Fast Travel: A Record of Unusual Creatures

"Fengtian Jingnan, Fourth Brother! Zhu Di!"

For Zhu Yuanzhang at this time, it was no longer important whether he was the chief minister of the cabinet or not. What was important was that the situation of brothers, friends, and brothers that he thought was completely gone.

The struggle for imperial power eventually caused his descendants to kill each other.

He originally thought that under his control, Lao Zhu's family would be in a good situation in the future, and the bad things that happened to Lao Li's and Lao Zhao's families would never happen. But unexpectedly, it still happened. His uncle rebelled against his nephew.

"Biao'er, go get the Fourth Brother!

This little brat is really rebellious. He actually dares to rebel, and he does it in the name of Fengtian Jingnan. What kind of god is he doing this for? I think he is itchy! "

Needless to say, Lao Zhu was furious at this time.

Fortunately, Zhu Xiaosi wasn't here. If someone was nearby to kick him, he would be kicked half to death first.

"Father, please don't be impatient, calm down.

Madam said that Hongwu has been around for 28 years. In addition, Yunwen succeeded to the throne, which will be at least 30 to 30 years later. How can you use what may happen in [-] to [-] years to harshly blame the fourth brother and still hope for the father? Calm down.

Besides, what Madam said is not comprehensive.

Every time I only reveal a little bit, my father should also know that it is not advisable to take a peek. I guess Madam still has a lot to say. I wonder if I can tell you everything? "

Zhu Biao was not stupid, or he was much calmer than his father, so he comforted Zhu Yuanzhang first, then turned to look at Qu Jie and continued to ask.

"Xiao Zhu is quite smart.

However, Lao Zhu!

To put it bluntly, I'm afraid you have to thank your fourth son. If Zhu Xiaosi hadn't taken the throne of Emperor Jianwen from Fengtian Jingnan, you might have had a taste of what it was like to be Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and the First Emperor of Qin.

After all, Emperor Jianwen listened too much to his teacher.

It also follows Confucianism too much.

Not only did he crazily cut down vassals when he came to power, but his level of brainlessness in cutting down vassals was once comparable to that of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and even worse. However, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty suppressed the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms. It's okay, but Jianwen is different. .

He was simply beaten up by his fourth uncle.

By the way, he is still doing the retro thing, and he wants to restore the well-field system, and he also wants to do messy things like Zhou Rites. If I remember correctly, the last person who did that thing was Wang Mang of the New Dynasty. In the end, he is a What happened? Lao Zhu must have read history books.

If you haven’t seen it, you can ask Xiao Zhu to tell you about it! "

Qu Jie raised her head and glanced at Zhu Biao, then continued to talk about what she knew, the records of Ming history, shaking her head.

But it’s hard to say whether it’s true or not. After all, Zhu Xiaosi also felt guilty after taking office, but he used Spring and Autumn brushwork to modify it.

"No, I know that Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, but the reduction of the vassal state must have been caused by the civil servants. Wait, I remember you said before that many of my sons died tragically.

There were two more who burned themselves to death, right?

I would definitely not do this to my son while I was still alive. I think those two people who burned themselves to death were all after Yun Wen succeeded to the throne. He was so cruel. How could I be so blind after so many years and choose him to be the crown prince? Sun succeeds to the throne! "

Hearing Qu Jie mention the reduction of vassal states, Zhu Yuanzhang could somewhat understand why Lao Si rebelled. Since ancient times, how could there be no bloody battles when reducing vassal states? The history of the Seven Kingdoms of the Han Dynasty is clearly recorded.

But precisely because of this, he felt that he had guessed what Qu Jie had said ambiguously before, especially when the two sons who burned themselves to death died. During his reign, he must have It was impossible for this to happen, so it was definitely Zhu Yunwen who cut down the feudal vassal and forced his two uncles to death after he came to power.

In this way, it is more reasonable for Zhu Xiaosi to rebel. There are feudal princes and their entire families who were forced to burn themselves to death.

If he doesn't rebel, will he die?

Thinking of this, he became less angry at Zhu Di.

"Father, that's not entirely true. On the way here, Mrs. Qu once said that the eighth brother was the father-in-law and his wife's brother who were implicated in the Hu Weiyong case in the 23rd year of Hongwu. You are worried that he is afraid of sending someone to summon him to the palace to appease him, and then instead This made him even more frightened, and he took the princess to self-immolation.

So this shouldn't be a matter of Yunwen's reign. "

After all, Zhu Yunwen was his son. In order to prevent him from leaving his father with a bad sense, Zhu Biao hurriedly spoke to speak justice for his son.

Not all of the two brothers who set themselves on fire died during his son's reign, only one, and the other one was frightened to death by you during your own reign.

"what?"

"How is this possible? Although Xiaoba seems to be a little timid, he is not that small. If the Hu Weiyong case is implicated again, can I still kill him because of it?"

"White Parrot, stop talking nonsense!"

Regarding this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't believe it, because he sometimes thought about what to do if one of his sons rebelled, but he felt that there was a high probability that he would not be cruel enough to kill his son. Like Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he imprisoned his rebellious sons.

So no matter how timid his eighth son is.

You shouldn't be afraid of that.

"I don't know if it's true or not. Anyway, this is what is recorded in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Zi was so scared that he and his concubines were burned to death. He had no children. Apart from his title, he didn't even have a posthumous title.

More detailed information is not recorded in official history, nor in unofficial history. On the contrary, some people randomly fabricated that he was the son of Chen Youliang, and he was killed after you found out. However, this should not be possible, after all, when Zhu Zi was born.

Chen Youliang has been dead for several years.

So it’s really hard to say what the specific reason is.

But to be honest, if I were his legal wife and had a bad relationship with him, my whole family would be killed by his father and I would have no heirs.

It would not be bad to kill a prince and set himself on fire to avenge the whole family.

Do you think so, Lao Zhu..."

"If the specific situation is really as I guess, you will definitely not allow the relevant news to spread.

After all, if this news spreads, there is no guarantee that no one will follow suit. You have killed so many people and implicated so many families. Who can guarantee that not one or two fish will slip through the net? No wonder you want to kill them all. After all, if something happens If one or two are missed, people are not afraid of losing everything! "

What Qu Jie said was purely her own random imagination, but from a rational point of view, it was quite reasonable.

At least Qu Jie thinks it is reasonable.

Qu Jie's tone was still casual and casual, but Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was already chilling, because he knew that if there was any ambiguity in the historical records, there must be something hidden, either for the sake of the venerable, or because someone had given an order, Deliberately erasing that record, or directly covering up the news, people at the time didn't know what happened specifically, so how would it be recorded in the history books?

So there must be a secret behind his son's death.

But why is it difficult to say specifically?

What is recorded in the history books can really only be trusted for its general historical context and general direction. It is difficult to tell other details!