The founder of the Ming Dynasty was Emperor Hongwu, and the current emperor is Hongzhi. In the past 150 years, there were six emperors including Jianwen, Yongle, Xuande, Zhengtong, Jingtai, Tianshun, and Chenghua. Every emperor has his own history, some of which make people sincerely admire, and some of which make people think deeply...
【Lao Zhu, the founding father of the People's Republic of China】
Lao Zhu, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, must have been a careful person!
From the emperor's relatives, to the officials and ministers, to the common people, he has formulated the clothing and accessories of everyone in a very orderly manner. If there is any violation, he will be severely punished.
This is just the most common example of a country, and other regulations are more detailed. For example, whatever your father does, you will continue to do it, and the same goes for your son. This may be the household registration. Ordinarily, I cannot be a Jinyiwei because my family is registered as a medical household and I can only make a living in this way for generations. But with Eunuch Zhang, everything became simpler.
According to his grandfather, Lao Zhu was the son of a poor farmer and had been a monk. He was a monk who was forced to go out to beg for food, but he became prosperous and became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Everyone who comes to this world actually has the opportunity to make a fortune, it’s just about whether you can grasp it! My grandfather always told the story of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu was a noble of the Chu State and was known as the Overlord of Western Chu. His power was far greater than that of the rogue Liu Bang. Xiang Yu had the opportunity to unify the world, but he was proud, complacent, blindly arrogant, and regarded the princes as dirt. As a result, he was defeated by Liu Bang, who had suffered repeated defeats, and finally committed suicide in Wujiang River.
At this time, my grandfather's eyes would often be full of regret, even filled with tears.
Heroes don't care about their origins! When my grandfather whispered about Lao Zhu, I could picture in my mind a young monk of seventeen or eighteen years old, the same age as I am now, walking out of the temple and walking aimlessly on the famished land. I can't guess what was going on in his head, but fate favored him. He rose from Chuzhou to set up his own business, relying on Dingyuan to help him grow bigger and stronger little by little. He occupied Jinling, defeated Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, and declared himself the Lord of the Ming Dynasty.
The world situation suddenly became clear!
The Northern Expedition requires courage! Before the Kuomintang Dynasty, the Northern Expedition was not successful! From the Warring States Period when King Huai of Chu attacked Qin, to Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms, Zu Ti, Liu Yu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yue Fei of the Southern Song Dynasty, etc., the countries in the south have never defeated the countries in the north. The countries in the north have always annexed the countries in the south. . The Mongolian cavalry used to be a ferocious title, sweeping across the world, attacking the Jin Kingdom, exterminating Xixia, and wiping out the Southern Song Dynasty. The Khan's whip pointed to all Mongolian lands. In just one hundred years, it became unreasonable. It is said that the biggest reason is that the Mongolian nobles do not know how to farm and want to turn all the land in the world into pasture. Just think about it, the sky is blue, the fields are vast, the wind blows the grass and you can see the cattle and sheep... Under the vast blue sky, horses gallop on the vast grassland. What do people eat? I heard that only ten families have a kitchen knife, and the Han people don’t even have a name. The old Zhu is called Zhu Chongba! The common people had no way to survive but to rebel. The Mongolian nobles made Splendid China full of chaos.
Lao Zhu won, with his natural military talent. After he stabilized the south, he sent Xu Da to the northern expedition, which was overwhelming. One evening, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty opened a side door from Peiping and escaped!
Sun and Moon reopen the Great Songtian! The Ming Dynasty began its own rule!
Lao Zhu cherishes the people. He often said in the court, "You cannot shake the roots of a new tree." Only those who truly understand the sufferings of the people will care for the people from the bottom of their hearts. In Lao Zhu's era, the people were happy.
The most reviled thing about Lao Zhu is that he killed heroes!
When Lao Zhu's father passed away and there was no land to bury him, he prayed to Landlord Liu. Landowner Liu rejected the request of this tenant to farm for him, "My land is for growing crops, not for burying dead people!" He really didn't want it at that time! I know that the young man kneeling on the ground and begging will one day become the master of all the land in the world!
Landowner Liu's cousin felt sorry and gave Lao Zhu a small piece of land to bury Lao Zhu's father. He may have been benevolent and righteous for a moment, but he was rewarded by generations of Lao Zhu's family.
A few years later, Lao Zhu, who was wearing a yellow robe, returned to his hometown in Fengyang and directly made his benefactor a marquis, and he was hereditary. Landlord Liu was so scared that he ran away, but because the interrogation was too strict, he had nowhere to escape, so he had to endure it. When Scalp came to see Lao Zhu, he was mentally prepared to behead him. Lao Zhu did not kill him, saying that he was here and now. On the contrary, he rewarded him with many things, enough to fill a place to bury a person. Landlord Liu sighed, sighing at the emperor's kindness and regretting that he was short-sighted. In order to show his imperial ambition, Lao Zhu immediately built a mausoleum for his father. Fengyang was named the central capital, and they even thought about moving the capital here. Lao Zhu was born in a poor family, and his life was extremely rich, so he had to return to his hometown. No one dared to persuade him, because when the overlord of Western Chu destroyed the Qin Dynasty, he returned to Pengcheng instead of settling in Chang'an. Knowledgeable people say that there is no kingly spirit there, but the overlord cannot listen to the persuasion, and the overlord also says that if he does not establish his capital in Pengcheng, it is like walking at night wearing luxurious clothes. No one can see the implication, so it cannot be shown off. The persuader sighed and said that Chu people are like monkeys wearing crowns! As a result, he was fried by King Chu Ba.
At that time, Lao Zhu was high-spirited, even a little self-willed, and had a bad temper. No minister dared to speak. More importantly, most of Lao Zhu's heroes were from there, and returning home in glory was a sign of their success in life. But Fengyang is indeed not suitable to be the capital of the country. At the critical moment, it was Liu Bowen from Zhejiang who advised Lao Zhu. This man who is legendary among our people has the ability to understand ghosts and gods, "Fengyang is an imperial hometown, but it is not suitable to be a capital!" "After just nine words, Lao Zhu fell silent. Fengyang was a small city with barren land, so it was really not suitable to be the capital of this huge dynasty. More importantly, the world is already the world of the Ming Dynasty, and the subjects are already the subjects of the Ming Dynasty. If you take care of Fengyang, you will take care of the heroes of the Huaixi Gang, and you will be treated badly elsewhere. A bowl of water is balanced, this is what Lao Zhu often said to his ministers. At that time, Lao Zhu was no longer the Zhu Chongba who was harmonious with everyone and confided in his heart, but began to have a grudge against the heroes who had followed him for many years. Ming Taizu.
[The murderous Lao Zhu]
Lao Zhu, who came from a humble background, believed that others would get whatever he got.
When he was high up, looking down at all the people, he was actually uneasy. Everyone can be an emperor. Although I have become an emperor today, I cannot guarantee that the people below will not want to be an emperor. I remember that I once asked the ministers if they would like to be emperor? A fellow named Li Tong said he was willing in no uncertain terms because he was powerful! Although Lao Zhu smiled, he was wary and finally found a reason to execute Li Tong.
This kind of suspicion cannot be eradicated. Lao Zhu was able to kill heroes, such as the Kongyin case, the Hu Weiyong case, the Lan Yu case... He could just find an excuse to kill people, and tens of thousands of people died. When Hongwu arrived in the 24th year, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty had changed several times. Only Tang He, Guo Ying, Geng Bingzhong and so on are left. During this period, Prince Zhu Biao once advised Lao Zhu not to kill anyone again. Lao Zhu threw him a branch with thorns and asked him to pick it up. Zhu Biao looked troubled. Lao Zhu said, "Wouldn't it be better for me to remove the thorns for you?" Zhu Biao understood what Lao Zhu meant. He really couldn't control these outstanding heroes! But he did not want these heroes to die innocently, so he had the courage to say: "There are kings like Yao and Shun above, and there are people like Yao and Shun below!"
Lao Zhu was furious and threw a chair over, which scared Zhu Biao and ran out. It is said that he jumped into the Yu River and almost drowned. From then on, father and son separated. Although the virtuous Queen Bigfoot Horse intervened, Zhu Biao died a few years later. Lao Zhu gradually realized that the Ming Dynasty was built by its heroes. Although some people were corrupt, there were still some people who should not be killed. The bottom line that I can tolerate you is that you don’t touch my bottom line!
After Zhu Biao's death, Lao Zhu was surprised that he did not make another son the crown prince, but instead made his grandson Xiao Xiao Zhu. Perhaps out of regret for Zhu Biao, Lao Zhu personally taught Xiao Zhu how to manage politics. He once warned Xiao Zhu: "That's why I want you to meet with the ministers every day, listen to and review the reports of various yamen, and learn to do things. You must remember several principles: first, benevolence. Only by being benevolent will you not be rude; The first is understanding. Only by being able to understand can you not be confused by treacherous people. The first is diligence. Only by being diligent can you not indulge in comfort. The first is decisiveness. If you are decisive, you will not be involved in grammar. Since I became the emperor, I have never If you are lazy, you are afraid of handling everything improperly and failing the trust of God. You get up before dawn and don’t rest until midnight. This is what you see every day. Only if you can learn from me and follow my instructions can you be safe. Live in the world." Lao Zhu was too confident. He was confident that he was indeed capable, but his overconfidence was the beginning of misfortune for future generations!
