The famous Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang had a total of 26 sons, and his eighth son was named Zhu Zi, and his biological mother Dingfei Da Shi had a special status - this concubine was actually the concubine of Chen Youshu, Zhu Yuanzhang's former archrival. When he was less than 2 years old, Zhu Zi was named "King of Tan" by his father, and Zhu Yuanzhang gave Changsha Mansion as Zhu Zi's vassal fief.
However, what is unexpected is that Zhu Zi, the king of Tan, died by self-immolation in the palace of the fief at the age of 22, and there were rumors that after Zhu Zi came to Changsha to take up the domain, his mother Concubine Ding told her son that she was actually Chen Youshu's widow, and was surprised, and learned that Zhu Zi, who had a history, wanted to avenge his biological father, and he raised the anti-flag to raise an army, but unexpectedly he was defeated due to lack of ability. In the end, in order not to become a prisoner of the Daming Dynasty, Zhu Zi chose to burn himself with his wife and die.
When the news of King Tan's death came, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but burst into tears, and the eighth prince who had always called himself his father and emperor actually regarded himself as an enemy, which could not help but make Zhu Yuanzhang feel bitter and regretful.
However, after all, the rumors in the market are very likely to be rumors that people have made nonsense, so today we will try to explore: why did Zhu Zi set himself on fire with his wife in his fiefdom, and whether he was Zhu Yuanzhang's biological son?
Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youshu in history
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Chinese society under the rule of Emperor Yuan Shun was decaying and corrupt, disasters were frequent, and the people were destitute, so many displaced people and low-level laborers could not bear the misery of life, and they spontaneously formed rebel teams to resist the tyranny and exploitation of the imperial court, resulting in the rise of the crowd and the chaos of the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
Among the heroes and heroes of that time, Chen Youcheng, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng, and Liu Futong, the four leaders of the peasant uprising, were the strongest and brave. Among them, Chen Youshu, a generation of heroes, has always been superstitious and violent but daring, and he has always stubbornly resisted the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, so he was able to persist until he "expanded his territory of influence to half of China" and became the founder of the "Han regime at the end of the Yuan Dynasty".
In 1320, Chen Youcheng was born in a poor fisherman's family in Chuyang, Hubei Province, and his father was a door-to-door son-in-law who had neither status nor dignity in the family, and was often scolded by his wife so that he could not lift his head. Chen Youshu, on the other hand, is bold and active by nature, he read some books when he was a child, which can be said to be "rough and ink", and at the same time learned martial arts from his neighbors for several years because he liked fist and foot kung fu. Therefore, many neighbors say that Chen Youcheng's family is "a father who gave birth to a tiger son".
After growing up, Chen Youshu was lucky to become a small official in the county government who specialized in copying official documents, but this job was too boring, so when Chen Youcheng saw that Xu Shouhui, the leader of the Red Turban Army, had become a climate, he simply resigned from the county office and joined the Red Turban Army with Fa Xiao and his neighbors, preparing to make an extraordinary career and life in the vast new world.
In the rebel army, Chen Youcheng, who dared to think and act, soon became a small leader, and after 5 years, Chen Youcheng suddenly found that Xu Shouhui had no appearance and little talent, so he finally found an opportunity for his subordinates to kill Xu Shouhui, and then replaced him as the leader of the rebel army who had a monopoly on power.
In 1360, Chen Youshu established the state of Han and proclaimed himself the "Great Han Emperor". After that, Chen Youcheng led his army to fight everywhere, and everywhere he went, he must pay attention to protecting the farmland and household goods of the common people, and strictly forbade his subordinates to rob, steal, plunder, and bully others, so Chen Youliang's army was deeply loved and praised by the people, and Jiangxi, Huguang and other places became Chen Youlian's sphere of influence.
Seeing that the Han Emperor Chen Youshu became the most powerful rebel force in Jiangnan, occupying almost half of the Yuan Dynasty, but at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, who started from Henan, also showed his head in the battle to chase the deer at the end of the Yuan, and through a series of southern conquests and northern wars, Zhu Yuanzhang, who led the rebel army, gradually became a rising star, and Chen Youshu in the south inevitably formed a horn of confrontation.
Through several battles, Zhu Yuanzhang found that Chen Youcheng was a man of "more than courage but insufficient wisdom", so Zhu Yuanzhang, who had limited soldiers and no certainty of complete victory, gave full play to the strength of his soldiers who were good at flexible battles, and defeated Chen Youcheng's 600,000 army near Poyang Lake in 1363 with only 200,000 troops, and then surrounded the enemy commander Chen Youcheng's regiment, making it impossible to escape.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang commanded the archers to shoot Chen Youcheng in the head with a stray arrow, causing this powerful "fierce enemy" to die on the spot.
How Zhu Yuanzhang "took his concubine" after the defeat of Chen Youshu
The "History of Ming" contains: Emperor Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang had 26 sons, and Empress Gao gave birth to Prince Biao and King Shu of Qin... Concubine Dading gave birth to Qi Wang Yu and Tan Wang Zi. Throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty, this "vague-looking" Concubine Dading has not left much account in historical books, from the "History of Ming, Later Concubines", it can be seen that this Princess Dading's original name is "Dalan", she was originally Chen Youcheng's concubine, after Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed the power of Chen Youcheng's rebel army, he included this beautiful woman in the harem and took it as his own, in order to "take a breath of evil".
So, Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang has never liked to "occupy the wife's room" like Cao Cao, but why did he take possession of Chen Youshu's concubine to relieve the "evil qi" in his heart?
In fact, when we read Zhu Yuanzhang's "Ming Da Chen" issued in 1385 AD, we can understand the reason for it-it turns out that when the world was not yet pacified, Zhu Yuanzhang could only attack the city day and night, and although he had been fighting with the heroes for 14 years, he had never taken the body of any woman or woman on the enemy side.
However, later, after Zhu Yuanzhang captured Wuchang Mansion alone, he was angry and angry because he was annoyed that Chen Youcheng repeatedly raised troops to commit crimes, causing the two armies to fight, countless deaths and injuries, and in the end, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the victorious side, took Chen Youcheng's concubine to relieve the evil breath in his chest, which can be regarded as a psychological balance.
Zhu Zi is indeed Zhu Yuanzhang's biological flesh and blood, but the true cause of his son's death is still a mystery
According to the "Records of Emperor Taizu of Ming", in the summer of the third year of Hongwu, the palace dependant Da Clan was canonized as a concubine by Emperor Taizu of Ming. The historian Cha Jizuo of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties wrote in his edited chronicle history book "The Record of Sin": Concubine Dading, a native of the palace of Han You, was registered as a concubine, and gave birth to the Prince of Tan.
It seems that the concubine of the Princess Dingshi of unknown origin and no background was really "blessed by misfortune" and became a concubine with an heir to rely on in the harem of Ming Taizu, completely ending her uncertain life and enjoying the brocade and food, wealth and glory in the palace.
After being favored by Zhu Yuanzhang, Princess Ding gave birth to 2 imperial sons to the Daming royal family, the eldest son was named Zhu Yu, and later named the King of Qi by his father, and the second son was named Zhu Zi, who was canonized as the King of Tan when he was only one year old, and the fief was Changsha Prefecture.
Zhu Yu the King of Qi took possession of Qingzhou in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, mainly responsible for defending the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty army in the north. During the Jianwen period, Zhu Yu, the king of Qi, was reduced to the domain by Emperor Zhu Yunjiang and demoted to a commoner, and after the change of Jing, Zhu Di, the ancestor of Mingcheng, allowed him to return to the domain and restore the throne, but a few years later, Zhu Yu was still demoted to a commoner because of his misdeeds, and in the years that followed, Zhu Yu, the king of Qi, always lived well, survived until Zhu Di's funeral, lived to the Xuande dynasty, although he had no power and power, but also got a happy ending.
Zhu Zi was the eighth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in the autumn of 1369 and had a close relationship with his biological mother Dingfei Dashi, so he took his mother Princess Da to Changsha Prefecture when he was appointed to the domain, it seems that this filial son wanted to serve his mother and concubine well and let her live comfortably in his fief until the end of his life.
However, in the twenty-third year of Hongwu (1390 AD), Zhu Zi, the king of Tan, burned himself to death with his wife in the royal palace of the domain, which really shocked the court and the public, and even made Emperor Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang feel deeply pained and regretful. So, why did Zhu Zi, who was alive and well, kill himself? What exactly can't he think of?
Historians have found some incidents related to the self-immolation of King Tan in the "History of Ming" and "Records of Emperor Taizu of Ming", and a historical record believes that Zhu Zi, the king of Tan, was extremely worried because he was afraid of being implicated in the crimes of his wife Yu's eldest brother Yu Yu, and before his father Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Zhu Zi into the palace and comforted him, Zhu Zi, who had a very poor mental capacity, took his wife Yu to set himself on fire and died.
Another historical record tells that Zhu Zi, the king of Tan, chatted with his mother Da several times all night after taking office, and once, Da Shi was no longer willing to keep the long-buried "secret" in her heart, she told her son: You are the son of Chen Youshu, the king of Han, your father was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang, I have lived until now for you and this secret, if he gains power, he should avenge your biological father.
Subsequently, although Zhu Zi raised the anti-flag against the Ming court, he was defeated everywhere due to his lack of ability. In the end, in order not to become a prisoner of the Daming Dynasty, Zhu Zi chose to burn himself with his wife and die.
So, which of these two historical narratives is the objective historical reality? In fact, as long as you think about it, you can make it clear - Zhu Zi is definitely not Chen Youshu's son. Dingfei Da was born in 1369 AD to Zhu Zi the King of Tan, and Chen Youcheng the King of Han died on October 3, 1363 AD, since Zhu Zi was the prince born after the Da clan entered the palace for many years, naturally he must be the son of Zhu Yuanzhang, and how can it be Chen Youliang's blood and bones!
Today, we can only determine that Zhu Yuanzhang's eighth son, Zhu Zi, died of suicide in his fief at the age of 22, and the true cause of his death is still unknown, so the people have all kinds of speculations and anecdotes, and those "false claims" are almost all fabrications and fabrications of ordinary people, which is really untrue.
And then again, everyone knows that Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang loves his own children, and if he knew in advance that his eighth prince Zhu Zi was a psychologically fragile person, he basically would not have forced him to go to the fiefdom to govern and live, and would rather keep him by his side to teach and supervise, which is completely better than losing a biological flesh and blood in vain, so that the old emperor over sixty years old endures the pain of "white-haired people sending black-haired people", and even regrets it.
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