Preface
Zhu Di, as the initiator of the Battle of Jingyan, also became the winner of this war, which is enough to see Zhu Di's extraordinary ability, but he is such an emperor who was born in the war years and experienced various wars, and after his death, he was put into a bucket and secretly brought back to Beijing.
It was Yang Rong who made this decision, so what did Yang Rong mean by this? Why did you block the news of Zhu Di's death after Zhu Di's death?
1. Zhu Di died
Zhu Di spent almost all his life in the war, born in the war-torn Yuan Dynasty at the end of the year, after three generations of emperors sat on the throne of the emperor, this throne was also sat at the end of the war, it can also be said that Zhu Di relied on his own strength to lay the throne.
Although Zhu Di's throne is not orthodox, he did make many facts in this position, during Zhu Di's reign, he not only vigorously developed the national strength, but also reorganized the army, and opened the country to the world.
This move undoubtedly facilitated the economic development of the Ming Dynasty and brought the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty to a new height.
Unexpectedly, in the process of conquering Mongolia and returning to Korea in 1424, he died at the Yumu River, which was unexpected by everyone, so what happened at that time?
At that time, Zhu Di was leading the Ming expedition team to return to the capital from Mobei, and he was also determined to win this expedition and be able to take the remnants of Mongolia in one fell swoop.
But obviously the result is very different from what I imagined, I don't know if it was too light on the enemy, in short, the battle situation was not as smooth as expected, especially after a big battle in Mobei, the Ming army still did not see the main Mongol force.
In the end, he could only return in vain, and what was even more surprising was that during this period, there was a greater change, that is, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was critically ill, and this news was learned by the officers and men in the army, which would inevitably cause turmoil in the hearts of the army.
If the enemy army learns this news, it will not be able to bear it, this situation is obviously unfavorable for the Ming army, and the two sides have not really fought each other, and it was only a test before.
The Ming army also knew that the enemy was lurking in the dark at this time, that is, waiting for a suitable time, if this news was spread and the enemy knew about it, it would definitely attract a fierce attack by the enemy.
Zhu Di's expedition this time is the elite soldiers of the whole country led by him, if this battle fails, the Ming Dynasty is in danger. While facing the external danger of enemy invasion, there are also internal worries.
Zhu Di's two sons are ambitious, as the crown prince Zhu Gaochi was originally Zhu Di's candidate for the prince, if Zhu Di died, Zhu Gaochi could rightfully succeed to the throne.
At this time, Zhu Gaochi was in the auxiliary country in China, and the two ambitious sons were the second and third, one Han King and one Zhao Wang, both followed Zhu Di on the expedition.
Because Zhu Gaochi has a gentle and honest personality, the second and third children can't get used to this too honest prince, so they are very dissatisfied in their hearts, and they attach great importance to the throne.
Now that Zhu Di is critically ill, if such news reaches the ears of the two, they may start civil strife and take the opportunity to rebel, and internal strife will start before the external worries are resolved, and the danger of a country is doomed, and this kind of consequence is something that no soldier can afford.
So in order to solve this thorny problem, the news of Zhu Di's death cannot be spread, only in this way will there be no turmoil in the army, but the emperor is the commander after all, if the boss does not appear, it must be suspicious, so what should be done?
2. Block the news of Zhu Di's death
At this critical moment, Yang Rong and Jin Youzi stood up to preside over the overall situation, and after Yang Rong and Jin Youzi discussed, they decided to hide Zhu Di's body in a tin bucket.
The so-called tin barrel is a round barrel made of tin fused and cast, put Zhu Di's body into it, and then seal the barrel mouth to prevent the body from emitting a peculiar smell.
In addition, let people bring meals three times a day, creating an illusion that Zhu Di is still alive, and after making proper arrangements for all this, Yang Rong and the young eunuch Haishou returned to the capital first, told Zhu Gaochi the news, and let him plan early.
With the help of the crown prince, the turbulent situation in the imperial court was avoided, and Zhu Gaochi was able to succeed to the throne smoothly.
So who is Yang Rong? Why dare to make such a proposal at such a moment? Yang Rong's original name was Yang Zhirong, who was promoted in the Fujian Township Examination in the Urgent Maoke Township Examination, ranked first, and in the second year, he participated in the second and third Jinshi of Lianjie Gengchen Branch, and was awarded the editing of the Hanlin Academy.
Later, Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingjing, and Yang Zhirong was also appreciated and reused by Zhu Di, and changed his name to Yang Zhirong, and has been following Zhu Di since then.
Therefore, Yang Rong was more reused by Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi was made the crown prince, and Yang Rong was also appointed as the right commander of the right Chunfang, Yang Rong has had another task since then, as Zhu Gaochi's teacher, of course, he has to teach Zhu Gaochi to learn.
Yang Rong is only seven years older than Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Gaochi is also reluctant to move around because of his obesity, but prefers to sit and read, so this also makes Zhu Gaochi establish a deep teacher-student relationship with Yang Rong and others.
Zhu Di is even more for the Ming Dynasty to fight the country to be stable, and has five royal expeditions, just to completely eliminate the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, Yang Rong also accompanies Zhu Di every time, and Zhu Di also relies on him very much.
So judging from all of the above, Yang Rong is a very trustworthy person whether he is in front of Zhu Di or in front of Zhu Gaochi, which is why after Zhu Di's death, Yang Rong will take the initiative to stand up and stabilize the situation.
Patriarch of the Third and Fourth Dynasties
Therefore, after the news of Zhu Di's death was blocked, it did not cause turmoil, until Yang Rong brought Zhu Di's body back, Zhu Gaochi was very sad in his heart, and finally could only accept this fact and sit on the throne of the emperor.
However, this made Zhu Gaoxu and others, who got the news, angry, because Yang Rong's concealment did not give him another chance to covet the throne, so he also made some rebellious moves, but in the end he had to give up.
So this is not to blame Yang Rong for treating Zhu Di's corpse so hastily, but it is precisely because of his decision that the country did not cause turmoil, and the throne was naturally inherited by Zhu Gaochi.
After Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, Yang Rong was promoted to Taichang Siqing because of his merits, and became the crown prince and young master a year later, but Zhu Gaochi died less than a year after succeeding to the throne, and the crown prince Zhu Zhanji was still in Nanjing at that time.
Yang Rong personally went to Texas to greet him, Zhu Gaoxu saw that his brother had just died, and his nephew had not yet sat on the throne, so he thought that his opportunity had finally come, and rebelled in Shandong, wanting to take the throne.
Zhu Zhanji followed Yang Rong's advice and prepared to drive the expedition in person, it was obvious that Zhu Zhanji won the final victory in this war and sat firmly on the throne, and Yang Rong was also rewarded by Zhu Zhanji for his meritorious advice.
After that, Yang Rong successively assisted Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qizhen for 15 years, Yang Rong finally died of illness at the age of 70, and was posthumously awarded by Ming Yingzong as a special Guanglu doctor, etc., nicknamed "Wen Min".
epilogue
Yang Rong experienced the emperors of the four dynasties, and finally died and sat in a high position, which shows that Yang Rong is very smart, especially after Zhu Di's death, in the handling of the whole matter, he has a sense of the overall situation, which can save the country from war and chaos, and achieve a rare peaceful change in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, behind every country is not only the emperor's ruling ability, but also many loyal ministers like Yang Rong, who can take into account the overall situation, and their loyalty and dedication to the emperor can make a country stable and prosperous, which is their love for a country.