Chapter 533 Zhu Gaoxu's "Roasted Suckling Pig"

On the canopy.

Zhu Di, wearing armor, looked at the army in front of him, turned his head and said to the mighty general behind him:

"Second brother, I'm not feeling well."

"Your elder brother is not in good health either."

“How hard you have to work.”

The general behind him was looking at the battle formation on the opposite side.

I was stunned when I heard this.

Then I was overjoyed!

"Dad! Just wait and see!"

……

[Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu was the second son of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di. ]

……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
Zhu Di was very irritable!

"It's Taizong!!!"

As soon as I finished shouting, I felt that the atmosphere was not right.

Zhu Zhanji on the side made faces.

The old man looked across.

His wife was looking at him with a stern face.

Next to my wife, the fat man was mumbling something with a wronged look on his face.

It’s over.

Zhu Di calmed down. He tilted his head and said to Zhu Zhanji:

"See? In the past, your father was a treacherous minister!"

"Flattery!"

Zhu Zhanji took a step back.

Zhu Di's brows jumped.

"A pair of treacherous ministers!"

……

[He is fierce by nature and good at riding and shooting.]

[In his early years, he followed Zhu Di in raising troops to quell rebellions, made many military achievements, and helped Zhu Di turn danger into safety several times. ]

【Zhu Di also believed that Zhu Gaoxu was "similar to himself" and expressed his intention to make him the heir to the throne more than once.】

[Relying on his military achievements and his father's favor, Zhu Gaoxu was quite arrogant. ]

[He also often compares himself to Emperor Taizong of Tang. ]

[“I am a brave and heroic man, am I not similar to the Qin Emperor Shimin?”]

[In contrast, Zhu Gaochi was obese and kind-hearted, so he was not well-liked by Zhu Di. ]

[The ambiguous attitude conveyed by Zhu Di encouraged Zhu Gaoxu's desire to seize the throne. ]

……

Tang Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu's period
"With your IQ."

"It basically means saying goodbye to the throne."

Li Yuan looked at the mighty and majestic fool in the sky.

He said mercilessly:
"Don't you know how Li Er got to the top?"

"What does your father think of what you said?"

"What does your elder brother think?"

"What will the court officials think?"

"Don't you know how your family got started?"

"And you even specifically mentioned the name King Qin, humph!"

Li Jiancheng, who was eating chestnuts on the side, nudged Li Shimin, who had an expressionless face, with his elbow.

"Talking about you."

Li Shimin glanced at him.

"You are even more disliked now than when you were the crown prince."

Li Jiancheng didn't care at all and just said calmly:
"I don't know how much of your achievements are because you want to prove yourself."

"But second brother, no one in the future will ever talk about your Xuanwu Change."

"Don't be complacent and follow in Li Longji's footsteps."

Li Shimin's expression became slightly serious. He looked at Li Jiancheng who was peeling chestnuts and pursed his lips.

"I save...Brother."

……

Tang Dynasty and Gaozong period
Li Zhi frowned tightly.

The look of surprise on his face was so obvious for the first time.

The servants in the palace showed no fear.

Just because they were glaring at him as well.

what? !

How dare you compare yourself to me, the Great Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty?
Heroic?

Being just heroic is not enough! No!

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
"Pooh!"

Li Longji spat without any manners!
"You deserve it too!"

"Can you compare me to Emperor Taizong Wen of the Tang Dynasty?!"

"You ignorant boy! You don't know how high the heaven is or how deep the earth is!"

"You don't even take the Tang Dynasty seriously!"

"Insanity!"

"Extremely arrogant!"

The guards around him nodded repeatedly.

For the first time, they felt that the emperor was right!
……

Song Taizong period
Zhao Kuangyi was a little envious.

"Has he always been so brave?"

Being an emperor compared to Emperor Taizong of Tang and being a prince compared to Emperor Taizong of Tang have completely different meanings.

"If I were so brave..."

Emperor Taizong of Song began to daydream.

...Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and sighed.

Are you still not satisfied with being a prince?
Do you know what kind of life we ​​lived in the past?

Is it so difficult for us to just see a family living in harmony?

"Look at the son you taught!"

"Insanity!"

Little Zhu Di looked at the sky, suddenly blushed, and then laughed softly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned by his laughter.

"Sister, is this frightening me?"

Old Zhu was a little panicked.

Queen Ma rolled her eyes at him and then whispered in his ear.

Old Zhu's face kept changing as he listened.

Then he slapped his thigh and shouted, "Oh no!"
Ran out in a hurry!

Young Zhu Di was awakened and tilted his head to look at old Zhu's back.

"Mom, what happened to Dad?"

Empress Ma walked up to little Zhu Di, touched his head, and said jokingly:

"Your dad has gone to see your father-in-law."

"Save yourself from losing your young wife."

Little Zhu Di felt embarrassed instantly.

"Then Dad has to run faster."

Queen Ma laughed angrily and slapped him.

"Bastard."

……

【But Zhu Di was also very conflicted. 】

[Zhu Di sought the advice of the great scholar Xie Jin on the issue of succession. ]

【Xie Jin said: "The eldest son of the emperor is benevolent and filial, and the people of the country are at peace with him."】

【Zhu Di remained silent, and Xie Jin added: "What a saintly grandson."】

【This sentence touched Zhu Di. 】

【Zhu Di began to impose sanctions on the arrogant Zhu Gaoxu. 】

【Zhu Gaoxu was exiled to Le'an, Shandong, and his guards were weakened. 】

【After Zhu Di's death, Zhu Gaochi was able to succeed to the throne smoothly with the assistance of important officials in the court. 】

……

On the canopy.

The emperor at the top had a gentle look on his face.

The prince below looked domineering.

The ministers on both sides glared at each other.

……

[Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi died of illness less than ten months after he ascended the throne, and Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne.]

[In the eyes of Zhu Gaoxu, who was watching closely, the situation of the Ming Dynasty at this time was just like the situation Zhu Di faced with his nephew Zhu Yunwen. ]

【Zhu Gaoxu wanted to repeat the history of the Jingnan Campaign. 】

【And his nephew Zhu Zhanji also wanted to prove that he was not Zhu Yunwen. 】

[At this time, Zhu Zhanji behaved as weak as his deceased father and responded to Zhu Gaoxu's every request. ]

[In order to test the new emperor, Zhu Gaoxu kept making some excessive demands, but he didn't expect Zhu Zhanji to satisfy them one by one. ]

[Zhu Gaoxu became even more reckless, thinking that this nephew was nothing to be afraid of.]

[In August 1426, Zhu Gaoxu, unable to hold back, finally launched a rebellion.]

……

Ming Dynasty - Jianwen Period
“Every cause has its effect.”

Zhu Yunwen deeply agreed with this.

If you do it on the first day, your descendants will do it on the fifteenth day.

"But judging from the intelligence of this King of Han, it will be difficult for him to succeed."

Zhu Yunwen stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the living beings in the sky.

“If you want to take something first, you must give it to yourself first.”

"It's a pity that I realized it too late."

……

[Zhu Zhanji wanted to order his generals to lead the army to fight, but Yang Rong, one of the "Three Yangs" in the cabinet, reminded him.]

[“Now, with the power of heaven upon us, nothing can stop us.”]

[Another important official, Xia Yuanji, also used the story of Li Jinglong, the commander of the Southern Army, who eventually defected to Zhu Di during the Jingnan Campaign, to persuade Zhu Zhanji to lead the army in person.]

[Otherwise, once Zhu Gaoxu gets the chief commander of the expeditionary army, the Jingnan Campaign of the previous dynasty will be repeated. ]

【Zhu Zhanji therefore made up his mind to lead the army in person.】

[The imperial army overwhelmed the rebels in terms of momentum, and the troops that had previously agreed to join forces with Zhu Gaoxu did not dare to act rashly.]

【Zhu Zhanji led his army to surround Le'an tightly. 】

[The general requested to attack the city, but Zhu Zhanji refused and only fired cannons outside the city to deter the rebels.]

[Soon, the rebels' morale collapsed, and Zhu Gaoxu left the city to surrender.]

[Zhu Zhanji put down Zhu Gaoxu's rebellion without bloodshed, eliminating the potential "Battle of Jingnan"]

[It also consolidated his authority as the new emperor. ]

[After suppressing Zhu Gaoxu's rebellion, the princes from all over the country handed over their military power to Zhu Zhanji, and the emperor's power was further consolidated. ]

【Zhu Gaoxu and his sons were also executed one after another in the first year of Xuande. 】

……

{Where is my Daming's No. 1 Sweeping Leg? Where is my Daming's Roasted Suckling Pig?}
{The official history only records that Zhu Gaoxu and others were executed, but does not say how they died.}
{The kick was recorded in the "Records of Imperial Contributions"}
{It says that in the fourth year of Xuande, Zhu Zhanji visited Zhu Gaoxu, who had been deposed. Zhu Gaoxu, who was used to being domineering, suddenly stretched out his foot and hooked Zhu Zhanji to the ground, then laughed up to the sky.}
{Zhu Zhanji was furious and ordered his guards to cover Zhu Gaoxu with a large copper vat weighing 300 kilograms.}
{Zhu Gaoxu was very strong and he was able to stand up from the jar.}
Zhu Zhanji then ordered firewood to be piled up around the copper vat, and then set it on fire, roasting Zhu Gaoxu to death.
{This book was written during the Wanli period, and the records of the early Ming Dynasty in books from this period are all very nonsense.}
{Stories like Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty forcing a widow to sell hooks and Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty killing ten clans all came out at this time.}
{As for this book, later generations also commented that "the text is quite redundant and cannot be relied upon."}
{However, in "The Veritable Records of Emperor Taizong of Ming Dynasty", Zhu Di gave his grandson Zhu Zhanji an oral instruction to get rid of the King of Han in the future: "I am the emperor and father above, and he still dares to do so. What will it do to you and your son in the future? You just have to remember my words. Anyone who endangers the clan society should be eliminated. Duke Zhou executed Guan and Cai, which was what a sage did."}
{Whether it is true or not, just like Zhu Gaoxu's roast suckling pig, it depends on personal opinion.}
……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che looked at the words heard in the sky, lowering his head in thought.

But I am not thinking about these historical records.

These things are just a smile.

He was wondering why these sayings began to appear during the Wanli period?
How could the emperor at that time tolerate such an arrangement of the founding monarch?

unless……

The imperial power has been lost.

(End of this chapter)

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