The opening inventory of the top ten young emperors

Lao Wu was deposed? And exiled to Yunnan?
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.

Although the fifth child in his family is a bit idle and likes reading, he has no ambition.
He loved flowers and plants and would often sneak out of Beijing to play with them when his father wasn't paying attention.

But, such a gentle and refined child actually became the first prince to be deposed?
This is really - picking on the weak!

Yunwen was still young, and Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know who to vent his anger on. He could only swallow his breath and say, "My son, I can't bear to touch him."
No one on the scene responded, and the fifth brother Zhu Su's face was not looking good either. He could only think silently in his heart. If it is really impossible to change fate, I must study the customs and practices of Yunnan in the future, in case of emergency.

[King Zhou was fine, he was just exiled. After the Jingnan Campaign, Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, and he was restored to the throne and became a doctor loved by everyone. However, not everyone is as lucky as him. ]
[One of the princes, Prince of Xiang Zhu Bo, felt humiliated as a prince. So when officials went to his territory to arrest him, he and his entire family committed suicide by burning themselves. The lineage of the Prince of Xiang was thus cut off.]

"What!" This time, not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but everyone present was shocked, even Queen Ma was surprised.
Especially Prince of Yan Zhu Di, who stood up with a jerk, took a few steps forward towards the skylight, and said absentmindedly: "Zhu Bai, Bai'er, he should be about the same age as Yun Wen."
As he said that, he turned to look at Zhu Yunwen, his face full of complexity: "Aren't you and your twelfth uncle very good? You grew up together!"

Ever since the Twelfth Prince was able to run around, he followed Zhu Di and called him "Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother". He was basically Zhu Di's follower.
Among his several illegitimate brothers, Zhu Di loved the twelfth brother the most.
However, this was such a well-behaved and sensible brother who smiled whenever he saw him. How much injustice did he suffer that he would burn himself with his princess and end his life in such a tragic way.

"Fourth brother, wake up. Yunwen is still young." Seeing his expression, Empress Ma immediately reminded him, then pulled Zhu Yunwen over and held him in her arms, and also pulled Zhu Xiongying over with one hand.
"They are still children, and the most important thing now is to know what happened over the years."
Why did the eldest grandson become Zhu Yunwen instead of Zhu Xiongying?

Empress Ma had been listening for a long time without saying a word. At this moment, she looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Your Majesty, some things cannot be accomplished overnight. You must not vent your anger on the children because of a few words in the heavenly scroll."

Zhu Biao also had a serious expression on his face: "Father, last time you said that the burning of the Qinggong Tower was just the old lady's idea, and it was not necessarily true. Maybe the incident of the twelfth old man was not true either, but just a rumor from later generations."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and glanced at his children and grandchildren. "If the reduction of the feudal lords is true, why can't the twelfth brother's story be true? Even if it's not the twelfth brother, maybe it's the seventeenth or eighteenth brother?"

After the Prince of Xiang committed suicide by burning himself, in order to avoid leaving behind the bad reputation of killing his uncle, Zhu Yunwen listened to the opinions of Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng. In addition to confirming his guilt, he also gave the Prince of Xiang the evil posthumous title of "Li".
[Later, the unearthed "Inscription on the Xiangxian King's Divine Road" revealed the state and words of the Xiang King after he heard that he was going to be arrested and taken back to the capital, which shows that the situation at that time was extremely tragic.]

【The king looked up to the sky and sighed, "Alas! I have seen ministers in previous dynasties who, when faced with a tyrannical dynasty, would commit suicide if they were about to be imprisoned. I am the son of Emperor Taizu, and I sat facing south as the king. When Emperor Taizu passed away, I was too ill to see him, and too late to attend his funeral. I am so sad, what joy do I have in this world! Now I am going to be humiliated by slaves? I cannot even survive!" He cried again, and shed tears on the ground, which were then soaked with blood. He then dressed in his clothes and went to the fire to die. All the palace members followed him. 】【After Zhu Yuanzhang fell ill, Zhu Yunwen did not allow his uncles to come back to visit him. After Zhu Yuanzhang died, Zhu Yunwen did not allow his uncles to return to Beijing to mourn. 】
[Although some people say that this was Zhu Yuanzhang's idea, to prevent them from returning to Beijing to cause trouble, this approach was really criticized by people all over the world.]

[What's more, Zhu Yuanzhang was a great emperor, but his grandson only let him rest for six days before hastily burying him. This made Zhu's sons even more intolerable! ]

[So, the grudge between the uncle and nephew had already been formed at this time. No wonder the King of Xiang said such sad words before his death.]

[The self-immolation of the Prince of Xiang finally gave the Prince of Yan Zhu Di the final say, so he raised the banner of "clearing the court of officials" and started a rebellion, which led to the subsequent Jingnan Campaign.]
[This bad posthumous title of King Xiang was not cancelled until the end of the Jingnan Campaign and the accession of Emperor Yongle. He was given a new posthumous title, "Xian", that is, King Xiangxian.]

It seems to be true!
Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened. "Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng? Fourth Brother, immediately ask the Royal Guards to check if the names of these two people are on the current official list. If so, arrest them and put them in jail immediately."
"Yes." Zhu Di responded loudly immediately.

After Zhu died, his body was only kept for six days before he was buried. How could this not arouse suspicion? In addition, he did not allow his sons to return to attend the funeral, which could be considered as a great act of filial piety.
How dare those civil officials instigate his grandson to do such a thing? And how could his grandson listen?

"Li Wang, Li Wang?" Zhu Yuanzhang's lips trembled as he looked at the sky. "My twelfth son was given this posthumous title? How much hatred must this have!"
At this time, Zhu Yunwen was trembling in the arms of Empress Ma. He didn't know why he had suddenly become the target of public criticism. Shouldn't his fourth uncle be the one who should be targeted the most?
Fourth uncle plotted to usurp the throne, fourth uncle rebelled, fourth uncle wanted to shake the Ming dynasty. It was clearly fourth uncle who did it.

At this moment, Zhu Xiongying gently squeezed his brother's hand and gave him an encouraging look: "Don't be afraid, second brother. This has nothing to do with you now."
Looking at his elder brother, Zhu Yunwen, who had just been speaking righteously, suddenly burst into tears and said, "Brother, brother. Where have you been? Where have you been? I...I don't want to be like this, I don't want to!"
"Don't be afraid, second brother. Big brother is not going anywhere." Seeing this, Zhu Xiongying hurriedly took him into his arms.

On one side was his brother, and on the other was his son. Zhu Biao was in great grief, so he knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Your Majesty, my son is guilty."
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him fiercely: "What crime have you committed? What does this have to do with you?"
"The son failed to teach his son well, which led to the suffering of his brothers."
"He hasn't been taught well. Then start teaching him well from now on. Not only should you teach him to be friendly to his brothers and respect his elders, but more importantly, you should teach him not to be easily taken advantage of and not to be so easily influenced by others!"

(End of this chapter)