Author: Our special guest author Nine Fish Pavilion
In the impression of many people, Zhu Wen is a cruel and murderous, absurd, unscrupulous, unscrupulous emperor, he can be a negative model for emperors, and he can also become a negative role in educating future generations, but is this really the case?
In the chaotic era of the late Tang Dynasty, the imperial power basically fell, and the envoys of all sides competed to seize territory and plot against the Tang Dynasty, the strongest of which were Zhu Wen and Li Keyong and others. Why is Zhu Wen so bad in the impression of posterity? On the one hand, Zhu Wen was indeed murderous and vicious, and the two emperors of the late Tang Dynasty both died under his sword; on the other hand, Zhu Wen pickpocketed his daughter-in-law and raped his subordinates' wives and daughters, which was an unforgivable crime.
First, after killing Tang Zhaozong, there will be another killing to kill people
In 904, Zhu Wen had already taken control of Tang Zhaozong and subsequently demanded that Tang Zhaozong move the capital to Luoyang. At this time, Tang Zhaozong had become a fish on the board, ready to be slaughtered, and there was no room for bargaining.
Historical records record that "since Emperor Qianluo, Li Keyong, Li Maozhen, Xichuan Wang Jian, and Xiangyang Zhao Kuangning knew of Quanzhong's usurpation plot, and lianmeng raised righteousness, with Xingfu as the word." ”
Hearing that the emperor was forced to move the capital, Li Keyong and Li Maozhen wanted to work together to eliminate Zhu Wen. Of course, these high-sounding reasons must be false, nothing more than everyone fighting each other for their own interests. The method of coercing the Heavenly Son to order the princes worked very well, so whoever controlled the Heavenly Son controlled the initiative, so everyone would not agree to Zhu Wen casually fiddling with Tang Zhaozong.
Zhu Wen had long wanted to replace the Tang Dynasty, and in order to avoid trouble, he had a murderous heart, and if he killed Tang Zhaozong, once he was a hundred, there would be no more moths. Therefore, Zhu Wen ordered "Zuo Longwu Commandery Commandery Yougong, Right Dragon Wu Commandery Shu Chun, and Privy Councillor Jiang Xuanhui" to assassinate Tang Zhaozong Li Ye.
One night, Jiang Xuanhui, with officer Shi Tai and more than a hundred other people, broke into the palace gate on the pretext of having urgent military information. Clear-eyed people can see that where this is to send intelligence, this is to kill people. Zhaoyi Li Wanrong blocked the door, blocking Jiang Xuanhui's way, and said, "Your Honor, you would rather kill us than hurt the emperor!" ”
Tang Zhaozong Li Ye was depressed, drank a lot of wine, and was already drowsy, but when he heard that there was a big mess outside the door, he was also awakened, so he knew that things were not good. Shi Taiti's sword killed Tang Zhaozong, and at this moment, Tang Zhaozong couldn't care less about his appearance, and he began to run around the house wearing a single coat.
How could Tang Zhaozong, who had no power to bind the chicken, be the opponent of the soldiers, Zhaoyi Li Wanrong was killed first in front of Zhaozong, and then Zhaozong also fell in a pool of blood. Theoretically, Zhu Wen, Shi Shuqun, Jiang Xuanhui and others had made great contributions to Zhu Wen and should have been rewarded, but Zhu Wen was a person who wanted to be called emperor, how could he bear the notoriety of killing the king, and then Zhu Wen threw the helmet to Zhu Yougong and others.
Yougong Yougong, Shu Chun and others were so confused and killed by Zhu Wen, it is most appropriate to describe Zhu Wen with their hearts and fierce hands, even if Yougong and others greet Zhu Wen's relatives a thousand times, they will not change the tragic ending.
Zhu Wen can kill his enemies and subordinates without scruples, which can be described as cold-blooded and ruthless, but he only respects two people, one is Lady Zhang, and the other is his brother Zhu Quanyu.
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Mrs. Zhang and Zhu Wen are like Disney's famous cartoon "Beauty and the Beast". Zhu Wen has a violent personality, five big and three rough, and also likes to kill innocents indiscriminately, while Mrs. Zhang's good looks and virtuous shude, the two combine to form a sharp contrast.
Mrs. Zhang was originally also the child of a large family, and due to the division of warlords and frequent wars at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Zhang family was also forced to flee. Zhu Wen had long heard of Zhang's beauty, so he was bent on marrying him, and in the second year of Tang Zhonghe, Zhu Wen met the long-desired Zhang clan in Tongzhou and officially married her.
Judging from Zhu Wen's later performance, he never had any principles and bottom lines in his life, but only obeyed Mrs. Zhang's words. Zhu Yuanzhang also killed on a large scale, and no one dared to persuade the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu, only Empress Ma's words Zhu Yuanzhang listened, and the same was true of Lady Zhang, Zhu Wen could kill people at will once he became angry, and only Lady Zhang could make Zhu Wen take back his life.
Historical records record that "Hou Xian was shrewd and skillful, and although Taizu was violent, he also tasted fear." Whenever Taizu visited him on foreign affairs, he said a lot later. Taizu was always angry and killed, and after trying to rescue, people relied on it to get it. ”
Zhu Wen's son Zhu Youyu was ordered to attack Zhu Jin's troops, but after Zhu Jin was defeated, Zhu Youyu did not pursue him, and Zhu Wen believed that this son had different intentions, so he relieved him of his military power. Zhu Youyu was well aware of his father's temper and did not dare to go back. When Mrs. Zhang saw that the situation was urgent, she sent someone to inform Zhu Youyu to return, and she would protect Zhu Youyu's safety.
After Zhu Youyu returned, Zhu Wen was furious and once wanted to kill this son, but Before Mrs. Zhang could come and put on her shoes, she ran out to intercede with Zhu Youyu. Seeing the lady's intercession, Zhu Wen was relieved and spared Zhu Youyu's life. In addition, Zhu Wen often consulted Mrs. Zhang on military matters, and Zhang Always got to the point, and Zhu Wen also benefited a lot.
Before Mrs. Zhang's death, Zhu Wen was like a kitten who had always been obedient, and after Mrs. Zhang's death, perhaps Zhu Wen could not accept it, and she became absurd and murderous.
Third, he was scolded by Zhu Quanyu, but there was nothing he could do
In addition to paying tribute to Lady Zhang, Zhu Wen was also afraid of one person, that is, his brother Zhu Quanyu. At the beginning, Zhu Wen had three brothers in the family, because the family was poor, Zhu Wen and his second brother Zhu Cunluo were Kou and joined the rebel army of Huang Chao, and the eldest brother Zhu Quanyu took care of his mother at home.
Zhu Wen knew that he was sorry for his mother and eldest brother, and he also had great respect for his eldest brother. After his discovery, Zhu Wen took his mother and eldest brother to Xuanwu Army to enjoy the blessings. After that, Zhu Wen developed and grew, and at the moment of the Zen position, Zhu Quanyu stood up and accused Zhu Wen.
Zhu Quanyu pointed at Zhu Wen's nose and scolded: "Zhu San, you are just a villager of Zhongshan, Tianzi asked you to be the envoy of the Four Towns Festival, what is sorry for you, but you want to overthrow the Three Hundred Years of the Tang Dynasty, and our entire family will be killed because of you!" ”
At that time, Zhu Wen was already a yellow robe, the whole world was under his control, and his brother accused him in front of everyone, of course, he was very unhappy, but Zhu Quanyu was his eldest brother, even if he said it was no longer right, he could not take his brother as such. Due to Zhu Quanyu's turmoil, the banquet was not happy and dispersed.
If you change someone else, with Zhu Wen's temper, you will definitely be killed on the spot, of course, no one in the civil and military hundreds of officials dares to anger Zhu Wen. Zhu Wen has great respect for Lady Zhang and respect for the eldest brother, which also makes Zhu Wen, the murderous demon king, have a touch of humanity.
However, Zhu Wen did too many evil deeds, and finally was killed by his son Zhu Youjue, which is also a crime deserved. Just as the so-called good and evil will be rewarded in the end, the right way in the world is vicissitudes!
References: Old Book of Tang, Volume 23, History of the New Five Dynasties, Volume 13
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