1, Zhu Yuanzhang believes that all dynasties with Yingtian as their capital are short-lived. As his son, Judy clearly understands this-I wonder if it is a historical coincidence, regardless of the previous dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was its capital here, and his rule ended four years later; The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established its capital here and failed in less than 15 years. In 22 years, Nanjing National Government was overthrown. ...
2. Nanjing is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and is in an unfavorable geographical position in military defense-the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising in the late Qing Dynasty. Taiping army sent troops from Wuhan and reached Jinling along the river, winning the first battle. This also confirms Ming Di's concern.
3. At that time, the remnants of Mongolian Yuan in the north were the biggest rivals of Ming Dynasty. For the sake of national defense, Judy decided to adopt the way of "the emperor guarding the border" and concentrate the manpower and material resources of the whole country on the northern border by administrative means-which was also a last resort under the backward productivity conditions at that time.
4. Judy's personal emotional factors. He has lived in Beiping for a long time, and he has deep feelings for Beiping, and regards Beiping as the land of Longxing.
5. On the basis of rule, many scholars in Jiangsu and Zhejiang where Nanjing is located psychologically support the memory of Jianwen Emperor. Moving the capital to Beijing can make Judy return to her own "one acre and three points", which will be much more practical psychologically-Judy has been looking for the truth all her life, just for the mysterious cause of his death. Even at the expense of sending Zheng He to the South Sea with a huge fleet. ...
B. According to Records of Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, in the first year of Yongle (1403), Xin Mao, Li Zhigang and others, ministers of rites, said: "The main book of Beiping should bear the land of Longxing, and should follow the system of Emperor Taizong and Zhongdu as the capital." "Ming History" said that "a sensitive person, who can manage the drama and be good at fu, first proposed to build a peaceful capital in the north." It seems that taking Beiping as Beijing, though from Li Zhigang's mouth, actually refers to Ming Chengzu himself. However, Li Zhigang and others did not understand the real intention of Ming Dynasty at this time, not only because Beiping was his "prosperous land", but also because of the need to unify the situation.
C Evaluation: As we all know, in the history of China, there was a "rule of culture and scenery" in the Han Dynasty and a "rule of Guan Zhen" in the Tang Dynasty, but people often neglected that there was another "eternal propaganda prosperous time" in the Ming Dynasty, that is, Yongle to Xuande prosperous time. The most representative of this prosperous time should actually be the "Yongle Prosperity". In the words of the Qing Dynasty, "Yongle flourished in both Han and Tang Dynasties." It is said that the prosperity of Han and Tang Dynasties is both, and its achievements and undertakings can be called "vast territory, far from Han and Tang Dynasties, and its success is magnificent and prosperous." So, in the Ming Tombs, we saw that Emperor Kangxi wrote four words on the stone tablet in front of the Ming Tombs, called "Governing the Tang and Song Dynasties". So we can see that there was a prosperous period in the history of China. What is this prosperous time? It is "the prosperous time of Yongle" and another prosperous time after "the rule of Wenjing" and "the rule of Zhenguan", both in Han and Tang Dynasties.
Ming Chengzu moved to Beijing, and he was brilliant. He built a vast country based on Beijing and established an equal and harmonious world order based on Beijing. His mind, the average person, the average emperor can't compare. Ming Chengzu wants to do things and do the biggest thing in the world; He wants to compile the biggest book, collect all the books in the world and compile a "Yongle Grand Ceremony"; He wants to build the largest palace in the world, which is also the largest palace in the world; He wants to build the highest place to worship heaven in the world-the Temple of Heaven, which is still the highest place to worship heaven in the world. After he ascended the throne, he wanted to erect a monument to Zhu Yuanzhang. This stone tablet is so big that it hasn't been moved until now, and it is still on the roadside of the Ming tombs. If this stone tablet is built, it will be the largest stone tablet in the world. Now it's called "stone tablet" If we go to Zhongshan in Nanjing, we can see this stone tablet of the Ming Dynasty. One more thing, this shows the mind of Ming Chengzu. If he wants to do something, he must do the biggest thing. For example, we are now in Beijing Dazhong Temple, where there is an ancient clock museum and an ancient clock in the back hall, which is now called "Yongle Bell". This big clock is the biggest clock in the world. How big is this clock? It is 6.75 meters high, 3.3 meters in diameter and weighs 93,000 Jin. It is full of scriptures. How many scriptures? 230,000 words, which is said to have been written by the famous calligrapher Shen Du at that time. Why did Judy build such a big clock? Prove that he is supreme.
Cheng Zu of the Ming Dynasty was a monarch with great talent in culture and military affairs. However, great talent is accompanied by some other shortcomings. Judy created many unprecedented feats, but he spent more money than other emperors. He opened up an unprecedented vast territory, but let countless soldiers die in battle; He inherited and developed Zhu Yuanzhang's career, but usurped his nephew's throne and killed countless people. So, hundreds of years have passed, how should we evaluate such a controversial emperor today?
So, how do we evaluate people like Ming Chengzu? Let's talk about the Ming Dynasty itself. First of all, he inherited Ming Taizu's career, adjusted Ming Taizu's policies, improved the civil service system of the Ming Dynasty, and built the career of the Ming Dynasty on a more solid foundation and pushed it to a new height.
Secondly, in the history of the development of the Chinese nation, Ming is a key figure, who promoted the development of a multi-ethnic unified country and the national cultural process of the Chinese nation.
Thirdly, Ming Chengzu has both heroic and cruel side. His cruelty is not only reflected in the cruel suppression and killing of political opponents after he seized power, but also in the fact that the East Factory established after he seized power strengthened the control of the national politics and bureaucracy, and also caused the eunuch to be incompetent in power in the future.
Fourthly, we say that Yongle is a prosperous time far away from Han and Tang dynasties, but this prosperous time is also a difficult prosperous time, and this prosperous time has cost the people a lot.
It is our ideal to ask an emperor to do great things and protect the interests of ordinary people, but when we evaluate historical figures, we cannot but point out his shortcomings. He is not only a brilliant monarch, but also a monarch who brings a heavy burden to everyone. Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty is a key figure in the history of Ming Dynasty, and also an important figure in the history of China. China's civil service system was perfected by the Ming Dynasty, which laid the political pattern of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and influenced the political life of the Ming and Qing Dynasties for more than 500 years.