Zhu Biao was the first prince of the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately he died young. After his death, Zhu Yuanzhang did not choose the crown prince from his sons, but appointed Zhu Biao's eldest son, Zhu Yunqi, as the emperor grandson. For this grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang put a lot of effort into it. After his death, Zhu Yunqi succeeded to the throne and was known as Emperor Jianwen in history.
Zhu Yunxuan was ousted by his uncle Zhu Di after only four years of reign. He failed Zhu Yuanzhang's hard work and left a mystery for the future generations, that is, his final whereabouts. In addition, everyone is also very interested in one question, why did Zhu Yuanzhang choose him?
Zhu Yuanzhang left the "Emperor's Ancestral Instructions" for his descendants, one of which stipulates: "Anyone who has no prince in the imperial court must have brothers and end brothers, and he must be born to his aunt. Aunt. Born, although long can not stand. If a traitorous official abandons his concubine, the concubine must keep the part and do not move, send a letter to the protagonist, and serve as the protagonist to the throne. The court is to cut off the traitor, and its three-year pilgrimage, The same as the previous formula.”
This point is very clear, that is, if the emperor has no children, it will be executed according to the brothers and brothers, and it must be the birth of a concubine. If it is a concubine, even the eldest son cannot succession. Even if there are traitorous officials who want to abolish the concubine, the concubine must keep his duty and resolutely support the succession of the concubine.
From the ancestral training left by Zhu Yuanzhang, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to the issue of his concubine, especially the identity of the concubine. Then let's take a look at what Zhu Biao's aunts are.
Zhu Biao has three concubines, one is Crown Princess Chang, the eldest daughter of Chang Yuchun, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, and Lan Yu's niece. The Chang family gave birth to Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunxue for Zhu Biao, and these two were the prostitutes.
One is the Lu family, the daughter of Qing Lu Ben of Taichang Temple, who was born in the Yuan Dynasty. She gave birth to Zhu Yunsi, Zhu Yunsi and Zhu Yunxi for Zhu Biao.
There is also a daughter of Ashining who participated in politics in the Yuan Dynasty. There is no record of her in the official history, but her origin is mentioned in the "Yu Ben Chronicle". This has nothing to do with the subject of this article, so I won't repeat it. In short, she has a bad ending and has no children.
That is to say, Zhu Biao has five sons, two concubines, and three concubines. However, in order of age, Zhu Xiongying (the eldest son), Zhu Yunxi (the eldest son), Zhu Yunxi (the second son), Zhu Yunxi (the second son), and Zhu Yunxi (the third son).
Among them, Zhu Xiongying died when he was eight years old, so Zhu Yunzhen became Zhu Biao's eldest son. But logically speaking, Zhu Yunxue is the son of the prostitute. Even if he is younger than Zhu Yunxie, he should succeed him. So why is Zhu Yunxie succeeding in the end?
Some people speculate that this may be related to sapphire, because Zhu Yunxu is the niece of sapphire. But the author believes that, judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's character and methods, even if Zhu Yunxuan is appointed as the prince, he can still liquidate Lanyu. And if Zhu Yunxu was chosen, he would have to kill Lan Yu. There was no need to change the candidate for the prince because of Lan Yu.
Then there is only one reason why Zhu Yuanzhang chose Zhu Yunzhang, that is, in his heart, Zhu Yunzhang is already Zhu Biaodi’s eldest son. This is about the suffering Zhu Yunxue. He was originally Zhu Biao's son. Once his elder brother Zhu Xiongying passes away, he should be the only heir. Unexpectedly, the biological mother Chang Shi passed away on the second day after Zhu Yunxi was born.
At this time, the eldest Zhu Xiongying was only four years old, and the two aunts instantly became motherless children. Although everyone felt very sad, even Zhu Yuanzhang quit the court for three days, but the East Palace could not be without the mistress, so Lu was straightened.
Lu Shi became Zhu Biao's step-consort, then Zhu Yunxue naturally upgraded and became a concubine. Zhu Yunxue was younger than him, and naturally ranked behind. After Zhu Biao died, the names of his sons at that time were Zhu Yunxi (the eldest son), Zhu Yunxi (the second son), Zhu Yunxi (the third son), and Zhu Yunxi (the fourth son).
Although according to strict requirements, the identity of the concubine is not beyond the original, Zhu Yunxue is still lower than Zhu Yunxue. But in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Zhu Yunxuan is already the eldest grandson, that's enough. There is also Zhu Yunsi who was smart and extremely filial since childhoodShun, especially filial piety, is highly appreciated by Zhu Yuanzhang, so there is also a certain degree of favor in it.
But I feel sorry for Zhu Yunxue. Originally, this emperor's grandson should belong to him. Who made his biological mother die early? If Chang Clan died behind Zhu Biao, then Zhu Yunxuan would be a righteous grandson. And Zhu Yunxue's sad experience does not stop there.
Zhu Yunxue, who was Yuandi, originally had a higher status than Lu and Zhu Yunxue, but as Zhu Yunxue was established as the emperor's grandson, his status was lowered. Immediately afterwards, Lan Yu was liquidated by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his status dropped again and again.
After Zhu Yunzhu succeeded to the throne, he named this half-brother the King of Wu and the fief was in Hangzhou. On the surface, it looks pretty good, but in fact Zhu Yunxie wants to cut the feudal clan, and will not let Zhu Yunxie go to the clan. So Zhu Yunxue stayed in Nanjing until Zhu Di succeeded in usurping the throne and he was demoted to King Guangze.
Zhu Di drove him to Zhangzhou, originally thought it was miserable, but after a while, he was summoned back, and he was deposed as a commoner and confined in Fengyang. In the end, Zhu Yunxu died in imprisonment at the age of 39, which ended his sad life.
(reference "Ming History")
