There was an emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty who originally intended to remove all relatives of an official. However, this action aroused strong disgust among the officials, so he loudly demanded that the emperor exterminate all the relatives of the officials. How could the emperor, as the supreme ruler of the country, tolerate such a blatant provocation? In a moment of indignation, the emperor actually agreed to the minister's request, declaring: "Well, as you wish, curse you ten tribes!" "This decision was unexpected by the minister, leaving them stunned and unresponsive. But unfortunately, as soon as the emperor's words are spoken, they cannot be taken back.
The official of the former dynasty was named Fang Xiaozi, a figure during the reign of Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and a famous seizure of the throne in history, who launched the famous Battle of Jingjian. And the official who was sentenced to the punishment of the Ten Tribes was Fang Xiaozi, who had been a close confidant of Zhu Yunjiang, the Jianwen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. During Zhu Yunjiang's reign, Fang Xiaoxiao often discussed state affairs with the emperor, and they shared political views and speculated with each other. Fang Xiaoxiao was also highly respected by the world's scholars for his academic achievements and had a high reputation, so he was loved by Zhu Yunjiang.
However, Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingjian, which killed many high-ranking officials of the previous dynasty. However, for Fang Xiaozi, Zhu Di chose to let him go rather than execute him immediately. This was because Yao Guangxiao, an important official under Zhu Di, advised him that although Fang Xiaoxiao would not surrender, he must not be killed. Because Fang Xiaozi enjoyed a high reputation among the scholars, if he was executed, it would inevitably cause great anger among the scholars, and it would have a serious adverse impact on Zhu Di's reign after he took the throne. Zhu Di followed Yao Guangxiao's advice, but imprisoned Fang Xiaoxiao in prison.
When everything was ready, Zhu Di needed a persuasive edict to the throne. At this time, he thought of the highly respected Fang Xiaozi. If Fang Xiaozi personally drafted the edict, it would be more convincing and make it impossible for the old ministers of the previous dynasty to resist. However, Fang Xiaozi was imprisoned in a large prison and knew nothing about the outside world, and it was not until Zhu Di was about to ascend the throne that he learned that Zhu Yunjiang's era was over. This news made Fang Xiaozi, a person loyal to Zhu Yunjiang, unacceptable. So, in front of Zhu Di, he burst into tears and cried loudly.
Zhu Di was deeply touched by Fang Xiaozi's loyalty, and could not help but comfort him, and praised him for only having to follow the example of the Duke of Zhou to assist King Cheng of Zhou. Zhu Di compared himself to the Duke of Zhou and Zhu Yunjiang to King Cheng of Zhou. However, Fang Xiaozi was skeptical of this and asked, "So is King Cheng still reigning now?" Zhu Di responded proudly: "King Cheng has already set himself on fire and died, you only need to come and draft the edict." However, Fang Xiaozi asked Zhu Di in addition to his pain: "Then why don't you support the son of Chengwang, this is the orthodoxy?" Zhu Di's face changed, "King Cheng's son is young and ignorant, and he is not qualified for such a heavy task, which has never been the case in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Fang Xiaozi still resolutely retorted: "Since you want to choose the elder, why not choose the younger brother of the king?" Zhu Di looked a little impatient, "Fang Xiaoxiao, don't interfere too much in Xuan's family affairs, so as not to suffer the consequences yourself." Zhu Di's words made Fang Xiaoxiao more resolute, he dropped the purple pen in his hand on the ground, sighed and said: "Then give me death, I will not draft this edict." Zhu Di was very angry in his heart, but in order to ensure that Fang Xiaoxiao drafted the edict, he could only hold back his anger and warned: "Do you want to die? But have you considered your Nine Tribes? Aren't you afraid of endangering their lives? Fang Xiaozi still stood his ground, and said firmly: "What about my ten tribes? This angered Zhu Di, who ordered Fang Xiaoxiao to be imprisoned in a large prison and issued an order to exterminate his Ten Tribes. This is the famous Ten Tribes incident. Among the rare severe punishments in history, the Nine Tribes were already the most serious, and Fang Xiaoxiao was exterminated by the Ten Tribes, which can be described as unprecedented and unprecedented.
During the execution, Zhu Di brought Fang Xiaoxiao's family and relatives to him to let them witness the death penalty of their relatives, but Fang Xiaoxiao did not show any emotion. It was only when his younger brother was beheaded that he was deeply distressed. Zhu Di exterminated Fang Xiaoxiao's ten tribes, resulting in the death of more than 800 people. When Fang Xiaozi was finally executed, because Zhu Di hated him deeply, the corners of his mouth were cut under his ears, and then beheaded, and finally executed by capital punishment. The punishment of the Nine Tribes is already very rare, and it will only be carried out if the sin is extremely deep and violates the emperor's bottom line. The severe punishment of exterminating the Ten Races is almost extinct, and this ancient system of joint sitting no longer exists.