Ming Huizong Zhu Yunwen, born in the eighth year of Hongwu (1377) in the Ming Dynasty, is the second grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In the thirty-first year of Hongwu (1398), Zhu Yuanzhang died, and the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi succeeded to the throne. He changed his name to Jianwen and called him Emperor Jianwen. A series of policies for benefiting the people, such as "Corpse Fu" and so on, were called "Jianwen New Deal" in history. The promulgation of the "New Deal" made the social productivity of the Ming Dynasty develop very well. In the second year of his accession to the throne, Zhu Di, the most powerful king of Yan among the feudal lords, launched the "Battle of Jingnan" in the name of "the side of the Qing emperor", and killed him after three years of tug-of-war. Arrived at the foot of Nanjing city.

Three years of hard work, full of enthusiasm for governing the country, in exchange for the meeting of his uncle and the surrender of the city guards without a fight. Facing the soldiers outside the city, Zhu Yunqi had no choice but to set fire to the palace.When Zhu Di entered the city, he saw the palace in flames, but there was no sign of Zhu Yunwen. Where did Zhu Yunwen go?In Gu Yingtai's Chronicle of Ming History, there is such a rather specific description: In the summer and June of the fourth year of Jianwen, Yichou, the emperor knew that the Jinchuan Gate had fallen, and he cried out, walked east and west, and wanted to commit suicide.Cheng Ji, editor of the Imperial Academy, said: "It's better to die." Wang Yue, the young supervisor, knelt in and said, "In the past, when Emperor Gao ascended to the throne, there was a legacy box, saying: 'In the face of great difficulty, we should send it out.' I would like to collect it from Fengxian Hall Left." All the ministers said in unison: "Hurry up and get out!" Er'er came in a red suitcase, all four sides were fixed with iron, and the two locks were also filled with iron.The emperor was greatly mourned when he saw it, and hurriedly set fire to Da Nei, and Empress Ma went to the fire to die.Cheng Ji broke the suitcase and got three certificates, one for Yingwen, one for Yingneng, and one for Yingxian.The cassock, hat, shoes, and razor are all available, and ten platinum ingots.Inside the Zhushu box: "Yingwen came out from the gate of ghosts, and Yu went to the ditch from Shuiguan. In the evening, I will meet in the optimistic West Room." The emperor said: "Numbers!" Cheng Ji wished for the emperor.Professor Wu Wang Yang Yingneng wished Fa Sui to die, and the supervisory censor Ye Xixian resolutely said: "The minister is famous and worthy, and there is no doubt that he should be worthy." I also wish Fa.Each changed clothes and ultimatum.In the hall, there were fifty or sixty people, weeping bitterly and falling to the ground, all of them died with their arrows. The emperor said: "Many people cannot live without gains and losses. If you are famous for your work, you will inevitably ask questions; if your wife is in office, your heart will be lingering. From now on." Censor Zeng Fengshao said: "I wish to repay Your Majesty with death!" The emperor's ministers mourned greatly and attracted several people away.Nine people went from the emperor to the gate of ghosts, and they sailed on the shore in a boat. The Taoist Wang Sheng was optimistic about the gods. When he saw the emperor, he kowtowed and said long live, saying: "I know that your majesty is coming. In the past, when the emperor saw a dream, he ordered the minister to come here!" "It was dusk when I took a boat to Taiping Gate and was promoted to Guan.Er Er, Yang Yingneng, Ye Xixian and other thirteen people came together.

The specific instructions are as follows: In the summer and June of the fourth year of Jianwen, Yichou, Emperor Jianwen learned that the Jinchuan Gate had fallen, sighed, and had no choice but to commit suicide.At this time, the young supervisor Wang Yue told him: "When your grandfather was dying, he left you an iron box and asked me to hand it to you when you were in great trouble. I kept it secretly in Fengxian Hall." The ministers hurriedly brought the box, opened it, and found that there were three certificates (that is, the certificate of becoming a monk) in it, and the three names of Yingwen, Yingneng, and Yingxian were written respectively.In addition, monk clothes, razors, and coils are all available, and there is a suicide note, which reads: "Emperor Jianwen went out from the ghost gate, and the others walked through the Shuiguan Yugou, and met in the west room of Shenlian in the evening." Emperor Wen sighed, "It should be like this!" Cheng Ji shaved his hair for Emperor Jianwen, and Yang Yingneng, the professor of Wu Wang, also shaved his hair to walk with Emperor Jianwen. Minister." After all, although Emperor Jianwen shaved his hair, everyone changed their clothes and took the certificate, and all the people present were crying bitterly. According to this, the three emperors of Jianwen shaved their heads, changed into hating clothes, and only brought nine Individuals come to the gate of hell.The ghost gate is inside the Taiping Gate, a small gate in the inner city.Only one person is allowed to enter and exit, and the waterway leads outside. Emperor Jianwen bent out of the ghost gate, and the other eight people followed him out of the ghost gate. They saw a small boat parked on the waterway, and a Taoist priest stood on the boat and greeted them to get on board. , And kowtowed to Emperor Jianwen to say long live, Emperor Jianwen asked him how he knew to wait here, the Taoist replied: "My name is Wang Sheng, and I am the abbot of Shenlian Optimism. I dreamed of your grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang last night and asked me to pick you up here." Take a boat to Taiping Gate, and wait until dusk to arrive at the temple.Soon Yang Yingneng, Ye Xixian and other thirteen people arrived together.

It is not difficult to see from the above records that Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunqi seems to have become a monk, but why did Zhu Yuanzhang entrust a dream to a Taoist priest to come to meet him?Perhaps only Zhu Yunqi knows the answer!