Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of Ming Dynasty, has high political and military ability, tenacious perseverance and tenacious fighting spirit. So he was able to ascend to the throne step by step from a poor monk. Hard struggle tempered his smooth political skills and keen military vision, but it also formed his mentality of not trusting anyone for no reason.
Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the strategic position of Guizhou, but he always held a distrust and preventive attitude towards Guizhou Tusi. When the Ming army conquered Yunnan, he unabashedly warned Fu Youde, the general of Zhengnan: "There is still trouble in planning the layout." "If Ai Cui's people are not fully dressed, even though there is Yunnan, it is difficult to keep it."
Shuixi Anjia people have a very long history in Guizhou. During the Shu and Han dynasties, his ancestor helped Zhuge Liang to Pingnan Middle School, "accumulating grain canals and assisting the prime minister to capture Meng Huo", which was named as the economic fire of Luodian Wang. After the fire was saved, Po Hou in the Tang Dynasty, Pugui in the Northern Song Dynasty and Ahua in the Yuan Dynasty all took the soil to attack the nobles at the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China. During the dynasty change of more than a thousand years, Shui An always took the lead in accepting the soil and attaching to the inside, which showed that he knew the general situation, took care of the overall situation and had a strong sense of national unity.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Ai Cui was attached to the land in the fourth year of Hongwu (137 1) with the rate of Shuidong, Song and Mongolia. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered "inheriting the original official" and "paying taxes", and gave Ai Cui a surname as a sign of netting. The following year, the Ming government ordered the merger of Shuidong and Shuixi, and established Guizhou Xuanwei Division, with Ai Cui as Xuanwei's ambassador, Shuidong as Xuanwei's Tongzhi and Anshi as Xuanwei's commander-in-chief. We discussed something together. In the sixth year of Hongwu (1373), Zhu Yuanzhang issued a letter, making it clear that "Guizhou Xuanwei made Aicui above all Xuanwei".
In order to repay the honor of the imperial court, when the Ming army attacked Yunnan, Shuixi took out 10 thousand horses, 10 thousand blankets, 10 thousand cattle and sheep, and 10 thousand crossbows to help with military supplies. In the year of Pingding in Yunnan, Ai Cui also paid tribute to 27 horses, blankets, shirts and knives. Since then, Shuixi's tribute has hardly been interrupted. Of course, every time, it was also rewarded by the feudal dynasty.
However, all this does not change Zhu Yuanzhang's prejudice against all ethnic groups in Guizhou.
Shuixi provided a large number of munitions for the army conquering the south, which contributed to the overall victory of the Ming army. In the following year, Zhu Yuanzhang had secretly instructed Fu Youde and other generals. In order to prevent "the return of the great army and the reunion of barbarians", it was ordered to send Uza, Wumeng, Dongchuan and Mumbu to the DPRK, "so did the Ai Cui couple". In August of the same year, Fu Youde was ordered to control Shuixi with heavy troops, saying that "in the ethereal land, hundreds of thousands of people will settle down".
"Ming history? 3 16? "Guizhou Tusi" recorded such a thing: "Ai Cui paid tribute to horses every year, and the emperor gave Jin Qi banknotes. (Hong Wu) died when he was fourteen years old, and his wife, She Xiang, was attacked. The commander-in-chief wants to destroy Luo Jin and replace him with a flowing official, so he slaps things and provokes them with soldiers. Zhu is angry and wants to make a comeback. Liu stopped hearing about it in order to go to the capital. Since the emperor summoned this question, he ordered Shu Zhen to return, recruited incense and gave him notes. In seventeen years, she Xiang came to Korea under his command, complaining about Ye's drastic changes, and willing to play an effective role in opening up the western regions and protecting the world. Emperor Yue, it is a sin to give incense, pearls, wishful crowns, gold rings, clothes and call Ye back. "
This is a story that many people are already familiar with. People admire She Xiang's awe-inspiring righteousness and marvel at her ability to keep calm, safeguard the overall situation, turn enemies into friends and stop a war that is harmful to national unity and national unity in an extremely complicated political environment. However, he showed great contempt for Ma Ye's tyranny and his attempt to start a war in order to win honor. However, if we analyze the political situation in the early Ming Dynasty and Zhu Yuanzhang's consistent acting style, it is not difficult to find many interesting places.
Zhu, who came out of the bloody war, has never been unforgivable and will never be soft on those who openly dare to disobey orders. Zhu Yuanzhang's harshness was beyond the reach of the rulers before the Ming Dynasty. However, Ma Ye, as the commander-in-chief in central Guizhou, dared to make trouble without authorization, and used naked means to attack She Xiang, which was really puzzling. The only possibility is that this official who is inextricably linked with the imperial court is Ma Huanghou's nephew, and he thinks that he has touched Zhu Yuanzhang's inner thoughts.
Zhu Yuanzhang's distrust of water security is deeply rooted. He not only set up the Commander-in-Chief of Guizhou in Guizhou City (now Guiyang) to strengthen the monitoring of the two ambassadors, but also strictly stipulated that Shui An "should not return water unless it is official business". If something needs to go to the west, it must be submitted for approval, and it will be kept by Shuidong Song, who is known as Xuanwei. The purpose is obviously to control the emerald circle in Guiyang and weaken its connection with Shuixi genera.
In other words, the idea of finding fault with the West and making excuses for strict political control and even military strikes has been active in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind. If not, the horse would never dare to take the risk of decapitation to take credit.
Historically, history books have a tradition of "respecting people and taboo". We can't guess out of thin air whether Ma was inspired by Zhu Yuanzhang in the She Xiang incident. However, we can still see some clues from the attitude and disposal methods of the emperor after the incident.
The first person to report the Shuixi incident to the court was Liu of Shuidong. It stands to reason that Zhu Yuanzhang should have a strong reaction when he heard this important event that concerns the safety of one party. At least he will let the imperial edict and other documents be brought back to appease She Xiangjun, or send someone to Guizhou to investigate with Liu. However, Ming Taizu, known for its decisive actions, did not do so. He just let Liu Qu meet him and asked her, "Can you help me call her to the capital?" Then, the emperor himself sat in the capital waiting for She Xiang to appear in court. From Guiyang to Jinling, it takes at least a few months to go back and forth. In the face of the grim situation that Zhu Man wanted to rebel, Zhu Yuanzhang was so relaxed and didn't worry at all, which can't be said to be an anomaly.
In the subsequent interview, the dialogue between Zhu Yuanzhang and She Xiang was even more intriguing. Zhu Yuanzhang first asked Shexiang: "Horses have also brought you a lot of pain. I want to get rid of him for you. What will you give me in return? " She Xiang replied: "I am willing to restrain my subordinates from generation to generation and safeguard local peace." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "That's your duty. How can it be called a reward? " She Xiang replied: "There is a road leading to Sichuan in the northeast of Guizhou, but it has been blocked for a long time. I am willing to dig a mountain road for your majesty and write a post-biography for communication. " Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy and immediately ordered to give her a generous gift and recalled to Beijing.
After returning to Guizhou, She Xiang kept her promise to Zhu Yuanzhang, personally led all the people to open mountains, dig mountains and build roads, and opened up two post roads centered on Pianqiao (now shibin): one passed Shuidong and Wusha and reached Wumeng; One passes through Caotang, Luguang, Guli and Bijie. Along the way, there are nine stations, including Longchang, Luguang, Guli, Shuixi, Shexiang, Jinji, Goya, Osmanthus fragrans and Bijie, which are called "Longchang Nine Stations" in history.
Contrary to what she Xiang promised, Zhu Yuanzhang's handling of the incident neither thundered nor rained. Disposal of horses is also Zhu Yuanzhang's personal commitment to She Xiangjun. According to the seriousness of the crimes committed by Ma Ye, beheading should be the lightest, and in the worst case, it is also dismissal for investigation. However, there is no record of this in Ming history. Some documents, such as Yan Moon Hee by Tian Shucheng and Ming History by Gu Yingtai, are not official after all, although there are records such as "Mao was angry and immediately beheaded" and "Ye was summoned to count his crimes and beheaded". Therefore, Ma Ye's life and death is always a mystery.
Some scholars have analyzed that Ma was not killed later, but was sent to the northwest to continue to command the army. This result is entirely possible. If so, the disloyalty of the feudal emperors and the loyalty of She Xiang are really events worthy of people's deep thinking in the history of China.
She Xiang is not only an eternal historical monument in people's hearts, but also her complex of taking care of the overall situation, patriotism and love for her hometown, even after centuries, is worthy of our admiration.