In 1398, Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, died. Due to the death of Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang's former crown prince, Zhu Yuanzhang had Zhu Biao's eldest son Zhu Yunjiao succeed him as emperor. This is mainly the tradition of adhering to the primogeniture system. However, we know that Zhu Yunjiao is the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, and at this time Zhu Yuanzhang has many sons who are still alive, and Zhu Yunjiao is very jealous of these people. Moreover, these people are all kings of the clan and hold military power. Therefore, after Zhu Yunjiao succeeded to the throne, he began to cut the domain. Many clan kings have been cut down, but there are also those who do not want to be cut, such as Zhu Di.
A year after Zhu Yunjiao succeeded to the throne, Zhu Di began to rebel. Because at that time, the King of Zhou, the King of Min, the King of Xiang, the King of Qi, and the King of Dai were deposed successively. Zhu Di was worried that it would not be long before it would come to him. Therefore, he secretly expanded the soldiers and horses and rebelled in the name of Jingnan. After three years, Zhu Di's rebellion finally succeeded. In 1402, Zhu Di succeeded to the throne in Nanjing, becoming the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The reason why Zhu Di's rebellion was successful was because Zhu Di himself was wise and resourceful, and he was brave and good at war, which was a fact. But more importantly, it stems from Zhu Yunjiao's mistakes, if it were not for Zhu Yunjiao's mistakes too many, Zhu Di would not be able to succeed. Let's take a look at what mistakes Zhu Yunjiao made at that time.
The first is that there is a problem with the measures to cut the domain. Cutting the domain was a matter that occurred in all dynasties, but Zhu Yunjiao made many mistakes on the issue of cutting the domain. First of all, there is no preparation to convince everyone that the cut is right. Secondly, in response to the fact that the king of the clan did not make corresponding countermeasures, when cutting the clan, he should think about how to deal with it in case they rebelled. There is also a problem with the order of cutting the clan, Zhu Yunjiao should first cut the powerful clan king, and then those weak and weak will definitely be attached to themselves. However, he came backwards, so that those powerful clan kings would definitely choose to rebel when they saw the fate of being killed.
The second is Zhu Yunjiao's woman's benevolence. After Zhu Di rebelled, although Zhu Yunjiao mobilized a large army to suppress it, he ordered that suicide was not allowed to injure his uncle Zhu Di, otherwise others would say that he killed his relatives. This holy decree can be said to be very absurd, and the capture of the thief before the capture of the king is known to everyone. Giving such an order on the battlefield is clearly to give the other side a chance. Therefore, Zhu Di charged forward every time he fought, but he was able to be safe and sound. When the soldier saw this, he must have followed him desperately. This caused a lot of damage to Zhu Yunjiao's army.
Moreover, there is a big problem in employing people in counterinsurgency. At that time, there were still many generals who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to fight in the world, and these people could be said to be very powerful. There are also the descendants of the main generals who are also alive, and these people can also fight well. However, Zhu Di used Geng Bingwen, Li Jinglong and others, who really lost many battles. In the situation of great disparity in strength, the reason why Zhu Di was able to win was because of these generals.
Finally, there is Zhu Yunjiao's personal personality problem. Zhu Yunjiao was cultivated by Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and other Confucians, and was greatly influenced by them. Simply put, the book is very angry and a bit idealistic. When Zhu Di besieged the city, he could escape. As long as he escapes, there is a chance to start again, after all, he is the emperor. And a lot of the army followed him. As a result, he had to die and ended up in a tragic end.
It can be said that Zhu Yunjiao's mistakes are too many, otherwise, Zhu Di would not have been able to become an emperor. However, the reason why others did not intervene at that time was because it was a civil unrest in the Zhu family. If someone else had rebelled, there would never have been such an outcome. After all, this war, no matter who wins, is the Zhu family's people as emperors. Therefore, many local officials are not willing to intervene at all, and watch the hilarity from the sidelines.