Secret: Who is Chang Yuchun? Why did Chang Yuchun die young?

There are too many versions circulating about Chang Yuchun's death. After Liuhechuan's sudden death, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a poem to mourn. It can be seen that Chang Yuchun's death was a loss to Zhu Yuanzhang. Chang Yuchun After Chun's death, he was posthumously named Pingguo Gong, and his descendants inherited it hereditary. But some people say that Chang Yuchun's death is related to Zhu Yuanzhang. Is this true? Why did Chang Yuchun die young? Chang Yuchun was born in 1330. He joined Zhu Yuanzhang's rebel army in 1355. In June of the same year, he went south with Zhu Yuanzhang. In the Battle of Quarry, Chang Yuchun defeated the Yuan army and became famous from then on. In 1363, he defeated Chen Youliang's army. In 1366, he conquered Suzhou and captured Chen Youliang and his 250,000 troops. He was named Duke of E by Zhu Yuanzhang.

In 1367, Chang Yuchun began the Northern Expedition with Xu Da. In 1368, he and Xu Da captured Dadu, and Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty fled north. In 1369, Chang Yuchun and Li Wenzhong were ordered to lead an army of 90,000 to attack the Yuan army. The Ming army was victorious along the way and marched straight to Kaiping, Guangdong, capturing tens of thousands of Yuan soldiers. After the victory, the Ming army returned to Peiping. During the march, the weather was extremely hot and muggy, and the troops often encountered a scorching heat, so they took off their armor in the wind and took a short rest. However, Chang Yuchun suddenly felt unwell and suffered pain all over his body at this time. He hurriedly summoned a military doctor for diagnosis and treatment. But the military doctor had no idea what to do. Chang Yuchun knew that he was about to die soon, so he gave military instructions to the deputy general. Died that night.

There are many speculations about Chang Yuchun’s sudden death. Some people suspect that Zhu Yuanzhang killed Chang Yuchun. Due to illness, as the commander-in-chief of the army, Chang Yuchun always likes to charge into battle. During his more than 20 years of fighting career, Chang Yuchun was injured many times. During the march, his life was irregular and his body was always in a sub-healthy state. There was also the reason for the weather at that time. Chang Yuchun was in Liuhe River. The weather was hot. After the war, Chang Yuchun's physical exertion was huge. Therefore, under the influence of external factors, Chang Yuchun's body had reached its limit. In July On the 7th, he died suddenly.

There is a folk story that Chang Yuchun was frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang's murder of his wife and became ill. At that time, Chang Yuchun's wife, Lan, was unable to give birth to a son, was jealous and tough, so Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded Chang Yuchun with two maids. Chang Yuchun praised the maid's hands and had the maid's hand chopped off by Lan. Knowing this, Chang Yuchun Zhu Yuanzhang ordered people to kill Lan and use her meat to stew soup. Chang Yuchun was frightened and fell ill. He suffered an epileptic seizure and died during the march. However, this statement is not reliable.

Firstly, in the official history, Chang Yuchun had 3 sons and 1 daughter, so it is completely nonsense that the Lan family could not give birth to a son. Secondly, Chang Yuchun was used to fighting in the battlefield and was used to bloodshed, so the Lan family It is unlikely that Chang Yuchun would become ill if he was killed. Third, official history records that Lan's younger brother was Lan Yu. He was a general of the Ming Dynasty at the time and had a heavy army. He felt that Lan Yu would let his sister be killed. Such cruelty? Therefore, Chang Yuchun should be more likely to die suddenly from a hidden illness. Chang Yuchun's death may have been an accident. He himself did not pay attention to his physical condition, and the weather factors at the time contributed to Chang Yuchun's death. Although Chang Yuchun's death is a pity, it is also far-fetched to link Zhu Yuanzhang with Chang Yuchun's sudden death.