Shen Wansan, a legendary figure whose popularity is second only to the White Snake Niangniang. His wealth is amazing, and stories about him are familiar from childhood to adulthood.
After Zhu Yuanzhang established the capital in Nanjing, Shen Wansan funded the construction of the city, and three of the city walls were built by him. Shen Wansan wanted to be able to name one of the four city gates to show his glory.
Although Shen Wansan is rich, he still has vanity. He didn't think this request was too much, and the emperor would agree. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious after hearing this, thinking that this was Shen Wansan's rebellion.
Although Shen Wansan was finally rescued by Queen Ma and sent to Yunnan, this incident made Zhu Yuanzhang deeply realize that everyone has a fragile self-esteem and must not be easily touched.
No matter how strong a person is, self-esteem can become his weakness. Therefore, we should respect the self-esteem of others and avoid triggering unnecessary conflicts.
There was once a dialogue between Zhu Yuanzhang and Shen Wansan, which was widely circulated among the people and recorded in historical books. But that's not the case, both stories are fake.
Shen Wansan had long since died, and Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet become emperor before the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. So, how did this story come about? The answer is that someone made up this story out of nothing in order to express their dissatisfaction with Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the early days of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill the founding heroes and wealthy businessmen the most, because the former might rebel, and the latter because of Zhu Yuanzhang's hatred of the rich.
The decline of the Shen family was indeed related to Zhu Yuanzhang, and although Shen Wansan had died, his fortune was still very rich at the time.
During the Ming Dynasty, the Hu Weiyong case broke out, and Shen Wansan's son-in-law Lu Zhonghe was regarded as a member of the "Hu Party" because of his involvement. Lu Zhonghe, Zhu Yuanzhang's food minister and a wealthy businessman, was caught lying about the disaster and bribing officials.
Zhu Yuanzhang personally convicted him, so his roots were also uprooted. Lu Zhonghe's death had a certain impact on the Shen family, but it didn't have much impact. However, in the 1393 Lan Yu rebellion, the Shen family was completely destroyed.
In fact, there is no basis for the claim that Lan Yu rebelled, and Zhu Yuanzhang killed Lan Yu because he was worried that Zhu Yunwen, the emperor's eldest grandson, would be threatened by these meritorious generals after he ascended the throne.
Therefore, he wants to clear all potential hidden dangers for Zhu Yunwen.
The relationship network between the Shen family and Lan Yu brought them to their end. Shen Wansan's wealth also disappeared with the fall of the Shen family. Although his name has been handed down, his story has become a part of history.