After Judy usurped the throne, why did the ministers of Jianwen Emperor rather die than surrender?

Judy was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the fourth son of the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. During Judy's reign, she took a clear political stand, ordered the dredging of rivers, compiled ancient books and records, and recovered the country from abroad, creating a peaceful and prosperous situation for the country and the people. Yongle the Great? The title of. But his throne was seized, not inherited, so it was impolite.

It was because Judy usurped the throne that his name was not justified, so his ministers refused to give in to Judy. After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he raised his children and conferred the title of captaincy, and a large number of troops were scattered in all directions. At that time, Judy was a prince. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, and he began to weaken the influence of the princes, lest they rise up and rebel. This move was resisted by Judy, so he rebelled in A.D. 1399. In order to cover up the fact of his rebellion, he also published an article saying that his behavior was not wrong, but his behavior was wrong, so as to control public opinion. In August, Zhu Chu and Li Jinglong opened the door to surrender, and Judy led the army into the city. In the chaos, his whereabouts are unknown, and he is said to have been burned to death, but no one knows yet.

Ministers loyal to Wen Jian are all old Confucian scholars. They scoff at Judy's behavior, so they would rather express their loyalty by dying. In the end, Judy persecuted them to death in a cruel way, and no family member was spared.

Confucianism has become the mainstream in China since Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty ousted hundreds of schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone. Confucianism advocates that the monarch is the minister, the husband is the wife, and the father is the child. As a subject, he should be loyal to the monarch. In the Ming Dynasty, Confucianism became an important ideological weapon for the emperor to control his subjects. So it is not surprising that ministers loyal to Jianwen Emperor would rather die than surrender. In the eyes of future generations, this is called moral integrity and a fair death honors the whole life. The ancients attached great importance to fame. Instead of bearing the blame after surrender and making future generations look at jokes, it is better to end this life early and go down in history.