Zhao Kuangyin solved the problem peacefully through "releasing military power with a glass of wine", while Zhu Yuanzhang wantonly killed heroes after pacifying the world, which was regarded as a brutal act.
Historically, many emperors relied on the power of meritorious heroes at the beginning of the founding of the country, but once the world was unified, in order to consolidate the imperial power, they tended to weaken or even eliminate these courtiers who had made great achievements.
Han Taizu Liu Bang cut off the king with a different surname, Han Xin died and the clan was wiped out, and Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid of his founding heroes and killed a large number of people.
Obviously, Zhao Kuangyin's way does not cost a single soldier, why didn't Zhu Yuanzhang learn a precedent, did he not want to, or did he say that his character was like this? Or is it something else?
A glass of wine releases military power: Zhao Kuangyin skillfully went to the general to lead the military power
Zhao Kuangyin ascended to the throne through the Chen Qiao Mutiny, but he understood that in order to consolidate the country, he had to solve the problem of military power in the hands of his generals, so he decided to use ingenious means to obtain military power.
One day in 961 AD, Zhao Kuangyin set up a banquet to leave a number of commanders of the forbidden army, first pretended to be worried, sighed that the emperor was embarrassed, and then hinted that the forbidden army could support the new monarch at any time, and the generals understood, and the next day they all asked for resignation, and Zhao Kuangyin readily agreed.
On the surface, Zhao Kuangyin stabilized the throne, but in fact, he wisely conceded the interests of the generals in exchange for their support for the imperial power, which is the origin of "releasing military power with a glass of wine".
Zhao Kuangyin went on to support the power of civil officials and weaken the influence of military generals, and he also warned his descendants not to kill civilian officials at will, which further consolidated the imperial power.
Zhao Kuangyin's move not only stabilized the morale of the army, but also recovered military power, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, but he understood that the domestic and foreign situation at that time did not allow brute force.
The Liao State in the north is eyeing the tiger, the feudal towns in the south are powerful, and Zhao Kuangyin's throne itself is also disputed.
Zhao Kuangyin is well versed in the truth of "the cunning rabbit dies, and the good dog cooks", but he also understands that the general environment at that time did not allow for brute force, and the release of military power with a glass of wine was counted in one fell swoop, which did not anger the heroes and took back the military power, which can be described as the pinnacle of political art.Zhao Kuangyin's move was well received, but some people think that he indulged in corruption, Shi Shouxin was originally a clean official, but after a glass of wine released military power, he amassed excessive wealth, Wang Quanbin usually valued righteousness over wealth, and later also looted the wealth of the people.
These generals may have feared suspicion, so they deliberately corrupted themselves for safety.
Despite the controversy, Zhao Kuangyin's outstanding political skills were shown by the release of military power with a glass of wine, and perhaps it was precisely because of his flexible and moderate political wisdom that the Northern Song Dynasty was able to stabilize for a long time.
Zhu Yuanzhang's actions caused Liu Bowen to instantly understand fate
is also the founding emperor, and Zhao Kuangyin, who is regarded as a model of leniency and peace, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, has always seemed to be a violent image, and even slaughtered the heroes who broke through with him all the way.
Some historical records show that because Zhu Yuanzhang was born poor and had a hard time starting a business, he still did not forget his roots after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, and always cared about the suffering of the people at the bottom.
But many heroes have forgotten the king's painstaking efforts, and continue to wanton debauchery, arrogance, and even cruelty to the people, Zhu Yuanzhang first promulgated several severe punishment laws, warning them to abide by the law, but these people just can't listen, still go their own way.
Queen Ma is a shrewd and capable lady, she can see at a glance where her husband's heart knots, in order to resolve Zhu Yuanzhang's inner contradictions, Queen Ma entertained the ministers with the simplest vegetable soup and dim sum at her birthday banquet.
I hope they can remember the hardships of starting a business together and maintain the virtue of humility and frugality, but most of them are still empty-eyed and believe that power and wealth are the rewards they deserve.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the exhortation was ineffective, and he was determined to take decisive action, and he ordered people to start construction on a certain day, and built a tall and magnificent celebration tower near the capital to celebrate the contributions of the heroes.
Then Zhu Yuanzhang selected a few core founding fathers, personally wrote exquisite invitations, and invited them to hold a banquet in the celebration building, and the courtiers who received the invitations were all ecstatic and complacent.
Only Liu Bowen faintly felt that something was wrong in addition to his joy - he knew Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament too well, and knew that he was an extremely suspicious and ruthless monarch.
Before stepping into the Qinggong Building, Liu Bowen knocked on the wall and found that the sound was wrong, and the wall was empty! He immediately alerted him to a trick and whispered to Xu Da of his discovery.
Although Xu Da is not as meticulous as Liu Bowen, he has followed the king to fight in the south and the north for many years, and he is also well versed in the emperor's mental skills.
After the banquet began, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and entertained him attentively, but the cold color in his eyes did not dissipate, and when he was served, he was served delicious rabbit meat and dog meat.
He hurriedly made a look to remind Xu Da, and Xu Da immediately understood, the two looked at each other and smiled, but they were not in a hurry to leave.
Zhu Yuanzhang then found an excuse to leave Qinggong Building, Liu Bowen and Xu Da immediately got up to say goodbye, and gently and politely shirked the request of others to stay.
As soon as the two stepped out of the Qinggong Building, they smelled a burning smell, it turned out that there was a sudden fire in the building, and the ministers who were still reveling were trapped in the sea of fire, Liu Bowen and Xu Da escaped, and the others were buried in the king's trap.
Liu Bowen was worried because of this, he couldn't worry all day, and finally fell ill, and later Hu Weiyong came to give him medicine, Liu Bowen also knew that his life was short, and he finally died not long after explaining the aftermath.
The reason why the two do completely different things
Why did Zhu Yuanzhang not follow Zhao Kuangyin's cup of wine to release the hero, but chose this approach?
1. The tragic encounters of the two in the process of growing up shaped their personalities
Zhao Kuangyin's life was stable and superior when he was a teenager, but Zhu Yuanzhang was different, he lost his father when he was a child, and his poor life made him have to become a monk to beg for food, and later defected to Zhu Baba's rebel army, but he was framed for unjust crimes and almost died, which made him introverted and suspicious.
2. The difference in human nature that the two experienced in the process of obtaining the throne
Zhao Kuangyin seized the throne through a coup d'état, which required him to gather henchmen and military support, Zhao Kuangyin is well versed in human feelings, good at socializing, so that many generals stand on his side, he sees the good side of human nature.
Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand, was brutal with the heroes, and he felt that the country was vulnerable, and he experienced too many betrayals, such as Chen Youliang's infighting, and saw the dark side of human nature, which made him wary of human nature.
3. The difference between the two people's views on the country and the way of inheritance
Zhao Kuangyin regarded the throne as a piece of fine clothes, and after seizing power, he also let his younger brother inherit the unification, while Zhu Yuanzhang regarded the throne as the legal system inherited by his bloodline, so he cleared the obstacles for his children and grandchildren.
Zhao Kuangyin was immersed in the joy of stealing power, while Zhu Yuanzhang was always vigilant against power falling to others, which caused the difference in the political concepts of the two.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin's personalities are very different, which stems from the huge differences in their growth process, way of seizing power, and their views on the country, which indirectly shape their political style and concept as monarchsIt is these deep-seated differences that have created the very different temperaments of the two, so that Zhu Yuanzhang did not choose to release the hero with a glass of wine like Zhao Kuangyin.
Why did Zhu Yuanzhang pass the throne to Zhu Yunwen instead of Zhu Di?
Zhu Yuanzhang helped his grandson Zhu Yunwen arrange everything in his later years, but he never thought that something would happen and there would be a battle of martyrdom.
We now look back at Zhu Di's political initiatives and reforms during his reign, it seems that there are still many good aspects, which cannot deny his contributions, in this case, why did Zhu Yuanzhang not pass the throne to Zhu Di at the beginning, but let his grandson Zhu Yunwen inherit the throne?1. Zhu Di's status is low and he does not meet the conditions for the heir to the throne
Zhu Di is the best of Zhu Yuanzhang's dozens of sons, he is very good at writing and martial arts, much like his father Zhu Yuanzhang himself.
He is the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, and his biological mother's status is humble, and it is difficult for Zhu Di to become the emperor if he is not in the main room.
Regardless of whether Zhu Di's biological mother was a Goryeo or a Mongolian, it was regarded as a lowly status at that time, which shows that Zhu Di was the lowest status among Zhu Yuanzhang's sons.
According to the records of the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di was born in November when his biological mother was pregnant, and Zhu Yuanzhang suspected that his biological mother was adulterous, and in a fit of rage, he actually executed Zhu Di's biological mother with an iron skirt.
Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to kill the young Zhu Di for a while, but fortunately, Queen Arima stepped forward and carried Zhu Di into the palace to raise him, so as to save Zhu Di's life.
Among Zhu Yuanzhang's many sons, Zhu Di's status is relatively low, and Zhu Yuanzhang gave the most elite troops to Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, but not Zhu Di.
It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang does not value Zhu Di's status as a prince, according to the ancient primogeniture inheritance system, Zhu Di is neither a descendant nor the eldest son, and does not meet the conditions for the heir to the throne at all.
Zhu Yuanzhang is a Han monarch from a civilian background, in order to consolidate the imperial power, he attaches great importance to the orthodox succession of the throne, if it is passed on to a son with a low status like Zhu Di, it will inevitably be questioned among the people and civil officials, affecting the stability of the court.Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang did not break the rules of the royal family, and chose the relatively orthodox eldest son Zhu Yunwen as the heir, and won the support of the civil official group.
Second, Zhu Di has a violent personality and is not suitable to be an heir
In addition to the identity factor, Zhu Di's personality is also an important reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did not choose him, Zhu Di grew up in the army, has a violent and belligerent personality, and likes to kill, which is completely different from Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.
In order to alleviate the contradictions, he hoped that the next generation of monarchs could be benevolent and love the people and repair people's hearts, and Zhu Di's personality was obviously contrary to this, if it was passed on to him, it would only make the internal contradictions of the Ming Dynasty more acute.
And Zhu Yuanzhang also took into account the need for the support of the civil official group, he specially hired the great Confucian to teach his eldest son Zhu Biao, in order to win over the civil officials, Zhu Di did not like the literary way, and the civil officials also strongly opposed the transmission to him, Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to oppose all the civil officials, which was also an important consideration for him to give up Zhu Di.
For various reasons, although Zhu Di is talented, because of his low status and violent personality, this is incompatible with the conditions of the heir to the throne.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had wavered and wanted to establish Zhu Di, but under the pressure of Wenchen, he still made Zhu Yunwen the crown prince, but after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, all his uncles and vassal kings opposed him one after another, and in order to consolidate the imperial power, Zhu Yunwen had to cut the domain, causing Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to rebel.It can be seen that although Zhu Yuanzhang's choice is not perfect, it is basically in line with the overall situation, because if Zhu Di, who has a strong personality, ascends the throne, it will also inevitably cause civil strife.
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