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As we all know, Judy, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was robbed of her throne.

When he was a captaincy, he launched the battle of Jingnan under the guise of "Jun Qing side", and drove his nephew Zhu Yunwen off the stage and became the new master of the Ming Dynasty.

Because of his inappropriate position, Judy is considered by many people to be a deliberate and unscrupulous careerist.

But you know, "ambition" has never come out of thin air. It is often nourished by "hope". Like Judy, his ambition to usurp the throne actually experienced a slow growth process.

Everything has to start from his childhood.

"Dee is like me"

As the sons of Zhu Yuanzhang, Judy and his brothers are not the kind of pampered princes that everyone imagined. Especially Judy, when he was born, it was the most difficult time for Zhu Yuanzhang to start a business. At that time, Chen Youliang was attacking Taiping (now dangtu county). Judy was born and brought up in the smoke of war.

1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor. Nine-year-old Judy and her brothers really began to experience court life. Zhu Biao, the eldest son, is the Prince, and Judy, the second son, is the Prince.

In the following days, they not only received orthodox royal education, but also received special guidance from Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang once confessed:

Zhu Yuanzhang once "ordered the chamberlain to make hemp to make it perfect." When the scholar is a little far outside the city, he will take seventeen steps and thirteen steps. "That is to say, he customized Ma Xie and leggings for his sons. Walking out of the city, he asked for seven-tenths of the ride and three-tenths of the walk. At the age of seventeen, Judy and her brothers were sent back to their hometown in Fengyang, Anhui by their father. Living here for three or four years has had a profound impact on Judy's life. The so-called "folk details are known." Many years later, he often told this story to his sons.

But at this point, Judy seems to be just an ordinary prince. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang has many sons, while Judy has three brothers. The throne has little to do with him. And his growth trajectory is no different from other brothers.

However, at least two points can be seen that his position in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart is unusual. First, according to Lu Sijun, the minister of the Ministry of War, "Learning Chinese Characters from Conghua", Zhu Yuanzhang once gave Judy a heavy comment-"My brother is like me". Secondly, Zhu Yuanzhang betrothed the daughter of Xu Da, the first military commander of the People's Republic of China, to Judy.

"Clear the desert, prince!"

The real gap with other princes should begin when Judy came to Beiping.

In the 13th year of Hongwu (1380), Judy went to Yanjing and Peiping. Since then, he has shown extraordinary military talent. Especially in the 23rd year of Hongwu (1390), the beautiful Northern Expedition made Judy stand out.

As mentioned earlier, after the demise of the Yuan Dynasty, the remnants ran to the depths of the desert and established the North Yuan. In the Northern Yuan Dynasty, a famous soldier named Nair Buhua led troops to harass the Daming border all the year round. Just after New Year's Day, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Prince of Yan and the King of Jin Zhu (G ā ng) to jointly attack Nair Buhua.

On Judy's side, he first sent someone to find out the exact location of Nair Buhua, and then made great strides. It was snowing heavily at that time, and it was difficult for horses and chariots to March on the trench. The soldiers were tired and cold, too. They all asked to camp and wait for the storm to pass. Judy said, "It's raining and snowing, so it's better to go in while it's snowing." Bad weather is a great opportunity for us to win by surprise! So he ordered the army to rush in against the snow. Sure enough, when the army besieged the city, Nair didn't spend it or notice it. At this time, Judy chose to encircle rather than annihilate, and sent a general to watch the children and persuade them to surrender. This Guan Tong and Nair Buhua are old acquaintances. We hugged each other and cried as soon as we met.

In the end, with kindness and kindness, "Nair Buhua and his famous king, tens of thousands of men and women, thousands of horses and sheep."

Judy, the prince of Yan, won a great victory without bloodshed. On the other side, the king of Jin has not found the enemy.

When the good news reached the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang said happily, "It is also the prince who cleans up the desert!"

"Who are you?"

It is difficult for us to guess when Judy's ambition to seize the throne came into being, but the death of Prince Zhu Biao two years later must have caused violent fluctuations in his heart.

Prince Zhu Biao has both ability and political integrity and a kind heart. He is not only favored by Zhu Yuanzhang, but also enjoys high prestige in the opposition. However, in the twenty-five years of Hongwu (1392), Zhu Biao died. This means that the Ming dynasty has to re-select successors!

Traditionally, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to set up another Chu Jun among the princes. So, let's see what kind of people are the second and third in front of Judy:

The second child, the king of Qin and Zhu Shang, is arrogant and has many problems. Through Zhu Yuanzhang's remarks after his death, we can know his image in his father's mind-"I have been a gifted scholar and a feudal scholar since I acceded to the throne. My first letter to Qin came from my elders, because I was always in the position of protecting Lu, and my husband was not good at virtue, so he died."

The third son, Zhu, the king of Jin, was mediocre, but he was repeatedly impeached because of signs of rebellion. Some historical materials call it "soldiers hiding in Wutai Mountain" and "iron weapons mining in the mountain stream".

In this contrast, the fourth son Judy's character, ability and reputation in the government and the public are far above them!

The throne seems to be getting closer and closer to him

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang directly bypassed the Prince and made Zhu Yunwen, the cowardly grandson of Confucian scholars, as his successor.

The next thing is even more dramatic-three years after the death of the prince, the king of Qin died. Three years after the death of King Qin, King Jin also died. Judy suddenly became the oldest king. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang said in the imperial edict: "I am the only talent, Qin and Jin have both succeeded, and you are the immortal leader. Who is it?"

Among my sons, you are the best, you are the oldest, and the country cannot live without you.

However, you were not chosen as the heir.

"The prince must be very worried."

When Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to pass on the throne to his grandson, on the one hand, he had high hopes for Judy and regarded him as the pillar of the Zhu Dynasty. On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang also considered that the prince had too much power, so he warned before he died: "The prince must miss" and made a will: "If the kings leave the country, they must not arrive in Beijing. The civil and military officials where the kingdom is located obey the constraints of the court. "

Unfortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang was the last person inside and outside the imperial court who could suppress the prince at that time.

Many people think that if Zhu Biao hadn't died, Zhu Yuanzhang might not have killed wildly in his later years, and military commanders like Aquamarine might not have sacrificed in vain, and the court wouldn't have fallen into the hands of a bunch of armchair strategists. Coupled with Zhu Biao's personality charm, even if Judy rebelled, she would be strangled in the cradle.

But history cannot repeat itself. The death of Zhu Biao and the successive deaths of his second and third brothers once made Judy feel close to the throne. Who knows, Zhu Yuanzhang would rather pull out the thorn on the stick and give it to the emperor's grandson than to his four sons who are like him.

1398, Zhu Yunwen acceded to the throne, and the year number was established.

1399, Judy vowed to fight in the name of "Jingnan".

1402, Nanjing fell and Judy proclaimed himself emperor.

On the surface, Judy was pushed back by Zhu Yunwen's plan to cut the vassals. But in fact, to borrow a phrase from Chao Cuo in the Western Han Dynasty, it is "cutting is also counter-cutting, and cutting is also counter-cutting." It may be only a matter of time before we object.

Because people with strength and ambition can't be worse than others.