Chapter 7 The King of Han ascends the throne and the whole family suffers
Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, is the younger brother of Zhu Di's wife, Empress Xu, and Zhu Di's brother-in-law.
However, it was such a person that made Zhu Di grit his teeth.
Xu Huizu's father is the first commander of the Ming Dynasty, the first hairpin of the founding capital of the Zhongshan King Xu Da, Xu Huizu himself is the Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's most valued "second generation".
Although the Xu family and Zhu Di have a deep relationship, Xu Huizu is an out-and-out "Jianwen Chunchen", when Zhu Di was martyred, the southern army led by Xu Huizu won many battles on the battlefield, and even Zhu Di, who once fought, had the idea of withdrawing the army.
Fortunately, Emperor Jianwen made a stupid move in the end, thinking that the capital was empty and could not be defended by the general, and transferred Xu Huizu back to Jinling from the battlefield. And Zhu Di did not have Xu Huizu as a strong enemy, completely defeated the imperial court, went all the way south, and finally attacked the capital and became the emperor.
After Zhu Di ascended the throne, although many old ministers of Jianwen did not hesitate to fight to the death, the relatives in the court quickly surrendered to Zhu Di, but Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, did not give in. Xu Huizu didn't go to see Zhu Di, but locked himself in the ancestral hall, kneeling in front of his father's tablet and crying silently.
Later, Zhu Di brought Empress Xu from Beiping, and Empress Xu even came to persuade her in person, but Xu Huizu was still unwilling to submit to the usurper. Xu Huizu stayed at home for five years until his death, and never gave in.
Ten thousand blades do not change their will, Xu Huizu is like this.
Zhu Di sighed: "Xu Huizu, you are a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, but you are not a loyal minister of the Yongle Dynasty, you are not unjustly dead." ”
He didn't continue to think about Xu Huizu's brother-in-law, but set his sights on Zhu Gaoxu's life simulation.
[In the first year of Jianwen, your father launched the Battle of Jingyan and broke with Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen. When your father raised the army, he left your eldest brother Zhu Gaochi to guard his old nest in Beijing, and took you, who are brave and ruthless by nature, to fight together. 】
[For the next four years, Ling has been following his father to fight against Emperor Jianwen's southern army, and during the Battle of Puzikou, your father's army fought unfavorably and was besieged by Emperor Jianwen's general Sheng Yong. You led the army to the rescue, your father was overjoyed to see it, and in order to inspire you to fight bravely, he also drew a big pie for you: "The son of the world is sick, you should encourage him"]
[After hearing this, you were greatly encouraged, and knew that you were not without hope of becoming your father's heir, so you fought more heroically and helped your father fight out of the siege. Since then, you have fought harder and made a lot of achievements for your father's martyrdom, just to get your due reward after the victory of the war. 】
[But you never expected that your father finally ascended the throne after succeeding in Jingnan, but he didn't admit his original words, and you didn't become the crown prince. 】
Zhu Di touched his chin, a little embarrassed.
"If you fooled the little cub at the beginning, how could the second child still take it seriously."
[The position of the crown prince has been decided, and it should be the eldest son Gao Chi. This sentence is like a thunderbolt from the sky, you are stupid. You can't wait to lead your troops into the Qianqing Palace, follow the example of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and kill him in a bloody manner. 】
[But in the end, you calmed down, because you are not Li Shimin, and your father is not Tang Gaozu Li Yuan. The military power in your hands has long been imperceptibly dispersed to various military camps when your father ascended the throne. Only then do you understand that the old man has been guarding against you for a long time. 】
But you don't despair, you think you still have a chance. You refuse to give in, and want to snatch your eldest brother's crown prince in the capital. 】
[You don't want to be the king of Han Zhu Gaoxu, you want to be the prince Zhu Gaoxu! ] 】
Zhu Di's face was thoughtful, and his eyes flashed with wisdom.
In fact, he had long known that the King of Han had objections.
Therefore, after the end of the Jingjing, Zhu Di set out to resolve the military power in the hands of the King of Han, in order to prevent the second child from doing anything stupid.
Zhu Di was not afraid that the King of Han would succeed in his rebellion, but that he was afraid that he would confiscate and kill the King of Han.
[You tried to win over King Qi, but King Qi was not interested in the struggle for imperial power. After several temptations, you finally give up on the idea. And your father set the fief of King Qi in Fujian. Fujian has been an indisputable place for soldiers since ancient times, and since you can't get benefits from King Qi, you will no longer have any interest in King Qi. 】
[After eleven years in Yongle, your father's attitude towards you and your eldest brother has finally ushered in a change. He began to delegate power to you and suppress the crown prince. You don't know why this is happening, but you are pleasantly surprised and start to express yourself even harder. Your voice in the court is getting bigger and bigger, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the prince is gone. 】
[Finally, in the twenty-second year of Yongle, your father) died of illness in Yumuchuan on the way back to Mongolia on the fifth expedition to Mongolia, and left a testament before his death, which was passed on to you, and warned you to leave a way for your eldest brother's family to live. 】
[In the same year, you ascended the throne, you are the fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and you finally sat on the coveted throne. 】
Finally, the Han King ascended the throne.
Zhu Di couldn't wait to see what would happen differently after King Han ascended the throne.
He had great hopes for his second son, who was quite similar to himself.
[After you ascend the throne, you can't wait to attack your eldest brother's family. You didn't take your father's last words to heart, you first used some small means to make your eldest brother "die of illness", and then hesitated for a long time, and finally did not kill your eldest brother's eldest son Zhu Zhanji, but just abolished him as a concubine and exiled him to the frontier. 】
[After dealing with your eldest brother's family, you set your sights on your third brother Zhao Wang. Before you ascended the throne, you said to King Zhao, "When I ascend the throne, I will share the world with you", but you, like your father, are emperors who like to fool people. You casually found an excuse to cut King Zhao's guards, but you were put under house arrest. Two years later, King Zhao died in depression in the palace. On that day, you were crying in the Qianqing Palace, but if you did it all over again, you would still treat King Zhao like this. 】
[You four brothers, now only you and King Qi in Fujian are left. King Qi is no threat to you, so you finally show kindness to this only remaining brother. 】
Zhu Di's face darkened, he didn't expect that this would be the case after King Han ascended the throne.
Now he can be regarded as knowing how Zhu Zhanji's [civilian] identity came about.
King Han ascended the throne, and the whole family suffered!
first killed the crown prince, then abolished the grandson Zhu Zhanji, imprisoned King Zhao, and the only remaining fourth child would have to be killed by the King of Han if it wasn't for the fact that he was not a threat to him!
"Peace of mind, how can there be a throne that does not bleed, peace of mind ......" Zhu Di took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
He was born in rebellion and slaughtered blood relatives. So what he feared the most in his life was that his descendants would learn from him and wield a butcher's knife against his blood relatives.
But what he feared most happened anyway.
Even though he left his last words on his deathbed, King Han did not take it to heart.
King Han wants to eradicate all those who are a threat to him!