Chapter 11 Emperor Yongle, blossoming from all sides
Chapter 11 Emperor Yongle, blossoming in all directions
Author: An Jing l
Chapter 11 Emperor Yongle, blossoming in all directions
"Biao'er's health has been poor. Is it possible that he will die young??"
"No! No way." When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, he staggered and almost fell to the ground, wailing: "My son!"
Zhu Yuanzhang watched his relatives pass away one after another, so he regarded family ties as extremely important.
But now, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly learned that his eldest son Zhu Biao, whom he valued most, would pass away before him. How could this not make Zhu Yuanzhang feel sad and painful?
But in fact, not long after Zhu Biao's death, Zhu Yuanzhang's second son, Zhu Xi, and his third son, Zhu Fan, would also pass away within three years of each other. As a result, Zhu Di, the fourth eldest son, suddenly became the leader among the brothers.
son.
The successive deaths of his sons were undoubtedly one heavy blow after another for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Biao looked at the words in the light curtain and murmured softly: "The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies the fourth brother of Sheji. What a courageous person! You are worthy of being a member of the Ming Dynasty royal family!"
"So, did I die before I inherited the throne?" Zhu Biao has a kind and generous character. He doesn't have much resentment towards Zhu Di replacing his son as emperor, but only regrets that his body is not living up to expectations: "Alas.
It seems that I am not destined to be the emperor."
[Zhu Di, the founder of Ming Dynasty, was a controversial emperor. 】
[Some people say that he expanded his territory during his reign and was a model of a wise king; others say that he not only usurped the throne of his nephew, but also killed people profusely, making him an out-and-out tyrant.]
However, Qin Shihuang said with some disdain: "When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses! As an emperor, how could his hands not be stained with blood?" In the process of the Qin Dynasty unifying the six kingdoms, the Qin State was indeed stained with countless blood.
"Blood?" Li Shimin's eyes narrowed slightly, being reminded of the turbulent years in the past and the unbearable past. His hands were not only stained with the blood of countless enemies, but also stained with the blood of his own brothers!
[Today, let us get to know this controversial emperor, and let us remove the mysterious veil covering Ming Chengzu!]
As a slightly gloomy background music played, the video began to explain in detail the reasons for Zhu Di's rebellion.
[Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang’s fourth son, was named King of Yan by Zhu Yuanzhang in his early years and established a vassal in Peiping. 】
[After Zhu Yuanzhang died and Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen came to the throne, in order to strengthen the central power, he adopted the suggestions of Huang Zicheng and others and used an extremely radical policy of reducing vassal states. 】
[Zhu Yunwen successively killed five vassal kings, namely: Zhou Wang Zhu Zhu (deposed as a commoner, exiled to Yunnan), Dai Wang Zhu Gui (deposed as a commoner, placed under house arrest), Qi King Zhu Shu (deposed as a commoner, placed under house arrest)
), Min King Zhu Ming (deposed as a commoner and exiled to Zhangzhou), Xiang King Zhu Bai (died by self-immolation).]
[The reason why Emperor Jianwen has not taken action against King Zhu Di of Yan and King Zhu Quan of Ning is simply because they still have strong military power under their command.]
It was just because the Minister of the Ministry of War did not know the person well that the other party surrendered to Zhu Di.
In the end, Zhu Di, who was forced to retreat, decided to rebel and launched the Jingnan Campaign in the name of "Qingjun Side".]
[Zhu Di first defrauded King Ning Zhu Quan of the powerful troops and used them for his own use. Then with the assistance of Yao Guangxiao and others, he successfully seized power in just four years. 】
In Zhu Yuanzhang’s world,
Zhu Quan, who was standing next to Zhu Di, couldn't help but glance at his fourth brother. There was something inexplicable in his eyes.
[After he ascended the throne, Zhu Di knew that his position was unfair, so on the one hand, he revised the "Records of Ming Taizu", and on the other hand, he sent troops to the north and expanded his territory to prove to the world that he, Zhu Di, was the true emperor appointed by heaven. ]
[However, the achievements of Emperor Yongle and Zhu Di, the founder of Ming Dynasty, are indeed extremely dazzling! 】
At this point in the video, the background music suddenly became exciting,
[After his second personal expedition of thousands of miles to sweep away the desert troops and return to the court, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, said this:
"The power of our dynasty is beyond that of ancient times. It controls the northern barbarians and conquers the barbarians of the southern islands. It does not have the fraternity of the Han Dynasty, the alliance of the Tang Dynasty, the thin coins of the Song Dynasty, and the courtesy of brothers and enemies!"
】
[And all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty did what Zhu Di said! 】
As soon as these words came out, all the people in the parallel world, civil and military officials, and princes and nobles were immediately stunned!
"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is really strong and strong!"
"There is no peace of the Han Dynasty, no alliance of the Tang Dynasty, no thin coins of the Song Dynasty, and no gift of brothers and enemies! What a Ming Dynasty! What a Yongle Emperor!!!"
"Tsk tsk. The Han Dynasty made peace, the Tang Dynasty formed an alliance, and the Song Dynasty welcomed the new year."
Zhao Kuangyin felt his face was burning. Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, his Song Dynasty seemed to be much worse than other dynasties.
The Tang Dynasty's alliance was considered equal; the Han Dynasty's marriage was considered equal to the dwarves; but the Song Dynasty was the only one to pay tribute to a foreign country. This seemed too weird.
At this point in the video, a picture suddenly appeared.
In front of thousands of troops, a "general" wearing a military uniform and a helmet and armor rode a horse and slowly came to the front of the army.
[Military: Ming Taizu Zhu Di advocated moving the capital to Beijing. From then on, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty "the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country".
At the same time, Zhu Di conquered Mongolia in the north, Annan in the south, garrisoned in Hami, defended against Japanese pirates, expanded territory from the east, west, south and north, and consolidated the border defense!]
"Oh! This guy is so fierce!" Liu Che couldn't help but his eyes shone when he saw this, but then he wondered: "Open up the territory from four directions? But the east and south are not the sea and the wilderness.
?"
The video quickly responded to Liu Che’s doubts,
[Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, made many achievements, but the one that is most praised by later generations is that he sent the Three Treasures eunuch Zheng He to make seven voyages to the West! 】
[At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had issued a ban on the sea, but Zhu Di broke the ban with great perseverance and took the initiative to send Zheng He and other more than 200 ships and a fleet of more than 20,000 people to make seven voyages to the West. 】
[Zheng He led his fleet from Nanjing to sail to the Pacific and Indian Oceans and other places, and also visited more than 30 countries and regions. His fleet even reached as far as the Red Sea coast and the southeastern coast of Africa.
These voyages were also the largest series of maritime circles and expeditions in history at home and abroad at that time.
This also allowed the Ming Dynasty to establish the Huayi political system in Southeast Asia, which demonstrated the Ming Dynasty's national power and military advantages to the outside world, causing many countries to surrender and pay tribute.
Achieved a truly great coming of all nations!]
"It is indeed true. Emperor Yongle's achievements in sending Zheng He to the Western Ocean seven times are unprecedented!" Xuan Ye nodded secretly and acknowledged the content in the video. Then a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "But now, it's not
There will definitely be no one coming after you!"
Although the Qing Dynasty tampered with the history of the Ming Dynasty in many places, it also deliberately discredited and vilified Zhu Yuanzhang and other emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
But it is undeniable that during the Yongle period, Emperor Yongle did indeed achieve major events that many emperors could not dream of.
Li Shimin rubbed his forehead, and there was a trace of solemnity on his face, "This guy is so powerful that he is only ranked eighth? It seems that my throne as the emperor of the ages is still not stable."
[The opening of sea routes is not just to show off force. In fact, maritime trade is the fastest way to make money among all transactions.]
[The Song Dynasty was weak in military force, but it could persist for more than two hundred years under the oppression of powerful enemies. The key was that they were "rich"! ]
[The Song Dynasty can be said to be the richest of all dynasties, but how could they achieve the richest economy with the smallest landmass? The key lies in maritime trade!]
[It is precisely for this reason that later generations fully affirmed the feat of Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty in sending Zheng He to the Western Seas seven times.
But what is disappointing and regrettable is that in the late Qing Dynasty, they closed the country to the outside world, ruined their advantages and ended up in the tragic situation of the Eight-Power Allied Forces invading the Qing Dynasty.]
"The Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded the Qing Dynasty!!!" Xuan Ye was confused.