Are Jianwen Emperor and Zhu Di the questions that many people want? Below, the history encyclopedia editor will provide detailed answers for everyone.
Let’s take a closer look at this history with some conspiracy arguments.
Perhaps Emperor Jianwen did not escape at all, but was directly killed by Zhu Di. It was just that Zhu Laosi, in order to avoid the stigma of killing his nephew and seizing the throne, staged a self immolation trick by Emperor Jianwen to cover up the situation.
The materials we can see now are all second-hand materials, and there is no direct witness who saw Jianwen escape from the secret passage.
Breaking through the city of Nanjing and facing the embarrassing situation of Jianwen directly in the palace, it seems that there were very few people involved. Those who could follow Zhu Di to search for Jianwen’s whereabouts in the vast palace were either his confidants or some of his henchmen had already been killed.
Those who survive will always keep their mouths shut, afraid to leave a few words, and bring the secret into the coffin.
Moreover, the records about the whereabouts of Jianwen in historical materials are confusing and follow the crowd, who knows if they are spread by mistake. In ancient society, there were very few people who had seen the emperor’s appearance, and there was no photography technique in ancient times. How could those people who were said to have appeared in a certain place confirm that they were Jianwen himself?
Perhaps Zhu Di was deliberately spreading such rumors to show that I did not kill my nephew. I still wanted to return the throne to him, but he hid and refused to see me. I could only reluctantly shoulder the family business.
Judging from Zhu Di’s cunning personality, he is likely capable of doing such a thing. He and his father Zhu Yuanzhang are both great yin-yang people. Zhu Yuanzhang intentionally condoned Hu Weiyong in order to depose the prime minister, and the old Zhu family was very skilled in this fishing and law enforcement method.
Meanwhile, the possibility of Jianwen escaping in chaos is also very low.
Can he escape from the palace under the cover of loyal courtiers, but can he easily escape from Nanjing city? When Zhu Di found that Jianwen could not be found in the palace, he would definitely send his own troops to blockade the entire Nanjing and dig three feet to find Jianwen.
How could Zhu Di have made so many mistakes in the matter of Jianwen without leaking a single drop of water?
Regarding the historical materials of Jianwen, there are either the “Ming Shilu” compiled by Zhu Di after his accession to the throne, or the “Ming History” based on the “Ming Shilu”. In addition, some of them are literary works from many years later, which are far from the truth.
The official characterization of Jianwen’s ending is self immolation.
This explanation may not be the truth, but it may be the closest one to the truth.
After Zhu Di invaded Nanjing, the fate of Jianwen was already predetermined. He needed to give Jianwen a “reasonable” and “dignified” ending. He sent troops under the banner of Jingnan, and although everyone knew what was going on, he could not reveal it. He had to cover up his embarrassment.
Now that Jingnan has succeeded, the treacherous officials have been eliminated, and their political manifesto has been completed, if they want to inherit the throne legally in politics, then Jianwen can only die.
But one cannot take action on their own. The Xuanwu Gate Incident is not far off, and it set an extremely bad example for the later emperors of the Tang Dynasty.
So the best solution is for Jianwen to commit suicide out of shame and anger.
For Zhu Di, this is the best ending.
So back to the problem itself, even if Jianwen is not afraid of anything and waits for Zhu Di to come in the palace, Zhu Di will not go. He only fears that people will secretly poke and create the ending of Jianwen’s suicide.
Even if Zhu Di doesn’t send anyone, there will always be officials who can think of how to do it.
After all, Zhu Di came to Jingnan to execute treacherous officials, and it is completely impossible for Jianwen Chan to usurp the throne. This is equivalent to slapping oneself in the face, and politically one will be quite passive.
Regardless of whether Jianwen escaped or died, Zhu Di would arrange a scene of “suicide” for him.
He, like her father, is a beast chasing power.
