Zhu Yuanzhang, who was evaluated by posterity as "one of the diligent emperors in Chinese history", was the founder of the Ming Dynasty. There are many mysteries in him that have not yet been solved, for example, there are many uprisings launched in Chinese history, but there are very few successful people, Zhu Yuanzhang is also one of the few successful people, why can he succeed in the uprising?
Whoever wins the hearts and minds of the people wins the world. Zhu Yuanzhang was born into a poor peasant family and worked for landlords in order to survive. But when his parents died, the landlord did not want to give a piece of land, and finally buried his parents in someone else's land with the help of well-wishers. Zhu Yuanzhang was the epitome of thousands of peasants at that time, and the corruption of the Yuan Dynasty made the people live in the depths of the water.
Suspects do not use, employ people do not doubt. A leader cannot achieve great things by himself, he needs a lot of people to help him complete, and the use of talent is also a science. In March 1356, Zhang Shicheng, the King of Cheng, launched an offensive against the Yuan army in Jiangnan along the Yangtze River Delta, and Zhu Yuanzhang took this opportunity to attack Jiqing for the third time. On the third day, Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Chen Zhaoxian's camp outside the city, and his 36,000 men also surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang.
At first, the descending army was uncertain and suspicious, and Zhu Yuanzhang also knew it, so Zhu Yuanzhang selected five hundred warriors as night guards in the descending army, leaving only one crony by his side. The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang's practice was known to the surrender army, and the surrender army was very touched, and the previous doubts were dispelled, and he was willing to follow Zhu Yuanzhang to fight the world. The attack on Jiqing was smooth in the back, and in less than ten days, Jiqing was successfully taken. In the face of the doubts of the troops, instead of using force to conquer them, they told them with actions, "I do not doubt your loyalty and trust you", Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior is worth learning from.
Judge the hour and size up the situation, and take the retreat as the advance. Zhu Yuanzhang fell under Guo Zixing, and after his talents were appreciated, they were reused. Gradually, Zhu Yuanzhang's popularity grew, and although he handed over all the victories he had won in the battle, saying that the credit was everyone's, he was still jealous of Guo Zixing. If he and Guo Zixing are working against each other, Zhu Yuanzhang will hit the stone with a pebble, and if he does not measure his own strength, the end will be very miserable. So Zhu Yuanzhang took Xu Da and others to the south, avoiding its sharp edge and staying away from the cusp of the wind and waves. This practice not only dispelled Guo Zixing's suspicions, but also cultivated his own forces, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone and retreating to advance.
There are many factors that can succeed in Zhu Yuanzhang's uprising, the social background at that time, his own talents, conduct, strategies, etc. have made him successful. After ascending the throne, he was still diligent and honest, diligent and thrifty, not extravagant and wasteful, and eventually died of worry. His life was bumpy and full of magic, and there were many doubts in him that had not yet been answered, and the world's research on him never stopped.