Zhu Zhongliu, later Zhu Xingsheng, was the second brother of Zhu Yuanzhang, the ming emperor, and after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, what happened to him?
Zhu Xingsheng was born in a poor peasant family, with six brothers and sisters, he was the second oldest in the family, and Zhu Yuanzhang was the sixth oldest. In 1343, a drought struck Haozhou. In the spring of the following year, there was another serious plague of locusts and plagues, and in less than half a month, his father, eldest brother and mother died one after another, leaving only him and Zhu Yuanzhang to live together.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the people did not have a good life, and the people's life was difficult. When their father, mother, and eldest brother died, the family had no money to buy coffins or land to bury them. Or the next door neighbor Liu Jizu gave the two of them a piece of land, and the brothers were very grateful to Liu Jizu. He and Zhu Yuanzhang wrapped the body in tattered clothes and buried it on the land of the Liu family.
In order to survive, he separated from Zhu Yuanzhang, the eldest brother's wife and son, and escaped from each other. After that, Zhu Xingsheng was not heard from.
Zhu Yuanzhang went to the High Bin monk of the Huangjue Temple, shaved his hair and became a little monk. As a young man, he had to sweep the floor, incense, ring the bell, cook and wash his clothes every day, and even so, the old monk often reprimanded him. Soon, there was a famine in the local area, and the Huangjue Temple also had no alms, so the abbot had to send the monks out to make amends. At the age of 17, Zhu Yuanzhang began his wandering life, begging all the way to make a living.
Zhu Yuanzhang wandered outside for three years, during which he traveled from Haozhou to Hefei to Henan and other places, and traveled to major cities in Huaixi. Along the way, I came into contact with different customs and customs, opened my eyes, and saw the world. The hard wandering life has created his resolute and courageous character, but also made him suspicious and suspicious.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, peasants revolted one after another, and Zhu Yuanzhang also joined the ranks of the uprising. With his bravery and dexterity in battle, he was quickly appreciated, and his official position rose to a higher level. The internal contradictions of the rebel army intensified day by day, and Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the generals in Haozhou City were vying for power and profit, and made up his mind to rely on his own strength to create a new world.
In the winter of the thirteenth year, he left Haozhou with Xu Da and other soldiers recruited from his hometown, and began to form his own forces. After capturing Xuzhou, the eldest brother's son Zhu Wenzheng and the second brother-in-law Li Zhen brought his son to join him. They also told Zhu Yuanzhang that his second brother Zhu Xingsheng, his son Zhu Wang, the third brother Zhu Xingzu, and his third sister Zhu Fonu had all died in the war. Zhu Yuanzhang was so sad after hearing this that he adopted both his nephew and nephew as adopted sons, and Zhu Wenzheng and Li Zhen also began to fight with Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he did not forget his brothers and sisters, and the second brother Zhu Zhongliu, who had been dependent on each other, was posthumously awarded the title of King of Xuyi, and the other brothers and sisters were all crowned kings or princesses. In fact, except for Li Zhen's family, the others have not been able to enjoy the glory and wealth alive.