He is known as the first god of war in the history of the Ming Dynasty . He was also the first general in the history of our country to use cavalry to defeat Mongolia. He has made great achievements in battles throughout his life and has experienced countless battles but rarely lost. He can be said to be a victorious general, and is nicknamed "Chang Shiwan". It's a pity that Tian was jealous of Yingcai and died young when he was only 40 years old. He is Chang Yuchun, the first counselor of the Ming Dynasty.
Chang Yuchun was born in a poor peasant family. As a teenager, he basically struggled with food and clothing, let alone other material life. As he grew older, he was not reconciled to his current situation, so he decided to learn martial arts from a teacher to prepare for future troubles.
suffered from a poor family and could not pay for tuition, so he worked hard everywhere to earn money in exchange for the opportunity to study. In this way, when he grew up and became an adult, he could be regarded as having mastered kung fu. He was extremely powerful and could handle all kinds of swords, guns, swords and halberds with ease.
The social environment in which Chang Yuchun lived at that time was not very good. It was at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the world was in chaos. Bandits were rampant, class conflicts were intensifying, and rebels from all walks of life came on stage.
Chang Yuchun, who was originally dissatisfied with the status quo, also jumped into this torrent. He first took refuge in the green forest avenue Liu Ju in the Dingyuan area. Under Liu Ju, he only did some burglaries and road robberies. Things going down the third route.
An ambitious person like Chang Yuchun must not be willing to work in such an environment, but he has to face the reality because he is struggling to make a living. At least now he has a way to make money.
However, Liu Ju has a good impression of this new little brother. He likes to take Chang Yuchun with him to any activities, and he also likes to discuss everything with Chang Yuchun. However, Chang Yuchun felt that such a thing could not be regarded as a long-term solution and decided to look for another place.
The opportunity came soon. In April of the 15th year of Zhi Zheng (AD 1355), Chang Yuchun happened to encounter Zhu Yuanzhang's team capturing Hezhou during a routine robbery. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's "righteous and heroic" character had already been circulated in the market. Everyone thought that he would be very accomplished, and so did Chang Yuchun, who took advantage of this chance encounter to defect to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's command, Chang Yuchun was at home like a duck in water and got a good stage to show off his abilities. Zhu Yuanzhang also liked this new general very much. He knew that he was brave and good at fighting, and he would bring Chang Yuchun with him in any large-scale war.
Chang Yuchun's performance has never disappointed Zhu Yuanzhang. Not only is he brave and good at fighting, but he has also repeatedly led large troops to charge into battle and kill the enemy heroically. In the camp at that time, people once compared him with Xu Da.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang also knew deeply that although the bravery index of the two was similar, Chang Yuchun was slightly inferior in terms of resourcefulness. To put it bluntly, he is a simple-minded person, not as good as Xu Da who knows how to prepare for a rainy day.
Zhu Yuanzhang also discussed this matter with Chang Yuchun, but Chang Yuchun did not take it seriously and went his own way, which ultimately led to him receiving a box lunch at a young age.
"With millions of people, there is nothing better than a lieutenant general to conquer a strong enemy. Don't worry about not being able to fight, but worry about fighting lightly. As a general, it is very undesirable to take care of the relationship with a small school."
In July 1369 AD, Chang Yuchun suddenly fell ill and died at the age of 40 when his opening rate was returning. Zhu Yuanzhang was also shocked when he lost Chang Yuchun. He gave him a generous burial and went to mourn in person.
There are many versions of the legend about Chang Yuchun's sudden death in history:
1. Armor-removing wind
It was the scorching heat of July, and Chang Yuchun was wearing armor when he was out fighting. It was not conducive to heat dissipation. In addition, The long-distance attack was very physically exhausting, so Chang Yuchun decided to take off his armor and return south lightly. However, after taking off his armor, his body's somatosensory problems dropped sharply, leading to an attack of armor removal syndrome , and he died suddenly.
2. The master with great achievements was designed by Zhu Yuanzhang to poison him
Here, the editor thinks that this reason is a bit far-fetched, let alone whether Zhu Yuanzhang had any intention of killing him.Even if there was, Zhu Yuanzhang probably wouldn't kill him at that time. After all, it was the time when he was hiring people. If Zhu Yuanzhang killed Chang Yuchun at this time, it would be nothing more than breaking his own arm.
Moreover, Chang Yuchun's daughter was already married to Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite son Zhu Biao, and the two were still in-laws. Therefore, for so many reasons, the editor believes that it is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to kill Chang Yuchun.
3. Karma
There is another kind of idealism, saying that Chang Yuchun had too many sofas and was chased by evil spirits. Because there has always been a legend in history that every time Chang Yuchun captured a city, he would massacre it. And there are historical records that Chang Yuchun often dreamed in his sleep that he was being chased for his life by the people who died in the massacre. We will not discuss these unscientific statements here.
