It seems to have been a law that the first emperor of the empire always preferred to hurt the old buddies who had helped him establish the dynasty in ancient China.
Emperors sometimes did not want to hurt the old fellow out of intention, but they had to do something so that their power would not be deprived.
Therefore, please do not envy the emperor has a lot of Chinese concubines. The emperor’s life is not great, and emperors always worry about their privilege every day. It also included the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang.
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was able to establish the Ming Dynasty was that he received a lot of support from the Huaixi Group, including Li Shanchang’s.
Before the establishment of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was continually increasing the number of his think tank. One of them, a man who named Zhu Sheng, proposed to Zhu Yuanzhang, hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang would heighten the fortification, fatten a store of provision, and latten the king’s coronation.
Zhu Yuanzhang finally took his advice, and his suggestion had a significant effect on Zhu Yuanzhang’s military strategy. Zhu Yuanzhang should have rewarded Zhu Sheng after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhu Sheng chose to leave the right eye of the storm to the countryside after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang granted the members of the Huaixi Group a high privilege after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang presented Li Shan Chang Dan Book Iron Coupon, which could help Li Shanchang avoid the two punishments of law.
Why did Zhu Yuanzhang want to eliminate Li Shanchang?
The purpose of eliminating Li Shanchang was to consolidate the imperial power and clear the way for the successor of the emperor.
Besides, according to the method of removing Huaixi Group, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted a roundabout strategy. He did not choose to destroy all members of Huaixi Group at once, but slowly and step by step.
For Li Shanchang, it is because of his greed for rights that Zhu Yuanzhang had the idea of wanting to eliminate him. For example, Li Shanchang was still advising Zhu Yuanzhang after retirement. Obviously, this is not enough for Li Shanchang’s understanding of the meaning of retirement.
Due to his behavior, it was shown to Zhu Yuanzhang that even when Li Shanchang retired, he still had many followers in politics, and many Ming officials were willing to work for him. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang’s defenses would be inevitable and had the plan of eliminating Li Shanchang.
Unfortunately, when Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to eliminate Li Shanchang, the Dan Book Iron Coupon failed to protect him. It is a wake-up call for us not to be greedy for Right from Li Shanchang’s experience. Right is like a broad double-edged sword, and it hurts yourself if you misuse it. It is a pity that Li Shanchang did not understand it.
