Seeing the old Zhu family of three sitting side by side on the futon, Zhu Yuan, who was standing next to the globe, had to cheer up more, not because of Lao Zhu, not because of Ma's, mainly because of Zhu Biao.

This is a character who needs to be more cautious than Lao Zhu.

As for the reason, I have to start with the history of the past.

Regarding the history of the Ming Dynasty, there is a very famous book, called "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli", and later generations have the saying that "the Ming Dynasty died in Wanli and the Qing Dynasty died in Qianlong", and the "Fifteenth Year of Wanli" is to introduce the important historical turning point of the Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty through the commentary on the life and deeds of the Wanli Emperor, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui and other historical figures.

Having read a lot of the history of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuan felt that he could also imitate "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" and write a book "The Twenty-fifth Year of Hongwu", which would definitely be more exciting.

What happened in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu?

Anyone who knows a little bit about the history of the Ming Dynasty knows that this year, Zhu Biao died in his prime, and there was a big unexpected turning point in the history of the Ming Dynasty, until Zhu Di won the Battle of Jingjing and ascended the throne as emperor.

However, under the most shallow level of this history that ordinary people understand, there are actually too many places that can be analyzed, and the careful and in-depth understanding is enough to subvert most people's inherent impression of the history of the Hongwu Dynasty.

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Although it is "Twenty-five Years of Hongwu", things can actually start from the fifteenth year of Hongwu.

This year, Queen Ma died of illness.

In fact, it is also a historical turning point.

The death of his wife along the way, which has always been a big blow to Zhu Yuanzhang, who has always attached importance to his relatives, has the world, but he can't save his seriously ill wife, 'the world is so important to me', as a result, although he still maintains diligence, but Lao Zhu's heart as an emperor has been hit hard.

This year, the crown prince Zhu Biao was 27 years old.

While taking over more government affairs from his father, who was immersed in the pain of losing his wife, Zhu Biao also began to think about succession.

In fact, since the tenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Biao, who was 22 years old at the time, has begun to be deeply involved in court politics.

The key is 'first enlightening the crown prince', 'then listening', think about that picture.

In this case, can the 'political affairs' that do not conform to the crown prince's mind reach the emperor?

Not to mention the impeachment of the crown prince.

Let's go back to the fifteenth year of Hongwu, there is another small thing, this time and space has been in contact with Zhu Yuan's Hanlin straight bachelor Zhan Tong, who once served as the secretary of the ministry, Zhan Tong has a son, named Zhan Hui, who became a Xiucai through the recommendation that year, and was soon appointed as the superintendent of the seventh product of the imperial history.

Here's an interesting point in time.

Ma died in August of that year and was funeral in September, and Zhan Hui was appointed as the capital of the seventh grade in October of that year.

History has almost no record of Zhan Hui before he came out, but it can be speculated that Zhan Hui should have known the prince Zhu Biao, and may even be one of the prince's companions. Therefore, it can be judged that when the old emperor had not yet come out of the pain of losing his wife, Zhu Biao, the crown prince who supervised the government, arranged a seemingly inconspicuous cronie in a seemingly inconspicuous position.

Not only that, just two years later, in the seventeenth year of Hongwu, Zhan Hui was rocketed to the imperial history of the left capital of the Metropolitan Inspection Academy.

Then, the time came to Hongwu for 20 years.

Zhu Biao is 32 years old.

Standing in his thirties, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has passed the age of 30 is more urgent, and with the brewing of the previous few years, he finally took the first step.

The major event of the year was that the general Feng Sheng led the army to Liaodong.

However, the key to this matter is not Feng Sheng, but Lan Yu, who is Feng Sheng's deputy.

The target of this expedition was Naha, the Taiwei of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, who had been entrenched in Liaodong for many years and continued to harass the Ming frontier, and the result was very good, the two sides barely received the battle, and Nahachu chose to surrender.

There are also accidents.

Lan Yu, who was in charge of meeting with Naha to discuss the surrender, took off his clothes at the banquet between the two sides, and asked Naha to change into it and drink with him again. Nahachu thought it was an insult to himself and left angrily, and the two sides clashed for a time, almost leading to the failure of the surrender.

Feng Sheng personally stepped forward and mediated in many ways to avoid a knife fight.

Then, here comes the key.

The soldiers successfully recruited hundreds of thousands of people from Naha without blood, but Feng Sheng was impeached again for his private possession, not only did he have no merit, but he was also withdrawn by Zhu Yuanzhang as a general.

After that, the great general's seal fell on Lan Yu.

In the twenty-first year of Hongwu, Lan Yubai was a general, in charge of the military, and led an army of 150,000 to the Northern Yuan.

Well.

The interesting thing about the whole thing is that Feng Sheng, who worked hard and made great achievements, took Liaodong with thankless effort, but was deposed on the charge of a small seizure of private possession.

You must know that Feng Sheng's private collection is famous.

This famous general who has followed Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time has been making big mistakes and not making small mistakes for many years, in the past wars, Lao Feng has eaten and taken some points, and has not been punished, this time, why is it so serious?

The answer is simple.

To make way for people.

To whom?

To Sapphire.

Lan Yu, who almost made a yellow appeasement, not only was not convicted, but also became a general in a blink of an eye, compared to the previous Ming army, there were often multiple commanders, Lan Yu got the general's seal, and the first time he went to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he was able to take charge of the military without any constraints.

Why sapphire?

Because Lan Yu is the uncle of the crown prince Zhu Biao.

Of course, in addition to the outliers of Lao Zhu, the Heavenly Family is often less affectionate, so in addition to this layer of kinship, more must be that Lan Yu took refuge in Zhu Biao early and became the prince's party.

Zhu Biao wants to take over, and the first thing he wants to get is military power.

It's common sense.

Lan Yu is Zhu Biao's spokesperson for military power.

The battle of the Northern Yuan was also very smooth, and Lan Yu led the army to defeat the Yuan army in the Yuerhai Sea, completely destroying the Yuan Chamber Zhengshuo.

When the class teacher returns to the court, he will be rewarded for his merits.

Here's where the more interesting thing comes.

Lan Yu, who should have been named 'Liang Guogong', turned out to be 'Liang Guogong'.

Why is there such a difference in the word?

The traditional view is basically that Lan Yujiao was arrogant, insulted the concubine, and destroyed the pass, so she was beaten by Lao Zhu and replaced the word 'Liang' with the word 'Liang'?

Is that really the case?

I have to mention one point again here, Lao Zhu is a very double-standard and very divided person, and he has a high tolerance for military generals, especially cronies who have followed him for a long time, whether they are greedy for money or thirsty for killing.

For example, just like the great feudal heroes of Hongwu for three years, the two people who should have been crowned, Tang He and Liao Yongzhong, the reason for stopping the marquis, on the surface, one is drunk and killing, and the other is spiping on me, what kind of big deal is this?

The actual reason is that when Tang He confronted Lao Zhu and Zhang Shicheng, Changzhou, which was responsible for guarding the northern part of Taihu Lake, once swayed and spit out the truth after drinking; "My town and this city, if you sit on the ridge of the house, the left looks left, and the right looks right." "History of the Ming Dynasty: The Biography of Tang He" records, 'Taizu heard it and called it'.

Why does Tang He have a grudge?

When Lao Zhu joined the army, he was introduced by Tang He, who would have thought that the fellow villager who was originally going to be recruited as a junior brother climbed to the top of his head step by step, and even became the master?

Who will balance this?

The soup and imbalance are also unbalanced, when I was still drunk, I accidentally said it, and it was known by Lao Zhu.

As a result, what should have been a duke's gift was reduced to a marquis.

Let's talk about Liao Yongzhong, it's even simpler, this drowned Xiao Ming King Han Lin'er, for Lao Zhu, it is not a big deal to remove a heart disease. However, someone is not very smart, and takes this thing that should be buried deep in his heart and forgotten forever, as a credit, and tries to ask for a reward for it.

Is this an invitation?

It's a slap in the face!

As a result, a duke who should have been stable was demoted to a marquis, and even after a few years, he was given death for the crime of usurping the dragon and phoenix.

The misappropriation of dragons and phoenixes is coincidental and ironic.

After analyzing Tang He and Liao Yongzhong a little, and then looking at Lan Yu, are those arrogant charges on the surface a big deal?

Not counted.

So, why 'cool'?

Don't think too much about the word 'cool', just take it literally and associate it a little.

Well......

Is it that someone's heart is too hot, so His Majesty the Emperor gave a 'cool' word to remind him.

Who's hot?

Who to remind?

Answer: Eucalyptus, not blue jade, but Zhu Biao.

Son, although your father and I are old, we are not dead, you are calm and calm, don't be in such a hurry to do things.

This should be a reasonable truth.

The truth of the so-called 'Liang Guogong'.

However, did Zhu Biao listen?

A: No.

Go on.

In the blink of an eye, it was the twenty-third year of Hongwu.

Hu Weiyong made a comeback.

The cause is also very interesting, it is that during Lan Yu's northern expedition, he brought back a Hu Weiyong remnant party, named 'Feng Ji', who as a tainted witness, once again exposed a series of Hu Weiyong's crimes, leading to the revival of the old matter.

Here I had to go back to Hongwu for the thirteenth year.

The original Hu Weiyong was actually just a very small eucalyptus, and it did not implicate too many people, especially those who made great contributions to the founding of the country, and basically did not suffer much impact.

Ordinary people may think that Zhu Yuanzhang's abolition of the prime minister system that lasted for thousands of years should require a big battle to succeed, so large-scale killings are inevitable. In fact, with Lao Zhu's ability to control the court at that time, it was just, kill it, abolish it, and I will come by myself.

Above.

In addition, in the twenty-third year of Hongwu, the old things that have been sealed in the dust have been brought up again, but it has become a big wave that has affected many founding princes.

It all started in May of that year.

Starting from the Zuodu Yushi Zhanhui, who has been in charge of the supervision department for many years, impeached many meritorious heroes and nobles.

After Zhan Hui impeached many meritorious heroes for 'many illegal acts', the Metropolitan Procuratorate at that time quickly pointed the finger at Li Shanchang, and used the old things of Hu Weiyong mentioned in the feud and the many 'lawlessness' of Li Shanchang's nephew Li You as the introduction, and repeatedly attacked for many days, asking His Majesty the Emperor to deal with it.

What is Zhu Yuanzhang's response?

According to the records of Hongwu, on the day of May 18 in the 23rd year of Hongwu, in the face of the continuous impeachment of the ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Li Shanchang, and the original text was 'the edict to comfort him, re-summon Fengtianmen, and when the language was difficult, he wept for it'.

The two monarchs and ministers recalled the past and wept bitterly.

Is this Lao Zhu's 'crocodile tears'?

Don't jump to conclusions just yet.

Then, it is still recorded in the Hongwu record: When he returned to the right Shunmen, the ministers said: "I want to wait for Li You to die to comfort the Taishi." The master is old, and he can't think of it. ”

Simple translation: Master Tai is old, I want to forgive Li You and others for their capital crimes, so that he can spend his old age in peace.

Then, it is the response of the hundred officials: the recital of the ministers: "The old ministers who are good at founding the country are willing to send their hearts and minds to their own flesh and bones, and they do so." The ministers and others were very clear about the opposite, and dared to obey the law with death. ”

To translate it simply: Li Shanchang is His Majesty's confidant, but he has committed so many crimes, the evidence is conclusive, if Your Majesty still wants to protect him, we will die for you!

Think about it a little.

What is it called?

It's called forcing the palace!

It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang is a god of killing, a god of killing, forced into the palace by hundreds of officials, and he can't even protect his henchmen who have followed him for many years and just want to have a good death, it's just subversive!

In the face of the death of hundreds of officials, Lao Zhu did not insist anymore.

Then, after Li Shanchang went back, he committed suicide.

It is widely rumored that more than 70 members of Li Shanchang's family were beheaded by Lao Zhu, and only the concubine Li Qi was saved from death, but it was not.

Lee committed suicide.

And the Li family, not only Li Qi, but also many evidences in later generations have proved that there are many descendants who are alive and scattered.

It's not that they're all killed.

However, starting from Li Shanchang, there are indeed a large number of Huaixi nobles, who either died or fell back then.

Follow-up to this incident.

In May, Li Shanchang died.

In June, the left capital of the imperial history Zhan Hui, concurrently served as the secretary of the ministry.

This means that after the military power, after the elimination of a large number of Huaixi nobles, especially Li Shanchang, who has always maintained a great influence on the government, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has obtained the power of the court.

There is also a follow-up.

After Li Shanchang's death, a Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, named Wang Guoyong, wrote a letter to shout injustice for Li Shanchang: "The benevolent chief is of the same heart as His Majesty, and he will die to take the world, and he will be the first to be the first, to be a prince in life, to be a king in death, to be a princess in a male business, to worship officials in relatives, and to be extremely divided between people and ministers." It is not yet known that he wants to do wrong, and now it is said that he wants to be left behind, which is a big mistake. ”

Lao Zhu's reaction was to be silent.

In the empty seal of the year, whoever dared to raise objections, Lao Zhu would deal with him.

When he arrived at Li Shanchang, Lao Zhu was just silent.

Why the silence?

Because, this emperor did not want to kill Li Shanchang, he always hoped to leave a good reputation, and the monarch and the minister always lived together. However, in the face of pressure, there is only one way to compromise.

Is it the pressure of the hundred officials?

No.

It's the pressure on my son.

How could a hundred officials be able to suppress Zhu Chongba, who can be called a 'killing god'?

I remember that there is a book, which seems to be called "Power Beast Zhu Yuanzhang", which is probably an impression that many people have of Lao Zhu.

However, what is a 'power beast'?

Zhu Yuan thinks that Tang Taizong and Kangxi are more typical, who dares to threaten my position, even if it is a son, I will kill you.

Lao Zhu is just an old farmer after all.

And one more, the typical Chinese parent.

laid a huge family business, and in his later years, his son wanted to take over, and he was very active, even a little excessive, Lao Zhu's reaction, the biggest one, was just to give a 'cool' word that didn't play much role at all.

Because he is not a beast of power.

In the face of his son, Lao Zhu did not bring himself into the role of an emperor, but just a father.

Traditional Chinese father.

Since you want to take it, take it.

Here you go.

Even, in the face of the ministers under the leadership of the prince forcing the palace, Lao Zhu still turned against Zhu Biao in the end, instead of turning his face with his own son for a confidant.

Not only that, Lao Zhu also has to help his son bear the infamy.

The kingdom used the book, shouted grievances in the open, and implicitly accused, but Lao Zhu was just silent.

Later, some courtiers asked what crime Li Shanchang had committed and why did he have to die?

Lao Zhu couldn't say that his son wanted to take over the position, so he could only find a reason for 'star change' to prevaricate.

From beginning to end, Lao Zhu did not lead the matter to his son, even if it was ...... At that time, the government and the opposition, many, many people must have known what was behind all this.

In the end, even in the history books, future generations can only judge the truth of the matter by relying on some clues.

More people, too lazy to pay attention to the truth.

It's you, Zhu Chongba, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackey cooks!

Lao Zhu can no longer defend himself.

The military power has been obtained, the court power has been obtained, and the matter is not over yet.

Lao Zhu is too good to his sons, so good that the power he has has has threatened the center, so the next step is the clan.

Start with King Qin.

In the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, was recalled to the capital by Zhu Yuanzhang under many impeachments, and in the same year, the crown prince Zhu Biao inspected Shaanxi.

It was called the relocation of the capital, but in fact it took over the military power and weakened the vassal king.

The evidence is that in the same year, Lan Yu also came to the northwest and led his troops to pursue a petty thief who had no reputation at all.

It is conceivable that if everything goes well, after the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Yan, the King of Ning, etc., the kings of the border towns and vassals, will either hand over their military power and become a prince of peace of mind, or, like Zhu Rong, the king of Qin, will face the fate of being deposed.

However, history has come to this point and played a big joke on Daming.

In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Zhu Biao died of illness.