Therefore, in order to avoid future trouble forever, the emperor usually sent his brothers and sisters to the frontier or executed them to avoid future trouble. Of course, not all emperors are so heartless. For example, Zhu Zhanji, the fifth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was an out-and-out "crazy brother". My own brother, what's wrong with spoiling a pet?
The Ming Dynasty left a deep impression on the ancient feudal dynasty in China. In terms of national feelings, the Ming Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty established by the Han people, which was naturally respected and relied on by future generations and was a sense of belonging to the family. Zhu Yuanzhang, a peasant, was more kind to the people of China than any authority.
As far as national integrity is concerned, the Ming dynasty is the only dynasty in ancient China that pursues no pro-marriage, no tribute, no compensation and no land division. As the saying goes, "the emperor governs the country and the monarch dies." Even in the last years of Emperor Chongzhen, he never compromised with foreign invaders.
It is no wonder that the character of the Ming Dynasty can be passed down for thousands of years and become the object of literati's keen writing.
Why did the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have the same vigorous, cold-resistant and unswerving integrity as pines and cypresses?
This is because they narrowly escaped death in the pursuit of imperial power, especially the five emperors who founded the country in the Ming Dynasty. All their lives have been eventful. They know more about the preciousness of imperial power than anyone else and how to be a good emperor in that position.
Take Zhu Zhanji, the fifth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, for example, Zhu Zhanji's road to the throne is more difficult than Zhu Yunwen's.
Zhu Yunwen was not a hero in those days, but he got the support of his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang, and even Zhu Yuanzhang killed a number of ministers for him, so that Zhu Yunwen could secure the throne. But later, when Zhu Yunwen conquered Francisco, Uncle Judy rebelled.
Judy is the first person who successfully rebelled against the captaincy in the unified country from ancient times to the present. After he succeeded to the throne, he expanded the territory at home, consolidated the economy, and pushed the Ming Dynasty to another prosperous time.
Of course, the success of Judy's rebellion is inseparable from his three excellent sons. Boss Zhu Gaochi has a kind heart. The second child Zhu is brave and clever, and the third child is very clever.
In fact, according to the general script, after Judy's death, the throne will definitely pass to Prince Zhu Gaochi, and after Zhu Gaochi's death, the throne will also pass to Prince Zhu Zhanji.
The problem is that big brother Zhu is born fat, and sometimes he falls when he walks. He is a short-lived ghost. Zhu Gaochi died less than a year after he ascended the throne, so Zhu couldn't sit still. He was very dissatisfied with the passing of the throne to his boss. Now that the boss is gone, he has to fight for the throne himself.
At that time, Zhu Zhanji was sent to Jiangnan by Zhu Gaochi as a prince to appease the people, because when the new emperor ascended the throne, there were more than 30 earthquakes in Nanjing in a month, which was really strange.
But who knows that Zhu Zhanji just left soon, and his father died. At this point, he is still in Nanjing, and the capital is firmly controlled by juwan Zhu. Zhu Zhanji was blessed to ascend to the throne under such difficult circumstances.
After taking power, Zhu Zhanji was not friendly to his two uncles. My second uncle tried to rebel and was killed by Zhu Zhanji. Although his uncle did not openly participate in the rebellion, he was sent to a remote area to be a captaincy, and he was not allowed to set foot in the capital for the rest of his life.
From this point of view, Zhu Zhanji is more like an emperor who kills people without blinking an eye. He will do whatever it takes to secure his throne, but is this really the case? Let's take a look at the following story.
In 200 1 year, Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau found a very large tomb near Dahong Village, with a width of 250 meters from east to west and 55 meters from inside. The whole tomb was vertical. In addition, the length of the pyramid-shaped mound is 10.6 meters, and the deepest part can reach about 7 meters underground. At first, experts thought it was the imperial tomb. After all, not many people could build such a big tomb in ancient times.
Moreover, there are numerous treasures buried in the tomb, including 5 100 pieces of porcelain, as much as 10 Jin of gold, and more than 3,400 pieces of pearls and agates.
This is the result of being stolen by grave robbers many times. In fact, the Cultural Relics Bureau also found this tomb according to the traces of grave robbers.
According to experts' estimation, the scale of this tomb and the number of funerary objects are comparable to those of Emperor Wanli. There are 12 jade belts symbolizing identity in the tomb of Emperor Wanli, but there are actually 13 belts here.
Then whose grave is this? Liang Wang Zhu Zhanxi! Zhu Zhanyang is the ninth son of Zhu Gaochi in Ming Renzong and the younger brother of Zhu Zhanji in Ming Xuanzong. Dead people don't lie. Liang Wang's mausoleum is as luxurious as the emperor's, which shows how much Zhu Zhanji loves this younger brother.
On the international stage, Zhu Zhanji is definitely not a cruel and bad king. If juwan Zhu hadn't been determined to rebel and endanger the court and the country, he wouldn't have laid hands on him.
Later, after he came to power, he loved his brothers and sisters more and never launched a riot to kill his loved ones. There are also many attentions to the governors of seven provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. It's all because Zhu is an idiot. He can't accept that the throne that was once at his fingertips was taken away by others. Maybe death is his relief.
When Zhu Zhanji was in power, being a relative of the emperor was definitely a happy thing, just like his younger brother Zhu Zhanyang, which was really something.
No conspiracy, no calculation, no crowding out; Born into a royal family, they may not be as close as ordinary brothers, but Zhu Zhanji's feelings for his brothers have never changed. After his death, he can only bury his own brother, and the jewels on the ground are conveying his guilt and disappointment.