In Chinese history, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is one of The most prominent kings in China, and his entrepreneurial history is legendary.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a poor family in Fengyang, and was sent by his father to the landlord's house in a neighboring village to herd cattle from an early age, and later worked as a beggar and a monk.
At the age of twenty-five, he joined the rebel army, defeated various warlords one after another, unified the north and south, and finally overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty.
No one could have imagined that such an inconspicuous hairy boy could grow into the founding prince of a dynasty.
And Zhu Yuanzhang was able to stand out in the chaotic world and build a country and become an emperor, which naturally has nothing to say in terms of military talent.
Perhaps many people think that Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in poverty, is just a martial artist, but in fact, it is not the case, Zhu Yuanzhang traveled all over the world in his early years, although he did not have the guidance of famous teachers, but he taught himself in the "society" university.
Although in many records, Zhu Yuanzhang's image is swearing and grinning, and his life is informal. But in fact, he was unwilling to talk like those literati and inkers.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang once boasted to himself: "I drafted the wilderness, did not try to teach the teacher, but read the book into writing, and straightened it out, is it not born?" ”
It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang is still very satisfied with his cultural level, and there is a story in this regard.
Around 1361, Zhu Yuanzhang's rebel army won successive victories and controlled all parts of Jiangzuo and Zhejiang, so King Xiaoming made him the Duke of Wu.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was happy, his general Chang Yuchun hurriedly ran to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he did not speak, but he looked like he wanted to talk and stopped, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel very strange.
So Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Chang Yuchun stood where he was and sighed and said, "Lord, your eldest brother Tian Xing, let me give you a paragraph." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly seemed to realize something, and quickly asked, "What did my eldest brother say?" ”
Chang Yuchun replied: "He said that the great cause has been decided, and there is a Lord in the world, and from now on he will travel in all directions, enjoy the blessings of peace, and will not come back to many things."
The meaning of this sentence is that your current status has no one to shake, and soon you will be able to establish a country and become an emperor, and I have nothing to help you, I just want to travel around, waiting to enjoy the days of peace in the world, let us forget about the rivers and lakes.
For Tian Xing's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was very puzzled, and it was not difficult to see from his words that Tian Xing had high hopes for him, but why did he leave when he was about to become famous?
Speaking of which, I would like to say, who is Tian Xing? Why is zhu Yuanzhang called the big brother?
Tian Xing does not have much record in history, and his origin is also vague, but it can be known that he planted land with Zhu Yuanzhang when he was a child, so it is speculated that he was a native of Anhui and was a fellow villager of Zhu Yuanzhang.
There are two theories about Tian Xing's life experience, the first is that the famine broke out, Zhu Yuanzhang and his family were separated, and Tian Xing had to flee everywhere in order to survive, and then became a small businessman. After learning of Zhu Yuanzhang's uprising, he led a group of merchants to respond positively, recruiting troops and buying horses for Zhu Yuanzhang, and providing advice. (If Shen Wansan had not had a detailed historical record, I might have thought that Tian Xing was Shen Wansan.) ）
The second theory for Tian Xing is that Tian Xing met a martial monk on his way to escape, learned a good martial art, traveled in all directions, punished adultery and eliminated evil, and had a heroic demeanor.
It is said that in the early days of the uprising, Zhu Yuanzhang was attacked by the Yuan general Bald Lu Buhua, at this time Zhu Yuanzhang's strength was weak, and he could not compete with the Yuan army at all, and as a general, he was also surrounded by enemy groups and his life was in danger.
At the critical moment, the flank of the Yuan army entered a group of men and horses, and they rushed into the encirclement of the Yuan army at an unstoppable speed.
Just when the Yuan army wanted to counterattack, they rushed out of the encirclement circle and flew away, and after the dust dissipated, the General of the Yuan Army found that Zhu Yuanzhang had disappeared.
Why did this mysterious force appear at this time? Originally, after Tian Xing heard of Zhu Yuanzhang's uprising, he immediately organized a group of jianghu Haojie to come to defect, and just as he was passing through this place, he heard that there were rebels and Yuan troops fighting in front of him, so he decided to come to his aid.
When the crowd arrived, they found that the rebel army had collapsed, and even if they joined, they would not be able to change the situation of the war.
But at this time, Tian Xing's gaze was attracted by the flag on the ground, and his expression instantly became solemn, because this was the military flag of his good brother Zhu Yuanzhang.
Therefore, he decided to make a desperate bet and led the crowd into the battlefield, whether dead or alive, he would bring Zhu Yuanzhang back.
Of course, this paragraph is only a wild history, and there is no strong basis.
But what is certain is that Zhu Yuanzhang and Tian Xing had a lifelong friendship, because in the main history, Tian Xing was Zhu Yuanzhang's only brother-in-law, Wen Tao was proficient in everything, and the strategy was not lost to Liu Bowen, and on the force, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun had to give up three points.
A few years after Tian Xing's departure, in 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang successfully overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty, becoming the founding prince of a dynasty.
But for the departure of the "big brother", he has always been grumpy, and has ordered many times to send people to search, but he has not found any clues, even so Zhu Yuanzhang still did not give up.
Until one day ten years later, the folk spread the deeds of a hero who fought tigers, which happened to reach Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, and Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became very excited after hearing it, and he said: This must be my big brother!
And this rumor comes from the Jiangbei region, where there are evil tigers all year round, so the people have to take a detour, and the government has also organized hunting, but basically there is no return.
Until recently, a middle-aged uncle traveled here, did not heed the advice of the people, and went into the mountains alone and killed the evil tiger. In the end, this uncle was commended by the government, and the folds were also submitted layer by layer, and finally reached the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Yuan Zhang saw that he had abandoned his brother, and for less than ten years, the end of the earth, the unknown place where the clouds traveled, why not forget it for the time being." Recently heard that the tiger stayed in the north of the river, and I was overjoyed by it. "From the Book of Yoda Xing"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who learned of the whereabouts of the "eldest brother", even asked his subordinates to write a letter for him, and the content of the letter was that Zhu Yuanzhang missed the eldest brother very much and let Tian Xing quickly enter Beijing to enjoy the blessings with him, otherwise the emperor would be mad.
However, the letters written by the hands of this group of literati and inkers did not satisfy Zhu Yuanzhang, and the letters were all high-sounding words, just like the holy will, so Zhu Yuanzhang decided to write them himself.
Perhaps in order to let the eldest brother see his progress, Zhu Yuanzhang's letter was written at a very high level, and even the ministers did not believe that this was something that Ming Taizu, who scolded his mother at every turn, could write?
However, when Zhu Yuanzhang sent the letter to Jiangbei eight hundred miles, Tian Xing left here, and no one knew his whereabouts.
However, this was not difficult for the resourceful Zhu Yuanzhang, who posted this letter on the gates of all the cities in Jiangbei, so that this private letter became an open letter, and it was difficult for Tian Xing not to see it.
And there is a passage in the letter that reads, "As for the cause of the Ming Dynasty, the elder brother can help it." Otherwise, they will listen to their own affairs and only talk about brotherhood and do not talk about the affairs of the country. Beauty is not beautiful, the water in the river, the clear person cleans himself, the turbid one self-turbidity. No more rivers, not foot color. ”
The meaning of these few words is that the brother can do whatever he wants, we only talk about the past, not talk about state affairs, if you still hide from me, it is not interesting enough.
At this point, Tian Xing no longer ran away and embarked on the road to Kyoto, but after a free conversation with Zhu Yuanzhang, he said that he did not want to be an official, and only wanted to live in the mountains as a getaway.
Faced with Tian Xing's choice, Zhu Yuanzhang could only agree, even if he could force Tian Xing to stay in Kyoto, he was more willing to respect the choice of the eldest brother.
From ancient times to the present, there are very few people who can do this to Tian Xing, who have achieved success and retired, and who do not covet fame and fortune, and this alone makes people extremely admirable.
Secondly, this incident also made the world aware of the talent of Zhu Yuanzhang, the grandfather of the Ming Dynasty, and the righteousness of treating brothers as brothers and sisters. In order to ensure the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty, he could only cut off his own arm in a self-mutilating manner, so that his descendants could sit firmly on the throne.