According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Lishui belonged to the border of Wu Chu. Because of the competition between the two countries, it is Semu City of Chu and Ping Ling City of Wu. Zuo has always had a good relationship with Yan. I heard that Chu was recruiting talents, so I went to Chu together.
When they walked to Liu Dong Village in thin clothes, they were caught in a snowstorm, and the dry food was about to run out, and the surrounding land was vast and sparsely populated. Zuo is worried that if they keep walking, they will either freeze to death or starve to death, so he wants to give his things to someone so that he may survive. I also agree with Zuo, but neither of them wants to watch the other die, so they have to give up and rest. When I woke up the next day, I found myself covered with left clothes and left dry food beside me, but I didn't see left. Later, he found that Zuo had frozen to death in a nearby tree hole. Yang Jiaoai sealed the hole in the tree, made a mark, and then wiped away his tears and set off.
After Yang Jiaoai arrived in Chu, he was highly valued by the King of Chu and was made a general. However, he was always worried about his friend Zuo, so he told the king of Chu their stories and asked him to pay tribute to Zuo. The king of Chu was deeply moved and immediately approved a vacation. After burying Zuo, he stayed nearby and heard the sound of fighting at night. Zuo told him in a dream that the nearby general Jing (someone called him Jing Ke and stabbed the king of Qin) often bullied him. At dawn, I wanted to demolish the Temple of General Jing, but it was opposed by the local people. The next night, he heard the sound of fighting again. He couldn't bear to be bullied by his friends and went to help fight. The local people were very moved, so they buried their bodies together in one place, named Zhongyi Wharf, which was handed down from generation to generation.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was herding cattle, he and his fellow villagers Xu Da, Tanghe and Zhou Dexing were hungry in the mountains and couldn't find anything to eat. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang proposed to slaughter a gray calf grazing for others. Everyone cheered and ate contentedly. Later, when a group of small villains realized that they could not explain to their master, Zhu Yuanzhang took all the consequences by patting his chest alone. The idea he came up with was to tell his master that the calf had entered the cave and could not be pulled out. In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang was beaten up and lost his job of herding cattle.
Mr Wu Han commented: "Although Zhu Yuanzhang suffered a lot and lost his job, he won the trust of his partners. He thinks that he is courageous and has something to do, and everyone is willing to take him as a leader. "
After Zhu Yuanzhang defected to the Red Scarf Army, he maintained this feature for a long time. This may be an important reason why he can stand out quickly.
Therefore, Marshal Guo Zixing, the leader of this army, admired him very much. In just a few months, he was promoted to be the leader of his own Qin Bing Guard, and soon he married himself and his adopted daughter Ma Huanghou, who later became famous.
However, apart from talent and other factors, I am afraid his courage and loyalty have played a great role, enabling him to truly unite a group of close friends and win their unwavering support.
At that time, in this group of rebels, it was divided into several unrelated hills, and there was frequent friction between them. One day, Guo Zixing went out alone and met his enemy by chance. The result was kidnapped by the other party and put in the cellar. All his cronies and relatives, including his two sons, were frightened and hid. Zhu Yuanzhang is recognized as Guo Zixing's confidant, and he must be the target of attack. At this point, he just led the troops outside and escaped this robbery.
After getting the news, to people's surprise, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately set out and prepared to return to rescue Guo Zixing. He was advised not to trap himself and die for nothing. Zhu Yuanzhang righteously replied: "Guo Gongyou helped me a lot, and now I am in trouble. If I only care about myself and don't save, can I still be a man? " As a result, when he went back, he used the contradictions between those factions to fight and pull, and even quelled a factional fight that was on the verge of exploding. Zhu Yuanzhang climbed the wall and went upstairs by himself. Finally, he jumped into the cellar, smashed the shackles and carried Guo Zixing back.
Later, when Guo Zixing was badly managed by other rebel heroes and had to leave his base to go to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang even gave him tens of thousands of troops he had developed to help this hopeless hero as always.
One more thing. On one occasion, Zhu Yuanzhang defeated an army that abandoned him and captured tens of thousands of people. These people are extremely uneasy and afraid of revenge. On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the selection of 500 warriors as his own guard.
That night, the stars shone. Zhu Yuanzhang fell asleep, and all the original guards were replaced by these 500 people. In the bright light, the five hundred people listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's loud snoring and were grateful. Since then, the whole army has been dead set on the front, greatly expanding Zhu Yuanzhang's strength and becoming the basic force for Zhu Yuanzhang to seize the world.
Tanghe is three years older than Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was one of the little villains who split their calves that year.
Tanghe defected to the Red Scarf Army earlier than Zhu Yuanzhang. There is a saying that it was Tang He who wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang to induce you Xian to surrender to the Red Scarf Army. At that time, due to outstanding military exploits, Tanghe had lived in thousands of households, which was about equivalent to today's county-level cadres, but he was still quite respectful to Zhu Yuanzhang. According to historical records, Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply trusted by Guo Zixing. After he rose rapidly from a horse to a commander in the army, all the generals in the army regarded him as their peers. No one wants to be humble and insignificant, but his age and qualification are superior to his Tanghe, and he obeys his constraints and orders. This made Zhu Yuanzhang "very happy" and felt particularly happy.
With a little care, we will find that the above stories and many stories after Zhu Yuanzhang joined the Red Scarf Army have all the elements of loyalty in ancient rivers and lakes and some of the most important features of modern underworld stories. Zhu Yuanzhang obviously has the basic qualities to become a gangster.
Most of these friends who ate veal and were later favored by Zhu Yuanzhang in the Red Scarf Army became important fighters in Zhu Yuanzhang's armed group, fighting side by side with him and competing for the world.
After the establishment of the Ming Empire, they all became the founding fathers of the Empire, enjoying lofty honor, status and treatment. Xu Da, four years younger than Zhu Yuanzhang, even became the chief hero of these military commanders. In the end, except those who died early, only Tanghe, who had been drooling since the stroke, escaped from Emperor Hongwu, and none of them died well.
However, in the process of conquering the country, in any case, Zhu Yuanzhang's loyalty, talent and expectation for the future may be an important reason why quite a few heroes are dead set on following him.
There is a Tian Qilang in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio.
It is said that a rich man named Wu Chengxiu dreamed that Orion Tian Qilang was a man who might be in trouble, so he wanted to make friends with him and gave him a lot of money. Who knows that Tianmu turned him down rudely and said, "I don't want to be a guest!" " "She explained to her son:" I can see that my son (Wu Chengxiu) has a dark tattoo and will fall into a strange disaster. Smell it, the knower is divided into people's worries, and the grateful person is in urgent need; The rich repay their grievances with wealth, while the poor repay their grievances with righteousness. It's ominous to be bribed heavily for no reason, and I'm afraid of death. "Later, Tian Qilang killed himself for a cheetah. Wu Chengxiu tried to free him from prison with a large sum of money and saved his life. The virtuous mother generously promised her son to associate with him, because "the child's hair and skin are affected by Wu Gongzi's ears, not those old and cherished." "Don't thank Wu Gongzi, thank you for your kindness and kindness." From then on, Tian Qilang no longer refused Wu Chengxiu's kindness. As predicted by Tianmu, the result of the story is that Wu Chengxiu was wronged and Tian Qilang avenged him. He died after killing his enemy.