Han Kongchang sighed: "Looking at the eight wildernesses, who is the real man?" "A person who can stand up is basically a real person."
What is a real man? The Analects says, "Great virtue is not idle, and small virtue can come and go", which means that a person has no mistakes in the general direction, and small behavior may as well be different. In other words, real men may be a little insufficient in the small sections, but in terms of great virtue and righteousness, they cannot lose their temper and must play their cards according to the rules.
Yan Zi is not dead and difficult, and he is invincible when he is close to the great festival; Tao Qian is not reserved and meticulous, but at the moment of life and death, he can calmly be righteous; Wang Baobao has repeatedly raised military disasters, does not abide by the way of his subjects, and in front of the great national righteousness, he can keep the righteousness and keep his own festivals, and is called "the strange man of the world" by Ming Taizu.
The Biography of Tamerlane in the History of The Ming Dynasty records: "Timur of Therkow, a Shenqiu person, the original surname of Wang, the small character Baobao, yuanping zhang chahan Timur nephew also." Chakhan adopted him as a son, and Emperor Shun gave him the name Tamerlane. "Kuku Timur is Wang Baobao, Wang is his Han surname, he was originally the nephew of Chakhan Timur, because he was raised like his own son, the Yuan Shun Emperor gave the name Kuoko Timur. The origin of his uncle Chakhan Timur, the "Biography of Chakhan Timur" in the "History of the Yuan" wrote: "The character of Chakhan Timur is Tingrui, which is from the North Court. Great-grandfather Kuokutai, in the early Yuan Dynasty with the army to collect Henan, to Zu Nai Mantai, father Aruwen, all home henan, for the Yingzhou Shenqiu people. It can be seen that Timur and his uncle were not Han Chinese, because they lived in the Central Plains for a long time and merged with the Han people, and they also had Han surnames. Timur's wife, Mao, is likely to be Of Han Chinese.
The "History of Yuan" records: "In May of the eleventh year of Zhizheng (1351), Liu Futong, a native of Yingzhou, launched an uprising under the name of the Red Turban. At that time, Han Shantong, a native of Luancheng, "proposed that the world be in chaos and Maitreya Buddha be born", and Futong and others were said to be 'Shantong was the eighth grandson of Emperor Huizong of Song and was the lord of China', so he revolted with the same. For a time, the counties of Henan and Jianghuai all rose. In September, the crowd reached 100,000. History calls this uprising the "Red Turban Uprising", and the armed forces led by Tsakhan Timur were the fierce enemies of the Red Turban Army, and at this time, Tamerlane followed his father to join the army, and in the process of suppressing the peasant rebel army, "killed hundreds of millions", "beheaded tens of thousands of levels, and ambushed more than a hundred miles." "It's a chilling and chilling record.
In June of the 22nd year of Zhengzheng (1361), Tsakhan Timur led an army to attack Yidu, Shandong, and was stabbed to death by the rebellious Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng when they invited Tsakhan Timur to visit the camp. After the death of Tsakhan Timur, Timur took over his soldiers and horses and led his troops to attack Yidu to avenge his father. In November, the city was successfully pulled out, and "more than 200 people from Chen Hutou, the head of the canal, were sacrificed, and the hearts of Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng were sacrificed to their father."
From the twenty-second year of Zhengzheng (1362) to the twenty-eighth year (1368), Timur led the army for six years. From the days when he fought with Polo Timur to the days when Polo Timur also took over his father's military power, the wind and rain were turbulent and the time was thrilling. However, the ruling class became increasingly corrupt, and the emperor indulged in banquets and ignored political affairs, and almost all political affairs were decided by the prince.
At that time, Empress Qi conspired against the "Neichan" prince, expanding the prince group represented by Timur, and Polo Timur represented the emperor group. Because his actions were too unreliable, Polo Timur was eliminated by the emperor.
Just when the struggle within the ruling class of the Yuan Dynasty was inextricably resolved, the power of the peasant rebel army was like a burning tide, and the Jianghuai and Sichuan-Shu regions had fallen. Timur, who was enfeoffed as the King of Henan, led the world's soldiers and horses on a campaign. However, in the expansion of Timur's troops, Li Siqi, Zhang Liangbi, Kong Xing, and Delebo were all elder-level figures who joined the army with Chakhan Timur, and they were dissatisfied with the expansion of the general army and were proud of their achievements. When Expanding the Troops and Horses were dispatched, Zhang Liangbi of Shaanxi took the lead in disobeying the order, and then pushed Li Siqi as the leader of the alliance, and jointly resisted. In desperation, the emperor could only issue an edict to reconcile, but Kuoku killed the emissary and refused to resist the emperor's order.
Just when the forces on all sides were deadlocked, Daming's team had already killed Henan. The imperial court sent envoys to make peace with Guokuo, but still made him the king of Henan and led the army to the south. However, at this time, the general trend had gone, the Ming army entered the capital, and the emperor abandoned the city and ran north, like a dog that lost his family.
In the first year of Hongwu (1368), after Xu Da conquered Taiyuan, Timur led his troops to flee to Gansu. After several rounds with the Ming army, he tried to recover, but failed. In the eighth year of Hongwu (1375), he died in the Court of Hanahai.
In the war with the Ming army, Zhu Yuanzhang sent a letter seven times to send envoys to surrender, but Timur never answered. Finally, the general Li Siqi was sent to mediate, and after treating him with courtesy, Hekuo asked the knights to send him back. When the knight reached the end, the knight said, "The commander has a life, please leave something for the public." Li Siqi said: "I have nothing to lose from afar. The knight said, "May the common arm be granted."
Li Siqi cut off his arm and died shortly after returning. The broken arm is different, and the heart of loyalty and righteousness can be seen in the sun and the moon. The historian of the Republic of China, Mr. Mu Shaotang, praised that "although things have not been accomplished, the spirit of loyalty and righteousness can be stirred up for a thousand years!" ”
At a banquet meeting of the generals, Zhu Yuanzhang highly praised the loyalty of The Expansion. In the face of the heavy minister, Zhu Yuanzhang asked everyone, "Who are the strange men in the world?" ”
Someone replied, "Spring is often encountered." Will not be more than ten thousand people, rampage invincible, really strange man. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Although Yu Chun is a master, I have to be a subject; I can't be a subject to Wang Baobao, and his people are really strange men." ”
At the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang publicly praised his enemies, apparently educating his evil subordinates to be as loyal as Wang Baobao. But why not appreciate his temperament?
Born as a human being, it is always inappropriate to have no rules and blood.