Tang He was two years older than Yuanzhang and was a poor brother who had herded cattle together in his early years. In 1356, when Tang He was guarding Changzhou, he said a drunken crazy sentence of "sitting on the roof ridge and pouring left and right". This matter Zhu Yuanzhang firmly remembered in his heart, and also made Tang He regret it for life. He always thinks about making up for the mistakes and is careful in doing things everywhere. In a sense, it was this mistake and setback that made Tang He calmer and smarter, and thus saved his life.
On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Tang He had become the fourth general after Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Deng Yu. After pacifying Zhang Shicheng, Bai became the general of Zhengnan and led his troops to negotiate Fang Guozhen and Ping Chen Youding. He then followed Xu Da's Northern Expedition with general Yi Biao, and in 1370, with the right deputy general marching westward, defeated Timur. Hongwu was a great meritorious hero in three years, and Zhu Yuanzhang specifically pointed out:
"Tang He and Shuo Tongli Li, knotted hair, and repeatedly built merits. However, alcoholism and killing are not up to the law. ”
Because his merits were not concealed, he should be given the title of duke and only as a marquis. In fact, it is still the account of Changzhou.
In 1371, Tang He attacked Sichuan with the general Zhengxi, and was blocked by Ming Sheng's army in the Three Gorges, Yuan Zhang criticized him for "staying and slowing down", and after capturing Chongqing, he was suspected of being slow to advance, so he sent emissaries to the former enemy to convey a severe rebuke to him. This rebuke made Tang He sincerely afraid. His deployment for the Battle of Boryeong was largely complete, and now he had to attack in advance. Sichuan was soon calmed down, but Yuanzhang was still indignant about Tang He's performance as the commander-in-chief of the Shu Dynasty. He rewarded Fu Youde and Liao Yongzhong, and reprimanded Tang He:
"Before the fall of the Emperor, Er's commander was ordered to cut down Shu, and Er Nai's garrison returned to the prefecture and did not stay in. If the Marquis of Yingchuan (Fu Youde) crossed the border and crossed the danger and went straight into the Sword Pavilion, and the Marquis of Deqing (Liao Yongzhong) had to take advantage of the false opportunity to attack Qu Tang, then why did Erxi Shu get down? After attacking Boryeong, he did not go bravely. Er's old man, from Hao Liang xiang, military merit is not small, Yi Jue'er is a duke, because of his merits are not hidden, Feng Er is the first marquis. Now he cannot strive for himself, but he will be able to do his best, and it is very regrettable that he will be able to do so. ”
To be honest, Tang He's performance this time did seem a little late and tired. He made a long reward for his drunken gaffe, but he still could not get the emperor's forgiveness, and his mood was somewhat depressed and somewhat depressed. This situation naturally cannot escape Yuan Zhang's eyes, since he deliberately degraded your title, he will definitely pay attention to your emotional changes and demeanor. Only then did Tang He suddenly feel that he had run into another catastrophe. As the saying goes, a companion is like a companion tiger, how can you play with the temper of a child, is this still the time to play "urgent order" when sheding cattle with him? At that time, he used the grain leaf as a knife and put it on my neck to play, and today he can calculate the old account together, which really makes my head move.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shiver, and then he fell to his knees, touched his head to the ground, and said:
"His Majesty instructs his subjects to take up great responsibilities, and the ministers are foolish, they miss the opportunity to slow down, and they have residual responsibilities in death." The quantity of His Majesty's heavens and the earth is not cursed, and the subject has already looked forward to it, how dare he hope to reward it again. ”
Speaking, choking and sobbing, unable to help themselves. Afterwards, Yuanzhang also felt that the old man's pigtails were not loyal, thinking that he had always been respectful and cautious, as if he could not be overdoing, and the next day he passed on the will to give tang and tian ten thousand acres, counting as a kind of compensation for tang and deserved.
Later, Tang He was ordered to march north, and he trained troops in Tuntian and supervised the construction of Zhongdu, but none of them established a miraculous feat. But they are all diligent and conscientious, and they hide his wisdom behind the thick back.
One day, Yuanzhang called Tang He to the Ben Temple to reminisce about the past, and during the discussion, Yuanzhang pushed his heart and told Tang He:
"Over the years, you have fought many victories and some defeats. There are no certain rules for military matters, and they must be adapted to the times. However, there are a few points that must not be neglected, that is, the push of virtue must be self-defeating, and the demonstration must be great first, so that it will be believed and left to be dedicated. Push the virtue, set an example, start from the people close to you, and the estranged people are cheaper than inspired. Demonstrations, the establishment of the law, starting from the big people, the big people are terrified, and the small people are afraid. Employ people in good faith, then people do not disobey, let people be specialized, then things are easy to succeed. These are your shortcomings, and I am specifically saying them to you today. Tang He listened, stood up hurriedly, and said sincerely, "What Your Majesty said, the fool firmly remembered." ”
As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of the old man scolding you, you are afraid that the old man will ignore you. Words like this kind of heartfelt words are actually Yuanzhang's comfort to Tang He, and Tang He's heart is naturally also happy.
Sure enough, in 1376, Yuan Zhang gave Tang He an opportunity to go to Yan'an to defend the border and attack the Yuan general Boyan Timur, and then in 1378 he was made the Duke of Xinguo, the title of Left Pillar State, the Left Governor, and the Important Matter of the Military State. However, the transgression of Changzhou in the edict was clearly mentioned for the first time, and the cast iron coupons were passed on to the descendants, and the so-called casting of iron cases was really called casting iron. The proverb says:
"Rising from the grass field, Lai zhu will serve, level the crowd, fix the chaos, and the monarch Huayi." When the meritorious deeds were rewarded, Ertang and although they lived in the old way, they only guarded the Biling (Changzhou), and Yu Zhongyou was pitiful. After a long time of contemplation, he talked about the present merits before and was knighted as the Marquis of Zhongshan. Now he revisits Erdong Pingyue, goes south into Fujian, and sacrifices the chieftain of Han Brain in the west, and has a good job in chin Shu. Now hereby conferred the title of Duke of Xinguo, eat three thousand stones, and forever serve as a descendant of the World. Yu Guang's people have no generals, which can be described as loyal, weifu is not specialized, and it can be said that it is wise. Erqi is careful to keep the Tao, so as to train future generations, and to honor and not to slacken off."
Seeing this saying, Tang He was one with joy and one with worry. The duke's honor was obtained, and the emperor paid off his debts, but what he owed to the emperor was clearly cast there in iron. In particular, the warnings of "no generals and no generals" and "Wei Fu is not specialized", that is, "Do not be a thief of the chaotic courtiers, do not be a wei zuo fu", make Tang he Ru Mang stab in the back. If Tang He was still a little clever, he would only tremble and tremble like walking on thin ice.
In 1386, Tang He followed Zhu Zhen, the King of Chu, in quelling the rebellion of Wu Mian'er in the Wukai region of Guizhou, and made a great contribution to the emperor. At this time, Chang Yuchun, Deng Yu, Li Wenzhong, and Xu Da were all dead, and the barrier in front of him was gone, and he stood in the most conspicuous position. According to the rumors about the deaths of Xu Da and Li Wenzhong, it was not difficult for him to guess the emperor's psychology. Thinking about it, the possible way to protect himself is not to make a bird of the head, not to attract the attention of the emperor, to retreat bravely, and to quickly hide himself deeply, he thought of Yuan Zhang's praise for Zhao Kuangyin's cup of wine before the founding of the country, so he decided to return to his hometown and take the initiative to surrender his military power.
One day, Tang He went to see YuanZhang alone and said sincerely, "The old minister is sixty-two years old this year, and his health is not good, and he is not able to be driven by the emperor." Pleading with the emperor for pity, the would-be courtiers to tell the old man that he could bury a handful of bones in his hometown. Yuanzhang was very happy and immediately agreed. He also gave 50,000 ingots, passed on the ministry of works, and hurriedly made it to Tang and Qigai Fudi in Fengyang, the capital of Zhongdu. At the same time, he also built a mansion for the princes in their hometown.
Yuan Zhangman thought that when the courtiers saw this situation, they would look up to Tang He one after another, hand over the folds one by one, and hand over their military power. Unexpectedly, they pretended to be deaf and dumb, and there was no response, which made Yuan Zhang very upset. This further increased the favorability of Yuwa. Soon, the coastal Wokou harassed, Tang He's new mansion was not built, yuanzhang ordered Tang He to work hard for him again, to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to strengthen coastal defense and resist the Wokou. Tang and at the Coastal Guardhouse. A castle was built, a sea defense line was built. In 1387, when the Fengyang mansion was just completed, Tang He led his wife and children to bid farewell to Yuan Zhang. Yuan Zhang gave Tang He and his wife Hu 300 taels of gold each, 2,000 taels of silver, 3,000 ingots each, and 40 pairs of mined banknotes, and personally led hundreds of officials to send him off. Make this extravagant spectacle quite spectacular. The generals remained indifferent.
Tang He returned to his hometown, still cautious. The conversation will never involve the government and state affairs, and even more so, it will not dare to leak a word. Most of the rewards received were distributed to the villagers, who were particularly kind and friendly to their childhood friends, and often looked back on the unforgettable years of their childhood. Hearing these news, Yuan Zhang gradually believed that Tang and his brother had really returned to their hometown.
When he was leaving the capital, Yuanzhang told Tang He that if he was still in good health, he hoped to come to the capital often. Tang He was ordered to come to Nanjing every year on the first day of the first lunar month to participate in the New Year's Celebration Ceremony. In 1390, the first day of the first month of the first month, The soup and asahi had been completed, and they went to the Temple of The Temple to meet them. At the same time, he reported a situation to Yuanzhang: in order to build a new house in his hometown, the taishi Li Shanchang had borrowed 300 guards from him, but he refused. Yuanzhang felt Tang He's loyalty, and also secretly scolded Elder Shan for not knowing what to do. Tang He beat this small report, and his mood was a little heavy, because li Cunyi's younger brother Li Cunyi's father and son had already been involved in Hu Dang, and Li Shanchang's pressure was already heavy enough. But not reporting to the emperor is disloyal. One day, will it implicate yourself?
The old man who was crippled by the wind and candles seemed to be unable to withstand such a mental burden, and Tang He suddenly fell ill in the capital, and then he lost his voice and was dumb. YuanZhang immediately went to visit him and sent someone to escort him home. After getting a little better, he ordered his son to be sent to Nanjing for a feast. In 1394, Yuanzhang's crown prince was dead, the meritorious generals were almost all killed, the brothers who lived together as a child left him one by one, Yuanzhang often felt inexplicably cold and sad, he thought of Tang He, this silent cattle doll, this confidant friend who comforted him in his most difficult time, the guy who first persuaded him to join the army. Two people can reminisce about the past together, forget all the troubles in front of them, all the tensions, all the troubles, when it is the greatest pleasure. He knew that Tang He could not speak or move around now, but he still wanted to see him. So he sent someone to take him to the capital in an security car.
When Tang He was pushed into the inner temple, Yuan Zhang couldn't help but stand up, greet him, hold his hand, half speechless, the corners of his eyes were a little moist, and Tang He sobbed. The two finally broke into laughter and sat down to talk. Yuanzhang ordered the waiter to push Tang He in front of him, and Yuanzhang talked endlessly about the scene when they were young. Yuanzhang asked as he spoke, and when he was happy, he pulled Tang He's hand, Momo Yuwa's back, and Tang He nodded his head while grinning stupidly and making a smile. They were talking about such unsentiment, so unrestrained, and seemed to be back to that innocent era, that hard but cheerful era.
In August of the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu (1395), Tang He died of illness at the age of 70. Yuan Zhang posthumously honored him as the King of Dong'ou.
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