In history, there are two emperors who killed heroes and became famous, one was Liu Bang and the other was Zhu Yuanzhang. Coincidentally, these two people are from the grassroots, Liu Bang was idle in the countryside before his departure, no one can afford it, Zhu Yuanzhang is even more miserable, he can't eat, and he can only run to become a monk.
Similar background, after ascending the throne, the behavior is also very similar, it is all rabbit dead dog cooking, birds are hidden, is this really a coincidence? Of course not. It can only be said that the origins of Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang determined that they could not be as magnanimous as the founding emperors of other dynasties.
It is not that they are cruel by nature, but that the family foundation is too shallow, the deterrent power is insufficient, and if they do not first use the butcher's knife against the heroes with different intentions, the country will be unstable. For the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the family, he had to make a fierce effort and let the hero die.
Among the many heroes of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang killed more than 30 people, and the Blue Jade Case and the Hu Weiyong Case were even more implicated in tens of thousands, causing panic in the hearts of the people, but Tang He, the Duke of Xinguo, The Marquis Muying of Xiping, the Marquis of Changxing, Geng Bingwen, the Marquis of Wuding, and other 4 people were lucky to escape the disaster and were not killed.
So, why did Zhu Yuanzhang let them go?
First of all, we must understand that Zhu Yuanzhang is not a murderous demon. Killing heroes is only a means for him to stabilize his power, never an end.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was very good to the heroes, especially the compatriots in Huaixi, and repeatedly gave preferential treatment. But anyone who has some merit is found out and knighted. Why did you change your attitude later? In fact, it was not Zhu Yuanzhang who changed first, but the heroes, and their hearts were raised.
Let's say that Li Shanchang, Zhu Yuanzhang is good enough for him, right? He made him a chancellor again, and married his daughter to his son. So how did Li Shanchang repay Zhu Yuanzhang? He knew that Hu Weiyong had the intention of plotting rebellion, but he did not tell Zhu Yuanzhang anything. This is a problem with the position, and it is no wonder that Zhu Yuanzhang is so angry.
As for Blue Jade, arrogance and wanton rampage in the face of military merit are on the one hand, and the biggest problem is that Zhu Biao is dead. Zhu Biao's wife is Chang Yuchun's daughter and the niece of Lan Yu, who is a staunch princeling who is loyal to Zhu Biao and has always safeguarded the interests of the Eastern Palace.
For all this, Zhu Yuanzhang was originally happy to see, and Blue Jade was the team of martial generals he equipped zhu Biao with. But Zhu Biaoying died young, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to let the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunjiao succeed to the throne, so he naturally worried about one thing, could Zhu Yunjiao control the blue jade? The answer is uncontrollable.
The end of sapphire is also doomed. If he does not die, the catastrophe of foreign relations interfering in politics is at hand.
The above content is just to show that Zhu Yuanzhang had a good reason for killing the heroes, not because of his personal likes and dislikes, but because the existence of those people objectively or subjectively threatened the stability of the Ming Dynasty.
Secondly, Tang He, Mu Ying, Geng Bingwen, Guo Ying and others have different feelings with Zhu Yuanzhang, and they are very measured and never touch Zhu Yuanzhang's scales.
Let's talk about what kind of relationship they have with Zhu Yuanzhang.
We all know that Zhu Yuanzhang's first step on the road to the emperor was to vote for Guo Zixing's rebel army. But some friends may not know that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang will vote for Guo Zixing is because his good friend Tang He wrote a letter to let him go.
Tang He is Zhu Yuanzhang's hair small, the two live on the same street, playing, cutting grass and herding cattle, working for the landlord's family, and so on, all together. Later, Huaixi was stricken, and in order to survive, Tang He and Zhu Yuanzhang went their separate ways.
Zhu Yuanzhang was cornered and went to huangjue temple to become a monk, but Tang He threw himself into Guo Zixing's command and was awarded the title of Thousand Households for his bravery in battle. Tang He, who was firmly established, did not forget Zhu Yuanzhang and wrote a letter asking him to come to Guo Zixing as well.
This kind of action, like one of our classmates entering a company, feeling good in all aspects, summoning the brothers in the same dormitory to come.
In other words, Tang He was Zhu Yuanzhang's guide. His heart was very broad-minded, Zhu Yuanzhang's ability was outstanding, and he was soon appreciated by Guo Zixing, and the latecomer came to the top and became Tang He's superior. Tang He was not jealous, but sincerely happy for Zhu Yuanzhang.
As Zhu Yuanzhang's status became higher and higher, Tang He also became more and more cautious. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was no longer the little friend who had played with mud together, but the human emperor who was in charge of the power of killing the people of the world's subjects, and he was careful in getting along with each other and never violated Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions.
In his later years, Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicions gradually arose, and he did not want the generals to lead the army for a long time, but it was not easy to say directly. Tang He saw his thoughts very clearly and offered to disarm and return to The Field. Zhu Yuanzhang was very touched, and felt that the old brother could be relied upon, took back Tang He's military power, and built a mansion for him in the middle capital fengyang, and the two had always maintained the friendship of their youth.
At this time, if other generals also gave up their rights like Tang He, they would surely be able to spend their old age like him and die. But the right thing, it is difficult to pick up, it is difficult to put down, and few people are as free as Soup And.
If Tang He is Zhu Yuanzhang's close friend, then Mu Ying is Zhu Yuanzhang's own family and has a closer relationship.
Mu Ying's parents both died, and when he wandered to Dingyuan, he was adopted as a righteous son by Zhu Yuanzhang, when Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying did not have children, and took Mu Ying as their own children and took them with them to teach him personally.
However, in addition to Mu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang also adopted many other righteous sons, but why did only Mu Ying emerge in the end? On the one hand, it is because he is diligent and studious and can fight well, and on the other hand, he knows how to repay the favor and has a sincere heart for his adoptive father and adoptive mother.
People's feelings are mutual, Mu Ying treats Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying as if they were biological parents, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying do not regard him as outsiders. Although Zhu Yuanzhang later allowed Mu Ying to restore his original surname, he did not alienate him and still loved him.
After pacifying Yunnan, Zhu Yuanzhang let Mu Yingzhen guard Yunnan, and the Mu family became the only ming courtier who continued to hold the actual territorial power, and was the Tu Emperor of Yunnan. There is no name for the king of the clan, but there is the reality of the king of the clan.
When Ma Xiuying died, Mu Ying was fighting in Yunnan, grief-stricken, crying and coughing up blood. A few years later, the news of Zhu Biao's death reached Yunnan, and Mu Ying was even more sad, crying for several days, and died of illness not long after. Such a true expression of true feelings is enough to prove that he really regards the Zhu family as relatives.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very sad about Mu Ying's death, and ordered his coffin to be transported to Nanjing, and when he arrived, he personally greeted him and posthumously named him the King of Qianning.
It can be said that although Mu Ying is not Zhu Yuanzhang's biological son, it is not much different from his own birth. Don't say that Mu Ying didn't make mistakes, even if there were mistakes, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't be as harsh as he was with ordinary foreign ministers.
The third meritorious servant Geng Bingwen was not very well known in later generations, in fact, the merit was great, and when Zhu Yuanzhang ranked the meritorious men, he and the general Xu Da were listed as first class. He was not liquidated by Zhu Yuanzhang because he was cautious and careful, closely followed Zhu Yuanzhang's steps, and did not miss half a step.
Unfortunately, there is still no good ending. Why? Because later Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingnan, Geng Bingwen led the imperial army to fight Against Zhu Di, causing great losses to the Yan army. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he was ready to find trouble for Geng Bingwen, and he was worried about the harm to the family and committed suicide. However, they could not save the lives of their sons, and all three sons were killed.
It is said that Geng Bingwen was also quite sad, hiding from Zhu Yuanzhang, but did not avoid Zhu Di.
The fourth meritorious servant, Guo Ying, was Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law, and his sister was Guo Ningfei, who was deeply favored by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his elder brother Guo Xing was also a founding hero. Zhu Yuanzhang loved Wu and Wu and rewarded the Guo brothers a lot.
Guo Xing was a little overwhelmed by this, and did not follow the discipline in the army very much. Guo Ying, however, has been loyal and cautious from beginning to end, maintaining a simple and responsible image. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was honest and did not target him. At the time of the Battle of Jingnan, Guo Ying was Geng Bingwen's deputy general, but Zhu Di did not do anything to him after he ascended the throne, but only dismissed him and returned home.
In short, Zhu Yuanzhang did not kill Tang He, Mu Ying, Geng Bingwen, and Guo Ying, first, because he had true feelings, and second, because there was no need, they were all loyal subjects.
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