Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 1 The Great Emperor Hongwu _ Chapter 31 Martyrdom
integrity
The so-called integrity is often talked about by many people, and is often used as a stick to beat others, but true integrity is always shown in critical moments. And at such times, the consequences of insisting on integrity are often not
It's flowers and applause.
Only those true heroes can show their integrity when facing the butcher's knife.
Integrity is true courage.
Zhu Yunwen sat dumbly in the palace. It was not that he had no expectation of this day coming, but when it finally came, it still seemed so cruel. The emperor could not do it, and neither could the common people. After embarking on this road, it was really
There's no turning back.
At this time, the advisers around him had disappeared. Those nerds who usually talked loudly finally understood that there was a gap between theory and practice. At this last moment, even Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were nowhere to be seen. Zhu Yunwen fully understood what it meant to betray one's relatives, and he was angry
He shouted to the empty hall:
"It was you people who gave me the idea, but when the trouble came, you all ran for your lives!"
But at this time, his angry shouts would no longer be responded to by the ministers, and only the echoes from the deep hall would respond to him.
By this time, it was meaningless to blame anyone. He looked back at the palace, where he spent his childhood. This is a place that everyone yearns for and respects. How glorious it is to be born in an emperor's family.
What an honor!
He is very familiar with every plant and tree here, but as a prince, he has no good impression of this place. As the heir to the throne, he has always been under too much pressure. In his opinion, everyone here
Everyone is a monster. They use all kinds of conspiracy methods to trap, slander and harm others at all costs, just for one goal - power.
Is the scenery at the top really that good? It seems that everyone knows the meaning of this sentence, but everyone ignores it and they still keep climbing towards the top.
Burn this palace, destroy it completely!
Zhu Yunwen's complaints and anger were justified, but he underestimated the integrity of his advisers. Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and many others did not escape. They were single-handedly saving the imperial court from danger.
Qi Tai recruited troops in Guangde, Huang Zicheng recruited troops in Suzhou, Lian Zining, and Huang Guan recruited troops in Hangzhou. Although the actions of these nerds could not really save the country, they did their best and fulfilled their promises.
To no avail.
Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were caught and executed one after another, preferring death to surrender.
Huang Guan, another person who won the title of Sanyuan in the Ming Dynasty, was serving as the Right Attendant at that time.
His recruitment of troops did not have much effect, but after hearing the news that the capital was about to be in danger, he still insisted on going to the capital. Although he also knew that he would definitely die if he went there. But for him, fulfilling his promise and fulfilling his duties is the most important thing.
The meaning is far greater than living an ignoble existence.
When he walked to Anqing, news came: the capital city had fallen and the new emperor had ascended the throne. Huang Guan knew that the situation was over, but he was not as panicked as people imagined. He just lamented and cried: "My wife is a person of integrity.
She must be dead."
Afterwards, he summoned the soul of his wife, completed the necessary rituals, and then took a boat down the river. When he arrived at Luochaji, he dressed up, bowed to the east, and committed suicide by throwing himself into the river.
Huang Guan was right. His wife had drowned herself on the Huaiqing Bridge with her two daughters and ten relatives before him. In any case, they were finally reunited.
Huang Guan, as Zhu Yunwen's confidant and martyr, was jealous of Zhu Di. He crossed out Huang Guan's name from the admission list, so the history of the Ming Dynasty only left the record of one person who won the Three Yuans in a row:
Huang Guan won three consecutive prizes during the Hongwu period. He was admitted to the imperial examination and named the usurper Zhu Di. He died loyally.
I believe that the truth can never be concealed.
The above few people are not the only ones with integrity. The Hanlin who recruited troops in Guangde together with Qi Tai compiled Huang Yan. After hearing the news of Qi Tai's arrest, Wang Shuying knew that the situation was over, so he took a shower and changed clothes, and wrote about them.
The last words in life:
Life is over, and there is nothing to make up for it at that time;
Death is in vain, and we have no shame in the hereafter!
Then they both committed suicide.
As stated in his last words, he lived an upright life and had no shame in future generations.
Mystery
Of course, Zhu Yunwen didn't know about these righteous deeds of his ministers. He burned down his palace and then disappeared, so one of the biggest mysteries in history was born. But in fact, this mystery did not start with Zhu Yunwen's disappearance. It had already happened before Zhu Di attacked
When entering the capital, the Northern Army received a strange order, that is, not to enter the imperial city, but to retreat to Longjiang Station. Obviously, Zhu Di did not want to be charged with killing his nephew, so he besieged the imperial city and committed suicide for Zhu Yunwen.
Or it’s time to give way.
But Zhu Yunwen's choice was beyond his expectation. Burning down the palace showed that Zhu Yunwen did not want to give up his throne, but this somewhat courageous nephew did not commit suicide because after entering the palace, Zhu Di did not find Zhu Yunwen's body. Neither
If he abdicates the throne and does not commit suicide, then the only option left is to run away.
The whereabouts of Zhu Yunwen have since become an eternal mystery. Of course, there is an answer.
atrocities
Zhu Di finally sat on his throne. He believed that he deserved it because he had paid so much for it. How many times his life hung on the line and how many times he failed was the only way to achieve today's victory and success.
After a short period of excitement, Zhu Di immediately realized that he had a more important thing to do, which was to eliminate those who opposed him sitting on the throne of emperor. So a rare atrocity in history began.
The first person Zhu Di found was Fang Xiaoru. He knew that Fang Xiaoru was famous all over the world, and Dao Yan had told him before he captured the capital: "After His Highness captures the capital, Fang Xiaoru will definitely not surrender, but you must not kill him!"
If we kill him, the seeds of reading in the world will be wiped out!"
With this military advisor's warning, Zhu Di naturally did not dare to neglect it. He expected that Fang Xiaoru would not surrender easily, but he also did not expect that the matter would turn into a tragedy that broke historical records.
Zhu Di met with Fang Xiaoru in the main hall. He hoped that Fang Xiaoru could draft an edict for him. In fact, you can find other people to draft the edict, but if Fang Xiaoru wrote it himself, it would have a better effect of appeasing the people of the world. So this edict
It had to be written by Fang Xiaoru.
But Zhu Di would never have imagined that Fang Xiaoru was summoned not to write an edict for him, but to use his skills as an official to have a legal debate on succession rights with Zhu Di.
Fang Xiaoru entered the hall crying, ignoring Zhu Di and not being polite. Zhu Di was very embarrassed and persuaded: "Sir, don't be like this. I am just imitating Zhou Gong to assist the government."
This sentence aroused Fang Xiaoru's anger, and he asked in response: "Where is King Cheng?!"
"Self-immolation and death."
"Where is King Cheng's son?"
"The country needs an older monarch."
"What about the younger brother who became the king?"
"This is my family matter."
Zhu Di, a young man from society, finally understood the power of Fang Xiaoru, the best debater and expert on inheritance law. He didn't have much patience, so he asked someone to bring out paper and pen to Fang Xiaoru, forcing him to write.
Fang Xiaoru did not write.
Continue to force.
Fang Xiaoru wrote the four words "Yan thieves usurped the throne".
Zhu Di was so angry that he lost his mind.
"If you don't write it, aren't you afraid that I will destroy your nine tribes?!"
"So what if you kill my ten tribes!"
Looking at it realistically, Fang Xiaoru didn't necessarily really want Zhu Di to kill his nine tribes when he said this. However, he didn't understand Zhu Di. Zhu Di was not the kind of person who kept threatening to prevent you from seeing the sun tomorrow.
, but he can guarantee that the sun tomorrow will definitely shine on your grave.
Moreover, he is very proficient in the law of violence and will use it at the appropriate time. At least his usage skills have surpassed Chen Youliang's back then, because he understands an important rule:
Violence can't solve everything, but it can solve you.
He asked someone to pull Fang Xiaoru out.
Fang Xiaoru's final outcome is: Ling Chi, destroying ten clans.
There have always been only nine tribes in history, but human beings once again showed their amazing creativity. The extra tribe was thanks to Zhu Di's inventions. In order to make up the numbers, he added Fang Xiaoru's friends and students to the list of massacres.
Fang Xiaoru was a man who dared to resist rape. Although he died miserably, he was very valuable. His behavior should become a model for scholars and be remembered by us.
From the perspective of criminal psychology, it is most difficult for a murderer to kill the first person, but as long as a precedent is set, it is easy to continue killing.
So Zhu Di began his massacre.
Since the following content is too bloody and cruel, I will try to express it in short and simple language, and those with poor mental endurance can avoid reading it.
Tie Xuan cut off his ears and nose, cooked it, and stuffed it into his mouth. Zhu Di asked: "Is it sweet?" Tie Xuan replied: "Why wouldn't you like the flesh of a loyal minister and filial son?" Ling Chi killed his son.
Huang Zicheng and Ling Chi destroyed three tribes.
Qitai and Lingchi destroyed the three tribes.
Lian Zining, Ling Chi, exterminated the clan.
Zhuo Jing, Ling Chi, exterminated the clan.
Chen Di, Ling Chi, killed his son.
In addition, Tie Xuan's wife and daughter, Fang Xiaoru's daughter, Qitai's wife, and Huang Zichengmei were imprisoned in the Jiaofang Division as prostitutes.
There are no words to reply, no words to comment.
weak
When many people read this, they often lament that Zhu Di is a perverted murderer, but this is not the case.
As we said before, Zhu Di is a man with two faces. His cruelty is only directed at those who oppose him. These atrocities of massacring opponents do not show his strength. On the contrary, they show his strength.
Guilty.
Caesar in ancient Rome did not have a fit after learning that his wife had committed adultery with a politician, although with his powerful position he could have punished that person. He divorced his wife and later reused the man who had committed adultery with him.
A man whose wife is an adulterer.
Caesar was not a fool, nor was he Wu Dalang. He was a man with a strong desire for power. The reason why he was able to ignore his wife's betrayal was because he had strong confidence in his status and prestige.
He has the world in mind and believes that what belongs to him will always be his.
Yes, we can know from history that tolerance is never weakness.
Zhu Di was a weak man. Because the origin of his throne was illegitimate, he was worried day and night that another person would follow him and take away his position. He was also afraid of the discussions in the streets, so he continued to massacre those who opposed him and revised the
History. But facts prove that opponents always exist, and history has also left its brutal mark.
Beyond the fog of history, what we see is not a strong and confident Zhu Di. On the contrary, sitting on that glorious throne is a pale middle-aged man, looking at the people around him with vigilant eyes, and
Keep telling them:
"This is my throne, don't come over."
I believe this is the historical truth.
The matter finally came to an end. Zhu Di was lost in thought as always. After experiencing such ups and downs, no one knew what he was thinking at the moment. Usually at this time, no one dared to disturb him, but Zhu Neng was an exception. He had outstanding military exploits.
, was Zhu Di's number one confidant. In order to report the news of the arrest of Jianwen's remaining party members, he walked up to Zhu Di as usual and interrupted the silence:
"Your Highness..."
Zhu Di raised his head suddenly and looked at Zhu Neng with an extremely cold look.
Zhu Neng was afraid, and that terrifying look made him shudder. Even fighting on the battlefield had never made him so scared. He knew that he had made a serious mistake, so he corrected it.
"emperor."
Zhu Di finally walked into the hall representing the highest power. He was no stranger to this hall. He used to come here often to kowtow or pay tribute and pray for mercy. But this time it was different. He had become the master of this place. He was sitting
On the throne of the emperor, he looked down at the ministers. Although this position belonged to his nephew Zhu Yunwen not long ago, and although his accession to the throne was abnormal in terms of legal substantive and procedural aspects, there was one rule that could ensure that he was reasonable.
but does not occupy this position legally.
The name of this rule is The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
Zhu Di finally won. He accepted the worship of the ministers. This was what he deserved. He had worked hard and now it was time to be rewarded. The figure of his father seemed to reappear in front of his eyes.
Although you did not hand over the throne to me, I still fought for it with my own efforts. I will use my actions to prove that I am the most suitable successor to this empire. I will not let you down, this huge
The empire will become stronger in my hands! I will spread your glory and let all people look up to us and this great country of ours!