We all know that Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who has suffered a lot since he was a child, vowed to get ahead when he grows up. When he was a child, he herded cattle for the landlord, and in the year of famine, his family died of hunger and disease, and later in order to survive, he ate a bite of food and worked as a monk and beggar. The hardships of life did not knock him down, but made him stronger, and at the age of 25, he joined the "Red Turban Army", followed Guo Zi to rise up, and with his ingenuity, Zhu Yuanzhang soon rose all the way, and then embarked on a life of openness, overthrowing the Yuan Dynasty and establishing the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who became emperor, was diligent in government affairs during his reign, and the policies and measures he promulgated were very liberal and deeply loved by the people. Moreover, knowing that he was born in cloth and had never read since he was a child, in order to stabilize the regime faster, he was particularly studious every day, humbly asking teachers for knowledge. The intelligent Zhu Yuanzhang is very talented, especially in calligraphy, and is quite accomplished.
We also know that the emperor, as a prince of the past, is high in front of anyone, always standing majestic, and no one is allowed to confront or disobey orders. The lighter ones took off their official hats and were imprisoned, while the heavier ones were beheaded for public display. Because of this, Fan Wencong was almost beheaded by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Fan Wencong is a loyal minister who dares to speak out, but he is straightforward in speaking, and does not know how to be smooth and worldly, Zhu Yuanzhang is very uncomfortable with his attitude, and once because the advice is too fierce, Zhu Yuanzhang was angry, this time he was arrested in prison, ready to be beheaded after the fall. Fan Wencong is also stubborn and refuses to admit his mistakes, he thinks that right is right and wrong is wrong, but Zhu Yuanzhang does not think so, he thinks that Fan Wen is too arrogant, will not look at the eyes, and will not say good things.
In fact, the emperor loves face, and no one is allowed to directly point out his wrongness in front of him, which will make the emperor feel that his authority has been challenged. Afterwards, after calming down, Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that he did not necessarily have to kill him, and began to soften a little, and before preparing for the execution, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Fan Wencong's surname, presumably to give him one last chance.
As if grasping a life-saving straw, Fan Wencong replied very indifferently: "The criminal courtier's surname is Fan, a native of Wu County, Suzhou. The emperor asked him again, "Could it be that you are a descendant of Fan Zhongyan?" Fan Wencong gave the answer: The criminal minister is the twelfth grandson of Fan Zhongyan, and after Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately ordered someone to release Fan Wencong, spared his life, and gave him a gold medal for freedom from death, which can be saved from death 5 times.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Fan Zhongyan was a loyal man, and he also studied Fan Zhongyan's literary poetry collections, and he particularly liked it, so he thought that Fan Wencong was a loyal man and should be given a life. I have to say that the emperor's words are the golden rule! With supreme power, a word can arbitrarily decide the life and death of others. The phrase that a companion is like a tiger is not an exaggeration.