In ancient times, the king of the domain was a great threat to the emperor. The emperor must be careful in cutting the domain, otherwise if he is not careful, he will be easily besieged by the king of the domain. The most successful case of cutting the domain in history is probably the tuien order of Emperor Wu of The Han Dynasty, who at the same time gave grace to the princes and divided their fiefdoms, so that the princes could not find an excuse to think of the opposite, but also to be grateful to Dade.
In strong contrast to Emperor Wu of Han's Tuien Order, it belongs to the Policy of Cutting the Domain of the Ming Dynasty's Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao. Cutting the domain can not be in a hurry, but Zhu Yunjiao has just taken the throne, he is thinking about how to cut the domain, and he quickly takes action. As a result, in a state of eagerness, Zhu Di raised an army and ended up in a fiasco.
In fact, by the Ming Dynasty, there were already many experiences of previous dynasties that could be learned, and there were also many historical events of reference value in the matter of cutting the domain. Why did Zhu Yunjiao rush to achieve success, ended up in a fiasco, and failed to live up to Zhu Yuanzhang's painstaking efforts in vain?
First, Zhu Yuanzhang made a "bad" example
Crown Prince Zhu Biao died young, which made Zhu Yuanzhangwan not expect that in order to ensure that the throne passed on to Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang chose Zhu Yunjiao as his heir. In order to pave the way for this grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hesitate to slaughter the heroes, that is, to avoid them from being proud of their merits, which would be unfavorable to Zhu Yunjiao in the future.
In order to do a good job as an emperor, Zhu Yunjiao could only look at his grandfather anytime and anywhere. He believed that His grandfather slaughtered the heroes in order to centralize the imperial power, so after he took the throne, he also concentrated the imperial power. However, the kings of the clan occupied various places and held heavy power, so they divided Zhu Yunjiao's power.
Moreover, when Zhu Yuanzhang killed the heroes, most of them were falsely accused, and dozens of them were easily removed. Zhu Yunjiao saw it in his eyes and felt that this was an easy thing, so subjectively he thought that it was also an easy task to cut the domain. In addition, he was young and crazy, and he wanted to do a big thing quickly, so he hurriedly cut the domain.
Second, the king of the clan made Zhu Yunjiao restless
Zhu Yuanzhang slaughtered the heroes because he was afraid that they would covet the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan, and he wantonly divided the seals in order to let his descendants guard the Jiangshan. For Zhu Yuanzhang, these clan kings were the closest people, and they would naturally be loyal to themselves and do their best to defend the Daming Mountains.
However, for Zhu Yunjiao, these clan kings were not very close to him, but in terms of generations, they were the emperor's uncles. Ethically, he wants to respect his uncles, but the uncles hold great power and look at him with great eyes, which makes Zhu Yunjiao feel like a thorn in his back, fidgeting day by day.
These clan kings have held power for a long time, naturally they will not let go, plus in their hearts, even if Zhu Yunjiao is the emperor, he is only a junior in front of himself, and he must not dare to openly disrespect himself. After a long time like this, no one will take Zhu Yunjiao in his eyes, and it will be too late to cut the domain.
Third, the king of the clan kept making mistakes
When Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, the king of the clan wanted to be jealous of his father, and could only honestly stay in the fiefdom. But after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, no one could control them anymore, and Zhu Yunjiao was just a stinking doll in their eyes. Therefore, the kings of the clan began to be unscrupulous and did many illegal things in the fiefdom.
It was precisely because they made many mistakes that Zhu Yunjiao decided to let these many mistake-making clan kings take action. In this way, the king of the clan, who had many mistakes and weak powers, was the first to be liquidated by Zhu Yunjiao. The Kings of Zhou, Dai, Xiang, Qi, and Min were deposed, which greatly increased Zhu Yunjiao's confidence.
Seeing that the kings of the clan had repeatedly made mistakes and had eliminated five uncles in one breath, Zhu Yunjiao felt more and more that cutting the clan was a simple matter. Therefore, he vowed to set his next target as Zhu Di, the powerful Yan King. He thought that once Zhu Di was divided, the next one would be easier.
Fourth, the unwise think tank
Zhu Yunjiao's think tank is his teachers. In Confucianism, these people can be called masters, but they really lack wisdom in giving advice. In particular, Zhu Yunzhao's most trusted Huang Zicheng, as soon as Zhu Yunzhao took the throne, they hurriedly persuaded him to cut the domain.
At first, Qi Tai suggested dealing with Zhu Di first, but Huang Zicheng suggested attacking King Zhou and others first. Qi Tai suggested using Zhu Di's son as a hostage, so that Zhu Di did not dare to act rashly, while Huang Zicheng suggested letting his son go, fantasizing that Zhu Di would be grateful to Dade and never dare to disrespect the emperor.
In the end, Zhu Yunjue decided to adopt Huang Zicheng's suggestion, which led to the release of the tiger back to the mountain. Even during the Battle of Jingnan, it was Huang Zicheng who suggested replacing Geng Bingwen, which led to the final failure. Therefore, with such a think tank, Zhu Yunjiao does not want to lose.
Overall, Zhu Yunjiao is still too tender. I don't have much of an idea, I think I have followed my grandfather's approach correctly, and at the same time I have too much confidence in myself and too much confidence in the think tank, which will be in a hurry, leading to a fiasco.