Zhu Yuanzhang is a special one among the emperors of the past dynasties, he was born in a poor family, but he was able to become a leader supported by everyone in troubled times, and finally won the position of the Son of Heaven.
This also just shows that Zhu Yuanzhang has a convincing quality, which can attract capable people to follow.
Zhu Yuanzhang himself is not a deep learner, but he likes those talented people very much, and women are no exception.
Zhu Yuanzhang once asked a young girl: What is the biggest? The woman replied without humility or arrogance, making her Zhu Yuanzhang's daughter-in-law.
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is a legend in history, he was in troubled times when he was a child, and lived a life of hunger and displacement.
In order to have something to eat, he gave cattle to the landlord's family; Later, he was sent by his parents to the temple to become a monk because he could at least have a bite to eat there.
However, the temple failed to avoid the war in the end, and Zhu Yuanzhang had to leave again, begging all the way.
This did not wear out the blood in his heart, but instead exercised his tenacious character and wanted to change his fate.
During this time, Zhu Yuanzhang met many like-minded people and participated in the uprising.
Maybe it was fate, or maybe the times created heroes, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly gained a firm foothold in the rebel army.
However, what really convinced everyone was his extraordinary strategy and courage in leading troops to fight, and it was with his performance again and again that Zhu Yuanzhang slowly climbed to the position of leader.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, who suffered too much when he was young, it has always been his long-cherished wish to let the people live a life without exploitation and oppression.
For this reason, he recruited talents, fought everywhere, and finally occupied Yingtian, broke Chen Han, pacified the troubled times, and created a new dynasty.
As the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he wanted to leave a prosperous world for his children and grandchildren to live and work in peace and contentment, and the premise of all this was that the country should be strong.
If a country wants to be rich and strong, the first step is to have a vast territory, so successive emperors want to expand their territory and complete hegemony at all costs.
However, the struggle between the family and the country is never an easy thing, and if this long-cherished wish is to be realized, it will inevitably provoke war, causing many people to suffer from life and death.
Zhu Yuanzhang also deeply understands this, in his opinion, if he can surrender, don't send troops!
At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the foundation was unstable, and at this time, the Mongols of the previous dynasty were a great threat to Zhu Yuanzhang, and they were also his first enemies.
Zhu Yuanzhang has always hated the Mongols, but there is a Mongol who is very favored by him and wants to recruit him.
Wang Baobao, a famous general of the Yuan Dynasty
Although the Yuan Dynasty finally fell, it also left many outstanding generals, among which Wang Baobao was one of Zhu Yuanzhang's sympathetic friends.
Wang Baobao's Mongolian name is Kuangkhor Timur, and he was born in a family of eunuchs in the Yuan Dynasty, and his family was very wealthy.
Later, his father died, and he was adopted by his uncle. After that, the world became more and more chaotic, and Wang Baobao and his uncle organized a team to fight against the rebellious peasant army.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the fighting between the political parties was to the death, and Wang Baobao's uncle was also killed by the enemy.
Later, Wang Baobao succeeded his uncle as the new general, and he kept a close eye on Zhu Yuanzhang's dynamics while dealing with the Yuan court.
Later, he led the team to suppress Zhu Yuanzhang's armed forces many times, and they were caught off guard.
Zhu Yuanzhang admired this genius very much and called him "a strange man in the world". Emperor Zhaozong of the Yuan Dynasty was full of praise for him, and often said that it was because of him that the Yuan Dynasty could almost reach the point of Zhongxing.
However, no matter how beautiful a general's battle is, it cannot change the fate of the imperial court, let alone reverse its declining trend.
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty's regime, Wang Baobao saw that the Central Plains was gone, so he fled to the north with the survivors of the Yuan Dynasty's royal family.
They established the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the Mobei region, confronting the Ming regime on the one hand, and preparing to revive the Yuan Dynasty at any time.
Under the leadership of Wang Baobao, Beiyuan gradually became stronger, and it also became a major threat to Zhu Yuanzhang. In order to curb the continued development of the Northern Yuan, the Ming Dynasty sent many troops to eliminate the Northern Yuan.
However, these armies were all defeated without exception: even if the famous generals Xu Da and Tang He and others personally went on a northern expedition, they still could not take advantage of Wang Baobao.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel more sympathetic to Wang Baobao, and he decided to send someone to negotiate in an attempt to persuade Wang Baobao to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang's hard and soft didn't work, Wang Baobao did not hesitate to refuse the olive branch stretched out by the Ming Dynasty, and even some of the envoys sent were killed before they could speak.
Several peace talks were unsuccessful, which made Zhu Yuanzhang have no choice but to continue to send troops to attack.
In the third year of Hongwu, the brave and warlike Wang Baobao was finally defeated by the Ming Dynasty general Xu Da, but this time the Ming army still failed to catch Wang Baobao.
Wang Baobao fled with some of his men, and the rest were captured, including his sister Guanyinnu.
Guanyin slave
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to catch Wang Baobao's sister, and he wanted to exchange this for a truce between the two countries, so he sent someone to send a letter to Wang Baobao.
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought that the matter of subduing the Northern Yuan was about to succeed, Wang Baobao's approach was unexpected again.
He replied that it was impossible for him to surrender, and he believed that his sister would understand what he was doing, so Wang Baobao's sister Guanyinu was forced to live in the palace of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang still wanted to recruit him, so he treated his sister Guanyin Nu with courtesy.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of a good way to force Wang Baobao to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, that is, to marry Guanyin to his son Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin.
He believed that as long as the two families formed a good relationship between Qin and Jin, Wang Baobao would be able to rest assured and finally join the camp of the Ming Dynasty, and this marriage was also the greatest sincerity he expressed to Wang Baobao.
Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to disagree with Guanyinnu's marriage, when her grandfather had just died, and she insisted on keeping filial piety for her grandfather.
At the same time, she also understands that this marriage will affect her brother's future, and even make her brother guilty of betraying the Yuan Dynasty.
In order to persuade Guanyinnu, Zhu Yuanzhang specially summoned her and asked her, "What is the biggest thing in the world?" Guanyin Nu knew what the Ming Emperor meant, but she also had her own insistence, she thought about it and replied, "Loyalty and filial piety are great." ”
Not only was there nothing wrong with this answer, but it also showed that the woman was very wise.
She expressed her attitude with the word "loyalty and filial piety"!
"Loyalty" is loyal to one's own country, that is, the overthrown Yuan Dynasty; And "filial piety" is to be filial to the elders, grandfather died, how can she, as a descendant, disregard filial piety to marry?
This reason sounds undeniable, and Zhu Yuanzhang also appreciates her courage, but no matter how she says at this time, she is a prisoner of the order, how can she resist a group of winners?
Zhu Yuanzhang told him that it was the Ming Dynasty that ruled the world, so Guanyin slave was ordered to marry was "loyalty" to the world.
The involuntary Guanyin slave eventually became Zhu Yuanzhang's daughter-in-law, but her sacrifice did not make Zhu Yuanzhang get his wish, and Wang Baobao died three years later.
The loss of such an opponent made Zhu Yuanzhang very regretful; At the same time, Guanyinnu's status in the Ming Dynasty was even more pathetic.
Originally, she and King Qin didn't like each other, and after they got married, they hated each other. The king of Qin was cruel and lewd, spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, and imprisoned Guanyin slaves in a simple courtyard, and suffered a lot.
As the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally didn't want to see his son's house restless, so he executed King Qin's favorite concubine, in a vain attempt to warm up the relationship between the two.
Unexpectedly, King Qin recorded this matter on Guanyinnu's head again, and he intensified his efforts against her, which made Guanyinnu, a tough woman, very painful.
King Qin was poisoned and killed, and as a princess, she was ordered to be martyred by Zhu Yuanzhang, ending her tragic life. Some people also say that it was Guanyin Nu who took the initiative to ask for a burial.
Because after her brother died, the second half of her life was very miserable; And she has no heirs to live with, so she has no worries, and she has long lost the motivation to live.
summary
Guanyin slave was a victim of political marriage in the feudal period, and it was also the epitome of the fate of many women in ancient times.
From Guanyin slaves, we see the tragic fate of ancient women, whether they are noble or lowly, their fate is in the hands of others.
We should also be glad that we live in a modern era of democracy and prosperity, although there will be many ups and downs, but it is better than being used and manipulated by others for a lifetime, and living a life of losing ourselves!