Speaking of Zhu Di, more people think of Zhu Di launching the Battle of Jingnan and seizing the throne of his nephew Zhu Yunjiao. Although the later Zhu Di created the ming dynasty, this seizure of the throne also followed him throughout his life and became a stain on his life.
Zhu Di's life is indeed worth sighing, Zhu Di has been an unloved child since he was a child, even if Zhu Di has made great achievements in battle, his father's eyes never seem to see him. Later, when his father died and his nephew ascended to the throne, he was jealous of him and wanted to take away his power.
Later, as an emperor, Zhu Di's life was also extremely unstable, and everyone said that he had taken the throne of his nephew and was a king who did not know loyalty. As for Zhu Di, in addition to consolidating the great cause created by the previous emperor, he also had to go around fighting wars to expand the territory of his country.
Therefore, Zhu Di was terminally ill on the way to the Northern Expedition to Mongolia, and he never woke up again. In the middle of August 1424, Zhu Di fell on the way to the conquest, lingering on the sickbed, sometimes conscious, sometimes chaotic. However, at this critical juncture, Zhu Di's mouth was frantically calling out the name of a death row prisoner, Xia Yuanji. When he was a little conscious, Zhu Di shouted, "Xia Yuanji, love me!" ”
When he heard these words, the prince hurriedly responded and cried to release Xia Yuanji. Unexpectedly, in the end, it actually created the great Ming Dynasty. But who is this Xia Yuanji? Why did Zhu Di call him by his first name before he died?
Xia Yuanji, also spelled Wei Zhe, is a native of Dexing. He lost his father at an early age and studied while working as a farmer to support his mother. His filial piety and diligence touched the villagers. Therefore, during the Hongwu years, he entered the Taixue School in Nanjing at the recommendation of his fellow villagers, and interned in the forbidden place to write the emperor's commandments.
Natsuhara Yoshi's household department is in charge of household registration, fields and taxes in the world, and the work is tedious and boring. However, the young Natsuhara Yoshi has a different kind of financial talent, and any thorny problems can be taken care of well in his hands. Xia Yuanji, an official of the official Yun Hengtong, served as the right attendant of the household department during the Jianwen Emperor's reign, equivalent to the vice minister of finance. During the Jing Dynasty, Zhu Di defeated Emperor Jianwen in three years and captured Nanjing.
After the soldiers entered the city, Nanjing was in chaos, and everyone was in danger, except for Xia Yuanji, who was still in the household department to settle accounts. The Bingbu Shangshuru often saw this as a perfect opportunity to be loyal to the new master, so he carried a knife, subdued Natsuhara Yoshi, and escorted him to Zhu Di.
However, just when Zhu Di wanted to ling chi Xia Yuanji, Xia Yuanji asked Zhu Di to give him three days to complete the liquidation of the household department's accounts. Zhu Di thought that this person was conscientious and very moved. So he loosened Xia Yuanji's ties and allowed him to reinstate himself as an official.
And Xia Yuanji was a very upright person, and Zhu Di was very good at great achievements after succeeding to the throne, so sometimes, Xia Yuanji did not even give Zhu Di's face, and even directly quarreled with Zhu Di. It was during an argument that Zhu Di was furious and directly imprisoned Xia Yuanji in prison and sent someone to raid his home.
Although there were many unpleasant things between the two, Zhu Di still believed that Xia Yuanji was a loyal subject, so he would also give Xia Yuanji a "right name" before he died. In Zhu Di's sentence, "love" means "loyal to the king and patriotic" love, which is intended to tell the crown prince Xia Yuanji that he is a usable minister.
Later, Emperor Akihito released Natsuhara Yoshi from prison and let him continue to serve as the financial leader. Under his rule, the originally empty treasury quickly filled up, and the country's economy returned to prosperity. Although he died, he left a powerful Ming Empire, and the foundation of the "Rule of Renxuan" was laid by him. What do you think about that?