This family not only produced two hereditary aristocrats (lord protector was the highest title among the ministers of the Ming Dynasty), but also produced a queen and two princesses, with prosperous descendants and prominent officials. It is the first family in the Ming Dynasty, and this is the family of Xu Da, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty.
(Portrait of Xu Da)
Xu Da, born in 1332, was born in Fengyang County, Fengyang District, and his ancestors were farmers. Xu Da, 22, joined Zhu Yuanzhang's rebel army, four years older than him, and his life changed. From then on, Xu Da became a great soldier, led the army in the north and south, and made great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that he is the first hero of Daming's founding generals. 1
In 370, Zhu Yuanzhang awarded Xu Da as the founding assistant, and promoted Cheng as the minister of martial arts, especially Dr. Guanglu, Zuo, Taifu, Prime Minister Zhongshuyou, General and Wei Guogong, aged 5,000 stone. Every time Zhu Yuanzhang gave a banquet in honor of Xu Da, he treated him as a brother and gave him the king's mansion (now Nanjing Zhanyuan) to Xu Da.
1On February 27th, 385, Xu Da died at the age of 54 (Xu Da's death is not discussed in this article). Zhu Yuanzhang was very sad. He was named King Zhongshan by posthumous title and King Wuning by posthumous title. All his ancestors were vassals by posthumous title and buried in Zhongshan North (now Bancang Village outside Taiping Gate in Nanjing). In addition, Xu Da "enjoys the ancestral temple and the portrait hero temple, ranking first".
Xu Da had four sons and four daughters in his life. Xu Huizu, the eldest son, Xu Tianfu, the second son, Xu Zengshou, the third son and the fourth son, were all named by Zhu Yuanzhang. The eldest of the four girls married the fourth son of the emperor, Judy and the prince. Later, instead of being proclaimed emperor, Xu was made a queen, famous for her virtue. The second daughter married the thirteenth son of the emperor, replacing Wang Zhugui; The third daughter married the emperor and the twenty-two sons of Wang Zhuying. It is not recorded that the youngest daughter may die prematurely.
Xu Huizu's real name is Xu Yungong. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang named him Hui to avoid the taboo of the emperor's great-grandson. After Xu Da's death, Xu Huizu inherited the title of Wang Wei and took charge of the Doudufu in Zhong Jun. After Xu Huizu ascended the throne, he actively supported his vassal reduction policy. At that time, his second son Zhu was left in Nanjing, and the stolen good horse ran away. Regardless of his nephew's feelings, Xu Huizu immediately sent someone to hunt him down and asked him to ascend to his throne. I didn't catch up with him, but I trusted him.
(Former residence of Xu Da-Nanjing Zhanyuan)
Since then, the Ming royal family and the Xu family have had differences. Xu Da's youngest son, Xu Zengshou, strongly supports his brother-in-law Judy. On one occasion, Wen Jian suspected Judy's rebellion and asked Xu Zengshou. Xu Zengshou touched the ground with his head and said, "The prince is as rich as a son of heaven, why not!" After Judy's official departure, Xu Hui led his troops to defeat the Yanjun in Qimeishan, while Xu Zengshou reported the reality of North Korea to Judy.
1June 402, Judy's army crossed the Yangtze River and arrived at the gate of Nanjing. Wen Jian wanted to know that Xu Zengshou was a spy, so he was furious and put Xu Zengshou in the palace. Before Xu Zengshou set himself on fire, Wen Jian personally beheaded him at the right goalkeeper with his sword. Before long, the gates of Nanjing were wide open, Yan Junren swarmed into the city, and the palace in Nanjing caught fire. His whereabouts were unknown. After Judy entered the palace, she found her brother-in-law, who had made great contributions to herself, and caressed the body and wept bitterly. A few days later, Judy acceded to the throne and ordered Xu Zengshou to be posthumously awarded as Wuyang Hou. Judy felt that it was too light, and soon named him a Duke of the Nation, with 2,500 stones, and gave Dan Shu an iron coupon, which was inherited by Xu Zengshou's son Xu Jingchang.
Said Xu Zengshou, said Xu Huizu. After Judy entered the city, hundreds of officials greeted him, but only "Huizu kept his father's temple alone" did not meet him. Judy was so angry that he ordered Xu Huizu to be put in prison for questioning and ordered him to drop the charges. After all, Judy is his brother-in-law. Where is the relationship? If Xu Huizu humbly admits his mistake, it should be nothing, but Xu Huizu is not that kind of person. In the face of interrogation, he only wrote on the "iron ticket" three words: the founding meritorious service of his father, Xu Da, and the exemption from death (two for capital crimes and two for sons).
Xu Huizu's behavior made Judy very angry, but he could not order the execution of Xu Huizu publicly or privately, so he had to "cut off Xu Huizu's privacy", but Xu Huizu was quickly arrested and imprisoned, and died indomitable. Queen Xu, the wife of her sister, was very embarrassed, but she dared not intercede for her brother until her death. 1407, her brother and sister passed away.