At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a legendary leader of the rebel army, who was once a cloth seller in the countryside, with a low status, struggling in the life of the bottom, but finally led a million male soldiers to establish the Tianquan regime, he was Xu Shouhui.
In fact, in various years, most of the leaders of the rebel army were not from poor backgrounds. At the time of the peasant revolt at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Haojie rose up everywhere and led his own forces against the brutal rule of the Yuan Dynasty. However, only a few of the leaders of these rebel armies were really from poor backgrounds, and the most representative leaders of the rebel army were Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Shouhui. The rest of the leaders, some from rich families, some were originally bandits, and their living conditions were still very good.
In August 1351, Xu Shouhui launched an uprising and was proclaimed leader. In the army he led, everyone in the army was wrapped in red cloth on their heads, so they were also called "Red Turban Army". In September of the same year, the present-day Shuishui was established as the capital, and the Tianquan regime was born.
The military discipline of the Red Turban Army led by Xu Shouhui was very strict, and first, it did not burn and kill fornication, and second, it did not act as a blessing in disguise. Therefore, it is deeply loved by the people. Moreover, many of the decrees promulgated by Xu Shouhui after coming to power are in the shoes of the peasants and are deeply loved by the poor people. Therefore, the Tianquan regime is deeply loved by the people. However, such a brave and resourceful leader was eventually killed by his subordinate Chen Youyi, and the hero was destroyed.
Chen Youyu lived more miserably than Xu Shouhui. Chen Youyu is a descendant of a fisherman, his father still inverted door to marry his mother, in the traditional feudal society of the concept of succession, such a door-to-door son-in-law's behavior itself is despised, plus, fishing for food, clothing, shelter and travel rely on boat fishermen compared to farmers working in the fields, will be looked down upon. But Chen Youyu has shown great talent since he was a child. When Ni Wenjun's army attacked near his hometown, he defected to Ni Wenjun.
After the establishment of Chen Youyu's regime at the end of the day, Xu Shouhui had four fierce generals, also known as the four great Kongs, who were the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Zou Pusheng, who gave advice, Ding Pulang, a madman, Zhao Pusheng, who was invincible with two swords, and finally Fu Youde, the general of Changsheng. Xu Shouhui also established the Heavenly End Regime with the help of these four Great Kongs. At that time, Ni Wenjun held the position of prime minister in Xu Shouhui's government, and Chen Youyu followed Ni Wenjun. At that time, the ruling foundation of the Tianquan regime was not solid, coupled with Xu Shouhui's military command ability was not very prominent, and there were many elites around him, Xu Shouhui himself did not worry about anything and concentrated on pleasure. Therefore, in the struggle against the Yuan Dynasty, there were wins and losses, and the capital city was also attacked by the Yuan army, and then moved the capital. In 1356, the Tianquan regime set up the capital at Hanyang, and at this time Xu Shouhui was already controlled by his subordinates, Ni Wenjun, who was also the minister at the time, equivalent to a puppet. In September 1357, Ni Wenjun wanted to kill Xu Shouhui and then surrender to the Yuan Dynasty, but he did not expect that things did not work out, and he was killed by his subordinate Chen Youyu. And Chen Youyu is not a loyal and righteous person, saving Xu Shouhui, but he just wants to seize power, and after Chen Youyu killed Ni Wenjun, he took the opportunity to take over all the forces of Ni Wenjun. At this time, the Tianquan regime was actually already under the control of Chen Youyu.
In 1359, after rejecting Xu Shouhui's idea of moving the capital to Longxing the previous year, Chen Youyu began to take action, ambushing Xu Shouhui, who had just left the hanyang city gate, and beheading his subordinates. He was also awarded the title of Pingzhang Political Affairs for his meritorious service in saving the driver. At this time, the military and political power had been firmly controlled in the hands of Chen Youyu.
Therefore, Chen Youyu, who had the power of soldiers, made himself a Han king and completely replaced Xu Shouhui. Not only that, in order to sit firmly in his position, he was secretly still constantly removing the credible people around Xu Shouhui. It's always poised for action.
Finally, in 1360, Chen Youyi completely removed Xu Shouhui and killed Xu Shouhui in the quarry town near Dangtu in Anhui. At that time, Chen Youyu led people to force Xu Shouhui into a temple, picked up a sledgehammer, and cleanly killed a generation of legends. Chen Youyi directly held an enthronement ceremony in this temple.
Chen Youyu was also a personal figure, and the two biggest forces at that time were Chen Youyu's Red Turban Army and Zhu Yuanzhang's team. Chen Youyu's strength far exceeded that of Zhu Yuanzhang, but he did not expect that due to tactical errors, he was defeated in the final Battle of Poyang Lake, and he was also defeated and killed. In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang was proclaimed emperor, and all the armaments and land owned by Chen Youyu became Zhu Yuanzhang's, and Zhu Yuanzhang's strength soared
Chen Youyi's boss, Ni Wenjun, wanted to kill Xu Shouhui and replace him. The rebellion failed, and he defected to Chen Youyi, but was killed by his former henchmen and gave the head of Xiang Shang to Xu Shouhui. Of course, Chen Youyu also learned from his boss's behavior, and also wanted to pull Xu Shouhui off the first chair, but compared with Ni Wenjun, Chen Youyu succeeded.