In the third year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was awarded the title of Meritorious Servant, and 36 elders who made meritorious contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty were awarded. Six of them were made dukes, and Lee Sun-chang was one of them, and he was knighted as the Duke of Korea.
Unfortunately, even if Li Shanchang, who is as expensive as the "head of the heroes", is still cut off at the age of seventy-seven, even if there is a gold medal to avoid death, what is the use! But the birds are hiding with bows, rabbits are dead dogs cooking, and the emperor hates! How many people died well as the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Yuanzhang and the founding hero
It is said that since ancient times, the red face has a thin life, in fact, throughout the ancient history of China, the founding heroes of the past generations are "I can't help my life", all depending on the "heart of the emperor".
Three years after ming taizu Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, thirty-six founding fathers were knighted, of which six were the highest "dukes", of which Li Shanchang was made "Duke of Korea", ranking first (Xu Da, Chang Mao, Chang Yuchun's son, Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng, deng Yu), and his descendants could be hereditary.
Zhu Yuanzhang once praised Li Shanchang as "Xiao He", and the edict said that Li Shanchang had followed him for many years and made great contributions to the management of military materials, and should be sealed. It can be said that Li Shanchang is very recognized and appreciated. Not only that, Zhu Yuanzhang also gave him the "Danshu Iron Coupon", and if he was convicted, he could spare Li Shanchang's second death and his son's death. Is this really the case? We'll talk about that later.
In this way, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shanchang's start was extremely smooth. What his life was like before, let's take a look.
Lee Sun-chang
Li Shanchang, born in 1314, was a native of Dingyuan, Haozhou (present-day Fengyang County, Chuzhou, Anhui). According to the current version, the year of his birth was very good, with the meaning of "one life in one life", but at that time, the Yuan Dynasty was at the end of its life, and the society was turbulent.
Like those who have become famous, Li Shanchang has been "someone else's child" since he was a child, loves to read, is very intelligent, and has a strategy. It is said that he also has super pre-planning ability, in fact, it is more far-sighted and forward-looking now. Perhaps he foresaw that Zhu Yuanzhang could "accomplish things", so when Zhu Yuanzhang pacified Chuzhou, Li Shanchang seized the opportunity to defect to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang also heard about Li Shanchang's fame and talent, and asked Li Shanchang when the world would be at peace, and Li Shanchang took Liu Bang as an example, believing that as long as Zhu Yuanzhang followed the example of Han Gaozu, hegemony would soon succeed.
Zhu Yuanzhang
Li Shanchang followed Zhu Yuanzhang on his southern expedition to the north and mainly managed "logistics" affairs. The so-called "soldiers and horses do not move grain and grass first", and adequate and orderly material supply is an important guarantee for winning the war. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang trusted him very much and let him participate in many military decisions.
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, Li Shanchang was given the title of Duke of Xuanguo and appointed Zuo Cheng xiang (zuo as the greatest in ancient times) to command hundreds of officials. Hongwu went a step further for three years and was enfeoffed as the "Duke of Korea", which can be described as one person above ten thousand people and a prominent position.
People's personality is closely related to fate, Li Shanchang seems to be generous in appearance, but in fact he is jealous and mean to others. Liu Ji (Liu Bowen), who was also a founding hero, was humiliated by him only because he disagreed with him on the law. After that, Liu Ji told the old man to return to his hometown. Other ministers such as Li Yinbing and Yang Xisheng were also deposed for offending him. This also led to Taizu's antipathy towards him.
In the fourth year of Hongwu, Li Shanchang returned to his hometown of Haozhou on the grounds of illness. After recovering from his illness, he returned to Kyoto. In the ninth year of Hongwu, his son Li Qi married Princess Lin'an, and the Li family's status returned to prominence.
After the "Hu Weiyong case" broke out, Hu Weiyong and his related people were killed. On the other hand, Li Shanchang had promoted Hu Weiyong, and Li You, the son of his brother Li Cunyi, was Hu Weiyong's niece and son-in-law, but Li Shanchang was not affected. Later, someone reported to Taizu that Li's father and son were Hu Weiyong's party, perhaps because of his old feelings or the role of the "Danshu Iron Coupon", Zhu Yuanzhang did not deal with it.
Hu Weiyong
In the twenty-third year of Hongwu, Li Shanchang was seventy-seven years old, and his nephew Ding Bin was arrested for his involvement in the Hu Weiyong case, and later confessed to Li Shanchang's father and son. Hu Weiyong personally persuaded Li Shanchang to conspire with him to rebel, but Li Shanchang only used his old age and did not participate, and you persuaded him on your own grounds and did not report it. The ministers who had been suppressed by him were impeached, and even his servants competed to inform.
Danshu iron coupons
What is even more unfortunate is that at that time, some people looked at the stars and said that there would be disasters in the imperial court, and the reason was the minister. The heavens and places were favorable, Li Shanchang was all gone, even the "Danshu Iron Coupon" that could avoid death twice was useless, and Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang ordered li Shanchang's family to be executed. Only the li qi family survived, but were exiled.
A year after Li Shanchang's death, a minister named Wang Guoyong "bravely" wrote to Taizu to "cry out injustice" and hold grievances for Li Shanchang.
The general meaning of the recital is as follows: Li Shanchang, as the founding father of the country, held a high position, and his son married a princess, saying that his plot was completely unreasonable. Li Shanchang was loyal to His Majesty, and how could His Majesty kill the founding heroes because of the idea of celestial phenomena? Li Shanchang is dead, and His Majesty is wise, and I believe that he will learn this as a lesson.
After seeing the fold, Emperor Taizu did not get angry or blame the kingdom, what does this mean? However, it was not until the end of the Ming Dynasty that the Southern Ming Emperor Zhu Yousong restored Li Shanchang's reputation and posthumously honored him.