At the age of twenty-five, Zhu Yuanzhang began to join the Red Turban Army against the Yuan Dynasty, and later called himself the King of Wu, with the slogan of "expelling Hu Yu and restoring China" to overthrow the yuan dynasty.' In the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang was finally able to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty, achieve national unification, and establish the Ming Dynasty. History has opened a new chapter.
However, he was able to build a great cause not only by his resourcefulness and bravery, but also by having countless talents who always stood behind him without complaint or regret and helped him complete the great cause. Zhu Ying was one of these people, who swore to follow Zhu Yuanzhang to the death throughout his life, and from the time the Ming Dynasty was not established to his time, he was fighting for Zhu Yuanzhang.
What was the reason why Zhu Ying could treat Zhu Yuanzhang so loyally?
The world is in turmoil, but the benefactor is encountered
Zhu Ying, whose original name was Mu Ying, came from a poor background, and after losing his father at an early age, he struggled with his mother, and when he was six years old, due to the Red Turban Army uprising, he and his mother were forced to leave home to escape the military turmoil.
However, his mother died on the way, and he was lonely and miserable when he was eight years old and fell into haozhou city, Xu was the mercy of the heavens, Mu Ying met Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was freed from the fiery life.
Zhu Yuanzhang also came from a poor family when he was a child, and he could better appreciate how difficult it was for Mu Ying, who was only eight years old, to take him in at the moment when he saw Mu Ying's eyes.
At this time, he had no children under his knees, and after consulting with Ma Shi, he accepted him as a righteous son and changed his name to "Zhu Ying". In this period of chaos, he regained his life without seeing the sun the next day at any time.
Zhu Ying not only survived, Ma Shi also took good care of his life, Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife treated him like their own sons, taught him to read and read, taught him to lead soldiers to fight, so that Zhu Ying could live happily like an ordinary child in the company of his father and mother, and it was this environment that further stimulated his wisdom and wisdom and laid an important foundation for the future.
The grace of saving lives, the grace of nurturing - eternal retribution
Zhu Ying, who had been living with Zhu Yuanzhang in the barracks for many years, turned to the age of eighteen, and from this year on, Zhu Ying began to hold important military positions, officially declared war on the battlefield, and began to embark on the road of repaying Zhu Yuanzhang.
Due to the merits of defending Zhenjiang and Jiangxi, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Zhu Ying to personally lead an army from the west when he attacked Fujian, and not only won the victory, but also broke through the eighteen villages of Minxi and captured the General Feng Gubao of the Yuan Dynasty general Chen Youding.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had won all the way to victory, was overjoyed, and Zhu Ying's performance in battle was highly praised, so he ordered the restoration of Zhu Ying's original surname, Mu.
Zhu Ying was well aware of Zhu Yuanzhang's good intentions, but even if he restored his surname, he was already a member of the Zhu family in his heart. Zhu Ying, who had taken the order, immediately rushed to the town to guard other counties in Fujian.
In the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Ying was awarded the title of General of Zhenguo, and the following year he was promoted to the position of Governor of Dadu Tongzhi. Such a rapid promotion speed is a matter of course in the eyes of others, all of which are voices of approval, and Zhu Ying, who has a gratifying record, is like a rising sun, full of hope for Zhu Yuanzhang's road to resisting the Yuan.
After that, Zhu Ying went north to attack Sichuan and Tibet, encountering such a harsh environment that did not affect the pace of progress at all, and attacked until the Kunlun Mountains.
This battle also led to his being awarded the title of Founding Auxiliary Movement Tuicheng Xuanli Wuchen and Marquis of Xiping, and was given hereditary credentials. During the conquest of Xifan, it not only captured the chief, tens of thousands of men, women, and livestock, but also expanded its territory along the way.
In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Ying was ordered to suppress a remnant of the Yuan Dynasty forces in Tunbing and Lin, so he immediately set out from the present-day Ejina Banner in Inner Mongolia and reached the vicinity of the enemy army in just seven days.
In ancient times, when transportation was not developed, he had to cross the Yellow River, cross the Helan Mountains, and pass through the quicksand to reach his destination, and he not only overcame them, but also took only seven days.
In the face of the Yuan Dynasty forces, Zhu Ying summoned up his desire to fight, divided his troops into four roads, surrounded on all sides, and fought so that the enemy could not retreat, so he had to be captured.
In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Ying, while following the general Xu Dabei on his expedition, single-handedly captured the Princess Mountain Changzhai and captured Li Xuan and his men. The momentum of his independence became more and more apparent, making him more and more capable of expanding the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Since then, the Ming Dynasty has had another province
In order to further consolidate the Ming Dynasty and suppress the Yuan Dynasty's Remnants, Zhu Ying, along with Fu Youde and Lan Yu, approached the Yuan Dynasty's Liang King to the south, and Liang Wang Dexin arranged a wave of people in Qujing to resist. The two sides are separated by a white stone river, and whoever rushes to attack is a dead end.
In this situation, Zhu Ying had a plan, pretending to pose as crossing the river, making a big noise to disturb the enemy army, and then taking advantage of the void to let the soldiers who were familiar with water first swim to the opposite side to fight. The enemy was defeated. Zhu Ying and the others attacked all the way to Kunming.
In the Dali area of Yunnan, the Duan family has occupied for hundreds of years, deeply rooted and numerous, and Dali's terrain is surrounded by mountains and seas, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack in terms of combat. Zhu Ying quickly studied and analyzed the situation, grasped the key points, and immediately deployed.
At the beginning of Hongwu's fifteenth year, Zhu Ying began to attack Dali, sending two teams of men and horses to reach the key points of the upper and lower passes, leading the team to the lower pass, and also sending another team of men and horses from behind the Cangshan Mountains as a countermeasure.
With a heart of mortality, Zhu Ying fought all the way to the front, and his soldiers were as heroic as him, and the enemy army was panicked and finally captured.
Dali's victory stabilized western Yunnan, and Zhu Ying and Fu Youde pacified several counties in Yunnan and Jiangxi, respectively. While Zhu Ying was still conquering other places, the tuguan Yang Tho spread the news of the Return of the Ming army and gathered 200,000 troops to attack Kunming.
At that time, the defender of the city was Feng Cheng, his men were injured and sick, and the resources in the city were scarce, and if they were attacked, they would only be captured. Zhu Ying heard the news and immediately led his troops back to Kunming, and together with Feng Chengli defeated the rebels and maintained peace and stability in Kunming.
Zhu Ying, who was fully aware of the terrain of Yunnan, was ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang to guard this place. After that, whether it was the rebellion of the chieftain of Qujing or the re-invasion of Dingbian by Si Lun, zhu Ying suppressed it in one fell swoop, and he did not dare to send troops to lead the battle at will. Like his name "Zhen Guogong", the whole of Yunnan was completely stable by the town.
Zhu Ying, who was alone in Yunnan, looked at the increasingly stable scene and wanted to do something for here.
Remembering the dilemma of Kunming almost being attacked before, he ordered the troops to cultivate the fields and replenish grain without forgetting their own work, organize the people to dredge rivers and build roads, not only to facilitate local work, but also to facilitate the travel of other places.
For Zhu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang is not only reborn, but his words, deeds, and strategies when he grows up have the shadow of Zhu Yuanzhang. For such a person who exists in his life, it is no longer possible to express gratitude in words,
I am here, your mountains and rivers are there, this is the deepest reward for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Ying was deeply shocked by the news of the death of Empress Ma and Crown Prince Zhu Biao, and soon died of illness in Yunnan at the age of 48.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang's kindness made Zhu Ying unrequited, Zhu Ying, who was always behind Zhu Yuanzhang, did his best to protect the wishes of his "father" every time.