The fact that the first general of the Ming Dynasty was able to die well under Zhu Yuanzhang, a hero of the wreckage, was an outlier.
Xu Da was able to die well, which could be clearly seen from Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation of him. Zhu Yuanzhang said, "The order is prohibited. Do not be proud of their achievements, do not covet the treasures of women, handle problems impartially, and have no faults. There is only one person in the world who has this virtue. ”
That is to say, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, only Xu Da obeyed the rules and would not be killed, while everyone else deserved to die.
According to historical records, in the seventeenth year of Hongwu, Xu Da suffered from back gangrene when he stayed in Beiping, and Zhu Yuanzhang specially sent his son Xu Huizu to see him, and the next year, his illness worsened and he died later.
After Xu Da's death, Zhu Yuanzhang listed him as the first meritorious hero of the founding of the country, posthumously named him the King of Zhongshan, with the courtesy name Wuning, and gave him the title of King of the Third Dynasty. It is clear from his death that the sayings of the Book of Long Xing ci were widely circulated.
Xu Dade's disease is the most widespread and deadly disease in Chinese history - back gangrene. Illness is as its name suggests, and if you have this disease, life becomes a tragedy. Fan Zeng during the Warring States period, Zong Ze of the Song Dynasty, and Liu Biao, Cao Xiu, and Liu Yan of the Three Kingdoms all died of this disease. Basically, this is the number one killer of military and political leaders. According to Chinese medicine, if you have this disease, you can't eat "hair", which is a high-nutrient and high-calorie food. And Zhu Yuanzhang took the opportunity to eat roast goose for him, making people die of gangrene.
Carefully study, the high incidence of back gangrene, basically did not appear after the modern era, is it because people's resistance has improved? Of course not! The real reason is probably the development of medicine, and the original name of back gangrene has been abolished.
Xu Da developed this back gangrene disease, in a way, a comedy rather than a tragedy.
Xu Da's back gangrene disease allowed him to escape the unjust murder in the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty, and he was really a lucky person who could die well.
Xu Da gave birth to four sons and four daughters in total, what was the fate of these seven people?
1, the eldest son Xu Huizu.
Xu Huizu succeeded Xu Da as Duke of Wei and loyally worked for the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao. After the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di entered the city of Nanjing and asked his brother-in-law Xu Huizu to support him as emperor, but Xu Huizu objected and prepared to kill him. Xu Huizu kept repeating the words "Danshu iron coupon, descendants avoid death", and avoided death. However, Zhu Di imprisoned him and eventually died in prison.
Below Xu Huizu, Xu Qin, Xu Xianzong, Xu Chengzong, Xu Li, Xu Pengju, Xu Bangrui, Xu Weizhi, Xu Hongji, and Xu Wenjue once inherited the title of Duke of Wei, truly realizing "rest with the country". When the last Duke of Wei, Xu Wenjue, died in Chongzhen in 1644, was in Nanjing, supporting Zhu Yousong the Prince of Xiaofu as emperor, but half a year later he was defeated by Duoduo and destroyed the country, and Xu Wenjue surrendered to the Qing court.
2, the second son Xu Bingxu.
Xu Yixu served in the military and was promoted to the position of Governor of the Chinese Army, hereditary commander. In 1982, Xu's tomb was excavated in Itakura.
3, the third son Xu Tianfu.
Xu Tianfu was not blessed and died early.
4, the youngest son Xu Zengshou.
Xu Zengshou secretly helped his brother-in-law Zhu Di rebel during the Battle of Jingnan, and was gradually discovered by Emperor Jianwen. When Zhu Dibing was approaching the city, Emperor Jianwen summoned Xu Zengshou to confront him, and Xu Zengshou was killed by a sword.
Because of Xu Zengshou's merits, Xu Zengshou was posthumously awarded the title of Duke of Dingguo, and hereditary resignation was suspended with the state. Following Xu Zengshou, Xu Jingchang, Xu Xianzhong, Xu Yongning, Xu Guangzuo, Xu Yande, Xu Wenbi, Xu Xi, and Xu Yunzhen became the Duke of Dingguo in turn. When Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he tortured all the officials and merchants in the city and extorted money, and Xu Yunzhen died as a result.
5, the eldest daughter Xu Miaoyun.
Xu Miaoyun was Zhu Di's empress, and Xu Miaoyun bore Zhu Di three sons, Zhu Gaoxu of Akihito, Zhu Gaoxu the King of Han, and Zhu Gaoxuan the Prince of Zhaojian. Therefore, to some extent, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty from Zhu Gaozi were all descendants of Xu Da.
In the TV series "Great Tomorrow's Son", Xu Miaoyun, played by Yu Feihong, is liked by Zhu Di and Zhu Yunjiao at the same time, but in fact, this is impossible.
6, the second daughter Xu Miaoqing.
Married to the acting king Zhu Gui, it is said that the second daughter was very jealous and abused Two of Zhu Gui's maids, so Zhu Gui became angry with Yu Shizi Zhu Xunxuan, and the mother and son moved to the outer house.
7, the third daughter Xu Miaojin.
Xu Miaojin is the most legendary of Xu Da's children. According to historical records, during the Battle of Jingnan, Xu Miaojin and his brother Xu Huizu supported Emperor Jianwen. After Empress Xu's death, Zhu Di prepared to make this little sister-in-law the new empress, but Xu Miaojin wrote a letter refusing. Later, Xu Miaojin became a nun, never married, and died at the age of 60.
Some people say that the real reason why Xu Miaojin did not marry Zhu Di was that Zhu Di could not "do things" and did not know whether it was true or not.
It is certain that Yang Xu, the male protagonist of "Jinyi Night Walk", saved this talented double woman who was destined to be single for a lifetime by crossing.
8, the youngest daughter Princess Xu of An Wang.
Xu Da's younger daughter married Zhu Yang, the King of An, and there are few historical records of this.
This is the whole situation of Xu Da's descendants, if you are interested, please pay attention to it!