Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang (October 1328 – June 1398), courtesy name Guorui, a native of Fengyang, Anhui, whose original name was Zhu Chongba, was renamed Zhu Yuanzhang after joining the Red Turban Army led by Guo Zixing, and was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was able to lay down the Jiangshan and create the Ming Dynasty, in addition to his personal efforts and shrewd ability, was also inseparable from the meticulous assistance of those civilian and military generals; among the founding ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shanchang held the highest position and received the most rewards, Liu Ji's strategic ability and popularity were very high, and he was also one of Zhu Yuanzhang's confidants and advisers, and he had no exhaustive strategies in his life, and Song Lian and other civilian ministers, all of whom were great Confucians who were rich in five cars, and had the talent of settling the country in Anbang, but unfortunately the final outcome was tragic and impressive.
First, the tragically destroyed chancellor, Li Shanchang (1314-1390), a native of Dingyuan, Anhui, with outstanding strategy and talent, was a fellow countryman with Zhu Yuanzhang, and in order to find a platform to display his talents when he was young, Li Shanchang defected to Zhu Yuanzhang's rebel army, and was quickly reused by Zhu Yuanzhang, following him in the southern conquest of the northern war, when Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Chuzhou, he became Zhu Yuanzhang's staff officer, participated in many major affairs decision-making, was in charge of the army's material supply and logistical support, and was deeply trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
As Zhu Yuanzhang's army grew larger and larger, and more and more rebels came to surrender, Li Shanchang examined their abilities one by one, and then recommended them to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then expressed sincerity to the defectors on zhu Yuanzhang's behalf, and reassured people's hearts.
When Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to conquest, Li Shanchang stayed in the rear, the local residents were safe and orderly, transporting soldiers' salaries and grain salaries for the frontline soldiers, which was efficient and fast, and Li Shanchang made outstanding achievements in improving the economy, restoring the law of making money, mining and smelting iron, and formulating fish taxes, and the state's financial resources were growing day by day.
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke highly of him: "At that time, Xiao He had the merit of giving to him, and under a thousand years, everyone praised him, compared with the good chief, Xiao He may not have passed." ”
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shanchang was made the Duke of Korea, and the official Zhi Zhongshu Zuo Cheng Xiang ranked first among the hundred officials, reaching the peak of his career, and in 1390, due to the involvement of Hu Weiyong's case, the 76-year-old Li Shanchang was executed.
Second, the lonely courtier, Liu Ji (July 1311 - May 1375), the character Bowen, Zhejiang Qingtian people, so called Liu Qingtian, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, in folklore, he is a mysterious figure who knows astronomical calendars, knows five hundred years, and knows five hundred years later, and there are many magical stories.
Liu Ji was awarded the Jinshi in the Yuan Dynasty to the Shun Dynasty, Bo Shi Tongjing, people often compare him to Zhuge Liang, to the nineteenth year of Zheng (1359), Zhu Yuanzhang heard Liu Ji's name, courtesy and appointment, he wrote a statement of the eighteen strategies of the times, was reused, participated in the planning of the pacification of Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youyi and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and other military plans, Wu Yuannian (1367) for the Taishi Ling, the compilation of the "Pengshen Grand Unified Calendar", playing the legislative customization.
Since then, Liu Ji has been serving as Zhu Yuanzhang's military division, in addition to the ability of astronomical calculation, but also on the battlefield to give advice, by Zhu Yuanzhang praised as "Zhang Liang", to the twenty-third year (1363), the Battle of Poyang Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youyi launched a decisive battle for more than a month, Liu Ji and Zhu Yuanzhang shared a boat, participated in the battle command decision, put forward the use of fire attack tactics, in this battle, Liu Ji also saved Zhu Yuanzhang's life.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was supervising the battle on the ship, liu ji on the side found that Chen Youyu's warship was rushing towards Zhu Yuanzhang's warship, and hurriedly asked Zhu Yuanzhang to move to other ships, Zhu Yuanzhang had just left on his front foot, and had not yet sat down, the original ship had been sunk, and at the end of the Battle of Poyang Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang obeyed Liu Ji's advice and ordered the generals chang to meet chun to live across the lake, cutting off the retreat route of Chen Youyu's army, and then dividing the troops to cut off its grain route, Chen Youyu had to break through from the lake mouth and return to Wuchang, as a result, both land and water roads were blocked by Zhu Yuanzhang's army, and Chen Youyu was killed in the breakout The vast area it originally occupied was occupied by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the course of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Liu Ji also made many meritorious contributions, and in the third year of Hongwu (1370), Liu Ji was awarded the title of Hongwenguan Scholar, and later Liu Ji was awarded the title of Founding Emperor Yiyun Shouzheng Chen, Feng Chengyi Bo, and the following year, Liu Ji was also given to his hometown for retirement.
Liu Ji told the old man to be cautious after returning to his hometown, drinking alcohol every day, playing chess, and even the local zhixian and other officials wanted to visit him, and he avoided seeing him, at that time, there was a place called Tanyang in Fujian and Zhejiang, which was a place where salt merchants and bandits gathered, Liu Ji entrusted his son to write to the imperial court, saying that he could set up a patrol department here to control the people of the place, and after Hu Weiyong learned of this, he ordered the punishment department Shangshu Wu Yun to impeach Liu Ji, saying that talking about the yang was on the coast of the mountains and the sea, and there was the spirit of a king, Liu Ji wanted to seek the place as his base, Liu Ji was good at feng shui, As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang heard that the belief was true, he dismissed Liu Ji's feng lu, Liu Ji rushed into Beijing to plead guilty, and when he arrived in the capital, there was no place to defend his grievances, Liu Ji soon fell ill, and during Liu Ji's illness, Hu Weiyong sent a doctor to treat him, and Liu Ji did not get better after taking the medicine, but his condition worsened, and it was not until March of the eighth year of Hongwu that Zhu Yuanzhang allowed Liu Ji to return to his hometown, and less than a month after returning home, 65-year-old Liu Ji fell seriously ill and died.
Third, the "Cloth Heavenly Son" of the Cao lai attendant, Song Lian (November 1310 – June 20, 1381), character Jinglian, nicknamed Longmenzi, ancestral home of Yiwu, Zhejiang, famous politician, writer, historian, together with Gao Qi, Liu Ji and known as the "Three Great Poets of the Early Ming Dynasty", Song Lian was weak and sickly since childhood, his family was poor, but he was sensitive and studious, known as a "child prodigy", in the early Ming Dynasty, he was appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang, he was revered as a "Five Classics" teacher, a teacher of Prince Zhu Biao, Hongwu II (1369), was ordered to major in the "History of Yuan", The articles of the official to the Hanlin bachelor, the knowledge of the system, and the articles of Song Lian are famous all over the world, and they are the literary circles of the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties.
As Zhu Yuanzhang's chief secretary, often around the emperor, knows a lot of imperial court secrets, he never leaks to the outside, Song Lian is cautious and careful, after the chapter is written, the first time the draft is burned, Song Lian's caution and caution, which can be seen from this, but it is such a cautious and generous, simple and thick gentleman, Zhu Yuanzhang is still not at ease, often sending Jinyi guards to infiltrate the Song Lian mansion to observe its whereabouts.
In the tenth year of Hongwu (1377), Song Lian resigned from his official hometown at an old age, and Song Lian's life, in addition to the political achievements made in the founding of the country and the establishment of the chapter system, his greatest achievements were in literature and culture, and Liu Ji was famous for his prose creation, hongwu thirteen years (1380), Song Lian's grandson Song Shen was involved in the Hu Weiyong case, resulting in the murder of Song Lian's family, Song Shen and Song Lian's second son Song Pu were both sentenced to death, and only after Empress Ma and the crown prince Zhu Biaolibao were spared their death, they were sentenced to exile in Maozhou, and Hongwu fourteen years (1381) Song Lian died of illness in Kuizhou (夔州, in present-day Fengjie, Chongqing) at the age of seventy-two, and some people called him the "Grass Lai Attendant" of the "Cloth Heavenly Son"
Birds exhausted, good bow hiding, cunning rabbit death, running dog cooking, even the highest IQ strategist, still can not get rid of the tragic fate, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is the most controversial emperor in history, at work, he governs diligently, engaged in politics for decades without a day of rest, as a ruler, he is very frugal, as the general manager of officials, he is honest in politics, strict requirements, he reduces taxes, loves the people, develops agriculture, or he is not a good master, treat people harshly, but he is a good emperor, From this point of view, it is worth affirming that most of the people are corrupt officials and powerful people, which greatly reduces the burden on the people and thus promotes the development of the productive forces.