Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen were the first and second emperors of the Ming Dynasty respectively, and during the reign of Ming Taizu, in order to prevent local vassal kings with real power from coveting the throne. Therefore, he formulated the "Emperor Ming Zu Xun", which strictly stipulated the succession system of the emperor, that is, there are descendants and no heirs. However, not to mention Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty who seized the throne in later generations, even the Ming Taizu himself violated the rules he formulated.
Why? Because the heir established by Ming Taizu, Emperor Jianwen, does not meet the inheritance regulations of Emperor Ming Zuxun. He is the concubine of the crown prince Zhu Biao, and in the case of the crown prince having a son-in-law, Emperor Jianwen is not eligible to inherit the throne. And it is obvious that Ming Taizu did not care about his own regulations, and forcibly established Emperor Jianwen as the emperor's grandson, and ignored the eldest grandson Zhu Yunsui.
Why? Why did Ming Taizu violate the rules he had set? If Emperor Jianwen is an unborn Ming monarch, then he may be able to understand his choice. But judging from Emperor Jianwen's future performance, he can only be said to be a decent heir. Why Ming Taizu chose Emperor Jianwen, in my opinion, there may be the following reasons.
First of all, because Ming Taizu himself was born as a farmer, he didn't care much about rules and regulations. In other words, he is the kind of emperor who doesn't care much about fame. For example, although the emperors of all dynasties did not like Mencius's theory of the people's noble monarchy, in order to show their generosity, they won the reputation of loving the people. Therefore, it is still respectful to Mencius, but what did Ming Taizu do?
He directly removed Mencius from the Confucian Temple on the grounds that he did not like Mencius's people, nobles, and gentlemen. No emperor would really like Mencius, but the only one who can show his heart nakedly is Ming Taizu. So how to say it? Ming Taizu was basically an emperor who did whatever he wanted and did whatever he wanted. Even if you set a rule, it's for someone else.
He won't think about whether he should abide by it, and if this situation is good, it is true, and if it is not good, I will not say it, and I will understand it. As for the second reason, it is that Ming Taizu is jealous of the matriarchal power of his eldest grandson, Zhu Yunsui. Zhu Yunsui's mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and her uncle and grandfather are the general Lan Yu. If Zhu Yunsui is appointed as the emperor's grandson, there is no doubt about it.
Zhu Yunsui will definitely be influenced by the power of his relatives, and Ming Taizu is particularly disgusted with his relatives. So he didn't choose Zhu Yunsui, and even killed Lan Yu, who was related to Zhu Yunsui, in order for Zhu Yunsui to succeed in ascending to the throne. However, one thing to say, if Zhu Yunsui ascends to the throne, his fate will definitely be luckier than that of his brother Zhu Yunsui, because if he ascends the throne.
Lan Yu will definitely not be killed, and Ming Chengzu's action to seize the throne will not be successful. After all, Ming Chengzu was able to succeed in seizing the throne, not that he had the strength to win the Ming Dynasty, but that Emperor Jianwen had no generals available. If Lan Yu is alive, then even if the strength of both sides is the same, the victory or defeat is still unknown, not to mention that Cheng Zu's strength is weaker than that of the Ming Dynasty.
The last reason is that Ming Taizu thinks that it doesn't matter if his family threatens the emperor, but if others threaten the emperor, they must be eliminated. After all, even if his own family wins the throne, the world is still the Zhu family. What do netizens think about this? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area and communicate with me.