What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
If you mention the Ming Dynasty and talk about Zhu Yuanzhang, then you must not miss a person, that is, the first major hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da. Xu Da has been an anthem for Zhu Yuanzhang all his life, and he has done his best for the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, and it is no wonder that his life has been as smooth as a hanging.
Once he and Zhu Yuanzhang played chess together, seeing that he was going to lose, he learned the skill of selling cute and tricking monkeys, but who knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry when he saw it, but even looked at the chessboard and directly called for a heavy reward, is there really such an interesting thing?
Zhu Yuanzhang stills
Xu Da was a particularly talented person, who had developed a skill at a young age, whether it was Chuzhou, Zhihezhou or Dingtaiping, he had made great achievements in battle, and he had never been proud of his own merits, and it was no wonder that Zhu Yuanzhang, a particularly picky person, admired him very much.
In order to achieve a hegemonic industry, it is natural that someone needs to make sacrifices, so when Zhu Yuanzhang only has the last two stumbling blocks left, Xu Da takes the initiative to ask Miao to become a pioneer, and quickly solves Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youyu, clearing obstacles for Zhu Yuanzhang and achieving grand hegemony.
Chen Youyi stills
Just as the so-called "one person has the ascension of the chicken dog to heaven", after Zhu Yuanzhang successfully ascended to the throne, Xu Da, who was his right arm and left arm, naturally followed him and directly rose to the high position of right chancellor and prince young fu, and he was very happy in his heart.
After just a moment of excitement and happiness, he fell into deep meditation, was he really willing to stay in this deep palace and play with the prince? No, obviously that's not what he really wants, what he craves is to throw his head on the battlefield and spill his blood.
Therefore, in this year, he volunteered to become a great general of the Conquest, and with more than 200,000 elite troops, he killed the last hidden danger of the Ming Dynasty: the Yuan Dynasty, defeating the Yuan Dynasty and refusing to rest, he even went north several times to continue to attack the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, so that they did not have the slightest possibility of counterattack.
Xu Da stills
On the battlefield, he was a great general who was brave and good at fighting invincible hands all over the world, but in the unpredictable and step-by-step court, he was obviously just a layman who did not know much.
At that time, the Hu Weiyong case occurred inadvertently, and the impact was very widespread, implicating many ministers of the dynasty, even Liu Bowen and Li Wenzhong, who had always been loyal, were also killed in Huangquan, and it was only at this time that Xu Da realized the crisis he was facing.
He is the first founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, but in the face of his own rights and humanity, the word "hero" seems so weak and powerless.
Hu Weiyong stills
There is an old Chinese saying called "cunning rabbit dead running dog cooking", and Xu Da is facing such a crisis. When Hu Weiyong was brutally killed, Xu Da, who held a lot of power, was also quickly recalled to the capital by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the meaning of it was intriguing.
Xu Da knew that when he returned to Beijing this time, it was likely that he would die nine times, but if he refused to return to Beijing in defiance of the Holy Will, it would be a major sin to the Nine Tribes. Therefore, he had no choice but to meet with Zhu Yuanzhang with a nervous heart.
On the surface, he talked and laughed with Zhu Yuanzhang, but in fact, he was extremely nervous in his heart. Zhu Yuanzhang even hugged Xu Da tightly, seemingly attaching great importance to Xu Da and full of his thoughts.
After greeting for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly wanted to play a game of chess with Xu Da, Xu Da felt a little funny after listening to it, but he acted quietly, after all, Zhu Yuanzhang's chess level he knew.
Not to mention that it is particularly bad, compared with him, it is completely impossible to win, which shows that Zhu Yuanzhang's chess game this time is drunk and does not mean to drink! So Xu Da could only cater to the promise.
What everyone did not expect was that Zhu Yuanzhang, who has always been full of spring breeze, actually became serious this time and said to Xu Da half-jokingly: I know that you are good at chess, so this time you must play chess seriously, and you must not release water, otherwise you will cut your official position. ”
After hearing this, Xu Da's back was straight and cold, and his forehead began to sweat wildly, how is this good?
Today's chess game he can't afford to win or lose, lose, his own black hat naturally can't be saved, but if he wins the current saint, isn't it a metaphor for his greed and ambition? Naturally, the emperor could not spare him, and he would not be able to take the lives of dozens of people up and down the family.
The game between kings and subjects has never been fair in the true sense, and everyone has a ghost fetus and plays their own calculations. Xu Da used to be indifferent to politics, but now at this juncture, he can only be extremely careful, like walking on thin ice.
Otherwise, if you make a wrong move, you may take the life of the whole family, and the stakes in this chess game are too big. Every time he made a move, he had to think about it for a long time, and he didn't dare to lose, let alone win.
In this way, a game of chess has been played all day, the sun is about to set, and this game has not yet been won or lost. But relatively speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang was still slightly inferior, so his expression was solemn and his brows were locked.
Xu Da, who was slightly ahead, also frowned, thinking in his heart: If this game of chess wins Shengshang, how can it be good?
In order to let Zhu Yuanzhang win back this game, Xu Da can be said to have taken pains to deliberately reveal a flaw to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then tried his best to cover up his intention. Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang did not realize that Xu Da was releasing water for himself, so he unceremoniously ate Xu Da's chess.
The so-called one-game victory or defeat, at this time Zhu Yuanzhang's natural victory has been determined. What everyone did not expect was that at this time, Xu Da suddenly stood up and learned to play with the monkey, and refused to play anymore.
Seeing that the great general who had made great achievements in battle had actually played Laipi, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly couldn't help but laugh, and then said: "Stop it, sheng gu forgive you!" Rest assured, your yarn hat is still there. ”
At this time, Xu Da spoke: "Emperor, please come to the side of the courtiers and take a look at the chessboard from this direction." Zhu Yuanzhang was a little curious, and when he was thinking about what tricks he was playing, he suddenly saw two big characters on the chessboard- long live.
I looked at Xu Da, who was kneeling next to me, and immediately understood Xu Da's painstaking heart. Immediately ordered: Xu Da, Shuo will now give you this building. After saying that, he left, leaving Xu Da, who was in a cold sweat, and did not dare to get up.
The two big words on the chessboard – Long live
In the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, many meritorious ministers were killed by Zhu Yuanzhang, but he released Xu Da, which was enough to show Xu Da's great wisdom.
Xu Da is not only a good hand at leading soldiers to fight, but also has a strategy different from ordinary people at the moment of life and death. Through a game of chess, Zhu Yuanzhang can dispel his suspicion of him and no longer harbor a murderous intention, such a routine is really exquisite!
According to the "Tale of Zhai Shengye", Xu Da finally died of back gangrene at the age of fifty-four, ending his legendary life.