Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, because Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yun cut the feudal clan, he saved a little bit of new and old hatred, launched the battle of Jingnan, and successfully captured his nephew Jiangshan.
Speaking of which, Zhu Yuanzhang is the main reason why this happened.
▲Zhu Di portrait
First, Zhu Yuanzhang's wrong decision to inherit the throne
Zhu Yuanzhang's original prince, the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang and the original queen of the horse Mark. Zhu Biao can be described as a collection of thousands of pets and has been carefully taught since childhood.
At the beginning of 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing, with the country name Daming and the reign name Hongwu. In the first month of the first month, Zhu Biao was established as the crown prince, and there was a feeling that the father had laid the ground for his son. At that time Zhu Biao was only 13 years old, and Zhu Di was only 8 years old.
▲Nanjing City Wall
Fortunately, Zhu Biao is pretty good to all brothers and sisters, and Zhu Di is also willing to listen to this big brother.
However, there were unforeseen circumstances. In the 25th year of Hongwu (1392), after Zhu Biao came back from inspecting Shaanxi, he contracted the wind and died quickly.
According to reason, Zhu Yuanzhang should choose the oldest Zhu Xi (shǎng) or the most capable Zhu Di among the remaining sons.
▲ Portrait of Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunqi
But Zhu Yuanzhang gave his sons a big surprise. Zhu Yunqi, the son of Zhu Biao, became the emperor's grandson and inherited the throne.
The sons of the old Zhu family are all confused. When Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang was 64 years old.
And the second son Zhu Xi is 36 years old, the third son Zhu Di is 34 years old, and the fourth son Zhu Di is 32 years old. They are both in their prime of life. But Emperor Jianwen was only 15 years old, still a child.
All the sons, including Zhu Di, were sour and sour, laying the groundwork for the future battle of Jingnan.
▲Map of the Battle of Jingnan
Secondly, Zhu Yuanzhang killed too many heroes, Zhu Yunzhang could not use
Zhu Yuanzhang After establishing the Ming Dynasty, he looked at himself The old brothers are getting less and less pleasing to the eye. In order to make the next generation sit in a stable position, the Gongweisi will be turned into a Jinyiwei, and the hero will be charged.
Korean father Li Shanchang, Song Guogong Feng Sheng, Liang Guogong Lan Yu, Yingguo Gongyoude, were either executed, or given to death, and excommunicated. Lelang Gong Puying (chasing a title) died in battle, and his son was executed and excommunicated. Wei Guogong Xu Da, the authoritative official history did not record the cause of death, but it is said that he was killed by the steamed goose sent by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In addition, 50 marquis were cleaned up with various reasons, including those who were killed, those who were banished from the princes, and those who were punishable.
▲Jin Yiwei (film and TV drama image)
After so many times, when Zhu Yunxuan became the throne, there were no more generals that could be used. It's okay to rely on Fang Xiaoru to write and write essays, but it's really not easy to do wars.
On the other hand, Zhu Di's side, because he was entrusted to the northern frontier, his subordinates were basically unaffected, and he had been fighting against the Northern Yuan forces all the year round, and his fighting power was extremely strong.
▲Fang Xiaoru calligraphy
Third, Zhu Yuanzhang’s system of entrusting feudal lords is incorrect. The chaos of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States as far as the Zhou Dynasty, and the collapse of the powerful Yuan Empire as far as the close, were all related to enfeoffment.
For Zhu Yuanzhang himself, letting more than 20 sons and one grandson be distributed to all parts of the country, especially the border areas, is indeed conducive to national stability and avoiding foreign invasion.
▲The distribution of the kings of the Ming Dynasty
If Zhu Biao did not die early and became emperor, it might not be a big problem.
However, Zhu Yun can’t stew, because he is a junior,Uncles must be unconvinced.
Especially these uncles still have the same last name with him, and they also have the opportunity to be emperors. Zhu Yunzhen was caught in a dilemma: If you don't cut Fan, your uncles may turn against; if you cut Fan, your uncles may turn against.
▲Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum floor plan
Zhu Yunzhu chose to cut the han.
However, Zhu Di is not from the Xiang Wang and his ilk, so Zhu Yunxuan was allowed to squeeze and kick. Zhu Di guarded the northern Xinjiang all the year round and spent his entire life as a soldier. In terms of strength, Zhu Yunqi, a scholar emperor who had read the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood, was naturally not his uncle's opponent.
▲Part of Yongle Big Clock
Fourth, Zhu Yuanzhang does not wait to see Zhu Di’s mother
Zhu Di is very good, but Zhu Yuanzhang does not like this son. The main problem is Zhu Di's background.
Zhu Di claimed to be the son of Queen Ma, but this was to stabilize the country and show that he was born in orthodoxy and the throne was not usurped.
But his actual biological mother is not the Queen of Horses.
is clearly recorded in many historical materials such as "Nanjing Taichang Temple Chronicles", "Different Researches on National History" and other historical materials, that Zhu Di's biological mother was the concubine Qi (sound Tong Gong).
▲Zhu Yuanzhang’s Nanjing
"Sanyuan Notes" also records: On the first day of the first month of the first year of Nanming Hongguang (1645), Qian Qianyi went to Xiaoling to pay respects, and he found filial piety. The order of the mausoleum gods is exactly the same as that recorded in "Nanjing Taichang Temple Chronicles", and the concubine Qi (pronounced Tong Gong) is ranked first among the concubines.
Zhu Di’s biological mother was just a concubine of Zhu Yuanzhang at the time, and it was of no importance. Naturally, her son Zhu Di was not treated by Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Di, who is strong, has a lot of opinions on Zhu Yuanzhang on this point.
▲Restoration of the newly built Forbidden City
Fifth, Zhu Di’s campaign was in the name of Zhu Yuanzhang
When Zhu Di launched the battle of Jing Nan, the world was already Taiping was originally an unknown teacher. But Yao Guangxiao, his monk army teacher, wanted to go on the expedition in the name of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"The book said...Unfortunately, my emperor tested Bintian, treacherous ministers, jumped around the beam, wanted to control the power, and had the potential to waver, hide the evil intentions, and its mechanism is deep. The sword is trapped by the kings to withdraw. Fanping, and then do it without restraint, and win the life and kill, all go to his hand, swallowed in the next day, like a palm... The difficult business of the emperor's examination, cannot be restored..." ("Jing Nan Wen")
To put it bluntly, after Zhu Yuanzhang died, Zhu Yunxuan was surrounded by treacherous ministers, so he killed his uncles when he was fine. The fourth uncle can't stand it anymore. If this goes on, the world that the first emperor Zhu Yuanzhang has smashed will have no more...
When it comes to this, then you can only raise troops to clean up the minister next to Zhu Yunqi. Of course, Zhu Yun should also be stewed smoothly.
▲Zhu Yuanzhang's "Snow Bamboo"
To sum up, Zhu Di was able to initiate the battle of Jingnan and successfully won the Jiangshan Mountain. Zhu Yuanzhang could not get rid of the relationship.
Reference materials: "Ming Dynasty", "Ming Dynasty Records", "Jing Nan Xian Wen", "Nanjing Taichang Temple Records"
