Speaking of Xu Da, everyone should know that he was the first founding hero of the Ming Dynasty. Since Zhu Yuanzhang started his army, he has been with him, conquering from the east and west, making numerous battles, and leading the army to conquer Yuan. Most of them made great contributions to the establishment of and the consolidation of the political power of the Ming Dynasty.
But what his descendants talked about most was the cause of his death. Nowadays, it is widely spread among the people that Xu Da gave birth to gangrene . It is said that eating steamed goose will aggravate the disease and even die. After Zhu Yuanzhang knew about it, he immediately gifted the steamed goose to Xu Da. Xu Da knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to kill him, so he ate the steamed goose in front of the messenger with tears, and soon died of illness.
Xu Da eats steamed goose
So, is Xu Da's death after eating steamed goose really the truth of history?
1. Where is the historical source of "steaming goose to death"?
The earliest source of the story of "Sending the Steamed Goose" is in the "Jian Sheng Ye Wen" written by Xu Zhenqing in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, but it only records that Zhu Yuanzhang gave Xu Da food. Steamed goose. Qing Dynasty ’s "Summary of the Four Databases" stated that the content of the book "Jian Sheng Ye Wen" is not credible at all. "The records in the book are often not."
The Twenty-Two History Notes by Zhao Yi in the Qing Dynasty also recounted the story of "given food" and processed it as "given steamed goose, which is the most dangerous goose." However, Zhao Yi took this story as " "Rumors and nonsense" said, but I didn't expect it to be rumored, and later generations actually regarded this as historical fact.
Later Ming historian Wu Han adopted this statement when he wrote The Biography of Zhu Yuanzhang, but he also failed to come up with reliable historical sources to prove this statement.
Wu Han "Zhu Yuanzhang Biography"
2. Is "steaming goose to death" the historical truth?
The most authoritative historical material "Ming History" records Xu Da's death like this: "Seventeen years,Da Zai Beiping suffered from gangrene and healed a little. The emperor sent Da’s eldest son Huizu to work and sought to return. In February next year, he became ill and died at the age of fifty-four. "It just said that Zhu Yuanzhang sent Xu Da's son to see the sick Xu Da, and he was recalled from Peiping Nanjing to recuperate. There is no record of "given steamed goose". "Ming History" is Zhang Tingyu of the Qing Dynasty. Compiled by others, if Zhu Yuanzhang really did such an innocent thing, Zhang Tingyu and others would not have to hide it for him.
And gangrene was an incurable disease in ancient times. Liu Biao of Three Kingdoms, Li Keyong of Later Tang, etc. People are all dying of this disease. If Zhu Yuanzhang really wants Xu Da to die, he can just wait for him to die. There is no need to do more and put himself on the shoulders of "killing heroes".
And Xu Da's two sons at the time He also mastered the military power. If Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to kill Xu Da, he would have to cut the grass and root, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not do so. Not only did Xu Da’s eldest son Xu Huizu inherit the title of Wei Guogong, but he also pursued Xu Dawei. King Zhongshan, with the Taimiao. Zhu Yuanzhang was also stricken with Xu Da's death, and even stopped in the early dynasty, it didn’t look like he was going to kill Xu Da.
Xu Da’s Tomb
3. "Steaming Goose to Death "Is there a scientific basis?"
When our Chinese medicine practitioners are conducting diagnosis and treatment, there are some cautions and taboos for many diseases. One of the most important ones is "Span1span Hair Material", but what we know is "Fa "Fish", usually fish and shrimp and other seafood, goose meat is also a fat thing?
steamed goose
Li Shizhen once recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" that the goose has a strong smell and is fat and sweet It is easy to aggravate the damp and hot air, and it is said that "the wind causes sores, nothing more, the fire is especially poisonous. "According to this statement, Xu Da's eating of goose meat may indeed make him worse. From this point of view, the storyteller should have a certain understanding of Chinese medicine knowledge.
However, there is no record in medical books that "don't eat goose with gangrene". Some books just record that patients with carbuncle should not eat goose. In addition, some Chinese medicine believes that goose meat is flat and sweet, and can nourish qi and nourish deficiency, which is very good for the body.
Even if you take 10,000 steps back, people with gangrene really don't eat goose meat. Xu Da only eats once has a limited effect on the condition, and his condition will never turn like a legend.
4. How did Xu Dadi die?
We all know that Xu Da followed Zhu Yuanzhang in his early 20s to fight in the South and the North. It lasted for more than 30 years. The long years of military life, the wind, food and sleep, the unregulated diet, and the impermanence of daily life have a great harm to his physical and mental health. When you get old, your resistance drops and it is normal to get gangrene.
And in the last few years of Xu Da's life, the political atmosphere of the entire Ming Dynasty was terrifying. At that time, the prime minister Hu Weiyong was arbitrary, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel that he was falling behind. In order to consolidate the imperial power, Zhu Yuanzhang directly killed the nine families of Hu Weiyong and many subordinates, and abolished the position of "prime minister". At that time, Xu Da, a high-ranking man, would definitely be worried about his own safety, so that the mental stress of walking on thin ice and precariousness would also cause great harm to his health. When he was already suffering from gangrene, it would undoubtedly accelerate his death.
Hu Weiyong's case
5. Why did Xu Da's death evolve into "steaming goose to death"?
This is mainly because Zhu Yuanzhang killed the heroes too much. Among the 34 founding heroes who were named princes, only soup and were able to end well, and the Hu Weiyong case, the Lanyu case, the empty seal case, etc. Guo Huan's case In these big cases, hundreds of thousands of people were involved and died. Moreover, he also set up a spy organization such as "Jinyiwei", which caused everyone to be at risk, which would naturally arouse the resentment of future generations.
So later generations wrote a lot of literary works to satirize Zhu Yuanzhang, such as " fire burning Qinggonglou ", which is the same name as "Ci Steam Goose",It was written that Zhu Yuanzhang built a special celebration building, invited all the founding fathers over to celebrate the victory, and then set the building on fire. Thousands of heroes and court ladies who attended the banquet were all buried in the flames. Although this is purely fabricated, it can also tell the attitude of the people.
Jin Opera "Burning the Qinggong Building"
Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor, wants to consolidate the imperial power, we can fully understand, but he can completely "span 1span Zhao Kuangyin " like "span 1span Zhao Kuangyin " to "cook up and release the power", let these founding fathers In Tian Nian, he went on a slaughter and set up a secret service agency, which made the horrible political atmosphere of the Ming dynasty for more than two hundred years perpetuated. It is no wonder everyone has blackened him.
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