History has its own life, it is like a person, both easy-going and self-respecting. ——Yu Qiuyu
Zhu Zhongba, in his early years, his family was extremely poor, his parents died early when he was young, in order to make a living, he entered the Huangjue Temple as a monk, and was often bullied. In the end, even the Huangjue Temple could not stay any longer, so he had to travel all over the world. After being introduced by his childhood playmate Tang He, he entered Guo Zixing's army, was favored by Guo Dashuai, and changed his name to Zhu Yuanzhang, which means: a sharp weapon to destroy the Yuan Dynasty. Since then, he has begun a great journey in life, from the grassroots counterattack to the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, completing an incredible reversal of life. Next, let's introduce the ten brave warriors under Zhu Yuanzhang's account.
1. Xu Da - Duke of Wei
Xu Da (1332-1385), zi tiande. A native of Zhongli, Haozhou (present-day Fengyang, Anhui). The founding military commander of the Ming Dynasty, an important member of the Huaixi clan, and also the father-in-law of Zhu Di, the ancestor of Ming Cheng.
In the early days, he followed Zhu Yuanzhang in his southern expedition to the north, defeated Chen Youyu at Poyang Lake, and later marched south to suppress Zhang Shicheng. He was then appointed as the General of the Expeditionary Force, and together with the deputy marshal Chang Yuchun ,took charge of the Northern Expedition and overthrew the Yuan Dynasty. In the end, he was promoted to Taifu (太傅), Zhongshu (中書右丞相), joined the army and state affairs, and was enfeoffed as the Duke of Wei.
The image of Xu Da in the TV series
He was cautious, good at governing the army, and spent his life fighting horses, establishing immortal merits for the Ming Dynasty. In the eighteenth year of Hongwu (1385), Xu Da died. Posthumously awarded the title of King of Zhongshan, nicknamed "Wuning", buried the Yin of Zhongshan, the imperial Shinto inscription, and the Taimiao Temple, listed as the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, ranking first among the six founding kings.
2. Often meet the spring - the Duke of Eguo
Chang Yuchun (1330-1369), a native of Fengyang Province, Anhui Province, a famous general of the Founding Of the Ming Dynasty, known as "Chang Shiwan", was the father-in-law of The Crown Prince Zhu Biao, and also the brother-in-law of another fierce general of Zhu Yuanzhang, Lan Yu.
Together with Xu Da, he broke Chen Youyi, destroyed Zhang Shicheng, and attacked the Yuan Capital, and made great achievements in battle! The official Zhi Zhongshu Pingzhang was a major matter of military state, and the crown prince Shaobao was given the title of Duke of Eguo.
Chang Yuchun is portrayed in the TV series
On July 7 (August 9) of the second year of Hongwu 's reign (1369), Chang Yuchun returned from Kaiping to the south and suddenly died of illness at the age of forty on his way to Liuhechuan (present-day west of Longguan County, Hebei). Zhu Yuanzhang was greatly shocked to hear the funeral, buried under the Bell Mountain, and personally paid tribute. He was posthumously awarded the title of King of Kaiping, with the posthumous title of Zhongwu and worthy of the Taimiao Temple.
3. Tang He - Xin Guo Gong
Tang He (1326–1395), courtesy name Dingchen. A native of present-day Fengyang, Anhui. A famous general and military figure of the Ming Dynasty, an important member of the Huaixi clan, and the father-in-law of Zhu Tan, the tenth prince of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Tang He was cautious, Shen Min was wise, Zhu Yuanzhang was already a thousand households when he defected to Guo Zixing, and after following Zhu Yuanzhang, he crossed the Yangtze River, attacked Jiqing, and occupied The Yuan army repeatedly broke through the Yuan army in the battles of Zhenjiang. In 1367, he was promoted to marshal for his meritorious service, and in the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng (1367), he was a general of Zhennan and defeated Fang Guozhenbu in eastern Zhejiang. He then led his troops from Haidao into Fuzhou and captured Chen Youding, who occupied Yanping. He also led an army with Xu Da to conquer present-day Shanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and other places.
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In the eleventh year of Hongwu (1378), the Duke of Xinguo, in the twenty-second year (1389), he returned to his hometown and gave the first Fengyang. In the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu (1395), he died of illness, and he was one of the few founding heroes of the early Ming Dynasty who was able to die well. He was posthumously awarded the title of King of Dong'ou (東瓯王) and was given the courtesy name "Xiangwu".
4. Li Wenzhong - Duke Of Cao
Li Wenzhong (1339–1384), a native of Xuyi, Jiangsu, was the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, the ming emperor, and a famous general and courtier of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
Li Wenzhong defected to his uncle at the age of 14, and Zhu Yuanzhang liked him very much, so he adopted him as an adopted son and gave him the surname Zhu. At the age of 19, he accompanied his uncle to the battlefield and made countless contributions. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Li Wenzhong repeatedly led troops to conquer the remnants of the Yuan army, and his battle achievements were outstanding, and he was awarded the title of Duke of Cao.
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In 1384 (the seventeenth year of Hongwu), Li Wenzhong died of illness, and was posthumously awarded the title of King of Qiyang, "Wujing", worthy of the Taimiao Temple, and the portrait was hung in the Temple of Meritorious Heroes, ranking third.
5. Fu Youde - Duke Yingguo
Fu Youde, born unknown, died in 1394, Han ethnicity, Anhui Xiangcheng (present-day Huaibei, Anhui), the founding general of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang once said: The merits of the generals of the war, Fu Youde is the first. Zhu Yuanzhang,the third prince of Jin, was related to his son Fu Zhong, and married Princess Shouchun.
Initially participating in Liu Futong's rebel army, he later led his troops to submit to Zhu Yuanzhang, and was later promoted to general by virtue of his military merits. In the 27th year of Zheng Zheng, he went north from Xu Da to cut the Yuan, the second Northern Expedition to the Northern Yuan Seven Battles and Seven Victories and Seven Victories to pacify Gansu, the Fourth Northern Expedition to the Northern Yuan defeated the Yuan army with the post of deputy marshal, the fifth Northern Expedition to the Northern Yuan as the deputy marshal, the seventh Northern Expedition to the Northern Yuan with the position of deputy marshal to defeat the Yuan army, and then with Tang He to take Sichuan in the north and south, and attacked Guizhou and pacified Yunnan with the position of commander- With merit, he was conferred the title of Duke of Yingguo and a master of taishi.
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In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu (1394), because of his close relationship with Blue Jade and his outstanding military achievements, he was suspected by Zhu Yuanzhang and committed suicide. In 1644, he was posthumously honored as the King of Lijiang, with the title of "Wujing".
6. Feng Sheng - Duke of Song
Feng Sheng, born unknown, died in 1395, was a famous general of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the first name of Guosheng, a native of Dingyuan, Anhui, and a general of Huaixi. He liked to read, knew the art of war, assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in conquest of the four directions, established the Ming Dynasty, and was the father-in-law of Zhu Yuanzhang's fifth prince Zhu Xu, Zhu Xi and Zhu Di were brothers, and Feng Sheng's eldest daughter married Chang Yuchun's eldest son as his wife, and the family relationship.
Initially, together with his brother Guo Yong, he occupied the mountain as king, and later attached himself to Zhu Yuanzhang and was reused. Conquered the north and conquered Shanxi in the south, and made countless military achievements. In the fifth year of Hongwu (1372), he conquered Wang Baobao, Xu Da and Li Wenzhong were defeated, and suffered heavy losses, but Feng Sheng won a lot. In the 20th year of Hongwu (1387), with Feng Sheng as the general, he led an expedition of 200,000 troops with Fu Youde and Lan Yu to Liaodong to eliminate the Yuan Dynasty's forces in Liaodong. For accumulating military merits, he was awarded the title of Duke of Song, "eight of whom were highly respected by the Zhao Li Xun ministers, and the third in victory", when discussing merits, Feng Sheng was awarded the title of Founding Auxiliary Transport Tuicheng Xuanli Wuchen, Tejin Ronglu Doctor, and Right Pillar State, and participated in the major affairs of the military state.
Due to his remarkable military merits, he received Taizu's suspicion in his later years, and after the "Blue Jade Case", he was recalled to Beijing by Zhu Yuanzhang and given to death two years later. A generation of generals, did not end well.
7. Blue Jade - Liang Guo Gong
Lan Yu, born unknown, died in 1393, a native of Dingyuan (present-day Dingyuan County, Anhui), was a founding general of the Ming Dynasty and a general of Huaixi. Courageous and strategic, brave and good at war, and repeatedly made military achievements. Xiao Bian believes that the first fierce general under The Blue Jade Zhu Yuanzhang was the father-in-law of Zhu Chun, the eleventh prince of Zhu Yuanzhang, and in addition, Blue Jade's sister married Chang Yuchun as his wife, or the wife and uncle of the crown prince Zhu Biao.
Blue Jade first served under Chang Yuchun's tent, fought bravely, and was sure to win, and later because of his many battles, he was promoted by Guan Junzhen fu to The Commander of Qianhu and command envoys, and later promoted to the governor of the capital. Later, xu Da made outstanding military achievements in the northern expedition to the desert and the conquest of xifan. In the twenty-first year of Hongwu (1388), Lan Yu led Wang Shi's 150,000 troops to the north to conquer the north, and the army left Daning and entered Gyeongju to discover that the Yuan Lord was fishing in the Sea of Fishing, and broke the Northern Yuan in the Sea of Fishing, basically destroying his official system and shocking the world. When the good news reached the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and compared blue jade to Wei Qing. Blue Jade also captured the Harazhang camp and captured 60,000 people and livestock. After Banshi returned to the dynasty, he was enfeoffed as the Duke of Liangguo.
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Because Blue Jade was proud of his merits and did many things that made Zhu Yuanzhang very dissatisfied, finally in the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu (1393), Jinyi Wei commanded Jiang Yong to report Blue Jade's rebellion, Zhu Yuanzhang skinned it, raided his home, and exterminated the three ethnic groups, and was implicated in the murder of fifteen thousand people, which is the famous "Blue Jade Case" during the Hongwu years.
8. Mu Ying - Marquis of Xiping
Mu Ying (1344–1392), a native of Dingyuan County, Haozhou (present-day Dingyuan County, Anhui Province), was a founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, the adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the ming emperor, and a general of the Huaixi clan. His son married Princess Changning, the daughter of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di.
Mu Ying was displaced from childhood, and at the age of eight, he was adopted as a righteous son by Zhu Yuanzhang, and established a close brotherly relationship with Zhu Biao from an early age. From the age of twelve, Mu Ying followed Zhu Yuanzhang in his conquests and began his military career. At the age of eighteen, he was appointed as a former lieutenant, participated in the defense of Zhenjiang, and began to serve as a military official. In the ninth year of Hongwu (1376), he accompanied Deng Yu in his conquest of Tubo as a deputy marshal, and was given the title of Marquis of Xiping for his military merits, and was given the danshu iron coupon. In the fourteenth year of Hongwu (1381), together with Fu Youde and Lan Yu, he led an army of 300,000 to conquer Yunnan. After the pacification of Yunnan, Mu Ying stayed in the town of Dian, and during the ten years of his town of Southern Yunnan, Daxing Tuntian, persuaded the lessons of nongsang, Li Xianxing, spread the culture of the Central Plains, and stabilized the frontier.
In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu (1392), he fell ill due to the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao, suffered a blow, and died two months later in Renshou, Yunnan, at the age of forty-eight. Zhu Yuanzhang felt great sorrow and ordered him to bury Jingshi, posthumously crown the King of Qianning, give him the title of "Zhaojing", deserve to enjoy the Taimiao Temple, and decree that the descendants of the Mu clan would guard Yunnan for generations.
9. Deng Yu - Duke of Weiguo
Deng Yu (1337-1377), formerly known as Deng Youde, was a native of Hong County, Sizhou (present-day Si County, Anhui Province), and a famous general of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. His eldest son Deng Zhen married Li Shanchang's granddaughter, and his daughter married Zhu Zhuzhang's second son, Zhu Zhu,the Prince of Qin.
Due to the early resistance to the Yuan, there were already troops under his command, and in 1355 (to the fifteenth year), he led more than 10,000 people to defect to Zhu Yuanzhang and served as the commander of the army, and Zhu Yuanzhang gave him the name Deng Yu. Later, he crossed the Yangtze River with Zhu Yuanzhang, conquered Taiping, Jiqing (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu), took Zhenjiang directly, made many military achievements, and was promoted to marshal of Guangxing Wing. Later, he moved to western Zhejiang and repeatedly defeated the Yuan army. Accumulated military merit has been promoted repeatedly. Deng Yue was simple and prudent, wise and courageous, strict in governing the army, and made great achievements for a while. In 1370 (the third year of Hongwu), Deng Yu followed Xu Da on an expedition to Gansu, defeated the Northern Yuan army, and surrendered tubo and Wusizang troops. Jin was enfeoffed as the Grand Master of Ronglu and the Right Pillar State, and was given the title of Duke of Weiguo.
On the ninth day of November in 1377 (the tenth year of Hongwu), Deng Yu died of illness in Shouchun (present-day Shou County, Anhui), and was posthumously honored as the King of Ninghe, with the posthumous name Wushun, and was able to die well.
10. Lu Zhongheng - Ji'an Hou
Lu Zhongheng (1336–1390), a native of Haozhou (present-day Fengyang, Anhui), was a founding general of the Ming Dynasty and was given the title of Marquis of Ji'an, and his son Lu Xian married Princess Runing, the fifth daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang.
When Lu Zhongheng was young, he was skilled in martial arts, and in the thirteenth year of Zhengzheng (1353), he was recruited by Zhu Yuanzhang to join the rebel army. Since following Zhu Yuanzhang, he has successively participated in the war to pacify Chen Youyu, and in the process of annihilating Chen Youyu, he has always taken the lead and made great achievements. In the first year of Hongwu (1368), he led an army to pacify Guangdong with Liao Yongzhong. Since then, he has made many military achievements, pacifying Hunan, Jiangxi and other places, and contributing to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, he sat in Chengdu, quelled the barbarian rebellion, and contributed to the consolidation of Ming rule, and in October of the third year of Hongwu (1370), he was given the title of Marquis of Ji'an, Ronglu Dafu, Zhu Guo, and Tongzhi Dadu.
In April of the twenty-third year of Hongwu (1390), Lu Zhongheng's family slaves turned themselves in, denounced Lu Zhongheng and Tang Shengzong, Fei Ju, Zhao Yongdu and Hu Weiyong for conspiring, and were arrested and imprisoned, so they ordered Lu Zhongheng to be killed and his home confiscated.
Zhu Yuanzhang used the Huaixi generals to fight the world, and in the process of conquest, he used the means of joint relatives and recognition of sons to closely unite his generals, share honor and disgrace, and eventually achieve his great event, which is where Zhu Yuanzhang excels. However, since the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao, he was too suspicious and began to kill the heroes, and he could not hide the criticism of future generations for hiding his birds and dead dogs.
The above is to bring you Zhu Yuanzhang's ten major generals, of course, there are many warriors, which only represents the personal ideas of the editor. Photos from the internet, don't like it! Thank you.