Become the richest man in the world from answering questions

Chapter 187
"As I said just now, when Zhu Yunqi was not yet the emperor, he had already thought of weakening the power of the vassal king."

"Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang once said to Zhu Yunqi that I have entrusted the Nine Great Sailors with the heavy responsibility of defending against the northern barbarians, which can make the border peaceful, and it can also make you peaceful."

"However, Zhu Yunxuan asked rhetorically that the barbarians in the north are not stable, but if the Nine Great Sailors are not to defend them, if they are restless, who should be allowed to resist?"

"Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent on the spot, so he asked, what do you think should be done if the thing you said really happened?"

"This is asking Zhu Yunqi for his opinion, so Zhu Yunqi said that he should tolerate them with virtue and restrict them with etiquette."

"If none of these methods work, then we have to weaken their territory and influence. If this doesn't work, then the feudal lord will have to be replaced."

"Of course, if the above two methods still don't work, then don't blame me, my nephew, for raising troops to attack you."

"After Zhu Yunqi finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned at the time, but after thinking about it, he felt that what Zhu Yunqi said was right, and he believed that this idea was indeed irreplaceable."

"Later, Zhu Yunwen met Huang Zicheng at the east corner gate of the palace. The two exchanged pleasantries, and finally Zhu Yunwen asked Huang Zicheng."

"He said that the Nine Great Sailors have a noble status and are protected by heavy troops, and most of what they do is in violation of the law. What should we do in this situation?"

"Hey, at this time, Huang Zicheng said that the guards of the Nine Great Sailors are only enough for him to defend against the barbarians in the north. If they rebel, we will send out the Sixth Division. Who among them can resist? "

"For example, during the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion in the Han Dynasty, the strength of the Seven Kingdoms was actually not strong, but they perished in the end. The size of the power among them is also different, and the principles of obedience and rebellion are naturally different."

"After hearing Huang Zicheng's words, Zhu Yunqi agreed very much, and felt that what he said was very reasonable."

"It is said that shortly after Zhu Yunqi came to the throne, he began to plan to cut down the feudal clan."

"At that time, Qi Tai, one of Zhu Yunqi's confidantes, thought that Zhu Di, the most powerful king of Yan among the nine great Sailors, should start cutting down the vassals first."

"And Huang Zicheng, who is also one of Zhu Yunwen's confidantes, believes that Zhou Wang, Qi Wang, Xiang Wang, Dai Wang Min, etc. have committed illegal acts as early as Zhu Yuanzhang's time, and they should start with them."

"And Huang Zicheng also said, especially starting from King Zhou, because King Zhou and King Yan Zhu Di share the same mother, and cutting the feudal clan from King Zhou is equivalent to cutting off the wings of King Yan Zhu Di, which can weaken King Yan's strength, so Zhu Yunqi agreed to this. suggestion."

"In the 31st year of Hongwu, that is, in August of 1398 AD, Zhu Yunqi had already ascended the throne at that time. He adopted Huang Zicheng's suggestion, convicted Zhou Wang Zhu Su, deposed him as a commoner, and finally exiled Yunnan."

"In November of that year, Zhu Yunwen appointed Zhang Bing, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, as the chief envoy of Beiping. Xie Gui and Zhang Xin were in charge of Beiping and commanded the envoys, and asked them to secretly monitor Zhu Di, the king of Yan."

"In February of the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen issued an imperial edict to the Nine Great Sailors. In the imperial edict, he said, you can't control the civil and military officials in your palace now, that is, you can't control them, and start to weaken the power of the vassal kings."

"In March, in order to guard against Zhu Di, the king of Yan in Beiping, and also to weaken Zhu Di's troops, Zhu Yunqi ordered the governors Song Zhong, Xu Kai, and Geng Xian to lead troops to station in Kaiping, Linqing, and Shanhaiguan around Beiping."

"At the same time, Zhu Yunwen transferred the second guard troops from Peiping and Yongqing to Zhangde and Shunde for defense."

"In April, it was said that Xiang Wang Zhu Bo already knew what Zhu Yunqi was going to do, so he set himself on fire and died. This person is very self-aware, isn't he?"

"In addition to guarding against Zhu Di, the king of Yan in the north, Zhu Yunqi acted very quickly in dealing with their vassal kings. He successively abolished King Qi and King Dai."

"In June, Min King Zhu Yu was convicted by Zhu Yunqi, deposed as a commoner, and exiled to Zhangzhou. By this time, Zhu Yunqi had already killed several of the Nine Great Sailors."

"However, during the process of Zhu Yunqi cutting down the vassal, Yan Wang Zhu Di has also made full preparations for self-protection, that is, rebellion."

"At the end of June in the first year of Jianwen, Ni Liang, the left guard of Yanshan, told the imperial court the news that Zhu Di was going to rebel, and Zhu Yunqi personally issued an edict to arrest the bureaucrats of the Yan Palace. Yu Liang and others were killed because of this."

"And Zhang Xin, the commander of Beiping, who was sent by Zhu Yunqi to monitor Zhu Di, betrayed the court and joined Zhu Di."

"This is the fuse. At that time, Zhu Yunqi and Zhu Di were already incompatible, and the war was imminent! So let's talk about the main point, what? The battle of Jingnan!"

"In August of the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, held a swearing-in meeting, called the soldiers, and started to raise troops under the banner of the Qing emperor. At that time, the troops were raised in Jingnan, so it is called the Battle of Jingnan in history."

"So Zhu Yunqi and Zhu Di launched a three-year military confrontation. This was not only a confrontation between monarchs and ministers, but also a contest between uncle and nephew."

"At the beginning of the Battle of Jingnan, because Zhu Di did not have an advantage in troops, his troops only had 10 troops."

"And besides his fief, which is BJ, he has no control over any other place."

"As for Zhu Yunqi, at that time Zhu Yunqi had a standing army in Nanjing with three times the strength of Zhu Di, backed by the experience of the whole country, and several vassal kings had been abolished at that time, so Zhu Yunqi didn't have much to worry about at that time. "

"Even the then North Korean king Li Fangyuan publicly expressed his support for Zhu Yunwen's fight against Zhu Di."

"But Zhu Yunqi completely underestimated this uncle of his own. Zhu Di fought with Zhu Yuanzhang in the early years and made great military exploits."

"Of course, being a teacher is not to say how much Zhu Di has contributed, but to say that Zhu Di's leadership ability and military quality are definitely not comparable to Zhu Yunqi."

"With the prolongation of the war, the imperial court's command was improper, and the troops were gradually reduced, and internal officials were lax. These shortcomings directly affected the entire war situation."

"In the later period, the imperial army was defeated by Zhu Di, and many court generals surrendered to Zhu Di, King of Yan."

"In the fourth year of Jianwen, that is, in 1402 A.D., on May [-], Zhu Di led his army to Nanjing Longjiang Station on the north bank of the Yangtze River, approaching Nanjing."

"By this time, Zhu Yunxuan was powerless to resist Zhu Di, so he had to issue an edict of guilt, and sent Princess Qingcheng to talk to Zhu Di, and asked for a truce to negotiate a peace on the condition of cession of land, but it failed."

(End of this chapter)