Zhu Di's three sons are the eldest son Zhu Gaochi, the second son Zhu Gaoxu, and the third son Zhu Gaosui.

After the eldest son Zhu Gaochi became emperor, he fell ill and died in just one year.

The second son, Zhu Gaoxu, died the worst. He was roasted to death by his own nephew.

The third son is considered to be the luckiest among Zhu Di's sons. Although he once rebelled, Zhu Zhanji did not deal with him. Instead, he allowed him to live peacefully to the age of 50 and died of illness.

Eldest son: Zhu Gaochi. Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi was born in 1378 AD. At that time, his father Zhu Di was the king of Yan in the Ming Dynasty. Because Zhu Gaochi was deeply loved by his grandfather, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, when he was young, Zhu Yuanzhang canonized the young Zhu Gaochi as the king of Yan.

The crown prince, let him inherit the title and power of King Yan in the future.

Zhu Gaochi was born kind and quiet. He loved food and literature. Apart from archery, he was not very interested in fighting in the army. Moreover, because he was born with foot problems and was fat, this eldest son was in the eyes of Zhu Di, who was good at fighting.

Didn't receive much attention.

In Zhu Di's mind, a son should have a similar temperament to his father. However, the eldest son Zhu Gaochi, who has a foot problem, likes civility and avoids martial arts, and prefers quietness and dislikes action. There is really no way to keep him by his side every day to train and train him personally.

However, in the eyes of his grandfather, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, his eldest grandson Zhu Gaochi was a good boy who loved reading, was well behaved, and was steady and steady.

In 1395 AD, Zhu Gaochi, who was designated by Zhu Yuanzhang as the crown prince of King Yan, was put through several "character tests" by his grandfather Ming Taizu. Through questions and answers about state and military affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that his eldest grandson Zhu Gaochi was kind-hearted, knowledgeable and broad-minded.

, bluntly said that the emperor's grandson had "a gentleman's knowledge" and praised him highly.

When Zhu Gaochi was 21 years old, his father Zhu Di launched the "Battle of Jingnan". Four years later, Zhu Di, who was good at attacking, won a complete victory and seized the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty from his nephew Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen. In June 1402 AD

He ascended the throne as emperor in the Fengtian Hall of Nanjing and began his 22-year reign as king.

Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, had outstanding achievements and extraordinary abilities. Through his literary and martial arts, the Ming Dynasty ushered in the Shunzhi era of peace and prosperity, known in history as the "Yongle Era".

In the second year of Yongle, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, wanted to determine the candidate for the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Di had already decided to make his eldest son Zhu Gaochi the crown prince.

However, the ministers in the court had their own ideas. A considerable number of them took the opportunity to elect the second prince Zhu Gaoxu as the crown prince. The reason was that Zhu Gaoxu had followed Zhu Di diligently during the Jingnan Campaign and had made great military exploits. He was fully worthy of the title of "Civil and Military Master".

The words "talent".

Zhu Di, who was shaken, turned around and asked for the opinions of ministers Xie Jin, Huang Huai, and Yin Changlong. Huang Huai and Yin Changlong promptly came up with the traditional argument of "establishing direct descendants and establishing elders", while Xie Jin did not lose the opportunity.

Jin said: The emperor's eldest son is benevolent and filial. If he is established, the world will return to his heart.

A good saintly grandson can protect the Ming Dynasty from worries.

The "good saintly grandson" in Xie Jin's mouth refers precisely to Zhu Gaochi's son and Zhu Di's most beloved grandson Zhu Zhanji. Because of a kind word from the important minister Xie Jin, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, woke up from a dream and quickly enthroned him.

The eldest son Zhu Gaochi was made the prince, and his implicit purpose was to hope that the country of the Ming Dynasty would be inherited and ruled by his favorite grandson Zhu Zhanji.

After the death of Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, Prince Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne as emperor. Zhu Gaochi was already over 40 years old when he became emperor. Although his health was not very good, he worked hard to govern and reform, which made the entire Ming Dynasty clean and rejuvenated.

There is a new atmosphere.

Unfortunately, Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi, who was fat and sick, died suddenly in the palace in 1425 AD. The 47-year-old Zhu Gaochi only served as emperor for 10 months from the time he ascended the throne to his death. All the civil and military officials in the dynasty mourned and were heartbroken.

.

Second son: Zhu Gaoxu Zhu Di's second son Zhu Gaoxu is seven feet tall, handsome in appearance, superb in martial arts, and very skilled in riding. He followed Zhu Di in battles in his early years and made great contributions. Zhu Di also noticed him. He is most similar to Zhu Di in all aspects.

, when establishing the crown prince, Zhu Di's balance was tilted towards Zhu Gaoxu.

But Zhu Di finally chose his eldest son Zhu Gaochi, and named Zhu Gaoxu the King of Han, with his fiefdom in Yunnan. However, he has been living in Nanjing and still wants to find opportunities to seek the position of prince.

He allowed his soldiers to act recklessly, and was finally forcibly assigned to Anzhou in the fifteenth year of Yongle (1417), but his desire to seize the throne remained.

After the death of Zhu Gaochi, his son Zhu Zhanji succeeded to the throne, also known as Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Zhu Gaoxu imitated his father's behavior and wanted to rebel against his nephew. Zhu Zhanji did not take the murder of him seriously, but returned it to him.

He gives many rewards.

None of this satisfied Zhu Gaoxu, so he resolutely chose to follow in his father's footsteps and raise an army to rebel.

Unfortunately, he did not have the same luck and ability as his father, and the army ended in failure soon after he launched the army.

After the surrender, Zhu Gaoxu was demoted to a commoner.

However, Zhu Gaoxu was determined to seize the throne. When Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty came to visit him, he still wanted to trip up the emperor. This made Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty very angry, so he made up his mind to execute Zhu Gaoxu and his family members.

The tragic end just confirms the saying "If you do evil by God, you can still live, but if you do evil by yourself, you can't live."

Third son: Zhu Gaosui Zhu Gaosui is the third prince of Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. He is a biological brother of the same mother as Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu.