Son fell off his horse, Hu Weiyong angrily beheaded the coachman, Zhu Yuanzhang: the game of planning for 7 years, finally used!
The Case of Hu Weiyong in the Ming Dynasty involved a wide range of people, as high as 10,000 people, and everyone did not know that all of this had been planned by Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time, why did he say so?
Today we are explaining to you those things of the Ming Dynasty.
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Easy to understand, let's tell a story first.
Zheng Zhuanggong has a younger brother, because of his mother, his younger brother often does some bad things, and Zheng Zhuanggong has always accommodated his younger brother because of his mother, and over time, his younger brother actually tried to rebel, and Zheng Zhuanggong had no choice but to kill his brother.
To this day, this matter is talked about by posterity and passed on as a beautiful talk, saying that Zheng Zhuang Gongren is the most righteous.
Some people have also proposed another interpretation, saying that Zheng Zhuanggong only allowed him to do evil in order to kill his brother, which is to kill in today's parlance.
As for how future generations understand it, we don't know, but Zhu Yuanzhang must have emulated Zheng Zhuanggong's approach, and this is how he killed Hu Weiyong.
Hu Weiyong defeated Liu Ji and thought he was very good, but in fact he didn't know that it was Zhu Yuanzhang who was helping him.
Therefore, in the later period, Hu Weiyong became more and more rampant, doing everything first and then playing, and finally developing to the point that he did not even report to Zhu Yuanzhang on the appointment of officials and the execution of prisoners.
In 1373, Hu Weiyong began to be under one man and above ten thousand people, because he monopolized the power of the chancellor, which was 7 years long.
Hu Weiyong stills
Many people may have questions, Hu Weiyong's blatant practice, can't Zhu Yuanzhang see it?
Zhu Yuanzhang has always wanted to centralize power, he is just waiting for an opportunity, he wants to completely abolish the system of beggars that has lasted for more than 1500 years.
Therefore, this is a struggle between imperial power and power, and to abolish this system, it is necessary to make things bigger, after all, for thousands of years, the people have believed that the official position of chancellor must exist, and to abolish it, it is necessary to find an excuse that can persuade the people.
It was just that Zhu Yuanzhang planned all this, and Hu Weiyong did not know it at that time.
Zhu Yuanzhang stills
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As his power grew, Hu Weiyong began to realize that he was already in danger, and there was a reason why the emperor did not restrict me.
To be able to mix at this level, Hu Weiyong is certainly not an idle person, so he began to make friends with other officials continuously, in order to one day, when Zhu Yuanzhang was dealing with himself, these people could help themselves.
After all, the law does not blame the public!
It took a lot of gold and silver jewelry to finally win over many officials, such as Marquis Lu Zhongheng of Ji'an, Chen Ning, the Imperial Master, and The Governor Mao Jun, but among these officials, there was still a lack of a highly respected official.
Hu Weiyong quickly thought of Li Shanchang, and another reason for choosing him was the death-free iron coupon in Li Shanchang's hand.
It's just that Li Shanchang is such a character, Hu Weiyong's little trick, how can he not know?
How did Zhu Yuanzhang punish those who were even more intelligent than Hu Weiyong?
Li Shanchang knew in his heart that in the face of wealth, he still resolutely resisted Hu Weiyong's solicitation.
It was just that Li could control himself, but he couldn't control his family, and his younger brother Li Cunyi became a breakthrough for Hu Weiyong, and Li Cunyi got the benefit and began to persuade his brother.
Unable to withstand his brother's long-term lobbying, Li Shanchang finally acquiesced.
The History of Ming records: "I am old, I am dead, Ru and so on do it for themselves!" ”
This passage is easy to understand, I am old anyway, and when I die, you should take care of yourself.
In the face of Li Shanchang's acquiescence, Hu Weiyong's sense of security was instantly filled, and now most of the people in the court are his own people, even if Zhu Yuanzhang wants to kill me, he can't kill so many people!
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However, Hu Weiyong really underestimated the courage and determination of his immediate boss.
History records that Hu Weiyong's son suddenly fell off his horse and died during a trip. Hu Weiyong was furious and immediately sent someone to kill the coachman, and then the matter reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, and Zhu Yuanzhang at this time was happy in his heart, because he had planned the bureau for 7 years, and finally came in handy!
After Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to ask the reason, Hu Weiyong came from it with sorrow, saying that his son should not die like this.
He killed the coachman himself out of anger, until he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say: "Killing to pay for his life", looking back at the other party's eyes, he knew that this time things were not as simple as he thought.
To know that you have made so many mistakes before, this emperor has turned a blind eye.
Now from Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, he could see the intention to kill.
In 1379, vietnam (Champa State) sent emissaries to Nanjing to pay tribute, but Hu Weiyong did not tell Zhu Yuanzhang about this matter, which was a fuse.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the time had come, and there was no time to delay, and coupled with the whistle-blowing of Tu Jie, a close confidant of Hu Weiyong, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the annihilation of the three tribes of Hu Weiyong and in-depth investigation of the personnel involved in this matter, and if true, all of them were killed!
Because there are too many people involved, coupled with the interrogation method, many suspects not only confess their fellow party members, but also all those they know, or even those who have only one side, all of them.
In 1380, more than 10,000 people were killed in Hu Weiyong's case.
A month later, the beggar system was abolished, and the people had no complaints or public opinion, after all, Hu Weiyong's matter involved too much, people all thought that the chancellor was actually like this, abolish it!
This position, which lasted for more than 1500 years, was finally destroyed by Zhu Yuanzhang for 7 years.
Zhu Yuanzhang spent 7 years to let Hu Weiyong grow bigger, although this game of chess played for a long time, but in the end he achieved his own purpose, it seems that all this is in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang.
It was just that Zhu Yuanzhang did not know that the abolition of Zhongshu Province and the destruction of the beggar system did not bring benefits to the Ming Dynasty and his descendants, on the contrary, harmed them.