In "The Style of Daming", Zhu Di and Emperor Jianwen, who was a monk, actually met, and did Zhu Di find Zhu Yunjiao in history?
In episode 17 of "Daming Fenghua", Zhu Di meets Zhu Yunjiao, who is a monk, and everyone is worried that he will kill him, but finally he says a word:
"Jianwen is dead, dying on the day I attacked Yingtian, and I set myself on fire, so why should I kill another monk?"
Zhu Di's words are consistent with the records in the Ming History:
"The fire in the palace is raging, and the emperor does not know the end." King Yan sent the empress dowager's body into the fire. ”
In many film and television dramas, The memes of Emperor Jianwen have been borrowed a lot, such as "Love Through Time and Space", zhu Yunjiao has even traveled to modern times.
The meeting between Zhu Di and Emperor Jianwen in "Daming Fenghua" seems unlikely, but we cannot confirm that it did not happen. Since it cannot be confirmed, it can be speculated or conjectured, after all, many historical mysteries cannot be solved to this day, unless there are major archaeological discoveries.
In my opinion, when Zhu Di occupied the city of Nanjing, it was very likely that Emperor Jianwen fled. At that time, the palace was on fire, and it was possible to burn Emperor Jianwen, but because there was no DNA or other technology at that time, the charred corpse could not be distinguished, so no one could determine the facts. Therefore, Zhu Dicai was very suspicious of this, and sent people to make overt and covert visits many times, the purpose of which was to find out the truth.
Historical records:
"Emperor Hui's collapse into the fire, or his words disappear, and the old ministers are many followers, and the emperor is suspicious."
If Emperor Jianwen is still alive, then it is very likely to be found, and the emperor is rich and can mobilize all the resources of the country. Coupled with various secret agent agencies, they are very good at finding people, and Emperor Jianwen is not an ordinary person, and it is easier to be discovered or detected.
Archaeological discoveries were made in the ancient tomb of Emperor Jianwen
It is said that when Emperor Jianwen learned that his uncle Zhu Di had invaded the city of Nanjing, he opened the life-saving sachet that Zhu Yuanzhang had given him and escaped from the imperial city from the tunnel, and Zhu Yuanzhang also prepared monk's clothes and let Emperor Jianwen change his makeup to hide his eyes. Later legends say that Emperor Jianwen ran to the temple to become a monk, which is also in line with Emperor Jianwen's character and style.
In Shangjinba Village, Ningde City, Fujian Province, there is an ancient tomb that is hundreds of years old, according to investigation, this mausoleum is indeed from the Ming Dynasty, and the mausoleum has dragon-shaped sculptures and dragon-shaped patterns. In the Ming Dynasty, this dragon was a symbol of holiness and was used exclusively by the royal family, and ordinary families would never dare to use such a pattern.
Near the tomb, there is a temple called Zhiti Temple, which has long preserved this Ming Dynasty robe, and the robe is printed with the pattern of nine dragons, which is obviously a royal symbol. This also confirmed the rumor that Emperor Jianwen became a monk in the temple after that, and the tombstone of the mausoleum did not write the name of the owner of the tomb, which is relatively rare, which may stem from the need for secrecy, after all, Zhu Di was still searching for traces of Emperor Jianwen throughout the country at that time.
There is a lot of evidence that the tomb here is likely to be the tomb of Emperor Jianwen, indirectly proving that Emperor Jianwen escaped from the city of Nanjing, lived in seclusion in the temple, and survived.
Zhu Di sent people to secretly search for the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen
Zhu Di was shrewd and scheming, and few people could deceive him. Zhu Di sent people to find the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen in two ways, one way was Zheng He, flying overseas under the banner of friendly relations, in fact, looking for the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Di suspected that Emperor Jianwen ran abroad, which is not without possibility.
We also do not rule out that Zhu Di sent others to search for it, after all, the emperor has great power, even if it is secretly searched, it can play a great role. On the other hand, perhaps when he attacked the capital, Zhu Di obtained definite evidence that Emperor Jianwen had indeed escaped. After Zhu Di conquered the capital, he first sent people to surround the imperial city, and it was quite difficult for Emperor Jianwen to go directly out of the imperial city.
"During the period of the Kingdom of Naisun, on the thirteenth day of June, Jianwen went from the tunnel alone, and the remnants came out of the water pass, weeping bitterly and serving the land, and twenty-two of the dead."
Perhaps Zhu Di found the tunnel where Emperor Jianwen fled, and this hidden secret passage should be easy to be discovered. In addition, Zhu Di also severely tortured those jianwen emperor's servants, not excluding that some people could not withstand the severe punishment, revealing the matter. If you can't find someone, then there will definitely be traces of his escape, a person can't disappear in vain, and if you want to come to Zhu Di, you must know the truth in your heart, but the matter is very important, and you will definitely not talk to the outside world.
In order to keep it secret, Zhu Di arranged another way, the official Hu Xi specifically searched for the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, and the official order was to ask Hu Xi to find Zhang Zhenren, that is, to find the immortals. This is not unusual in ancient times, it is not important to find immortals, it is enough to hide people's eyes and ears.
"In the fifth year, he sent Out To issue imperial books, and visited the immortal Zhang Sloppy, traveled all over the counties and townships of Tianxia Prefecture, and concealed the presence of Emperor Jianwen."
This is a difficult task, in the vast sea of people to find such a person, there may be a general direction, even if you can determine a provincial goal, it is extremely difficult to find. During the Yongle years, daming's population should be tens of millions, and finding someone is like finding a needle on the seabed.
Hu Xi was one of Zhu Di's most trusted people, and he was also an old minister of the Six Dynasties, and he was cautious and thorough, so it was most appropriate for Hu Xi to do this kind of investigation and visit. However, how many people Hu Qian took with him, or he went alone, we don't know.
In order to keep it a secret, Hu Xi could not return to the dynasty casually, unless there were special circumstances, even if his mother died, he was not allowed to return, which also showed the importance of this task. In my opinion, there is another possibility, excluding the importance of the task of finding Emperor Jianwen, perhaps Zhu Di told Hu Xi some secrets, the palace was on fire that day, emperor Jianwen died or fled, only a few people must know.
This kind of top secret involving politics may only be told by Hu Qian, such as the items brought by Emperor Jianwen's escape, the approximate route of Emperor Jianwen's escape, or the motives of Emperor Jianwen after his escape, and if these things are exposed, the consequences may be unimaginable. Hu Qian, who was in charge, knew some secrets, which was one of the reasons why he was not allowed to return to the court casually. From the fifth year of Yongle, Hu Hao was assigned such a secret mission, and it was only at this time that Zhu Di's position of power was stabilized.
Hu Qian had searched for about 14 years in total, and in my opinion, he had a targeted and planned search, and according to Zhu Di's disposition, he would not do anything that he was not sure of.
Finally, in the twenty-first year of Yongle, Hu Di suddenly returned to the court, at this time Zhu Di was still supervising the battle at Xuanfu, and when Hu Xi arrived at the tent, Zhu Di was already asleep. Waking up the sleeping emperor, this sin can be big or small, if it were not for extremely important information, Zhu Di would not have gotten up overnight.
"Before the first emperor arrived, it was rumored that Emperor Jianwen had gone to the sea, and the emperor dispatched his internal minister Zheng He to float to the sea for several generations to go to the West, and it was a suspicion that he was released."
After Hu Xi met Zhu Di, he spoke for a long time, and by inference, Hu Xi should have found the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, perhaps he met Emperor Jianwen and even spoke. If it is only to learn that Emperor Jianwen has died, or to learn the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, it should not be heard for such a long time.
After learning the news of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Di was finally relieved, Zhu Dijing was difficult to usurp the throne, and it was not important that the position was not right, the important thing was that Emperor Jianwen could not find it. Zhu Di, who had just succeeded to the throne, was most afraid of others robbing his Jiangshan, and the biggest threat was Emperor Jianwen, if Emperor Jianwen raised his arms in other places, then the responders must have it, which would become a big trouble for Zhu Di.
Therefore, Zhu Di had always been uneasy in his heart, and if he could not be sure whether Emperor Jianwen was dead or alive, he would not be at ease. In the twenty-first year of Yongle, Zhu Di learned the news of Emperor Jianwen, and Zhu Di died in the twenty-second year of Yongle, and from then on, it can also be inferred that emperor Jianwen's matter was a knot in his heart.
Some people can live with pressure and doubts, because this may be the motivation for them to continue to move forward, and once the doubts are solved, it may be that the person will affect his physical condition due to drastic changes in mood. Zhu Di died only a year later, is this related to the news of Emperor Jianwen? You can't say there is, you can't say there isn't.
Perhaps only archaeology can find more evidence to unravel this historical fog, and no matter what the facts are, it will not affect Zhu Di's great achievements to the entire country. Perhaps Zhu Yunjiao saw what Zhu Di did after he took the throne, perhaps he was ashamed of himself, or perhaps he was willing to settle for the status quo.