"Go ahead and be your emperor!" More than twenty years later, let everything pass, I don't want to fight anymore, I just want to spend the rest of my life quietly. ”
Zhu Di listened to these words that Hu Hao brought him zhu Yunjiao and swallowed deeply, after so many years of fear and doubt, he could finally let go.
Zhu Di was the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, and according to tradition, he was not eligible to inherit the throne. During Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, he made his eldest son Zhu Biao crown prince, but Zhu Biao died young.
Zhu Yuanzhang had a deep affection for Zhu Biao, so he made Zhu Biao's twenty-year-old son Zhu Yunjiao his grandson, and after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Yunjiao succeeded him.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, in order to ensure the longevity of the Ming Dynasty, he divided his 24 sons into various places to become the kings of the clan, and they could have their own royal palaces and armies. Zhu Di was also crowned king of Yan and stationed in the city of Beijing.
When Zhu Yunjiao succeeded to the throne, the kings of the various domains had greater power. Zhu Yunjiao, worried that his uncles were too powerful and might threaten his throne in the future, followed the advice of his ministers and cut down the domain.
Zhu Yunjiao was the first to take the Zhou King's knife, because Zhu Yunjiao thought he was Zhu Di's most powerful assistant. Subsequently, the whole family of King Zhou was deposed as a shuren; the King of Xiang could not bear the humiliation of his family and set himself on fire; the King of Qi and the DaiWang were placed under house arrest...
Since then, the contradiction between the imperial court and the king of the domain has intensified.
Zhu Di understood that Zhu Yunjiao would not let him go, and among the many clan kings, his strength was the strongest.
He decided: Anyway, either he dies or I die, on the contrary!
In 1402, Zhu Di led an army to attack Nanjing. For a time, the city of Nanjing was in a sea of fire, and Zhu Yunjiao's whereabouts were unknown.
Originally, Zhu Di hoped that Zhu Yunjiao would automatically give way. But what he didn't know was that Zhu Yunjiao was also a hard bone, not only did not take the initiative to give way, but also did not commit suicide, but also successfully escaped from the imperial city.
After that, Zhu Di ascended the throne as emperor with the era name Yongle. Since then, Zhu Di began his grand cause, moving the capital to Beijing, repairing the "Yongle Canon", pacifying Annam, personally conquering Mongolia, communicating at home and abroad, and the scenery is infinite.
However, there has always been a heart disease in Zhu Di's heart, that is, Zhu Yunjiao has not seen anyone alive or dead. For so many years, it was like a ghost, haunting Zhu Di's mind and lingering.
Zhu Di knew that his name for this throne was not justified, and as long as Zhu Yunjiao was still alive, he would not be secure on this throne. Therefore, he never gave up looking for Zhu Yunjiao, and sent Hu Qian to carry out this task in secret.
One night in 1423, Zhu Di was sleeping when the internal attendant reported that someone had asked to see him.
The people who can disturb the emperor's sleep in the middle of the night are not ordinary people. Indeed, this man was important, and more than twenty years ago, he had been entrusted by Zhu Di to carry out secret missions outside, and now he was finally back.
He was the person Zhu Di wanted to meet—Hu Qian. Zhu Di asked if the man had any whereabouts.
Hu Yu calmly told Zhu Di the result he had sought for so many years: he not only met Zhu Yunjiao, but also had a conversation, and Zhu Yunjiao hoped that you would be a good emperor and not have any more worries.
After listening to Hu Qian's words, Zhu Di was relieved and relieved. The war between uncles and nephews has finally come to an end.
In July 1424, Zhu Di died on the way to conquer Mongolia and reigned for twenty-two years.
Some people say that Zhu Di is fierce, cruel and unkind, and does not care about family affection; others say that Zhu Di has made great achievements in battle and achieved remarkable achievements.
The imperial family, cannibalism, is a common thing. Objectively speaking, he may not be a good person, but he is a good emperor, and his great achievements during his reign are enough to go down in history and pass on for hundreds of generations.
Author | Goddess of the Sea
