Just as Zhu Yuanzhang expected, He Xi said: "Xuda died of back carbuncle in the 16th or 17th year of Hongwu." At this point, He Xi paused for a moment, then cautiously said: "It is rumored that,
It was His Majesty who gave death to you. You cannot eat roast goose when your back is suffering from acne. But Your Majesty gave you a roast goose. So, the King of Zhongshan -----"
"It's nonsense." Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Anyone who says this will be punished by the Nine Tribes."
Among the heroes, there were not many handsome men. Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, Tang He and others were all Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates. But Lan Yu, Fu Youde, Feng Sheng and others were not. Lan Yu accepted the Chang family's position in the army.
Influence, and Fu Youde is a demoted general. And Feng Sheng is Feng Guoyong's younger brother, whose real name is Feng Guosheng. When the Feng family took refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang, they brought their own team. These people have their own base and small circle. And the northern remnant
Yuan still retains a certain degree of strength. Xu Da goes to Peking every year to take charge.
At this time, he killed Xu Da. Who should be given the important task of guarding Beiping against Can Yuan?
Instead of handing it over to your own people, hand it over to outsiders.
And looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's high regard for Xu Da and Li Wenzhong's sons, we know that Zhu Yuanzhang did not kill these two. Xu Da's son and Li Wenzhong's son both held real power during the Jingnan period, especially Li Jinglong. He is even more famous. It is said that Li Jinglong is
There is no problem with being a straw bag, but it is nonsense to say that Zhu Yuanzhang did not cultivate Li Jinglong.
The hatred of killing a father is irredeemable. Killing his father and using his son. No fool would do that. Especially Zhu Yuanzhang. If Zhu Yuanzhang really wants to kill, he will definitely kill everyone in his family. No one will be spared. How can he let his enemy be in a high position?
Are you looking for death? Even if you don't punish him, you won't let him hold a high position.
Of course, if these two people lived until Zhu Yuanzhang's deathbed, it would be a different situation. In other words, if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill these two people, he would have to wait until the world was peaceful.
However, at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was in the prime of life and had no such idea at all. He also had no idea of explaining, and said: "Let's continue talking about Jingnan."
"Yes." He Xi said. A chill ran down He Xi's back. Zhu Yuanzhang's anger was real, which made him a little frightened. He didn't dare to hide anything private, so he honestly told the history he knew.
The first is the Battle of Jingnan, how Zhu Di managed to survive from a desperate situation, seize troops outside the Great Wall, and borrow the soldiers of Duoyan's Three Guards. How he made a desperate move, whipped his whip south and captured Nanjing. And the mystery of Emperor Jianwen's life and death.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face became increasingly ugly, but he could still hold his own.
Then came the life of Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and the five Northern Expeditions. He moved the capital to Beijing, Zheng He went to the West, and conquered Annan in the south. Then Renzong and Xuanzong shrank. Zhu Yuanzhang just snorted coldly and softened his face a little.
Zhu Yuanzhang launched a war of appeasement against Zhu Di. Although it is difficult to accept, it is now difficult for him to take the place of either Zhu Yunwen or Zhu Di. Because Zhu Di is only in his twenties, and although he has joined the country, he has not yet been in battle. And Zhu Yunwen is only four years old.
Over the years, the last time Zhu Yuanzhang hugged Zhu Yunwen, he was peed on by Zhu Yunwen.
Although he knew that flesh and blood would kill each other in the future, he was naturally angry, but it was just angry. But Zhu Di's life achievements were not weak. This made Zhu Yuanzhang's anger somewhat relieved.
However, this also reminded Zhu Yuanzhang of Ye Boju, with a slight hint of regret.
In the ninth year of Hongwu, Ye Boju wrote a letter to remonstrate and talk about enfeoffment. However, Zhu Yuanzhang imprisoned Ye Boju for alienating the Tian family's flesh and blood, and finally died in prison. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was so hard-hearted that he showed only a trace of regret.
The meaning is gone in an instant.
But when Zhu Yuanzhang heard about the great achievements of the emperor, even though Zhu Yuanzhang was very deep in the city, he couldn't help cursing at this moment: "You bastard." He was even more angry than when he heard about the Battle of Jingnan. He couldn't even show his face.
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Zhu Yuanzhang climbed up from the bottom step by step and saw too much cruelty. He hoped that his children would respect the way of kinship and that the whole family would be harmonious and beautiful. But in his heart, he also had a premonition of fratricide. Knowing his thoughts,
It's probably a beautiful fantasy as an elder.
In fact, the first internal fight in the Zhu family was not at all between his son and grandson, but against his nephew, Zhu Wenzheng.
Zhu Wen was fighting against Chen Youliang in the key battle of Nanchang. He held Chen Youliang at bay for several months, allowing Zhu Yuanzhang time to calmly withdraw the troops sent to Huaixi and make adjustments. By the time of the Poyang Lake Battle, Zhu Yuanzhang's army was in good shape.
.And Chen Youliang's army fought for several months before giving Zhu Yuanzhang more chances to win.
Although it cannot be said that Zhu Wenzheng's Battle of Nanchang was victorious after laying the groundwork, the high level of his achievements cannot be denied. The siege of 600,000 troops for several months was not something that ordinary people could endure. But then something strange happened. Zhu Wenzheng
He was dissatisfied with the reward after the war and wanted to defect to Zhang Shicheng.
So what reward does Zhu Wenzheng want?
This can't help but remind people of Zhu Di's promise to the King of Han. During the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di said to the King of Han: "Mianzhi, the prince is very sick." The implication is needless to say. And Zhu Yuanzhang was only a few years old at the time.
, In troubled times, if Zhu Yuanzhang had an accident, Zhu Biao would not be able to handle it. Zhu Yuanzhang should have made some promise to Zhu Wenzheng. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have any accidents. Some things cannot be given to Zhu Wenzheng.
Zhu Wenzheng's fate was to be imprisoned until death. And Zhu Wenzheng's son was King Jingjiang. Among all the vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty, he was not a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang had read history books and understood that internal fighting among the royal family was inevitable in any dynasty. Although he was uncomfortable and angry, he could accept it. However, with an army of 500,000, he was defeated by 30,000.
He led the Tatar soldiers and horses to attack his own city. He was so shameless. Zhu Yuanzhang had never seen him before.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but shouted: "Zong Liang."
Immediately an old eunuch came in, presumably the Zong Liang mentioned by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I have sent an order to Peiping that the King of Yan is not strict in teaching his children, so he will be punished with twenty sticks."
Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that the eldest son of King Yan, Zhu Gaochi, was only three years old. But this breath did not make him unhappy.
The old eunuch Zong Liang immediately saluted and said, "I understand, this slave." He left without even looking at He Xi.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Continue."
He Xi continued to tell Zhu Yuanzhang about the incident of seizing the gate, and then Chenghua and Hongzhi. Although there were some things in the palace, regardless of whether Chenghua plowed the Jurchen court or suppressed the refugees internally, Hongzhi was still a bit cowardly.
The King of Sustainability.
It was still acceptable to Zhu Yuanzhang.
At least it's much better than the orthodox one.
It's just Emperor Zhengde, but Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't know how to evaluate him. Zhu Yuanzhang admires Zhengde who personally took control of the military. But in terms of doing things, this kid is a bit out of tune. He is not suitable to be an emperor at all. But in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, he can still tolerate it.
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But when we arrived in Jiajing, we couldn't bear it anymore.
He was obsessed with Taoism, ignored state affairs, and entrusted the affairs of the court to unscrupulous people. More importantly, Zhu Yuanzhang clearly saw that in the hands of Jiajing, the power was transferred from the emperor to the cabinet. He thought that Jiajing was majestic and could suppress the court, but in fact
He is a prodigal son. Zhu Yuanzhang devoted himself to gathering the power of the court into the emperor. The previous emperors, no matter how you say it, were still able to influence the government. Even the righteous ones were not.
However, what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking was not revealed on his face. At least He Xi couldn't see it at all.
While He Xi was talking, he had been observing Zhu Yuanzhang. He wanted to peek into Zhu Yuanzhang's inner world through some of the expressions on Zhu Yuanzhang's face. But it was in vain. Zhu Yuanzhang's city was so deep that He Xi could not pry into it. The only thing he could do was to call himself the Emperor.
, it just made Zhu Yuanzhang slightly lose his composure.
Although he could not discern Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, He Xi also calmed down. While talking about these familiar histories, he thought about his situation.
As for how he came to Ming Dynasty, he couldn't think of it at all. He didn't want to think about it anymore. He only had one question, could he go back?
But after much deliberation, no matter whether I can go back or not, I must hold Zhu Yuanzhang's thigh tightly.
If he can go back, Zhu Yuanzhang can reward him with a few antiques. After he goes back, he won't have to find a job. If he can't go back, he should hold on to Zhu Yuanzhang's thighs. This is related to the rest of his life. But what kind of person is Zhu Yuanzhang?
Although he has read many books on Zhu Yuanzhang, they were all from six hundred years later. No one knows how different they are from the real history.
So He Xi wanted to peek into Zhu Yuanzhang's heart from Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
This is naturally impossible.
He Xi talked about the fall of the Ming Dynasty from Jiajing. From Chongzhen, he talked about Hongguang, Longwu, Shaowu, and Yongli. He talked about the loyal Mu family, the Zheng family in Taiwan, and the non-governmental organizations that kept shouting to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was only deathly silent, without even the slightest expression on his face. The history of the late Ming Dynasty made Zhu Yuanzhang feel very familiar. Isn't this what it was like at the end of the Yuan Dynasty? Even Zhu Yuanzhang was the best substitute for these historical figures.
Not his children and grandchildren. But Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and remained silent for a long time before saying: "This child of Chongzhen has no one to teach him. Otherwise, why would he be like this? By the way, when you just said Jianzhou Jurchen, are they Jianzhou guards?"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that there is no immortal country in this world. But his Ming Dynasty, his old Zhu family was too miserable. The people named Zhu were almost killed by the Jurchens and Li Zicheng. Zhu Yuanzhang naturally had the intention to kill in his heart
turbulent.
He Xi said: "It's hard to say, because the literary inquisition was launched in the Qing Dynasty, and there are different opinions on which Jurchen tribe the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty were. I am not a person who studies this, so I don't know for sure."
Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, as long as you know it is a Jurchen."
He Xi suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck. He felt a strong murderous intention from Zhu Yuanzhang's words. He couldn't go on. Because of him, the Jurchen tribe in this era may have become extinct.