As a famous cloth emperor in history,Zhu YuanzhangThe road to becoming the emperor can be described as difficult and abnormal, and this painful experience also left a deep shadow on Zhu Yuanzhang.
So much so that whenever we mention Zhu Yuanzhang, the first thing that comes to mind is his ruthlessness, his decisiveness, and he takes the concept of killing a hundred by mistake as a guideline, but behind it is not a kind of inferiority.
But there is one death row prisoner who is an exception, not only received Zhu Yuanzhang's pardon, but also got five opportunities to avoid death, which is an incredible thing in itself.
**10,000 Fans Incentive Plan
And the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang decided to let this person go is precisely because he knows his name and origin.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, due to the government's harsh taxes and various natural and man-made disasters, the young Zhu Yuanzhang witnessed the death of his parents and brothers one after another.
In order to survive, Zhu Yuanzhang could only become a monk, and later the disaster spread to the temple, and Zhu Yuanzhang also became a beggar who could be bullied.
Zhu Yuanzhang still remembers the tragic experience of his relatives, and he also knows very well how painful the lives of the people are, so after Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, he hated those ** filthy officials.
In order to curb the ** wind in the court, Zhu Yuanzhang invented a lot of inhumane torture, which made the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty tremble.
Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor of cloth, is most afraid of his subordinates to rebel. Therefore, in order for the Ming Dynasty to be able to survive for thousands of generations, Zhu Yuanzhang began**Meritorious Heroes
At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang only attacked those ministers who were powerful and arrogant, but since his sonZhu BiaoAfter his death, Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament changed drastically and he began to kill ministers unscrupulously.
At that time, there was a seven-rank ** in the court, calledFan Congwen, he was very dissatisfied with Zhu Yuanzhang's murderous behavior, and he thought that this was not what a holy king should do.
So at a court meeting, Fan Congwen loudly exhorted Zhu Yuanzhang to treat civil and military officials well, abide by the law, and don't kill tyrants like Xia Wei and Yin Xun at every turn.
Fan Congwen's words caused an uproar in the court, and Zhu Yuanzhang was even more furious, ordering Jinyi Wei to escort Fan Congwen to the Imperial Prison and behead him a few days later.
But when the entourage took out Fan Congwen's personal information, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became interested in this name.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously: "This person's surname is Fan, but he is from Suzhou?" ”
The entourage nodded again and again when they heard this, but they didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to laugh when he saw this, and ordered someone to bring Fan Congwen back from prison.
At this time, Fan Congwen had just experienced a day trip to the prison cell, and he was still in a state of confusion.
Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice came from his ears, Fan Congwen looked up, Zhu Yuanzhang changed his face from the past, and asked him with a smile: "You are."Fan ZhongyanThe descendants? ”
Fan Congwen nodded and replied honestly: "Your Majesty, Fan Zhongyan is the ancestor of the criminal minister. ”
Portrait of Fan Zhongyan.
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "You are really quite family-like, you dare to accuse me in public, but if you are naked, I won't care about you." ”
Fan Congwen was shocked by Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang three times, and wept bitterly: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, and the emperor's grace is mighty." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Fan Congwen and said slowly: "I don't just want it."Spare you not guilty, and give you five chances to avoid deathIf you have any advice in the future, you can say it at the court meeting, and if I am dizzy and want to kill you, you will bring out what I said today. ”
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, everyone around was stunned, thinking that Fan Congwen was really lucky to get such a good treatment. Fan Congwen kowtowed yes, and then left happily.
This matter quickly spread in the court, and some people were very puzzled about it, why did Zhu Yuanzhang respect Fan Zhongyan so much, and let Fan Congwen go just because he was related to Fan Zhongyan?
In fact, the reason is very simple, first of all, Fan Zhongyan is a rare talent in the world, and with his help, the development of the Northern Song Dynasty entered its heyday.
Secondly, Fan Zhongyan is upright and loyal, and Zhu Yuanzhang likes his sentence very much"The worries of the world are worried, and the joy of the world is happy."
It can be said that he is the civil official that Zhu Yuangu admires the most, and he is the so-called "love house and Wu", so Zhu Yuanzhang will let Fan Congwen go.
In the end, it is said that Fan Zhongyan lost his father at a young age and depended on his mother Xie, and later Xie married a man surnamed Zhu, and Fan Zhongyan changed his name and became the surname Zhu.
It wasn't until he was twenty-six years old that Fan Zhongyan passed the Jinshi examination and changed his surname back, they were all "Zhu family", and Zhu Yuanzhang would naturally be soft-hearted.