At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian rulers were brutal and unreasonable, the officials at the end of the Yuan Dynasty were corrupt, expropriated and extorted, and there were many names of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the national tax amount increased by 20 times compared with the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, and a large number of Mongolian nobles seized the land, and the Central Plains was plagued for many years, which made the people bankrupt and exiled, and had no way to make a living.

In 1351, the Yuan court requisitioned more than 100,000 peasants and soldiers to control the floods of the Yellow River. "Governing the river" and "changing money" led to the outbreak of the Red Turban Army uprising.

Known as the "Peasant Revolt at the End of the Yuan Dynasty"

In May 1351, the Red Turban Army uprising led by Han Shantong and Liu Futong broke out.

In 1352, Guo Zixing responded, gathered a crowd to revolt, and captured Haozhou. Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born as a civilian, was invited by Tang He to defect to Guo Zixing, made many military exploits, was highly respected and trusted by Guo Zixing, and married Guo Zixing's adopted daughter Ma as his wife.

In 1355, Liu Futong established Han Lin'er as the emperor, the country name Song, the year name Longfeng, called the King of Xiaoming, and Bozhou as the capital. After Guo Zixing's death, Zhu Yuanzhang commanded Guo's troops, and King Xiaoming appointed him as the left deputy marshal.

In 1356, Zhu Yuanzhang occupied Jiqing (present-day Nanjing), renamed it Yingtianfu, and captured the surrounding strategic points to gain a foothold. Zhu Yuanzhang adopted Zhu Sheng's suggestion of "building a high wall, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming king" to continuously strengthen his strength.

In 1360, the main force of Chen Youliang was annihilated in the Battle of Poyang Lake.

In 1361, Zhu Yuanzhang was named the Duke of Wu by King Xiaoming.

In 1363, Chen Youliang was defeated.

In 1364, Zhu Yuanzhang was called the king of Wu and initially established political power, known as "Western Wu" in history. It is different from Zhang Shicheng, the king of Eastern Wu who occupied Pingjiang Mansion.

In 1367, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Pingjiang, Zhang Shicheng committed suicide, and later destroyed Fang Guozhen in Zhejiang. In the same year, he sent troops to the Northern Expedition in Yingtianfu (now Nanjing, Jiangsu) and promulgated the "Edict of the Central Plains" drafted by Song Lian.

In 1368, on the fourth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Yuanzhang was proclaimed emperor in Yingtian (Nanjing), with the country name Daming and the year name Hongwu.

After that, Zhu Yuanzhang successively eliminated Mingsheng in Sichuan and Yuanliang in Yunnan, and the king of Zaravarmi and Naha in Liaodong were exterminated. Eight times he sent troops deep into Mobei to break the army of the Northern Yuan.

So far, the Ming Dynasty was established.

In the spring of the second year of Hongwu, outside the "New Palace of King Wu" (later known as the "Imperial City") in Tianfu.

"Mao Jianxiao, can you know that Long Live Lord, summoned late at night, what is the matter to discuss?" Zuo Prime Minister Li Shanchang asked as he sorted out his clothes.

"Prime Minister Zuo, isn't it embarrassing for me to be a reckless man? Long live the mind of the Lord, how can we guess. Mao Xiang bent down and stretched out his hand, and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Zuo, please, you go first." ”

Li Shanchang stretched out his hand to help: "This can't be helped, Mao Jianxiao laughed, you have been fighting in the south and north with the long live lord for many years, and I am a scholar, and I can't compare." ”

Li Shanchang held Mao Xiang with his right hand, and stretched out his left hand forward: "Don't laugh, don't delay the big event of Long Live Lord, go in together." ”

"The two adults are right, let's hurry up and enter the palace, it's been some time, two adults, if you're late, I, the villain who spread the word, can't afford it." The father-in-law in the palace is in a hurry, this battle can only be fought, this edict is a military order, and delay is dead.

King Wu's new palace is in the palace.

"Today's general trend has been decided, although there are remnants of the previous dynasty to harass the people everywhere, but it is not harmful, it is only a matter of time, I have sent the overseer to assess, I have established the Ming Dynasty, conform to the will of heaven, will be the country and the people, and I will go to Mount Tai soon, and I have told the heavens. But there is still one thing, which must not be guarded against, nor can it be forgotten, what do you know? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang faced the map left by the Yuan Dynasty and turned his back to Mao Xiang and Li Shanchang.

The two glanced at each other, and replied in unison: "I don't know, do you still want to live the Lord to make it clear?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at the two, pointed at the two of them with a paper fan in his hand and said, "Then, do you know why Yuan perished, or why did you fight with me in the south and the north?" ”

Li Shanchang returned: "The ministers followed the Long Live Lord to crusade against the Yuan people, which was to overthrow the tyrant for the people of the Ming Dynasty and return the people of the Ming Dynasty to a clear mind." ”

"Prime Minister Zuo, what he said makes sense, when I was a teenager, I wanted to one day, I had endless bread and endless meat soup in my hands, and now, I want the people of Daming to do the same." After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he pointed with a folding fan and pointed to the map of the Yuan Dynasty.

"Li Shanchang, you have read the Four Books and the Five Classics, and you also know something about history books, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang said unhurriedly.

"The minister skimmed the history books." Lee Shanchang returned.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "In history, the change of dynasties and the uprising of the people are all related to the fraud of the king's unscrupulous courtiers, and the people's wishes cannot reach the ears of the military king, and the resentment deepens over time. Isn't it beautiful to lose is to die, and to win is to stay away from poverty and hunger? ”

Mao Xiang hurriedly said: "How can the Ming Dynasty be, those declining dynasties are comparable, there is a long live Lord, the Ming Dynasty will be the country and the people, and it will be for generations." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and laughed, "This is just the beginning, talking about thousands of generations, too far away, be prepared to be safe, in order to ensure that my Ming can be safe and secure, I decided to set up the Gong Wei Division, responsible for prosecuting hundreds of officials, reflecting the people's feelings, you only need to declare to the outside world: to govern the Yiluan Division, to be in charge of the honor guard and guards, needless to say, I will directly lead it." ”

"Mao Xiang and Li Shanchang take the order!" Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The minister is here." Mao Xiang, Li Shanchang.

"Feng Mao Xiang is the commander to handle the affairs of the Gong Wei Division, and Prime Minister Zuo assists Mao in the task of forming the official office, and solves it as soon as possible, and there must be no mistakes."

"Minister, take the order." Mao Xiang, Li Shanchang.

"You guys retreat first, and I'll go to bed" Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Minister, retire" Mao Xiang and Li Shanchang.

"By the way, I remember, outside this imperial city, there seems to be no light, when it gets dark, I can't see clearly, I think this light should be brighter, I can see the road clearly, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and I can sleep peacefully" After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and left.

"Gongwei Division" was later renamed "Pro-Army Governor's Mansion".

In the fifteenth year of Hongwu (1382), the pro-army Governor's Mansion and Yiluan Division were abolished, and the Jinyi Guard was replaced.

So far, the Ming brocade clothes and guards are all over the rivers and mountains, wearing a flying fish suit, an embroidered spring knife, up to the relatives of the emperor and the country, and down to the pawn traders.