Zhu Yuanzhang fought on the battlefield to later establish the Ming Dynasty, this road is really not easy, but Zhu Yuanzhang in the selection of the heir to the throne, but to everyone's surprise, the throne passed to Zhu Yunjiao, to know that Zhu Yuanzhang has 26 sons, why did he pass the throne to his grandson?
Zhu Yuanzhang was suspicious, and in order to stabilize his own position, he did not hesitate to kill the former heroes
At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang followed the system of succession of the eldest son in the selection of the heir to the throne, but Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son Zhu Biao died of illness, Zhu Yuanzhang had high hopes for Zhu Biao, and the sudden change not only caused Zhu Yuanzhang to suffer a blow, but also disrupted all of Zhu Yuanzhang's plans, and the position of prince could not be vacant, so how would Zhu Yuanzhang choose among the 26 sons? In everyone is speculating which son of Zhu Yuanzhang will fall to, Zhu Yuanzhang made a very bold decision, chose Zhu Yunjiao as the prince like a "small transparent", you know, the choice of the heir to the throne is a very important thing, in ancient times, in addition to the emperor, the prince is the most concerned by the world, people are concerned about the current political theory of the dynasty, but also concerned about how it will develop in the future, therefore, many princes in the election of the prince, usually cautious in words and deeds, have never seen a rampant prince.
Why did Zhu Yuanzhang choose his grandson Zhu Yunjiao? As a "self-made" emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang experienced natural disasters, man-made disasters, and the separation of relatives in his early years, how could he not know the dangers of the world? Vision and courage are naturally much better than those princes who have been pampered in the imperial palace since childhood, Zhu Yuanzhang's success is not accidental, but he himself fought on the battlefield, and accumulated battle achievements again and again, and later we also know that Zhu Yuanzhang ascended to the throne as he wished, and became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was well aware of the difficulties of this road, he often worried that his political power would be overthrown during his reign, in order to ensure that the power was absolutely in his hands, regardless of the large and small affairs of the DPRK, Zhu Yuanzhang never pretended to be in the hands of others. He personally handled it himself, but excessive diligence did not dispel his suspicions, he was still suspicious of the ministers of the DPRK, and once he became suspicious, it meant that the trust collapsed.
Zhu Biao's death not only meant that the position of prince was vacant, but also meant that all of Zhu Yuanzhang's previous imaginations were shattered
Zhu Yuanzhang in order to consolidate his own position, do not hesitate to kill the former heroes, such a cautious person, when Zhu Biao as the eldest son was elected as the crown prince, Zhu Yuanzhang spent efforts to cultivate Zhu Biao, Zhu Biao's performance is also very excellent, as if he is a qualified successor, when Zhu Yuanzhang thought that the future of the Ming Dynasty could be expected, an accident occurred, Zhu Biao died of wind and cold due to infection... This is a great blow to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he has pinned all his hopes on Zhu Biao's body, Zhu Biao's death not only means that the vacancy of the prince's position, but also means that all of Zhu Yuanzhang's previous imaginations have been shattered, but Zhu Biao's death is certainly a very sad thing, but the prince can not be left behind, Zhu Yuanzhang in order to prevent the princes from competing with each other for the position of prince, directly set up the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunjiao as the crown prince.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not establish Zhu Yunjiao as the crown prince for no reason, Zhu Yuanzhang was called emperor, in order to ensure the control of the central and local governments, in addition to the crown prince Zhu Biao, the rest of the princes were all named the king of the clan, each with their own fiefdom, if they rushed to choose a prince as the prince, then the fiefdom will face a vacancy, so that the sub-feudal system was also destroyed, and if at this time the king of the clan was changed to a prince, to a certain extent, it affected the reputation of the emperor, in fact, among these 26 princes, Zhu Yuanzhang also admired Zhu Di. Zhu Di was also the most temperamental zhu yuanzhang among many princes, but zhu yuanzhang was more inclined to a more benevolent king, and Zhu Yunjiao just happened to have a benevolent and generous heart, although he was lacking in strategy, he was the most needed virtuous lord of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang paved the way for Zhu Yunjiao, but was finally overthrown by Zhu Di's rebellion
Zhu Yuanzhang chose Zhu Yunjiao for another reason, Zhu Biao's other sons more or less have their own sphere of influence (matriarchal group) behind them, if these imperial grandchildren are allowed to ascend to the throne, then it is very likely that there will be chaos in which foreign relatives interfere in politics, which is not conducive to the rule of the central government, Zhu Yuanzhang is most worried about whether the emperor's power can be controlled, of course, he does not want to see the emperor's regime threatened in the slightest, and Zhu Yunjiao seems to be the most inconspicuous of the emperor's grandchildren, but he is the heir who can hold the power the most. Zhu Yuanzhang personally removed the barrier for Zhu Yunjiao after he took the throne and killed the meritorious ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect to lift a stone and smash his family's feet, after Zhu Yunzhang ascended the throne, looking at the entire imperial court, almost no one could be used by Zhu Yunjiao, and the consequence was that he was defeated by Zhu Di, and Zhu Yunjiao did not know where he was.
Zhu Yuanzhang worked hard to pave the way for Zhu Yunjiao, who knew that the more he did it, the more he was wrong, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted a wise monarch in order to let the Ming Dynasty be in the stage of Guotai Min'an in the future, this idea was indeed not wrong, but he ignored a problem, not after the establishment of the crown prince, everything will develop according to Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes, for example, at that time, everyone thought that Zhu Di would be the best candidate for the crown prince, Zhu Yuanzhang did not play cards according to common sense, chose the emperor as the heir to the throne, and there was nothing wrong with choosing the emperor' grandson. But Zhu Yunjiao was not the grandson of emperor Huan, and he had no backer behind him, so how could he convince the public? Coupled with the fact that Zhu Yunjiao is not special, how can Zhu Di be willing? As a prince, there is no right to inherit, but the emperor's grandson is the first to ascend, which means that any one person will not be willing, Zhu Yuanzhang also overestimated Zhu Yunjiao's ability, xianming is indispensable to the king, but determination is also indispensable. In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang was still overconfident in handing over this Jiangshan to Zhu Yunjiao, and no matter how much he took precautions, he could not prevent people's hearts.