Zhu Di’s master behind the scenes: How evil is the black-robed demon monk?

There were two very powerful monks in the history of the Ming Dynasty. One of the monks was naturally Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. He grew from a young monk in Huangjue Temple to the top of ten thousand people, and the other was a famous monk. The monk Daoyan who helped Zhu Di rebel and seize the world from the feudal kings was Yao Guangxiao, who was nicknamed the black-robed demon monk. This man was not a good monk, but he interfered in politics and incited the vassal king, King Yan Zhu Di, to rebel, causing chaos in the world and ruining all life. What is he if he is not a monster monk? Again. He is said to be a monster, mainly because he is proficient in hundreds of schools of thought, not only Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, but also medicine, military science, yin and yang science, architecture, Feng Shui and other knowledge. It can be said that he is a rare person in a century. To put it simply, because he is too smart and wise, unlike a mortal, he can be called a monster.

When Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen began to raise the butcher knife to the vassal kings everywhere, King Yan Zhu Di did not dare to rebel, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He could only wait to be killed by the emperor with one knife. At this time, Yao Guangxiao However, he suggested that King Zhu Di of Yan should immediately rebel and seize the world. After Yan King Zhu Di raised his army, he encountered great difficulties. Jinan was unable to be conquered in the south. Yao Guangxiao came up with a strange plan at this time. He suggested that Zhu Di bypass the layers of blockades set up by the imperial army and implement a large-circle and encirclement strategy to go straight to Nanjing. . You must know that this strategy has only been used three times in history, once in the War of Liberation, once when the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, and again when Zhu Di rushed thousands of miles to attack Huanglong and occupied Nanjing.

Yao Guangxiao also made great achievements in cultural construction. He was the chief editor of the Yongle Dadian. It is generally believed that the chief editor of the Yongle Dadian was Xie Jin, the most talented man in the Ming Dynasty. However, Jie Jin was responsible for compiling the Yongle Dadian and failed. , Emperor Yongle ordered Yao Guangxiao to re-compile it. Yao Guangxiao spent three years collecting more than 8,000 ancient books and compiled the Yongle Dadian. The book has more than 22,000 volumes, more than 11,000 volumes, and a total of 370 million words. Comparing the Sikuquanshu, you will know how big this project can be. The Sikuquanshu collects only more than 3,500 ancient and modern books, which is less than half of the Yongle Dadian. Encyclopedia Britannica calls the Yongle Dadian the most massive book in human history so far.

Yao Guangxiao also has another achievement. The entire planning of Beijing city was designed by Yao Guangxiao. It is said that when the city of Beijing was being built, there was an evil dragon that kept obstructing the construction of the project. Yao Guangxing personally took action, suppressed the evil dragon under the Dongzhi Gate and built a bridge. The evil dragon asked Yao Guangxiao when he could stand up, and Yao Guangxiao said that he would wait for the bridge. It can be turned around after it gets old, but this bridge, named Beixin Bridge, will never grow old. Yao Guangxiao also did the acupoint fixing of the Ming Tombs.