In A.D. 1367, Zhu Yuanzhang published a campaign for the Northern Expedition, and publicly put forward the slogan of "expelling Land Rover, restoring China, and establishing a society for the people". At the same time, Xu Da was appointed as the general, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition. The first valiant soldier in the early Ming Dynasty, Chang Yuchun as the lieutenant, led 250,000 troops to sweep the northern Yuan court.
Xu Da is Zhu Yuanzhang's best friend. When Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk, he was recruited by Tanghe to the Guo Zixing Department of the Red Scarf Army. Deeply appreciated by Guo Zixing, he ordered Zhu Yuanzhang to return to his hometown to recruit his own people. So Xu Da, who was only 22 years old, was wooed and followed Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang has always been regarded as his right-hand man. In his mind, Xu Da's position has surpassed that of Tanghe.
So Zhu Yuanzhang gave Xu Da the important task of sweeping the northern Yuan Dynasty, which is the most telling thing. There is both incomparable trust and deliberate love. Otherwise, why not let master Tang come? Want to know the ability of tang river is not weaker than Xu Da, what's more, there are such Athens as Chang Yuchun as a supplement.
Sure enough, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun lived up to Zhu Yuanzhang's high hopes and were on a roll all the way. The following year, he occupied Shandong and looked at the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. I was forced by Meng, but because I couldn't beat him, I fled with my cronies, in order to wrestle with Zhu Yuanzhang in the future.
In this way, after Yuan Shundi fled the metropolis, he came to Kaiping City, the "Shangdu", which is known as the "land where the dragon flies"! But here, a strange thing happened.
02 Chang Yuchun went to Beijing to "capture the dragon"
Kaiping, the most popular explanation, is the land of Longxing in the Yuan Dynasty, the first capital city. According to the Supreme Classic, when the Holy Father first came to the founding of the city, he was furious and thunderous. The moon rises from the sea in Qian Shan, and the sunrise helps the country.
In other words, Kaiping used to be a sea in legend, and later it became land, so there is a dragon hidden underground. As the saying goes, two tigers are not allowed in one mountain. How can those two dragons be in one place? So the dragon made waves and made trouble everywhere. Kublai Khan invited Liu Zhao Long Gu.
Liu Zhongbing, soon "iron poles stand out in the sea and Wolong flies in the air", that is, making a large number of iron poles and casting dragons with magical powers. The dragon knows it's unlucky. When he met Kublai Khan, the real Emperor of the Dragon, he had to leave despondently, afraid to bother Kublai Khan again. Since then, Kaiping City has been designated as the capital.
Only later, after Kublai Khan unified the whole country, he took Beijing as the capital and called it metropolis! Kaiping has become the capital, known as: Shangdu!
Now, when Yuan Shundi returned to Shangdu, it was obvious that he still refused to accept Zhu Yuanzhang. However, he can't help it if he refuses to accept him again. The so-called "unlucky" was besieged by the Ming army, and several breakthroughs were beaten back. It turned out that it was Chang Yuchun who was in charge of "going to Beijing to catch dragons"!
Chang Yuchun at the moment, how proud he is, he already knows the legend of Kaiping City-Liu was a dragon slayer in those days, and today I want to "capture the dragon" in Chang Yuchun and dedicate it to my eldest brother Zhu Yuanzhang.
Xu Dafang's Dragon is too clever.
Just then, suddenly a soldier came running in a panic and said to him, "If something bad happens, then Yuan Shundi will break through!" Chang Yuchun was furious: Impossible! I am like an iron bucket, unless Yuan Shundi can fly away with wings. As soon as the voice fell, the curtain of the tent was lifted. Xu Da came in, smiled and asked the soldiers to quit, saying, "Stop yelling, I ordered a gap and let Yuan Shundi go."
Chang Yuchun almost moved his fist and roared, "Give me an explanation, or don't blame me for turning my face. I have to tell the emperor. " Unexpectedly, Xu Da still smiled as before, without much explanation. He waved his hand and said, "Brother, tell me the truth, and I don't blame you."
This sentence, but let Chang Yuchun Meng force, after all, his relationship with Xu Da is also very iron. But now no matter how to ask, Xu Da just doesn't explain. Chang Yuchun was angry and helpless, but he didn't dare to hide it. He wrote a passbook and told Zhu Yuanzhang truthfully. Unexpectedly, after Zhu Yuanzhang learned the news, instead of punishing Xu Da, he greatly improved two people.
Chang Yuchun's eyes will be surprised out of her eyes, and she can't understand it! Xu Da explained, "Brother, Yuan Shundi is the emperor after all. We caught him and gave him to the emperor. What should he do? " Do you want to seal the king or kill him? None of them are suitable, and the emperor has a headache! That's why I let Yuan Shundi go. No, the emperor is not strange at all! "So Xu Da's explanation makes sense? Not only yes, but also too clever!
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According to the analysis of The Complete Works of Think Tank, Xu Da dared to release Yuan Shundi privately because when Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he had "sealed Shundi from a distance, pardoned David Li Chen, and brought him back to life without punishment and knew it", that is to say, when Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he admitted that Yuan Shundi was once an emperor. And said that as long as you surrender to my Daming, you can say anything. At the same time, Chen Youliang's son David Li Chen was pardoned, and he was named Marquis. Don't kill him!
Therefore, Xu Da concluded that it is better to let Yuan Shundi go than to capture him alive!
As for killing, it is even more undesirable, because it will completely anger the Mongolian ministries. And if it is released, a Yuan dynasty will never be able to turn the waves again. The second is that the phoenix in distress is not as good as a chicken, which will surely attract the attention of Mongolian careerists.
In this way, a Yuan Shundi is equivalent to dividing Mongolia into "loyal subjects" and "rebels" and making them suffer internal friction. At that time, the Ming army will either pull one faction to fight another, or wait for the two factions to fight chicken feathers, and then collect fruit conveniently.
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