On a winter night in 1369, after Zhu Yuanzhang reviewed the recital, he was a little tired and rested on the dragon chair. At this time, a palace maid brought in a bowl of porridge and woke up Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, the slave maid has boiled a bowl of porridge for you to warm your body." Who knows, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the palace maid angrily, and said coldly: "The porridge is left, and the person is beheaded".
In 1328, Fengyang, Anhui Province, a child was born, he was Zhu Yuanzhang, when he was a child, he lived in a dilapidated thatched hut, the family was very poor, often hungry with his parents and brothers, in order to make a living, he went to Huangjue Temple to practice, but was also driven out.
After being kicked out of the temple, Zhu Yuanzhang accidentally entered Guo Zixing's rebel army, and married Guo Zixing's daughter Ma Xiuying. Zhu Yuanzhang, who has been a soldier for 25 years, has also become a general who is good at strategy and domineering.
I, Zhu Chongba, don't rely on luck, I rely on myself! This is what he said to everyone when he was boosting the morale of the army. In the face of powerful enemies, such as the battle against Chen Youliang in Poyang Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang used his wisdom to win more with less. When dealing with Zhang Shicheng, he used superb marksmanship to kill countless enemies.
In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang finally established the Ming Dynasty and called Ming Taizu. Soon after ascending the throne, he often said, "I have been poor since I was a child, and now that I have become the emperor, I will no longer let the people suffer." ”
One morning, Zhu Yuanzhang could be heard angry outside the main hall, and Zhu Yuanzhang was seen holding a copy of the recital presented by the Imperial Historical Observatory in his hand, which recorded in detail a series of recent corruption cases. His face was pale, and his eyes were full of anger.
Greedy for so much, big and small! Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the fold heavily on the dragon case, and his tone was full of hatred. "As an official of the imperial court, but he ignores the law of the country, exploits the people, and satisfies his selfish desires, he should be killed! It really deserves to be killed! ”
He stood up, glared at his ministers, and rebuked loudly: "I want to tell you, as long as you dare to be corrupt and are not afraid of being discovered, all those who are corrupt will be executed, and if the amount is huge, they will be beheaded."
Everyone was so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe, more or less afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would find out about themselves. Afterwards, the Ming Dynasty set up six departments to supervise the affairs and Jinyiwei, which opened the prelude to the Ming Dynasty's anti-corruption.
However, although Zhu Yuanzhang cares about the people, he also has a dark side in his personality.
One night, Zhu Yuanzhang was reviewing the recital. Tired, he wanted to lie on the dragon chair and rest for a while, but unexpectedly, a young and beautiful palace maid walked into the study, carrying a bowl of steaming porridge, and walked lightly to Zhu Yuanzhang's side.
He glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was resting, with a smile, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty ......."Zhu Yuanzhang squinted and woke up, a little angry, and scolded angrily: "What's the matter, didn't you see that I was resting?"
The palace maid was a little flustered: "It's late at night, the slave maid has boiled a bowl of porridge for you, drink a bowl of porridge to warm up your body." However, in the face of the palace maid's thoughtful behavior, Zhu Yuanzhang did not show joy, but was even more angry.
His eyes stared at the palace maid, seeing that she was in a cold sweat, he knew very well that this bowl of porridge hid the conspiracy of the palace struggle, and many palace maids wanted to take the opportunity to get close to him, which was also Zhu Yuanzhang's most hated little trick.
After thinking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered word by word: "Porridge stays, people are beheaded." The study suddenly fell into a deathly silence, and the palace maid who delivered the porridge pounced and knelt on the ground: "The emperor spares his life, and the maid will never dare to disturb the emperor's sleep anymore."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't answer her, but just signaled the attendant to drag the palace maid out and behead her, and the other palace maids were also so frightened that they were terrified, and it was estimated that no one would have thought of sending a bowl of porridge and being beheaded.
This decision shows Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicious and ruthless character. His sacrifice of innocent lives to prevent threats has been deeply remembered by everyone who witnessed him, and this has become a stark footnote to the complexity of his character in history.
Zhu Yuanzhang's legendary life is not only a historical picture of heroic struggle and inspirational efforts, but also a power textbook full of blood, tears and cruelty.
This great founding emperor, while laying the foundation, also left an indelible mark on history because of the complexity of his character and the harsh way of rule.
Through the story of Zhu Yuanzhang, we can deeply understand how those who have achieved great things struggle and choose between morality and merit in the process of climbing to the pinnacle of power, and finally leave their own unique weight on the scales of history.