Li Shan Changliang Death-free Gold Medal, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered What is written on the back
Since ancient times, the heroes of the founding of the country have suffered many emperors' killings, and because their merits are greater than their masters, they have changed from capable ministers who expanded the territory to obstacles to the stability of imperial power.
Li Shanchang was the founder of the Ming Dynasty, he was diligent and studious and resourceful when he was young, and later fought bloody battles with Zhu Yuanzhang to assist him in establishing the Ming Dynasty and stabilizing the country.
However, when Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne as emperor, he forgot his past brotherhood and promises to his comrades-in-arms, and began to kill heroes one by one, including Li Shanchang. Before he died, Li Shanchang took out the death-free gold medal that the emperor had given him in the past, and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him and said with a smile: "Look at what is written on the back of the gold medal." ”
After Li Shanchang saw the engraved words, he was completely disappointed and could only accept the arrangement of fate. What's engraved on the back of the gold medal? How much did Li Shanchang contribute during his lifetime? Why did Zhu Yuanzhang bear to kill him?
Li Shanchang was a brilliant scholar from an early age, and his talent and hard work made him an outstanding strategist.
Li Shanchang was a brilliant figure who began his academic journey at a time when the Yuan dynasty was about to fall. However, despite his wealth of knowledge and talent, he was not appreciated by any power.
He has been developing in Chuzhou, and with his precision in the development of things, he has gradually established a reputation in the local area. However, it wasn't until Zhu Yuanzhang appeared that his life began to change.
Zhu Yuanzhang experienced ups and downs in his early years, he faced the edge of life and death many times, and was born at the time of the Yuan Dynasty's dark corruption and frequent natural disasters, which made his family suffer frequent devastating blows.
However, it was this predicament that inspired Zhu Yuanzhang's fighting spirit and set him on a different path.
Zhu Yuanzhang's family died of the plague one after another, so that he was in a difficult situation, and had to go separate ways with his brothers, in order to survive, he worked as a monk and a beggar, but the disaster for many years made the temple unable to maintain, and he was on the verge of starvation several times.
During his journey on the run, he heard and witnessed peasant uprisings in various places, and the idea of overthrowing the Yuan Dynasty was born in his heart. At the invitation of a friend, he defected to Guo Zixing's rebel army and began to rebel against the imperial court.
He showed outstanding military talent and heroic fighting style in the army, which made Guo Zixing appreciate him very much, and even married his adopted daughter to him, so that his status in the army continued to increase.
After a long period of fighting, different factions emerged within the rebel army, and the contradictions between Guo Zixing and other marshals intensified. Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to part ways with Guo Zixing, and his personality attracted many like-minded people, including Li Shanchang.
Zhu Yuanzhang recruited tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and when his army moved south to Chuzhou, Li Shanchang heard that he was passing by here, so he immediately came to pay a visit. Zhu Yuanzhang admired talents very much, and he had long heard of Li Shanchang's name, so he gladly accepted him.
The two hit it off at first sight, and in the first meeting, Li Shanchang provided Zhu Yuanzhang with a lot of valuable advice, he quoted the classics, and reminded Zhu Yuanzhang with the example of Han Gaozu that he should treat talents well and know how to appoint talents, so that he could quickly gain the support of the world.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he felt that this strategist was reasonable, and deeply felt that he was a rare talent, so he decided to leave Li Shanchang and let him be in charge of literature and history books.
Facts have proved that Li Shanchang is worthy of being the Xiao He of the world, and his performance is fully in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's expectations. Li Shanchang helped Zhu Yuanzhang seize the world with his ingenious strategy and outstanding wisdom.
In the battle against Chuzhou, he gave advice to Zhu Yuanzhang, and soon gained Zhu Yuanzhang's trust and participated in the decision-making of major affairs. In addition, as more and more people of insight defected to Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang was also responsible for distinguishing real and fake talents, appointing and removing positions, distributing army materials, and resolving large and small contradictions in the army.
His talents were fully developed and manifested.
After Guo Zixing questioned Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions and asked Li Shanchang to assist him, Li Shanchang knew the importance of this choice. So, he excused himself in every possible way. Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply moved when he learned of this, which made him use Li Shanchang even more.
Li Shanchang is not only a wise man who is good at strategizing, but also a rare military genius. When Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Jilong Cottage, he handed over the remaining few troops to Li Shanchang to garrison the rear.
When the Yuan army learned about it, they tried to raid it. However, Li Shanchang immediately planned to set up an ambush in the same place, causing the Yuan army to return defeated. After Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the city, at the suggestion of Li Shanchang, he set strict military regulations in the army, so that the army could not harass civilians.
This was a very different move from the powerful who plundered the city. This move made the people under Zhu Yuanzhang's rule believe in him, and also laid a solid foundation for his authority in the army in the future.
Soon after, Guo Zixing died of illness, and his son and relatives could not compare with Zhu Yuanzhang, and the loyalty in the army was poured into Zhu Yuanzhang. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally became a leading figure in the army.
In the following years, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted Li Shanchang's strategy of "building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming king", and his army became stronger and stronger. In the end, the Central Plains region formed a three-legged situation dominated by Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang.
After years of conquest, Zhu Yuanzhang successfully defeated Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang, and eventually became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Li Shanchang, a civil official, was given a knighthood by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his hard work made him beautiful for a while, and he was even awarded a gold medal for avoiding death. However, the great honor made his heart higher and higher, and he began to look down on no one, and looked down on people who disagreed with his political views, and even made small reports to the emperor.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang saw it in his eyes, due to Li Shanchang's special status, he has always adopted an attitude of resignation.
Li Shanchang mistook the emperor's favor for his power, which contradicted other **. Although he colluded with Hu Weiyong, he was not convicted for this. He thought that the emperor would protect him and could express his opinions without scruples, but in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's dissatisfaction with him was accumulating.
A few years later, Li Shanchang resigned from his official position due to illness, and the emperor gave him an easy position. However, he was still unwilling to give up power altogether and began to protect his relatives.
His younger brother Li Cunyi and his son were implicated in Hu Weiyong's rebellion, but instead of rescuing them in time, he asked the emperor to pardon them.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Shanchang's old age and loyalty, and forgave Li Cunyi and others. However, Li Shanchang was not grateful, which made the emperor suspicious and murderous, and Li Shanchang's future became very dangerous.
At one trial, Li Shanchang's relative Ding Bin was sent for his crimes, and Li Shanchang again pleaded with the emperor. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree to his request, but immediately ordered Ding Bin to be exiled.
During the interrogation, Ding Bin revealed that he had seen Li Cunyi's father and son dating him at Hu Weiyong's house, as well as the fact that Li Shanchang had conspired with Hu Weiyong to rebel and shelter each other.
When Zhu Yuanzhang learned of this, he was furious and immediately ordered the execution of Li Shanchang and his family. Although Li Shanchang held a gold medal for avoiding death, Zhu Yuanzhang told him that he had committed many crimes, each of which was enough to be sentenced to death, and that two exemptions from death obviously did not compensate for his crimes.
What's even more cruel is that Zhu Yuanzhang sneered after Li Shanchang showed the gold medal for avoiding death, and said, "Look at what is written in the back!" Li Shanchang turned over the gold medal and saw that it was clearly engraved: "The crime of treason does not enjoy the right to avoid death!" ”
This founding hero suddenly felt as if he had been hit by five thunderbolts, and he couldn't accept this cruel reality.
Li Shanchang devoted himself wholeheartedly to the establishment and development of the Ming Dynasty, however, he eventually died due to arrogance and the suspicion of the emperor. He never thought that even with his great merits and the gold medal for avoiding death, he would still receive the lesson of "accompanying the king as accompanying the tiger".