Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang can be regarded as one of the best kings in history. Although he has a low level of education and a bad background, he is not proud. Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's early struggle process, it is not difficult for us to find out that he was forced to obtain this emperor! (exaggerated face)
Zhu Yuanzhang was forced to revolt during the process
Zhu Yuanzhang's childhood can be described as extremely tragic! Within a month, the continuous loss of father and mother and brother, this kind of thing, if it falls on the average person, it is estimated that it will have long been weakened, and even those who can't think of suicide (on the contrary, the example of being born due to loss of love), so from this point of view, Zhu Yuanzhang's willpower is absolutely extraordinary! Zhu Yuanzhang's relatives only had one brother left, but the two brothers had to go their separate ways due to poverty and seek a way to live. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was still a teenager. A teenage child not only has to bear the pain of losing his father and mother when he needs to be watered by affection, but also has to earn a living for himself, and I can't imagine the hardships of living in a warm nest.
After wandering for a long time on the road to making a living, Zhu Yuanzhang was forced to become a monk. Since he was forced, of course, he was not a monk with eight scriptures, and he only thought of one thing in his mind at that time--how should I eat enough. Zhu Yuanzhang entered the temple, worked as a coolie every day, and was reprimanded by the old monk, also in order to have food to eat. What a "hero who is overwhelmed by food"! Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk, thinking that he would not starve from now on, but "the heavens will descend on the Si people, and they will first suffer their hearts, strain their bones, and starve their bodies." "Bad things are coming again! Due to the lack of greed of the officials of the Yuan Dynasty, the local people almost "changed their children and ate", and the local famine broke out. The temple could not live any longer, and the abbot sent the young monks out to make friends, and Zhu Yuanzhang once again embarked on the road of wandering. The 17-year-old Zhu Yuanzhang began a three-year wandering life with his feet, during which he broadened his horizons and came into contact with the peasant uprising.
Three years later, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the temple. He didn't think about the peasant uprising at all, he just wanted to live his life in peace and stability. But when he was a child, his friend Tang He wrote a letter saying that he was mixing well with Marshal Guo Zixing and wanted to invite Zhu Yuanzhang to go to the world to do important things. When Zhu Yuanzhang received the letter, he had a headache for a while, he knew that the peasant uprising belonged to the matter of "if it was not successful, it would become a benevolent", and his nature did not want to participate in the riot, so he did not reply to the letter. But at this time, God arranged for someone to help him, and this person was his brother- and-sister. One night, Master Brother quietly climbed into Zhu Yuanzhang's bed (not as you think), told him that the matter of the letter had been known, and was going to inform! Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't do anything about it, and the temple couldn't stay any longer, "Forced to go to Liangshan!" In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang began his uprising career, which is also a legendary career!
In addition, what should be taken out separately is that Zhu Yuanzhang's original name was Zhu Zhongba. In ancient times, poor families had little knowledge, so the names of the children were in order, and when Zhu Chongba rebelled, he changed his name to Zhu Yuanzhang. These three words have a great origin. Zhu Huan's "诛" (诛) means to destroy and kill. Yuan is the Yuan Dynasty, and Zhang represents a sharp weapon. Together, we can see Zhu Yuanzhang's ambitions, comparing himself to a sharp weapon to destroy the Yuan Dynasty, (or jade). The course of Zhu Yuanzhang's uprising is a background, and the next thing we want to analyze is why Zhu Yuanzhang was able to defeat all the enemies in front of him until he became emperor, which is the most attractive place.
Why can Zhu Yuanzhang be called emperor?
Zhu Yuanzhang, as the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, as the only winner in the chaotic world, must have his superiority, let's analyze his people together, maybe you can also become the next Zhu Yuanzhang (looks better).
First, strong willpower
Zhu Yuanzhang's willpower was innately strong, which did not require any argument. Or that example, imagine if you lose your parents and brothers around the age of 13. Can you travel around the village at the age of 13 to eat a bite to eat? Don't say you can, that kind of pain you can't imagine!
Willpower is born strong is the foundation, and then after the family's misfortune, life hits successively, the little Zhu Yuanzhang has understood the cruelty of this world, he has learned about human sophistication, social survival rules, in a child should study at the age, can not say whether it is pitiful, sad, or lucky.
Second, the goal is clear and the world is properly handled
Zhu Yuanzhang's goals before joining the army were also clear, "I want to eat" and "I want to survive." Eating and living a stable life were the things that Zhu Yuanzhang dreamed of before joining the army.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was forced to join the army, his goal naturally changed, from "I want to eat" to "I want us to eat" and "I want to survive" to "we want to survive."
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just joined the army, realized that he had a unique advantage in this group of people, (among a group of peasants, there were few people who were rough about literature and ink) Zhu Yuanzhang understood a little, so all he had to do was to express himself and let himself be valued by Guo Zixing (leader). Therefore, he always rushed to the front line in his lifeless battles; he used his wisdom and strategy to advise the army, and after victory in battle, he handed over all the spoils of war; he was rewarded and distributed to his subordinates. As a result, his reputation grew, and his status became higher and higher. This kind of means is unbelievable that a peasant with a rough pen and ink has possessed.
With the rise of his status, Zhu Yuanzhang was jealous of Guo Zixing, and at the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to pull up his own strength, so he led more than a hundred loyalists who were willing to follow him to break away from Guo Zixing's army and return to his hometown to recruit troops. In his hometown, Zhu Yuanzhang recruited Xu Da, Zhou Dexing, Guo Ying and other humerus, becoming an indispensable part of the development of his power.
Zhu Yuanzhang led hundreds of recruited people all the way to the east, defeated the Yuan army general Mu Tycoon, and the army grew to 30,000 people! These 30,000 people were carefully cultivated and single-handedly done by Zhu Yuanzhang, but he handed over these 30,000 people to Guo Zixing, who was ostracized and homeless!
As for the reason, I personally speculate that one of the imperial heart techniques is to win the hearts and minds of the people. In general, Guo Zixing was kind to Zhu Yuanzhang, and has always been the leader of Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yuanzhang was also hand-pulled by Guo Zixing. Guo Zixing was cornered at this moment and fled to Zhu Yuanzhang's territory, the purpose of which was also Zhu Yuanzhang's army. Zhu Yuanzhang also knew it, and without saying a word, he immediately handed over the army. This move not only won him the support of a large number of soldiers, but also gained a group of literati and volunteers, which is his way of dealing with the world.
Third, a keen sense of military smell
The third point is Zhu Yuanzhang's keen sense of military smell. One of the most dangerous enemies Zhu Yuanzhang encountered on the road of the uprising was named Chen Youyi. This person is brave and abnormal, that is, his brain is no better than Zhu Yuanzhang. Chen Youyu joined forces with Zhang Shicheng to attack Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang's staff offered advice one after another, and there were dozens of strategies against the enemy, and among these dozens of strategic principles, he chose Liu Ji's plan, and the result was a great break for Chen Youyi.
After Chen Youyu lost, Zhang Shicheng was naturally defeated, and Zhu Yuanzhang unified Jiangnan and established the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the enemy was only left with the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, so he proposed to "expel Hu Yu, restore China, establish a program of Chen Ji, and relieve the Si people" to call on the Han people throughout the country to jointly oppose the Yuan. (Isn't this program particularly familiar?) Yes, Sun Yat-sen's proposition is to borrow from this)
The Yuan Dynasty had a strong enemy named Timur, who was also widely known as Wang Baobao. After the overthrow of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongol nobles remained stubborn and still wanted to invade the Central Plains. Wang Baobao made careful preparations and plans, led an army of 100,000 people, and attacked Zhu Yuanzhang.
Wang Baobao's military actions attracted the attention of Zhu Yuanzhang, who saw through Wang Baobao's ruse, saw through Wang Baobao's attempts, and formulated a more complex and sophisticated plan.
Let's first look at Wang Baobao's plan: more than 100,000 troops were mobilized to divide into two roads, first besieging Lanzhou with tens of thousands of infantry and horses, but Lanzhou was not the ultimate goal, just bait, and he hid the main force in Dingxi and prepared to encircle the point to help.
Then look at Zhu Yuanzhang's plan: first order Xu Da to be the general of the conquest, Li Wenzhong to be the left deputy general, Feng Sheng to be the right deputy general, Deng Yu to be the left deputy general, and Tang He to lead the army for the right deputy general. He ordered not to rescue Lanzhou, but to have the general Xu Dazhi fight Dingxi and fight Wang Baobao (he guessed that Wang Baobao's main force was hidden here). On the other hand, Let Li Wenzhong enter the desert to attack Yingchang and fight Emperor Yuanshun. Let Emperor Yuan Shun move his family to the desert deeper. (A bit of belly black)
Wang Baobao did not see through Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy, and the 100,000-strong army was destroyed. Poor Emperor Yuanshun was chased and beaten all the way, from the comfort of Zhongzhong to the desolate Shangdu (Kaiping) and then to Yingchang (present-day Dalainur Lake, Mongolia), and now Zhu Yuanzhang was unhappy and wanted to drive him to the depths of the desert, and he had to go.
In addition to the above, there are many many reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang can win the title of emperor, such as attracting talents, training the army, improving quality, respecting soldiers, and superb strategic means, which is convincing!
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