666 years ago, Zhu Yuanzhang led his army to capture 公司戏公司, which is today's Nanjing City. He changed this place to Yingtian, which means to obey the decree of heaven and destroy Yuan Dynasty .
Four years later, his fourth child was born in the war. At this time, Chen Youliang, the north , launched an attack. If he succeeds, Ying Tian will be exposed directly before Chen Youliang's army. The military situation is urgent, and Zhu Yuanzhang must personally direct this critical war. Before he could see the newborn child, he rushed north.
Until seven years later, Zhu Yuanzhang had defeated heroes such as Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youliang, and the army was approaching Beijing City, and the Yuan Dynasty would be destroyed soon. Seeing that the victory was settled and everything was gradually on the right track, he decided to formally name the children. This year, this child born on the front line of war learned his name for the first time: Zhu Di .
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in poverty, understands the lives of the people, works diligently and loves the people, and hates corrupt bureaucrats very much. He was tempered in the war and educated his children harshly. When Zhu Di was underage, he was thrown to his hometown Fengyang by Zhu Yuanzhang and lived with the people next to his ancestral land. He respected as the son of the emperor because of this, he had no noble character and "all the people's details are studied." In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely frugal, so Zhu Di had no noble character.
Ming Chengzu Zhu Di
After adulthood, Zhu Di was sealed in Yan land, which is today Beijing. Because the Yuan Dynasty royal family was not completely destroyed, but in Inner Mongolia, there were still activities in , Liaodong, , so Zhu Di, who was located in the border, frequently participated in the war. He seemed to have inherited Zhu Yuanzhang's courage and military intuition, and was like a fish in water in the war, winning consecutive battles. After Zhu Yuanzhang launched various major cases and killed all the heroes, Zhu Di was almost his most trusted border general.
Zhu Yuanzhang's later years, the prince Zhu Biao , the second son and the third son died one after another. Zhu Di suddenly realized that he had the opportunity to inherit the throne, so he tried his best to perform. However, perhaps because of his deep feelings for the prince, or because Zhu Di was in the border defense for a long time and was full of ruffianism, Zhu Yuanzhang still chose his eldest grandson Zhu Yunwen as the prince.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao studied under Daru Song Lian , and his personality followed his mother Queen Ma , gentle and kind, understanding the people, and in sharp contrast with Zhu Yuanzhang, who was jealous and cruel in his work. Zhu Yunwen also inherited his father's gentle and elegant character. After he ascended the throne, in order to eliminate the influence that everyone under Zhu Yuanzhang's rule was in danger and no one in the court could use it, he promoted civil servants in large quantities, attached importance to the imperial examination, lenient punishment and prison, and implemented benevolent government, which finally made the ministers no longer afraid of losing their heads at any time. The civil servants praised him for his wiseness.
Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen
However, even though Zhu Yuanzhang raised prisons for the stable status of his successor and killed people, he still left a hidden danger to Zhu Yunwen, that is, his uncles, the vassal kings who now live in various places.
These vassal kings hold heavy troops in their respective fiefs, have a certain autonomy, and have a certain impact on imperial power. At the suggestion of Confucian scholars, Zhu Yunwen decided to force his uncles to give up their power, and the movement to reduce the power began. After several successful destruction of the vassal states, the knife finally hung on Zhu Di's head.
Zhu Di, the king of Yan, is the farthest away from Yingtian Mansion and the weakest influence of imperial power. In addition, Zhu Di fought for years and had extremely strong military capabilities, so he was regarded as a major concern by Zhu Yunwen. He decided to slowly weaken the power of the King of Yan, and sent someone to monitor the King of Yan's every move, and slowly planned it.
However, as early as the beginning of the vassal cuts, Zhu Di was alert and prepared secretly. Zhu Yunwen's choice was even more time for him to prepare. On the one hand, he paralyzed the monitors, and on the other hand, he secretly dispatched troops. His long military career and his early energy in Fengyang made Zhu Di's personality most similar to Zhu Yuanzhang: decisive, ruthless, and accurate intuition. Zhu Yunwen had to face his uncle. In 1399, less than two years after Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, the King of Yan suddenly rose up and sent troops south in the name of clearing the monarch, and directed straight to Nanjing City. Only then did Zhu Yunwen discover the biggest thunder left by his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang: the general who could be used was killed.At this time, Zhu Di, the best general in the country who is good at using troops.
But Zhu Yunwen is as gentle and generous as his father, Prince Zhu Biao, and never wants to bear the title of killing his uncle. His indecisiveness was Zhu Di's greatest opportunity.
In ancient times, "righteousness" was extremely important. Although Zhu Di was Zhu Yuanzhang's son, the emperor's legal heir was Zhu Yunwen. Moreover, Zhu Yunwen was not a foolish monarch, but was very wise and widely used benevolent government. Therefore, Zhu Di's rebellious move is very dangerous. He was a minister and an uncle, and this move undoubtedly made him bear the bad reputation of killing a monarch and a relative.
Plus, the fief of the King of Yan can provide limited food and military resources. Now that Zhu Di suddenly sent troops, the world has not yet reacted, and his soldiers are still quite loyal. But if the soldiers were tired and their reputation plummeted for a year or two, Zhu Di would immediately face the risk of mutiny and being killed. He has no turning back.
In contrast, Zhu Yunwen was not only a legal heir, but also a land of grain in the world, with countless sources of troops and food and grass, and all the names of the great power were occupied. As long as he keeps it, Zhu Di will be defeated.
However, history has no if.
inherited from his father's talent and saved Zhu Di. He keenly observed his dangerous situation and Zhu Yunwen's hesitation. Therefore, Zhu Di decisively launched the blitzkrieg . He led the cavalry, not taking a city or a land, not disturbing the people, but burning his boats, lightly carrying on, raiding for a long distance, heading straight towards Nanjing. Before Zhu Yunwen could summon the army to organize the defense line, Zhu Di was already at the city. At this time, the originally huge difference between the two suddenly reversed.
On the one hand, Zhu Di was a general who was good at fighting and had extremely high military literacy. After a long period of peace, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under Zhu Yunwen has been sharply reduced, and there are not many generals available. On the other hand, Zhu Di defeated Zhu Yunwen in both judgment and leadership. He captured Zhu Yunwen's indecisive mentality, was extremely bold in using troops, and went straight to the key points. When his army was approaching the city of Nanjing, Zhu Yunwen had no time to dispatch troops.
After the negotiations failed, Zhu Yunwen was defeated by Zhu Di in a confused manner and lost his position. His whereabouts have also become a historical unsolved case. Zhu Di became the lord of the world in such a way that he was unjustified.
Fortunately, Zhu Di inherited Zhu Yuanzhang's literary and military strategy. After he moved the capital to his territory, Beijing, in order to consolidate his rule, he worked hard to govern, improve the civil service system, develop business, and make the people rich in warehouses. Culturally, he asked someone to write the Yongle Ceremony and build a large-scale construction of Beijing City, leaving behind precious cultural heritages such as , the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven for future generations. In terms of military affairs, he was even more rigorous in governing the army, actively using troops, and personally expeditioned several times, completely eliminating the threat from Mongolia, leaving behind a story of the emperor defending the country and monarch dying. Therefore, although he was in a wrong position, he was a wise ruler to the people.
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