Zhu Biao satirized Zhu Yuanzhang as a tyrant, and was so angry that Lao Zhu picked up a chair and beat him. Why did he choose him as his successor?

As we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Since he ascended the throne, Lao Zhu has determined his future successor and has not selected suitable assistant ministers for his successor. The successor designated by Zhu Yuanzhang is Zhu Yuanzhang's direct descendant. The eldest son Zhu Biao. Zhu Yuanzhang has always had high hopes for him, but his personality is very different from Zhu Yuanzhang. Old Zhu has a hot temper, while Xiao Zhu has a kind and generous personality. The difference in personality also causes father and son to often quarrel. According to Zhu Yuanzhang's nature, he would definitely be deposed. However, in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang never had any intention of deposing the prince. Why is this?

Zhu Biao was born in 1332. His biological mother was the famous Empress Ma. Zhu Yuanzhang learned the news of his son's birth when he was attacking Nanjing. He was very happy. As the first son, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally Have high hopes for him. Lao Zhu worked as a beggar and a monk in his early years, so his education level was naturally not very high. However, he also knew the importance of learning cultural knowledge and invited the famous Confucian Song Lian to be Zhu Biao's teacher. When Zhu Yuanzhang established himself as King of Wu in 1364, he made Zhu Biao the crown prince. Four years later, Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and Zhu Biao was made the crown prince. In 1371, Zhu Biao was 22 years old. In order to train him, Lao Zhu specially asked him to supervise the country. It seems that Zhu Biao should be very much in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes, but in fact there are many conflicts between father and son.

After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he adopted a strict policy and executed many people who were corrupt and violated the law, including some who were unjustly, falsely and wrongly convicted. Zhu Biao was very dissatisfied with Zhu Yuanzhang's actions and often persuaded his father to practice benevolent government. Only Zhu Biao in the world dared to say this. In 1380, Zhu Biao's teacher was involved in the Hu Weiyong case. He risked his life to protect him, and finally the furious Zhu Yuanzhang spared Song Lian's life and simply exiled him to Sichuan.

Facing Zhu Biao's so-called benevolent advice, the father and son once had a fierce quarrel. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his son did not understand his painstaking efforts. He said that he would kill all the bad guys in the world before he could take over. But Zhu Biao didn't appreciate it. He said, "There are kings of Yao and Shun above, and people of Yao and Shun below." The emperor has his subjects. The implication is that Zhu Yuanzhang is unqualified and a tyrant. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang became furious and directly copied Get up the chair and make Zhubiao. Once one of Zhu Yuanzhang's concubines died, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhu Biao to serve the full period of the wand, but Zhu Biao refused. This made Zhu Yuanzhang so angry that he wanted to hit him with a sword! It can be seen that although Zhu Biao is generous, his stubborn character is similar to that of Zhu Yuanzhang. However, no matter how you say it, Zhu Biao's personality and approach are very different from Zhu Yuanzhang's. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang appoint him as his successor?

This is actually easy to understand. Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a peasant family, and it can be seen from his method of educating Zhu Biao that he is similar to an ordinary rural father. He even sent Zhu Biao back to his hometown to experience the hardships in the countryside and let him know that the country and the country were hard-won. Of course, on the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that if a son with a character like his was needed to take over in troubled times, the country needed a benevolent and righteous leader in peacetime. This is why Zhu Biao, although stubborn, has always had high hopes for Zhu Yuanzhang.