and resourceful. No matter whether they are put into that chaotic world, they can claim the king's hegemony, but when they are together, only one person is destined to reach the top, and this person is Zhu Yuanzhang.
Before 1363, most people thought that the final victor should be Chen Youyu, because before the decisive battle, Chen Youyu's forces that occupied Jiangxi and Huguang were far greater than Zhu Yuanzhang's.
In 1363 (the twenty-third year of Zhizheng), Chen Youyu led his 600,000-strong army and hundreds of lou ships south to fight a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a position to manpower, Zhu Yuanzhang was ready for battle, so the territory of the decisive battle was more familiar than that of Chen Youyu, because the ships were small and flexible, and Chen Youyi's building ships became targets, and they soon collapsed.
After Chen Youyi's army was defeated and killed, Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of the situation to capture Wuchang, the crown prince Chen Li surrendered, and Chen Han declared his demise, and Chen Youyu's widows became Zhu Yuanzhang's captives. One of the women was also adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang as his wife.
Zhu Yuanzhang said this in the "Great Commandment": "Since the beginning of the army, I have not tasted the children of people, and now I have forgiven three crimes against jinling, and four offenses against my Taiping, I hate it very much, and his wife Jian Shi can not enter the court." ”
This means that Chen Youyu repeatedly invaded his Zhu Yuanzhang's territory, and I hated him very much, so I included Chen Youyu's wife, The Jian Clan, into his harem, and this excuse was perfect.
According to the History of Ming, the young and beautiful Jin clan became very favored after becoming a concubine of Zhu Yuanzhang, and soon after gave birth to a son named Zhu Zi. Although it is recorded in the history, Zhu Zi was zhu Yuanzhang's biological son.
Although zhengshi is somewhat authoritative, after all, no historian dares to say Zhu Yuanzhang's cool words, otherwise with Zhu Yuanzhang's temper, I am afraid that he will be cut down on the spot.
According to some records in the "Small History of the Ming Dynasty" and Zha Jizuo's "Record of Crimes", Zhu Zi was not Zhu Yuanzhang's biological son, but Chen Youyu's widow.
Later, Zhu Zi grew up and was given the title of King of Tan and the fief of Changsha. Before going to the fiefdom, the Jin clan told him: "You are the son of Chen Youyu, the King of Han, and after your father was killed, I endured humiliation for you for almost 20 years. ”
Zhu Zi was also furious after learning of his own life, and after changsha, he began to plot revenge on the cavalry, and even wrote eight big characters on the bronze medal: "Rather see the King of Yan, not the King of Thieves", always reminding himself not to forget revenge.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Zhu Zi wanted to rebel, so he sent Xu Da's son Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, to carry out a crusade, and when the army arrived, Zhu Zi closed the city gates, and he threw away the bronze plaque he had engraved "Rather see the King of Yan than the King of Thieves", and then set himself on fire in the palace with his whole family. This is what is recorded in some wild history. So is it unreliable? In fact, if we analyze it simply, we will find that there is actually credibility.
The "Records of Ming Taizu" and the "History of Ming" record that Zhu Zi was involved in the Hu Weiyong case, and it was Zhu Zi's father-in-law's family involved in the case, and Zhu Zi was afraid of being questioned by Zhu Yuanzhang, so the family set himself on fire. This makes people feel strange, as the prince is just involved in it, not necessarily killed. When the King of Jin was ready to rebel, Zhu Yuanzhang forgave him, let alone Zhu Zi? There is any unknown truth in this, but I am afraid that it will never be able to confirm.