Everyone thought that the word "fear" did not seem to exist in the dictionary of Emperor Yongle, who ascended the throne with force.
But they didn't know that Zhu Di was actually afraid.
After he broke into Jinling City, he massacred Jianwen's old officials in an attempt to falsify the fact that he had rebelled. When he ordered the historians to compile the annals of Taizu, he tried his best to modify it to say that Emperor Gao was extremely satisfied with King Zhu Di of Yan and disliked his grandson Zhu Yunwen, as if Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen had taken away Zhu Di's throne. Although it sounds like a romance novel, it is indeed true.
However, Zhu Di failed. He knew that this nonsense annals of Taizu could only make him feel better, but it could not deceive future generations.
To rebel and ascend the throne is to rebel. He will bear the reputation of being a rebel for the rest of his life, and he will not be able to escape it after his death.
Zhu Di killed his own nephew Zhu Yunwen, and then became the glorious Yongle Emperor.
On June 13, the fourth year of Jianwen, Emperor Jianwen burned himself in the palace. King Yan Zhu Di walked into Fengtian Hall alone wearing armor and holding a sword. It was a windy day, and the bright red cloak behind his armor was billowing. His back does not look like a winner who finally triumphed after going through hardships, but like a depressed and lonely man.
From that day on, Zhu Di was very suspicious. He was afraid that his children and grandchildren would be like him, stepping on the corpses of flesh and blood brothers and close relatives to ascend to the throne.
The reality is...
The filial Prince Han lived up to Zhu Di's concerns and inherited his father's fine style: when in doubt, kill your loved ones first!
Zhu Gaoxu, the emperor, was worried that the prince Zhu Gaochi's family would be a threat to him. After he ascended the throne, he first killed his eldest brother Zhu Gaochi, and then deposed his eldest nephew Zhu Zhanji. Zhu Gaosui, the special meritorious prince of Zhao, was directly imprisoned until his death in order to avoid the problem of King Zhao demanding dividends from his shares.
Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, was tricked by his fourth son, King Qi. He was so angry that he couldn't eat. He even wanted to kill his biological brother even if he collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country.
Whenever there is a problem that cannot be solved, Prince Han can always solve it by sacrificing his brothers.
Zhu Di is almost dying of filial piety!
[Although you used ingenious methods to kill King Qi seamlessly, the reality is that your plot did not succeed, and King Qi withstood the siege. Soon after, the Jiaozhi rebellion was put down and King Qi returned to Beijing. 】
[Everything seemed to be back to normal. You pretended that you had never done anything. You even went to Prince Qi’s house to express condolences to Prince Qi. You said a lot of words that made you feel disgusting. Prince Qi looked at you and smiled. Silent. 】
Seeing this, Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief.
In any case, King Qi was not killed by the King of Han in the end.
Zhu Di actually doesn't care much about the process, he only cares about the ending.
In Zhu Di's time, there was no fratricide among the Zhu family.
At least, there was no blood on the surface.
Seeing that his grandfather's demeanor had softened slightly, Zhu Zhanji plucked up the courage and stepped forward and asked, "Grandpa, what happened to you just now?"
Zhu Di patted Zhu Zhanji on the shoulder. He did not answer Dasun's question directly, but smiled strangely: "Zhanji, please promise grandpa one thing. In the future, you will not touch the blood of the Zhu family on your hands." .”
Zhu Zhanji's scalp was numb from the old man's weird smile. He forced out a smile and said, "Grandpa, why do you think so? My second uncle, third uncle, and fourth uncle all have broken bones." It’s a family that’s still connected.”
"That's good, that's good."
Zhu Di received a satisfactory reply and felt a little comforted.
He looked at the young Zhu Zhanji, and he couldn't help but have a magical thought in his heart: Although the boss will not live long, the eldest grandson Zhanji of the boss's family is good. A good saint can be prosperous for three generations. After the boss dies, Zhanji will succeed him. What a good emperor. Such a cute doll like Zhanji would definitely not do anything to his relatives, well, that must be the case.
[Although nothing seems to have happened, you can smell something fishy. The emperor seems to be extremely dissatisfied with you for some reason. They even started to make plans to suppress your power in the court. 】
[For the first time, King Qi voluntarily showed himself in front of the emperor. He took the command of the Fusi Yamen of Jinyiwei North Town from the emperor. He used the Jinyiwei secret stakes all over the government and the public to collect evidence of the crimes of the party members loyal to you, and launched an attack on you. A crazy revenge attack. For the first time, you know that your biological brother is so vindictive. 】
[Your party members in the court were cut off one by one by King Qi, and the emperor began to replace them with the forces from the East Palace. If this continues, all your power will gradually pass away, and your efforts for so many years will eventually be nothing. You know that it is impossible for the emperor to pass on to you, so you made up your mind and decided to leave the capital and express your voluntary submission to the emperor. The emperor did not hesitate and set your fiefdom in Jinan, and rushed to join the feudal clan that day. 】
Seeing this, Zhu Di was quite puzzled.
Is the dick enlightened?
He was actually willing to leave the capital and give up the fight for the throne?
[Everyone thought that you gave up the fight for the throne and gave up the throne to the prince. However, everyone knew that this was only part of your plan. 】
[After you conquered Jinan, you began to recharge your batteries, cultivate cronies, and secretly began to build an army that would obey your orders. This is a long process, and you need to make all preparations, including provisions and equipment for hundreds of thousands of troops. But you can afford to wait, and at this time, you become quite patient. The gang members of the Han Palace spread to every state, prefecture, and county in Shandong, waiting for the opportunity to seize the country! 】
[You must imitate your father and fight another battle of appeasement. Zhu Di can rebel and usurp the throne and become emperor, and you, Zhu Gaoxu, can also rebel and become emperor! 】
[With a successful role model, you will be confident and start to fight for your own rebellion more actively. This is a glorious and great cause. As long as you can succeed, you can have everything you dream of. 】
[Since the emperor won’t give it to you, then go and grab it yourself! 】
Zhu Di's face turned dark.
This fucking dog can’t change its habit of eating shit!
As soon as he finished praising Zhu Gaoxu for his enlightenment, he was immediately slapped in the face.
This treacherous boy had no clue what he was doing. He was clearly on a path of no return that Zhu Di least wanted to see!
Why is Zhu Di a successful model for the King of Han?
Is this something to be proud of!
But when Zhu Di turned around and thought about it, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
Thousands of years before him, there were only a handful of examples of princes successfully rebelling. And if the scope of screening is narrowed to a unified empire like the Ming Dynasty, the number of successful models of princes' rebellion is a surprising number - zero.
It is conceivable how much pressure Zhu Di was under when he rebelled. He wanted to turn the number "zero" into "one", and it is best to always be "one".
Going from "zero" to "one" is hard, but it will be a great inspiration to others to want to turn "one" into "two".
The King of Han was the one who was inspired. He witnessed history with his own eyes.
Zhu Di's success gave the King of Han unprecedented courage. Zhu Di was the creator, while King Han was the imitator.
Having an excellent role model will bring infinite courage to people.
