In the palace of the king of Chu, which was built in the Wuchang Mansion of the Political Secretary of Huguangbu, an amazing thing happened. Guangjing, the firefighter in the house, and Tao You, the 100 guards of the guards, left the domain and fled to Beijing without permission.
Zhu Menghan, the king of Chu, was horrified when he learned about it, and immediately said that these two people were scoundrels, and he was afraid that there would be false accusations.
However, Ming Xuanzong replied that my uncle had always been known for being virtuous, and I naturally would not be deceived by such villains, and had already sent the two to Zhao Prison, so I relaxed and did not need to worry about anything else.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were many clans that relied on their privileges to do evil, and were finally denounced by the people in the house. However, what about Zhu Menghan, who is known as the "clan pro-sage", in the domain?
He was born on April 20 in the fifteenth year of Hongwu (1382), the fourteenth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and the third son of Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu Zhao, and his biological mother was the princess of Chu.
Although Zhu Mengyan was the third among the brothers, he was the eldest son of the real family, so he was canonized as the son of Chu.
Wuhan Shouyi Square, located near the former site of the Chu Wangfu, has had a thrilling history. On February 22, the 22nd year of Yongle (1424), Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu Zhao, died of illness at the age of 61.
On October 11 of that year, he was canonized as the new king of Chu by his cousin and new emperor Mingrenzong Zhu Gaochi. In October of the first year of Hongxi, the princess of Chu, Deng Shijin, was named the princess of Chu.
This Chu princess Deng has a very special identity, she is the granddaughter of Wei Guogong, one of the six founding princes of the Ming Dynasty, and Deng Yu, the king of Wushun in Ninghe.
In the twenty-third year of Hongwu (1390), Deng Yu's heir, Shen Guogong Deng Zhen, was tragically killed by Li Shanchang in the "Hu Weiyong Case".
It can be seen that the Deng family was canonized as the concubine of the Chu family, and Deng Jikun continued to seal the Yuanhou Guanzhi during the Jiajing period, and the Deng family was not deeply implicated.
The time when Deng was named the concubine of the Chu family is also very special, and the official record of the Ming Dynasty is that the time when the two got married was the thirty-third year of Hongwu.
The Hongwu year reached the thirty-first year, and it came to an abrupt end with the death of Ming Taizu. The thirty-third year of Hongwu is actually the second year of Jianwen, that is, 1400. This can be used as a big example of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's refusal to recognize the Jianwen era name.
Ji Wei, Princess Deng of Chuzhuang. Concubine, the granddaughter of Deng Yu, King of Wushun in Ninghe. Hongwu canonized the princess of Chu in the thirty-third year, and Hongxi canonized the princess of Chu in the first year. ”
King Chu Zhao was a civil and military king, he was very politically volatile, and was good at actively adjusting his coping strategies according to changes in current affairs.
Not only was he the first vassal king to recognize Zhu Di's status as the new emperor, but he also behaved in accordance with the rules throughout the Yongle period, actively releasing goodwill to the court and the emperor, in order to preserve the foundation of the Chu State.
When he was dying, he warned his son Zhu Mengyan to always maintain "loyalty and filial piety" to the imperial court, and warned his sons to unite as one to maintain glory and wealth.
Under the long-term influence of his father, Zhu Mengane has a humble heart, always maintains a "loyal and filial piety" attitude towards the court, and has not made any big mistakes in his life, nor has he done anything resentful in the feudal country.
Ming Xuanzong called him "a pro-sage man of the clan and a man who abides by the law of etiquette", which is true. During the Yongle period, Zhu Menghan, who was still the prince of Chu, went to Beijing for eight pilgrimages, acting as a lubricant between the Chu state and the imperial court.
In July of the fifth year of Yongle (1407), the Empress Xu of Renxiao died, and Zhu Menghan was ordered to go to Beijing to worship, which was several levels higher than that of Zhu Zhi, the king of Liao, and Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, who only sent internal officials to sacrifice.
In October of the first year of Hongxi (1425), Zhu Mengyan, the king of Chu, went to the imperial court, saying that he would send officials of the palace to the Changling Tomb of Taizong of the Ming Dynasty and the Tomb of Mingrenzong to offer incense during the Winter Solstice Festival.
At that time, the newly enthroned Ming Xuanzong was facing persecution from his second uncle, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han. Therefore, Zhu Menghan's attitude is undoubtedly a strong support, representing the people's hearts and minds of the clan.
Zhu Menghan repeatedly asked for a pilgrimage to Beijing, and he insisted on doing so, even though it had almost become a system in name only. He believed that even if he was not allowed, he should make a request, so that he could show his favorability in front of the emperor.
However, his request was repeatedly stopped by Emperor Xuande on the grounds that "the feudal screen has a heavy responsibility and a long journey". Despite this, Zhu Mengyan did not dispose of Zhang Deng privately, but chose to hand over the issue in the form of a song and asked the court to dispose of it.
Zhu Menghan's loyalty and filial piety made him a virtuous king in the eyes of the imperial court, which met the standards of the imperial court and the emperor in the post-Hongwu era.
However, his vassal palace was regarded as a hidden danger to the imperial court because it had a complete set of three guards, which made the emperor have to be suspicious of him.
Despite this, the Chu clan still adhered to its own policy, kept up with the pace of the imperial family, and did not make any mistakes, so that the imperial court could not find a legitimate reason to cut the feudal domain. In this case, the imperial court could only continuously draw troops from the Chu Prince's Mansion to meet the needs of other places.
Huguang, where the Chu domain is located, has an important strategic location, and after 14 years of operation, the Chu state has become the strongest vassal state in the world.
Therefore, he suggested that the three guards of Wuchang should forcibly detain and reorganize them on the grounds of escorting grain and grass into Beijing.
Although Ming Xuanzong rejected Chen Xuan's suggestion, he also told the people around him that his imperial ancestor and the imperial examination were very kind to him, so he should respect them more.
However, if Chen Xuan's suggestion was made in the form of a tantric performance, then not many people knew about it at the time, so it could be regarded as if it had not happened.
However, Ming Xuanzong publicized this matter among his close ministers, which showed that it was his true desire to cut the feudal domain, and Chen Xuan's suggestion was exactly what he needed.
Therefore, cutting the feudal domain was what Ming Xuanzong wanted in his heart, and Chen Xuan's performance just scratched his itch, or it was simply instructed by him, but in order to maintain the emperor's bearing, he took the opportunity to sing a red face to publicize the matter and forced Zhu Menghan, the king of Chu, to take the initiative to soften.
Sure enough, after learning about this, Zhu Menghan, the king of Chu, was frightened, and thought about it and felt that instead of waiting for the imperial court to do it, it was better to take the initiative to give up, so that he could sell well in front of the emperor and have a reputation for loyalty and filial piety.
So in November of that year, Zhu Menghan asked Wei Ning, the guest of honor in the Chu Mansion, and Yang Zhen, the chief historian, to play the emperor, saying that in the current situation, it was not appropriate for the Chu State to retain three guards, so he was willing to hand over two guards, and only one guard was enough.
In this regard, Ming Xuanzong pretended to sigh at Zhang Ben, the secretary of the Ministry of War: The king of Chu has always been peaceful and courteous, and he is kind to me, but there is a villain who is divided, which makes him suspicious, how is it good.
Zhang Ben heard the song and knew the meaning of the song, and said that since this is the case, why not agree to the performance of the king of Chu in order to maintain the friendship between relatives and relatives? Ming Xuanzong took advantage of this step to approve this matter, and ordered the three of Xinjian Bo Li Yu, Du Du Ren Li, and Shilang Chaiche to go to Wuchang on a business trip to retrieve the second of the three guards in Wuchang.
Zhu Mengyan chose to retain the Wuchang Central Guard and renamed it Wuchang Guard, as for the Wuchang Left and Right Guards who were transferred, they were reorganized into Dongchangwei and Xuzhou Left Guard respectively.
Chu Wangfu fire Chu Wangfu occupies the central position of Wuchang City, north of Gaoguan Mountain (now Snake Mountain), was built in Hongwu three years (1371), based on the Forbidden City of Nanjing, sits in the north and faces south, east and west are 2 miles wide, 4 miles long from north to south, covering an area of 8 square miles.
According to historical records, the palace of the king of Chu is "two feet high and nine feet high, surrounded by city towers, and there are 800 palaces and palaces." The whole palace is large-scale, the weather is strict, it is magnificent, and it is described in the "Huguangtu Jingzhishu" written in the Jiajing period.
Chu Wangfu, in the southeast of the Si one mile, Hongwu three years to build the mansion, surrounded by brick city, under the city for the pool, outside the red wall. It is four gates, the south is called Duanli, the east is called Tiren, the west is said to be Zunyi, and the north is called Guangzhi. ”
As for the geographical location of the Chu Palace, many information on the Internet points out that it is in the "area of present-day Hubei Medical College". But in fact, this place is not right.
Hubei Medical College is now the Medical Center of Wuhan University, which is located in Luojia Mountain, with a superior geographical location and close to Fruit Lake.
However, this place was located in the northwest suburbs of Wuchang City at that time, some distance from the city, so it could not be the seat of the palace.
As for the former site of Hubei Medical College, the Lianghu Academy was located in the area from Wuchang Experimental Primary School to Dusi Lake in Hubei Province.
After carefully studying the records of various historical materials and comparing the maps of Wuhan City, Ah Yue finally roughly determined the approximate location of the Chu Palace. The palace of the king of Chu is located at the southern foot of Snake Mountain, and the approximate range is from Snake Mountain in the north, to Zhangzhidong Road in the south, to Houchang Street in the west, and to Tiyu Street in the east.
It is said that King Zhao of Chu was good at **, and he ordered people to plant reeds to make high-quality reed flutes, and often played them in Gedi Lake. Today's Lake de Godi neighborhood is near the legendary Lake de Godi.
In addition, Ziyang Park is located opposite Shouyi Square, which was the Ziyang Lake near the palace in Wuchang City.
In ancient China, fires were frequent due to the fact that the houses were mainly made of wood, and there was no reasonable planning. Jinshazhou, a densely populated commercial place, is a high-risk area for fires.
In the sixth year of Xuande, a serious fire broke out in Jinshazhou. The fire was caused by a commercial raft, because the Huguang Dusi who was responsible for fighting the fire failed to extinguish the fire in time, the fire spread rapidly, all the way north across the Xunsi River, over the Wuchang city wall, spread to the city of Wuchang, Wangshan Gate Tower and its surrounding dwellings, the official yamen fell into the sea of fire, and then spread to the Chu Wangfu located in the city.
The fire caused great damage to Wuchang City and the Chu Palace.
The Prince's Mansion in Ziyang Park, which symbolizes the face of the country, will definitely need a huge amount of money to rebuild it once it is destroyed. February** Dynamic Incentive Program