Xu Da was Zhu Yuanzhang's childhood cattle herding partner, and Zhu Yuanzhang's comrade-in-arms when he led the uprising, and later became his most loyal subordinate, it can be said that Xu Da made great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, and for Zhu Yuanzhang, he was a meritorious minister. So why did such a meritorious minister deliberately let emperor Yuan Shun run away twice during the Northern Expedition?
Doesn't he know the consequences of doing so? In fact, it is very likely that this was instructed by Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, as a courtier of Zhu Yuanzhang, as his former friend, if there is no one to support him, he will never dare to do this, he knows Zhu Yuanzhang's temper, so if it is not zhu Yuanzhang's instruction, give him a hundred guts, it is estimated that he will not dare to do this. Xu Da let Emperor Yuan Shun run away twice, but the matter was exposed but not dealt with, was it Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions?
It should be said that before the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was also one of the people of the Yuan Shun Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, when the Yuan Shun Emperor was very good to the people, he reduced taxes and restored the examination system, so in the hearts of the people, he has always been a good emperor. Unfortunately, his fate was more bitter, not counting the successive natural disasters, and there were many corrupt officials under him, which made people's hearts increasingly dissatisfied with the government, and they had to revolt to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty.
And Zhu Yuanzhang did not think of killing Emperor Yuanshun, he just wanted to drive the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty back to the grassland. After all, the Yuan Shun Emperor was a person to him who could not be killed or left behind, and if he was left behind, then it would mean that the uprising had no meaning, and two emperors in one country obviously could not be established. If you kill Emperor Yuanshun, it will hurt the hearts of the people, after all, Emperor Yuanshun still has some prestige in the hearts of the people.
Soon after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the people often praised the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, but the yuan shun emperor's life was not good. Therefore, since Emperor Yuan Shun could not stay or kill, letting him go was the best choice. Moreover, by killing Emperor Yuanshun, Zhu Yuanzhang would be charged with killing the king, would be scolded by posterity, and the power of the Mongols would also be aroused, and at that time, his army would probably not be their opponent.
If Emperor Yuan Shun was let go, the people of the Mongols would think that Emperor Yuan Shun himself had abandoned Jiangshan and given up his rule, the emperor had run away, and his men would fight again. Therefore, it can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang had a conspiracy to let Xu Da release Emperor Yuan shun twice. Therefore, after Xu Da released Emperor Yuanshun twice, the matter was exposed, and Xu Da was also ginseng twice, but Zhu Yuanzhang never paid attention to it and did not dispose of Xu Da, it is obvious that this matter was instructed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Otherwise, with Zhu Yuanzhang's nature and suspicion, several Xu Da were not enough to die, after all, Xu Da let go of Emperor Yuanshun twice, and in the eyes of outsiders, he had different intentions. At that time, Chang Yuchun reported this matter to Zhu Yuanzhang many times, but Zhu Yuanzhang had a very indifferent expression, which showed that Zhu Yuanzhang had long known that things would develop like this, as he expected, what else was there to be surprised about?