"Little donkey, what reward do you want?"
Facing his uncle Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning, the little donkey said respectfully: "Your Majesty, you shouldn't reward me first, otherwise everyone will have opinions." ”
Such a sensible courtier, but in the end he was imprisoned by Zhu Yuanzhang and died.
Who was he? Was he wronged in the end, or did he end up like this?
Zhu Wenzheng
This hero was Zhu Yuanzhang's only little nephew later, and at the beginning, his name was Zhu Donkey.
Like Zhu Yuanzhang, their family has no culture, and the name is indeed more casual.
Zhu Donkey's father is called Zhu Chongsi, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest brother, the eldest in the family, and was later called Zhu Xinglong by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang's family was quite poor at that time, especially after Zhu Chongsi married his wife Wang, Zhu Yuanzhang's other brothers no longer had money to marry wives, so they went to other people's homes to be sons-in-law, and there has been no news since then.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang and his family moved to Haozhou. There, Zhu Yuanzhang had two nephews and a niece.
Although it is said that the place has changed, this still has not changed the fate of Zhu Yuanzhang and his family who are not full.
Even though the eldest brother and father worked hard every day, they still couldn't change the situation. I thought that one day they would usher in a good turnaround, but I never thought that it would usher in a disaster.
That year, due to natural disasters, the grain in the fields did not grow well, and not much grain was received. Their family was hungry and sick, and finally Zhu Yuanzhang's parents, eldest brother, and a nephew died one after another.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's sister-in-law Wang took away her son and daughter, and then went to her mother's house to beg for a living.
Since then, Zhu Yuanzhang has started a lonely wandering life.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang recalled those difficult days, and tears couldn't stop flowing. That kind of bitter, lonely and helpless life is indeed very bearable.
But fortunately, many rebel armies appeared one after another, and under the persuasion of his childhood friend Tang He, Zhu Yuanzhang also became a member of the rebel army.
After years of hard work, Zhu Yuanzhang has become a famous leader, and many people have come to him, such as his brother-in-law Li Zhen and his sister-in-law Wang.
The son that the Wang family took away was Zhu Donkey, which was one of the few bloodlines of the old Zhu family at that time! Zhu Yuanzhang also loved him very much, and changed his name to Zhu Wenzheng.
In fact, from before, Zhu Yuanzhang and this nephew have a deep emotional foundation.
Zhu Yuanzhang is the youngest in the family, and he generally got married earlier at that time, so Zhu Yuanzhang's age is not much older than his nephew, so the two were able to play together when they were young.
According to folk history books, Zhu Yuanzhang did some bad things when he was a child, such as digging a bird's nest or something, and Zhu Wenzheng would also participate in it at that time.
From this point of view, Zhu Yuanzhang was actually a child king when he was a child, and he took his nephews and nieces to play with him all day long, so the relationship between them is still relatively good.
It is precisely because of the emotional foundation that Zhu Yuanzhang loves this nephew a lot, and directly let the seventeen-year-old nephew go to the battlefield.
What Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect was that his nephew usually looked stupid, but when he arrived on the battlefield, he was very brave and invincible, and it was simply "I don't want to die as soon as I start a battle." ”
Later, under the teaching of Zhu Yuanzhang, although Zhu Wenzheng fought more and more fiercely, he still had wit in the fierceness. If you want to say that the most typical battle in Zhu Wenzheng's life, that is the Battle of Hongdu, which is also his famous battle.
It was precisely because of this battle that Zhu Wenzheng later successfully became one of the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty.
Battle of Miracles
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang led the army out of the nest and fought with Zhang Shicheng. On the other side, Chen Youliang directly dispatched 600,000 troops to attack Hongdu, and after they tried to take here, they would give Zhu Yuanzhang a two-sided attack.
Although the situation is very serious, it is impossible to give up, and we must defend it. As for how long he would stay, Zhu Wenzheng didn't know how long he was doing, so he sent someone to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to go.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You must at least hold on until we finish the fight." ”
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's side was also in a tight war, and it was estimated that it would be at least a month away after the fight. Seeing this, Zhu Wenzheng instantly felt that a vicious battle was coming.
At that time, there were only more than 20,000 people in Hongdu City, and in the face of the enemy's 600,000 troops, what was the defense?
At that time, Chen Youliang was also a strong party, and in terms of strength, he was not inferior to Zhu Yuanzhang, so this attack on Hongdu, Chen Youliang was bound to win.
This time, Chen Youliang not only brought his own elite army, but also brought the baby pimple navy over, which can be regarded as a bloody investment.
Although the disparity in strength was very large, with Zhu Wenzheng's encouragement, the officers and men of the whole army were full of courage. When the defense battle started, Zhu Wenzheng would personally step forward with a big knife to kill the enemy.
In this defensive battle, there was another general who also played an important role, and he was the later Weiguo Duke Deng Yu.
Deng Yu was good at directing troops to use long-range weapons, such as muskets, which were very popular at the time.
Standing on the city tower, Deng Yu personally commanded the soldiers to attack the enemy soldiers in front. If an enemy came in at the gate below, Deng Yu would lead his troops down to meet the enemy.
In short, where there are muskets, it is difficult for the enemy to rush in.
In this way, day after day, you attacked and defended me, and 85 days passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, the walls of Hongdu have been rebuilt countless times, and it is its own coat of arms.
After this battle, Chen Youliang was about to go crazy: "600,000 troops, but you haven't even captured a city?"
Of course, in the end, it was not Chen Youliang who gave up on his own initiative, but Zhu Yuanzhang personally led tens of thousands of troops to support. Because their fighting is over, it's time to come back to their aid.
20,000 successfully defended 600,000, which can be called a major miracle in the mainland's military history.
However, according to historians' speculation, 600,000 was blown out by Chen Youliang, but in fact, the total is only 100,000.
No matter how much it is, there is no doubt that the disparity in power is very large. If you want to say why Zhu Wenzheng and they were able to win, it is natural that they have a firm belief in defending the city, which the enemy does not have.
In addition to the Battle of Hongdu, Zhu Wenzheng also participated in the Battle of Changzhou.
At that time, the commander in charge of attacking Changzhou was the general Xu Da, the top figure in the military field during the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and he was such a famous general.
In the end, in desperation, Zhu Yuanzhang sent his good nephew Zhu Wenzheng over, and finally Changzhou was taken without danger.
However, there was a little problem after the defense of Hongdu, Zhu Wenzheng almost listened to the nonsense of his subordinates and went to Zhang Shicheng because his uncle's reward was unfair.
After this battle, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Wenzheng what reward he wanted, and Zhu Wenzheng said that he should reward other generals first, not his relatives first, which would make the generals dissatisfied.
Descendants of the prison state
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied after hearing this: "This nephew is really too sensible. ”
However, Zhu Yuanzhang misunderstood, Zhu Wenzheng said that he could not reward him first, but he didn't say not to reward! As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang understood that his nephew did not want a reward, so there was an unfair reward.
In this regard, Zhu Wenzheng was very dissatisfied.
After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Wenzheng thought that he would have any special treatment, but he didn't even have a title, Zhu Yuanzhang just asked him to sit in Nanchang.
As the emperor's own nephew, Zhu Wenzheng felt that it was too unfair, so he was angry and began to do whatever he wanted in Nanchang.
If you say that he embezzled money, this Zhu Yuanzhang may be able to bear it, after all, Lao Zhu did not treat him very well, but Zhu Wenzheng often harmed the people at that time.
For example, when Zhu Wenzheng saw a beautiful woman on the street, he would ask his subordinates to carry her home, whether they wanted to or not.
Under the influence of Zhu Wenzheng, Nanchang City instantly became a miasma, and the people were even more unpeaceful.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry when he learned about this, after all, he was an emperor who loved the people very much, and bullying the people was equivalent to bullying him, so Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to put this nephew to death.
After Queen Ma heard that her eldest nephew was going to be executed, he hurriedly persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang to forget it, after all, no one has made a mistake, and then Zhu Yuanzhang put Zhu Wenzheng under house arrest.
To say that this Zhu Wenzheng is also dishonest, when he was under house arrest, he often cursed Zhu Yuanzhang to die quickly, so that he could escape.
Unexpectedly, this matter was known to Zhu Yuanzhang again, and Lao Zhu was furious and wanted to kill this nephew again.
In the end, after the advice of Queen Ma, Zhu Wenzheng escaped again.
However, Zhu Wenzheng finally died under house arrest, and there are different opinions about the cause of death.
Some say they died of illness, others say they died of starvation. Either way, everyone guesses that Zhu Yuanzhang should have secretly sent someone to do it deliberately.
The death of his own nephew, perhaps because of pity, Zhu Wenzheng's son was named the king of Jingjiang, and the fief was finally set in Yunnan.
In this way, the first generation of King Jingjiang began with Zhu Wenzheng's son and ended with the last generation of Zhu Hengjia.
Judging from historical records, each generation of Jingjiang kings is not good, perhaps under the influence of Zhu Wenzheng and the first generation of Jingjiang kings, Zhu Shouqian.
At that time, because Zhu Shouqian often angered Zhu Yuanzhang, he was either demoted, or on the way to being degraded, his title of vassal king was often lost and regained.
When it came to the last person, Zhu Hengjia, this was also a dishonest lord, and he actually wanted to be the emperor.
As we all know, because of the emergence of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Chongzhen finally died and the Ming Dynasty fell.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, many descendants of the Ming Dynasty royal family either called the emperor or the prison state, but in fact, the essence was the same, they were all emperors.
Seeing that everyone was like this, Zhu Hengjia also wanted to taste the emperor, so he claimed to be in charge of the country, but because of poor management, he hanged himself in the end.
As the saying goes: "The upper beam is not right, and the lower beam is crooked." "I didn't expect Zhu Wenzheng and their family to be crooked to the end.
Although the imperial court has always treated their family well, they still can't change their greedy and violent nature, but they didn't expect to take advantage of the chaos to even dare to be the emperor, it is really "self-inflicted".