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1356, Zhu Yuanzhang conquered Yingtianfu and became one of the forces affecting the situation at the end of Yuan Dynasty. Yang Xian went to Zhu Yuanzhang to be in charge of paperwork in the Marshal's Office of Taiping Xingguo Wing. However, according to several records in history books, Yang Xian won Zhu Yuanzhang's trust not by his administrative ability, but by his excellent intelligence work. He was a member of Zhu Yuanzhang's early intelligence organization calibration, collecting information from hostile forces such as Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen, and helping Zhu Yuanzhang monitor the movements of domestic officials.
Yang Xian really established his position in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind through his association with Li Wenzhong. Li Wenzhong is the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang grew up in a poor family and survived only with the support of the Li family. Coupled with Zhu Yuanzhang's family, dozens of people died early, so he survived a Li Wenzhong, so he was particularly fond of this nephew. Li Wenzhong lived up to expectations. Under the guidance of Zhu Yuanzhang, Wen Tao was completely proficient in martial arts. At the age of 65,438+09, he joined the army and moved to the north, with outstanding achievements. For such a man who has both meritorious military service and prized, most people dare not sue him, but Yang Xian dares.
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1367, Zhu Yuanzhang wiped out the Wu Dong regime in Zhang Shicheng, and immediately let Li Wenzhong, the general manager of military affairs, guard the original Zhang Shicheng territory. At the same time, Yang Xian was appointed as an assistant in Li Wenzhong's office. Nominally, yang xian assisted Li Wenzhong. In fact, it was the first time that Zhu Yuanzhang did not trust his nephew to be in charge of one party alone, and let yang xian watch. Yang Xian really didn't save face for Li Wenzhong. Shortly after his arrival, he complained to Zhu Yuanzhang that Li Wenzhong was disobedient and hired a large number of Zhang Shicheng's men. After Zhu Yuanzhang got the report, he arrested all these people, or killed them or exiled them. Through this, Zhu Yuanzhang thinks that Yang Xian is loyal to himself, capable and not afraid of offending people, and is a good eagle dog.
1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor and established the Great Ming Dynasty. The fellow villagers in Huaixi who followed him to farmland in those years were all promoted to a higher position and held power. But Zhu Yuanzhang's fear of them is increasing day by day, especially Li Shanchang, the first of the six founding kings. Li Shanchang, with his age and profound qualifications, is a well-behaved leader in Huaixi. In addition, Li Shanchang is in charge of national affairs such as Zhongshu Province, Sixth Ministry and Prime Minister. He is the head of all officials, and his power is overwhelming. In order to check and balance Li Shanchang, Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for his confidant yang xian to enter Zhongshu Province, and in July 1370, he was promoted to second-class Zhongshu Zuo Cheng, taking away Li Shanchang's real power. But in July, when yang xian was proud of his career, he was suddenly executed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
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Yang Xian's life has experienced ups and downs in a month, which is rarely recorded in history books. We can only speculate by Zhu Yuanzhang's character.
Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid of Li Shanchang and others, but in the early Ming Dynasty, whether it was to eliminate the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, or to stabilize the world and restore the economy, it was inseparable from the efforts of Huaixi to follow the rules. So Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to suppress the expansion of these people's power at that time, but he didn't think of confrontation, direct confrontation. However, yang xian did not listen to Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions and constantly provoked and attacked Li Shanchang for no reason, which intensified the contradictions and delayed a lot of business.
Most importantly, Zhu Yuanzhang is a man with a strong desire for power. As the emperor's eagle dog, Yang Xian has his own political ambition, and that is to die. Li Shanchang followed Zhu Yuanzhang from 1353 and had a deep understanding of his character. So when yang xian entered Zhongshu Province, Li Shanchang began to call in sick and delegate power to avoid Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion and let yang xian take power with the support of the emperor. Yang Xiancheng became Zuo Cheng in Zhongshu, killed Liu Bing, forced Wang Guangyang out of Zhongshu, promoted his cronies, and established his authority in the DPRK. Zhu Yuanzhang dealt with Li Shanchang because he was worried that his power would threaten the imperial power. How can he tolerate Yang Xiancheng becoming another Li Shanchang?
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Yang xian's identity is the same as that of the later Royal Guards. He was the eagle dog that the emperor supervised the courtiers. Now this eagle dog not only violates the emperor's intention, but also wants to get rid of the status of eagle dog. Zhu Yuanzhang naturally won't leave him. So when Li Shanchang and others impeached yang xian for "lewdness", Zhu Yuanzhang directly killed yang xian. Yang Xian died, but Li Shanchang and others were not satisfied for long. After Zhu Yuanzhang got ready, the Hu case in 1380 and the aquamarine case in 1393 killed tens of thousands of people in the prison twice, and Xungui in Huaixi was almost slaughtered.
In fact, under the feudal imperial power, especially when encountering such a suspicious and murderous emperor as Zhu Yuanzhang, both yang xian and Li Shanchang are in a precarious situation. Yang Xian's position was wrong, and he died quickly and strangely, leaving countless inside stories for people to guess.