[Preface]
Zhu Yuanzhang is also a famous emperor in history, but when people talk about him, they can't escape his wanton massacre of heroes, as well as the Hu Lan case that shocked the Ming Dynasty.
Not long after the end of this case, another thing happened that shocked the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Korean prince Li Shanchang, who was over the age of old, was killed for helping Hu Weiyong rebel, which made future generations wonder, what is the dissatisfaction of this old minister who has become a very popular minister to help others rebel?
[1. A very good minister]
Li Shanchang is the head of the six princes of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and is known as the first merit of the Ming Dynasty by later generations. After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he often compared Li Shanchang to Xiao He. However, in his later years, Li Shanchang is indeed inferior to Xiao He, but if it is about merit, the two are comparable.
Li Shanchang should have followed Zhu Yuanzhang at the beginning, when Li Shanchang took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang, he had not yet set up his own door, and Zhu Yuanzhang was still under Guo Zixing. It is precisely because of the early days and nights between the two that Zhu Yuanzhang trusts Li Shanchang very much, after all, everyone is pure before they have come into contact with power.
And Li Shanchang is familiar with history books, and provided Zhu Yuanzhang with a lot of help in the early days. It is also under the assistance of Li Shanchang that Zhu Yuanzhang's power is getting bigger and bigger, and of course, his reputation is getting louder and louder. At this time, Guo Zixing found Li Shanchang and wanted to recover him for his own use. However, he was firmly rejected by Li Shanchang.
After learning about this, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely moved, and later reused Li Shanchang even more. If it was Zhu Yuanzhang in his later years at this time, he would definitely not use Li Shanchang again. Of course, with the early friendship between the two, Li Shanchang was sealed after Zhu Yuanzhang became queen. Li Shanchang, who is the right minister, is the person with the highest status except for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Of course, just Zhu Yuanzhang of King Wu is so important to Li Shanchang, and you can imagine Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards him after he ascended the throne. Li Shanchang finally sat in the position of the extremely human minister.
[2. Not necessary]
The cause of all these tragedies is Hu Weiyong, it can be said that after Hu Weiyong sat in the position of prime minister, Zhu Yuanzhang began to be dissatisfied. As we all know, because Zhu Yuanzhang climbed up from the bottom of society, he attaches great importance to power.
As the prime minister, Hu Weiyong has usurped his power, but when the prime minister was originally set up, it was to help the emperor reduce the burden, but this was not the case for Zhu Yuanzhang at all. So he gradually began to want to deprive Hu Weiyong of the power in his hands.
Soon let Zhu Yuanzhang find an opportunity to execute Hu Weiyong at the beginning of the thirteenth year of Hongwu, it is worth saying that Zhu Yuanzhang did not deal with Hu Weiyong for treason at first.
Ten years later, things ushered in a turning point, after investigating the details of Hu Weiyong's case, it was found that Hu Weiyong originally wanted to rebel, and when Zhu Yuanzhang learned about it, he was furious, and immediately ordered someone to investigate thoroughly, and this investigation found out Li Shanchang.
Li Shanchang's family and Hu Weiyong are married, and it is said that Hu Weiyong contacted Li Shanchang through his own in-laws, that is, Li Shanchang's younger brother, and wanted to rebel together. At first, Li Shanchang refused, but after Hu Weiyong promised to make Li Shanchang king after the matter was completed, Li Shanchang acquiesced to the conspiracy of his younger brother Li Cunyi and Hu Weiyong.
After that, Hu Weiyong began to prepare for the rebellion, but before Hu Weiyong could prepare everything, Zhu Yuanzhang took action, and the conspiracy between the two could only be declared a failure.
Under the testimony of Li Shanchang's younger brother and retainers, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately pursued responsibility for his conspiracy and rebellion, and the entire Li family was beheaded except for Zhu Yuanzhang's son-in-law, who was the two children born to the concubine and the princess.
It happened that in the days when Li Shanchang was imprisoned, Qin Tianjian found Zhu Yuanzhang and said that the celestial phenomena had changed, and then said four words - the main minister has been lost. It's all come to this point, what reason does Li Shanchang have to survive?
Ten years ago, Li Shanchang was already an old man over the age of six, it can be said that at his age, it was already time to go back to retire, what good did he do to help Hu Weiyong plot against him?
It's just to be crowned the king, but the price brought by this king is too great, and the slightest carelessness is a place of no return. And according to Li Shanchang's experience in the court for many years, his city government should far surpass Hu Weiyong. It can be said that as long as Li Shanchang does not do anything to offend Zhu Yuanzhang, he will not only be able to enjoy his old age in peace, but also benefit future generations.
After all, the two are still married anyway, if Li Shanchang is in the prime of life at this time, he may still rebel, and the old man who is already sixty-seven years old will take such a big risk to rebel.
Even if Hu Weiyong's rebellion succeeded, Li Shanchang could only be a minister, how could he guarantee that Hu Weiyong would not come to cook a cunning rabbit and a dead lackey?
To participate in the rebellion is to change the master and continue to be a minister, and it can be said that many people at that time did not understand Li Shanchang's decision. Because there were too many questions, in the second year, someone in the court played for Li Shanchang.
A minister named Wang Guoyong handed Zhu Yuanzhang an excerpt called "Defending Grievances on behalf of Li Shanchang", at present, Li Shanchang is already a very popular minister, if he rebels, can he have today's grace?
It can be said that according to Zhu Yuanzhang's character, he should be furious, and then put Wang Guoyong in prison. Zhu Yuanzhang's actions are also very interesting, not only did he not express anything, but he also did not use it to anger the kingdom.
[3. Get carried away]
He was seventy-seven years old when Li Shanchang was killed, which was already a rare longevity in ancient times, even if Zhu Yuanzhang didn't make a move on Li Shanchang, he wouldn't live for a few years, so why didn't Zhu Yuanzhang even want to let him go in the past few years.
If Zhu Yuanzhang had murderous intentions towards Li Shanchang in the early years, why didn't he sit Li Shanchang together during the Hu Weiyong case. After all, the two also have a marriage relationship, and it can only be said that Zhu Yuanzhang at that time did not want to kill Li Shanchang so much.
It must be said that people will change, not only Zhu Yuanzhang but also Li Shanchang. At the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the country had not yet settled down. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't dare to act rashly even if he wanted to, otherwise he would not tolerate Lan Yu and Hu Weiyong for many years.
Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more suspicious in his later years, and Li Shanchang, who became more and more powerful, couldn't help but get carried away. It can be said that Li Shanchang's status as the first hero of the Ming Dynasty is beyond doubt, but even this still can't change his jealous and jealous character, and the same is true in the court, if someone touches his power and status, he will not hesitate to act.
And Li Shanchang also attaches great importance to his own power, although he is old, he still has influence in the court, and Li Shanchang is still the neighbor of the Huaixi Group. I believe that this can also be seen that Li Shanchang at this time is already jealous of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Once Zhu Yuanzhang was seriously ill and bedridden, and he did not go to the court for half a month, and some old ministers in the court went to visit him one after another, but Li Shanchang never went once. is not only proud of his achievements, but also arrogant and lascivious, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang more and more unable to tolerate him.
【Conclusion】
In fact, I believe everyone can also see that whether it is Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong or even Lan Yu, it doesn't matter whether they really rebel or not, what matters is what Zhu Yuanzhang thinks.
It can be said that even if Li Shanchang has some outrageous behaviors, it has not reached the point of rebellion, all of this is Zhu Yuanzhang paving the way for the future Son of Heaven, and when the world has been calmed, the heroes do not need to stay in the world anymore.