Yama of the Ming Dynasty: Zhu Dianao's rebellious life and absurd ending
History is often a thick book, every page is silently telling the story of heroes and legends, behind this seemingly glorious and bright, there are countless scarred truths, today, we might as well look through the fog of history to explore a notorious character - Zhu Dianao, this name may not be unfamiliar to most people, but the story behind him, as if full of thrilling drama and absurd absurdity
If you ask me what kind of person Zhu Dianao is, I may tell you that he is a "soil emperor", a self-righteous bully, can you imagine? This prince, who was irrigated by the emperor, robbed the people's daughters and plundered wantonly, and he was like a fish in water in his own territory, and he lived so nourishingly! He used the holy decree to glue the window, and no one in heaven or earth seemed to be able to restrain him, it was simply a walking historical joke, which people loved and hated
In the following pages, we will delve into Zhu Dianao's sinful life, and explore how he went to extremes step by step and became a historical villain
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Zhu Dianao's family background and growth process
Zhu Dianao was born in a clan family in the Ming Dynasty, and his early growth experience can be described as "unsightly", imagine that he grew up in a dynasty full of power struggles and bloody history, and witnessed the cruel scene of his mother's funeral in his childhood
His four brothers, Zhu Di, Zhu Quan, etc., are not simple, especially Zhu Di, the usurpation process is a big step! This subtle influence undoubtedly had a considerable impact on Zhu Dianao's attitude towards the people and power in the future, and he began to let go of himself, forgetting the glory of his ancestors, and some traditional virtues disappeared like smoke, replaced by endless pursuit of wealth and power and hedonism
The bully of Luoyang City: Zhu Dianao's rampant domineering
Time flies, Zhu Dianao was sealed to Luoyang Mansion, became a veritable King Yi, the first thing he did, is wanton flying, this "soil emperor" is not satisfied with being an ordinary prince, he quickly locked his eyes on the livelihood of the people, if you are Luoyang people at that time, maybe you have to live in fear every day, silently bless in your heart, ask God to bless you to live in peace
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This bully simply treats the people as prey, he can catch as much as he wants, he not only robs the people's daughters, but also cruelly treats those unpleasant officials in public, and he is a "bandit" alive, Luoyang City may become a battlefield at any time, and the people suffer from it
Not only that, Zhu Dianao also occupied the surrounding land and resources, and grabbed whatever he wanted, without a basic bottom line at all, and his subordinates were transferred, specially set up roadblock fees, even if they were small traders, or local officials, they all had to obediently offer silver taels to pass, and they "collected protection fees" every day like an underworld boss!
Draft event: The tragic fate of the beauty
There is no place to escape from Zhu Dianao's clutches, his behavior is terrifying, especially when he began to conduct the "draft", it made countless families fall into despair, he actually ordered every girl over the age of twelve in the city to be gathered in the palace for the so-called review and selection, can you imagine? Those girls who should be carefree have fallen victim to this power game
Among the many robbed beauties, those who were lucky to be left behind suffered waves of torture and oppression, Zhu Dianao's private life is like a bottomless pit, which cannot be filled at all, and the history books record that the mansion of the king of Yi has a new female corpse abandoned almost every day, and they are all tortured to death by his perversion and cruelty, such a plot is simply creepy, and it can't help but remind people of those taboo legends and stories
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A feast of arrogance and disorder of power
You may wonder if anyone has come out to stop all these evil deeds. It's a pity that Zhu Dianao is the reigning prince of the place, who dares to provoke the emperor? Even some local officials could only swallow their anger and helplessly watch the people struggle in suffering, but this "soil emperor" was not satisfied, his desires were like a surging wave, raging, and immediately set off a feast of power
Don't think that he will have a little compassion, take it for granted that "money can solve everything", if anyone dared to resist at that time, he would immediately be caught in the house and become a free laborer, you think about it, obediently becoming Zhu Dianao's free coolie is really a tragedy within a tragedy! He seems to have broken the bottom line of human nature and is completely unable to check and balance
Challenges and reversals of results
With Zhu Dianao's rampant behavior, finally in the Ming Dynasty's Jiajing Emperor period, things began to take a turn for the better, the emperor was obviously disgusted by such atrocities, but what bothered him was not only a lonely bully, but also the hypocrisy and weakness of the entire courtiers, which also made him feel powerless
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Under the report of the imperial history, Emperor Jiajing finally made a ruthless move, issued a holy decree, and ordered Zhu Dianao to demolish the palace and restore the original appearance, but this emperor did not take this holy decree in his eyes at all, and even picked up the holy decree in public and jokingly pasted it on the window
It is conceivable that such behavior naturally aroused the anger of Emperor Jiajing, and he finally demoted Zhu Dianao to a concubine and imprisoned him in the Fengyang high wall, thinking that this would be a happy ending, but things were beyond everyone's expectations, Zhu Dianao actually lived a nourishing life in prison, and never seemed to have received any blows, and even lived to be 71 years old! This is not at all in line with common sense, but makes people question the fairness of history
Ending: Reflection and Enlightenment
Zhu Dianao's story is a strange story of absurdity and credibility, a person full of evil, but the ending is so peaceful, it makes people think, is this a satire of history, or a naked warning? The arrogance of power made it difficult for the people at that time to survive, just as the people shouted in their hearts, and the abuse of power would eventually reap its own consequences
And we, as witnesses of history, should always be vigilant against those hidden historical lessons, re-examine the world in front of us, Zhu Dianao's joke will not be the only one in our history, I hope that readers can learn from history and let this lesson be engraved in their hearts
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The afterglow of the Ming Dynasty has long since dissipated, but the cruelty and absurdity are still flickering in the depths of our memory, and we hope that on this road of looking back at history, we will stick to our faith in justice and fairness, and strive to make such a tragedy not happen again