On one occasion, Zhu followed his father to the north and south, made great contributions in the military camp, and was rescued from danger many times. At that time, because he made great contributions and was loved by the emperor, he often compared himself to Li Shimin. Therefore, he looked down upon his brother Zhu Gaochi from the bottom of his heart. In fact, Zhu Gaochi is not very talented. He is fat and has leg problems, but he has a good son, Zhu Zhanji. It can be said that Zhu Gaochi is touched by his son's light.
Zhu Pingri's arrogance made him very dissatisfied with his greed for the prince. At that time, Zhu Gaochi died a year after he ascended the throne. At this time, Zhu Zhanji is not in Beijing. Therefore, the sinister Zhu secretly sent someone to ambush the prince on his way back to Beijing, and the result was unsuccessful.
Shortly after Emperor Xuande ascended the throne, Zhu couldn't wait to formally rebel in the capital. Half a month later, on August 2 1 of the first year of Xuande, Zhu went out of the city to surrender and began his own house arrest.
If you open the History of Ming Dynasty, you will find that Zhu's biography does not record Zhu's death in detail, but only gives a general description of his ending. Gao Xu and his son died one after another? . So when did Zhu die?
It can be seen from the records of Emperor Xuande that in the third year after Zhu was imprisoned, that is, in April of the fourth year of Xuande, there was still intercession for Zhu. Zhu Quan's exact words are:? Don't avoid axe punishment, dare to listen to heaven and hope to forgive. ? If Emperor Xuande didn't move his heart, would there be such a battle? It can be inferred that Zhu lived in prison for two years and was killed.
Although Zhu was a prisoner, he did not become a prisoner, and he still tried his best to be a stumbling block to his nephew. After the failure of the uprising, Zhu was demoted to a civilian and lived in a prison built for him by Emperor Xuande. The name of the prison is ironic. What's it called? Happy city? .
According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xuande visited Zhu the day after he was imprisoned. Been watching it for a long time? . The performance of Emperor Xuande is thought-provoking. He came to visit his dissatisfied uncle. At that time, he just looked at it for a long time without saying a word. what does he want to do? Zhu may not be reconciled, or he may not be able to stand his nephew's eyes for a while, so he tripped Emperor Xuande with one foot.
At that time, Emperor Xuande was very angry and ordered the guards to cover Zhu with a big copper cylinder. Although this big jar weighs 300 Jin, Zhu Neng lifts it. So Emperor Xuande asked a man to put charcoal on the jar. After the jar was lit, the bronze jar was cooked by charcoal fire, ending Zhu's life.
In fact, it is necessary for every superior to keep his throne. Therefore, after his death, Zhu killed all his wives and children, leaving none. There is no record in the history books of how these royal relatives died, but you can imagine that Emperor Xuande was furious and didn't care about social morality at all, let alone the cousin he wanted to kill. They are all in their own names. Looking forward to it? Word, related to him.
Even if Zhu's wife and children died, his pain would not be much better without him. Judy took Daming Rivers and Mountains from his nephew. He never imagined that his children would kill each other, so that his son was killed. This may be his karma.
History is in the hands of historians, who are influenced by the success of kings and the failure of enemies. Therefore, in our current literary works, Zhu is an arrogant and frivolous person. Even though he made great achievements, he was portrayed as reckless and incompetent. These records are obviously colored glasses. If you want to know the true face of this black sheep, you must study it carefully from other places.
According to the research of famous scholars in Hong Kong, Zhu is not only not a reckless general, but also very literate and accomplished. As far as poetry is concerned, Zhu is the yardstick of a generation, and his calligraphy is magnificent. Compared with his father Zhu, his failure may be due to his lack of wisdom and military talent, or his opponent is very capable, not gentle and cowardly.
Maybe he is more suitable to be an emperor than Zhu Gaochi, but not as good as Xuande. Because, during the reign of Zhu Gaochi and his son, the Ming Dynasty was a rare bright world. In this way, the historical choice is correct.