Zhu Yuanzhang angrily denounced the scandal of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang's harsh personality has always been known. He hated lawbreakers, and once a criminal fell into his hands, he did not hesitate to dig up the grave and destroy the body, and did everything in his cruelty.
Such is his unwavering determination and ruthless means.
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he not only implemented large-scale reforms in state affairs, but also did not let go of scandals in family affairs and harem. This harsh emperor did not tolerate anyone who opposed him, especially scandals that would damage his reputation.
In the history of the Ming Dynasty, the most striking scandal was undoubtedly the "palace rape case" in the harem, which made Zhu Yuanzhang furious and vowed: "If I were not a man, I would kill all the women!" ”
When the king of a country says such inappropriate words, it must be that the anger in his heart cannot be suppressed, and there is no other way than to vent it through killing. So, why did Zhu Yuanzhang say such a thing?
The incident was related to his harem concubines.
Historically, the royal family had a strict rule that no male was allowed to enter except for the eunuchs who served the emperor in the harem. This is because the royal family attaches great importance to the purity of the harem and is afraid that someone will have bad intentions towards the emperor and bring bad influence to the royal family.
However, there are always some people who will find loopholes, such as Concubine Zhuang, whom Zhu Yuanzhang hates, who does not abide by women's morals and can't bear loneliness, and cuckolds Zhu Yuanzhang, which makes him very angry.
Concubine Zhuang entered the palace in her early years, but because she was not very favored, her life in the palace was very lonely. Although the concubines in the palace often die alone because they are not favored, this concubine Zhuang is unwilling to accept this ending.
She discovers that there is an open secret in the harem, that is, to ask the palace maid and eunuch to help find a good match, so as to dispatch the loneliness of the deep palace. So, she found Eunuch Yu, who was good at dealing with this kind of thing, hoping that he could also help her find a handsome man to enter the palace.
After some consideration, Eunuch Yu found Hu Guifei's brother. Although Hu Gongzi is handsome and talented, he has a bad habit of gambling and often owes debts.
After understanding Concubine Zhuang's intentions and getting a hint from Eunuch Yu, Hu Gongzi couldn't resist this good opportunity to make money and enjoy sex at the same time. Although the risk of this plan is very high, and once it is revealed, it will be a major crime to destroy the door, but there are only three people involved, and as long as you act carefully, there should not be much of a problem.
In order to gain wealth, Hu Gongzi accepted Eunuch Yu's offer.
Concubine Zhuang admired Hu Gongzi very much, and often invited him to meet secretly, and soon after, Concubine Zhuang became pregnant. The scandal finally broke out, no matter how much she escaped, she couldn't escape death, and in order to save the person she loved, Concubine Zhuang decided to end her life with poison.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who learned of this, was furious and immediately executed the relevant personnel. However, the quick-witted eunuch Yu blamed others for the crime, and he was spared and took the opportunity to eradicate his enemies.
I thought that this matter would end with the death of Concubine Zhuang, but in fact it was not. The palace maid beside Hu Guifei encountered another accident.
Not long after Concubine Zhuang passed away, the scorching heat came, and the people around Hu Guifei fanned her to cool down. However, a palace maid named Rong Feng suddenly fainted and vomited while serving Hu Guifei, claiming that it was because the weather was too hot and she suffered from heat stroke.
However, the witty Hu Guifei saw the fact that Rong Feng was pregnant at a glance. She began to investigate and tortured Rong Feng, but Rong Feng resolutely refused to tell who the child's father was until he died.
This news reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, and he was furious again and ordered the entire harem to conduct a thorough investigation. After investigation, seven other pregnant palace maids were found.
In the end, all seven palace maids were executed, but it was still not revealed who the father of the child was.
Hu Guifei's father, Hu Xi, colluded with Eunuch Yu, and as a result, the matter was revealed, and they blamed the monks who came to the palace to do things. Zhu Yuanzhang believed it and killed all the monks in Wufoshan overnight.
Fortunately, Yu Shi Ma Hui saw through the truth and prepared to report it to the emperor. But just as he was about to go to the palace, he was assassinated by a group of masked men, and Eunuch Yu was also taken away by them.
Eunuch Yu mistakenly thought that Hu Xi's people had come to save him, but when he arrived at his destination, he found that it was the emperor's subordinates.
In order to cover up this scandal, the emperor ordered Ma Hui to investigate, but after Ma Hui finished the investigation, the emperor killed him in order to protect his face. However, Eunuch Yu faced the emperor and confessed completely, but was brutally chopped into meat by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Hu Guifei was given to commit suicide, Hu Xi was punished by the Nine Clans, and even Concubine Zhuang's bones were dug up and whipped, and she was also punished by the Nine Clans. All this is completely in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's character.
This "palace rape case" finally came to an end, and Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily a word that was not very appropriate.