This idiom comes from a story in the late Spring and Autumn Period. With the help of Wen He, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, made great efforts to govern and finally destroyed Wu in 472 BC. After his success, he took the stone to the lake by boat and wrote a letter to Lei Wen, "The birds are tired, so they bowed their heads and hid;" A sly rabbit dies, but a running dog cooks. "Soon after, the College of Liberal Arts was forced to commit suicide. So later generations used this idiom to describe the ruler's behavior of killing heroes. Today, according to the way Zhu Yuanzhang killed heroes during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, it is divided into three categories, which are introduced one by one below.
First, put to death
Among the heroes killed in Hong Wunian, the most were executed. They were called traitors and traitors and participated in the Hu case and the Aquamarine case. In addition, some of them were killed for violating national laws. Details are as follows:
1. Li Shanchang, a native of Dingyuan, South Korea, joined the Zhu Yuanzhang Rebel Army in his early years, "as a staff officer, drawing in advance, and taking the main salary". 1970, Li Shanchang was appointed as the prime minister of Nanya Zuo, ranking first in the pack, and Zhu Yuanzhang compared him to Xiao He in his lyrics. Later, Li Shanchang fought Liu Bowen in Korea, and later elected Hu as prime minister. In 390, Zhu Yuanzhang executed 77-year-old Li Shanchang and more than 70 members of his family on the grounds of "knowing it but not doing it, waiting for both ends in doubt".
2. Lu Zhongheng, Ji 'an Hou, from Haozhou, joined Zhu Yuanzhang rebellion at the age of 17. In 370, Lu Zhongheng made Hou Ji 'an. He was demoted to the command post to catch thieves, but he soon regained his title. Zhu Yuanzhang often said to people, "This is my first calf and thigh". However, in 1390, when Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew Hu Dang, Lu Zhongheng's domestic slaves reported that he colluded with Tang Shengzong and Fei Ju and executed him.
3. Yan 'an Hou Zong, a native of Yizhou, joined the Zhu Yuanzhang Rebel at the age of 18. 1970, Emperor Shengzong of Tang Dynasty was made Prince of Yan 'an. He was once dubbed "riding on a post", but he soon recovered. After that, he guarded Liaodong and toured Shaanxi. 1390, he was executed by the Hu party.
4. The concubine of Pingliang-Wuhe people, joined Zhu Yuanzhang's rebellion in Haozhou. 1970, Feiju was named Pingliang Hou, and later participated in the war to pacify Yunnan. 1990, Hu was incorporated into the party. To this end, Zhu Yuanzhang also found an excuse more than 20 years ago, "Gathering people to make Gusu not preach the imperial edict, I tried to blame, so I wanted to turn against him!" In the end, Fei Ju was executed.
Nanxiong Hounian is from Luzhou. In his early years, he and his younger brother Zhao Zhongzhong joined forces in Shuizhai, stationed troops in Chaohu, and later surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhao Yong has made outstanding contributions and should be given an official title. However, when I marched to Yingchang, I secretly brought a handmaiden as my concubine, so I could only seal Hou. In 390, Zhao Yong and Judy walked out of the castle together and conquered it with no effort. When the army came back, they were executed for joining the Hu party.
6. Hou Zheng Yuchun, from Haozhou, Xingyang, joined Zhu Yuanzhang with his brother Zheng Yulin in his early years. 1370, Zheng Yuchun was named Prince Xingyang. 1390, he sat on the Hu Party and was beheaded.
7. Hou, a native of Jiangxia, Yichun, was commanded by Xu Shouhui in his early years. Later, he was dissatisfied with Chen Youliang, took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang, and made great contributions in the battle to pacify Chen Youliang. 1370, he was named Prince Yichun. 1390 joined the Hu party and was executed.
8.—— At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Houluju, Henan Province was protected by Luju Mountain City. Later, Xu and Suzhou surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang. In A.D. 1370, he was made the Duke of Yuzhou, and in A.D. 1390, he was incorporated into the Hu Party and was executed.
9. Hou Shi Yao
1 1. Jiang Xiahou Zhou Dexing, Haozhou native, was born in Zhu Yuanzhang. 1970, Zhou Dexing's real name was Xiahou Jiang, but compared with Tanghe, he was very ignorant, built a house beyond the rules, and was favored and arrogant. In 392, Zhou Ji, the son of Zhou Dexing, was exposed to having an affair with a maid-in-waiting, and his father and son were killed.
12. Liang Guogong was born in Dingyuan, the brother-in-law of Chang Yuchun. Aquamarine is a new star in Ran Ran. 1379, made her Prince Yongchang. After that, she broke through Beiyuan in the fishing sea and became a duke. In 393, aquamarine was accused of rebellion, so it was killed and 15,000 people were implicated. There is no denying that Hai has committed some illegal acts, but it is not treason.
13. Aquamarine Party The so-called "Aquamarine Party" includes a man, a thirteenth marquis and a second uncle, mainly including Jingchuan Hou, Heqing Hou, Huining Hou, Pudinghou, Shanhou and Huaiyuan Hou. I won't introduce it here.
14. Among the heroes executed in-,there are two unknown crimes, namely 1394, Yongping Hou Xiecheng, and 1395, Chongshan Xin.
Second, give death.
In the early and late period of Zhu Yuanzhang's accession to the throne, he executed some outstanding heroes without obvious mistakes. Details are as follows:
1. Song Guogong, born in Shengfeng Dingyuan, formerly known as Guo Sheng. In his early years, he joined hands with his younger brother Feng to protect himself, and then surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang. 1970, Shengfeng was made Duke of Song. Zhu Yuanzhang called Feng "a brother of flesh and blood" in his letters patent. In 393, the month when Aquamarine was killed, Shengfeng was recalled to Beijing. Two years later, Sheng Feng was executed. The literature records that "it is better to shout to the top than to drink, and the wine will die suddenly."
2. The British public, Dangshan people, and Fu Youde joined the Red Scarf Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Fu Youde was commanded by Ming Yuzhen and Chen Youliang, but his whereabouts are unknown. After he surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang, he had to be reused. 1970, Fu Youde was made Prince of Yingchuan. Since then, he has repeatedly made outstanding achievements, and made the first achievements in Bashu, Cisse and Yunnan. 1984, promoted to win the country. In 394, Fu Youde was executed. It is said that he committed suicide in public in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
3. Liao Yongzhong Chaoxian people, Deqing Hou,-,gathered in Chaohu Lake with his younger brother Liao Yongan in his early years, and later took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang with the water army. In the battle of Poyang Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang commented on Liao Yongzhong's "outstanding achievements and extraordinary wisdom". It could have been sealed, but Zhu Yuanzhang used the excuse of "making a good Confucian scholar spy on me, and it was unfair for him not to be sealed". 1975, Zhu Yuanzhang sentenced Liao Yongzhong to death for illegally using dragons and phoenixes. It is worth mentioning that Wang Xiaoming was ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang to get rid of Liao Yongzhong.
4. Linchuan Hou, whose real name is Tingrui, was born in Mianyang in 3354. Chen Youliang's Hu Meiyuan was the prime minister of Jiangxi Province, guarding Longxing. After the defeat of Chen Youliang, Hu Mei surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang. He became independent and led an army to capture Fujian. 1984, Hu Mei and his son went to prison and died in prison. In 392, when Hu Dang was punished, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a letter to the traitor, saying that Hu Mei committed suicide because her eldest daughter was a noble lady and had a quarrel with her son-in-law.
5. Dingyuan Hou 354 is good at using double knives and is known as the "king of double knives". In early years, people gathered in villages and built villages to protect themselves. In 378, Wang Bi and Mu Ying made meritorious deeds together to crusade against Xifan, and were named Dingyuan Hou. As a pioneer, Wang Bi defeated the Northern Yuan cavalry in the Erhai fishing war. In 393, when Aquamarine was killed, Wang Bi and Fu Youde had a private talk. "During the Spring and Autumn Period, I will try my best to unite with Lian Heng", which was noticed by the Royal Guards. In 393, Wang Bi was sentenced to death.
Third, the cause of death is doubtful.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang slaughtered heroes, people had doubts about the causes of death of other heroes, so some suspicious causes of death appeared. For example, Xu Da.
This is "the emperor wants you to die for three nights and not live for five nights." Zhu Yuanzhang's way of killing people is really strange and varied. Look at these brothers who work for him. They all died by the sword. Doesn't he feel a little guilty? If I had known that fame would be killed, would those founding heroes still work for Zhu Yuanzhang?