In the long river of history, the times have created heroes, and many heroes have emerged in the change of dynasties. There are always some significant advantages in these successful people, such as the "knowledge and employment of people" of Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, the "benevolence and righteousness" of Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty, the "military genius" of Liu Yu of Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, and the "forbearance" of Li Yuan, the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty.
However, in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, there was a successful person who turned his merits into infamy, and he was Zhu Wen. He came from an ordinary background, but in the troubled times, he usurped Li Tang Jiangshan with his extraordinary "cunning", which lasted for nearly 300 years.
In comparison, Cao Cao's "cunning" seems insignificant. However, Zhu Wen's "cunning" has been spurned by people for thousands of years, perhaps because he is too much.
Portrait of Zhu Wen: The growth history from "street slicker" to Xiao Jiang Zhu Wen, a native of Shandong who was born in a farming family, lost his father at a young age and was taken by his mother to Liu Chong's house in a neighboring county to make a living as a "maid".
He is usually lazy and does not do his job, fights with people all day long, and is regarded as a typical "street runner". However, Liu Chong's mother saw his extraordinariness and took great care of him.
When an uprising broke out in the Kwantung region due to the Great Famine and the exorbitant taxes of the imperial court, Zhu Wen resolutely joined the rebel army of Huangchao. He was brave and fearless, and followed Huang Chao all the way to the capture of Chang'an.
With his bravery and talent, Zhu Wen gradually grew from a low-ranking junior officer to a general who could fight well. His story tells us that no matter what our background, as long as we have the courage to pursue our dreams and are not afraid of difficulties, we will definitely achieve our goals.
During the Huangchao Uprising, Zhu Wen was very important, and whenever there was a key battle, Zhu Wen would always be thought of. When the Tang army advanced towards Chang'an from the southeast, Huang Chao asked Zhu Wen to eliminate the problem.
When Zhu Wen returned victorious, Huang Chao personally went out of the city to give him the labor army as the emperor. As the Tang army approached Chang'an, Huang Chao appointed Zhu Wen as the defense envoy of Tongzhou to ensure the safety of the Great Qi regime.
However, Zhu Wen met the first great enemy of his life while serving in Tongzhou, and Wang Chongrong, the envoy of the river festival. Zhu Wen's military strength was not superior, and he suffered several defeats in a row, so he had a different mind.
He thinks that Huang Chao's power is not enough to subvert Li Tang, and he has already become famous with Huang Chao, and there is no need to pin his future on Huang Chao. He did it when he thought of it, and soon he took Tongzhou as a gift and submitted to the Tang Dynasty, which caused Huangchao's power to quickly turn from prosperity to decline.
Zhu Wen knew that if he wanted to gain a firm foothold in Li Tang, he must win Wang Chongrong's trust. So, on the grounds that his mother's surname was Wang, he despicably recognized Wang Chongrong as his uncle, and flattered Wang Chongrong to the fullest.
Wang Chongrong is also ambitious, he needs a fierce man like Zhu Wen to make contributions to him, so he has repeatedly made meritorious contributions to Zhu Wen to the imperial court, which made Tang Xizong have a good impression of Zhu Wen.
In addition to giving the name "Quanzhong", Tang Xizong also continued to add officials to Zhu Wen, so that he became the Xuanwu Army Festival Envoy and the Bianzhou Assassin in the year after his establishment. Zhu Wen and the other feudal towns worked together to destroy the previous boss Huang Chao, during which he was besieged by the rebels, but fortunately the feudal towns were no1 Li Ke used emergency rescue to help him successfully break the siege.
Zhu Wen was grateful to Li Ke, but the way he chose was to invite Li Ke to eat the Hongmen banquet, and get rid of his loyal subordinate Yang Yanhong at the banquet, so as to achieve the goal of both killing the mouth and throwing the pot.
Zhu Wen used to be the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and he constantly created contradictions between the imperial court and Li Keyong, so that Li Keyong was distracted to deal with the imperial court, and at the same time he himself opened the road to conquest.
Qin Zongquan was his biggest obstacle, so he formed a brother with Zhu Xuan in the east and joined forces to deal with Qin Zongquan. After eating Qin Zongquan, the brotherhood between them disappeared.
Zhu Wen became the strongest feudal town in the Central Plains after Tang Zhaozong succeeded to the throne. Although Zhu Wen's power was growing, the infighting in the imperial court was still fierce. The courtiers represented by Cui Yin urgently summoned Zhu Wen to Beijing for assistance, which was similar to Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Zhu Wen knew the importance of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes", and he led his army into the customs to fight Li Maozhen for a long time, and finally succeeded in usurping Tang Jianliang. Before usurping Tang Jianliang, he also concocted the "White Horse Post Change" to make full preparations for his usurpation of the throne.
1.Zhu Wen usurped the throne of Tang, and although everyone yearns for power, the cold in the high places is unbearable. 2.Although Zhu Wen had been proclaimed emperor, he was still aware of the threat of a powerful vassal and knew that pressure was the driving force, so he tried to reform the economy and the rule of law in order to make his dynasty stronger and capable of dominating the world.
3.He asked the relevant ministers to revise the Tang law, formulate and implement a new law, and demanded that it be passed on forever and implemented in place. The new law was affirmed in many respects, and he passed the law to strengthen the power of local prefectures and counties, weaken the power of feudal towns, and require the subordinate officials of feudal towns to be subordinated to the governors of prefectures and counties.
4.Zhu Wen emphasized the enforcement of the law, and the slightest fraud is not allowed, and he believes that "strict inspection of the law, no fakes" is the key to maintaining the dignity of the law.
When the flood was raging in a certain place, Zhu Youliang, the nephew of Hou Liang, regarded the disaster as auspicious, and intended to show his merit by paying tribute to many ears of wheat. Although there is no shortage of emperors in history who have accepted such "auspicious signs", Zhu Wen did not choose to turn a blind eye.
He harshly criticized his nephew and removed him from office. Zhu Wen was promoted from a street gangster to the Emperor of Daliang, and he was indeed unique in the use of talents. According to historical records, he was good at recognizing and employing people in his early years, and his subordinates were all good officials who were diligent in government and loved the people, and they actively restored the order of production and rested with the people, which not only helped him establish prestige in the hearts of the people, but also effectively alleviated the chaotic situation in the Central Plains.
For example, Zhang Quanyi governed Luoyang to "Gyeonggi has no idle fields", and Cheng Wei governed Jingnan to "10,000 households", these are his contributions. In general, Zhu Wen was not an inactive emperor.
Although Zhu Wen was a controversial historical figure, he did bring stability to many people. In his harem, there is a young lady from an official eunuch surnamed Zhang, who is his Bai Yueguang and his virtuous helper.
Zhang has a strong sense of the overall situation and judgment, and she can persuade Zhu Wen in time to persuade Zhu Wen to convey her opinions to him quickly when she thinks that a certain battle is unfavorable, even when Zhu Wen has already set out for the battle, and Zhu Wen listens to her opinions every time.
Zhang was also able to feel Zhu Wen's temperament, and when he was on the verge of madness, he pulled him back to his normal state in time. Once, Zhu Wen's eldest son, Zhu Youyu, was suspected by Zhu Wen of having two hearts because he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue during the battle, and as a result, Zhu Youyu hid in the mountains.
Thanks to Zhang's appearance, Zhu Youyu was taken back to his home, and he tried his best to save him from Zhu Wen's anger. Although Zhang died before Zhu Wen established Hou Liang, her influence on Zhu Wen was profound.
Zhu Wen's desires are uncontrollable, and his "demon" becomes more and more arrogant after losing Zhang's tenderness. He is cruel and ruthless, and can kill late ministers without mercy, even a virtuous minister like Sun Qiu is not immune.
He even behaved heintably at the home of the minister Zhang Quanyi, as long as it could satisfy his desires, no matter who the object was, he would do his best. His daughter-in-law was not spared, and his sons, in order to curry favor with him, sent their wives to the palace.
However, this behavior sparked the displeasure of his son Zhu Youwen, who believed that Zhu Wen might pass on the throne to Zhu Youwen. In the end, Zhu Youqi led the army to storm the palace, killed Zhu Youwen and Zhu Wen, and put an end to his arrogant behavior.
This tyrant, who was even more cunning than Cao Cao, ended his life in a dramatic way.
Zhu Wen was killed, it is said that Zhu Wen has long been dissatisfied with Zhu Youqi and Zhu Youzhen's biological sons, especially when he saw the hard work of Li Cunqing, the son of his former great enemy Li Keyong, he became worried about his future heir.
Although Zhu Youwen is an adopted son, he has outstanding talents and is the best among all sons. Zhu Wen didn't expect that his own son would have the courage to kill his father.
After Zhu Youzhen took the throne, Zhu Youzhen also wanted to take the position, and after the two fought, the Houliang, which was originally a good national strength, was severely hit, which directly led to Li Cunqiao taking advantage of the situation, replacing Houliang and establishing the Later Tang Dynasty.
This may be because power has a "charming eye" magic, and Li Cunqiao quickly followed in Zhu Wen's footsteps after taking the throne. The difference is that Zhu Wen does go too far in terms of personal morality, and he is more likely to be criticized by others.