64-year-old Zhu Di died without a trace of mourning. His body was sealed in a barrel and quietly transported back to Beijing city .
generation Yongle Emperor passed away, why should we be so secretive?
What is the truth behind Zhu Di’s death? What unknown secrets are hidden? If you want to explore the truth, you have to start from Zhu Di's last expedition.
1424, Mongolian Arutai came to harass the border again. The people were miserable and had no means of livelihood. Emperor Yongle was also worried about this, so he decided to completely solve this worry.
Zhu Di was 64 years old this year, and his already old body was still suffering from the sequelae left by years of fighting.
But in order to permanently solve these troubles for his son, this time he must once again put on the armor and take command in person. Before he left for the expedition, he specifically ordered Prince Zhu Gaochi to supervise the country .
Not only for his son, not only for himself to spend his old age in peace, but for the future of Ming Dynasty, he must also settle down once and for all.
So in the season of growth of all things, Zhu Di set off with his army in a mighty manner. This march lasted for three months. On the way to find Arutai , Zhu Di led the Ming army to fight several small-scale battles. The results of
can be imagined. How could Mongolia be the opponent of and Ming in its heyday? Zhu Di quickly swept away these small forces and continued towards Arutai.
But what he didn't know was that Arutai had actually fled long ago. Three months later, Zhu Di's army arrived at the Dalannamul River, but no trace of Arutai was found.
However, looking at Zhu Di's state at this time, it is not difficult to find if you look carefully, he is actually barely holding on.
He was already suffering from ailments, and his condition was aggravated by traveling for several months. How could his old body withstand such a march?
Five months later, Zhu Di still found no trace of Arutai, but he could not support himself. In addition to physical reasons, and because of the lack of food and grass in the army during the long journey, the consequences of continuing like this would be disastrous.
In desperation, Zhu Di had no choice but to decide to return to the court with his teacher. However, an accident occurred on the way back.
Just when the army arrived at Yumuchuan , Zhu Di suddenly suffered from an old illness and died unexpectedly late one night. Everyone suddenly felt that the world had changed. The emperor's death is related to the future of the Ming Dynasty. What's more important is that they are still marching outside at this time. Without the backbone, where should everyone go?
At this critical moment, a person stood up. This person was called Ma Yun , and he was Zhu Di's most trusted personal attendant.
As soon as Zhu Di died, he responded immediately and summoned two of Zhu Di's important ministers - Yang Rong and Jin Youzi - overnight.
Ma Yun's purpose was very simple, just to discuss the death of the emperor with these two important ministers, and the next decision the three of them made together was shocking.
The death of Emperor Yongle has become the most shameful secret. What did Zhu Di experience before his death?
Ma Yun discussed with the two ministers and decided to hide the news of the emperor's death and not announce the funeral. Their purpose of doing this was not to take the opportunity to control the world, but a helpless move based on the current situation.
First of all, they are marching outside at this time, and there are many Mongolian soldiers in the military camp. Once the news of the emperor's death comes, not only will people be in chaos, but those Mongolian soldiers are also likely to take the opportunity to rebel.
More importantly, the current situation in the court is not optimistic. Before Zhu Di left, he asked Prince Zhu Gaochi to supervise the country. However, in fact, there was more than Zhu Gaochi who wanted to compete for the throne.
It turns out that the second son Zhu Gaoxu made great contributions during the Jingnan Campaign and was once highly valued by Zhu Di. Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu has always been dissatisfied with his brother's position as prince, and has been eyeing the throne over the years.
Later, Zhu Gaoxu secretly planted an informant around the emperor, and inquired about the emperor day and night. Especially during Zhu Di's expedition, Zhu Gaoxu was waiting for Zhu Di to die so that he could rush back to the capital to seize the throne.
Therefore, once the news of the emperor's death spreads, it will definitely cause chaos in the capital. By then, the internal and external affairs will be completely out of control. The immature Zhu Gaochi will be completely unable to control the situation.
Based on the current situation, the decision made by Jack Ma and the others is definitely the most correct decision.
So the news of the emperor's death was concealed, but then they had to face the biggest difficulty: it was midsummer in July, how could they preserve the emperor's body? They are still in Yumuchuan now. According to the fastest marching speed, it will take 12 days for the army to reach the capital without sleep.
A lot of things happened in these 12 days, so after some discussion, the three people came up with a strange idea.
Yang Rong thought of a good way. He remembered that the tea cans usually used to store tea should be made of metal tin. The tea can be kept airtight inside and can be stored for several months without any problem.
Over the years, objects made of metal tin have been very popular in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to tea cans, there are many daily necessities, and even weapons have metal tin. Now using metal tin to preserve the remains of emperors is undoubtedly the best way.
So early the next morning, Yang Rong ordered the soldiers in the army to hand over all objects with metal tin. The soldiers were confused and had no idea what they were doing. However, they did not dare to disobey the order, so they could only hand over all their belongings one after another.
Ma Yun ordered some craftsmen to refine all the metal tin and make it into a barrel-shaped vessel that could hold the body. He wrapped Zhu Di in a quilt and sealed it in the barrel.
After doing this, Ma Yun secretly executed all these craftsmen to ensure that the news of the emperor's death would not spread. At the same time, Jin Youzi rushed back to the capital ahead of schedule.
He had only one purpose, and that was to inform Zhu Gaochi of the death of Emperor Zhu Gaochi, so that he could immediately prepare for his enthronement.
But they were working hard in private, but on the surface they pretended as if nothing had happened. They still had three meals a day delivered to Zhu Di's account. Even after Zhu Di passed away for several days, no one noticed anything unusual.
And these are just the beginning, they still have a tough battle to fight next.
How can Zhu Di's body be transported back to the capital without anyone noticing?
After Jin Youzi secretly rushed back to the capital, Ma Yun and Yang Rong started to return to the capital with their army. At the same time, Zhu Gaoxu also started to take action.
Zhu Gaoxu had already received the news when Zhu Di fell ill. He had a premonition that something bad was going to happen, so he began to prepare secretly and accelerated his contact with the capital.
Zhu Gaoxu is also someone who has experienced the Jingnan Campaign. He has already had a plan in his mind. Once the last resort comes, he can launch another Jingnan Campaign.
However, what he never expected was that he never put Zhu Gaochi in his eyes, but far ignored the talents of Zhu Gaochi's supporters.
Because Zhu Gaoxu could not have guessed that someone would be so bold as to secretly keep the news of the emperor's death secret. According to the law, this would be a serious crime against the Nine Clan.
In fact, I don’t blame Ma Yun and others for being so courageous. If I do, I can only blame Zhu Di for not persisting for a few months. Now he is acting urgently. I hope Zhu Di has a spirit in heaven and can keep the future of Ming Dynasty safe and smooth.
Ma Yun and others had already marched towards the capital with Zhu Di's body, but Zhu Gaoxu was still jumping up and down, waiting to find out the news about Zhu Di. Unfortunately, he was kept in the dark from beginning to end. He only thought that Zhu Di was sick, but he didn't know that he had died long ago.
During this period, Zhu Gaochi had received the news sent to the capital, and he immediately began secret preparations for his ascension to the throne. 33 days later, Zhu Gaochi sat firmly on the throne.
When the news of Zhu Di's death came out, Zhu Gaochi announced the news of proclaiming himself emperor. At this time, Zhu Gaoxu realized belatedly that he was being fooled.
In Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, his brother has always been incompetent, but it is just because he is older than him and has the title of eldest son. More importantly, his father once hinted that he would become the prince, so Zhu Gaoxu always had great hope in his heart.
Unfortunately, Zhu Di passed away suddenly, and Zhu Gaochi's three die-hard supporters were still loyal to him, so he missed a good opportunity. The matter was a foregone conclusion, and Zhu Gaochi had no choice.
It can only be said that the method that Ma Yun, Yang Rong, and Jin Youzi came up with was too clever. They not only stabilized the future of Ming Dynasty, but also avoided a tragedy of fratricide.
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