When Zhu Yuanzhang was conquering the Yuan Dynasty, he captured an 8-year-old boy on the battlefieldWhen the little boy faced Zhu Yuanzhang as a prisoner, not only did he not show any cowardly expression, but said to Zhu Yuanzhang at this time: "Don't kill me, I can unify Mongolia"!
It stands to reason that as a prisoner, he should not have such confidence to face Zhu Yuanzhang, but this 8-year-old child did it and threatened to unify Mongolia!
Who is this 8-year-old?Zhu Yuanzhang listened to his words, did he choose to take action against him?If Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to his request and did not kill him, would this child unify Mongolia in the future?Let's take a closer look next time and see what happened back then!
A prisoner who is fearless in the face of danger.
Speaking of Zhu Yuanzhang, I think many people's first feeling of him is admiration!From a beggar to the founding monarch of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang has experienced too much over the years, so my first feeling of him is admiration. I really admire him. How many emperors are there in history, who has such a big contrast?Very little, so I admire Zhu Yuanzhang very much!
When Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty had not been completely overthrown by him, and they became the only dynasty in history that coexisted for a period of time!At that time, all the advantages went to Zhu Yuanzhang. The luck of the Yuan Dynasty has run out. Deal with him a little, and you can overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty!This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang first established the Ming Dynasty at that time!In his opinion, the world is already within reach, and it is only a matter of time, so he chooses to ascend the throne first, and then pacify the world!
In 1368 AD, the Ming Dynasty was established. A few months after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army directly attacked the royal capital of the Yuan Dynasty. At this time, the Yuan Dynasty officially fell!There is no way, the Ming Dynasty at that time was too powerful, otherwise the Yuan Dynasty would not have ended up like this.
Although the Yuan Dynasty fell, the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty was still alive. After Zhu Yuanzhang's army was defeated, they brought the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty back to where they once lived. When they returned to their former homes, they did not become sluggish, but continued to enforce their rule. Historically, they were known as North Garden!
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that this was impossible. He knew the strength of the Jurchens. They are indeed defeated now, but that doesn't mean they don't have the strength! If they recover in the next time, the Ming Dynasty may be directly overthrown by someone else!
So at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to let go of the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, because they were always a potential threat to the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Yuanzhang directly summoned their Ming Dynasty troops for the Northern Expedition at that time. 。He could not allow the Ming Dynasty to pose such a huge threat to the Korean people!
After the army was assembled, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered his loyal ministers to attack the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty! The Ming Dynasty was the strongest at that time, and it was difficult to find opponents in the world!
So when their army came to the Mongolian steppe, the Yuan Dynasty, which was fighting directly, had no power to fight back. In the end, they had no choice but to flee. This shows how powerful the Ming Dynasty was at that time!
Emperor Yuan Shun also died in this war. After his death, his son Yuan Zhaozong succeeded to the throne as the second Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
At the end of the war that year, Zhu Yuanzhang's ministers brought gifts to Zhu Yuanzhang. At that time, they had a great victory in the Ming Dynasty, so they captured many, many captives at that time! And the gift that his men brought was one of these captives!
Yes, he is the protagonist we are going to talk about today, and his name is Madaribara! Why is it a gift? Because he is the son of the second khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the grandson of the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty! It is precisely because of his identity that he is regarded as a gift by Zhu Yuanzhang's ministers!
When his ministers came to Zhu Yuanzhang with the 8-year-old child, they all hoped that Zhu Yuanzhang would punish the child. Those people believe that with Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament, they will definitely punish this child severely. After all, this child is still the grandson of that person! But something unexpected happened. What happened then? Let's look down.
At that time, everyone thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely kill this child. After all, the identity of the child is in**? However, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw the child, he didn't do it. Because this child is only eight years old, but there is no sign of cowardice!
You must know that along the way, this child must know what kind of fate he will end up with Zhu Yuanzhang when he sees him, but he did not show any cowardice when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang. This made Zhu Yuanzhang very curious, because this child's temperament is not like an 8-year-old child at all! So in that case, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to tease the child. He wanted to see if this kid really had courage, or if he was holding back the fear in his heart and pretending to be brave!
So at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang communicated directly with the child. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the child and said: My ministers all hope that I can get rid of you, because your identity is in**? In this way, it will be possible to comfort the fighters who died in this war! What do you think I should do?
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he wanted to see the child's panicked eyes, but the child did not let him get his wish. But at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was given two choices!
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment when he heard the child's words. He didn't expect the child to give such an answer, so he let the child make his own choice!
Libala, who was bought at that time, said directly to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Either you get rid of me now to comfort the souls of those fallen soldiers, or you don't kill me." When I unify Mongolia, you won't kill me. "In the future, I will be friends with you for generations to come. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang obviously didn't expect this kid to say such a thing. As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yuanzhang really fell into deep thought. The kid was right. If he really unified Mongolia by then, wouldn't this potential threat really be eliminated? Even if Mongolia is not unified by then, it doesn't matter. If you can't beat it, let this kid live a few more years! After careful consideration, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to let go of this child. In his eyes, nothing is more important than Ji Zhaoming's safety!
So in the next time, Zhu Yuanzhang told the child, I can let you go back, but not now. In the next period of time, I will give you the identity of Chongli Hou. When the limelight has passed, I will order you to go back. They will send you back to Mongolia!
Zhu Yuanzhang said such words, which proved that he let the child go, and also proved that he agreed with the child's idea. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, if this kid really unified Mongolia, then he was right, so if the Ming Dynasty directly eliminated a potential threat, why not?
In the next few years, Zhu Yuanzhang found an opportunity to directly return the Liba Magnet purchased by Chongli Hou to Mongolia. The rest of the time, he began to wait for good news.
For the rest of the year, Zhu Yuanzhang has been waiting for news of this child, but since returning to Mongolia, he has never had any communication with him. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that the child had failed, but at this time, the news of the accession of the Northern Yuan Xin Khan came!So Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked people to investigate the identity of this new khan to see if he was the child he let go!
The third khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was called Togus Timur, and he was enthroned as Khan in 1378 AD!At this time, I think everyone will be curious whether this new khan is the same child back then. Let's read on.
According to the historical records of the Ming Dynasty, the new khan of Beiyuan was the child let go by Zhu Yuanzhang himself!That's right, after this kid returned to the Northern Yuan, he really inherited the unification of the Northern Yuan and became the new khan of the Northern Yuan, successfully unifying Mongolia!But this child did not fulfill his agreement with Zhu Yuanzhang. After he became the new khan, the relationship with the Ming Dynasty was not good for generations, but he continued to intrude on the borders of the Ming Dynasty!Could it be that this kid deceived Zhu Yuanzhang's trust just to survive?Otherwise, why didn't he keep his promise?
In fact, this is not the case. It was not that this kid deceived Zhu Yuanzhang, but that he could not lead the people of Beiyuan to make friends with the Ming Dynasty. What is the reason for this?Let's look down.
In fact, there is no way to determine whether this new khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is the child let go of Zhu Yuanzhang. According to the historical records of the Ming Dynasty, this child was the child let go by Zhu Yuanzhang. However, according to the record of "The Origin of Mongolia", this child was not the child let go of by Zhu Yuanzhang at all. According to Mongolian historical records, the third khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was the son of Emperor Yuan Shun, which means that he was the uncle of the child let go by Zhu Yuanzhang!
After the death of Yuan Zhaozong, his younger brother succeeded to the throne and became the third khan in the history of the Northern Yuan Dynasty!Therefore, it is impossible for this khan to have a good relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Dynasty, because he is not the child that Zhu Yuanzhang let go at all!So at that time, the war between the Northern Yuan and Ming Dynasty was still going on!
But when it comes to whether this third khan is the child released by Zhu Yuanzhang, there is no clear information about his identity. The historical records of the Ming Dynasty record that he was the child of the year, but the historical records of Beiyuan record that he is not. The child back then, so there was no way to confirm his identity, so there was still an unexplained battle between the Northern Yuan and the Ming Dynasty over the years.
But I have to say that the children back then were really capable, and they were not timid at all in the face of Zhu Yuanzhang under such circumstances! So this kid's strength is very strong!
Of course, it is not excluded that children choose to lie just to survive. Later, he gave Zhu Yuanzhang enough trust. He did all this just to survive! Later, after Zhu Yuanzhang released him back, he chose to change his name, and then after ascending to the position of the Khan of the Northern Yuan, he took revenge on Zhu Yuanzhang! After all, that kid didn't have any cowardice when facing Zhu Yuanzhang. Maybe he just disguised himself and then dealt a full-fledged blow to the Ming Dynasty!
Conclusion. From the above, I think everyone can see that this kid is a hero! In this case, he dared to say such a thing, which was enough to prove his courage, so maybe he just gave in to Zhu Yuanzhang and sat down just for revenge.
Reference: History of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 1
General History of the Ming and Qing Dynasties of China, Chapter 1, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Section 5: Northern Expedition and Unification
Records of Emperor Wen of Taizong of the Ming Dynasty
The Origins of Mongolia