After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was not so relieved about those meritorious generals, and took various ways to test the loyalty of these people.
The general Guo Decheng was the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, and his sister was Zhu Yuanzhang's concubine, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not trust him.
One day, Guo Decheng entered the palace on his orders, and the two of them drank and talked, and they were happy.
Guo Decheng could not help but get drunk, and when Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, he ordered someone to bring two ingots of gold into his hand and said, "Hold it well, don't tell others." Although Guo Decheng was drunk, his heart was open, he was useless, and he felt that things were a bit strange, so he hid the gold in the barrel of his boots and left the palace with a shake.
When he arrived at the palace gate, Guo Decheng deliberately fell to the ground drunk, and the boots on his feet suddenly fell out of the way, and the two ingots of gold rolled out, which was particularly conspicuous.
The guards guarding the palace gate saw it, felt that Guo Decheng was suspicious, immediately dragged him down, and sent someone to report to the emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw the report and said to the visitor, "Don't be suspicious, it was given to him by Yuan." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang did not show his face, but in his heart he was secretly proud: Guo Decheng did not deceive the king, and was a loyal and reliable person.
Afterwards, some people accused Guo Decheng of being a bit excessive and not being rude.
Guo Decheng replied: "The palace is so tight, if you hide gold and come out, won't others say that you stole?" Moreover, my sister was waiting for the emperor in the palace, and I was often in and out of the palace, so who knows if the emperor used this to test my loyalty? "One word, everyone is convinced.
Rather than deliberately hiding it, it is better to take the initiative to reveal it and get rewarded for no reason, and it is more necessary to be careful, and the pie will not fall from the sky.