Zhu Yuanzhang, as the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to being diligent in governing the country's administrative affairs, will also suspect the loyalty of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Ming Dynasty, in order to consolidate the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, but everything that makes Zhu Yuanzhang suspicious has been ordered to be slaughtered, in this "Great Purge" action, only Xu Da is alone and not implicated, and Li Shanchang (the first prime minister of the Ming Dynasty), who is also the founding hero, has not been able to escape this disaster, why can Xu Da survive and die well?
Xu Da and Zhu Yuanzhang are good brothers who grew up together, the two people intersected again or when Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his hometown to recruit soldiers, just when Xu Da began to learn martial arts since he was a child, there was a certain foundation, plus there was Zhu Yuanzhang, a fellow villager, Xu Da did not think about it and joined the ranks of the rebel army, and then he has been following Zhu Yuanzhang to fight in the world, it can be said that Xu Da is the person who witnessed Zhu Yuanzhang from nothing to the world, Xu Da is an indispensable key figure for Zhu Yuanzhang to create Daming, However, importance does not mean that it cannot be eradicated, and Zhu Yuanzhang's paranoia and fierceness coexist.
The reason why Xu Da was able to retreat with his whole body, the first point is inseparable from his experience of fighting with Zhu Yuanzhang in the early stage, although Zhu Yuanzhang was fierce, but at the same time he was extremely nostalgic for the old feelings, Xu Da basically did not make a big mistake when he led the troops to fight, at that time, the rebel army ranks everywhere gradually grew, Chen Youyu was zhu Yuanzhang's biggest stumbling block in the unification of the world, Xu Da successfully eliminated Zhu Yuanzhang's heart after defeating Chen Youyu, and then Xu Da was even more after Zhu Yuanzhang was proclaimed emperor. Summoned to fight against the Yuan Dynasty, and finally Xu Da successfully overthrew the Yuan Dynasty without living up to expectations, and it was not over here, each dynasty would have remnants after being overthrown, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Xu Da to fight against the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, and Xu Da was stationed at the border, always paying attention to the internal and external situation on the border of the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Da is not only brave and good at war, obeying Zhu Yuanzhang's deployment in everything, but also quite strict in managing the army, and most of the country's prosperity and strength depend on the strength of the army. And every time Xu Da led the army to capture a city, he strictly forbade his soldiers to carry out brutal acts against the local people, which to a certain extent helped to restore the local economic development, but also conducive to establishing prestige, although Xu Da was a general, he never oppressed people with power to his subordinates, but he shared happiness and hardship with the soldiers, there was no general's shelf, nor was he proud and arrogant because of his promotion of official positions, who in the military camp would not like Xu Da such an approachable general?
This second point is that Xu Da regards fame and fortune as dung, and in the era of war, it is inevitable to encounter bad habits such as soldiers competing for the wealth of the people and robbing good family women, but Xu Da has conquered the battlefield in these years, of which there are countless victories, especially when attacking the Yuan Dynasty city, Xu Da is not interested in the gold and silver treasures of the Yuan Dynasty, including female color, not only does he strictly abide by the discipline in the army, but also requires his soldiers not to have excessive behavior, Xu Da's only heartbeat is to accidentally see the woman with excellent posture on the streets of Suzhou. Since that glance Xu Da has not forgotten the woman, and then entrusted people to inquire about the woman's residence, after being heard, Xu Da hurriedly hired, the dowry is a thousand and two gold, the woman's parents see that the next hire is the general of the dynasty, naturally happily agreed to this family affair, but this woman knows nothing about Xu Da, where to talk about the word like, can only passively accept the parents' arrangement.
But Xu Da did not marry this woman later, just a few days after Xu Da was hired, he received Zhu Yuanzhang's deployment task, this family affair can only be discussed later, when Xu Da returned to Suzhou again is a year later, his state of mind has changed, if he is not a general, presumably this woman's parents will probably not agree to it, just because he is a general, he can not forcibly marry this woman, so Xu Da let people retire this family affair, but the woman's parents refused to withdraw from marriage. The fact that an ancient woman was divorced is undoubtedly detrimental to her reputation, and who can guarantee that her daughter will be able to marry out in the future? Xu Da knew that he was too impulsive at the beginning, causing trouble to this woman, in all helplessness, Xu Da personally came to the door to ask the woman to agree to withdraw from marriage, the woman accepted Xu Da's request, originally two people who did not know each other, if they were hastily married, it was not a good thing for each other. Xu Da adheres to his principles, and many people express their heartfelt admiration for Xu Da.
The third point is the most crucial point, although Xu Da is from a martial arts background, but he acts extremely cautiously, and there is no reckless behavior, Xu Da knows that Zhu Yuanzhang is different before and after the founding of the country, before the founding of the country, the two are called brothers, there is no big problem; after the founding of the country, although the friendship between the two is deep, Xu Da understands that there is only a relationship between the monarch and the subject in the future, and there is nothing else, if he wants to have a place in the Ming Dynasty, he must always remember the identity of the courtier. In the "Biography of Ming Shi Xu Da" there is a fragment of Zhu Yuanzhang's temptation of Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang specially invited Xu Da to drink together in his former residence, Xu Da was not able to drink, a few cups of belly drunk unconscious, later, Zhu Yuanzhang let Xu Da carry Xu Da to bed, pay attention to this detail, Xu Da was properly placed after getting drunk, and what was Zhu Yuanzhang doing? He sat by the side, as he had done with Xu Da before, and when Xu Da woke up, he was horrified when he asked the internal attendant, and rushed to ask Zhu Yuanzhang for his guilt, and after Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da's panicked look, the suspicion of Xu Da in his heart was almost dissipated. If an ordinary martial artist encountered such a situation, I was afraid that after waking up, he would still run to thank Zhu Yuanzhang, and he did not know what Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions were.
In history, Hu Weiyong's case involved a wide range of officials, but Xu Da was able to stay out of the matter, this is by no means a matter of luck can be decided, at that time Hu Weiyong was elected by Li Shanchang to be reused, Hu Weiyong also specially went to the door to give gifts to Xu Da, according to Xu Da's cautious character, it is certain that it will not be accepted, but Xu Da's approach is unexpected, he perceives that Hu Weiyong has a stubborn personality, such a person cannot be offended, if he does not accept this gift, it is himself who may be killed in the future, and accepting this gift means that he has no intention of making enemies. As long as you don't gang up and remain neutral.
Xu Da's vision and mentality are extremely broad, and he can protect himself under Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, which is enough to prove that Xu Da's ability is outstanding, in addition, low-key behavior and not crossing the line are the most clever places for Xu Da. Finally, Xu Da died of illness at the age of fifty-four, and Zhu Yuanzhang also specially wrote inscriptions for Xu Da and equipped him with a temple, which was the best recognition of Xu Da.
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