Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu. Zhu Yuanzhang's real name was Zhu Zhongba, and the name Zhu Yuanzhang was taken by his father-in-law Guo Zixing, whose name was Yuanzhang, the character Guorui.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in the grassroots, he was born in a poor family in Haozhou at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, herding cattle for the landlord's family, until Zhu Yuanzhang was a teenager, there was a famine in Haozhou, Zhu Yuanzhang's parents and brothers were dead, Zhu Yuanzhang and his second brother were left, in the process of fleeing, Zhu Yuanzhang and his brother-in-law and nephew were separated, ran to the Huangjue Temple to be a monk for fifteen days, and then, the temple was poor in grain and grass, dismissed the monks, Zhu Yuanzhang began to travel around for three years.
Three years later, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the Huangjue Temple, at this time he received a letter from his childhood playmate Tang He, it turned out that Tang He joined the ranks of Guo Zixing's peasant uprising, at the invitation of Tang He, Zhu Yuanzhang found Guo Zixing, and his fate began to turn around from this time, at this time Zhu Yuanzhang was twenty-five years old, a young and promising age.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang's courage and courage and wisdom were outstanding, he was appreciated by Guo Zixing, who not only gave his daughter Xu to Zhu Yuanzhang, but also entrusted Zhu Yuanzhang with heavy responsibilities.
According to the data, Guo Zixing's father, originally a fortune teller, Guo Zixing's father, married to the local rich family, got a large amount of wealth, after the death of Guo Zixing's father, Guo Zixing inherited his parents' property. At that time, during the period of the peasant uprising, Guo Zixing used this family property to recruit troops and horses, and occupied Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown of Haozhou with thousands of soldiers and horses, becoming a force.
At that time, in the peasant uprising, Han Shantong was the first to initiate, Han Shantong's team, the head wrapped in red towels, so the rebel army was called "Red Turban Army", and Han Shantong was called "Ming Wang", in addition to the Ming King, is the five major rebel generals who developed each, in addition to Guo Zixing, there are Zhou Dexing, Guo Ying, Zhao Junyong and Peng Da.
Among them, when dividing up the sphere of influence, there was infighting, Zhao Junyong and Guo Zixing had the worst relationship, while Peng Da and Guo Zixing were iron brothers, Zhao Junyong even kidnapped Guo Zixing, beat Guo Zixing severely, and wanted to get rid of Guo Zixing.
Guo Zixing has the grace of knowing Zhu Yuanzhang, while Zhu Yuanzhang has the grace of saving his life for Guo Zixing. Zhu Yuanzhang decided to temporarily withdraw from the dispute, and he found another way, relying on the prestige that Zhu Yuanzhang had established under Guo Zixing, and summoning his childhood playmates Xu Da, Zhou Dexing, Guo Ying and others, Zhu Yuanzhang gathered a group of troops, captured Chuzhou, and formed his own side.
A few joys and a few sorrows, just when Zhu Yuanzhang became a strong man, Guo Zixing was jointly squeezed out by the Red Turban Army Sun Deya and others, and he could only lead his troops to Chuzhou to surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang, which was really a turn of feng shui.
In the face of his father-in-law Guo Zixing, Zhu Yuanzhang did not say a word and immediately handed over his military power.
Guo Zixing is brave and good at war, but Hexiong is not a hero. Guo Zixing was suspicious, when he was in Haozhou, he often listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's plans when things were solved, and when the problem was solved, he listened to rumors and alienated Zhu Yuanzhang, and when he arrived in Chuzhou, Guo Zixing still did not change, and Zhu Yuanzhang could only be more cautious about this.
When Guo Zixing's army captured Hezhou, it launched a vicious battle with the former enemy Sun Deya's army, Guo Zixing's army captured Sun Deya, and Zhu Yuanzhang was also captured by Sun Deya's army, in order to rescue Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing released Sun Deya, and the two sides exchanged hostages.
Guo Zixing hated Sun Deya to the bone, and his heart was sullen and unhappy, depressed, and buried in Chuyang.
According to the "History of Ming", "the third son of Zixing, the eldest son died in battle", that is to say, Guo Zixing's eldest son died early in battle, and even the historical data did not leave a name record, so after Guo Zixing's death, his living sons were only the second son Guo Tianxu and the third son Guo Tianjue.
And the two brothers Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue had already buried resentment against Zhu Yuanzhang in their hearts, and when Zhu Yuanzhang turned to Guo Zixing, he was deeply appreciated by Guo Zixing, who was both Guo Zixing's right-hand man and Guo Zixing's son-in-law, and the two brothers were afraid that Guo Zixing would pass on the mantle to his son-in-law.
After Guo Zixing's death, Zhu Yuanzhang, because of his prestige and the support of everyone, did indeed become a figure in charge of the army, and Guo Tianshu did everything in his power to trap Zhu Yuanzhang, for this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang was not willing to engage in infighting with Guo Tianxu, and tolerated to beware of Guo Tianxu.
When Guo Tianxu attacked the important town of Jiqing in Jiangnan, he was killed on the battlefield because of the traitor Chen Wei. After finally breaking through Jiqing, Han Lin'er, the son of Han Shantong, the Ming king, appointed Zhu Yuanzhang as the political affairs of Pingzhang and Guo Tianjue, the third son of Guo Zixing, as the right hand of Zhongshu.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang was appointed to a higher rank than Guo Tianjue, and at the same time when he attacked Jiqing, Guo Tianjue's brother Guo Tianshu paid for his life, and moreover, believing that he was Guo Zixing's heir, the old sorrows and new hatreds were intertwined, Guo Tianjue was even more indignant in his heart, and he plotted to directly kill Zhu Yuanzhang in order to regain power, and later the matter was revealed, and Guo Tianjue was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Historical records also record: "Tianjue dereliction of duty and resentment, long-term plot is not good for Taizu, cursed death, Zixing later extinguished" The eldest son died in battle, the second son died in battle, the third son was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang, "Zixing after the extinction" means that Guo Zixing cut off his son and grandson.
After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he remembered Guo Zixing's kindness in the past, and in the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang posthumously named Guo Zixing the King of Chuyang, and built a temple for Guo Zixing, exempting Guo Zixing from the taxation and servitude of Guo Zixing's neighbors, and letting a neighbor with the surname Of You guard the tomb for Guo Zixing for generations.
Thirteen years later, in the sixteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote the glorious deeds of Guo Zixing by hand and ordered Tai Chang to be carved on the stone stele to commemorate it.