Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, this is basically the well-known order of ancient dynasties, but this is just a grand narrative of some history, in these dynasties, between dynasties and dynasties of many vigorous deeds have only turned into a wave at the tip of history.
Many people know that since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the changes of dynasties in various places have been chaotic, even if Zhao Taizu was proclaimed emperor in the dynasty, the Zhao dynasty has never been able to complete the great cause of unification, until the Yuan Dynasty suddenly rose up, ending the division of hundreds of years.
As we all know, the Yuan Dynasty was corrupt and the people lived in dire straits, and they were soon replaced by the Ming Dynasty. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang was not the only one who rebelled and established power at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and there were people in the Sichuan-Shu region who founded a regime called Daxia earlier than Zhu Yuanzhang.
Chongqing Ancient Tomb, Eiling Tomb is in the world
In 1982, a weaving factory in Chongqing dug up an ancient tomb during construction, and at first, the tomb was not taken seriously by the relevant authorities, resulting in the theft and damage of the burial goods. It wasn't until a week later, when a stone tablet containing the life deeds of the tomb owner was resurfaced more than 600 years later, that people learned that this was the tomb.
It is the mausoleum of Ming Yuzhen, the Taizu of Great Xia, which may be known to few people, but historians will tell you that whether you want to admit it or not, it was a regime that once really existed between the Yuan and Ming dynasties.
Ming Yuzhen was born in 1329, at this time the Yuan Dynasty was no longer the high-spirited Yuan regime when the Liao, Jin and Southern Song Dynasty were destroyed.
Ming Yuzhen's ancestors have been ordinary farmers for several generations, and all the sweat of a year has been shed in the fields, and the harvest depends on God's mood. The food and clothing of the common people are still problems, and they have to face the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes of the imperial court, and the Ming family is also deeply affected.
As Ming Yuzhen grew older, the situation in the world became more and more chaotic, with uprisings and wars everywhere, and his hometown was not immune. In order to protect themselves, the local people organized young adults to train and build fortifications to resist the invasion of outsiders, and Ming Yuzhen, who was famous for her integrity and righteousness, became the leader.
Seeing that they were so well-trained and numerous, ordinary people easily did not dare to offend, and Ming Yuzhen kept one side safe. Two years later, Xu Shouhui, who was proclaimed emperor in Hanyang, sent people to surrender, threatening and tempting, and Ming Yuzhen chose to lead his troops to surrender.
During the period of the Red Turban Army, Ming Yuzhen fought bravely, took the lead, and was soon promoted for military merits. When he was ordered to go to Shu to raise food and grass, the Yuan army killed a local armed leader who wanted to annex him but leaked the news, and his subordinates fled one after another and defected to Ming Yuzhen, who happened to be here.
The opportunity was placed in front of the unprepared Ming Yuzhen: at this time, Chongqing's internal defense forces were empty. It's just that to fight or not to fight, Ming Yuzhen still made up her mind after hesitating: Don't miss the opportunity, if you miss this time, maybe there will never be a next time.
Ming Yuzhen led the army to raid, the city heard the news of chaos, the officials defending the city left the people and soldiers in the city, packed up their burdens and fled overnight, the Yuan army rushed to the battle and was quickly defeated, and the general Haring became a prisoner.
Ming Yuzhen has a lot of connections with this person, and his right eye was blinded by an arrow when he fought Harlem before. This time, it can also be said to be revenge.
Pacify Bashu and establish political power
After occupying Chongqing, Ming Yuzhen defeated some of the armed forces entrenched in the vicinity in the eastern and western wars, and took the opportunity to reorganize and strengthen his own power after they collapsed. In the past few years, Ming Yuzhen pacified the southwest of Sichuan, captured Jiading, and conquered Chengdu, expanding his territory and military strength.
At a time when Ming Yuzhen was actively developing pioneering forces, the internal contradictions of Xu Shouhui's regime became more and more acute. Who doesn't want to sit in that supreme position? If you do it, can't I do it? There are more than one people who have such thoughts among Xu's subordinates, and some of them have taken action.
First, someone tried to murder Xu Shouhui, but after the defeat, he fled in a hurry, but was killed by his subordinate Chen Youliang. Soon after, when Xu Shouhui passed through Jiangzhou, Chen Youliang killed his entourage, and was imprisoned until the second year and then killed.
Ming Yuzhen was very angry when she learned the news, refused to associate with Chen Youliang, and built a temple to worship Xu Shouhui. Later, under the planning of the strategists, he established the Great Xia regime and became the Taizu of Ming Xia.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Bactria unified the currency and reduced the taxes of the people, so that the prices maintained a basic stable situation in the troubled times, and the people were able to take a breath. In the process of interacting with Zhu Yuanzhang, Ming Yuzhen also proudly said that the land of Daxia is dangerous and the people are rich, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
died in the prime of life, and Great Xia perished
However, in 1366, Ming Yuzhen died at the age of 37. After his death, his son Ming Sheng, who succeeded to the throne, was young, just ten years old, and naturally could not take charge of the government.
At this time, the founding of Great Xia was less than five years old, and the courtiers who followed Ming Yuzhen to fight everywhere and made great contributions were in the prime of life, so the situation of weak monarchs and strong ministers was naturally not a good thing for Great Xia.
There were already many contradictions between the courtiers, and Ming Yuzhen was able to suppress them, pacify them left and right, and maintain the balance between the two sides, but he was gone, and there was no one who could be strongly suppressed, and the contradictions quickly intensified, and finally the important ministers assassinated each other.
Ming Yuzhen's brother-in-law Wan Sheng was a brave general, outstanding in battle, very relied on, after Ming Yuzhen's death, he instructed someone to assassinate a court member who had been at odds with him for many years. And the minister befriended Ming Yuzhen's righteous son Ming Zhao, and in order to avenge his friend, Ming Zhao deceived Wan Sheng into the palace and killed him in the name of his stepmother.
Wan Sheng, as the biggest hero of the founding of Great Xia, was strangled without an edict, both the courtiers and the people were quite complaining, some people crusaded in the name of the Qing monarch, Mingsheng had to execute the righteous brother, but the power has since fallen into the hands of others.
The courtiers fell against each other, the monarch was weak, the government was in chaos, and the national power soon declined. On the other hand, in 1368, two years after Ming Yuzhen's death, Zhu Yuanzhang was proclaimed emperor in Nanjing. In 1371, the Ming army captured Chongqing, Mingsheng surrendered, and Bactria ceased to exist.
Brief summary:
The Great Xia created by Ming Yuzhen, which existed for only 8 years, was only one of the many revolts of the secession regime in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, and due to the untimely death of Ming Yuzhen, the Ming army was quickly defeated and disappeared in history, which was different from a unified dynasty like the Yuan and Ming Dynasty.
Whenever there is a troubled time, it is the time when the heroes rise together, and people with ambition and vision will seize the opportunity given by the times to forge ahead and establish their own merits, which is the case with Ming Yuzhen. It's just that some people break halfway, while others have the last laugh.