So, what makes Zhu Yuanzhang so "notorious"?
People familiar with Ming history must know that after Zhu Yuanzhang, according to the traditional inheritance system under the feudal system, even though the prince at that time had died, Judy, the prince with imperial power, still had no way to ascend to the throne. This is because there is a crown prince even if there is no prince, and according to the development of the political situation at that time, the strength of the princelings is still there.
In fact, this incident itself has nothing to do with Zhu Yuanzhang's murder, but as long as it is carefully analyzed, it is not difficult to know that Zhu Yuanzhang is so cruel for a reason, and most of them are people who should be killed. However, due to the violent character of Zhu Yuanzhang, the evaluation of Zhu Yuanzhang is somewhat extreme.
"A companion is like a tiger" and "Your heart is unpredictable" ... There are many such words, and most of them are right. No matter what your original identity is or what you have done, it seems that many things will change as long as you sit on the throne of the emperor.
The first thing that will change is a person's personality, because in many external representations of people, personality is the most easily affected by the environment, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who ascended the throne, is not only facing the rule of the world, but also rising from the bottom of society to the position above ten thousand people, even above ten thousand people. Such a contrast, such a different environment, will inevitably have a huge impact on a person.
Later history also proved this point. As we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang had a queen named "Ma Dajiao". Zhu Yuanzhang, who is already the statue of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, is naturally surrounded by beauty and courtiers. As long as people around him start deceiving themselves, he is immersed in that complacency. Even if he knows that he is wrong now, he will continue his self-righteous decisions and opinions in order to maintain his so-called dignity. And this is the actual situation facing Zhu Yuanzhang, a cruel situation.
According to historical records, Zhu Yuanzhang has more than 20 sons, but among these many sons, Zhu Yuanzhang likes Judy, the prince of Yan. But for various reasons, Zhu Yuanzhang was succeeded by his grandson Zhu Yunwen, not Judy.
There are too many reasons, mainly two. First of all, in that feudal era, inheriting the throne must conform to the theme of the whole era. Since Qin Shihuang established a complete feudal monarchy, with the perfection of those in power in previous dynasties, the feudal system at this time has been relatively perfect. But the more perfect it is, the easier it is to make incorrect judgments, which may be one of the reasons.
Secondly, the political background at that time also needs to be considered. Judy, the prince of Yan, was indeed a very talented emperor, better than Zhu Yunwen in many aspects. However, although the prince is gone, there is still some strength of his princelings. Regardless of how loyal these princelings are, considering from the most basic aspects of human nature, if Zhu Yunwen is not the emperor, their power will naturally be greatly affected, so it is difficult to make it clear in terms of interests or something.
Of course, this is another story, but this matter must be introduced, otherwise it is impossible to continue to explain why the emperor is so cruel.
There are not many records about Zhu Yunwen's father in history. What most people know is that he passed away very early. In fact, Zhu Yunwen's father. However, this does not shake his status as a prince at all. After all, as a person who is closest to the supreme position, even if his qualifications are mediocre, it is hard not to have his own unique ideas, not to mention that Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son is not mediocre.
Most of the officials killed by Zhu Yuanzhang were princelings. After all, after a sphere of influence is too large, even if the starting point is good, it will inevitably lead to many accidents and fish in troubled waters. In the later period of Zhu Yuanzhang's rule, the corruption of the whole ruling and opposition parties proved this point.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's bloodthirsty nature cannot be concealed by anything or anyone. After all, after he laid Daming Mountain, he did kill the hero who helped him do so. This may be because Zhu Yuanzhang was insecure since he was a child, coupled with his own paranoia and charm, naturally made many mistakes, and even directly buried the security risks of the whole Ming Dynasty.
Having said that, it is inevitable to mention Zhu Yuanzhang's life experience. He is a boy who has been herding cattle for the landlord's family since childhood, and his family is not very rich. In addition, natural and man-made disasters led to the destruction of the family, so Zhu Yuanzhang spent most of his first half of his life in exile, including later becoming a monk and rebelling, all out of the most basic security and survival needs.
So the emperor has many shortcomings, but even so, he still can't hide his domineering and destiny as an emperor.