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In today's society, we may not be able to imagine this feeling.
However, in the case of the ancient absolute monarchy, accompanying the emperor's side, although the promotion is fast, but the risk of being killed because of doing one thing or a word wrong is also very high.
Therefore, in film and television dramas, you will often see something called "death-free gold medal", which is very magical, and its official name is called Danshu Iron Ticket, which is written with cinnabar on iron.
Simply put, it is a contract spirit, that is, the emperor's promise is written down to the minister, restraining the emperor from killing the minister at will, and the meritorious minister can also use this gold medal to save his life at a critical moment.
The death-free gold medal is not valid for a long time, as early as when it was given to the minister, the emperor had already specified the time and number of uses, and most of this was determined according to the size of the merit.
Some ministers may allow a few mistakes to be pardoned, or this benefit will be left to the next generation, all according to the emperor's rules.
So the question is, can the death-free gold medal really save from death? With it, is it foolproof?
Is the death-free gold medal really "death-free"
At the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's accession to the throne, a total of 35 gold medals were made, and then all of them were distributed to those founding heroes with outstanding battle merits.
Among them was a figure named Li Shanchang, who was very favored by Zhu Yuanzhang, who believed that he could be compared with Xiao He, the prime minister of the Great Cheng.
He was also one of the 35 gold medals at the time, but what was the use? He was eventually given death in a way he did not even expect.
How was the minister who was favored by Old Zhu given death? Let's take a closer look at Lee Sun-chang's story and see what his life was like?
When Li Shanchang followed Zhu Yuanzhang to capture Chuzhou, his first position was to be in charge of the supply of materials and the distribution of personnel for the army.
In addition, he is also responsible for giving advice to Zhu Yuanzhang on a daily basis and participating in the decision-making of major affairs, which is very trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Out of trust in Li Shanchang, Zhu Yuanzhang also handed over the position of "personnel manager" to Li Shanchang.
At that time, some of the "applicants" who came were interviewed by him, and in the end, Zhu Yuanzhang was only responsible for receiving the results.
It is also because of Li Shanchang's mediation that the "applicants" can also feel the sincerity from the old Zhu Group, and Zhu Yuanzhang attaches more importance to this person, as long as there is a need to draft documents, Zhu Yuanzhang will also hand it over to him.
Later Zhu Yuanzhang often led troops to battle, and Li Shanchang was his most solid backing. The food and pay of the front-line soldiers was never delayed, and Li Shanchang would often help Zhu Yuanzhang analyze the situation.
The disadvantages of monopoly salt were eliminated, the tea law was established, and the method of mining and smelting iron was studied, and the people's lives were improved day by day.
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he appointed Li Shanchang as a grand envoy, and made him concurrently serve as the prince's major master, participating in the decision of military affairs.
When Zhu Yuanzhang inspected Bianliang, Li Shanchang remained in the rear, and he ordered that Li Shanchang could handle everything flexibly without asking for instructions.
That is to say, he can cut first and then play, this right is not small, simple to understand, can catch up with the meaning of the prince overseeing the country, it can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in Li Shanchang at this time.
In the later reward of meritorious figures, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that although Li Shanchang did not march and fight, he always followed for many years, and there was no mistake in everything, so he should be rewarded fiercely.
Therefore, he was awarded the title of "Founding Auxiliary Movement and Sincerity and Honoring the Main Minister", and it is very rare for this civil minister to receive such a reward. You know, he is even better than Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and other martial generals.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang awarded the gold medal of freedom from death, which can save Li Shanchang from death and his son from death.
That is to say, it is equivalent to giving away two gold medals, not only that, the descendants can inherit his right to four thousand stones in the year, even if the future generations do not become officials, they can eat and wear without worry, which is equivalent to a long-term meal ticket that does not expire.
Later, Li Shanchang's son Li Qi married Princess Lin'an, and his relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang became closer and closer, and his status also increased.
Good times don't last long
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed very important to Li Shanchang, but later it was found that Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in him seemed to have decreased, and what happened in the middle that made him change his mind?
Perhaps because of this long-term favor, it is inevitable that Li Shanchang is a little pampered and arrogant, he looks gentle on the surface, but he is very harsh on his heart.
When he encountered disagreement with him in the officialdom, he would report the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang, and together with his own reasons, Zhongcheng Liu Ji resigned and went home because of an argument with Li Shanchang.
At this time, Li Shanchang's power should have reached its peak, and the change in his heart made Zhu Yuanzhang a little displeased. Hu Weiyong's rebellion was the cause of Li Shanchang's change in status.
Hu Weiyong is also a person, he and Li Shanchang are sons and daughters, and Hu Weiyong's promotion to official position was initially recommended by Li Shanchang. The final official to the prime minister.
It can be said that he is Li Shanchang's favorite protégé, and after his retirement, the movements in the court are conveyed by Hu Weiyong.
But after Hu Weiyong gained power, he became more and more unsightly, and even Zhu Yuanzhang did not pay attention to it, and he would cut off many things that should be reported to Zhu Yuanzhang first.
Once, a clan came to see Zhu Yuanzhang, but Hu Weiyong didn't know whether he didn't tell Zhu Yuanzhang intentionally or unintentionally, and waited until the envoy arrived at the gate of the palace that Zhu Yuanzhang learned about it, which was a little embarrassing.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, this is really not even in the eyes of the emperor, then do you want to be the emperor?
Later, Hu Weiyong was executed for 5 major crimes, one of which was the crime of treason, and there have been different views on whether Hu Weiyong reacted to later generations.
But what can be confirmed is that Zhu Yuanzhang's killing intention has arisen.
As for whether there is any reaction, they can't escape this death, and it just so happens that Hu Weiyong's continuous death behavior gave Zhu Yuanzhang a chance.
After Hu Weiyong's death, according to incomplete statistics, many people related to Hu Weiyong were executed, and the number could reach tens of thousands. Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the post of prime minister.
Anything was reported directly to the emperor, and it was stipulated that the post of prime minister would not be allowed in the future, so far, the emperor could
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In this matter, Li Shanchang was not implicated in any way, everything was as usual, if so, not only did he not express any gratitude to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he was very wooden, as if he took it for granted.
This move disappointed Zhu Yuanzhang, and to put it deeply, Zhu Yuanzhang had already begun to have an opinion about this person.
Disaster looms
Hu Weiyong's case has far-reaching consequences, Hongwu is twenty-three years old, and Li Shanchang is already 77 years old, which is the age at which he died.
He was already preparing to spend his old age in peace, but he never wanted to hear that his relative Ding Bin was going to be assigned, so he was so anxious that he didn't have time to think about it, so he immediately pleaded with Zhu Yuanzhang, it was good that he didn't show up, but it made things worse.
Zhu Yuanzhang already had an opinion, and now he came to intercede because of Hu Weiyong's case, wouldn't this make Zhu Yuanzhang even more displeased. Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude was unclear, he did not give him face as an old minister.
Li Shanchang wrote several times to request pardon, which finally angered Zhu Yuanzhang and ordered Ding Bin to be punished.
It was this person who hastened the demise of Li Shanchang, and during the interrogation he mentioned Li Shanchang's younger brother Li Cunyi, and when he arrested Li Cunyi's father and son, he mentioned Li Shanchang.
The confession said that Hu Weiyong did try to rebel, but his strength alone was not enough, so he wanted to pull more people into the water, and Li Shanchang was the best candidate in his opinion.
That's what he thinks and that's what he does.
At that time, Li Cunyi was sent to secretly persuade Li Shanchang, that is to say, Li Shanchang always knew about this matter. So did Lee participate in the rebellion?
His original words were: My old man, my death, Ru and so on. From here, you can see that this person is very smart.
Why do you say that? Li Shanchang was very shocked to hear that they were going to rebel, and when he heard that the queen who had named him the land of Huaixi, although he did not agree, he was also moved.
But in the end, Hu Weiyong did not wait for him to nod, but only waited for this sentence, which means that he is now old and has no room to play, and when he dies, let them watch and do it themselves.
Let's just say how ambiguous this attitude is, he already knew about this matter tomorrow morning, but did not stop it, and let it develop. Not only that, but also take a wait-and-see state.
When the war breaks out, if Zhu Yuanzhang wins, he can continue to be a courtier of the imperial court unharmed, and if Hu Weiyong wins, it will naturally be beneficial.
This kind of unfaithful and unrighteous act, how could Zhu Yuanzhang not kill him?
Epilogue:
Heaven wanted to kill him, just as the ancients believed in divination, and some people said that the point of calamity should be on the minister, which also gave Zhu Yuanzhang a chance, so he ordered that more than 70 people in his family including his wife and daughter be executed.
When the bad news came, Li Shanchang almost fainted in fear, he was unwilling, remembering the death-free gold medal that Lao Zhu had given before, thinking that he might be able to save his life.
When he took out the gold medal, Lao Zhu sneered and asked him to see what was written on the back, this look, Li Shanchang's heart was like ashes, and it was written on it: Those who conspire will inevitably die.
And he committed rebellion.
Li Shanchang was the last prime minister of the Zhu Yuanzhang Dynasty, and he also died.
So can the death-free gold medal really avoid death, not quite, in fact, whether you die or not is just a word of the emperor.
But even if you have the death-free gold medal, you should keep a low profile, since the emperor can give you your current status, it can also make you return to before liberation.
After all, the emperor is the biggest, and it is unrealistic to challenge the imperial power, let alone flaunt his might because he has some merit, then the result must be the worst.