Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to behead a teenager, and the teenager was not afraid to laugh before he died. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang seal the official instead?

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang chose not to kill the boy at first, and finally let the boy be an official, mainly because of the boy's integrity and filial piety, as well as his fearlessness in the face of danger and difficulties. The hero's name is Zhou Wan. At that time, Zhou Wan's father was an official in the Ming Dynasty, and he was a magistrate in Anhui. However, his father was involved in a case. At that time, his father's death sentence was beheaded. In the face of his father who was about to be beheaded, Zhou Wan was very sad.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang once made a rule of "beating drums" in the capital, so Zhou Wan went to Zhu Yuanzhang to inquire for his father with such a purpose, and said that if there was no evidence, he hoped to be punished for his father. But Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the man in front of him was just a child. It can be said that whether it is true or not, even if it is true, it is impossible for him to execute a child.

However, Zhou Wan's determination to save his father never diminished, so he repeatedly begged Zhu Yuanzhang to let his father go. Zhu Yuanzhang was also very upset about this, and finally he was so angry that he wanted to order Zhou Wan to be killed. But at this time, Zhou Wan said, if my life can be exchanged for my father's life, I will.

In the face of Zhou Wan's answer, Zhu Yuanzhang and the ministers at that time were very surprised that such a sentence could actually appear in a teenager's mouth, and Zhu Yuanzhang thoroughly investigated the matter in this case, and finally concluded that Zhou Wan's father was actually wronged. In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang acquitted Zhou Wan and his son, chose to release Zhou Wan and his son at the same time, and later sealed the official post for Zhou Wan.