History is always desirable, and reading a paragraph about the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, really made my eyes shine. tells the story of the fate of an important think tank around Zhu Yuanzhang, how he retreated in the bloody court power struggle, returned to his hometown alive, and finally got the emperor's Longen ceremony. It's a good story that makes people think deeply about how to survive in Game of Thrones. So, how did this lucky man act so that he finally avoided being killed?
In the troubled times, Zhu Yuanzhang and his fellow countryman Tang He fought the world together, from the beginning just to survive, to later establish the Ming Dynasty. Tang He can be said to be Zhu Yuanzhang's acquaintance, and he is also an important contributor to Zhu Yuanzhang's ascension to the throne. Ironically, under Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, many of his old subordinates ended up ill-fated, and only Tang He survived.
If you want to say why Tang He can live to the end, you have to start with his style of doing things. Tang He was never greedy, obedient to the emperor, as a military general, he was brave and good at fighting, and repeatedly made military exploits. But after a drunken gaffe, Tang He actually said to the people around him, "Now the power is in your own hands", which made Zhu Yuanzhang wary and beat Tang He.
In the subsequent promotion process, Tang He was only given a marquis, and other meritorious people were made dukes, which was undoubtedly a punishment for Tang He by Zhu Yuanzhang. Fortunately, Tang Hezhi understood the emperor's intentions in general, and became more cautious in his words and deeds. He even wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang, suggesting that Xungui return the excess land to the people, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very happy.
In his later years, Tang He told the emperor to return to his hometown on the grounds of old age. Who knows, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to go to the coastal front line to fight against the Japanese invaders. Tang He did not complain, and did his best to do this well, building a line of defense. Zhu Yuanzhang was full of praise for Tang He's efficiency and results, which allowed him to really return to his hometown.
Shortly after Tang He was allowed to leave the court, a purge began. Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son Zhu Biao died young, and in order to consolidate the power of the next emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang ruthlessly liquidated all potential threats, and none of the former meritorious guards were spared, and tens of thousands of people were implicated in the Lanyu case. And Tang He, who has long since retired to the south of the Yangtze River, is safe and sound and lives a leisurely life.
In his later years, Tang He was accompanied by relatives and friends in his hometown, feasted and drank every day, and ignored the rights and wrongs of the imperial court. Zhu Yuanzhang also made a special trip to visit this old subordinate and reminisce about the past years with Tang He. When parting, Zhu Yuanzhang had tears in his eyes and gave soup and some rewards. Tang He finally waited for a stable home, and passed away only a year later. Zhu Yuanzhang was kind to Tang He and posthumously called him the "King of Don'ou".
Tang He has a few things right: one is to stop losses in time and no longer covet power; the second is to repay the peach and do practical things for Zhu Yuanzhang; The third is to stay away from the rights and wrongs of the court and live an indifferent old age. Compared with the Huaixi princes of the same period, they were both greedy and arrogant, and finally set themselves on fire. On the other hand, Tang He was modest and virtuous, and finally survived. Under the autocracy of imperial power, saving one's life is the highest wisdom. Only by walking on the line of life and death can we best understand the way to survive.