The founding emperors of each dynasty in our country have faced two of the most serious problems after the founding of the country, one is how to govern the country, and the other is how to execute those founding heroes. Have many people had some questions lately? Why were those founding emperors so uneasy about following their old subordinates for many years? We all know that Zhu Yuanzhang is actually a very suspicious person, because his origin is not very good, and he has done everything. In addition, after becoming the emperor, the suspicion was even more serious,
Most of the meritorious ministers in the establishment of dynasties are more about the righteousness of the rivers and lakes. After becoming a high official, it is very likely that the worse things in the jianghu will be brought into the official arena. Cause unease! Many of these ministers who have made contributions to the founding of the country like to be proud of their achievements, and when the founding emperor dies, the emperor who will take the throne later will find it difficult to make these proud heroes submit, so that it will cause people's peace of mind! Threaten the stability of the country! These emperors will find a way! For example, the more moderate ones such as Song Taizu's "cup of wine to release the military power", and those decisive kings, such as Liu Bang, killed all the kings with different surnames who were sealed at the founding of the country! Ming Taizu is also such a type of person.
In order to pave the way for Zhu Yunjiao, Zhu Yuanzhang had to kill these brothers who had followed him for many years. So he began to use means to test the important ministers around him. One of them is Xu Da, whom he trusts the most. Xu Da gave advice to Zhu Yuanzhang when he was fighting in Jiangshan and made great contributions to him. However, he refused to accept Zhu Yuanzhang's reward, or insisted on his previous living habits, which were very simple. Although Xu Da lived in seclusion, he had a high prestige in the affairs of the DPRK and China. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to set up a banquet to entertain Xu Da, and took the opportunity to drunk him, sending him to his dragon bed to observe his reaction when he woke up.
After Xu Da woke up drunk the next day, he was very scared, and immediately went to Zhu Yuanzhang to admit his mistake and let Zhu Yuanzhang convict himself, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Xu Da like this, he could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his heart also dispelled doubts about him, and then he completely trusted Xu Da and let him become his confidant. Therefore, it is said that it is you who treat people with low profile, and it may be you who will succeed in the end, and Xu Da is a good example.