The Pentium Era - South to North

Lao Zhu came back from going to the bathroom, still sitting on the recliner, and asked Meng Ping: "Lao Meng, where did you talk about earlier?"

Meng Ping said: "Lanyu, take a young eunuch Ma Sanbao to Beijing."

"That's right, I'm old now, and I'll be confused when I urinate." Lao Zhu said.

"Were you not confused when you saw Yan Ruyu?"

"That one can't be confused. If a man can be confused like this, he is probably not far away from death." Lao Zhu said, "Okay, let me first tell you who this Lan Yu is. No, let's talk about Lan Yu." , let’s talk about Zhu Biao first. This Zhu Biao was the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was also established as the prince by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"This has been like this in all dynasties. The emperor can't control his belt. Think about it. There are so many beauties around him. How could he be able to control it? If it were me, I wouldn't be able to control it, let alone a fierce man like Zhu Yuanzhang. , wild monk, his ability is almost the same as that of a breeding pig, and he gave birth to a total of twenty-six sons.

"Having too many sons will be of great help in fighting wars and quelling chaos. Father and son can go into battle, but when it comes to establishing a heirloom, that is, a prince, it will be troublesome. Think about it, there is a big difference between being a prince and being a prince. The difference is huge. Being a prince means you will be surrounded by flowers all your life, but being a prince always means you will die badly. To consolidate his position, the prince has to kill the prince.

"We are all sons. You were brought out a few years earlier than me. Why is your treatment so different? Overtly and secretly, everyone is fighting. Not only are these princes fighting, but behind each prince, there are a bunch of They are an interest group. If they win the crown prince, they will be rich and prosperous. If they fail to win, they may be buried with them.

"So this fight for the throne is really a matter of life and death. It's much more bloody and bloody than our current officialdom fights for power and profit. Everyone is risking their lives and wealth. If you don't play well, you'll risk a lot of lives." of.

"This Zhu Biao is a generous man and is very popular with Zhu Yuanzhang. Although Zhu Yuanzhang himself is not a good bird, this person often likes his opposite. In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang's wife, Queen Ma, is also a generous and sensible person. Women, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't have to listen to what others say, but he still listens to Queen Ma's words. They are a couple in need who conquer the world together.

"Zhu Yuanzhang is so good to Zhu Biao. In the past, the place where the prince lived and worked was called the East Palace. Zhu Yuanzhang almost asked his whole team to take charge of the East Palace to assist Zhu Biao.

"Among them, Prime Minister Li Shanchang on the left is also the prince's young master, Prime Minister Xu Da on the right is also the prince's young master, Zhongshu Pingzhang records important military and state affairs, Chang Yuchun is also the prince Shaobao, Governor Feng Sheng on the right is also the right Zhanshi, Zhongshu Pingzhang is responsible for political affairs Hu Mei and Liao Yongzhong , Li Boxheng concurrently served as the deputy secretary of Zhan, Zhongshu Zuo and Youcheng Zhao Yong, Wang Pu concurrently served as deputy Zhan...and so on, and so on.

"Moreover, he no longer has another government official outside the East Palace. What do you mean, in addition to his own office, Zhu Biao's is the second office. When Zhu Yuanzhang is fighting outside, the affairs of the country will be handled by Zhu Biao. General management, in ancient times, was called the prince supervising the country.

"It is not easy for the emperor to do this. You must know that Lao Zhu is not very reassured and is not 100% sure. Even the emperor will not believe it even his own son. The son took advantage of this opportunity and created Lao Tzu On the contrary, it is not that it has never happened.

"This Zhu Yuanzhang is very confident about Zhu Biao, but he is not confident about his other sons. He knows that Zhu Biao is not a ruthless bastard like Li Shimin. It is probably difficult to kill all his brothers, but there are so many brothers, but each one Those who covet the throne will not be merciful to Zhu Biao.

"When Zhu Yuanzhang was living here, he was not worried. He knew that none of his sons dared to move. But after he died, it was hard to tell. What he was most worried about was his fourth son, who was in Beijing. Zhu Di, who was named King of Yan, was a ruthless man, comparable to Li Shimin. He was the kind of bastard who would rush to the front of the army whenever there was a battle.

"This Zhu Di was dissatisfied with Zhu Yuanzhang's appointment of Zhu Biao as prince. He felt that he was more capable than Zhu Biao.

"Princes in the past were all very fucked up. One thing they had was that they were like women. They especially liked to snitch and complain. The princes were all like this to each other. Zhu Yuanzhang's third son, Prince of Jin, Zhu Fan, liked to do it the most. Such a thing.

"And when he went to Zhu Yuanzhang, what he liked to complain most was the complaint against his brother Zhu Di. He didn't dare to complain against Zhu Biao. When I heard about the complaint against the prince, I would suspect that you had evil intentions. But if you complain about it, Other princes can show their loyalty to me and eldest brother.

"Historical books say that the King of Jin went to Zhu Yuanzhang to report to King Yan that he was "taking risks", and he searched day and night for King Yan's "details in the country" and that he was "dedicated to captivate King Yan." Think about it, Zhu Yuanzhang was originally interested in Zhu Di If he has an idea, and there is such a person who often comes to report, can Zhu Yuanzhang not be wary of Zhu Di?

"Of course, this Zhu Yuanzhang is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he will not believe or listen. He decided to place his cronies beside King Yan. Then he thought of that little clever eunuch Ma Sanbao, who taught him this In this way, Ma Sanbao understood and promised to complete the task, so when Lan Yu and Xu Youde went to Beijing, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Lan Yu to take Ma Sanbao with him.

"Wait a minute, I'm exhausted from talking. Damn it, this is why I don't like talking about history with an unlearned and unskilled person like you. If I don't explain it clearly to you, you will have a hundred thousand reasons why, and You’ve explained it clearly, and I’m thirsty for what you’re going to say, so I’ll drink some tea first.”

Lao Zhu said, picked up the tea cup, Niu took a big sip, spat out the tea leaves in his mouth, and then continued:

"Okay, let's go back to Lan Yu. Who is Lan Yu? The wife of Prince Zhu Biao is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, another founding general of the Ming Dynasty. And this Lan Yu is Chang Yuchun. My wife’s brother is also Zhu Biao’s wife’s uncle. Look, in our country, nepotism has a long history.

"With such a relationship, Lan Yu must have been on Zhu Biao's side during the dispute over the appointment of the crown prince. He also felt that King Zhu Di of Yan was not a thing and must be guarded against. Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to put his predecessor Ma Sanbao, a young eunuch brought back from Yunnan one year, was taken to Beijing and handed over to the palace of King Zhu Di of Yan.

"Lanyu and King Zhu Di of Yan, they say it in a nice way. I see that you have been stationed at the border all year round and it's hard work, so I sent a young eunuch to take care of you.

"This little eunuch is a reward from the emperor. King Yan is unwilling in his heart. He knows that this is probably a spy planted here, but on the surface, he is still grateful and keeps Ma San. Come down.

"The King of Yan, Zhu Di, was always wary of Ma Sanbao at the beginning, but Ma Sanbao was well-behaved and smart, and he was a child. Zhu Di felt that what a child can do, as time went by, Ma Sanbao also couldn't do anything. Gradually, he gained the trust of King Yan Zhu Di. Especially, other young eunuchs were all sissies, but Ma Sanbao, a young eunuch, could mount a horse and fight.

"This suited Zhu Di very much. Every time he fought, he took Ma Sanbao with him. Later, he also performed meritorious service in the Battle of Zhengcunba. Zhu Di gave him the surname Zheng. From then on, he became Zheng He and Zheng Sanbao. Sanbao eunuch.

"Looking back, I want to talk about Zhu Biao again. This person is not as good as God. Although Zhu Yuanzhang protected Zhu Biao in every possible way, he did not expect that this prince would be a short-lived prince. He died before he could become emperor.

"In August of the 24th year of Hongwu, that is, in August 1391, Zhu Yuanzhang's second son was granted the title of King Qin Zhu Ping in Shaanxi. Because he kept making mistakes there and refused to correct them despite repeated admonitions, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and recalled him to the capital. , and at the same time sent Zhu Biao to inspect Shaanxi to investigate King Qin's words and deeds there.

"After Zhu Biao came back from his inspection tour, he presented a map of Shaanxi to Zhu Yuanzhang, which showed that when King Qin governed Shaanxi, the territory of Shaanxi actually expanded. He also said a lot of good things for King Qin. This also shows Zhu Biao's kind side and his treatment of himself. My brothers are still very caring.

"Because of Zhu Biao's intercession, Zhu Yuanzhang allowed Zhu Fang to go back to Xi'an. However, after Zhu Biao came back from Shaanxi, he fell ill. In April of the next year, he died of the illness. According to historical data, Zhu Yuanzhang was almost dead. Cried away.

"As soon as Zhu Biao died, the other princes were ready to make a move, feeling that their opportunity had come, especially the second, third and fourth kings of Qin, Jin and Yan. However, Zhu Yuanzhang accepted the advice of the bachelor Liu Sanwu and raised Zhu Biao's second son Zhu Yunwen. As the emperor's grandson, the future heir to the throne, he stopped the kings from coveting the throne.

"Soon, in the 28th year of Hongwu, the King of Qin died. In the 31st year of Hongwu, before Zhu Yuanzhang died, the King of Jin also died. Zhu Di's two powerful opponents disappeared, and he became the eldest among the kings.

"At this time, Zhu Di's wings were already full. Not only did he have a bodyguard that had been accustomed to fighting for a long time, but his authority had already exceeded the Ming Dynasty's regulations of "distributing enfeoffments without tinkering with land, ranking nobles without coming to the people, and eating salaries without managing affairs." What does it mean? It means enfeoffing titles but not granting land, giving titles but not managing the people, enjoying salaries but not handling affairs.

"It means that these kings are just empty names in their fiefdoms. It is the general's job to lead troops and fight, and it is the local officials' job to govern the people. These kings are more like the emperor sent to various places to supervise the generals and local officials.

"When we arrived at Zhu Di, not only did we have our own bodyguards, but if we have an army, we must have land. Otherwise, how can we support the army? The king also relies on salaries and rewards. They can't afford it at all. With an army and a territory, he He became the actual local emperor.

"Zhu Di did this, and other princes followed suit and followed suit. This was also the case with Zhu Yunwen, Huizong of the Ming Dynasty. This person was still used to call him Emperor Jianwen in history. His reign name was Jianwen. After Emperor Jianwen came to the throne, Seeing that the various vassal kings, that is, his uncles, were becoming more and more powerful, he began to worry.

"Zhu Yunwen adopted the suggestions of Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng and began to reduce the vassal status. In less than a year, King Zhou, King Min, King Xiang, King Qi, and King Dai were deposed one after another. When Zhu Di saw this situation, he knew something was wrong. It was his turn soon, and he began to prepare. It can be said that Zhu Di had the ambition to usurp the throne, but he was also forced to rebel by Zhu Yunwen's reduction of vassal status.

"In July of the first year of Jianwen, that is, in July 1399, Zhu Di used a trick to capture and kill Zhang Bing, the chief envoy of Peking, and Si Xiegui, the commander of Peking City, who was the mayor of Peiping and the commander of the military region, and ordered Zhang Yu, the guard commander of the Prince of Yan's Palace, to be killed. , Zhu Neng led his troops to attack the nine gates of Peiping at night and occupied Peiping.

"After occupying Peiping, Zhu Di did not stop doing anything. Knowing that rebellion was already a capital crime, he might as well fight to the end, so he used the excuse of respecting the teachings of his ancestors and punishing the "treacherous ministers" Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng to "pacify the country". The troops left Beijing and fought south.

"At the same time, he abolished the Jianwen era title and restored the "Thirty-two Years of Hongwu". He also wrote to the court, saying that according to the "Ancestral Instructions", if there are no honest ministers in the dynasty, and there are traitors in the country, they will be punished with troops and the Qing monarch will be sidelined. Evil.' From then on, a four-year-long war between uncle and nephew began, known in history as the 'Battle of Jingnan'.

"As a result of the 'Battle of Jingnan', Zhu Di captured the capital Nanjing, but Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen disappeared. Some said he was burned to death in the fire in the palace, while others said he escaped disguised as a monk. , in short, it can’t be found, and it has become a historical mystery.”

"Then, the gold and silver treasures in Emperor Jianwen's palace also disappeared?" Meng Ping said.

"Who told you?" Old Zhu Qi asked.

"If this is not the case, what does this have to do with 'national assets'? What else are we looking for in Nanjing?" Meng Ping said.

"Don't worry, history evolves step by step. Do you really think that 'thirty-eight years have passed in a blink of an eye'?" Lao Zhu said.

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