In the twenty-first year of Yongle (1423 AD), the 64-year-old Ming Chengzu Zhu Di had reached the end of his life, looking back on the past, he spent half his life fighting in the open and secret, and had the honor of becoming the only king of the clan in Chinese history who successfully rebelled. In the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di used the land of Yandi to oppose the national soldiers and horses, and finally won the throne as emperor, which is unique in history. Zhu Di's success is no accident, he does have the talent of an emperor.
In the past twenty years, from moving the capital to Beijing to defending the territory, from Zheng He's voyage to the West to compiling the Yongle Canon, the Ming Dynasty has become increasingly powerful under the administration of Zhu Di, as an emperor, he is undoubtedly successful, but the most important person, he is unhappy, he always has an unsolved knot in his heart.
Just when Zhu Di thought that he would die with his heart, a mysterious man sent him an antidote from thousands of miles away. Late that night, Zhu Di was already asleep, but he was suddenly woken up by the guards nearby, and just when Zhu Di was about to get angry, the guards said, "Hu Xi (yíng) is back!" Zhu Di, who was originally angry, suddenly sat up when he heard Hu Qian's name, and immediately ordered to summon this person named Hu Xi.
So, who is this Hu Qian? Why did Zhu Di eagerly summon him at midnight? After Hu Xi (胡濙), Ziyuan Jie (字源洁), Jie'an (号開庵), Jianwen Ernian Jinshi (建文二年進士), after Zhu Di ascended the throne, Hu Xi was promoted to Huke Du (later promoted several times). Originally, he was a petty official, but Hu Xi's status in Zhu Di's heart exceeded that of a pin officer, because Hu Xi was Zhu Di's most trusted person, and he was helping Zhu Di do one of the most confidential things - to find Zhu Yunjiao's whereabouts.
When Zhu Di invaded the Nanjing Imperial Palace in the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Yunjiao was missing, and his life and death were unknown. Zhu Di rebelled and ascended the throne, seizing the throne of his nephew Zhu Yunjiao, which made him feel uneasy in his heart, always worried that one day Zhu Yunjiao would suddenly appear and call on the world to crusade against Zhu Di. Zhu Yunjiao was the heir to the throne designated by Zhu Yuanzhang, while Zhu Di was a usurper of the throne and was not right. Therefore, Zhu Yunjiao is Zhu Di's heart disease.
Zhu Di took pains to find out Zhu Yunjiao's whereabouts. There are rumors that Zhu Yunjiao was disguised as a monk to escape, and Zhu Yunjiao's main record monk Puqia may be an insider, so Zhu Di locked puqia for half a lifetime, until Yao Guangxiao left his last words to request Puqia's release. Even Zheng He's voyage to the West had a great relationship with the search for Zhu Yunjiao, and at that time, it was said that Zhu Yunjiao had fled to sea, so Zhu Di did not hesitate to spend huge manpower and material resources to go out to sea to find Zhu Yunjiao's whereabouts.
However, Zhu Di had worked hard for twenty years, but he had never heard the slightest news of Zhu Yunjiao. And Hu Xi became the last straw for Zhu Di, who pinned all his hopes on him. Hu Xi was absolutely loyal to Zhu Di, and he had been ordered to look for Zhu Yunjiao for nearly twenty years, not letting go of any opportunity and never thinking of giving up. The ancients paid attention to filial piety, and there was an old custom of "parents are not far away", and Hu Qian not only wandered away from his parents in order to find Zhu Yunjiao, but even failed to return to guard the funeral after his mother died, which was a manifestation of great filial piety in ancient times. Because, before Hu Qian's last trip, Zhu Di told him not to come back without Zhu Yunjiao's news.
The reason why Zhu Di was so excited this night was because he knew that Hu Hao had returned, and he must bring back the news of Zhu Yunjiao, life or death, and the result was already decided. Zhu Di had waited for more than twenty years, and he couldn't wait any longer, so even in the middle of the night, he had to see Hu Hao for the first time and learn the ultimate answer as soon as possible.
For this matter, the "History of Ming" records: "The emperor has gone to bed, smelled it, and hurriedly summoned in." Knowing that what he had heard was right, he missed the four drums, and before he arrived, it was rumored that Emperor Jianwen had gone to the sea, and the emperor sent his internal minister Zheng He to the Western Ocean for several generations, and it was a doubtful release."
That is to say, after Zhu Di summoned Hu Qian, the two of them talked all night long, and after the conversation, Zhu Di's heart knot was completely opened, and there is no record of what the two said, and no one knows. However, one thing is certain, that is, Hu Hao did bring back the news of Zhu Yunjiao, and it was good news.
Hu's good news is divided into the following versions:
First, Zhu Yunjiao was already dead, and Hu Hao found his bones and confirmed his death.
Second, Hu Xi found Zhu Yunjiao and extinguished him, never to be troubled.
Second, Zhu Yunjiao did not die, but Hu Yunjiao met Zhu Yunjiao and had a deep conversation with him, Zhu Yunjiao had completely given up (most likely a monk), and Hu Was sure that Zhu Yunjiao would never raise an army against Zhu Di. This is a possibility that most historians agree with.
In short, Zhu Di was relieved after listening to Hu Qian's good news. The following year, Zhu Di died on the way back to the division on the Northern Expedition, at the age of 65.
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1. Reference to "History of the Ming Dynasty"
2. This article deals with age, and according to the old customs, the imaginary age is used.
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