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There was a Ming dynasty, leaving a lot of legends. The story that happened to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di is very interesting.
Zhu Yuanzhang, from a cattle herder who did not know the world and herded cattle for the landlord's family, counterattacked the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his life interpreted what is called "inspirational"; The same Zhu Yuanzhang chose his successor in the air, not to the nine great clan kings, but to choose his grandson as his successor; Yan King Zhu Di, but just staged a farce of his uncle robbing his nephew's throne, which once changed the direction of Daming...
When Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled, Wu had fierce generals such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and Wen had Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen; When Zhu Di took the name of Taizu "Qing Jun side", there were also many people who followed, and the "demon monk" Yao Guangxiao was one of them. In order to smoothly ascend the throne, at the suggestion of Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Di bought 500 geese, but Zhu Di did not know Yao Guangxiao's true purpose at first.
Stills: Zhu Di, Yao Guangxiao
Zhu Biao's death
May 17, 1392 was arguably the saddest day for the elderly Zhu Yuanzhang, because his most beloved son Zhu Biao died young. Sending a white-haired person to a black-haired person is the most sad thing for every parent under the sun. However, Zhu Yuanzhang must immediately wake up from his painful emotions, because there is one more thing that cannot be hesitated, that is, who will take over the position of crown prince.
Zhu Biao, the first prince of the Ming Dynasty, Yiwen Crown Prince, what is so good, and why does Zhu Yuanzhang like him so much?
As the saying goes, "Lao Tzu is a hero and a good man", so to speak, whether it is the official history or the wild history, we have not found any bad deeds of Zhu Biao, he seems to be a gentle and elegant, brotherly love, great prestige and other reputations in one "virtuous and long" person. Zhu Yuanzhang went through half a life and ascended the throne at the age of 40, so he especially valued his eldest son Zhu Biao, and there was no doubt that Daming had an heir.
Stills: Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao
When Zhu Biao was born, it was during the period when Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately fighting the world, and Zhu Biao had a deeper understanding of war than other princes in history. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang also designed Zhu Biao according to the route of the prince, and there was the most famous scholar at that time, Song Lian, not to mention Wu, who gathered stars in the early Ming Dynasty, such as Chang Yuchun, Xu Da and other famous generals, all of whom were his team.
And the virtuousness of the crown prince Zhu Biao not only impressed the brothers and lords, but also made the military generals who assisted him praised. In the eyes of the world, whether it is martial arts or ruling the country by the world, his talent is not inferior to Zhu Yuanzhang, and he has more excellent characteristics that his father does not have - benevolence. You know, in the Chengping era, this character of the emperor was especially important for governing the country and security. This is also what Zhu Yuanzhang appreciates Zhu Biao very much.
In addition, although Zhu Biao is the eldest son and the righteous heir, he is harmonious with his brothers, and even when his brothers make mistakes, he is the first to take the initiative to intercede with his father on their behalf. As the prince, Zhu Biao did not stand tall or commanding, so Zhu Yuanzhang's other 25 sons admired this eldest brother and were willing to follow Zhu Biao's lead.
If nothing else, after Zhu Biao became king, there would be political clarity inside and outside the court, and there would be peace between the kings. However, there is a saying that blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and Zhu Biao did not wait for the day when he became emperor, and died young at the age of 37.
Zhu Biao's death made Zhu Yuanzhang heartbroken, but he must immediately put away his grief and hurry up to choose an heir, otherwise the night will grow and dream.
A clan king in the early Ming Dynasty
The scourge of "involution" caused by the reduction of the clan - the Battle of Yasukari
The country cannot be without a king for a day, and if the position of crown prince is vacant for a long time, then the unstable factor will be greatly increased, after all, once Zhu Biao dies, many clan kings will be ready to move and covet the position of prince. For this point, Zhu Yuanzhang knew it very well.
According to ordinary thinking, after the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang could find a few excellent sons from the nine great clan kings and then "PK" to see who could be qualified for the position of prince. But Zhu Yuanzhang did not do this, and he directly appointed Zhu Biao's son Zhu Yunjiang as his successor. Many people are puzzled, why did Zhu Yuanzhang "pass on the throne through the air"? Analyzed in detail, there are at least 3 reasons.
First of all, virtuous and long. Lao Zhu learned the lesson of history, and when selecting a successor, he adhered to the principle of "virtuous and long", and made Zhu Biao the prince, and after the prince's death, there was no longer any growth among the sons, so naturally he was chosen among the grandsons, and Zhu Yunjiang bore the brunt.
Secondly, it will be Anbang immediately, and only then can the country be governed. In comparison, the sons of Zhu Di and the King of Yan are indeed very similar to Zhu Yuanzhang, but in the Chengping era, when knives and guns were put into storage, and Ma Nanshan was released, it was no longer necessary to fight and kill immediately, but more needed to rule the country under the horse, in this regard, those sons who can only dance guns and clubs are not suitable for being emperors;
Third, compensate the prince. Zhu Biao couldn't stand his father's brutal killing, even the prince's teacher wanted to kill, and finally planned to become ill. Zhu Yuanzhang once attributed the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao to his former cruelty, and in order to compensate Zhu Biao, he chose his son Zhu Yunjiang as the future Daming emperor.
In order to allow his grandson to ascend the throne smoothly, Zhu Yuanzhang slaughtered Lan Yu and other ministers, and stipulated that the sons of the nine clan kings "were not allowed to enter Beijing unless the emperor decreed", clearing the way for the crown prince's grandson. However, Zhu Yuanzhang's idea was too simple, and his approach directly plunged the Daming Dynasty into an unprecedented "involution" disaster - the Battle of Jingyan.
Needless to say, this catastrophe needless to say, Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiang's dragon chair was not even hot, and he felt that the uncles of the surrounding clan kings were "wolves around". In his opinion, during the war of the Daming Dynasty, they could defend against the enemy King Qin, but if it was the Chengping era, what was the value of their existence? In the end, at the suggestion of his confidants Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others, Zhu Yunjiang, who had been on the throne for only one month, did something that he regretted for the rest of his life - cutting the domain. Emperor Jianwen first found soft persimmons to pinch, and targeted some Sai kings such as King Zhou and King Xiang, and within half a year, these kings were successively degraded or killed.
As we all know, as early as 1370, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that the nine sons be crowned kings. These Sai kings each commanded troops to defend the royal family, and the fourth son, Zhu Di the King of Yan, sat in Yanjing City, with 100,000 troops, and was the strongest among the Cypriot kings.
Originally, when his nephew Zhu Yunjiang became this emperor, everyone was already very dissatisfied, and the cutting of the clan was undoubtedly to let the uncles lay off en masse, how could they endure this? In the end, Zhu Di raised the banner of Taizu's "Qing Jun's side", and the kings of the clans responded and seized Zhu Yunjiang's throne in one fell swoop.
Stills: Zhu Di
The "demon monk" cleverly uses tricks
Zhu Di, the king of Yan, guarded Yanjing for 20 years, and his father Zhu Yuanzhang gave him the power to control the soldiers and horses of all parties, and he also lived up to expectations, repeatedly leading troops to the Northern Yuan and making unearthly achievements. With both civil and military skills and a high prestige in the army, how can such a person sit still and be captured? In the end, Zhu Di became the rewriter of the history of the Daming Dynasty.
However, when Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingyan, one person played a key role, and he was Yao Guangxiao.
Yao Guangxiao was a monk with the legal name "Daoyan". In addition to chanting the Buddha all day, this person is also very concerned about current affairs. At Empress Ma's funeral, Yao Guangxiao met Zhu Di and felt that this person would become a great weapon in the future, so he followed Zhu Di. After Zhu Yunjiang cut down the domain, Yao Guangxiao analyzed the situation for Zhu Di, either rebelling and rebelling, or "man-made swords, I for fish."
Portrait of Yao Guangxiao
At Yao Guangxiao's suggestion, Zhu Di desperately fought back. However, judging from the military volume that Zhu Di held at this time, wanting to be tough with his nephew was tantamount to hitting a stone with a pebble. Yao Guangxiao said that it would be better to buy 500 geese first.
Zhu Di once commented on Yao Guangxiao:
In the people, Yao Guangxiao was even named "Demon Monk". In addition to daily Buddha rituals, this monk is also proficient in trivia, divination, astronomy, medical skills, power schemes, etc., and can be described as a "perfect monk". But why buy so many geese? Later, Zhu Di suddenly opened.
The rebellion must be well prepared, and Zhu Di knew that as long as he could win half a year, then recruiting troops, training soldiers, and building weapons could be smoothly organized and implemented. However, how can such a big movement be concealed? Buying a goose is Yao Guangxiao's "blinding method".
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Zhu Di adopted Yao Guangxiao's strategy and built a large-scale training arsenal under the goose shed. Hundreds of warriors sharpen their knives underground, building weapons and expanding their armies to practice their armies, without fear of being discovered, because the cries of 500 geese are enough to mask any sound. Not only that, in order to prepare grain and grass, Zhu Di then purchased grain on the grounds of buying goose food.
Later, when Zhu Yunjiang noticed something, it was too late. After half a year of preparation, Zhu Di swept south, and it took less than four years to hit Zhu Yunjiang's city gate. Emperor Jianwen also disappeared in a palace fire, and Zhu Di became emperor as he wished, claiming to be the Yongle Emperor.
After becoming God King, Zhu Di carried out a great purge of the old ministers of Emperor Jianwen's dynasty, and at the same time rewarded the meritorious ministers around him. Yao Guangxiao, who made great achievements, was also named a young master of the crown prince by Zhu Di, and in the temple, he had another title "black-clothed prime minister".
A bloody storm caused by the slashing of the clan eventually subsided in the Ming Dynasty, and this infighting ended in Zhu Di's complete victory. Zhu Yunjiang, perhaps not deeply involved in the world, did not know how to step by step, and did not take the lessons of the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" caused by the Hanjing Emperor's cutting of the domain in history, but listened to rumors and anxious to "kill the uncles" of the clan kings; Yao Guangxiao, a generation of promising monks, seemed to be "not doing business", but had unique political wisdom, and finally assisted the hero Zhu Di to seize the imperial throne with the momentum of the wind and clouds, and Zhu Di's efforts to rule also made Yao Guangxiao feel that his original approach was undoubtedly to follow the trend and take advantage of the situation.
Story painting: Zhu Di, Yao Guangxiao
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