No matter what you do, if you want to achieve a career, you need the first bucket of gold, you have to have soldiers in the hands of the war, you have to do business with capital, without these starting resources, we can't do the things behind us, and the accumulation of the first bucket of gold is often the most difficult.
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In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born a poor peasant, defected to Guo Zixing, the leader of the Red Turban Army, in the chaotic world.
Later, due to his outstanding military achievements, Zhu Yuanzhang was promoted by Guo Zixing to the position of captain of the pro-army team, and also married his daughter to him.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang was framed by his brother-in-law, almost killed by Guo Zixing in prison, and finally although the danger was turned into a disaster, everyone was openly reconciled, but the gap between each other's hearts was getting bigger and bigger.
Guo Zixing's base was in Haozhou, and one day Guo Zixing received a war report that Xuzhou, not far from Haozhou (濠州, in present-day Fengyang County, Anhui Province, Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown), had been retaken by the Yuan army. Li Erbing, the rebel army that had originally occupied Xuzhou, had been defeated and fled.
▲The geographical location of Haozhou and Xuzhou
Not long after that, the guards of the city came to report that Zhao Junyong and Peng Da, two leaders under Li Erbing, had come to surrender.
Guo Zixing was very happy when he learned of this, and ordered the city gate to be opened to meet the two leaders. Since they were all peasant rebels, the three of them got together and talked happily.
But what the three of them did not expect was that just when the three of them were drinking and talking, the commander of the Yuan Army, Jia Lu, had already led a large number of people and horses to the city. For a time, haozhou was full of dangers.
Guo Zixing held a military conference to discuss countermeasures, and Zhu Yuanzhang spoke first, suggesting that we should stick to the city and clear the field, and then take down the Yuan army after its morale gradually declined.
Then there was the speech of the newly surrendered Peng Da, who first affirmed Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy, and then he touted Guo Zixing, saying that Guo Zixing had been invincible since the beginning of the army, and now he should not let people underestimate it, and should go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Yuan army, kill the sharpness of the opponent, and say that he would lead his headquarters to help him.
Guo Zixing followed Peng Da's advice and went out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Yuan army, but returned with a big defeat, all relying on Zhu Yuanzhang to hold the city to the death, so as not to lose the base area as a lost dog.
▲Guo Zixing | stills
Peng Da, who had just been taken in by Guo Zixing, knew that the Yuan army was strong, so why did he persuade Guo Zixin to go out of the city to fight a decisive battle? Because he was defeated by the Yuan army in Xuzhou City, he now wants to take revenge on Guo Zixing's power.
So sometimes you help someone else, and the first reaction of others to you may not be gratitude, but use. Because the strength you have can be used as a tool for revenge by others. Therefore, in the face of hatred, human beings are selfish animals.
Knowing that the Yuan army was strong, why didn't Guo Zixing listen to Zhu Yuanzhang's advice and insist on going out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Yuan army? Because he had just received two younger brothers, he was eager to show his strength in front of the younger brothers.
Vanity is a thing that is for face, and when you are not strong enough, you are eager to show your strength in front of others. Therefore, vanity people love to humiliate people without measuring their own strength.
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Peng Da was a villain, and after Guo Zixing's defeat, Peng Da privately found him and gave all the responsibility for the defeat to Zhao Junyong. Guo Zixing confusedly believed him, and thus began to alienate Zhao Junyong and get close to Peng Da. This caused Zhao Junyong's dissatisfaction.
Just at this moment, Sun Deya, the leader of another peasant rebel army, came to Haozhou City, and his status was on an equal footing with Guo Zixing. However, the military views of the two men were not the same, in the face of the powerful Yuan army, Guo Zixing believed that it should be defended, and Sun Deya thought that it should be attacked.
Because of their disagreement, the two people once had a very unpleasant quarrel. Zhao Jun used the opportunity to secretly collude with Sun Deya, and the two took the opportunity to kidnap Guo Zixing.
When Zhu Yuanzhang learned of this, he immediately rushed to Sun Deya's mansion with Guo Zixing's soldiers, preparing to rescue his father-in-law.
Zhu Yuanzhang rushed into Sun Deya's mansion and confronted Sun Deya and Zhao in person. The two saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had brought a lot of elite soldiers, and knew that once the fire merged, they might not be able to win, so they let Zhu Yuanzhang take Guo Zixing away.
Being defeated by the Yuan army was obviously the result of Guo Zixing not listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's advice and rushing into battle. But why did he listen to Peng Dayi's instigation, Guo Zixing believed that the responsibility should be used by Zhao Jun.
Because people in high positions are most receptive to their failures, they want to blame their subordinates if things don't work out. Peng Da was aware of this point of human nature, so he followed the trend and pushed the responsibility to Zhao Junyong, while also letting Guo Zixing get close to himself. Guo Zixing heard that the responsibility was not on himself, and of course he was willing to accept this statement.
Therefore, people who like to shirk their responsibilities, the most favorite thing to hear is the drink of others. But such people often can't think that the beginning of others echoing you is to use your beginning.
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No matter how many dragons and tigers fought inside Haozhou City, a large number of Yuan troops led by Jia Lu outside the city were still staring at the rebel army.
But unfortunately, the heavens protected haozhou city, and in the second year of the Yuan army siege, Marshal Jia Lu fell ill and died, and the leaderless Yuan army had no choice but to retreat.
Haozhou City was besieged by the Yuan army for a year, and most of the soldiers were killed in battle, and most of the rest were wounded. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he suggested to Guo Zixing that he was willing to return to his hometown to recruit new soldiers to enrich the army of Haozhou City.
As soon as Guo Zixing heard that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to recruit new soldiers, he was begging for it, and he immediately approved Zhu Yuanzhang's proposal.
After Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his hometown, he recruited seven hundred people, including Xu Da, Tang He, and others, the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty.
▲ The generals of the Prophets
In the records of the history books, Zhu Yuanzhang pulled up a team of 700 people once he went, the record is very brief, but the process is arduous, in the chaotic times, conscription is to let people follow you to sell their lives, why should others follow you? You have to have something that moves them.
Family and country feelings, fame and fortune, and your personal eloquence and charm. Zhu Yuanzhang was able to pull up a team, which further demonstrated his talent.
Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Haozhou City with seven hundred people, and Guo Zixing was very happy at first sight. He appointed Zhu Yuanzhang as the governor of the town to command these seven hundred people. At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang was promoted from a pro-soldier captain to a middle-level officer, and began to have his own military team.
In the chaotic world, whoever can recruit the army can be the commander of the army, which is the default rule of everyone.
But why didn't Zhu Yuanzhang recruit troops earlier, but must recruit troops when the Yuan army retreated and the rebel army suffered heavy casualties?
Recruiting troops shows that Zhu Yuanzhang has the intention of establishing a self-reliant portal, and recruiting troops in the face of heavy casualties of the rebel army. At this time, Guo Zixing urgently needed new soldiers to replenish the team, so he would not suspect that Zhu Yuanzhang had plans to establish himself.
So when others need you the most, they are the least suspicious of you.
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One day, Zhu Yuanzhang was dealing with official business, and Xu Da, who had played with him since childhood, found him. And said to him, now that there is a battle in Haozhou City, you may be in a dilemma and be in danger. If you want to achieve great things, why not leave here?
Zhu Yuanzhang replied, I don't want to send people under the fence, but now that my wings are not yet strong, there is no way to leave. Do you have any ideas?
Xu Da replied that Marshal Guo's hometown of Dingyuan had not yet been recovered, and you went to ask for orders to say that you were willing to recover Dingyuan, so that you would definitely get permission.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: I have just recruited seven hundred soldiers and will leave, I am afraid that I will arouse people's suspicions.
Xu Da said that we would only take the most elite twenty-four people with us and leave the rest of the soldiers behind, so that Marshal Guo would not suspect it.
▲ Xu Da | stills
Zhu Yuanzhang adopted Xu Da's strategy, found Guo Zixing and expressed his desire to leave more than six hundred soldiers, and only take twenty-four people to recover Dingyuan, Guo Zixing heard that he could actually control more than six hundred soldiers, and happily agreed to Zhu Yuanzhang.
In order to get more than six hundred soldiers, Guo Zixing released such a heroic figure as Zhu Yuanzhang, which shows that he is a short-sighted figure.
In a troubled world, soldiers are resources, and generals are the ones who allocate resources. Guo Zixing did not lack these six hundred soldiers, but there was a shortage of military talents like Zhu Yuanzhang. But he chose to let Zhu Yuanzhang go, leaving behind six hundred soldiers.
So the essence of short-sightedness is that because you don't know what you need most, you always let what you need most from your hands.
Zhu Yuanzhang's great cause of establishing the Ming Dynasty really began after leaving the short-sighted Guo Zixing.
From the very beginning of relying on Guo Zixing, to later starting another stove to do it alone, this process, Zhu Yuanzhang can not be described as a difficult walk, "the ancient establishment of great things, not only have supernatural talent, but also have the will to persevere." ”
Although Guo Zixing is short-sighted in his career, he is very skilled as a matchmaker, and when Zhu Yuanzhang was a flat-headed soldier, he married his daughter to him.