The candle shadow flickered, and Zhu Yuanzhang's bright yellow robe was reflected with a faint golden light, and he was disturbed by the music in front of him.
At this time, a little palace maid with a good face came over with a bowl of hot soup: "Your Majesty, the weather is cold, please drink a bowl of hot soup to warm up your body." ”
The sudden voice interrupted Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking, he frowned, and stared at the little palace maid with low eyebrows.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became angry and fell into the case: "Someone! Tang stayed, dragged this palace maid down and died! ”
The palace maid was suddenly frightened, her face was pale, and she didn't even have time to shout for mercy, so she was taken down by the guards......
Who can call Zhu Yuanzhang
Zhu Yuanzhang's life is full of ups and downs, from an authentic low-level common man, to finally ascending to the throne and becoming the high-profile founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, his story can be said to be one of the most inspirational cases in history.
I estimate that many people, like me, are quite interested in Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor.
After all, this buddy can become the respect of a country step by step from a farmer's child, and the hard work and struggle behind this are not something that ordinary people can imagine.
Zhu Yuanzhang was originally a poor boy, and his family was so poor that he clanged. He didn't call him by this name originally, because he was the eighth in line, so everyone called him Zhu Chongba.
It is said that his family was so poor that he couldn't even eat enough to eat, which is definitely not an exaggeration.
Moreover, disasters followed, the plague caused him to lose his family, and made him realize the impermanence and hardship of life.
It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang's early life was simply a tragedy.
However, although fate has given him countless blows, it has also opened a door for him.
In that turbulent era, Zhu Yuanzhang joined the Red Turban Army of the rebel army and began his counterattack.
Zhu Yuanzhang led the Red Turban Army to fight all the way, defeated many opponents, and finally ended the rule of the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty.
The hardships and hardships are very unimaginable.
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was not idle.
In order to consolidate his rule, he adopted a series of policies, such as a strict legal system and a dense surveillance system.
This is not only to maintain social order, but more importantly to prevent the corruption of power.
Zhu Yuanzhang is well aware of the difficulties of climbing up from the bottom, and also understands the harm of power corruption to the court and the people.
So he is extremely strict in internal affairs, and it can even be said that he is a little cruel. Some people say that Zhu Yuanzhang is cruel, and some people say that he is wise.
But it is undeniable that he is a very capable and courageous emperor.
He started from scratch and established a Ming Dynasty with his own efforts and wisdom.
From Zhu Yuanzhang's life, we can learn at least two points:
First, no matter what kind of situation you are in, as long as you have ambition and perseverance, you may be able to change your destiny.
Second, power needs to be restrained, even if you have great power, you can't act arbitrarily, otherwise you will only harm yourself and the country in the end.
Zhu Yuanzhang's life has indeed left us with too much to think about, and his story is like a mirror, reflecting the complex humanity and cruel history.
However, for us ordinary people, what is more worth learning may be his spirit of never giving up and constantly fighting.
After all, in our modern society, although we do not need to fight each other like Zhu Yuanzhang, the challenges in daily life and work also require us to have a strong will and the courage to struggle.
However, although Zhu Yuanzhang's life is very inspirational, later generations have mixed evaluations of him, the main reason is that he is suspicious and very brutal by nature.
The sad palace maid
Every step of the royal table must be cautious, and the safety of the food is more worrying than our people's daily worries.
You said that at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was just stable in the world, so didn't he use his mind on how to govern the country?
The entire imperial dining room is like an escape room, layer upon layer of checkpoints, and the eunuchs, cooks, and palace maids cooperate more tacitly than the Haier brothers.
Do you think that in this case, can something happen? What a bold man! No wonder he was so angry.
What happened in the palace that night was nothing short of a big drama. A bowl of seemingly ordinary hot porridge caused such a big commotion.
This night, Zhu Yuanzhang was alone in the dormitory, and the eunuch on duty went to the thatched house because of stomach pain, but it happened that a little palace maid came over with a bowl of hot soup.
It stands to reason that the soup should be sent by the eunuch, but the eunuch was not there, so she had to go to the saint in person.
Zhu Yuanzhang was already upset at this time, and when he saw that the eunuch was not there, a little palace maid came to him, and his suspicious "old problem" was committed again.
He picked up a silver needle and put it in the soup, but he didn't expect the tip of the needle to turn black. His face changed at that time, and he kicked away the stunned little palace maid: "You cheap maid, you dare to murder me?!" ”
The little palace maid was so frightened that she couldn't say a word with trembling, and the next moment, she was dragged out by the guards and killed......
The poor palace maid thought that she was sending a tonic for the emperor at night, but she didn't expect to go and never come back.
You said that this silver needle test poison is the favorite method used by the ancients, but this silver needle turns black, is it really because of poison?
Later, after inspection, this bowl of porridge was not poisonous at all, but because there was a radish in it, the "sulfur" contained in the radish met the silver needle, which caused the silver needle to turn black.
You said that this white radish can see and touch things every day, but because of such a thing, a palace maid lost her life.
However, the truth behind this is revealed, and who will say justice to the innocent palace maid?
The word "misunderstanding" can be easily said, but it can fall on an innocent person, and that is a heavy mountain.
Zhu Yuanzhang killed the palace maid in order to prevent people, which also highlighted the cruelty of the imperial society at that time.
History, sometimes that's how ridiculous it is.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's life can be described as trembling, and he has worked hard to stabilize the country.
is such an iron-blooded emperor, but he can't escape being tripped by "misunderstanding".
Knowing mistakes, correcting mistakes, and not admitting mistakes
After the manslaughter incident caused by a bowl of porridge, Zhu Yuanzhang actually regretted it in his heart.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang is the Son of Heaven, he is really not the kind of master who "treats human life like a mustard", but because he himself is from the grassroots, he can empathize with the people at the bottom more.
He realized that he had been too hasty in dealing with the matter, and that he had made the decision to execute him without thoroughly ascertaining the truth, and his heart was full of remorse.
However, he also became an emperor, and the main focus is a "knowing mistakes, correcting mistakes, and not admitting mistakes".
Zhu Yuanzhang did not admit his mistake, but ordered to give full compensation to the family of the innocent palace maid, although this could not make up for the loss of life, but this was indeed the maximum compensation he could do.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang deeply reflected on this incident, showing that as the king of a country, judging problems should not only be based on momentary emotions, but should also conduct in-depth investigations and distinguish between right and wrong, so as to make a fair decision.
may have something to do with this incident, Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards technology and knowledge in his later years has also changed a lot.
He encouraged scholars to study natural sciences, hoping that there would be more ways to assist in governing the country, enrich knowledge, and reduce the occurrence of misunderstandings and misjudgments.
At the same time, this incident also made Zhu Yuanzhang more cautious in dealing with power and dealing with problems.
He realized that as an emperor, every decision he made was a matter of life and death for others, so he had to be more cautious.
In later days, Zhu Yuanzhang relied more on facts and evidence to make decisions, avoiding injustice to others because of personal emotions and prejudices.
epilogue
As the ancients said, history is the best textbook, and the lessons Zhu Yuanzhang learned from this incident had a profound impact not only on him personally, but also on the governance of the Ming Dynasty later.
Zhu Yuanzhang's story tells us that we must be cautious in everything we do, especially when we treat other people's lives.
Misunderstanding this matter is easy to say, but the consequences are not so easy to undo.
In our ordinary life, more understanding and communication may lead to fewer unnecessary misunderstandings and tragedies.
Source: CNKI "On the Causes, Manifestations and Influences of Zhu Yuanzhang's Contradictory Personality" Zhu Xiaodan and Zhao Qingwei