Huai 'an Deweixian Hotel

Why is Judy afraid to enter Nanjing? In fact, the reason is very simple. Judy knows very well that it is easier to enter Nanjing than to leave it. In order to correct this, Judy neither went south to Nanjing nor south to Huai 'an. After Huai 'an, it is the Huaihe River. If you want to escape north after crossing the Huaihe River, it won't be easy. As for why Zhu Yuanzhang sent Judy south, we should start with his third brother, King Zhu Jin.

Two Great Heroes in the North: Since the death of Crown Prince Zhu Biao in April of the 25th year of Hongwu, how to balance the relationship between Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the young emperor, and the ministers of civil and military affairs has become a headache for Zhu Yuanzhang. In the end, his choice was to destroy the Wu Xun Group headed by Shengfeng, Fu Youde and Aquamarine, and the power was dispersed to his son.

At that time, in the direction of North Mongolia, Jin and Yan were the dual cores, supplemented by Liao Wang Zhu Gui, Ning Wang Zhu Quan and Gu Wang Zhu Chu as helpers. Northwest China was handed over to the king of Qin, the king of Su and the king of Qing. The southwest was handed over to the king of Shu and the king of Min. Huguang area was handed over to King Chu and King Xiang. Behind the kings of Jin and Yan, there are also kings of Zhou and Qi as support.

As the top priority of this system, the king of Jin and the prince of Yan hold great power. At that time, Shanxi's subordinate generals listened to Wang Jin's restraint, while Beiping's subordinate generals listened to Rebecca's restraint. At Zhu Yuanzhang's behest, the two kings also frequently held joint military exercises to deter or even directly attack the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. It can be said that this system is the most important legacy left by Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Yunwen after Zhu Biao's death.

However, in March of the thirty-first year of Hongwu, the King of Jin died suddenly at the age of 4 1, less than three months after Zhu Yuanzhang's death. When his health went from bad to worse, he was horrified to find that the balance of terror in the northern territory jointly built by the king of Jin and the prince of Yan was gone. Who can restrain a prince who has dominion? Can the grandson of the emperor handle the fourth uncle?

After some consideration, Zhu Yuanzhang first asked Zhu Ji, Zhu's son, to attack the king of Jin. Immediately on April 9, he told the prince that the Mongolian army would invade Daning and Kaiping in the south this autumn, so that he could make early preparations. Lao Zhu then stepped in to help Judy arrange the military transfer.

However, Xiliang called the commander-in-chief, Zhuang De, Kaiping and Song Sheng, and Liaodong called the soldiers such as Wuding Hou. The king of Liao came out to command and guard Ma Jun, and so did Peiping and Shanxi. There must be 150,000 foot troops at your disposal and command. -"A Record of Ming Taizu" Volume 257

Zhuang De, Serina Liu, Song Sheng, the troops of Peiping, Shanxi and Liaodong, Zhu Yuanzhang also let Wuding Hou Guoying stay on the left, Zhuang De stay on the right, and the prince himself and the acting king, Liao Wang, Wang Ning and Gu Wang were in the middle. This arrangement is equivalent to the army of the three major capitals firmly holding several governors. You say protection or surveillance, depending on what you think.

On May 8, Records of the Emperor Taizu recorded "Don't prepare." The so-called unprepared is the nickname of the sick son of heaven. Only four days later, Wen Yang, the most trusted commander in chief of Zuo Jun in the last years of Hongwu, was sent to Beiping urgently to take over the military power of Beiping and Hangdu. At the same time, Guo Ying also received a letter, Zhu Yuanzhang urged him to send troops quickly.

On May 29th, Judy received a letter of commendation, praising him and saying, "My sons, you are as talented as you are. Qin and Jin have long since died. You are so long. " Who is it, not you, but you? "This, of course, is what Judy wants to tell us when compiling the Ming Taizu Records in the future. However, the author suspects that Zhu Yuanzhang recalled Judy to Nanjing in this imperial edict.

In the thirty-first year of Hongwu (AD 1398), on May 10th, in the west of Nanjing Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was dying. Before he died, Lao Zhu was still asking people around him: "Is the fourth son here?" ? After a long time when no one dared to answer, the farmer, known as the most upright grass-roots emperor in Germany, finally died at the age of 7 1. The fourth son here refers to Prince Judy, of course.

Mao was unprepared, so he sent someone to the palace to call him. I have arrived in Huai 'an, and my grandson has conspired with Qi Tai to cheat people back to China. Grandfather asked if the prince had come? Every three questions, no one dares to get it right. -"Records of Emperor Taizong of Ming Dynasty" Volume 1

According to the record of his death in Lu, we can know that it took sixteen days from Nanjing to the arrival of the prince in Nanjing. If Judy leaves on May 29th, then including the extra time he left from Kaiping, Judy should actually arrive in Nanjing on May 10.

However, I think Judy will carefully consider his father's previous arrangements, and even his intention to call himself the South this time during his ten-day trip. Yan's praetorian guard is in Kaiping, with the Liaodong Ming army in the north and Shaanxi and Pingjun loyalists around it, like a big net, firmly trapping the three praetorian guards of Yan. The prince himself has now been urgently recalled to Nanjing. With Judy's cleverness, would he be naive enough to think that his father called him to the throne? Absolutely not. So he waited and watched in Huai 'an.

It's a pity that young and shallow Zhu Yunwen didn't realize that this was the last time Grandpa escorted him. When he and his small team members heard that Judy had arrived in Huai 'an, they fell into a panic. There are even absurd acts of burying Zhu Yuanzhang and robbing the throne. In addition, according to the historical records of North Korea, when Zhu Yunwen asked Judy to ride into Beijing alone, it gave the other party an excellent excuse to escape downhill. It's really stupid to waste his grandfather's hard work.

One of the soldiers escaped from Liaodong, and one of his own was Dongning Wei. Tired of fleeing Liaodong, he said: The prince will sacrifice to Gaozu and bring troops to Beijing. The new emperor promised to ride into the city alone, and the prince came back. Also, in the name of eliminating evil around you. -"A Record of the Li Dynasty, The Princes of Qi Dynasty, Volume I"

Conclusion: After the death of King Jin, Zhu Yuanzhang made a series of arrangements one month before his death in order to prevent the prince from being the only one. If he can live a few more days, Judy will definitely enter Nanjing, if he doesn't want to. At this time, the emperor's grandson can advance and retreat freely and have enough cards to play.

In addition, just before Zhu Yuanzhang decided to call Judy back to Beijing, he gave Zhu Ji, the new king of Jin, an imperial edict. Never talked about any actual government affairs from beginning to end. He just told his eldest grandson a story about Li, the emperor of the late Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Li was the king of Jin, and his uncle Li rebelled and was killed by him. The prince is also Zhu Jisub's uncle. Does Zhu Yuanzhang's meaning need to be more clear?