Zhu Di was born on May 2, 1360, and died on August 12, 1424. He was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the fourth son of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. He reigned from 1402 to 1424. Reigned 22 years, the reign was named Yongle, later known as Yongle Emperor and Ming Chengzu.
Zhu Di was born in Yingtianfu (now Nanjing). After the Ming Dynasty was established, he was named the King of Yan. When he was in his hometown of Fengyang, he knew a lot about human relations. Therefore, he was ordered to participate in military activities in the north for many times after he came to Peking (now Beijing). He led troops northward twice, which strengthened his influence in the northern army.
After Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, he adopted a policy of exploiting the domain, not only monitoring Zhu Di, but also depriving him of his army. So Zhu Di was dissatisfied with Emperor Jianwen's policy and launched the Battle of Jingnan, which lasted three years. In 1402, Zhu Di captured Yingtian Mansion, Emperor Jianwen disappeared, and Zhu Di proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing. After Zhu Di seized the land of his nephew Zhu Yunqi, he has been unanimously recognized by the world, and Zhu Di's rule can hardly be questioned by ordinary people.
However, few people know about Zhu Di's murder of court ladies during his reign, and even fewer people know why he killed court ladies. According to historical statistics, Zhu Di massacred a total of three to four thousand court ladies before and after his reign. So, why does he kill so many innocent court ladies?
Although he raised his power to the highest point through the Battle of Jingnan, it is undeniable that Zhu Di is indeed one of the few powerful emperors in Chinese history. He is very capable and energetic, which is his advantage as an emperor, but his shortcomings cannot be ignored. He is stubborn, self-willed, suspicious, and cruel, especially when he is angry. Therefore, more than 3,000 court ladies died not because of Zhu Di's sword, but because of his suspicious and angry character.
According to historical records, Zhu Di once massacred court ladies twice. The first time was in the early years of Yongle. The number of court ladies and eunuchs was very small, only over 100. The second time occurred in the last year of Yongle, and the total number of court ladies and eunuchs killed this time was close to 3,000. The killing of court ladies on such a large scale is also very rare in Chinese history. Perhaps ordinary people cannot understand why, as an emperor whose power has reached the peak, why kill some humble palace ladies? what is the reason behind the scene?
To find out the story behind Zhu Di’s massacre of court ladies, we must start from the early years of Yongle. In the early years of Yongle, under the rule of Zhu Di, the Ming Dynasty gradually went from decline to full of vitality, and its national power became strong. In this good situation, Zhu Di began to indulge in a gentle and peaceful country. At that time, beauty pageants were held all over the country, and there were more and more beauties in the harem. Among the selected beauties, the Korean beauty Quan Shi quickly stood out from many beauties with her outstanding appearance and extraordinary talents, and finally won Zhu Di's love and became one of Zhu Di's most favored concubines.
In 1410 AD, Zhu Di, who was born with joyous nature, could not get rid of the desire to conquer, so he personally led his army to Mobei. Before the expedition, he specially brought Concubine Quan Xian as an entourage to the army. But what Zhu Di didn't expect was that the concubine he loved fell ill and died on the way back to the palace, and eventually died in Lincheng and was buried in Yi County. The death of Concubine Quan Xian brought a heavy blow to Zhu Di. When Zhu Di was heartbroken, someone in the palace reported an important news to him. After Zhu Di heard the news, he was furious and killed more than 100 court ladies and eunuchs without careful investigation.
This matter must start with Jia Lu, the daughter of a North Korean businessman. After she was selected into the palace, she was not favored by Zhu Di, and she was very depressed. Later, she met Lu Shi, who entered the palace earlier than her. Because they are all North Koreans, Jia Lu wants to associate with Lu family. However, the Lu family disregarded Jia Lu's personality and did not want to associate with her, so Jia Lu always held a grudge and waited for the chance of revenge. And the news that Concubine Quan Xian died on the way back from the Northern Expedition victoriously, undoubtedly brought Jia Lu a chance of revenge, because at that time the Lu family served the Concubine Xian with the army, so it was easy to be framed. Therefore, she falsely accused the concubine Xianfei that she was poisoned to death by Lu, which led to the massacre of court ladies by Zhu Di.
贤妃Although Zhu Di was heartbroken by his death, he was gradually relieved from his grief after a period of time, and the royal concubine gradually replaced the power of the concubine, becoming Zhu Di's most beloved concubine at that time. However, perhaps the royal concubine enjoyed such a great honor but did not feel happy. When Zhu Di was about to make her a queen, she fell ill, eventually died, and lived a short life. The death of Wang Guifei made Zhu Di once again experience the pain of losing his concubine. Coincidentally, when Zhu Di was heartbroken, Jia Lu and Yu's private relationship with the eunuch was passed into his ears. After hearing this news, Zhu Di was very angry. Jia Lu and Yu Shi were afraid of committing crimes, so they hanged themselves.
In order to find out how many similar scandals there were in the court, Zhu Di decided to interrogate Jialu's court lady in person. The result of the torture surprised Zhu Di. He found a confession from this group of court ladies who wanted to murder the emperor! This news is like a bolt from the blue. Zhu Di was shocked and angry, so he decided to clean the harem. According to statistics at the time, nearly 2,800 court ladies were collectively punished and killed. In addition, in the early years of Yongle, Zhu Di also massacred more than 100 court ladies, so close to 3,000 court ladies died under Zhu Di's butcher knife.
According to the "Li Chao Shilu", when people in the palace were brutally killed, the palace was struck by lightning. Everyone in the palace was very happy and thought Zhu Di would He stopped killing because he was afraid of revenge, but Zhu Di remained the same. He knew that if these were not severely punished, it would be no different from normal.
According to historical records, Ming Chengzu became ill in his later years, prone to anger, difficult to control, and even hysterical. He himself was cruel and easy to kill. He got sick in his later years, so he was more violent. "This may be God's punishment for killing him too much!
