Among all the sons of Zhu Yuanzhang, except for the original designationThe prince's Zhu Biao, and later launchedZhu Di of the Battle of JingjingIn addition, many of the remaining heirs are not very famous.
On the one hand, it is because the remaining heirs have indeed not made any outstanding achievements, and on the other hand, the actions of some of these princes are really not worth recording.
Take Zhu Yuanzhang's sonZhu Tan, King of LuFor example, because of his absurd and unscrupulous character, he was finally punished by Zhu Yuanzhang personally"髡刑" (kūn)., which can be called a great humiliation.
So what kind of punishment is the punishment during the feudal society?King Lu Zhu Tan, how ridiculous is it to end up like this?
Before understanding this kind of punishment, we can recall another story that happened during the Three Kingdoms periodHair shaving on behalf of the head
When Cao Cao led the army to march on the expedition, he strictly ordered his soldiers to prohibit trampling on the peasants' crops. As a result, just as he reached the field, Cao Cao's mount rushed uncontrollably towards the wheat field.
For the heart of the army,Cao Cao finally chose to cut his hair as the head of the head, in order to remember his aspirations。Later generations are very puzzled by this, it is clearly the sin of cutting off the head, how can you cut your hair and be fine?
The main reason is that the parents of the body, Cao Cao and his soldiers attach importance to hair, which is far more important than people think.
And the so-calledPunishmentIn fact, it means shaving off all the person's hair, and the person concerned is not allowed to use the excuse of becoming a monk.
Although such a punishment does not cause any physical suffering, the mental humiliation is enough to break people. He has no hair, and if he goes out, he will be found to have been tortured.
In the face of such a situation, the pointing and whispering of everyone around you will prompt people to develop towards the brink of mental breakdown, which is really worse than death.
Especially the royal relatives and nobles like Zhu Tan, King of Lu, who clearly have status and power, but they are treated like this by their own father, which is even more embarrassing.
You must know that the ancient Chinese feudal dynasty attached the most importance to filial piety and loyalty. Zhu Yuanzhang took this opportunity to tell the world that his son Zhu Tan misbehaved and did not consider his father's feelings, which was unfilial.
It is unfilial piety for the parents who have suffered from the skin of the body, but now they are being tortured. Such disloyal and unfilial people are simply a shame for the Ming Dynasty.
The people don't care about the causes and effects, they are all contributed by Zhu Yuanzhang, anyway, the final interpretation is up to Zhu Yuanzhang, people just need to understand what kind of person Zhu Tan is.
So what did Zhu Tan do to make Zhu Yuanzhang humiliate him so much?From the royal family and nobles that everyone envies, to the people who finally become disgusted and spurned, what happened in it?
Back in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, he used to be in charge of the affairs of the six palacesConcubine Guo Ning, gave birth to Zhu Tan for Zhu Yuanzhang. Because Zhu Tan's two uncles, Guo Xing and Guo Ying, have made great contributions to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Tan has not yet been governor, but he has been named King of Lu and has itDomain: Yanzhou
Those who know Zhu Yuanzhang's political layout know that the vassal kings fought the border, first, to ensure that the power was in the hands of the Zhu family, and second, to guard the frontier to prevent the enemy from sneaking attacks and harassment.
But Zhu Tan, who grew up, never took these things to heart. In his heart, the emperor is far away, and Zhu Yuanzhang in Jinling City, how can he manage King Lu who is on the border?
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the news, he personally wrote a letter of admonition and advice. Unexpectedly, Zhu Tan not only listened, but even felt Zhu Yuanzhang's helplessness from it, this deformed psychology also made Zhu Tan more and more arrogant.
When pleasure gradually failed to satisfy Zhu Tan's outrageous wishes, he began to think about alchemy and cultivating immortals. As long as you cultivate into an immortal, you can't go to heaven and earthThe enemy army on the frontier is not wiped out in the ashes at the snap of a finger?
No one knows why Zhu Tan had such an idea, but according to the records of the "History of the Ming Dynasty", at that time, Zhu Tan's mind was not very clear because of taking metallic pills containing excessive toxins for a long time, and he even had severe headaches from time to time.
For this reason, Zhu Tan asked the Taoist priests recruited by the Quartet to find a way to solve it. But at that time, the alchemy Taoist priest had a set of fooling people, and he knew how to cure diseases and save people.
I don't know which of the heartless warlocks actually asked for itTake the root of the boy's life as a medicine, can cure His Royal Highness King Lu's head disease, the key is that King Lu really listened to the words of the warlock and attacked the innocent people.
This matter reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, he couldn't believe that this was something that his own children could come up with and do, and in extreme anger, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the execution of Zhu Tan, the king of Lu. Isn't it to learn Taoist monks and cultivate immortals?Now all your hair is shaved, and see how the door can accommodate you.
Except for Zhu Tan, who escaped death because of his identity, the Taoist priests around Zhu Tan, as well as Princess Zhu Tan, etc., were all executed.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, if it weren't for their indulgence, why would Zhu Tan have come to such a point. It's just that no matter how hard Zhu Yuanzhang tries, he still can't pull Zhu Tan back from the wrong path.
Although the Taoist priests were executed, the "method of alchemy" remained in Zhu Tan's hands. It didn't take long for Zhu Tan to die in the elixir he had refined.