Founding general Lan Yu , compared with Zhu Yuanzhang as , Wei Qing , Li Jing, made great contributions to Ming Dynasty . However, Zhu Yuanzhang was killed and killed by all his family. So why did Zhu Yuanzhang take such a ruthless move against this person who helped him conquer the world?
When Lan Yu joined the army, she always worked under the command of Chang Yuchun . In addition to being his boss, Chang Yuchun was also his brother-in-law, and Chang Yuchun was also the father-in-law of the prince Zhu Biao . With these relationships, Lan Yu was so stubborn in the army. Of course, he was also a very capable person. When facing the attack of the enemy, he was brave and good at fighting, brave and knowledgeable, and won many battles. Therefore, Chang Yuchun often praised Zhu Yuanzhang. With repeated victory, Lan Yu soon gained a firm foothold in the army and was promoted.
As the saying goes, "It is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to defend the country." In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, the foundation of the world was not stable, the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty were not eliminated, and Zhu Yuanzhang was also unable to sleep or eat.
In March of the 21st year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed him as the general and led an army of 150,000 to attack the remnants of the Northern Yuan . Lan Yu and his men arrived in Qingzhou, and his soldiers reported that the Northern Yuan Emperor was in the area of fishing , which was too far from Qingzhou.
At this time, Lan Yu gave the order, and the large army advanced quickly and took the path. However, after reaching the designated position, no trace of the enemy was found. Lan Yu was not panicked and ordered the soldiers to bury the pot and cook rice on the spot, not to alert the snake, and to rest on the spot after eating and drinking.
When night fell, Lan Yu and his soldiers quietly searched near the sea of fishing. The emperor paid off and soon discovered the people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. It turned out that the Northern Yuan Emperor camped 80 kilometers away from the Sea of Fishing. Before the Yuan army could react, Lan Yu gave the order, the Ming army had already come to them. The defenseless Yuan army was captured. Lan Yi also captured the Northern Yuan emperor, the concubines and princesses in the harem.
Lan Yu won a great victory, and the good news came to Nanjing. Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and ordered Lan Yu to reward him and his soldiers, and also praised Lan Yu as Wei Qing and Li Jing of the Ming Dynasty . The blue jade should be added as Liang Guogong , which means the Ming Dynasty's purple gold beam. Later, Lan Yu quelled the Yunnan rebellion. Then he went north to Zhuanglang, Lanzhou, Gansu, to rectify the army and attack the rebellion of the old forces of the Yuan Dynasty. In this way, with Lan Yu's conquest, the territory of the Ming Dynasty expanded to Hexi Corridor .
It can be said that Lan Yu is in the limelight, and Zhu Yuanzhang also treated him very well. Gradually, Lan Yu became a little arrogant because of his favor. Once, Lan Yu's subordinates occupied the common people's land. When the censor found out, he wanted to investigate, but was driven away by Lan Yu. The responsibility of the censor is to supervise all officials. Lan Yu is slapping Zhu Yuanzhang in the face when doing this.
Another time, after the victory of the Battle of Fisher Sea, Lan Yu returned to the court and arrived at Xifengkou in the middle of the night. Because the soldiers guarding the gate opened late, Lan Yu lost his temper and ordered his soldiers to demolish the entire checkpoint and swagger into the city. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious after hearing this, but Lan Yu was in the limelight. Zhu Yuanzhang had to rely on him to fight in the future, so he had to give up.
However, what Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect was that Lan Yu actually did the usurpation. Lan Yu captured the princess of the Northern Qi emperor and wanted to do something wrong to her, but the Northern Qi emperor would rather die than obey and hang him. When Zhu Yuanzhang learned about this, he was even more furious, but due to Lan Yu's great contribution, Zhu Yuanzhang did not punish him. However, the Duke of Liang, who was originally named Lan Yu, was also changed to "Duke of Liang". The difference is a world of difference. Zhu Yuanzhang is hitting Lan Yu. If he does not restrain his temperament, he will probably really become cold one day.But Lan Yu still did his own thing. After quelling the rebellion in the southwest, he unscrupulously asked Zhu Yuanzhang to promote him, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not have this intention.
In the 25th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, with Lan Yu's conquest and war, the Ming Dynasty's country was stable and there was no need to fight everywhere. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer needed Lan Yu. Zhu Yuanzhang had already had the intention to kill Lan Yu for his previous behavior. If Lan Yu knew more about the current affairs, he could still escape this disaster.
With the death of Prince Zhu Biao, Lan Yu's death is also a matter of time. When Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately made Zhu Yunwen the crown prince. Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that his young grandson could not control these military generals. When Zhu Biao was alive, he could still check and balance Lan Yu. Although Lan Yu was rampant, he could still listen to his nephew Zhu Biao. As soon as Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to pave the way for his grandson.
Lan Yu has no protective umbrella, and the situation is getting harder and harder. One day, King Yan Zhu Di went to court and said, "There are some military generals who ignore the law. In the long run, they may not be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty." Although the King Yan did not name the name, the person with sharp ears could still hear that this person was Lan Yu. Then how did Lan Yu offend the King of Yan? When the prince Zhu Biao was not dead, Lan Yu tried his best to assist Zhu Biao. He said to Zhu Biao: "I think the King of Yan is becoming more and more like an emperor. It is not difficult to guarantee that he has the ambition to be an emperor. You'd better beware of him." As soon as this said, Zhu Biao fell into suspicion. It also reached Zhu Di's ears, "Good you Lan Yu, this is a place of infidelity and unfaithfulness." Of course, Lan Yu's outstanding achievements at that time naturally could not touch him. As soon as Zhu Biao died, Zhu Di took action. In addition to revenge, more importantly, if Zhu Di raised an army to rebel, Lan Yu would be his biggest opponent.
The death of the prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Di's instigation, and Lan Yu's arrogant personality, Zhu Yuanzhang had to deal with him. Hongwu In the 26th year, Zhu Yuanzhang put Lan Yu in prison for the crime of rebellion. In 80 days, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly cut off the mess and dealt with Lan Yu. The whole family was killed, and more than 10,000 followers were killed. After the case was concluded, Zhu Yuanzhang also published the interrogation records, named them " Rebellious Ministers ".
But when you open the "Records of Rebellious Ministers", you will find that there are many doubts in the Lan Yu case , there are no confessions, the time, motivation and personnel of the crime are all incredible, because the records in it are not logical.
No matter what the reason is, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely get rid of him quickly for the sake of the stability of their Zhu family!
The birds are gone, and the good bow is hidden; the cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys are cooked. Once a person loses his value and does not have his tail to be a human being, his fate will be even worse than others. I can only say that Lan Yu’s death is not unfair!
Looking at the founding generals in history, there are very few people who can get a good ending. If you don’t know how to hide your strength and keep a low profile, people who are arrogant and domineering on weekdays will sooner or later become thorns in the emperor’s side. Otherwise, Lan Yu would not end up being "skinned".
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