Zhu Yuanzhang's victory was in sight. He went to Chuzhou to meet Wang Xiaoming as emperor. Why did Wang Xiaoming sink to the bottom of the river on the way?

Wang Xiaoming sank to the bottom of the river when Zhu Yuanzhang sent someone to pick him up, because Zhu Yuanzhang was playing life-and-death with Zhang Shicheng. If Zhang Shicheng was not careful, after Wang Xiaoming was taken away, he would "hold the emperor to make the princes", and Zhu Yuanzhang's war for so many years would be in vain. In addition, if Zhu Yuanzhang directly killed Wang Xiaoming, there would be no need to "hold the emperor to make the princes", so that he would become orthodox when he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. In fact, Wang Xiaoming's death was caused by Zhu Yuanzhang for many reasons:

1. It was a fine day when Wang Xiaoming returned to Chuzhou.

As the son of Han, the leader of the Red Scarf Army, he became the leader of the Red Scarf Army after the death of the Ming King, that is, the default Ming King of the people. Therefore, this Wang Xiaoming had a special fortune teller to calculate a sunny auspicious day for him before going out for a long trip, so the possibility of Wang Xiaoming's death after encountering bad weather is actually very small.

Second, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't blame the escort officer Liao Yongzhong.

Now that Wang Xiaoming has become the future king in people's minds, it must be the emperor's ostentation and extravagance to meet him. Therefore, at that time, Wang Xiaoming's team to Yingtian was also huge, with a whole fleet to escort him. But in the end, Guazhou had an accident, and only Wang Xiaoming's boat with those people sank to the bottom of the river, while Liao Yongzhong's escort boat had nothing, and returned safely to Yingtian. Zhu Yuanzhang unexpectedly didn't blame Liao Yongzhong, the escort, because in normal times, they should hold these escorts accountable and kill them. Therefore, Wang Xiaoming will sink into the river, which only shows that this is a play planned by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Third, Zhu Yuanzhang should prevent Zhang Shicheng and others from taking Wang Xiaoming "to hold the emperor to make the princes."

When Zhu Yuanzhang was fighting Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shicheng was Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest threat. If Zhang Shicheng directly captured Anfeng and stole Wang Xiaoming, he could "hold the emperor to make the vassal", so that Zhu Yuanzhang's war for so many years was really in vain. So, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of completely blocking this possibility from the source, and killed Wang Xiaoming to get rid of it.

So, will Wang Xiaoming sink into the river of Guazhou in the process of "enjoying" the day, or is it because Zhu Yuanzhang can't leave Wang Xiaoming, because Wang Xiaoming has hindered his pace of becoming king? So, Wang Xiaoming is actually just a stepping stone to Zhu Yuanzhang's success, and his sinking into the river is just a play planned by Zhu Yuanzhang.