Judy from Rebecca to the Emperor.
Judy, the founder of Daming, was the third emperor of Ming Dynasty, with the year number Yongle, so people later called him Yongle Emperor and Yongle Emperor.
1360 On May 2, Judy was born in Yingtianfu, which is today's Nanjing.
From 1370 to 139 1, he made 23 of his 26 sons princes three times and sent them to various strategic locations in the country.
1370, Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son Judy was made a prince.
1378, Zhu Yuanzhang changed Nanjing into the capital, and let the vassals go to their fiefs one after another.
1April 6, 380, Judy, the prince of Yan, officially went to his fief, Beiping, to become a vassal. Because Beiping was responsible for defending against the invasion of Mongolian nobles, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him more troops than other princes, and allowed him to make his own decisions on small matters in the army, which greatly increased Judy's strength.
1399, Judy launched the battle of Jingnan and prepared to attack Wen Jian.
1402 He ascended the throne in Nanjing and changed to Yongle.
Why did Judy move to Beijing?
In the first year of Yongle, the capital of Ming Dynasty was in present-day Nanjing, China. Judy and his old men are familiar with Beiping and are full of affection for this place. On the thirteenth day of the first month of Yongle, Judy returned to the palace after offering sacrifices to heaven and earth according to her ancestors. Li Zhigang, the minister of rites, suggested that Beiping be designated as Kyoto. Judy agreed happily and promoted Beiping to Beijing, becoming the second Kyoto of the dynasty.
First of all, Judy killed many of his old ministers, which is very disturbing. In addition, when he invaded Nanjing, his nephew Wen Jian mysteriously disappeared in a fire, and his life and death were unknown. However, many historians of later generations believe that it was not the Emperor Wen Jian himself who was buried at that time. The real emperor Wen Jian has probably fled to the outside. This incident has also become Judy's biggest concern.
One day in court, Judy was almost assassinated by Jing Qing. Later, Judy often had nightmares in Nanjing. He began to miss his hometown Beijing more strongly. So he began to plan to move to Beijing. He once suggested moving the capital, but met with fierce opposition from ministers. Later, he began to make systematic and meticulous preparations for the circuitous and secret move of the capital.
Moving the capital to build a palace: the hidden heart of the emperor
In A.D. 1403, many southerners from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places suddenly appeared in this city, which just changed its name from Beiping to Beijing. With the consent of the imperial court, they moved their capital to Beijing, so they can get a five-year tax exemption. Generally speaking, these people are relatively rich, and they soon started their business in Beijing that they used to run in the south. At the same time, in the suburbs of Beijing, many farmers began to reclaim land, and a large-scale immigration project began.
1June, 405, Zheng He was sent by Emperor Yongle to lead the fleet to the ocean. That is, the famous Zheng He's voyage to the West in history. Zheng He set sail with the mission of showing national prestige. It was also said that the voyage was actually to find the missing emperor Wen Jian.
Just as Zheng He was going to the Western Ocean, something happened that made Judy happy. A group of ministers, led by Qiu Fu, suggested that a new palace should be built in Beijing, which was certainly to Judy's liking.
Emperor Yongle began to send his confidants to all parts of the country to prepare for this huge project. Among them, Song Li, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Shi Kui, the assistant minister of the official department, and Shi Kui, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry. It is said that the work of picking wood for building a new palace in Yongle period lasted 13 years. However, it is also very difficult to mine the stones for building palaces.
In A.D. 1409, Judy lived here in the name of patrolling and hunting. From 1409 to 142 1, he spent five years and eight months in Beijing. This made the decision-making, military and administrative systems of the Ming Dynasty gradually move northward. From A.D. 14 10 to A.D. 14 14, Judy, who was based in Beijing, crossed the Great Wall twice for personal expedition and defeated Mongolian tribes who had threatened Beijing for many years.
At the beginning of Judy's plan to move to Beijing, his wife, Queen Xu, passed away. The mausoleum should have been built in Nanjing, but Judy quietly sent a minister and a feng shui gentleman to Beijing to find Ji Jean to build the mausoleum. Two years later, more than 20 miles north of Changping, Judy issued a decree that this circle was a restricted area in the mausoleum area. This is the Ming Tombs today. With the death of Queen Xu, ministers realized that this was a signal for the emperor to move the capital.
Later, some ministers in Nanjing began to humble themselves and directly opposed the secret of Ming Chengzu's move to the capital. And they have all been downgraded. Later, ministers strongly demanded that the first capital of the Ming Dynasty be located in Beijing. Judy's wish to move to the capital for many years has finally come true. Historians of later generations believe that this decision means that the political center of China began to move northward, and the geopolitics of China has changed since then.