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After seeing too many highly face-painted characters in literary and artistic works, as well as things that distinguish between right and wrong, many people have the illusion that real people in history can be divided into good and bad people one-sidedly.
But we all know that it is impossible, just like Li Shimin, who created the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, ascended to the throne by launching the Xuanwumen Rebellion, killing his brother, and forcing his father to the palace; ended the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and pacified the world, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had made the unjust act of killing heroes.
Zhu Wenzheng is also a complex historical figure, he is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew, inherited Zhu Yuanzhang's excellent genes, and once broke Chen Youliang's 600,000 army with fewer victories, which can be called a military talent.
But there is also a dark side in his character, and in the end, he took the blame for himself and made a big mistake, Zhu Yuanzhang had the intention to punish him, and took into account the affection of his flesh and blood, and finally imprisoned him to death.
Zhu Wenzheng's life is undoubtedly legendary, he has made great achievements, and he has the talent to command thousands of foreign armies, but he spent the second half of his life in solitary confinement.
Zhu Wenzheng is his person
Zhu Wenzheng's father is Zhu Yuanzhang's elder brother Zhu Xinglong, although there is an uncle who is the emperor, but after all, that is also a matter of later, when Zhu Wenzheng was born, the Yuan Dynasty was still there, and the Han people living under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty were as light as grass mustard, and their lives would not be saved, and the money was naturally utopian, and the Zhu family was very poor at that time.
is so poor that there is no value in separating the family, so before Zhu Yuanzhang went up the mountain to become a monk, the family has always lived together, Zhu Wenzheng and Zhu Yuanzhang, the uncle and nephew, are in the same room, and they don't look up and see each other, so they naturally cultivate a deep relationship.
However, there is no unbroken feast in the world, after Zhu Xinglong died of illness, his wife Wang saw that life was unsustainable, so she returned to her parents' home with the young Zhu Wenzheng.
In 1354 AD, Zhu Yuanzhang's army became a powerful force in the anti-Yuan army, and he himself made a name for himself, attracting famous teachers and talents to come and defect.
The most surprising thing for Zhu Yuanzhang was the reunion with his nephew Zhu Wenzheng. Zhu Wenzheng, who was eighteen years old at the time, came to join Zhu Yuanzhang with his mother, and both parties were overjoyed, but they didn't expect that the war would be raging and they would be able to reunite with their relatives.
Zhu Yuanzhang took care of Zhu Wenzheng a lot, so that Zhu Wenzheng, who was only twenty years old, was on an equal footing with Xu Da, Tang He and other veterans, and reached the peak of his personal career at the age of twenty-five, becoming the governor of the capital, and the highest military commander under Zhu Yuanzhang.
Can the young Zhu Wenzheng afford such an important position, many people have such questions in their hearts, and they don't blame them for muttering and questioning Zhu Yuanzhang's decision.
Because Zhu Wenzheng's daily behavior is too unreliable, he is a prodigal son, he is very interested in spending time and drinking, indulging in all kinds of fun activities, and he is not interested in serious things.
Therefore, in the eyes of many people, Zhu Wenzheng was able to rise to a high position in his youth by virtue of his blood relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang, and they forgot that if Zhu Yuanzhang was really just a person who was cronyistic and disregarded the overall situation, he would never have come to where he is today.
However, it doesn't matter if they forget, because Zhu Wenzheng is about to remind them of this fact with his actual actions, showing the edge that he has always concealed with a cynical attitude.
Battle of Hongdu
Zhu Wenzheng is not without talent, but he just uses a knife to kill chickens, and those little things are not worth his effort. However, at the age of twenty-seven, he soon faced a huge and difficult challenge in his life, that is, the defense of Hongdu.
In the twenty-second year of Zhengzheng, that is, in 1362, Zhu Yuanzhang renamed Longxing City Hongdu, and appointed Zhu Wenzheng as the governor of the capital to guard the town. In April of the following year, Zhu Yuanzhang sent troops to support Anfeng, who was in a critical situation, and his nemesis Chen Youliang saw this opportunity and sent 600,000 troops to surround Hongdu.
In the offensive and defensive battles since ancient times, the defending side of the city was very passive, and there were few victories, and the officials and people in Hongdu City did not intend to count on the governor who would only spend all day drinking since he took office, and his heart was full of despair, but Zhu Wenzheng, who was not favored, withdrew from the fun and showed a resolute look.
Outside the city were 600,000 enemy troops, and the reinforcements did not know when they would arrive, and all kinds of disadvantages were overcome by Zhu Wenzheng.
Zhu Wenzheng worked day and night, reasonably deployed troops, led people to repair the city wall in time, and even relied on his meager strength to carry it for 85 days, until Zhu Yuanzhang led the troops to rescue, and Chen Youliang was forced to withdraw his troops.
This battle has become a classic case of winning more with less, and it is a glorious page in Zhu Wenzheng's life, but with light, there will definitely be shadows that accompany it. This incident seems to be the culmination of Zhu Wenzheng's life, but it is also a sign of his prosperity and decline.
rebel
Zhu Wenzheng's rebellion was something no one expected at the time, and the reason for his rebellion was nothing new, and like countless rebels before him, he was dissatisfied with his reward.
It turned out that after Chen Youliang's group was eradicated, Zhu Yuanzhang was rewarded for his meritorious deeds, but Zhu Wenzheng, who had made extraordinary contributions, was not rewarded.
Zhu Wenzheng was not angry in his heart, so he began to condone his subordinates to commit illegal things, which is okay, what he really touched Zhu Yuanzhang's bottom line was to contact Zhang Shicheng and intend to rebel. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and imprisoned Zhu Wenzheng in Tongcheng, and finally died of depression, and hastily spent the second half of his life that was incommensurate with the first half of his brilliant life.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang cared about blood and family affection, and did not take action against Zhu Wenzheng's relatives, and took Zhu Wenzheng's son Zhu Shouqian to his side to raise him and treat him well. Even when the prince was finally divided, Zhu Yuanzhang also gave Zhu Shouqian a title, and Zhu Shouqian became the king of Jingjiang, and he was also the only one among the vassal kings who was not Zhu Yuanzhang's direct bloodline.
Zhu Wenzheng's bloodline was spread, and time flickered, and it came to the time of the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Wenzheng's eleventh grandson, Zhu Hengjia, also joined in the fun, and also became the king of his own one-acre and three-point land, renamed the fiefdom of Guilin to Xijing, and also named the country Hongwu, trying his best to move closer to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Hengjia's operation was smooth, but the other vassal kings of the Zhu clan were not convinced, so they put aside the dispute and worked together to encircle and suppress Zhu Hengjia, who claimed to be orthodox in the Ming Dynasty. So Zhu Hengjia only served as emperor for a few months before he died in the country, and he himself was defeated and hanged.
Brief summary:
Zhu Wenzheng had extraordinary command skills and could have made great achievements under Zhu Yuanzhang and became the founder of the country, but his extremes led to his ultimate defeat. It seems that although a person's talents are important, it is the character that determines the main reason for the person's life or failure.
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