Li Shanchang, a man who has been reading a lot of books since he was a child, has a wide range of knowledge, and is resourceful, has also been advising Zhu Yuanzhang, the grandfather of the Ming Dynasty, and participating in the planning of various major events in this life.
Li Shanchang defected to Zhu Yuanzhang
This should also start from when Zhu Yuanzhang met Li Shanchang. At that time, when Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Chuzhou, he heard that there was such a person, who was extremely intelligent and talented in the local area, but Li Shanchang was still very young at that time, and Zhu Yuanzhang actually did not believe that he was a literati; and Li Shanchang did not think that Zhu Yuanzhang was a person who could rule the world. Then Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang found Li Shanchang and asked him a question: "When will the four-way battle be fixed?" ”
It is such a problem of calming the world that two people have a great improvement in each other.
Li Shanchang changed from being a man of lofty ideals to a monarch with lofty ambitions. Later, Li Shanchang's answer also made this person who would unify the world in the future have a different view of him.
Li Shanchang replied, "Build a high wall, accumulate grain in a wide area, and slowly become the king." Of course, these nine words became Zhu Yuanzhang's long-term plan to pacify the world. And told Zhu Yuanzhang that "the goal of life is Liu Bang", and we must learn from Liu Bang's open-mindedness and generosity, knowing people and being good at responsibility, and not loving to kill.
Since the pacification of Chuzhou, Li Shanchang has been advising Zhu Yuanzhang and advising on military affairs, so that Zhu Yuanzhang can slowly send good news. Later, zhu Yuanzhang led his troops to attack a cottage, leaving only a few small soldiers for Li Shanchang, and when the Yuan army attacked, Li Shanchang set up an ambush to win more than the Yuan army, after which Zhu Yuanzhang recognized Li Shanchang's ability.
Moreover, during the march, there were villains who listened to rumors and thought that the large army of the Yuan army was going to pursue and kill Zhu Yuanzhang and drive out tens of thousands of Zhu Yuanzhang's horses, and this villain seized Zhu Yuanzhang's military power and took Li Shanchang as his subordinate, and Li Shanchang cried and hugged Zhu Yuanzhang's thigh and refused to leave, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel very pleased, and after that, Zhu Yuanzhang paid more attention to Li Shanchang.
Zhu Yuanzhang was proclaimed emperor
Zhu Yuanzhang led a million people to finally call the emperor king, becoming the ming taizu in history. Zhu Yuanzhang said that the empress dowager also said that according to merit, rewards were given to officials. Li Shanchang was thus named the first meritorious servant by Zhu Yuanzhang. There are also rumors that Zhu Yuanzhang named Li Shanchang as the first meritorious man, but he also had his own selfish intentions.
At that time, after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, the military generals had a lot of merit, and Zhu Yuanzhang urgently needed a civilian to suppress the military generals, fearing that the military generals would rebel; secondly, because Li Shanchang originally rejected the villains and did not listen to the rumors of the villains, he had always been loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang. Therefore, Li Shanchang was entrusted with a heavy responsibility. Of course, there is also another one who is also a founding hero, named Hu Weiyong.
This person became the key factor in the final murder of Li Shanchang, and we will mention it later, so now let's talk about why Li Shanchang was so meritorious and loyal that he was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The reason for Li Shanchang's murder
As the saying goes, "You can endure more than the emperor, he can tolerate you" Of course, this is also the words of the people. Of course, when Li Shanchang assisted Zhu Yuanzhang, the sensational matter still mentioned that Zhu Yuanzhang asked Li Shanchang to revise the law.
After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, one day he said to Li Shanchang, "The law has three consecutive sittings, but it is not even worse", Li Shanchang thought about it and felt that it was right, and it would not be possible to sit for any crime, which did not make the people feel that the law was too harsh, and if they were guilty, they would not be angry with his family.
Subsequently, Li Shanchang proposed to Zhu Yuanzhang that except for the crime of conspiracy to rebel and great rebellion, all others could be pardoned and exempted from sitting together. Zhu Yuanzhang felt very appropriate when he heard this, so he ordered Li Shanchang to revise the law and told him to face the inside out. Of course, this revision of the law directly became the fuse for Li Shanchang's murder.
Hu Weiyong
So let's talk about Hu Weiyong, the key figure just mentioned. Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang were fellow countrymen, Hu Weiyong defected to Zhu Yuanzhang in Hezhou, and after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he served as Zhi County, and with the passage of time, Hu Weiyong's officials became bigger and bigger, and his talents were also discovered by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In 1373, Hu Weiyong relied on his own talents and Li Shanchang's recommendation to serve as Zhu Yuanzhang's right chancellor, and it took only four years for Hu Weiyong to achieve the position of left chancellor, which can be described as one person below ten thousand people.
It is precisely because Hu Weiyong is very cautious and careful in every little thing, so Zhu Yuanzhang also recognizes Hu Weiyong more and trusts him more. But this favor does not matter, so that Hu Weiyong, who is sitting in this position, gradually becomes arrogant, in our current words, "he is inflated."
Everyone knows that once people reach a certain height and have certain rights, they begin to act recklessly and abuse their powers. Not to mention hu Weiyong's position, at that time, except for Zhu Yuanzhang, he was him. He must first read the chapters reported to Zhu Yuanzhang everywhere, and he directly withheld any chapters that were unfavorable to himself and did not report them to Zhu Yuanzhang at all.
Even some untalented people, some of them are poor children in their families, and some military generals who want to find an official and a half-job in the DPRK go directly to his home to bribe him, and some have countless money, some are names and paintings.
Hu Weiyong's behavior was like that of Nian Tangyao of the Qing Dynasty, abusing his power, and even more wantonly acting in the face of his own military achievements and his sister nian Xiangyao, the concubine of the Qing Dynasty. Nian Qianyao recommended to Yongzheng that he had said that this person was unreliable, but now he still had to recommend yongzheng, only because this person bribed Nian Qianyao with a lot of money and promised to do things for Nian Qianyao.
In fact, every dynasty and every generation has caused the black hole in the imperial court to become bigger and bigger due to corruption and abuse of power, the entire imperial court is becoming more and more corrupt, the national treasury is becoming more and more empty, and the people cannot eat and wear at all, but on the contrary, these corrupt people enjoy the glory and wealth every day, coveting pleasure.
Hu Weiyong was killed
Of course, this kind of behavior will also be condemned by the world. Hu Weiyong's such a corrupt and perverted law was also seen by the ministers, and they all hated his behavior to the bone. For example, Liu Ji, a servant in the imperial history, once played to Zhu Yuanzhang, and Hu Weiyong abused his power and was bribed by people who were high-ranking officials and nobles, and Hu Weiyong knew about it.
Later, Liu Ji fell ill, and just as Zhu Yuanzhang sent Hu Weiyong to take the Tai Doctor to visit, Hu Weiyong took advantage of this to poison him and kill Liu Ji to avoid future troubles.
Once people have a beginning, it is impossible to stop, and after that, Hu Weiyong became more and more bold, and there was no longer any obstacle, provoking the relationship between the rest of the ministers and the imperial court, instigating the people around him to recruit troops and horses, and establishing a team that belonged to Hu Weiyong himself. Of course, at this time, Hu Weiyong thought of Li Shanchang, who believed that Li Shanchang was a rare talent, and if he followed him to revolt, he would definitely achieve more with less.
However, Hu Weiyong formed a party in the imperial court for personal gain, and acted as a blessing, so that Zhu Yuanzhang really could not bear to look at it, so he killed Hu Weiyong for the crime of treason, and in this way Hu Weiyong became the last prime minister in China.
Li Shanchang was killed
However, after Hu Weiyong's death, all his rebellious plots were not fully exposed, and his death implicated many people, including Li Cunyi, the younger brother of Li Shanchang, who had been in collusion with Hu Weiyong, and the two had close contacts.
During the interrogation of him, li Cunyi's father and son confessed that Hu Weiyong sent Li Cunyi to secretly persuade Li Shanchang to let Li Shanchang conspire together.
Moreover, Hu Weiyong not only sent Li Cunyi alone to persuade him, but also sent Yang Wenyu, an old friend of Li Shanchang, to persuade him, saying that after the incident was completed, Hu Weiyong successfully plotted against Li Shanchang and made Li Shanchang king in the land of Huaixi. After Li Shanchang heard this, although he quickly refused in his mouth, his heart had already sprouted.
Then Hu Weiyong was not dead-hearted and once again sent Li Shanchang's younger brother Li Cunyi to persuade Li Shanchang, and Li Shanchang said just a few words: "I am already old, and when I die, you should do it yourself!" ”
Since then, some people have denounced Li Shanchang, saying that he shielded Hu Weiyong and did not report it to Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang has always read the old feelings, and because Li Shanchang is too old, he has always turned a blind eye, but in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's killing heart has already started, taking advantage of this Hu Weiyong to make up his mind to kill Li Shanchang, and he has cut off all the doors.
At this time, Li Shanchang took out his death-free gold medal and said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "I have a death-free gold medal, you can't kill me, let alone the Nine Tribes", Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and pointed to this death-free gold medal and said, "You take a good look at the word behind this", Li Shanchang was shocked after seeing it, because the word behind this death-free gold medal was exactly what Li Shanchang himself proposed at that time. ”
After Li Shanchang's death, Zhu Yuanzhang also missed him, in fact, Li Shanchang did not really seek power and usurp the throne in this life, only because of his high power and power, people could not help but be suspicious. And this matter has also become the topic of tea after dinner for posterity, some people think that Li Shan's long-term life is too old to do anything rebellious, and he can keep a life.
Some people believe that Li Shanchang has been disrespectful to Zhu Yuanzhang for the rest of his life and should be killed. It is useless for Li Shanchang to say that he is dead, and this matter is also a spur to future generations.