What crime did Zhu Tan commit that he was ordered to be executed by Zhu Yuanzhang? Interested readers and history encyclopedia editors, let’s take a look together!
Zhu Yuanzhang hated his son Zhu Tan very much. Moreover, he not only remained at the level of disgust, but also took action by using torture on Zhu Tan. So, what is Kun punishment? In fact, this kind of criminal law is extremely insulting, which is to remove all hair from the human body. In this way, it is very embarrassing to see the uniqueness of this person at a glance. In ancient times, it was customary to have long hair. If a person had a bald head, it would naturally be very embarrassing. Moreover, at that time, people’s thoughts were influenced by disrespect towards their parents. So why did Zhu Yuanzhang hate Zhu Tan so much? After all, he is still his own son. How can we use this criminal law on him? It’s clear that it’s meant to embarrass him, so what exactly is going on?
Guo Ningfei is the biological mother of Zhu Tan, and her father is Guo Shanfu. Originally, there would be no intersection between Guo Shanfu and Lao Zhu. However, when Lao Zhu was in a state of decline, he happened to meet his true self while passing by Guo Shanfu’s mansion. Guo Shanfu has some facial recognition skills. He just glanced at Old Zhu and couldn’t forget it. He knew in his heart that Zhu Yuanzhang would have great achievements in the future. So, after Lao Zhu left, his two sons also followed him out, and they had no doubt about their father’s words. And their visit was very correct. They followed Old Zhu to mix wine and meat, and in the future, both of them received generous rewards and noble titles. And this Guo also listens to her father very much, staying by Old Zhu’s side for decades. After Zhu Yuanzhang declared himself emperor, he was granted the title of concubine, and his years of hard work were rewarded. In 1370, she also gave birth to a dragon son named Zhu Tan for Lao Zhu. At this time, Consort Guo Ning was very favored, and both of her brothers had made contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang could not neglect their sister.
Later, Guo Ning’s status reached its peak, becoming the most favored concubine in the harem, and her status naturally goes without saying. And Lao Zhu also asked her to take care of the affairs of the harem, which is also very honorable. Because the mother was favored and the son was also well loved, he was crowned king after only two months of reincarnation, which is something that many people cannot envy. And this Zhu Tan was also very likable when he was young, smart and cute. Old Zhu also liked him very much. When he reaches the age of fifteen, according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, he will go to his own fiefdom. The place he went to was Yanzhou, Shandong, which can be said to be a place of outstanding people and land. Lao Zhu has already placed great importance on him by giving him this place. However, Zhu Tan did not know how to cherish it, and after arriving here, he did a series of things that made Zhu Yuanzhang disgusted. No one is to blame for this, he can only blame himself, insisting on putting in a lot of effort.
Besides giving Zhu Tan a good fiefdom, this old Zhu also carefully selected a good queen for him. When he was only fourteen years old, Old Zhu arranged a marriage for him and let him marry the daughter of Tang He. You should know that Tang He is a great contributor to the founding of the country, and marrying his daughter is also very impressive. In the later period, Zhu Yuanzhang was very worried and everyone thought he was a bad person, but Tang He was one of the few people he trusted. Zhu Tan married this Tang family and got along well. At first, when Zhu Tan went to the fiefdom with his wife, he still made a difference. I have put in some effort in managing the sealed land, and the governance is quite good. However, later on, he began to indulge and spent every day immersed in sensual pleasures, becoming increasingly addicted. From then on, Lao Zhu became dissatisfied with him. I have already started to feel disappointed with him.
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied with him was mainly due to two things. The first thing was that he privately built a mansion outside the city and even stayed overnight with his beloved concubine. Zhu Yuanzhang hated this very much, and we may be puzzled. Isn’t it just a private mansion? What’s so surprising about it? Actually, this has to start with Zhu Yuanzhang himself. He was originally from the grassroots level, and it was not easy for him to have the situation he has today. He encountered countless dangers in his life, and after becoming an emperor, he placed even greater emphasis on safety. And this Zhu Tan actually disregarded his own life, privately built a mansion, and even sought pleasure here. So, Zhu Yuanzhang was very disgusted with this. It was really irresponsible for a feudal lord to act like this. Such actions also violate the admonitions left by Zhu Yuanzhang, and naturally should be disliked.
The second thing is that Zhu Tan is too unambitious. At such a young age, he dreams of achieving eternal life. Believing in Taoism is not enough, but there are still a large number of Taoist priests at home who practice alchemy all day long, causing smoke to fill the mansion. He still felt that it was not enough and had to spend a huge amount of money searching for divine beings everywhere, hoping to be given the prescription of his dream. He didn’t feel at all wrong about such a ridiculous thing. After hearing this, Lao Zhu was furious and immediately issued an edict to recall him to the capital, and executed Princess Tang. As for his own son, Zhu Yuanzhang intended to humiliate him and resorted to torture. To be honest, Lao Zhu’s actions are already enough to give him face. According to his actions, he would be beheaded. Old Zhu has already shown leniency.
And the queen, who was not a ‘member of her own family’, had a tragic fate and was directly executed without giving any chance. As for his own son, Lao Zhu still has feelings for him. Although he is angry, he cannot resort to violence. He just wants to teach him a lesson. So he only executed the queen, and the punishment for his son was a torture. The meaning released is to make him restrain himself a bit. You are the son of my old Zhu, so naturally you should also learn from your old man! However, Zhu Tan doesn’t know if he took too many pills and his brain was damaged. Not only did he not wake up, but it became even more serious. On this wrong path, he went even further and lost his life due to taking too many pills. Isn’t this just a fool? Zhu Yuanzhang also thought the same way, and after his death, he was conferred the title of King of Lu Huang, which was immediately apparent.
