In the long river of history, Emperor Jianwen can be said to be very famous. Do you know his story? Next, the history encyclopedia editor will explain to you.
During the reign of Emperor Jianwen, there were definitely generals who could resist Zhu Di, but Zhu Yunwen was too mediocre to know how to handle people well. He used the straw bag of Li Jinglong to make it difficult for Zhu Di to succeed.
Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty by relying on a group of capable ministers and fierce generals. The founding generals of the early Ming Dynasty were all very powerful, except for Zhu Yuanzhang who reigned for a long time, which led to the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang not dying. Most of those fierce generals died almost completely, some died naturally and did not survive Zhu Yuanzhang, while others were killed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
When Zhu Yunwen, the grandson, succeeded to the throne, there were not many outstanding predecessors under his command. At this time, Yan King Zhu Di was forced to rebel by him. Zhu Di’s rebellion was purely a dead end. He took a gamble and Emperor Jianwen believed in the “cutting off domains” suggestion of several bookworms, hoping to solve several uncles who held military power in one step.
Based on the strength of the Ming Dynasty and the ability of the court at that time, it was not a problem to reduce fiefdoms. The central court was definitely much stronger than the frontier feudal lords. Zhu Di saw that sooner or later he would die, so it was better to blame him.
Zhu Di rebelled, and the whole world did not trust him. He was not in line with etiquette, did not have enough troops, and did not have a strong banner. But he ultimately succeeded, ascending to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor in the first rebellion of the feudal lords, and his biggest teammate was Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen played a good hand until it was torn apart. Zhu Di dared to rebel with only 40000 troops in Beiping. If it were in other dynasties, it would not be a problem, and the rebellion could be quelled in three to five months.
Emperor Jianwen also wanted to quell the chaos, but he used the wrong person.
To be fair, although Zhu Yuanzhang did not leave several capable generals for his grandson Zhu Yunwen, there were still several military commanders in the Jianwen Dynasty who could balance Zhu Di.
Xu Huizu
He is the eldest son of Xu Da, the first famous general who founded the Ming Dynasty. He is very similar to Xu Da, capable of planning and fighting, and calm and experienced in handling affairs. Xu Huizu was also employed by Zhu Yunwen to quell the rebellion against Zhu Di. He did a great job and almost dealt with Zhu Di. If Xu Huizu had been leading his army to quell the rebellion, he would probably have dug a pit and buried Zhu Di’s body in the Hebei region.
Zhu Yunwen, who had a pig’s head, ordered the recall of Xu Huizu in the frontline battle, with a simple reason: Nanjing needed more capable generals to guard.
Zhu Di’s Jingnan army is still in the Hebei area, and you need a general with a hammer to guard Nanjing. You need to deal with the rebels frequently, transfer the commander, and let Zhu Di breathe a sigh of relief. I don’t know what Zhu Yunwen is thinking.
Sheng Yong
Sheng Yong and Ping An, two generals, were not outstanding during the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang. What truly made them shine was during the Battle of Jingnan. Sheng Yong did not actually receive much favor from Zhu Yunwen. They only served as assistants to the “Straw Bag Commander” Li Jinglong. Unexpectedly, the official commander Li Jinglong “fled a thousand miles” and suffered a disastrous defeat, completely annihilating the elite of the Central Ming Army. On the contrary, Sheng Yong and Ping An from Shandong defeated Zhu Di several times, blocking his Jingnan army from moving in Shandong.
Zhu Di couldn’t gain any advantage in front of Sheng Yong, so he had no choice but to bypass Shandong and lead cavalry to launch a surprise attack on Nanjing, and he succeeded in one fell swoop.
If Zhu Yunwen could reuse Sheng Yong as the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, Zhu Di would probably have survived in Shandong. Zhu Di couldn’t defeat Sheng Yong, but his luck was really good. He was surrounded and annihilated by Sheng Yong twice, almost completely losing his army. Both times, due to sudden storms, the battlefield was in chaos, and Zhu Di took the opportunity to escape. It has to be said that Zhu Di had his own destiny.
Geng Bingwen
This person was a famous general during the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang and lived until the reign of Emperor Jianwen. He was considered the only famous general who could stand up. After Xu Huizu was transferred, Li Jinglong rose to power. After Li Jinglong was defeated and fled back to Nanjing, it was he who dealt with the aftermath.
Geng Bingwen, after all, grew up in the midst of war and was very capable. He soon stabilized the situation and firmly blocked Zhu Di north of the Yellow River. Although his attack was not strong, his defense was a last resort. He had to fight a war of attrition and defense, and Zhu Di was not his opponent. The key was that Zhu Di could not afford it either.
Geng Bingwen also had many opportunities to support Zhu Di, but unfortunately Zhu Yunwen’s absurd imperial edict ‘Do not harm my uncle’ repeatedly caused Zhu Di to retreat unscathed.
If we simply look at the generals during the reign of Emperor Jianwen, there is no doubt that all of them were able to pacify Zhu Di. The key is that the emperor was very incompetent and there was nothing he could do if he didn’t know how to use it. In addition, Li Jinglong, a straw bag, was deeply trusted by Zhu Yunwen. Therefore, Emperor Jianwen’s throne can be considered as his own gift to Zhu Di.
