Ming Dynasty Founding general Tang and . When he was 63 years old, he felt that he was old and resigned from Zhu Yuanzhang and said goodbye to return home. Zhu Yuanzhang was grateful for his outstanding achievements, so he asked Tang He:
"You have made great contributions to my Ming Dynasty and deserved rewards. Please give me any rewards."
Tang He knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "I am old and can no longer work hard for Ming . I beg me to give me 
0 palace maids ."
The ministers were amazed. Tang He actually made such a ridiculous request. What's even more outrageous is that Zhu Yuanzhang did not blame Tang He after hearing this, but laughed and agreed to Tang He's request.
When Tang He, who had always been cautious, resigned, he asked Zhu Yuanzhang to give him 10 palace maids? Is it because of old age or is there another reason?
Tanghe is not an old age, but has plans for it.
Tanghe has always been calm and witty and extremely smart. Even if he is older, it is the same.
Tang He made the request to 10 palace maids in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, but it was not because he was old and confused, but because Tang He knew the truth about "The birds are all in good condition" .
Tang He was born and died with Zhu Yuanzhang, and fought bloody battles for the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was suspicious by nature and had killed many founding heroes. When he was old, he was even more than that.
With the death of several trusted Ming Dynasty dukes, Zhu Yuanzhang was always afraid of these Ming generals who held heavy troops and led the army.
Tang He figured out the profound meaning behind Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts. In order not to make Zhu Yuanzhang doubt him, he took the initiative to resign from Zhu Yuanzhang and retired to his hometown on the grounds that he was old.
returned all the military power in his hand to Zhu Yuanzhang, asking Zhu Yuanzhang to dispel his suspicion of him, and deliberately created the illusion that he was old and stupid (rewarded to the palace maid) as a reward.
Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally overjoyed after hearing this. He was worried that he could not find an excuse to deal with important officials with troops. Tang He's move just solved his urgent needs.
So Zhu Yuanzhang not only gave Tang He 10 beautiful palace maids, but also rewarded Tang He with a large sum of money, and built a luxurious mansion in his hometown of Fengyang, Fengyang, to provide Tang and elderly care.
Tang He expressed his gratitude to Zhu Yuanzhang. When he was about to retreat, he was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang.
At that time, the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty often had Japanese pirates to invade, which always made Zhu Yuanzhang a headache. Now Tang He took the initiative to resign, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that entrusted Tang He to handle the matter for the last time .
Tang He immediately took the order and set off to the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He solved this problem. After returning to Beijing to report his sentence, Yuanzhang was very happy. He not only rewarded Tang He, but also rewarded a lot of money with his wife.
Although Tang He was so cautious, he was afraid of arousing suspicion from Zhu Yuanzhang, and even deliberately asked for 10 palace maids to discredit his reputation.
But Zhu Yuanzhang still had a skeptical attitude towards him and asked Tang He to return to Beijing every year to pay his respects.
Zhu Yuanzhang was suspicious by nature. Tang He repeatedly resolved
After Zhu Yuanzhang gave Tang He 10 palace maids, he secretly investigated Tang He and how to deal with the subsequent treatment of these 10 palace maids.
Zhu Yuanzhang found that Tang He was bringing back 10 palace maids and taking them back to Zhu Yuanzhang's newly built mansion, he asked the 10 palace maids to sing and dance for them every night, and have fun. Zhu Yuanzhang's doubts were dispelled a lot.
A year later, on the first day of the first lunar month, Tang He went to Beijing to pay New Year's greetings to Zhu Yuanzhang, and suddenly fell ill and could not speak. Zhu Yuanzhang cared for him very much, greeted him personally and rewarded him.
And Tang He could not say this at this time, but to express his gratitude in his heart, he kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang repeatedly.
A few years later, Tang He died of illness at the age of 70. After his death, he was given a gift for Taimiao and was posthumously named Dong'ouwang .
I just don’t know whether the soup and mouth cannot be said to be in their plan or God’s arrangement. But Tang He is indeed a strategic genius.
According to " Ming Shi ", Tang He was very respectful and cautious in his later years, and kept a silent attitude on topics related to state affairs and no longer involved in any matters in the court and the country.
Perhaps not participating in the disputes between the Ming Dynasty and the opposition was one of his plans. Because Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion of his ministers became increasingly serious in the later period, Tang He knew that only by staying out of the matter could he protect himself. After getting sick, Tang He also dispersed his former concubines one after another and distributed the rewards given by Zhu Yuanzhang to his hometown elders. The people loved Tang He very much.
In the late period of Zhu Yuanzhang's rule, many tyrants and lords in the Ming Dynasty who committed crimes and the heroes suspected by Zhu Yuanzhang were sentenced. Few were spared from the disaster, only Tang He was able to survive a peaceful old age.
