Xu Da was cautious all his life, although he ranked first among the "Six Founding Dukes", he never asked for credit, nor was he proud of his achievements, let alone was confused by power like Li Shanchang.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Xu Da to garrison Beiping, but he was not at ease to let him stay in Beiping, so he let him lead his army north every spring, and at the end of the year, he let him return to Nanjing to resume his life.
Xu Da also knew that the emperor liked to be jealous of the problem, so yes, as soon as he returned to Nanjing from Beiping, the first thing he did was to hand over the shuai seal to Zhu Yuanzhang, this time, this is also telling Zhu Yuanzhang, the army has returned to you, I Xu Da did not think of rebellion, you do not have to worry about me rebelling.
Zhu Yuanzhang was quite happy to see Xu Da so knowledgeable, so he always set up a banquet to eat with him, drink and drink, and talk about life, still commensurate with his brothers.
However, Xu Da became more obedient, or more cautious, as a result.
Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor who liked to be jealous, and he liked to be jealous of people like Li Shanchang who were arrogant, and he also liked to be jealous of someone like Xu Da who was too cautious -- Xu Da was so cautious, was there anything to hide from us? Is it to confuse us?
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to set up a bureau to test whether Xu Da was really cautious or whether to use caution to confuse him.
This year, Xu Da returned to Nanjing from Beiping, and Zhu Yuanzhang also feasted on Xu Da as in previous years, but this meal was not like in previous years, but simply gave Xu Da the wind and dust and reminisced about the past.
When this wine was slightly drunk, Zhu Yuanzhang casually said through the wine: Brother Xu, we have known each other for more than twenty years, right? We can be this emperor, your credit is not small, but there is no good residence, we can't stand Xu Brothers, ah, this way, we will give you the mansion where we lived before!
When Xu Da heard Zhu Yuanzhang say that he wanted to give him the mansion where he had lived before, his heart was suddenly shocked, what was the mansion where the emperor had lived before?
It is the submerged residence, which was the residence of Zhu Yuanzhang when he claimed to be the king of Wu, and the bricks and tiles there are full of political implications, and if Zhu Yuanzhang gives the submerged residence to any prince, it means that he will pass the throne to this prince in the future.
However, what happened to Zhu Yuanzhang giving the submerged mansion to himself? When Xu Da thought of this, a cold sweat broke out in the palm of his hand, making it clear that he was testing himself!
Therefore, Xu Da immediately shook his head and refused, no matter what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he did not accept it, nor did he dare to accept this reward from Zhu Yuanzhang.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he also understood that Xu Da should have seen his intentions, and his purpose could not be achieved, so he could only make another temptation next time.
Another day, Zhu Yuanzhang regenerated a plan, so he invited Xu Da to drink, where to drink? Go to the submerged mansion that Zhu Yuanzhang said he was going to give to Xu Da!
Xu Da heard that Zhu Yuanzhang asked himself to drink in the submerged residence, and it was a cold sweat, wasn't he already tempted last time, how could he come back? However, the emperor invited him, and he could not help but go.
He had actually been wary of Zhu Yuanzhang giving himself a set, so he didn't dare to drink more, but he couldn't stand that Zhu Yuanzhang had been deliberately pouring wine on him, and the emperor let him drink, could he not drink?
Drinking, will be drunk, drunk will do what Xu Da can not guarantee.
However, if you don't drink it, you are a bully, and horizontal and vertical is a dead word.
Therefore, Xu Da could only drink with the psychology of luck, drinking too much and getting drunk.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Xu Da was drunk, so he nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Xu Da to cover xu da with a quilt, and then carried Xu Da to the master bedroom, the room where Zhu Yuanzhang slept, and let Xu Da sleep on the bed where Zhu Yuanzhang slept. Xu Da was drunk, so he slept soundly.
I don't know how long later, Xu Da woke up confused, and looked, Oh, bad, how did he sleep in the room where the emperor had slept before? Xu Da, who was still seven or eight points of wine, was instantly frightened and sober, his forehead was sweating, and he quickly jumped off the bed, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Zhu Yuanzhang: Emperor, the subject is guilty of death!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da's appearance, which made sure that Xu Da really did not have any different intentions, so he nodded happily, letting Xu Da get up, and Xu Da successfully escaped a killing disaster.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang is an emperor after all, for the people under his hands, of course, he must be rewarded for meritorious service, and punished if he has done so, and since Xu Da has no merit, he has only tried to finish him, how can he also reward him well and appease him.
For Xu Da's reward, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly settled down, he asked people to rebuild a mansion for Xu Da in front of his own hidden residence, and set up a archway in front of this mansion, and the word "Great Merit" was engraved on the square to honor Xu Da's merits.
However, this is still a hot potato for Xu Da, after all, the location of the mansion built for him by Zhu Yuanzhang is too eye-catching and too sensitive.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's temptation of Xu Da may not be over.
However, Xu Da was cautious all his life, and Zhu Yuanzhang actually couldn't find his faults, and Xu Da had never done anything to transgress, let alone have any dissidents.
Although many people later said that Xu Da died at the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang, the cause of death was a roast goose, but this statement is ultimately not enough to believe.
Reference: Biography of Ming Shi Xu Da