Was Zhu Sheng executed by Zhu Yuanzhang? Why was he executed?

Zhu Sheng was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in Zhu Sheng? A look at his surname may make many people guess a little more or less. He should be from the Ming Dynasty. Indeed, as everyone expected, Zhu Sheng came from the Ming Dynasty, and he was a historical hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. He is accomplished in literature and military affairs. During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, he made suggestions for Zhu Yuanzhang's country.

Bronze statue of Zhu Sheng

It is said that Zhu Sheng began to study in the academy at the age of eight, and by the time he was 19, he had the title of scholar. He once opened a museum in his hometown to give lectures, and he liked to study astrological changes and divination methods. Later, he published a series of books on astrology.

In fact, as early as Zhu Sheng was 24 years old, he wrote the first book of his life, A Record of Mo Zhuang, which shows Zhu Sheng's profound literary skills. Zhu Sheng's erudition and extensive knowledge won him great influence.

In A.D. 1357, when Zhu Yuanzhang surrounded Huizhou City, Zhu Sheng risked his life to persuade the generals guarding the city to surrender. The relationship between Zhu Sheng and the Ming Dynasty began here. In the second year, when Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Wuyuan, he could not capture it for a long time and was very upset. Deng Yu, commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, proposed to invite Zhu Sheng, who is known as Zhuge Liang.

Look at his good plan. Zhu Yuanzhang personally visited Zhu Sheng's residence. Zhu Sheng put forward the world-famous strategy of building walls and accumulating grain, and strategically gave Zhu Yuanzhang a series of strategies for building the country. These strategies not only showed their powerful military thoughts, but also made great contributions to unifying the Central Plains and establishing the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, Zhu Sheng continued to be a counselor and held an important position in Yingtianfu. His political status is equivalent to that of a founding father, and Zhu Yuanzhang also praised Zhu Sheng's character. Zhu Sheng was an official for ten years, and his achievements were outstanding, which was highly valued by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Even so, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would kill the hero, so in the second year of Hongwu, Zhu Sheng wanted to resign and retire on the grounds that he was too old to serve the country. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to be sealed with him on the grounds of outstanding achievements, but Zhu Sheng insisted on not being sealed. After retiring, Zhu Sheng went to Nanlonggang and ended his legendary life for three years in Hongwu.

How did Zhu Sheng die? "A cunning rabbit dies, a running dog cooks", and almost all the founding heroes of the past dynasties can't escape the fate of rabbit dying and dog cooking, especially the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Sheng, a famous counselor around Zhu Yuanzhang, played an important role in the process of Jianming, and Zhu Yuanzhang praised him as "the nine-character national policy determines the country". So, how did Zhu Sheng, the founding adviser of the Ming Dynasty, die? Was he killed by Ming Taizu?

In A.D. 1357, Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of the Red Scarf Army, led an army to attack Huizhou. Zhu Sheng stood alone under the city wall and persuaded Fu Tong, commander-in-chief of the Yuan Dynasty, to surrender in Kaesong, so as to save Huizhou people from military disaster. The following year, Zhu Yuanzhang led the troops to attack Wuyuan, but did not take it. One of his men said, "There is a hermit named Zhu Sheng here. He is very knowledgeable and his intelligence is equivalent to Zhuge Liang." Zhu Yuanzhang personally inspected Shimen, and Zhu Sheng gave three suggestions: "Build a high wall, accumulate grain, and be king slowly". Zhu Yuanzhang adopted it, and he didn't become the king of Wu until he defeated Chen Youliang, the number one enemy. Before that, he was the duke of Wu. The strategy put forward by Zhu Sheng prevented Zhu Yuanzhang from becoming the key target of Yuan Dynasty, and gained valuable time for his power expansion.

In A.D. 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor and summoned Zhu Sheng to Nanjing, on an equal footing with the founding heroes. Zhu Sheng knew the truth about retirement, and the next year he asked for retirement. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to give him an official position, but Zhu Shengjian refused. Besides, after retiring, Zhu Sheng didn't "return home with clothes on". Instead of returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors, he moved to Xixi and finally settled in Nanlonggang. A year later, Zhu Sheng and his wife died of illness and were buried in Nanlonggang. So, how did Zhu Sheng die? Was he killed by Ming Taizu? The answer is no.

At the beginning of the Red Scarf Uprising in Zhu Sheng Tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, he was still a worthy corporal, so a large number of counselors gathered around him, such as Liu Ji, Li Shanchang and Zhu Sheng. Zhu Sheng, a native of Xiuning, Anhui Province, was born in a semi-agricultural family. He is free, intelligent and eager to learn. He began to write books in his twenties. During the Yuan Dynasty to Mindfulness, he was admitted as a scholar and was awarded the official position of Zheng Xue by the court, but he didn't take up his post until he was in his fifties. During his tenure, Zhu Sheng formulated academic regulations and vigorously rectified corruption in academic politics, which was well received by local teachers and students. However, after only three years, he resigned and moved to Shimen.

Zhu Sheng tomb

There is an allusion to Zhu Sheng's resignation in history. It is said that after Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he was promoted as a founding hero in Daxing, and everyone was happy to keep a clean and honest salary, but Zhu Shengjian refused to accept his resignation. Zhu Sheng didn't stay with Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time, but he had a premonition that Zhu Yuanzhang would not treat the hero well, so he abdicated early in the second year of Hongwu. Although Zhu Sheng resigned from his official position on the grounds of old age, his son is still an official of the imperial court. In order to protect his son's safety, Zhu Sheng cried in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and asked the emperor to give him an iron coil to avoid death. Zhu Yuanzhang gave many hero death-free books, but there was no one, so he agreed to Zhu Sheng's request. Unexpectedly, just a few years later, Zhu Sheng's son was involved in the Guo Huan case and finally died in an unjust case.

As for Zhu Sheng himself, he was seventy years old when he resigned, and he died the next year after returning to China, so he died happily. After Zhu Sheng died, his family buried him nearby. So far, Zhu Sheng's tomb in South long gang zhen has a history of more than 600 years. Zhu Sheng's tomb looks like a granary, which symbolizes the strategy of "accumulating grain widely" put forward by Zhu Sheng. The tombstone is made of white marble, which symbolizes the noble quality of Zhu Sheng's life. On the front, there are eleven characters "Tomb of Zhu Sheng, a great scholar in imperial academy in Ming Dynasty", and on the back, there are small characters describing his life story. 1999, Zhu Sheng Tomb was listed as a county-level cultural relics protection unit.