Zhu Yuanzhang's name as a tyrant mainly came from the four major cases during his reign.
Killing 100,000 people, there must be a bloody grievance.
This made later generations accuse him of being a cunning rabbit that died and a dog that cooked it, a high bird that hid a good bow.
At the same time, he was also labeled as a cruel person, saying that he was Xiongchai who liked to kill.
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Empty seal table.
This case was rather special.
No matter which dynasty it was, the Chief Secretary of each place had to report to the court every year.
This was a tedious job, and there could not be any mistakes.
Because once the account book was not clear, there was no way to report.
It was fine in the suburbs of the capital, but it would take a month for those from remote areas to ride a horse to the capital.
If he made a mistake again, he would have to go back and fill it up again. This would take another three months.
Later on, the ministers found out that every time they went back, they actually had to stamp their names.
Because you can't take the official seal away. The county magistrate still has to handle the case. You can't carve one with a carrot, right?
Therefore, they would carry a few empty bills with them and stamp them.
If he made a mistake, he would correct it on the spot. This was a matter of convention.
However, was it right to have a convention?
There would undoubtedly be a huge hidden danger.
There were loopholes for officials to exploit when public power was stolen.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered a thorough investigation.
Furthermore, he had massacred nearly ten thousand people!
It was not an exaggeration to say that if the people who died unjustly were to be avenged for them.
It was estimated that there would not be any clear skies that year.
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Hu Weiyong's case.
During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, the prime minister, Hu Weiyong, was a famous "prime minister".
He often used the power in his hands to seek personal gain, and even formed his own ruling power in the court.
Many important events in the country should have been reported to Zhu Yuanzhang for review.
However, Hu Weiyong had privately reviewed it and implemented it directly after reviewing it.
When he was at his craziest, he even helped Zhu Yuanzhang receive envoys from foreign countries who came to pay tribute.
All kinds of actions that exceeded his authority could be seen as Hu Weiyong's provocation to the throne!
They formed cliques in the court and handled the affairs of the court without authorization.
Zhu Yuanzhang could not tolerate any of this!
Therefore, it was not unexpected that Zhu Yuanzhang would kill him.
However, after this incident, Zhu Yuanzhang did something else.
That was to abolish the prime minister system that had lasted for thousands of years!
Let the six departments be directly responsible to the emperor!
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang not only killed those who had anything to do with Hu Weiyong.
He also killed all the officials who opposed the abolition of the prime minister system!
In this case, 30,000 people were killed!
It was not an exaggeration to say that Zhu Yuanzhang was a murderous maniac.
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Guo Heng's case.
Guo Heng, assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, engaged in malpractices and embezzled official grain.
Moreover, he colluded with Zhao Quande, Hu Yi, and the others to split the taxes of Taiping and Zhenjiang.
Zhu Yuanzhang investigated from the beginning to the end, and in the end, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Justice, and the Minister of War were all arrested.
Twelve Chief Ministers and their subordinates were also implicated.
With another wave of his hand, tens of thousands of people died.
Blue jade table.
Lan Yu was a great general who had contributed to the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
However, he was proud of his achievements.
First, he humiliated and killed Qian Yuan's imperial concubine.
This kind of practice was undoubtedly despised by Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, contempt was not enough for him to kill his own general for the sake of a concubine of the previous dynasty.
However, when Lan Yu returned to Xifeng Pass, he saw that the general guarding the city did not open the gate in time, so he ordered his subordinates to break through the gate.
How should I describe this behavior?
If he had not been on good terms with Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang would have killed him already.
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Then, he would develop his own power in the army.
In the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, a rebellion broke out in Shu, and Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Lan Yu to crusade.
Before leaving, he instructed Lan Yu's generals to retreat and said it three times.
No one moved.
However, with a wave of Lan Yu's hand, they immediately disappeared.
From then on, he could almost be said to be a dead man.
However, what truly became the last mountain that broke the camel's back was the mountain that broke the camel's back.
Or the death of Crown Prince Zhu Biao.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was old, and his grandson Yunwen was still inexperienced.
He definitely wouldn't be able to suppress Lan Yu, who was in his prime.
He could only kill him.
He also killed all the other people who could threaten Zhu Yunwen!
This case, there are more than ten thousand people.
Four such cases would kill more people than most emperors who won a battle!
Therefore, from this perspective, Zhu Yuanzhang was called a tyrant.
No injustice.
Among the people he killed, there were many who were more wronged than him.
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That's why it's said that when a cunning rabbit dies, a dog will be cooked, and when a tall bird dies, a good bow will be hidden.
Also, it was not wrong to say that he was cruel and that he was easy to kill.
If anyone said that an emperor who had killed more than 100,000 officials was not cruel, then he should go and check it out.
However, it would be wrong to use these comments to summarize him.
Did Zhu Yuanzhang kill people just for this?
Could it be that those who broke the law and disrupted the country's system should not be killed?
Shouldn't those who engage in favoritism and embezzled public grain and taxes be killed?
Could it be that those who monopolized power and formed cliques for personal gain should not be killed?
Could it be that proud soldiers and valiant generals who were slaves to the army should not be killed?
It was just that Zhu Yuanzhang was implicated too much.
But if he was really just an " extremely shrewd " emperor, would he do that?
One had to know that during his reign, it was not uncommon for corrupt officials to go to the court to handle cases with shackles!
If it was really just to consolidate his power, would Zhu Yuanzhang need to go to such an extent?
Wouldn't it be fine to just let the petty officials do as they pleased and only attack those who might threaten his power?
Wouldn't that make it easier for him to rule?
But Zhu Yuanzhang did not!
Even if it was just a little greed, he would not tolerate it!
He would be beheaded for embezzling sixty taels of silver!
An emperor who only knew how to wield power would not have zero tolerance for corruption!
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Moreover, had Zhu Yuanzhang ever used his cruelty against the people?
Brutal treatment of officials was not cruel in the eyes of the people.
It was precisely the love and care for the people!
It wasn't scary for the officials to be in dire straits, but it was truly scary for the people to be in dire straits!
Zhu Yuanzhang had experienced hunger and cold and knew the sufferings of the people.
He also knew the helplessness of exorbitant taxes.
And the hatred of corrupt officials!
If a corrupt official lives, tens of thousands of people will die!
Zhu Yuanzhang held a butcher knife in his hand and faced the officials.
However, behind him, he was protecting billions of people!
It was also because of his love for the people.
After inheriting a broken world, Da Ming was able to quickly prosper!
Even the emperor of the Outsiders had to say,""Long Tang Song!"
As Liu Tanzhai commented on Zhu Yuanzhang,"His love for the people is deep!”
Hai Rui said,"My Taizu treats the people as if they were hurt!”
He had never been a kind man.
He was not some impure god.
He didn't have any spells or divine arts.
I can't change the money and food on the ground.
He could only use severe punishment to prevent the people from being harmed by his officials.
To prevent the country from falling into chaos.
Only when he raised his butcher's knife high up in the city of Emperor.
Only then would the billions of people outside the red wall not have to be afraid to raise their hoes high and cultivate the land!
As for those rats who ate up the thousands and tens of thousands of grains of the royal family, kill them!
Kill them and they would be clean. Kill them and the world would be clear!
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Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang not only killed the corrupt officials himself, but also asked the people of the world to recommend corrupt officials for him to kill!
Hongwu 18 years.
It had been 12 years since Zhu Yuanzhang issued the Law of Ming Dynasty.
The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty had personally compiled a criminal code and issued it to the world!
And this was the Great Gao that was known for its cruelty!
In the next two years, the Great Gao was published four times.
The cruelest punishments that we can think of in ancient times are all included in it.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's own words, the purpose of doing this was to let "both big and small know"!
Secondly, Zhu Yuanzhang also used a large number of administrative and educational resources to promote the Great Gao.
He demanded that no matter what family it was, every household must have a copy of the Da Gao and regulate their behavior according to the standards on it.
When civilians and officials at all levels committed crimes, if they held the Da Gao, other than the death penalty, they could reduce the punishment.
If not, then the crime would be even greater!
Not only that, Zhu Yuanzhang also listed them as compulsory courses for academic institutions at all levels in the country, and the imperial examination would also set questions from them.
The purpose of Zhu Yuanzhang's actions was not only to kill all the corrupt officials in the world, but also to put an end to the corrupt officials in the future, so that everyone could learn a lesson!
Moreover, he also stipulated that anyone who entered the capital to report the imperial decree was not to be stopped!
Anyone who dared to stop them would be exterminated!
He was also the first person to propose such a method of supervising officials by the people!
Although it was not efficient or accurate enough, he was indeed on the side of the people!
Even though he was cursed for being cruel, he never pointed his cruelty at the people.
He told them what he had once said: " Expel the Hu Krupp, restore the Yan Huang, set up the Gang Chen Ji, and relieve the people!”His bold words came true one by one.
Even though he had his own limitations.
Heavy laws and anti-corruption, but the spring breeze blew again.
Purging the rebels, but there was no one in the palace.
However, harming the interests of the powerful was not called cruelty.
At least, not in the eyes of the people.
When future generations looked at history, they should not put it in the perspective of the rich and powerful.
It was better to think of something more practical.
Would you rather live in a place where the emperor treated the people well?
Or was it an era where the emperor treated the so-called meritorious officials and scholars well?
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"Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang!"
"Great kindness is like evil, great sages are like violence!"
"As the emperor, he is able to not compromise with any force for the sake of the people!”
"Too unyielding!"
"But I don't want to be an official under him. Not only is the salary low, but I might also lose my life at any time!”
"If you're an official just for a high salary, corruption, and a comfortable life, then it's a good thing you're not an official!”
"Otherwise, how many people would suffer because of you?”
"Thank you so much! Thank you for not being an official!"
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Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang had another " black spot."
That was, he valued agriculture and suppressed commerce.
It was strictly forbidden for farmers to abandon farming and engage in commerce, and merchants to go out to do business.
They had to obtain a travel pass issued by the government, otherwise they would be beheaded or exiled. The peddlers were listed together with servants, prostitutes, and untouchables.
This was actually very easy to understand.
The grains that farmers worked hard to grow were bought at a low price and sold at a high price by merchants.
Sometimes, they would even take advantage of the famine to raise the price!
At that time, the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce might have only made some people unable to afford beautiful maids.
I can't afford to eat delicacies.
However, if they valued commerce and suppressed agriculture, people would starve to death!
Especially in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, when there were many things waiting to be done.
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Throughout Zhu Yuanzhang's life as emperor.
"For thirty-one years, I was worried and worried, and I worked hard every day.”
Every day, he had to review 200 memorials and deal with 400 state affairs.
Moreover, he even had time to learn cultural knowledge.
He had never heard of books, but later on, he had a certain degree of cultural accomplishment.
He was simply a person who was so hard-working that he was a little perverted!
If the emperor could only live like him, then there probably wouldn't be so many people who wanted to be emperor.
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Moreover, he and his Empress Ma.
They had truly loved each other for a lifetime.
Empress Ma is the most virtuous queen of a generation.
After becoming the Empress, she had always been thrifty like Zhu Yuanzhang.
He was neither arrogant nor extravagant, and did not care about the relationship between concubines and maids.
He often advised Zhu Yuanzhang not to forget the sufferings of the people.
And Zhu Yuanzhang was also worthy of such an Empress Ma.
Because besides her, who else would dare to call out the word "Chongba"?
Celestial Empress supported him through the wind and rain.
It was really rare for them to be able to maintain the simplest relationship between husband and wife.
Even when Empress Ma was seriously ill, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the ruler of a country, could still take good care of her in bed.
He cried out in pain and almost stopped crying.
It was Empress Ma who consoled him,"Chongba, don't cry. If you continue to cry, you won't look like an emperor."”
However, Zhu Yuanzhang had never thought that he was still the emperor of the world. He just wanted to be a husband with a wife.
However, life and death could not be violated. Empress Ma finally left before Zhu Yuanzhang.
When Empress Ma died, the commoners spontaneously sent her to her funeral, which was enough to show that her virtuous reputation was not empty.
Zhu Yuanzhang suffered the most. After Empress Ma's death, he didn't reestablish himself.
However, this person had already passed away. Even if he was the emperor, what could he do?
He still needed to face a huge empire, and anyone could rest.
He could temporarily put down his heavy burden because of grief, but only he could not.
There was still a way to go.
Although Empress Ma had passed away, she was still old.
A fifty-one-year-old who died wasn't considered to have lived too long.
What really made Zhu Yuanzhang's heart turn ashen was another loss.
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Zhu Biao
He was born in September of the 15th year of Zhizheng.
At this time, his father Zhu Yuanzhang was still leading the army to attack Jiqing.
At the age of five, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to worship Song Lian and other famous Confucians as his teachers.
At the age of 9, he was made the heir.
At the age of 13, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhu Biao to go to Linhao to worship his ancestral tomb, hoping to take the opportunity to train his ability to be a monarch in the future.
He taught that in ancient times, people like Emperor Gaozong of the Shang Dynasty and King Cheng of the Zhou Dynasty knew the sufferings of the common people, so they were thrifty and thrifty in office and became good monarchs who kept their achievements. You grew up in wealth and used to happiness. When you go out and browse along the way, you can know that pommel horses are hardworking. You should observe the livelihood of the common people to know the difficulty of food and clothing, and observe the likes and dislikes of the people to know the beauty and dislikes of customs. When I get back to my hometown, I must seriously visit my elders to know that it is not easy for me to start a business.
At the age of 14, he was appointed as the crown prince, and he was selected to be an old and new sage, and concurrently served as an official in the Eastern Palace.
He started handling government affairs at the age of 22.
For many years after that, he had been his father's right-hand man.
Moreover, there had never been any suspicion between the father and son.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was a bad-tempered parent, when facing his son, who was a sharp-tongued son, he was still very angry.
Sometimes, he would grab a stool and throw it at the Crown Prince, causing him to run all over the courtyard.
The ministers did not dare to stop the fight between the father and the son.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang had chased after Zhu Biao at least three times, but he had never caught up to him.
In fact, if Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to beat Zhu Biao up, there were a hundred ways to do so.
He could order Zhu Biao to stand still, or he could order the ministers and even the Jinyiwei to 'surround and intercept' him.
However, there was always a funny scene in the court of the emperor of Ming Dynasty.
The white-haired Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was panting as he chased after him.
The 30 - 40-year-old crown prince in front of them turned around and made faces as he ran.
On the second day of court, the ministers would see the hot-tempered old man Zhu Yuanzhang sitting kindly on the dragon throne.
The 'obedient' Crown Prince Zhu Biao was still standing beside him. The father and son were talking and laughing as if they had not participated in the 'chase' yesterday.
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Zhu Yuanzhang even drew his sword and wanted to cut Zhu Biao down!
But similarly, he didn't manage to hit him. He was old, so how could his movement technique be better than his son's?
Zhu Yuanzhang could only say angrily,""I'll chop you up and you still dare to run?"
Zhu Biao replied,"If you were chasing me with a wooden stick, I would let you hit me twice, but you're holding a sword!" Of course I'm running!"
However, the truth was that even if Zhu Yuanzhang had a wooden stick, Zhu Biao would not stand there and let his father hit him!
Such a relationship between father and son in the royal family was as strange as the relationship between Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma!
But at the same time, it also showed how stable Zhu Biao's position as Crown Prince was.
Zhu Biao was not as weak and kind as the rumors said. Instead, he had the demeanor of his father!
His prestige in the imperial court was extremely high! He was the successor that had almost received everyone's approval!
As the eldest son, with outstanding abilities, his mother's status was also very stable!
In all of history, there was no other Crown Prince who was as powerful as he was when Laozi was still in power.
However, it was this kind of person whom Zhu Yuanzhang regarded as the future crown prince.
At the age of thirty-seven, he suddenly fell ill and died.
The sixty-three-year-old Zhu Yuanzhang was a white-haired man who had sent his black-haired son away.
Furthermore, the one he was giving was his most beloved eldest son, who had been groomed as his heir since he was born!
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At this moment, only Zhu Yuanzhang could taste what he was feeling in his heart.
When he was young, he lost his father, mother and brother.
When he was old, he lost his wife and son.
For the country and the people.
However, the heavens did not stop the tragedy that happened around him because of his achievements.
He probably only wanted to say one sentence at this time: "The boundless heavens, how can they treat me lightly?" Was it?
The old man leaned on his walking stick, and his steps became more and more difficult, but his empire became more and more stable!
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Throughout Zhu Yuanzhang's life.
Starting from the smallest part.
When he arrived, he sent righteous soldiers to drive away the Hu Krupp and establish the Ming Dynasty.
In terms of civil governance, he was recuperating with the people.
There were various decrees to encourage farming.
Reclaim wasteland, waste tea, push cotton!
Punish corrupt officials and cut off arrogant soldiers and fierce generals.
In terms of martial arts, he defeated Chen Youliang and leveled Zhang Shicheng!
It had also achieved the great revival of Yan Huang!
In the Battle of Taiyuan, the Ming army wiped out 100,000 Northern Yuan cavalry!
During the Battle of Kaiping, the Ming army had flattened the capital of Northern Yuan, Kaiping Prefecture!
In the battle of Shen 'eryu, the King of Qin of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and tens of thousands of horses, camels and livestock were captured.
In the battle of Yingchang and Xingdu, he captured the prince, kings, generals, empresses, maids, official offices of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, as well as the jade seal, gold, silver and documents of the Yuan Dynasty.
He pacified Yundian.
Recover Liaodong!
Restore the customs of the Han family!
The Southern Song Dynasty lost Jiangnan for nearly a hundred years.
The Northern Song Dynasty lost the Central Plains for 250 years.
In the late Tang Dynasty, Yundian, Guizhou, Liaodong, Yanyun and Ganlong were lost for four or five hundred years.
And these places had all become Han soil again in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang!
Just this alone made him a great emperor!
It was no exaggeration to say that without him, they would have to face the increasingly powerful foreign tribes.
It was hard to say where Yan Huang would go in those stormy years.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and achieved the great feat of Hongwu's rule.
Undoubtedly, it had great historical significance!
Therefore, Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang, was ranked third on the list of the Ten Great Emperors!
He deserved it!
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"Ah! What a wonderful journey!"
"His Imperial Road is indeed the most legendary!”
"The legendary emperor is the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang!”
"The love between Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, as well as Zhu Biao's father-son relationship, are all touching!”
"His love for the people is even more touching!”
"Tyrant? No! This is a wise ruler of a generation!"
"What kind of nobility are those who view him as a tyrant?”
"Those who are afraid of him will only be those who should be killed in his eyes!”
"Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang! Great heroic spirit!"
"The Hongwu Emperor's Sword, kill all the evil ministers!”
"Ranked third among the Ten Great Emperors of the human race.”
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