In the twilight of Nanjing, the afterglow of the sunset sprinkled on the historic Ming city wall, where many moving stories have happened, today, we want to talk about a staggering story, about a prince named Zhu Tan, he is really a "ridiculous" character, for pleasure, his ending is more and more tragic, to some extent, his life is like a silent tragedy, definitely worthy of our deep reflection
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Looking back on history, Zhu Tan's background is undoubtedly glamorous, he is the tenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, his mother is the much-loved Concubine Ning, born to bathe in the halo of power and wealth, it can almost be said that "born to win", these privileges seem to be destined for his fate, as soon as he was born as the king of Lu, watching his father gradually establish a glorious Ming Dynasty, his future should be bright
Zhu Tan's childhood did not experience too many ups and downs, although his father Zhu Yuanzhang was strict in governing the country, but he was particularly tolerant of his children, especially the children born of his favorite concubines, imagine that when other brothers continued to compete for the power of the throne, Zhu Tan was like a "prince", carefree to accept all the glory and wealth, even on his tenth birthday, his father specially set up a gorgeous palace for him, showing his unique position in his father's heart
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But the changes of life are always unexpectedly dramatic, when Zhu Tan is about to move towards a new stage of life, entered his fiefdom Yanzhou, began his political career, countless people are looking forward to him to spread his wings and give full play to his talents, but he was confused by the fresh prosperity and extravagance around him at a young age, it is true that Zhu Tan does have the talent of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has even been praised by many ministers, and he is so powerless in the face of pleasure as a young man
The power games of that era were never simple winners and losers, Zhu Tan's indulgent life soon caused a storm, a Taoist priest came to his garden, claiming to be able to teach the secret art of immortality, Zhu Tan was already intoxicated with prosperity, but he was more indulgent in the lies of the Taoist priest, the Taoist priest not only made Zhu Tan more and more addicted to women, and even claimed that he could enhance men's masculinity through "sexual affairs", which was undoubtedly a great threat to his health
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Zhu Tan's health deteriorated, under the influence of this wanton profligacy and bad life, his body was like a gradually withering flower, losing its vitality, although he sought medical advice, he never paid attention to the body's warnings, whenever the doctor prescribed medicine, advising him to stay away from women, but he deceived himself, thinking that the "elixir" of Taoist priests was the panacea
Finally, in the twenty-first year of Hongwu, Zhu Tan and Princess Tang returned to Nanjing together to meet his father Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Tan, who was full of confidence and was in an extremely indulgent state, when he walked into the palace, the staggering appearance really frightened Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the king of a country, looked at his son, full of shock and disappointment filled his heart, and the ensuing anger burned his reason like a fire
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Zhu Tan's indulgence, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally could not forgive, the high hopes for his son in his heart came to naught in an instant, and the deep friendship between his father and son collapsed instantly, Zhu Yuanzhang After heavy thinking, in the face of this son who disappointed him, Zhu Yuanzhang finally decided to punish him and shave his hair as a punishment, as for Zhu Tan's princess Tang, she was punished more severely for failing to restrain her husband and was sentenced to Ling Chi, and there has been no day to turn over
Zhu Tan's fate was reversed almost in an instant, he could have spread his wings and fly high, because he was punished by his father and fell into the bottomless abyss, he lost his dignity, especially after experiencing the shame of shaving his long hair, he couldn't help but feel like ashes, in the face of the future of his imminent death, he began to realize his stupidity and absurdity, but it was too late, the physical condition was getting worse and worse, Zhu Tan was unable to reverse the situation after all, and finally came to the end of his life in panic and despair, only 20 years old
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When Zhu Yuanzhang learned of Zhu Tan's death, he angrily denounced, "Ridiculous, really ridiculous!" This sentence is not only a disappointment in his son's incompetence, but also a heartache for the tragedy of the whole family, Zhu Tan's death, like a loud sound, as if casting a shadow in everyone's heart, Zhu Yuanzhang, who lost his son, gave Zhu Tan the nickname of "King Lu Huang" in his heart, although it was a pity for the deceased, but it could not make up for the absurdity when he was alive
Zhu Tan's life seems to have turned into an invisible pain in an instant, reflecting countless thoughts on power and desire, although he is out of the pinnacle of power, but because of the blindness and ignorance in his heart fell into the abyss, the lessons of history shine here to remind that everyone's fate is impermanent, even if you have everything, but if you lose self-control, you will only bring tragedy in the end
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Life is so simple and complicated, we are all pursuing our dreams and happiness, but behind the pleasure, do we also pay for our own actions? Zhu Tan's story undoubtedly makes people reflect, let us be wary of the potential risks hidden behind the glamour, and hope that through this history, we can analyze our life choices more and seek a more meaningful way to live
Every story has its end, Zhu Tan's life has taught us that no matter how much glory comes, in the end, there is only enough wisdom and self-reflection left, and I hope that the lessons of this history can remain in our hearts forever like an imprint
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