The minister was struck to death by the emperor with a sword on the Golden Palace. This dramatic plot is not a novel, but a real history. It happened to Zhu Yunqi, the second Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty. This is also one of the few scenes of the emperor with a weak image.
The person who was hacked to death was Xu Zengshou, the fourth son of Xu Da, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. However, it is interesting to note that it was the death of Xu Zengshou that made the Xu family a blessing in disguise, and the descendants saved the endless glory and wealth, and it was considered a "death right."
At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang joined the leader of the Red Turban Army Guo Zixing and participated in the struggle against Yuan. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his hometown to recruit soldiers and recruited Xu Da, who was only 22 years old. Xu Da is quite talented in military affairs, and he is also a fellow of Zhu Yuanzhang, and he quickly grows into one of the most important generals under his account.
Xu Da played a great role in the founding war of the Ming Dynasty, and also made his children blessed. Xu Da has four sons and four daughters. Except for the third son Xu Tianfu, who died early, the eldest son Xu Huizu attacked Wei Guogong. After Jianwen Emperor ascended the throne, he worshipped the first-tier prince Taifu; the second son Xu Yinxu, the official to the Chinese military governor. Assault the commander; the fourth son Xu Zengshou, the official to the left of the Youjun Dudu Mansion.
The sons are all high-ranking officials, and the daughters are not too much. Among the four daughters, the eldest daughter is Princess Zhu Di of Yan Wang; the second daughter is Princess Zhu Gui, the acting king; and the fourth daughter is Princess Zhu Ying, King An.
From this point of view, Xu Da's family is truly prominent. However, people familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty should have discovered that these children have gradually embarked on completely different paths.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was reigning, he carefully trained Prince Zhu Biao. But because the prince died young, Zhu Yuanzhang did not choose another prince as the prince. Instead, based on the principle of the eldest son inheritance system, Zhu Biao’s son Zhu Yunqi was named the grandson of the emperor, and devoted all his efforts to training. The other princes were all sent to the remote area early, severing their hope of seizing a prostitute.
In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang used the Hu Weiyong case and the Lanyu case to eliminate the obstacles for the prince Zhu Biao ascending the throne, so that there were no generals in the court, and all the elites of the country were in the hands of the frontier vassals.
If Zhu Biao really came to the throne, the princes would not dare to treat the new emperor, but later it was Zhu Yunsong, a stinky yellow-haired boy, and even Emperor Jianwen had no bottom in his own heart, so naturally he would have more doubts about his uncles.
Among the vassal kings, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, Yan Wang Zhu Di, is the oldest (the second and third sons of Zhu Yuanzhang have passed away at this time), and his combat experience and the combat power of his subordinates rank first among the kings, and naturally become The confidant of Jianwen Emperor.
In the April of the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Yuanzhang's death day, all vassal princes will send their sons to the pilgrimage. Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaosui, the three oldest sons of Zhu Di, all attended.
At this time, Emperor Jianwen’s close minister Shang Shu Qitai suggested that the three should be held hostage to prevent Zhu Di from causing chaos. However, Huang Zicheng, another Hanlin scholar, opposes him, believing that doing so will only startle and provoke Zhu Di. In a dilemma, Emperor Jianwen asked other ministers for their opinions.
Given that Zhu Di’s princess, the mother of the three princes, is the eldest daughter of Xu Da, Emperor Jianwen solicited the opinions of Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou. Xu Huizu said that among his three nephews, the other two were not afraid of it. Only Zhu Gaoxu was brave and treacherous in combat. If the tiger returns to the mountain, it will be a big disaster. Obviously, as a loyal minister who has accompanied Emperor Jianwen for many years, Xu Huizu spoke from the bottom of his heart, and the subsequent development of things proved that he was really accurate in seeing people.
But unexpectedly, Xu Huizu's younger brother Xu Zengshou put forward a completely opposite opinion. He said that the king of Yan Zhu Di and the late prince Zhu Biao are in the same spirit, and besides being extremely rich, they must be grateful and cannot rebel. He shares the same opinion with Wang Ning, the son of Princess Huaiqing, the sixth daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang.
In this way, Emperor Jianwen finally put all three cousins back to Yandi. However, Zhu Gaoxu learned that his father was about to launch an army, and in order to avoid long nights and dreams, he actually stole Xu Huizu's fast horse and fled day and night. Xu Huizu was furious and sent someone to chase him, but unfortunately he still couldn't catch up. But this behavior also made Emperor Jianwen more aware of his loyalty, and since then he has become more convinced.Ren.
But Xu Zengshou is completely different. It is estimated that he compared Zhu Yunqi and Zhu Di, and felt that Emperor Jianwen could hardly contend with his uncle. He might also want to leave a way for himself, so he secretly revealed the information of the DPRK to Beiping.
He has the same mindset as Wang Ning, who was just mentioned. These two people became Zhu Di's internal response in the DPRK, and they provided a lot of help for Zhu Di's success in usurping the throne. It's just that they often walk by the river, and there is no one who doesn't wet their shoes. The little actions they made were finally discovered by Emperor Jianwen.
With Zhu Di's soldiers going south and drinking horses in the Yangtze River, the Xu family brothers will also usher in their fate. Seeing that Zhu Di was about to resist Nanjing, Emperor Jianwen summoned Xu Zengshou to come and expose him personally to counter the thieves. In anger, Emperor Jianwen drew his sword and slashed. Poor Xu Zengshou wanted to leave a way out, but he was self-defeating and died on the spot! Wang Ning was also arrested by Jin Yiwei and sent to prison.
Soon, Emperor Jianwen was defeated and his whereabouts are unknown. Xu Huizu once led the army to resist the Yan army, and after breaking through the city, he resolutely refused to welcome Zhu Di, so he was naturally hated and sent to prison for punishment. But after all, with the blessing of his father and the plea of his wife, Empress Xu, Zhu Di did not kill him in the end, but expelled him from the title. One said he was under house arrest in a private house, another said he was imprisoned in prison. Five years later, when Xu Zuhui passed away, Zhu Di Jiaen exonerated his original sins and let his son Xu Qin inherit the title of Duke of Wei.
and Xu Zengshou's descendants are even more fortunate, Xu Zengshou used his own death in exchange for their endless glory and wealth. As soon as Zhu Di came to the throne, he chased after him as Wuyanghou and pursued his posthumous title of "loyalty". Two years later, he accumulates official positions, and he is also appointed to the official title of Ding Guo Gong, inherited by descendants.
Xu Zengshou, who was originally the youngest son of Xu Da, was not eligible for the Duke title at all, but now, everything is not a problem. By the time of Jiajing, most of the descendants of the founders of the country withered, and there are only five dukes left in the world, and Xu Da's two descendants are among them, and they are truly unparalleled.
For Xu Zengshou himself, the tragic end of the tragic death is certainly sad, but for his descendants, he may really sigh: Thanks to the ancestors!
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