In the three years of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang was a large number of courtiers, a total of 6 dukes, 28 marquises, and 2 counts, these 36 people were extremely important to Zhu Yuanzhang, without them, there would be no Achievements of Zhu Yuanzhang, but this award only represented Zhu Yuanzhang's affirmation of them in the past.
Success and fame, everyone's thinking will change, the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang is also so, in the face of the temptation of fame and profit, few people can choose to retreat, although there are historical lessons, but people will still have a fluke mentality, thinking that history will not repeat itself.
Regrettably, the Ming Dynasty also failed to get out of the strange circle of history, Zhu Yuanzhang first in the game of abolishing the chancellor, with Hu Weiyong as the center of a large piece of implicated, after the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao due to illness, Zhu Yuanzhang more determined to take action, and eventually led to the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty were almost slaughtered, as for the founding six dukes, most of the people naturally could not escape the doom.
First of all, Li Shanchang, the first meritorious hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, was named the Duke of Korea, when Zhu Yuanzhang marched south to the north, it was Li Shanchang who stabilized the rear area for him, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shanchang also took on the heavy responsibility of restoring the old ceremonies for the Ming Dynasty and compiling the imperial program.
Then there is Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song, he and his brother Feng Guo used one article and one weapon, they were all zhu Yuanzhang's confidants, Feng Sheng also experienced a lot of battles with Zhu Yuanzhang, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Feng Sheng and Blue Jade fought more together, after the Blue Jade Case, Feng Sheng was also suspected by Zhu Yuanzhang, and then was given death, and the title of Duke of Song was also withdrawn.
There was also Deng Yu, the Duke of Wei, who participated in the "Hongdu Defense War" with Zhu Wenzheng, created a miracle in military history, and also laid the foundation for Zhu Yuanzhang's defeat of Chen Youyi, in the tenth year of Hongwu (1377), Deng Yu died of illness, Deng Yu's eldest son Deng Zhen attacked the Duke of Wei, but Deng Zhen's wife was Li Shanchang's granddaughter, Li Shanchang was convicted of the Hu Weiyong case, Deng Zhen was also implicated and killed, and the title was stripped.
Zheng Guo Gong Chang Mao, he was the son of Chang Yu Chun, Chang Yu Chun died in the second year of Hongwu, so Chang Mao was attacked by the title, Chang Mao in addition to arrogance, no ability, others are jealous of him, nothing more than to see the face of his father and father-in-law Feng Sheng, after Feng Sheng was taken back from the military power, Chang Mao was also placed in Longzhou, and died there, although his brother inherited the title of Duke of Zheng, but was soon stripped.
Li Wenzhong, the Duke of Cao, who was the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, had followed Zhu Yuanzhang since childhood, had rich battlefield experience, and had made many military achievements, his duke was not dependent on kinship, but on his own hard work, Hongwu seventeen years, his son Li Jinglong heir to the dukeship of Cao Guo, as we all know, the Battle of Jingnan was defeated in the hands of this "general", Yongle two years, Zhu Di decisively cut his title, Cao Guogong to this point.
The first military general of the founding of the Ming Dynasty was Xu Da, he was named the Duke of Wei, Xu Da was one of the first to follow Zhu Yuanzhang to fight the world, but all important battles, must be Xu Da's leading troops, some people say that Xu Da was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang's goose, in fact, there is no basis, because of Xu Da and Zhu Yuanzhang's family relationship, Zhu Difa's wife is Xu Da's eldest daughter, so the title of Duke of Wei can always be hereditary in the Ming Dynasty.