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Let's go back to the years of the Ming Dynasty to take a look and take a look!
In July 1402, a major event occurred during the Ming Dynasty. This incident completely changed Zhu Yuanzhang's vision and completely changed the fate of countless people.
July 16 of that year, also known as the Ming Dynasty
On June 17, 1944,
Zhu Di after more than three years
The Battle of Jingnan finally returned. Zhu Di
In Nanjing, fengtian hall succeeded to the emperor's throne, and was later known as: Yongle Emperor.
Let's first report the resume of the whole Zhu Laosi (Zhu Di) to the big position, so that everyone can have a general understanding of the whole history:
In 1392, Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite son and key successor: Crown Prince Zhu Biao, died. Zhu Yuanzhang may have loved this son too much, and actually determined that Zhu Biao's son Zhu Yunjiao was the crown prince.
This trick caused the dissatisfaction of many of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons, and Zhu Laosi estimated that at that time, his heart was like a knife, which also laid the biggest foreshadowing for his later rebellion.
In 1398, Zhu Yuanzhang, a generation of heroes and legendary emperors, died. I would like to say that although the evaluation of Zhu Yuanzhang is controversial, no one can deny Zhu Yuanzhang's powerful ability. He started a bowl and was able to win the world, and asked how many people in the five thousand years of history could do so.
After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunjiao took the throne. In 1398, Zhu Di claimed that according to the emperor's ancestral precepts: "There is no righteous subject in the dynasty, and there is a treachery within, and it will raise an army to rebuke it, so as to clean up the evil of the king's side." "Elder Zhu's fourth army began—the Battle of Jingnan.
The battle for the throne, which lasted for more than three years, ended in the victory of Zhu Laosi, who in June 1402 took the throne at the Fengtian Temple in Nanjing, and was later known as the Yongle Emperor.
That's all: the whole process of Zhu Di seizing the throne.
Let's start to analyze two questions: First, what are the key factors for Zhu Di's success in seizing the throne? Second, why is it that if Zhu Biao is not dead, Zhu Di does not even have a chance to pay half a cent?
The reason why Zhu Di was able to seize the throne was that there were several indispensable conditions
In ancient times, even if the rebellion was the most profitable, it was also the highest risk. Generally after failure, not only will I be punished, but I will still have to be exterminated by the Nine Tribes. I have to say that this is a job of pinning your head to the waistband of your pants.
Since Zhu Di raised an army against Zhu Yunjiao, I think he must have carefully considered and repeatedly weighed the pros and cons. This is easy to understand: if there is no success at all, I think Zhu Di will not go to the army, nor will he create Zhu Yunjiao's rebellion.
Let's analyze it from the essence: What is the key factor for Zhu Di's success?
One of the key factors: Zhu Di had no way back at that time
A person will only fight back when he is forced to the end of the road. Taking a step back, if Zhu Di can happily continue to be the King of Yan in Beijing and continue to enjoy life, it is estimated that Zhu Di will not have to reverse.
After Zhu Yunjiao ascended the throne, due to the feeling of fear in his heart, there was no way: at that time, many of his uncles had heavy soldiers and rich armor.
Here's an insert: Zhu Yuanzhang's policy at that time was a bit taken for granted, he felt that sending the descendants of the Zhu family to the border pass, and then they would spare no effort to defend the old Zhu family's Jiangshan.
The first major policy implemented after Zhu Yunjiao took the throne was: cutting off the domain. Then Zhu Di, who has a heavy army and a strong strength, will inevitably be on the list. Zhu Yunjiao's policy of cutting the domain was a fierce existence, and in less than a year, the Kings of Zhou, Min, Xiang, Qi, and Dai were deposed.
Zhu Di saw that the situation was very dangerous, and he could not do it himself, either becoming a lamb to be slaughtered, or he might also win the ninth five. With no way out, Zhu Di chose the latter.
I have to say that a large part of the reason why Zhu Di rebelled was forced to rebel by Zhu Yunjiao's unreliable policy.
The second key factor: the balance of strength at that time was completely biased in favor of Zhu Di
Zhu Yuanzhang, who is good at everything, is a little bad, and suffered from the power fear syndrome in the later stage. All day long, he always felt that someone wanted to harm Yuan, and someone wanted to seize the Ming Dynasty's country.
As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang raised the butcher's knife and almost killed all the founding heroes, and countless outstanding generals and strategists fell under Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher's knife. After Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite son and his successor, Died, Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher knife was once again raised without hesitation.
In fact, there is only one fundamental reason: killing the first batch of meritorious generals is to clear the obstacles for Zhu Biao; after Zhu Biao's death, Zhu Yuanzhang raised a butcher knife to remove the obstacles more thoroughly for the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunjiao to take the throne.
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In this way, when Zhu Di rebelled, the Ming Dynasty had no generals to use. Zhu Yunjiao had to be sent out later, and second-rate players such as Geng Bingwen and Li Jinglong came on the field. I will ask you: If Lan Yu is still there, can Zhu Laosi still be so arrogant? Obviously impossible.
In the Battle of Yu'erhai that year, Blue Jade overthrew the Northern Yuan regime with a single blow, capturing more than 70,000 people and more than 150,000 heads of livestock. When the good news reached Zhu Yuanzhang, Old Zhu compared Lan Yu to Wei Qing and Huo To get sick.
On the other hand, Zhu Di's side, he has been fighting at the border pass for a long time, and his strength is naturally not to be underestimated. Zhu Di also had an incomparably powerful army in his hands: Duoyan Sanwei, an army that was outlaws and fierce in combat. In short, Zhu Laosi's military strength and personal ability are all leveraged.
Let's not forget one thing: zhu di was not alone when he rebelled, but there were other clan kings. These clan kings also had no way, and if they did not rise up to resist, they would be ruthlessly slaughtered by Zhu Yunjiao.
Even if some of the clan kings did not rebel with Zhu Di, most of them did not defend Zhu Yunjiao as Zhu Yuanzhang thought. They have become wall-riding factions and sitting on the mountains and watching tiger fights.
The third key factor is that the lord is less suspicious of the country and the teacher is famous
All those who want to rise up and rebel in the past dynasties must find an excuse and a reason. If there is no justification, there is no legitimacy, and if there is no such thing: who wants to do it with you, and who will join it?
Zhu Yunjiao was only 22 years old when he ascended the throne at that time, not only was he young but also controversial.
According to the general tradition, according to the rules of the ancestors for thousands of years: when Lao Tzu died, it should be the son who succeeded to the throne. However, after Zhu Yuanzhang died, there were still a lot of sons, and he could not let his grandson Zhu Yunjiao succeed him to the throne.
At that time, Zhu Di's reason for raising an army was: "If there is no righteous subject in the dynasty, and there is treachery within, he will raise an army to rebuke him, so as to clean up the evil on the side of the king." To put it bluntly: Zhu Di means: Zhu Yunjiao is unreliable, there are all kinds of treachery in the dprk, and so on.
However, Zhu Di did not say that he was dead, and his reason was not to kill Zhu Yunjiao, but to qing jun's side. From this point of view, at the beginning of Zhu Di's army, he did not dare to hang up the killing of Zhu Yunjiao. After all, this is not enough legitimacy.
The above are the three key factors for Zhu Di's success: First, it is impossible to fight a battle against the water; second, Zhu Yunjiao's strength is no longer as strong as Zhu Di's; third, Zhu Di has found a legitimate reason.
Let's analyze it again: Why is it that if Zhu Biao were alive, Zhu Di would not be able to succeed?
Let's first take a look at who Zhu Biao is, and how much Zhu Yuanzhang really likes this son:
Born in 1355, Zhu Biao was the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma. At that time, the old Zhu Jiangshan was still undecided and was still fighting, but after receiving the report, Zhu Yuanzhang excitedly carved a stone on a local mountain: "Those who come to this mountain will not suffer from no heirs." From this, it can be seen how much Zhu Yuanzhang loves this son!
Let's talk about what Zhu Biao's identity means, I don't need to say it: it is the eldest son and the concubine. In the end, Zhu Laosi really had no way, even if he tampered with history, he also had to turn himself into empress Ma's concubine, which showed the importance of ancient identity.
In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor in Jinling, and in this year Zhu Biao was made crown prince. Everyone is not mistaken, Zhu Yuanzhang turned Zhu Biao into a successor when he took the throne, when Zhu Biao was only 13 years old.
Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to Zhu Biao's education and training, and selected a large number of meritorious and moral veterans who also led the Eastern Palace and tutored the prince, such as Li Shanchang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Feng Sheng, who had all been Zhu Biao's teachers. When Zhu Yuanzhang was on a campaign outside, Zhu Biao was responsible for all domestic affairs—the overseer of the country was also.
Zhu Biao's personality is also very good and Old Zhu is not at all the same, according to historical records: every time Old Zhu wants to kill a hero, Zhu Biao will come out to dissuade, for example: once Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill Zhu Biao's teacher Song Lian, at that time only two people dared to come out to confront and refute Old Zhu, that is: Empress Ma and Zhu Biao.
In this way, Zhu Biao's reputation in the Ming Dynasty at that time was better than that of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang once really had no choice, so he took out a stick with a thorn and let Zhu Biao grab it. The meaning is very simple, that is, I will help you pull out all the thorns, so that you can better succeed to the throne.
In a word, Zhu Biao was the most reliable successor in the heart of old Zhu and in the heart of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di, on the other hand, is a bit speechless, and in 1360 Zhu Di was born in Ying Tianfu (Nanjing). At that time, because Zhu Yuanzhang was going to attack Chen Youyu, the military situation was urgent, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not even have time to look at this son, so he went to the front line to command the battle.
The things behind were even more speechless, and Zhu Yuanzhang forgot about the existence of this son as soon as he was busy. It was not until 1367 that Zhu Yuanzhang named this fourth son, who was not very serious: Zhu Di. That is to say, Zhu Di did not have his name for the first time until he was seven years old when he was in kindergarten.
In 1380, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Zhu Di to Beijing, just the domain. This also clearly and clearly told Zhu Di: You don't have to think about the throne, you just honestly help your eldest brother to guard the border pass.
After talking about the birth situation of Zhu Biao and Zhu Di, the treatment they enjoyed, and the impression and positioning of Old Zhu on them. Let's analyze it together in the simplest language: Why is it that if Zhu Biao is in power, Zhu Di has no hope of half a dime?
Reason 1: When Zhu Biao was in power, why did Zhu Di rebel?
As mentioned earlier, rebellion requires strength; second, it needs a reason. However, when Zhu Biao was in power, Zhu Di did not have these two things.
Zhu Biao was the legitimate heir that Zhu Yuanzhang had long set, the heir who had been cultivated for many years, and the heir known to the Emperor Daming from top to bottom. Zhu Biao was the eldest son of Concubine, the son of Lao Zhu and Empress Ma, and the first son of Lao Zhu. I think that just by relying on this identity here, Zhu Di will have no chance.
Taking ten thousand steps back, if Zhu Di really dared to risk the world's great disobedience and rebellion, who would be willing to follow Zhu Di? I personally estimate that Zhu Di himself has a little pen in his heart, or honestly when the Yan King is more reliable.
Let's take a look at the problem of the balance of strength: After Zhu Biao's death, Zhu Yuanzhang did a big thing - engaged in the Blue Jade case. Zhu Yuanzhang once again slashed the butcher knife at the elite group of the Ming Dynasty, in order to clear the way for Zhu Yunjiao's succession.
What everyone may not know is that the relationship between Zhu Biao and Lan Yu is leveraged, and it is called "girlfriend" according to the current words. I think Zhu Yuanzhang didn't need to kill the blue jades, if these people were all there, would Zhu Di still have a chance of winning?
If Zhu Biao is alive, Zhu Di will be nameless and weak, and it will be a woolen thread.
Reason two: If Zhu Biao is still alive, the work of cutting the domain can be slowed down
A large part of the reason why Zhu Di wanted to rebel was forced by Zhu Yunjiao, so why did Zhu Yunjiao rush to cut the domain? The reason is simple: first, the young man lacks the means and ability, and he only listens to advice that should not be listened to; second, his qualifications are too shallow, and he is afraid that his uncles will rise up and attack him.
If Zhu Biao were alive, neither of these problems would exist. Zhu Biao is the successor of King James, who has been trained for many years. Judging from what Zhu Biao did, this brother was not a "silly white sweet", but a qualified successor. Even if Zhu Biao wanted to cut the domain, he would adopt the tactics of "boiling frogs in warm water" and pulling one by one. It is estimated that Zhu Di will be isolated first, and then destroyed.
Then again, Zhu Biao has unparalleled legitimacy, and he can't be in a hurry to deal with the matter of cutting the domain.
Even if Zhu Biao wanted to cut the domain, it was estimated that such a scene would occur. Zhu Biao said in front of Zhu Di' face: "There is nothing else to do today, that is, to cut the domain, or to start beating you here, do you like it?" ”
Zhu Di didn't even have a question, and then he replied: "Medium!" What did the brother say? We can still have a disagreement, it doesn't matter, now I will roll up the roll back to Nanjing. ”
That's what I analyzed: When Zhu Biao was alive, Zhu Di didn't even have the opportunity to pay half a dime. There are only two core reasons: first, Zhu Di has no reason and strength to rebel; second, there is a high probability that there will be no situation of cutting the domain, and even if Zhu Di happens, he will be honestly cut.
Finally, I would like to say that the probability of the success of the rebellion of the ancient feudal kings is very small and very small. If Zhu Biao was alive, Zhu Di would have no advantage in heaven, place, people, and above—there was no chance of victory. Judging by Zhu Laosi's shrewd strength, he wouldn't have done this stupid thing.