In history, if it comes to the most legendary and inspirational emperor, it is Zhu Yuanzhang. He started his family with a cloth and suffered the most hungry and the most vicious beatings. In order to survive, he herded cattle for the landlord and became a monk. In order to convince the soldiers of himself, he fought bravely and never took credit for himself. In order to make up for the shortcomings in knowledge, he honored corporals and humbly asked for advice. It was such a peasant who expelled the Tartars and created the Ming Empire! However, he was so wise and divine, but he also showed no mercy when slaughtering heroes. Not long after the years of peace, many of the founding heroes of that year died under his butcher's knife! However, the three brothers of the Guo family among the heroes of the Ming Dynasty were not only spared in the case of Hu Weiyong, who was in serious turmoil, but even in one massacre after another, so how did they survive with their ingenious wisdom? Let's move on.
The three brothers of the Guo family are Guo Xing, Guo Ying, and Guo Decheng. So why didn't Zhu Yuanzhang kill the three Guo brothers?
The first thing that has to be mentioned is Guo Ningfei, Ning Concubine is also a member of the Guo family, when Zhu Yuanzhang was not yet founded, Guo Ningfei was already married to Zhu Yuanzhang, because Zhu Yuanzhang was also very fond of Ning Concubine, and even once handed over the harem to Ning Concubine to manage. It was also because of Concubine Ning that Zhu Yuanzhang loved Wu and Wu, and naturally favored the Guo family brothers a little. This is the first reason why the three brothers of the Guo family can survive the hardships. Moreover, because of the three brothers of the Guo family themselves, these three people can be said to have their own abilities in order to obtain a good ending. The first thing to say is Guo Ying, the second eldest who has the grace to save Zhu Yuanzhang's life.
Among the Guo brothers, Guo Ying belonged to the most capable person, and therefore the most likely person to be killed by Zhu Yuanzhang. Guo Ying once had the experience of preferring to die rather than retreat and defeat Chen Youyu, and also had the experience of coming to the rescue in time when Zhu Yuanzhang was in danger. It was precisely because of his outstanding military achievements that Guo Ying was given the title of Zhu Yuanzhang. However, which military general zhu Yuanzhang killed was not a great achievement? In terms of battle achievements, Lan Yu and Chang Yuchun were all above Guo Ying, and they were not still killed by Zhu Yuanzhang for the crime of conspiracy.
Compared with the two generals Lan Chang, Guo Ying showed his loyalty completely. It may also be a reminder from his sister Concubine Ning, so Guo Ying never does anything that makes Zhu Yuanzhang feel jealous. Neither being proud of one's achievements nor forming a party for personal gain, in short, never touching Zhu Yuanzhang's bottom line. And it was also because Zhu Yuanzhang never felt a threat to Guo Ying that Guo Ying was able to escape the fate of being killed.
Then there is the clever old third Guo De. Among the three brothers of the Guo family, Guo Decheng belonged to the bottom of the list, so he was also the one who did not let Zhu Yuanzhang be jealous. However, Guo Decheng offended Zhu Yuanzhang because of a drunkenness, and was almost killed by Zhu Yuanzhang. It was said that Guo Decheng drank too much that time, and the mantle was distributed with Zhu Yuanzhang's gibberish, and said that he did not like his hair the most, and really wanted to shave it all. But it is precisely because all of this has been shaved, that zhu Yuanzhang's big taboo has been committed, and it should be known that Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk in the early days.
And Guo Decheng after sobering up, thinking of the words he drank too much, he was naturally terrified, in order to let Zhu Yuanzhang not find his own trouble, Guo Decheng actually went to shave his hair, and also dressed up as a monk in front of Zhu Yuanzhang. This Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally very happy after seeing it, and Guo Decheng also evaded Zhu Yuanzhang's pursuit.
Finally, there is the boss Guo Xing. This Guo Xing can be said to be a decent person, although he was also crowned marquis by Zhu Yuanzhang, but he handled things very low-key. He did not have the outstanding merits of the second eldest, nor did he have the impatience and wisdom of the third elder, he was just a ruler of his officials. As long as it is what Zhu Yuanzhang ordered to do, Guo Xing will definitely do it seriously, and as long as it is something that Zhu Yuanzhang does not like, Guo Xing will definitely not touch it. It was also because of his rules and regulations that Zhu Yuanzhang did not kill him at all.