Chapter 24 Chapter 23 End, Beginning

At this time, the interior of the Ming Empire was also a scene of prosperity. The damage caused by the war had passed, the economy had been restored, and the treasury was gradually filling. Zhu Yuanzhang brought this war-torn land back to life through his own efforts. Zhu Yuanzhang is also very satisfied with this. It should be said that he is a good father and grandfather.His childhood misfortune made him not want his children and grandchildren to suffer.In order to allow his heirs to rule the world with peace of mind, and to maintain this thriving scene, he established a complete system for his empire. He firmly believed that as long as his descendants adhered to the system he created, the Ming Empire would last forever.

But to ensure that the throne will always belong to his descendants, some people must be eliminated. These people include Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang, Lan Yu, etc. (the list is very long). After more than 20 years of unremitting efforts and the bloody storm of the Hu Lan case, He basically solved the problem. It seems that everything is perfect, what should be killed is killed, and what should be cleaned up is also cleaned up. Is this the end? No, not yet. There are a few old friends who need to make a break. In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu (1392), Zhu Yuanzhang killed Zhou Dexing who told his fortune 40 years ago (you should still remember him). This fortune teller who has been named Jiang Xiahou finally fulfilled the fortune-telling results of the year—— The rules of divination and escape are inauspicious.

He really has nowhere to escape, and there is no way to defend. In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu (1394), Zhu Yuanzhang killed Ying Guogong Fu Youde, and a generation of famous generals perished.Lan Yu's lieutenant, Wang Bi, Marquis of Dingyuan who had made great contributions in the battle of Yuerhai, was also killed at the same time. In the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu (1395), Zhu Yuanzhang killed Song Guogong Feng Sheng. The only survivor of the six founding dukes finally did not escape the knife. Kill, kill, for the future of the empire, if you don't go to hell, who will go to hell?

The partners from back then were all sent away one by one, and things could finally be understood. By the way, there is the last one left - Tang He. Tang He is very sensible. Unlike Hu Weiyong Lanyu, he has always respected Zhu Yuanzhang, and he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's strength and fear early on, so he chose to give up his military power and enjoy the glory. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang did not completely kill them all. Cao Guogong Li Jinglong (the son of Li Wenzhong attacked his father), Wuding Hou Guo Ying, and Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen all escaped Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher knife, but Tang He was different from them. As a partner who raised troops with Zhu Yuanzhang, he More influential and more threatening than others.

So even though Tang He is no longer in charge of the army, Zhu Yuanzhang still visited Tang He. Of course, this visit will determine Tang He's life and death to some extent. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Tang He, he was surprised to find that the heroic and fearless general could only lie on a chair, salivating at the corner of his mouth, and saluted him. Tang He also seemed to understand the purpose of Zhu Yuanzhang's visit. He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with eyes that ordinary people could not understand, and there was a hint of begging in those eyes. Your Majesty, don't you really want to keep any of them?

Zhu Yuanzhang understands the meaning of this look. Forty years ago, a group of young people with great ambitions from humble backgrounds stepped forward for their survival and ideals.They once looked forward to the future, and made wishes to each other to meet each other in glory.On the way to success, some people died and some survived. At this time, only one standing person and one lying person remained among the survivors. Zhu Yuanzhang will never forget that in Haozhou City 40 years ago, a humble thousand household followed behind a nine husband. Decades of shadows of swords and swords and the sound of axes and candles, the friends of those years are gone, some died for me, and some were killed by me. If you think about it, the so-called lonely family is like that.

Tang He, live on, those people who were heroic in the turbulent years, who lived and died together, now only you and I are left, accompany me to finish this journey. I'm very lonely. After seeing off his old friend, Zhu Yuanzhang finally felt relieved that the great rivers and mountains will always be in the hands of his children and grandchildren.The irony is that, despite the fact that many things happened afterwards that he never dreamed of, this judgment was always correct. It is good to burn good bows and kill running dogs, but problems also arise. Mongolian cavalry still harass the border from time to time. This is also understandable. Nomads are not good at farming. Once they retire from the position of rulers , It is very difficult to get a job again, food, clothes, gold and silver will not fall from the sky, the best way to get these things can only be to go back to the old business - robbery, this is no way, you have to find a way to survive.

Zhu Yuanzhang is old, and he is no longer the vigorous young man who travels thousands of miles. Long-term war experience and heavy official duties have bent his body and sapped his will.Not to mention the looters in front of us, if there is another Mongol second in the future, who will resist? Young people are still unreliable. They can only read military books empty-handed. War is not a child's play. It requires rigorous thinking and accurate judgment.Li Jinglong is not very old, but this man is nothing but Li Wenzhong's son.At this time, those who can lead troops and have experience are all killed, which is another difficult problem to solve.

But just like before, Zhu Yuanzhang can always come up with a solution.He found a person with great military talent, who was capable enough to complete the task of protecting the country's security, and more importantly, whose loyalty was absolutely trustworthy. This person is our protagonist Zhu Di in the next scene. In April of the 20th year of Zhizheng (1360), according to reliable information, Chen Youliang was about to lead an army to attack Yingtian. She gave birth to a son for Zhu Yuanzhang.Of course, this is really not a good time to have a baby.Many people were already preparing to pack up their parcels, divide their luggage, and leave the group. No one cared about the mother and her son. Zhu Yuanzhang went to have a look as usual, but that was all.For him, the most important thing now is to save his own life. There are already three sons, one more is not much, and one less is not much.

The baby born in a dangerous environment is Zhu Di.According to the principle of territoriality of birth, he should be regarded as a registered permanent residence in Nanjing. Although he has an urban hukou, his birth environment does not seem to be better than that of Zhu Chongba back then, because at least Zhu Wusi and his family don't have to worry about moving their heads. A legendary emperor has since left his mark in history, starting with a cry. There has been a saying since ancient times: Those who use the sword well will die by the sword. And for this baby, it seems to be his life's destiny to be born in the flames of war and die in the journey.

Zhu Di spent his childhood in a special environment. His mother was not Empress Ma. Although this has been confirmed in "Ming Shilu-Chengzu Shilu", various evidences show that his mother had other things. Man, whose life experience is very mysterious, we will analyze and describe it in detail later. Although he changed his birth record after he became emperor, this can only deceive the later people (it seems that this purpose has not been achieved now). It is impossible for him to use these lame tricks to fool Zhu Yuanzhang back then. Although Zhu Yuanzhang is very busy, he still knows which wife gave birth to his son. It is precisely because his mother's status is low and she is not the eldest son, Zhu Di has not received any good treatment since he was a child. Of course, this is compared to his elder brother Zhu Biao. Although Zhu Biao's mother was not of high status, she was the eldest son and was very loyal. Zhu Yuanzhang loved him very much. On the fourth day of the first lunar month in the first year of Hongwu (1368), that is, the same day the Ming Dynasty was established, he was established as the prince. And Zhu Di was told since he was a child that he could only be a courtier of that superior heir in the future. When that person came to the throne, whenever he heard his orders (imperial decrees), he had to kneel down and accept them with a pious attitude. The order of the Tao is to let oneself die, and you must obey it, and thank the grace of God. Why?Just because he was born a few years earlier? This unfair treatment became more and more obvious as Zhu Di grew up. Zhu Yuanzhang paid great attention to Zhu Biao's education. He set up the East Palace for the prince, and sent Song Lian, the most famous scholar at that time, to teach the prince's studies. In addition, he also specially appointed Li Shanchang and Prince Shaoshi, Xu Da and Prince Shaofu.If the prince has any questions, he can get advice from these two at any time. This can be called the most luxurious lineup of the year. The best civil servants and warriors in the world gathered around the prince. Under their influence, the prince received a good education. On the other hand, Zhu Di was different. When he was born, his father Zhu Yuanzhang was just an ordinary laborer, although he was engaged in a special kind of labor—rebellion.But among the countless rebels at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang at this time was just a small businessman.Living an adventurous life with today and no tomorrow, naturally he can't take care of this humble son. Although Zhu Yuanzhang's environment improved day by day and his status was further improved, Zhu Di did not receive more preferential treatment. This is because with the improvement of Zhu Yuanzhang's grade, he also had more and more wives.And his reproductive ability is also worthy of praise. Without the help of others, he gave birth to twenty-six sons and more than ten daughters. In addition, he also took in more than 20 adopted sons. Roughly speaking, these people are enough for a reinforced platoon. If Zhu Yuanzhang called his son when reviewing the Zhu family army, the chance of Zhu Di being called was about one in forty to one in fifty. Why bother to be born in the emperor's family. Compared with the prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Di's education is also very problematic. He should not have received systematic nursery school and kindergarten education. In his childhood, it was the golden age of Zhu Yuanzhang's land grabbing. Except for the prince, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about other sons Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang had the most soldiers and generals at that time, but there were not many literati who were teachers.Except for a few people like Li Shanchang who took the initiative to join him, most of the literati were "invited". In real life, the word "invite" is manifested in different ways such as threats, abduction, kidnapping, etc. For example, Liu Ji, Ye Chen, Zhang Yi, etc. were all "invited" in this way.It is easy for scholars to eat together, so there is no need to rebel. It is doomed that what Zhu Di has seen all day long since he was a child is those generals who come in and out with shining swords and wearing heavy armor, and soldiers who are short of hands and feet and are seriously injured. Words that are not suitable for children, such as how many heads, how many things were robbed yesterday.Slowly, he was assimilated too. Even after the environment improved, Zhu Di was never the focus of Zhu Yuanzhang's education. There was no scholar like Song Lian to teach him. Although he had the title of prince, he didn't seem to have the dignity of a prince.If it is to be divided by academic performance, the crown prince Zhu Biao is the top student in the class, while Zhu Di is a social youth who does not study hard. Mao Zedong once commented on Zhu Di's education level—semi-illiterate. Of course, this illiteracy does not mean illiteracy, but relative to the education level of the royal family at that time.Judging from the historical materials and Zhu Di's corrected memorials, this evaluation is quite pertinent. He really does not have much literary talent, and he is not even as good as the out-of-school youth and later self-taught Zhu Chongba. Of course, in real life, it is an indisputable fact that top students are often inferior to social youth. Unlike his elder brother, he often mingled with military generals during his growing years, and it seemed that talking about things on the battlefield aroused his interest.In addition, he has a good relationship with one of his cousins, and they often travel together. It is said that his cousin is also a relative of the emperor, so it should not have any bad influence on him, but the problem is that the work that this cousin focuses on is relatively special. His cousin is Li Wenzhong. Li Wenzhong is a famous general second only to Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. Some people even think that his military ability has surpassed Chang Yuchun. With Li Wenzhong, there is nothing to talk about except fighting.This experience has benefited Zhu Di a lot, and he has learned a lot of military experience in exchange for blood and life. In addition, he has another harvest, that is Li Wenzhong's son Li Jinglong.Since Li Wenzhong is much older than Zhu Di, Li Wenzhong's son Li Jinglong naturally became Zhu Di's partner. Childhood experience made Zhu Di precocious. After a period of communication and discussion, he clearly realized that compared with Li Wenzhong, Li Jinglong was a military idiot. As the saying goes, the dragon begets the dragon, the phoenix begets the phoenix, and the son of a mouse can make holes.Although Li Wenzhong is not as good as a dragon and a phoenix, he can also be called a tiger, but his son can only be regarded as a mouse. Later facts proved that Li Jinglong was not only a military idiot, but also a soft bone.Of course, these character traits of Li Jinglong have been firmly remembered by Zhu Di, and he believes that they will come in handy in the future. This is how Zhu Di grew up. His mother was lowly and did not get much favor from Zhu Yuanzhang. He had three older brothers and twenty-two younger brothers. Although he was a prince, he was not cared for by many people. He was like weeds on the side of the road. , but what makes him most uncomfortable is that his elder brother Zhu Biao can enjoy all the preferential treatment and privileges. The things he uses are the best, and the etiquette he uses is the most solemn. Because the ministers know that this man named Zhu Biao will inherit the throne in the future, he is a new generation of rulers, if he wants to keep his head and official position, he must flatter him.What kind of thing are you Zhu Di?It's better to go to Jiufan as soon as possible, and be a local rich man! People are not afraid of poverty, but of comparison. There seems to be a good reason for Zhu Biao to enjoy all this: because he is the prince. What is a prince?Everyone is the son of Zhu Chongba, a poor farmer. I knew you when you were wearing crotch pants. You have never done anything like bedwetting. You really think of yourself as the son of a dragon. The children of poor families have long been in charge of the family. Although Zhu Di is not poor, he is miserable, because no matter how good or rich the family is, it will not belong to him in the future.So Zhu Di, who realized this early on, is not as naive as people of his age. He knew that in this family, if he wanted to get something, he had to fight for it by himself. In the fourth year of Hongwu (AD 1371), the eleven-year-old Zhu Di was named the King of Yan. This does not mean that Zhu Yuanzhang valued him particularly, because according to historical records, his twenty-six sons were all named kings. It's just a matter of routine.At the age of seventeen, Zhu Di was arranged by Zhu's marriage agency to marry his first wife, and his wife was the eldest daughter of the first general Xu Da. From this point of view, his marriage this time also contained a certain political color, reflecting a certain alliance between Zhu Di and the general. At the age of 21, he was ordered to join the feudal clan in Beiping, which was then the capital and today's Beijing. Although Zhu Di was young at this time, he had already tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, and he saw through the misery of the world. As a prince, he could feel the despicable behavior of those ministers and internal officials who were stalking and throwing people into trouble. Of course, he also understands that there is nothing wrong with the behavior of these people. Glory is always on the side of the winners. This is an eternal truth. Must be a success. He has experienced wars when he was young, and he always dealt with generals when he was growing up. He has seen tragic battlefields and bloody killings. All these experiences in his youth have fixed his role in life as a professional soldier, and this role It will also accompany him throughout his life and influence his character, even after he ascends the throne. Of course, objectively speaking, at this time Zhu Di did not have the ambition of rebellion. In the final analysis, it was nothing more than a psychological imbalance, and at most he was just complaining.As an unremarkable prince, his most important task at present is to express himself in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, so as to gain more benefits in the future when he distributes the inheritance. In the twenty-three years of Hongwu (AD 1390), he finally started his first performance on the stage of his life. At this time, two years have passed since the great victory of Yuyuerhai. The commander of the army at that time, Lan Yu, who became increasingly arrogant, has been included in Zhu Yuanzhang's blacklist. Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to hand over the military power to him , after careful consideration, he delegated the command of the troops to his two sons. Yan Wang Zhu Di is one of them. Since being sealed in Beiping ten years ago, Zhu Di has dealt with his territorial neighbors—the Mongolian cavalry.Because the two parties live too close together, they often have conflicts because of disputes over homesteads and the like. If they cannot reach an agreement, they will fight. Famous generals Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, and Lan Yu all led troops from Beiping to attack Mongolia. Although Zhu Di was a prince, he understood that he was still too immature in front of these veterans, so he humbly learned from these famous generals, without any airs of royalty.In addition, he also went into battle with the army, and witnessed with his own eyes the horrific killing with knives and axes, the fighting of you coming and going, and the blood flowing into rivers, and the corpses strewn all over the field. When Zhu Biao was learning the ways of Confucius and Mencius and the words of the sages in the comfortable palace, Zhu Di was wandering in the cold desert and marching on the battlefield full of corpses.No one taught him how to be a good emperor and how to rule his subjects in the future.For Zhu Di at this time, surviving on the battlefield was the only goal.Art of war is useless, and the experience of others cannot be copied. To win this war, you can only rely on yourself. Learn wars from wars and win victories from failures. After experiencing countless cruel tests, Zhu Di finally mastered the laws of wars. He has grown up from a lover of wars to a controller of wars with good judgment. And strong willpower made him finally possess the qualities of an excellent general. And countless times of brutal killings and countless nameless corpses completely froze his heart. A group of people who were alive and kicking yesterday turned into a group of corpses the next day. Their names may not be found in the death register, let alone their families. Even when the number of casualties is counted after the war, these people It will also be removed as a fraction. Who would have known they had come into this world?Who would have known that they too had married wives and had children, with old mothers and nursing children waiting for them at home?Is life worth living in such a place? The cruel battlefield made Zhu Di understand the nature of this world more deeply, only the strong can survive! With such will and belief, Zhu Di led his troops on the road of expedition. In the twenty-three years of Hongwu (1390), Zhu Di was thirty years old, and he became the commander-in-chief of the army for the first time. It was his dream to become the commander-in-chief and to send troops on an expedition. When he was a child, he often saw the scenes of those famous generals going out to fight. What a glorious moment it was. Go forward bravely under your own banner! In fact, war also has its own beauty. Reining in the front of the enemy, giving an order, all the troops are galloping and galloping. What a heroic spirit! Zhu Di fell in love with this cruel beauty almost fanatically. When he put on his armor and rode a war horse, he felt a sense of excitement spontaneously. This is the joy and glory of being a soldier. But Zhu Yuanzhang was not completely at ease with Zhu Di. He divided the soldiers and horses into two and handed over the other half to King Jin.And personally formulated a battle plan for them. There are two goals for this expedition, namely, Beiyuan Prime Minister Bite and Taiwei Naierbuhua. Zhu Di understands that this expedition can be regarded as an exam for Zhu Yuanzhang. If he gets good grades, he will have a good future. Therefore, he has made sufficient preparations for this expedition. This expedition is the same as before. The difficulty lies not in whether he can defeat the enemy , but in being able to find them. Based on this correct understanding, after the expedition, Zhu Di did not rush into the army recklessly, but first sent a few light cavalry to scout around. After careful visits, these people found the exact location of Naierbuhua.After doing a good job of keeping secrets, Yan Wang Zhu Di led the troops and set off quietly. Because Zhu Di's military operations were extremely secretive, Nai'er Buhua didn't even know about it. The Ming army prepared to attack Beiyuan according to Zhu Di's plan. However, when the army was about to reach its destination, it suddenly snowed heavily. Marching in the wind and snow was detrimental to morale, and there were voices of mourning in the barracks when they demanded to stop the march. Unexpectedly, Zhu Di was very happy. He seemed to have been inspired by Lan Yu and ordered the army to move on. Obviously, Zhu Di's decision was correct. On a snowy night, although marching is hard, the enemy will inevitably lose vigilance, because they also think that such weather is not suitable for marching.However, the timing of decisive victory often lies between surprises. Just like when Lanyu attacked Gyeongju at night, Zhu Di's army marched towards the enemy in the heavy snow.When his army arrived at Naierbuhua's camp, Yuan's army was stunned, but what surprised them even more was still behind. This army that came from afar did not launch an attack, but buried the pot for cooking and set up camp. The Ming army ran such a long distance and suffered so much, but they had no preparations and no defenses. If the enemy launched an attack, the entire army would collapse in a matter of days, but the opponent did not move. Watching them dance The knife and the sword don't look like they're here to travel, so what's the plan? Zhu Di is not a fool. He knows very well that this is the best time to attack. The unsuspecting Yuan army can be said to be defeated in one blow. He didn't do this. He didn't want to talk about style, just to get a fair play award or something. Toys, but with deeper considerations. After setting up the troops, he sent a person to the Yuan army camp to meet Naier Buhua, and he wanted to give Naer Buhua a surprise. Sure enough, when Naer Buhua saw this person, her face turned pale with fright, she opened her mouth and shouted, "Why is it you again?" Why do you say again?Because the person who came was really an old acquaintance, and this person was Guantong.You may remember that when Feng Shengyuan conquered Naha in the 20th year of Hongwu, he was also the man who persuaded Naha to surrender. From this point of view, he can be regarded as a veteran underground worker, specializing in such things. Since Naha came out, the name of Guantong persuading him to surrender has spread throughout Mongolia. Whenever there is news of this person coming in and out, all tribes in Mongolia are on the verge of a big enemy, lest they be thought to have secretly informed the Ming Dynasty. I don't know.It so happens that Guan Tong and Naier Buhua have a very deep friendship, and when they met at this moment when they were good friends back then, they felt a special feeling in their hearts. As usual, Guan Tong first talked about the policies of the Ming Army, such as preferential treatment of prisoners, etc., and then put the situation in front of Naier Buhua: if you resist to the end, you will die. In fact, there is no need for Guan Tong to say too much, the sound of the Ming army sharpening their knives outside the camp can be heard, if they do not surrender, the whetstone will be replaced by their own heads, this alliance under the city cannot be done without signing. Naier Buhua decided to surrender. He and Guantong went to Zhu Di's camp to go through the surrender procedures. This Beiyuan captain had a strong interest and curiosity about his opponent Zhu Di.What kind of person is he who judges the timing so accurately and acts so quickly? To his surprise, upon entering the camp, Zhu Di entertained him with the etiquette of entertaining a distinguished guest, and greeted him outside the camp in person. Nair Buhua was at a loss and was in a hurry. It took him a long time to realize that he was here to surrender.He carefully raised a few conditions such as guaranteeing the personal safety of the soldiers. Zhu Di was very magnanimous, not only agreed to these requests, but also hosted a feast for Nair Buhua. Nair never thought that surrendering to Zhu Di would be so honorable and be treated so well.He was very moved, and immediately returned to the camp to convene the men and horses to surrender in line. In this way, Yan Wang Zhu Di's first performance in his life came to an end. He wiped out the main force of the Northern Yuan Army without a single soldier, and completed his strategic goal.His performance in this performance was perfect, and even Nair Buhua, who surrendered, admired him very much, thinking that he was a magnanimous person. The records in the historical materials are roughly like this. At a glance, it seems that this is just an ordinary battle, but after I read it carefully, I feel horrified. Zhu Di is really terrible. The scary thing about Zhu Di is not how many enemies he captured, but the quality and mentality he showed in this military operation. He led tens of thousands of soldiers to travel thousands of miles, braved the snow and wind, and found the enemy after all kinds of hardships. This is like in a treasure hunt movie, a group of pirates worked hard and exhausted, and finally found the treasure.I believe that all people will be extremely excited in that environment. About to get rich!Fate is about to change! It was the same with Zhu Di at that time. He found the enemy through untold hardships, and the enemy at this time was also vulnerable. As long as he gave a simple order, the enemy would be defeated, but he did not do so.It's like the pirates found an island with hidden treasures, opened the box, and saw countless gold, silver and jewels, but the leader suddenly said: Everyone, go home, leave the treasure here, and come back next year to get it! If there is any clueless leader who dares to say this, he is afraid that his subordinates will have already dealt with him. Simple possession is a little cleverness, and temporary giving up is great wisdom. Zhu Di waited for this moment for a long time. Seeing that the victory is in front of him, he finally has the opportunity to show his abilities, and his father will look at him differently. What a temptation! Yet he gave up, albeit temporarily. He ignored the urging of his subordinates sharpening their knives, and did not order to kill those stunned Yuan troops.He temporarily put aside the glory he was about to receive. What patience and restraint it takes! This is the real scary thing about Zhu Di, a person who can endure, a person who can suppress his desires. Don't underestimate the episode in this expedition. If you analyze carefully, you can learn the secret of Zhu Di's character from this incident. In historical materials, there are two completely different records about Zhu Di, which also represent his two faces, one is benevolent and kind, he often stays with the local people, upholds justice for them, and loves the people like a son.The other is brutal and bloodthirsty, cooking ministers who disobey him to death in a frying pan, and killing all their relatives. This seems to be contradictory. How can the same person have such two completely different performances?However, these are historical facts.So how to explain this problem? The answer is simple: Zhu Di has two different faces not because he has mental illness or dual personality, on the contrary, he is a very clear-headed person.He knew exactly what he was doing, the two faces would never appear at the same time, they had different purposes. The face of kindness and mercy is used against those who obey him, and the face of cruelty is used against his enemies. For Zhu Di, cruelty is a means, while being gentle is another means, what kind of means is used is secondary, and achieving the goal is the essence. In order to achieve the goal, you can suppress your feelings, in order to achieve the goal, you can force yourself to do what you don't want to do, and in order to achieve the goal, you can do whatever it takes!This is Zhu Di's outlook on life and the world. From an incomprehensible young man to a scheming vassal, it was the intriguing court struggles and the life-and-death battlefield that changed him. Zhu Di was born in a network woven by power, and grew up in a world where interests converge. Where there are interests, there are disputes. Even if you don't seek trouble from others, as long as you have the status of a prince, trouble will find you.In such a life, father, mother, and brother are just symbols, and they may become your enemies at any time for some reason. Relatives can't be trusted, who else can be trusted? No matter when and where, no one can be trusted, everything can only rely on himself, this is Zhu Di's sorrow. And in such a world, only by becoming strong enough, so strong that no one dares to offend you and harm you, can you guarantee your own safety. This is the rule of power of those feudal royal families that seem to have unlimited prosperity on the surface. If they don't adapt to the rules, they will be eliminated by the rules. It was in such an environment that Zhu Di gradually lost his innocence and fantasy, and accepted and mastered the rules. He became a strong man, but he also paid a price, which is very reasonable, because there is nothing free in the world. The lenient treatment of Nair Buhua is a kind of forbearance. Zhu Di doesn't have any feelings for this Mongolian. Why doesn't he want to kill this guy who caused him to walk countless unjust roads in the ice and snow.Judging from his subsequent brutal behavior, he was not a very good-tempered person, but he not only received this person politely, but also hosted a feast for him.What patience it takes!Thinking of this, you have to admire Zhu Di, he is really a terrible person. The 30-year-old Zhu Di has done this, and in these aspects, he may even surpass the 30-year-old Zhu Yuanzhang. Thirty-year-old Zhu Yuanzhang fights for his own world with swords, and thirty-year-old Zhu Di uses forbearance to plan his own future. Zhu Di is like an excellent gymnast, omitting all fancy and unnecessary movements, and putting all his energy on the final jump to win the champion's reward - the throne. Of course, at that time Zhu Di did not have enough strength to do this. His most important task now is to count the number of prisoners and then go back to report. It seems that God deliberately wanted to reflect Zhu Di's great achievements. King Jin, who went out at the same time with him, was a coward and did not enter the hinterland of Mongolia at all.In today's terms, he fired two shots at the door before he entered the door, yelled twice and left. With the help of such a wimpy brother, Zhu Di suddenly became the focus of attention. People all over the country regarded him as a national hero. Zhu Yuanzhang was also very happy. banknotes). In fact, this reward is not very generous, because we have introduced earlier that there was no reserve fund for the issuance of banknotes during the Hongwu period. It is estimated that Zhu Yuanzhang had people prepare the paper and printed the number of 1 million ingots before meeting Zhu Di. .Anyway, he is the emperor, and he can write as many numbers as he wants. If Zhu Di was smart, he should have cashed this check earlier, either for food or cloth, in short, before inflation turned this check into toilet paper. These are not the most important, the key is that Zhu Yuanzhang saw his value through Zhu Di's successful performance this time, and gained Zhu Yuanzhang's trust.In fact, whether the acting is good or not is second to none, at least get acquainted first. But this expedition brought only these things to Zhu Di. No one thought that he could become the successor to the throne. He also knew in his heart that no matter how he performed, it was nothing more than changing from a secondary role to a supporting role. If he wanted to be the protagonist, Director Zhu Yuanzhang's consent must be obtained.But it was obvious that Director Zhu had no intention of changing people. If things go on like this, the ambitious Zhu Di may end up being Zhu Biao's good younger brother, the guardian of the country's borders, his abilities will be used to serve the country, and his ambitions will be buried forever with the passage of time. Just when things seemed to be a foregone conclusion, in the 25th year of Hongwu (1392), the death of Prince Zhu Biao made everything seem to have turned around. Zhu Biao is dead, the position of the protagonist is finally vacant, the time has come! Zhu Biao's son Zhu Yunqi is just an inexperienced, young and ignorant boy. How can such a person take on the heavy responsibility of the development of the empire?Taking a step back, even if we don’t engage in open competition, we should give them a chance to draw lots. Dad, we can’t talk about it anymore, let’s give it some democracy. Zhu Di once had unlimited expectations. He believed that as long as he competed openly, he would have an advantage. What does that little kid know? When it comes to handling political affairs and sending troops to fight, who can compare to me!Of course, King Ning is also very good at fighting, but he is just a warrior. Such a simple-minded guy with well-developed limbs also wants to inherit the throne? Who else but me! However, to his surprise, Zhu Yuanzhang's deep affection for Zhu Biao made him engage in a secret operation again. He really appointed Zhu Yunqi, who was only fifteen years old, as the prince. It's all for nothing, and it's really all for nothing. Although Zhu Biao is weak, he is his elder brother, the elder brother is his father, and his seniority is reasonable psychologically. After all, he started working early, but that 15-year-old boy dares to domineering over him, no matter what How can I not figure it out, I can't do it anyway! But this is the fact that once the father dies, the child will become the successor to the imperial throne, and whether he wants to or not, he will kneel before this man and swear allegiance to him.What does he know, that is, he has no military exploits or political achievements, so why should he be emperor? The most painful part of life is not that there is a tragic ending, but that knowing the ending can't be changed. If the previous Zhu Di was just complaining, then Zhu Di after Zhu Yunqi succeeded to the throne is really planning to plot something wrong.In legal terms, this is a process from criminal anticipation to criminal preparation. But Zhu Di could not be convinced, but he had to obey. In the 29th year of Hongwu (1396), Ming Taizu decided to launch another expedition against Beiyuan, and the coach was still Zhu Di.This is also the last battle plan that Zhu Yuanzhang formulated in his life. He is really old, and the vigor and vigor of his youth can only be recollected in his mind.但他的意识还很清楚，必须在自己死之前把所有的事情都解决掉，这样大明帝国才能不断的延续下去，永远强大繁荣。国内的问题已经解决了，但卓越的军事直觉告诉他，北元仍然是国家最强大的敌人，一定要把这个邻居连根拔除！ 而朱棣当任不让地成为了统帅，虽然他已经不再愿意去干这些活，毕竟自己只是打工的，每个月按时拿工资，出兵打仗成了义务劳动，干好了是老板的功劳，干坏了还要负责任，这样的差事谁愿意干？ 可是即将解任的老板朱元璋不是一个可以商量的人，谁让你当年表现得那么好，就是你了！不干也得干！ 同年三月，朱棣带着复杂的心情从北平出发了，此次他的战略和上一次大致相同，在军队抵达大宁后，他先派出骑兵去侦察元兵的方位，在确定元军所在位置之后，他带兵至翻山越岭，在彻彻儿山找到了元军，这一次他没有再玩怀柔的那套把戏，连杀带赶，把北元军赶到了数百里外，并活捉了北元大将索林帖木儿等人。 按说任务已经完成，也该班师回朝了，北元的难兄难弟也在远处等着呢，既然仗打完了，人也杀了，帐篷也烧了，您就早点走吧，等您走后，我们再建设。但这一次朱棣似乎心情不好，于是北元就成为了他发泄的对象。他一气追出几百里，一直追到兀良哈秃城，打败了北元大将哈剌兀，这才威风凛凛的回了家。 郁闷的人真是惹不得啊。 朱棣得胜回朝，却没有以往的兴奋，这也是可以理解的，但朱元璋的心思却大不相同，在他看来，国家又多了一名优秀的将领，朱允炆又有一个可以依靠的好叔叔，当然，这只是他自己的想法。 此时的朱元璋才真正感觉到一种解脱，他打了一辈子仗，忙了一辈子公务，不但干了自己的工作，连儿子孙子的那份他也代劳了。 此时的大明帝国已经恢复了生机和活力，人民安居乐业，商业活动也有相当的发展，朝鲜归顺了大明，北元已经被打成了游击队。而朱元璋对他制定的那套政策更是信心爆棚，在他看来，后世子孙只要有着基本的行为能力，就能根据他的政策治理大明，并保万世平安。 都安排好了，我也可以放心的走了。 对大臣们来说，朱元璋可能不是个好君主，但是对朱元璋的子孙们来说，朱元璋是个好父亲、好祖父。其实朱元璋的这种行为反差的理由也很简单，就如同今天独生子女的家长，特别是那些当年曾经挨过饿的人，自然不忍心让孩子受自己那样的苦，他们恨不得代替子女去承担来他们将来要经受的苦难。 朱元璋确确实实是一个好父亲，他希望自己的子孙能够团结一致，共同辅佐他选定的继承人朱允炆。但就如今天的所谓“代沟”一样，子孙们有自己的打算，特别是皇族的子孙，他们是无法体会朱元璋这种深厚的父爱的，在他们看来，这个白发苍苍的老者早就应该领退休金走人了。他们关注的只是这个老者所坐的那把椅子。 朱元璋奋斗一生，为子孙积攒下了大笔的财富，可当他走到人生的终点时，他的子孙的眼睛却只盯着他手中握着的那笔财富，投向这个老人的只是冷冰冰的目光。 这无疑是朱元璋一生中最大的悲哀。 是时候了，让我们给朱元璋一个公正的评价吧。 朱元璋生于乱世之中，背负着父母双亡的痛苦，从赤贫起家，他没有背景，没有后台，没有依靠，他的一切都是自己争取来的，他经历千辛万苦，无数次躲过死神的掌握，从死人堆里爬起来，掩埋战友的尸体，然后继续前进，继续战斗。 朱元璋的那个时代有着无数的厉害角色，陈友谅、张士诚、王保保个个都不是省油的灯。朱元璋用他惊人的军事天赋战胜了这些敌人，可以说，在那个时代，最优秀统帅的称号非朱元璋莫属。 他几乎是赤手空拳，单枪匹马凭借着自己的勇气和决心建立了庞大的帝国。 是的，谁会想到几十年前的那个衣衫褴褛，沿街乞讨的乞丐会成为一个大帝国的统治者。 是的，命运之神其实并不存在，他也不会将什么宝剑和钥匙交给一个乞丐，在那绝望的日子里，并没有人去同情和可怜这个人，他的一切都是自己争取来的。 他告诉我们，坚强的意志和决心可以战胜一切困难。 他告诉我们，执著的信念和无畏的心灵才是最强大的武器。 当朱元璋回望自己几十年的峥嵘岁月，回望自己一手建立的强大国家时，他有充足的理由为之而骄傲和自豪！ 我是朱元璋，是大明天下的缔造者！ 六百多年过去了，但笼罩在朱元璋身上的争论似乎并没有停止的迹象。他有过不朽的功勋，也有过严重的过失，这些争论可能再过六百年也不会停止。 朱元璋，你就是你，历经时间的磨砺，岁月的侵蚀，你还依然屹立在那里，你的丰功伟绩和成败得失都被记录在史册上，供后人评说。 Picturesque, a moment how many hero! 这本是一片宽阔的农田，在一次政府征地中被征收，种上了草，并成为了皇室的专用马场。 朱元璋现在就站在这片专属于他的土地上，多年的马上征战使得他对于骑马这项运动有着浓厚的兴趣。他始终不能忘怀当年的纵马驰骋的岁月。 岁月催人！ 当年的风华少年，如今已经年华老去，当年的同伴好友，如今皆已不见踪影。 回望这一生，我得到了什么，又失去了什么？ 为了建立这个伟大的帝国，他付出了自己的青春、精力，牺牲了爱人、朋友和属下，他杀了很多人，做错了很多事，现在终于走到了终点。 一个孤独的老人守护着一个庞大的帝国，这就是最终的结局。 他又一次跨上了马匹，虽然他的身体早已不适合骑马，也不复当年之勇，但当他骑上马，挥动马鞭，一股熟悉的感觉油然而生，是的，一切又回来了： 他纵马驰奔，江河大地被他踩在脚下，锦绣山川被他抛在身后。 一个个的身影在他眼前浮现：郭子兴、马皇后、陈友谅、徐达、常遇春、王保保、胡惟庸、蓝玉，有的他爱过，有的他恨过，有的他信任过，有的他背叛过，有的是他的朋友，有的是他的敌人。 他勒住马头，迎着落日的最后一丝阳光，向壮美河山投下最后的一瞥，仰天大笑： 洪武三十一年（1398），明太祖朱元璋崩，年七十一。