In 1380 AD, Hu Weiyong, the third prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, was sentenced to nine clans for "rebellion", and the first major case of the Ming Dynasty, the "Hu Weiyong Case", broke out. During the decade-long bloody purge, as many as 40,000 of Hu Weiyong's cronies were executed (History of the Ming Dynasty, vol. 94, Criminal Law Chronicles; Volume 123 "Biography of Blue Jade"). However, the question is, did Hu Weiyong really rebel?
History has a lot of opinions about thisSome people say that he really deserves it, but some people say that this is Zhu Yuanzhang's political frame, just to justifiably abolish the prime minister system. So what is the truth of the matter? Today, Guo Guo History will talk about this issue in detail.
First of all, Hu Weiyong's crime when he was killed was not guilty of treason. It is documentedIn the first month of the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Hu Weiyong was sentenced to four crimes: one was to poison Liu Ji, the second was to block the tribute envoys of the Zhancheng State, the third was to privately give the civil servants an unofficial woman, and the fourth was to ignore the law, obstruct government affairs, and form a party as a traitor. No matter how you look at it, he died of being too arrogant, not a rebellion.
So where does the "crime of treason" come from? There are many records in the history books, saying that Hu Weiyong has long had the intention of rebellion. At the beginning, it was said that Hu Weiyong was born auspicious because of the old house and ancestral tomb, and he had a vision with the king, Hu Weiyong felt that this was a hint from God, so he had a different heart. ("History of the Ming Dynasty" records: "The stalagmites suddenly appeared in the well of the old house in Dingyuan......On the grave of his grandfather, there is a fire and candlelight at night. Hu Weiyong is conceited and conspiring. ”)
Later, it was said that Hu Weiyong had been planning the rebellion for a long time, and it was not until he was reported to Zhu Yuanzhang that he was exposed and killed.
The Ming History Chronicle records that Hu Weiyong invited Zhu Yuanzhang to his mansion in Liquan, ready to make a move on Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhu Yuanzhang was stopped by a Xihuamen eunuch named Yunqi halfway, and the guards beat the eunuch to death, but he still stopped Zhu Yuanzhang from moving forward. So Zhu Yuanzhang noticed the strangeness, and when he climbed the city wall, he saw Hu Weiyong's mansion full of knives and guns, so he escaped the catastrophe. This is also known as "".Yun Qi changed"One thing.
But in fact, the "Yunqi Change" incident is full of loopholes and is simply untenable. One comes, Yun Qi is a eunuch, how did he know about Hu Weiyong's rebellion? Second, since Yun Qi knew that Hu Weiyong was plotting rebellion, why didn't he report it in advance, but waited until Zhu Yuanzhang was on the road before stopping and denouncing? Third, if Hu Weiyong really rebelled, it would be impossible to make a big show to the point that Zhu Yuanzhang could see the soldiers, horses, swords and guns when he climbed the city wall.
According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty", Hu Weiyong was executed on the day he invited Zhu Yuanzhang to see Liquan, and in such a big case, Hu Weiyong was imprisoned on the same day and was executed on the same day? It's really strange to be in such a hurry. FifthAccording to the record of "Ming Taizu Record", four days ago, Zhongcheng Tujie had already sued Hu Weiyong for rebellion, with Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicious and suspicious character, how could he go to Hu Weiyong's house to see Liquan Xiangrui?
So, is it true that Zhongcheng Tujie reported Hu Weiyong's rebellion recorded in the "Records of Ming Taizu"? After careful study, it is not completely convincing. Because for a long time, Hu Weiyong was not charged with "rebellion".
The Records of Emperor Gao of the Ming Dynasty recorded Hu Weiyong's crimes in detail: "Hu Weiyong's private formation is small, and he is a traitor, or he bends the law to bribe, or he bends the government to slander the virtuous." If Hu Weiyong did commit rebellion, why didn't he directly write about his crime of rebellion here?
When did Hu Weiyong's "crime of rebellion" appear? It came after the incident of his "collusion", that is, the affair of fornication with Japan. The "History of the Ming Dynasty" recorded: "Wei Yong is dead, and its anti-manifestations are especially not fully exposed......In October of the nineteenth year, Lin Xian was imprisoned, but Yongtong began to write. ”Specifically, Hu Weiyong wanted to use the power of Japan to rebel.
But there is a big problem with the timing of this matter. According to historical records, Hu Weiyong decided to ask Japan for help after agreeing on the rebellion, first sending Lin Xian as the commander of Mingzhou Guard, and then pretending to tell Lin Xian, asking him to go to Japan with his derogation, so as to communicate with the Japanese monarch and ministers, and then recalled Lin Xianguan to reinstate his post and borrow the Japanese elite.
The time was set for this schemeAugust of the twelfth year of Hongwu。WhileHu Weiyong was in September of the twelfth year of Hongwu, that is, a month laterCaught in jailIn the first month of the thirteenth year of Hongwu, he was executed。However, according to the records of the "Three Editions of the Great Message" and the "Preparation of the Sea Charts", Lin Xian stayed in Japan for three years, and his return to China was 16 years after Hongwu, so the statement is not reliable. Could it be that Hu Weiyong was able to recall Lin Xian from Japan after his death?
Therefore, judging from these doubts,The case of Hu Weiyong's rebellion is really an unjust case。His initial charges were indeed enough to convict him of capital crimes, but they were not enough for Zhu Yuanzhang to achieve the goal of deterring courtiers and consolidating the monarchy, so Zhu Yuanzhang gave birth to Hu Weiyong's "conspiracy against the Japanese" and began to kill "Hu Weiyong's henchmen".
Of course, the incident of "Hu Weiyong's rebellion" has become history after all, and the truth has been eliminated in the long river of history. Do you think Hu Weiyong really rebelled, or was he wronged by Zhu Yuanzhang? Feel free to speak in the comments section.