The young talented woman who was killed, whose ancestral home was Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, was a famous Talented Woman in Jiangnan, not only talented but also beautiful, and beauty can be described by the word "stunning". Unfortunately, she died at the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang at the age of about 20.
This is a legend that is both true and false. In the legend, Zhu Yuanzhang led by example and governed the army well, but the method seemed to be somewhat iron-hearted. This young girl was called Su Tanmei, a native of Wuzhou[ present-day Jinhua] in Zhejiang at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, who was a famous local talented woman who was once known as "Jiangnan Suchu" with another talented woman, Chu Fangyu. It is said that the two of them also have a deep friendship with Liu Bowen, Song Lian and others, and often talk together.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang led the Red Turban Army to capture Jinhua, Zhejiang, his adopted son Zhu Wenzheng and Hu Dahai's adopted son Hu Deji presented him with a Jiangnan beauty, and this beautiful woman and talented woman was no one else, it was Su Tanmei. Zhu Yuanzhang saw su tanmei's beauty, the three souls lost a pair and a half, two eyes stared straight at her pink face, fortunately Xu Da dragged him on the corner of his clothes, old Zhu Only woke up from the gaffe, Zhu Yuanzhang placed Su Tanmei in the Marshal's Mansion.
Then the next day came the news of Hu Deji's adultery of the Qinglou woman. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, and at this juncture, this kind of thing had obviously had a very bad impact on their reputation, so he decided to personally try it. Hu Deji said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "There is a car in the front and a rut in the back", Zhu Yuanzhang listened, is this not a satire that he received Su Tanmei yesterday?
In this regard, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered a little, and then ordered Su Tanmei, Hu Dahai, and the relevant Qinglou women to be executed and Hu Deji was executed. A generation of Jiangnan talented women who were only 24 years old died in this way. In fact, anyone can see how unjust Su Tanmei's death is, she is just a victim of Zhu Yuanzhang's "one arrow and three eagles" in order to eliminate Hu Dahai's rebellious heart, solemn military discipline, and prevent himself from falling into beauty. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang was ashamed and personally erected a "monument to sin himself" in front of Su Tanmei's tombstone, which won the hearts of the world's soldiers.