In ancient my country, there were too many vassal kings who wanted to be emperors. In order to make their dreams come true, they took desperate risks and embarked on the path of rebellion. However, there are few successful examples. Most of them became cannon fodder and died, and

In ancient my country, there were too many vassal kings who wanted to be emperors. In order to make their dreams come true, they took risks and embarked on the road of rebellion. However, there are few successful examples. Most of them became cannon fodder and died, and the country was destroyed. Only Ming Dynasty King Yan Zhu Di succeeded, changed his destiny and ascended to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di

After the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, the country implemented the county system , which is undoubtedly a huge historical progress. However, after the Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, there were still a large number of kings with the same surname. They posed a huge threat to the imperial power.

In the early years of the Western Han Han Jingdi period, King Wu Liu Bi united with several other clan princes and kings to launch a rebellion in the name of "please punish Chao Cuo and side with the Qing emperor". As a result, they were Liang Guo and Zhou Yafu teamed up to pacify it in only three months.

Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms

Emperor Wu of the Western Jin Dynasty had an especially large number of princes, as many as 27 princes and kings. After the death of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, in order to compete for central power, the Eight Kings Rebellion broke out for 16 years, which severely damaged the national power and laid the foundation for the short life of the Western Jin Dynasty.

Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yunwen

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Battle of Jingnan , why Zhu Di was successful

• Young Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne Zhu Yuanzhang's crown prince Zhubiao has high hopes. However, fate has its way, and Zhu Biao passed away in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu (1392). Zhu Yuanzhang had the idea of ​​establishing King Yan Zhu Di as the crown prince. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, King Yan was too much like him, the same wise and mighty, the same ruthless, the same decisive in killing, the same talent and strategy. Zhu Yuanzhang met with strong opposition when he established Zhu Di as the crown prince. Since ancient times, has established direct descendants and established elders. Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to appoint his grandson Zhu Yunwen as the future successor of the empire.
• Zhu Yuanzhang killed the heroes and cut off the dissenters for Zhu Yunwen, but he never thought of making a wedding dress for Zhu Di. Zhu Yuanzhang almost killed all the founding fathers and generals through Guo Huan case , Hu Weiyong case , bombardment of Qinggong Tower, Blue Jade case , etc., and only a few achievements were left. So when King Yan raised his army, Zhu Yunwen looked at all the civil and military officials, but he couldn't find a commander who could lead the army to defend against the enemy.

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang

If there is an unborn general like Xu Da and Lan Yu alive, the ending may be reversed. When Zhu Yuanzhang was wary of these founding heroes, he did not expect to let his fourth son, Zhu Di, pick the peach in the end.

• The young emperor Zhu Yunwen grew up in a deep palace and had almost zero political and military experience. Although I have read a lot of poetry and books, and I know the Confucian classics by heart, even if I am rich in knowledge, I can't talk about it on paper. The ability to govern a country needs to be improved through long-term practice.

It is a pity that Zhu Yunwen was plunged into the whirlpool of suppressing the national rebellion by hastily reducing the vassal status.

• Zhu Yunwen doesn't know how to employ people, nor does he know how to listen to correct opinions. Qitai and Huang Zicheng are Zhu Yunwen's trusted right-hand men. Unfortunately, these two are the same teammates.

Qi Tai advocated killing King Yan first, but Huang Zicheng proposed to kill the other five kings first, and finally King Yan. Later, Zhu Yunwen adopted Huang Zicheng's opinion and gave King Yan time to breathe and prepare for rebellion.

Qi Tai advocated detaining the three sons of King Yan who came to Nanjing to worship their ancestors, but Huang Zicheng was afraid of alerting the enemy and released the three sons back to Beijing. Locking up three people would at least reduce Zhu Di's helpers. A war is inevitable, but Zhu Yunwen was indecisive and wasted the opportunity.

The only remaining founding general Geng Bingwen was good at defending the city but could not fight mobile warfare, so he was defeated by Zhu Di. Zhu Yunwen used Li Wenzhong's son Li Jinglong . It turns out that the tiger father also has a son. Li Jinglong led an army of 500,000 in the Northern Expedition to the Yan Army. The results were shocking. Hundreds of thousands of troops were almost wiped out by the Yan Army.

Li Jinglong was recalled to Nanjing. In 1402, Li Jinglong opened the city gate and welcomed Zhu Di's army into the city. Nanjing was occupied by King Yan, Zhu Yunwen disappeared, and King Yan realized his dream of being emperor.

Li Jinglong stills

• Zhu Di himself was a first-class military commander and had been at war with Mongolia in the north for more than 10 years. There are also half-humans and half-immortals like Yao Guangxiao who give advice, and there are also Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Zhang Fu and the three sons of King Yan for their assistance.

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After Ming Chengzu, the vassal kings rebelled.

• In the first year of Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty, Uncle Xuan, King of Han Zhu Gaoxu, who did not know the heights of heaven and earth, wanted to imitate his father Ming Chengzu and carry out version 2.0 of the "Battle of Jingnan". Without adequate preparation, he hastily launched a military rebellion in his fiefdom, Le'an Prefecture, Shandong. In the end, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty went on a personal expedition, and the rebellion was quickly put down. Zhu Gaoxu was imprisoned and later executed.
• html During the reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning in Nanchang, was unwilling to be lonely and ready to make a move. He organized an army of 60,000 people and launched a military rebellion. Starting from Nanchang, he went eastward along the Yangtze River and captured Jiujiang. He attempted to expand his results and finally occupied Nanjing.

Unfortunately, King Ning met Wang Yangming, the first brother of the Ming Dynasty who was a once-in-a-millennium man who combined Confucianism and military genius. Wang Yangming organized more than 80,000 people to adopt the strategy of surrounding Wei and saving Zhao and went straight to Nanchang. King Ning was forced to return to aid, and the two sides fought together in the Battle of Poyang Lake. After a month of fierce fighting, King Ning was defeated and captured.

Wang Yangming

• After entering the customs in the Qing Dynasty, he deeply learned the lessons of the rebellion of the feudal kings in the past dynasties. Putting the prince in Beijing and not being allowed to leave Beijing is like today's naughty primary school students being arranged to study under the nose of the teacher. The prince can enjoy himself in his own compound, guard his land and other real estate assets, listen to operas and watch music, and carry birds in cages, but he should not overstep the imperial power and cause trouble.

In short, King Zhu Di of Yan successfully launched the Jingnan Campaign and accomplished an unprecedented feat of a unified dynasty for any vassal king.

The only remaining founding general Geng Bingwen was good at defending the city but could not fight mobile warfare, so he was defeated by Zhu Di. Zhu Yunwen used Li Wenzhong's son Li Jinglong . It turns out that the tiger father also has a son. Li Jinglong led an army of 500,000 in the Northern Expedition to the Yan Army. The results were shocking. Hundreds of thousands of troops were almost wiped out by the Yan Army.

Li Jinglong was recalled to Nanjing. In 1402, Li Jinglong opened the city gate and welcomed Zhu Di's army into the city. Nanjing was occupied by King Yan, Zhu Yunwen disappeared, and King Yan realized his dream of being emperor.

Li Jinglong stills

• Zhu Di himself was a first-class military commander and had been at war with Mongolia in the north for more than 10 years. There are also half-humans and half-immortals like Yao Guangxiao who give advice, and there are also Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Zhang Fu and the three sons of King Yan for their assistance.

02

After Ming Chengzu, the vassal kings rebelled.

• In the first year of Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty, Uncle Xuan, King of Han Zhu Gaoxu, who did not know the heights of heaven and earth, wanted to imitate his father Ming Chengzu and carry out version 2.0 of the "Battle of Jingnan". Without adequate preparation, he hastily launched a military rebellion in his fiefdom, Le'an Prefecture, Shandong. In the end, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty went on a personal expedition, and the rebellion was quickly put down. Zhu Gaoxu was imprisoned and later executed.
• html During the reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning in Nanchang, was unwilling to be lonely and ready to make a move. He organized an army of 60,000 people and launched a military rebellion. Starting from Nanchang, he went eastward along the Yangtze River and captured Jiujiang. He attempted to expand his results and finally occupied Nanjing.

Unfortunately, King Ning met Wang Yangming, the first brother of the Ming Dynasty who was a once-in-a-millennium man who combined Confucianism and military genius. Wang Yangming organized more than 80,000 people to adopt the strategy of surrounding Wei and saving Zhao and went straight to Nanchang. King Ning was forced to return to aid, and the two sides fought together in the Battle of Poyang Lake. After a month of fierce fighting, King Ning was defeated and captured.

Wang Yangming

• After entering the customs in the Qing Dynasty, he deeply learned the lessons of the rebellion of the feudal kings in the past dynasties. Putting the prince in Beijing and not being allowed to leave Beijing is like today's naughty primary school students being arranged to study under the nose of the teacher. The prince can enjoy himself in his own compound, guard his land and other real estate assets, listen to operas and watch music, and carry birds in cages, but he should not overstep the imperial power and cause trouble.

In short, King Zhu Di of Yan successfully launched the Jingnan Campaign and accomplished an unprecedented feat of a unified dynasty for any vassal king.