As we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang was called empress, and for the sake of the Great Ming Dynasty, he divided his sons into all parts of the country and became the king of the domain, "Taizu Dafeng Zong, so that all the worlds eat the years, do not give office and appointment, and the friendship between relatives is very thick." "When Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, the foreign kings were cautious in their words and deeds, but with Zhu Yunjiao's ascension to the throne, the clan kings gradually became unstoppable, posing a threat to the throne.
For a long time, there has been a consensus in the historical circles as to the reason why Zhu Yunjiao lost Jiangshan, that is, as soon as Zhu Yunjiao came to power, he cut down the domain. Emperor Jianwen started with the weakest king of the clan, which made the most powerful King of Yan smell an extremely dangerous signal and gave Zhu Di plenty of time to prepare.
In the first year of his reign, zhu Yunjiao deposed the kings of Zhou, Dai, Xiang, Qi, and Min. These five clan kings had bad deeds, but they did not threaten the rule of the imperial court, such as the min king who was far away in Yunnan, and the xiang king's family self-immolation, which was excessive.
The question is, as soon as Zhu Yunjiao ascended the throne, he cut the domain, is it correct? First of all, to sum up, there is no problem in cutting the domain itself, and the king of the domain has a strong army in his hands, which is a great threat to the imperial court. However, Zhu Yunjiao made two fatal mistakes in cutting the domain, one was to put Zhu Di last in the order of cutting the domain mentioned earlier, and the other was to make the mistake of being too hasty and impatient and light enemies, believing that the king of the domain would be left to die under the pressure of the imperial power.
From the moment he decided to cut the domain, Zhu Yunjiao fantasized about himself, believing that his imperial uncles could willingly cooperate with the cutting of the domain. Completely unaware that cutting the domain is a complete struggle between you and me. The smooth cutting of the five clan kings in the early stages, the victory came so suddenly, that Zhu Yunjiao was a little fluttery.
But Zhu Di will never sit still, and when we look through the history books, we find a lamentable phenomenon. Even though the Battle of Jingnan had already begun, Zhu Yunjiao had not yet formed a unified opinion on how to deal with Zhu Di. What is even more puzzling is that Zhu Yunjiao actually issued a holy decree to the frontline soldiers not to kill Zhu Di.
"Within a door, it is very ominous. The jin'er generals confronted the King of Yan, and they did not want to kill their uncles. "This is embarrassing, let the soldiers not hurt Zhu Di, what does this make the soldiers who are fighting in blood think?" As the saying goes, if a thief captures the king first, only the leader of the enemy who is destroyed first can completely defeat the enemy.
It should be known that Zhu Di's rebellion itself is a rebellion, and once he dies, the "JingNan Division" will be defeated without a fight. During the four years of the Jing Dynasty, it was zhu Yunjiao's edict that made Zhu Di fierce again and again. In the Battle of Dongchang, the Yan army was defeated, and the main general Zhang Yu was killed.
During the retreat of the remnants of the Yan army, after Zhu Di broke off, hundreds of people pursuing the Ming army did not dare to advance. In addition, in the Battle of the Tuotuo River, Zhu Di actually stayed in the Ming army's position, was discovered by the Ming army, and then passed through the camp, resulting in the Ming army "dare not dare to add a single arrow". With such a way of withdrawing the domain, can Zhu Yunjiao be undefeated?
References: History of the Ming Dynasty, Records of the Ming Dynasty