"In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, there was political corruption, the world was in turmoil, and the rebel armies were surging in various places."

"Soon after Zhu Yuanzhang joined the Red Turban Army, he was appreciated for his bravery and intelligence, and worked hard, and finally grew from an ordinary soldier to the commander of a strong army, and then led the army to eliminate several relatively powerful separatist regimes in the vicinity."

"Then the Northern Expedition to Mengyuan and Yuan, all the way to the ground, soon recovered the capital of the Yuan Dynasty."

"After that, Zhu Yuanzhang went through several crusades and finally unified the whole country and established the Ming Dynasty."

"Why did Zhu Yuanzhang finally complete the mission of unifying the country, ending the war, and restoring the Han national regime on behalf of the heroes and the people?"

"Is this an accident or an inevitability?"

"As mentioned earlier, this is of course fate and God's favor for Zhu Yuanzhang, but it is also the final victory of Zhu Yuanzhang's own comprehensive advantages such as intelligence, strength and virtue, such as Zhu Yuanzhang's army is highly disciplined, does not offend the common people, and wins the hearts of the people."

"For example, his army officers and men are united, and the overall combat effectiveness is extremely strong, especially able to fight vicious battles and tough battles, and for example, Zhu Yuanzhang is strategically far-sighted, his decision-making is always correct, and he is dedicated and fierce."

"In addition, there was a vigorous rectification of officialdom, cracking down on and executing a large number of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and its strong determination and iron-blooded methods to fight corruption and anti-corruption not only corrected and deterred the Hongwu Dynasty and the Ming generation, but also wrote the guidelines for future generations on how officials should behave as officials."

"Because he was born at the bottom of the society, Zhu Yuanzhang knows the great destructive power of officialdom corruption to people's livelihood, so after becoming the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's punishment of corrupt officials can be called unrelenting, and his determination and strength are even unprecedented."

"According to records, officials in the early Ming Dynasty who embezzled 60 taels of silver were all executed."

"Because the Ming Dynasty retained a large number of old officials of the Yuan Dynasty, as well as some heroes who started against the revolution, among these people, because many of them are embezzled and bent the law without fear, so what should Zhu Yuanzhang do? His choice is not to be tolerated and to act in strict accordance with the law. ”

"There are many cases of Zhu Yuanzhang severely punishing corrupt officials and corrupt officials, so I won't list them all here."

"If the government is no longer corrupt and the officials are honest and self-controlled, the people will have a good life."

"This should be the situation that the people are most looking forward to under the centralized system."

"And Zhu Yuanzhang did his best better than any emperor in history, he was actually a god admired by the people at that time."

"In short, looking through the annals of the past dynasties, from ancient times to the present, what emperor can be like Zhu Yuanzhang for the rights and happiness of the people, and do not hesitate to offend huge and powerful corrupt groups and vested interest groups, who is great if Zhu Yuanzhang is not great?"

"The achievements established by Zhu Yuanzhang are by no means arbitrarily fabricated, but cannot be erased or waved away no matter how time passes, and they can even be said to be ironclad and worthy of special mention."

"In our more than 2,000 years of feudal society in China, what are the great emperors who can be called basically on the same heavyweight as Zhu Yuanzhang, and they are nothing more than these people on the list."

"Qin Shi Huang, Han Gaozu, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor Wen of Sui, Taizong of Tang, Taizu of Yuan, Emperor Chengzu of Ming, Emperor Kangxi, etc., are nothing more than these, and compared with all aspects, it is difficult for these emperors to surpass Zhu Yuanzhang."

"I don't know if Zhu Yuanzhang deserves to be ranked fourth among you emperors, but we will recognize it in future generations."

"The important thing is that some ethnic groups should perhaps summarize the huge historical wealth of Zhu Yuanzhang and his Ming Dynasty in order to be worthy of this great figure who has made great contributions to the restoration of the Han people."

Zhao Kuangyin: Who would have thought that a generation of emperors used to be a cowherd baby!

Li Shimin: Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, as long as they are good to the people, the rewards will be doubled.

Yang Jian: Which emperor didn't know about this issue? Yang Guang, you bastard!

Xu Da: My father-in-law's ability is not small, as long as he can make good use of talents, there are few who are not successful.

Cheng Yanjin: Hehe! Emperor Yang of Sui came out to whip the corpse! This is an exception to the meritocracy.

Zhu Di: This question, my father really didn't have to say, when he left Guo Zixing, his father was also very helpless, Guo Zixing's ability is not good, and the succession is enough, if we want to do great things, we will definitely leave Guo Zixing, and at that time, my father did not take away many people, only Xu Da, Tang He and other 20 people, and these are all my Ming generals.

"Zhu Yuanzhang is still very discerning in this matter, why do you say that?"

"First, as the leader of the rebel army, the number of people often represents the size of the force, if Zhu Yuanzhang left and took away many people, Guo Zixing would definitely not agree, and Zhu Yuanzhang only took Xu Da, Tang He and others, they all became famous generals, but they were not conspicuous in Guo Zixing's army at that time."

Although Guo Zixing saw that these generals were all taken away by Zhu Yuanzhang, he was still able to send Zhu Yuanzhang away and keep his position, and the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. can't stop Zhu Yuanzhang. ”

Cao Cao: To put it bluntly, Guo Zixing's ability is average.

Dolgon: I don't know how long my eyes are, Zhu Yuanzhang has taken away all the talents, and he is a talent who can start a business, and this Guo Zixing is also a waste.

"These people are indeed people."

"They are also the elite of the backbone, as for the soldiers and horses, what if they don't have them, they can be generals with these people, are they still worried about the soldiers and horses?"

"At that time, the Yuan Dynasty was tyrannical, there were many displaced people, and soldiers and horses were still easy to recruit."

And the facts also proved Zhu Yuanzhang's foresight, not long after he left Guo Zixing, he gradually gathered a group of men, successively captured Dingyuan, Chuzhou, and defeated the Yuan Dynasty general Zhang Zhiyuan. The most important person who helped him create a great cause, Li Shanchang! ”

In a "History of the Ming Dynasty" in my later life, Li Shanchang was described: "Li Shanchang, a hundred words, is a native of Dingyuan." Read less to have wisdom, learn the words of the Legalist, and make more strategies. ””

"From Chuzhou, as a staff officer, premeditated, paid, and even more confidant."

It can be seen that Li Shanchang's role in Zhu Yuanzhang's army can also be said to be because of Li Shanchang's help, Zhu Yuanzhang was able to finally create the Ming Dynasty, and Li Shanchang made great contributions! And Zhu Yuanzhang trusts Li Shanchang very much, and he is destined to be extraordinary in the future. ”

"This historical material also records Li Shanchang's ability, Li Shanchang can give advice, and the historical data also says that he is not from Confucianism, but from Legalism, which also determines that he can give Zhu Yuanzhang a lot of help in troubled times In troubled times, the role of Legalism is much greater than that of Confucianism."

"If there is always an old Confucian student pointing fingers at the marching army, then Zhu Yuanzhang does not need to create the Ming Dynasty."

(End of chapter)