Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 811: Sword, Scabbard, and Sword Stand
Zhao Kuangyin looked up at the light curtain, then looked down at his brother.

His thoughts were clearly shown in his expression, which shocked Zhao Guangyi:
"Now I only know the ancient Buddha and the green lamp, and I dare not talk about swords and guns."

Shaking his head, he didn't bother to argue. Instead, Zhao Kuangyin thought that the words imitated Emperor Taizong of Tang by later generations were more interesting.

After all, the Tang Dynasty can be regarded as the predecessor of the Song Dynasty, so the more we know about things, the clearer we see them.

The hundred years of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty were like the blazing sun, sweeping across a vast territory.

The An-Shi incident was like the scorching sun falling to the earth, causing all kinds of monsters to swarm.

However, when he thought about the Jingkang incident, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly became discouraged and wanted to say something like Guangmu teasingly:
It’s boring. I don’t want to play anymore. I’m leaving.

All I can say is that I really want to beat up this bald brother of mine again to vent my anger. After all, the Fengzhuang warehouse and hundreds of thousands of imperial guards were supposed to be used to unify the world.

As a result, he was buried on the banks of Gaoliang River, causing regret for thousands of years.

However, looking at his brother's humble and submissive look, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't say anything harsh for a moment and could only wave his hand in disgust.

By the way, turn your head again, because the text on the light curtain on the dome has not yet disappeared.

Personally, I think that the reason why the princes killed civilians for fun was more because Zhu Yuanzhang really wrote down his son's crimes. This can barely be regarded as progress. After all, the bad things done by the princes and grandchildren of the emperor in previous dynasties were all covered up and taboo. Not to mention, the current Emperor Mei Xizong could not control his own son. Therefore, it is really too difficult to expect a beggar six hundred years ago to become a pure and flawless sage king.

The issue of vassal kings also existed in other dynasties, and it was also divided into one and two stages, so it cannot be said that Zhu Yuanzhang was entirely responsible.

Let's talk about the transition stage... If Zhu Di were to comment on the cases of Li Shanchang and Lan Yu, he would probably only have three words to say: "Thank you, Dad."

As mentioned before, if Li Shanchang or Lan Yu were alive, there would be no Fengtian Jingnan. Let's be bolder and say that if Empress Ma was still alive, two of the four major cases would have been missing.

Speaking of this, I have to sigh. Lao Zhu really has one of the few sharp swords in thousands of years. It's a pity that such a magic sword only has one sheath. Once lost, it is difficult to recover and it will become a weapon, hurting others and yourself.

It can even be taken a step further: Zhu Yuanzhang is the sword, Empress Ma is the scabbard, and Zhu Biao is the sword stand. Without the scabbard, the sword can still be placed on the sword stand, but when the sword stand can no longer support itself, the sword will have nowhere to rest, and anyone it touches will die if it is swung carelessly.

What you said suddenly gave me an idea. If Zhu Yuanzhang died before Empress Ma, would Zhu Yuanzhang let Empress Ma be buried with him?

Your proposal is lax, but your large and prosperous clan makes up for it.

I suggest that you give this suggestion to Zhu Yuanzhang when he is still alive. It will definitely leave a mark in history books.

It is not known whether Zhu Yuanzhang had the courage to let Empress Ma go with him, but it may be true that when Empress Ma died, Zhu Yuanzhang cried so much that he almost sent himself away.

Even if we put aside the conditions of the nine clans and punishment, this hypothetical proposal is too advanced. Even if it really happened, who forced Empress Ma to be buried alive? She was Zhu Yunwen's grandmother and Zhu Di's mother. No matter who became the emperor, filial piety would become a joke if he played this trick.

But didn’t UP talk about the practice of burying the dead alive started by Lao Zhu? This is definitely an unprecedented bad precedent, right?
To be honest, this matter is still debatable. After all, there are only two records of burial alive with Zhu Chong during the Hongwu period. One is that when Zhu Chong died, he let the princess be buried with him alone. This princess was Wang Baobao's sister. The other was that after Zhu Chong's death, "many palace ladies followed the dead." There is also an opinion that the concubines who were buried with Zhu Chong were forced by Zhu Yunwen. After all, this group of concubines were a trouble, and Zhu Yunwen also had the evidence of forcing his own uncle to death.

To be more specific, many of Zhu's sons' tombs have been opened, and no pits have been found for burials with human sacrifice. If Zhu really liked burials with human sacrifice, wouldn't Zhu Biao have been buried with a whole bunch of fat and thin people after his death? It doesn't make sense.

Without being subjective, the rumored edict of Zhu Yuanzhang that contains the phrase "blaming the concubines for their death" is basically a fabrication.

Your position is already a position... But seriously speaking, the effect of Ming Yingzong's order to abolish human sacrifice has also been exaggerated. Human sacrifice has never stopped throughout the feudal era, including the Qing Dynasty. After all, the landlords in the countryside in the feudal era were the real local emperors. They can do whatever they want on their own small piece of land. To be honest, you, the emperor, can't really control it, and most emperors are not interested in controlling it - just pay taxes on time. But when it comes to Empress Ma, Zhu Di is quite similar to his father. After his wife died, he had a mental breakdown and remained a widow for more than ten years.

Being a widow is okay... but there are still many differences. As soon as his wife died, Zhu Yuanzhang started to punish his meritorious officials, and finally killed his old brothers; as soon as his wife died, Zhu Yuanzhang started a life-threatening expedition to the north, and finally died of illness outside the Great Wall.

Although Zhu Di was not the founding emperor, he was not a king who maintained the status quo. I remember a scholar praised him, saying, "Judy was in power for 8,062 days and never wasted a single day." In this respect, he is indeed very similar to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Why do you, Judy, seem a little bit unserious? But it depends on how the UP host comments.

Zhu Biao suddenly found himself an outsider. He looked from left to right and saw his father's expression flickering. He was probably thinking about the matter of burial alive and the matter of his fourth brother mentioned in the text.

As for the fourth brother who played the leading role in the text... at this moment he was frowning, lowering his head and counting on his fingers.

Zhu Biao could probably guess that, as it was said that this younger brother had a very good relationship with his wife Xu, he was probably calculating how many years he could live and his wife's approximate fate.

After reading it all, Zhu Biao was impressed. How should I put it? The metaphor of the sword platform was too appropriate.

If the divine sword is placed on the sword stand without being sheathed, it will inevitably damage the stand. Over time, it will hurt itself and eventually collapse, just like itself, right?
However, he was only sad for a moment, and then Zhu Biao felt that there was a gaze that was a bit irritating. When he turned around, he saw Zhu Gang looking at him, but there was a slight evasive look in his expression.

After thinking about it, Zhu Biao immediately understood. From the text, it seemed that Zhu Yunwen was trying to force his uncle to death, so Zhu Gang was probably putting himself in danger.

Zhu Biao certainly understood that the one who was forced to death was most likely his twelfth brother Zhu Bo. However, since his twelfth brother also sat quietly in the back, Zhu Biao didn't know what to say and could only say vaguely:
"It's none of your business, don't worry."

"What did Big Brother say? Why am I worried?"

Having said that, Zhu Biao could see that his third brother's expression relaxed a little.

However, this attitude was immediately laughed at by Zhu Chong:

"Third brother, you need to learn more martial arts like me so that you can share the worries of father!"

"Although I died in Hongwu like my brother, I must have died in battle, defeating the enemy, so I have no regrets!"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and heard this, so he praised it:
"Xian'er is like us, quite heroic."

As a result, Zhu Chong was immediately overjoyed, and there was a bit of pride in his expression as he raised his eyebrows and looked at his third brother.

"As for you..."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di, his eyes full of confusion and criticism, and finally he just nodded slightly:

"Although he is far inferior to your elder brother, he has not lost his reputation after all."

Finally, he turned to Zhu Biao, and after hesitating for a moment, he reiterated:

"Don't try to keep a good physique!"

(End of this chapter)