Recently, I have been reading the history of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was established by Zhu Yuanzhang and was originally named "Hongwu". Throughout Chinese history, there are many founding emperors who, after the country became unified and stabilized, would fear in their hearts that the civil servants and military generals who had conquered the country with them would once again seize the country in the hands of their descendants. Ever since, there has been a phenomenon of people crossing rivers, demolishing bridges, unloading mills and killing donkeys. In history, there are not many cases where people work together to enjoy wealth and status. (Similar things happen between countries as small as companies and individuals)
When the country is stabilized, those civil servants and generals who once conquered the country with the emperor and made great military achievements seem a bit redundant, especially those who hold A minister with heavy military strength and real power. So these emperors will think of ways to return power to one person? Since each emperor's temperament and personality are different, the results of the treatment must also be different.
The approach of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was the most popular. The method of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty Zhao Kuangyin's "liberation of military power over a glass of wine" was also reasonable. However, the mass murder of the founders of the country by Han Emperor Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat shocking. Among them, Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior also indirectly brought some adverse consequences to the governance of his grandson Emperor Jianwen.
Zhu Yuanzhang killed the heroes because most of the civil servants and generals around him were his childhood friends (except Liu Bowen, Zhu Yuanzhang killed Liu Bowen because Liu was too smart and saw many things too clearly). What time wants is this kind of faxiao who can closely unite around them, because faxiao will follow you wholeheartedly. At the same time, they also believe that when they achieve great things in the future, they will be able to bring them high positions, great salaries, glory and wealth.
However, when the great cause of founding the country was truly completed and the class stance among the children changed, Zhu Yuanzhang, who became the emperor, also changed his mind. There can only be one emperor who is aloof and worshiped by thousands of people, so how can other people be satisfied in their hearts? What if some of the heroes are not satisfied with the status quo? When your ideas become more and more exciting, will you decide to wear a dragon robe yourself? This is one of Zhu Yuanzhang's greatest worries.
Another reason is Prince Zhu Biao. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his son was too kind-hearted and could not be cruel.
According to historical records, Prince Zhu Biao tried to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang several times to kill him. Once, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered someone to find a thorn covered with spikes and put it in front of Zhu Biao, asking him to take it himself. , Zhu Biao was too afraid to reach out. So Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You can't hold on and let me polish it and leave it to you. Wouldn't it be beautiful? Those who are being punished now are all dangerous people in the world. Apart from Yan Ru, there is no great blessing!" It means that I Killing someone is like removing the thorns from a thorn, so that you can sit in peace in the world. This was quite reasonable, and Zhu Biao could not refute it.
In order to prevent the Zhu family's power from being taken away by those with ulterior motives, he was thinking that since his son couldn't be cruel, let him do it.
Unexpectedly, Prince Zhu Biao died young (before his father Zhu Yuanzhang) and was succeeded by his son, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yuanzhang's direct grandson. Because Emperor Jianwen's foundation was still immature, he cut off the land and took over power from his uncles. This move of Emperor Jianwen aroused resistance from Zhu Di, the most powerful king of Yan at the time.
When Yan King Zhu Di led an army to "Qingjun's side", Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen didn't know who to send to lead the army to fight. Because his imperial grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang had killed all the generals who had been able to lead troops in war one by one. No one around him can compete with a man like Yan King Zhu Di who has been on the battlefield for a long time and is in his prime.
At this time, Emperor Jianwen had no choice but to look up to the sky and sigh: Grandpa Emperor, Grandpa Emperor, why did you kill all these outstanding military leaders in the first place? It would be great if you could leave one behind!
This is called - when the country is in trouble, we miss our good generals.
Let’s briefly talk about the poor family and the desire for a good wife.
In today's economic society where everything is judged by economic success or failure, when you are successful, everything you say is a wise saying and a theory of success. And some successful middle-aged uncles are especially loved and favored by women between the ages of 18 and 28. When these financially powerful uncles face temptation, (or in other words, when they seduce others) some powerful uncles We often cannot withstand the temptation and do things like abandoning the wife of chaff. (Even if they don’t let the wretched wife go to court, most of them will treat the yellow-faced woman as indifferent and indifferent as a decoration.) He will marry a young and beautiful woman he likes and bring out to make others envious, and become a grandmother at home. Provided.
Generally speaking, if this uncle's financial strength continues to be strong, then maybe nothing will happen. This will be a happy love story, or maybe a story like Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si will be deduce. . But some uncles often don't have such a good ending. After accidentally encountering Waterloo, they can never get up again. Even if they can get up, it may be criticized by thousands of people.
At this time, will the young girl he took care of as his grandmother still be with him? Even if she wants to leave, it seems natural, because the purpose of others marrying you in the first place is to follow you to be popular, drink spicy food, and be a grandma to support you. Why would they still follow you when these are not available?
Perhaps at this time, the uncles will think of how the poor wife who had retired from the family had planned carefully for him when he started his business. She was reluctant to give up food and clothing. She followed him wholeheartedly and supported him wholeheartedly. Only then did he have the family assets and connections that made those eighteen-year-old girls envious and willing to marry.
There is such a plot in the 45th episode of the recently popular TV series "In the Name of the People". When Gao Yuliang, the secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee, took the three ambiguous photos of her and Gao Xiaofeng given to him by the anti-corruption director Hou Liangping, he did not know how to explain it, or it could be said that he did not know how to explain it best and most powerfully. When explaining, he suddenly thought of his first wife, Teacher Wu, who was divorced but still lived with her for various reasons. Because of this kind of thing, it is best for Teacher Wu to come out to help him speak and explain to him in order to prove it most effectively - this is a so-called frame-up.
At this time, when Teacher Wu looked at these ambiguous photos with real content, although her heart was bleeding with pain, she still managed to smile with a smile on her face for the man beside her who had abandoned her for the young woman. She, Secretary Gao, who had divorced him, was explaining and covering up against his will. But the young woman Gao Xiaofeng who brought him disaster could only hide secretly in Hong Kong.
Perhaps in Secretary Gao Yuliang's heart, only at this time could he feel that the wife in front of him, Teacher Wu, was a good wife who truly loved him and wished him peace and power throughout his life.