In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the crowd rose up, and no one expected that Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born a civilian, would actually break out of the siege and become the last person to laugh.
Why was Zhu Yuanzhang able to break through the siege and establish the Ming Empire? It cannot be denied that Zhu Yuanzhang's own ability is indeed very strong, but a force cannot rely on only one person, and the establishment of the Ming Dynasty is still due to the generals under Zhu Yuanzhang.
Among them, the twenty-four generals of Huaixi are the most famous, and one of them, named Fei Ju, is the protagonist of today's article.
According to historical records, Fei Ju followed Zhu Yuanzhang very early, and after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Fei Ju was made a count by virtue of his own merits. Later, Fei Juhao participated in Hu Weiyong's rebellion and was arrested by Zhu Yuanzhang's order, originally Zhu Yuanzhang only wanted to kill him, and did not want to move his heirs, but Fei Ju's grandson said a word, which made Zhu Yuanzhang furious and ordered him to be exterminated.
So, what exactly did Fei Ju's grandson say?
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was still a small general, he came to Fengyang to recruit troops and buy horses, and after Fei Ju heard about this incident, he ran to Zhu Yuanzhang. Seeing the tall and mighty Fei Ju, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that he must be a strong man, so he elected him as a lieutenant under the tent.
Since then, Fei Ju has been following Zhu Yuanzhang in the southern expedition to the north and making great achievements. When Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youyu were engaged in battle in Jiangxi, they were besieged by the enemy army because of a mistake in judgment, or Fei Ju rushed into the battle line at the cost of his life and rescued Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he was very grateful to Fei Ju, so he made him a count and asked him to lead an army to defend Yunnan.
In the twenty-third year of Hongwu, hu Weiyong, the chancellor, wanted to rebel, and he promised that as long as Fei Ju helped him kill Zhu Yuanzhang, he would give him the high-ranking official Houlu. Fei Ju was one of the first founding heroes, but he was only made a count, and he was already dissatisfied.
Seeing that Hu Weiyong had opened such a high chip, Fei Ju was moved, and he and Hu Weiyong agreed on a date for the start of the army, preparing to overthrow Zhu Yuanzhang. Of course, the rebellion eventually failed, Hu Weiyong was killed, Fei Ju was implicated, and all the doors were imprisoned.
The day before his execution, Zhu Yuanzhang went to the prison to visit this former subordinate, and Fei Ju did not pray for Zhu Yuanzhang to spare him, but instead kept pleading, hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang could release his 10-year-old grandson Fei Xing and retain the blood of the Fei family.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw his former subordinates pleading bitterly, and for a moment his heart softened, so he prepared to agree to Fei Ju. Who knows, 10-year-old Fei Xing came out from behind his grandfather and said a word, "Under the nest, there are eggs!" ”
This sentence was a sentence said by Kong Rong's son during the Three Kingdoms period, zhu Yuanzhang was suddenly shocked, remembering the allusion that the grass was not removed from the roots, and the spring wind blew and grew again, so he not only killed Fei Ju, but even exterminated his family, and anyone related to him was killed.