As the saying goes, "Heroes cherish heroes". As a hero, they will have the kind of mutual appreciation feelings in each other's hearts. This is Ming Dynasty Founding Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is no exception.
As a hero in troubled times and a winner in troubled times who ended up laughing, Zhu Yuanzhang was a powerful figure in that era. He successfully unified the world and drove the Mongolian rulers out of the Central Plains.
However, although Mongolian has been driven back to their hometown, they are still unwilling to fail and still want to retake the Central Plains. They are always eyeing the Central Plains. Zhu Yuanzhang also deeply understands the principle of raising tigers and has sent troops north to fight against the grasslands many times.
Once when the army was heading north, Zhu Yuanzhang once captured a general of Northern Yuan alive. However, when he learned that the Northern Yuan general was a descendant of Mu Huali , Zhu Yuanzhang ordered him to leave. What's going on?
So, why did Zhu Yuanzhang let the enemy general go for nothing? Who is Mu Huali? Today we will talk about the story.
Who is Mu Huali?
In 1170 AD, Mu Huali was born on the banks of the Onan River . He has been full of legends since he was a child. Temujin When he was fighting against the Lord Qi tribe, Mu Huali's grandfather met Temujin, and from then on Mu Huali has been following Temujin.
mu Huali was once one of the most powerful generals under Genghis Khan . When Genghis Khan just started his army, he followed him and made great achievements in conquests everywhere. It is not an exaggeration to say that Mu Huali dedicated his life to Genghis Khan.
As Genghis Khan's most loyal subordinate, Mu Huali sacrificed his life while fighting and saved Genghis Khan from crisis many times. It can be said that if there were no Mu Huali, there would be no later , the Mongol Empire, and there would be no later Yuan Empire.
At the same time, Mu Huali is known for his perseverance, wisdom, courage and good fighting. He made remarkable contributions to the establishment of the Great Mongolian Empire and the battle to destroy Jin in the Yuan Dynasty. He was known as the "Four Heroes" together with Borshu, Borhu, and Chi Laowen. Genghis Khan praised him for "just as a car with a shaft and a body with an arm."
As a soldier, Mu Huali's ending is also full of glory. He died gloriously on the battlefield of the Battle of Fengxiang. In 1321 AD, Yingzong posthumously awarded Mu Huali as the Grand Tutor, Shangzhu Kingdom , King Lu, etc., with the posthumous title of "Zhongwu".
Chapter 0 Although Mu Huali died, he passed on his spirit to his descendants. His descendants of his family always demanded themselves by the code of loyalty and martial arts. The Yuan Dynasty general Naha came is one of them.
As the successor of the Mu Huali family, Nahachu interpreted the word "Zhongwu" vividly like his ancestors. He served two generations of Northern Yuan emperors, and his loyalty to the Northern Yuan emperor was unshakable.
Nahachu also has super high military talent, especially good at training soldiers. In the late Yuan Dynasty, the soldiers he led were all elite soldiers of the Yuan court, and they fought many cruel battles with the Ming army and each had their own victory or defeat.
htmlFor more than 0 years, Zhu Yuanzhang and Naha have fought against each other for the most part, and both of them regard each other as even opponents. Emperor Zhu has long heard of his loyalty and courage to Naha, but in the end, the former is still better.
In 1355 AD, the Ming army and the Yuan army fought on Taiping Road. Zhu Yuanzhang's side had hundreds of thousands of troops, but Naha had very few troops. Judging from the situation, Nahachu's battle with the Ming army is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.
Naha was loyal to the Northern Yuan Emperor, and he also understood that the glory he carries does not allow retreat, nor does he allow surrender. Under such circumstances, Nahachu chose to live and perish with Taiping Road, and fought with Zhu Yuanzhang until the last moment. In the end, Taiping Road was captured by the Ming army, and Nahachu was captured by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang let Nahachu be released
and captured Nahachu, Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy. As an old opponent, he knew that Nahachu was a talented general and had always hoped to recruit him under his command. This time was undoubtedly a good opportunity.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang personally summoned Nahachu and advised him kindly, hoping that he could abandon Yuan and join Ming. Nahachu was very moved by Zhu Yuanzhang's appreciation and surrender, but he still refused.
Naha was born and deeply favored by the Northern Yuan Emperor. He would never betray the Northern Yuan Emperor, and the glory of his ancestors did not allow him to defile him. Since he had fallen into the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang, he would not want to live in the world without asking for a quick death.
Naha said this, the generals under Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel uproar. They all admired Nahahaha, who thought his talent was very high, but if his talent could not be used by me, then he could only kill it, otherwise he would definitely become a confidant of the Ming Dynasty in the future.
After thinking clearly, many Ming army generals made suggestions to Zhu Yuanzhang, hoping to fulfill his wish to give him a death to avoid endless troubles in the future. Seeing that Naha was unable to surrender, Zhu Yuanzhang began to consider what his generals said.
Indeed, from the perspective of eradicating the roots, since Nahachu is unwilling to surrender, killing him is the most correct choice. However, Zhu Yuanzhang had a question in his heart. He also met many soldiers from the Northern Yuan Dynasty during the war, and most of them chose to surrender after being captured.
There are very few loyal and brave men like Nahachu. Zhu Yuanzhang did not understand why Nahachu did not surrender. With this question, he ordered people to untie the ropes of Nahachu and let the soldiers prepare fine wine. He wanted to have a few drinks with Nahachu.
Wine a friend with a thousand cups of wine . Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to learn about Nahachu by drinking. From his talent and character, he could see that his background is not simple. It is not too late to go there after he understands it clearly.
Facts proved that Zhu Yuanzhang's method was very effective. After Naha put out a few glasses of wine, his defense was significantly reduced. At this time, he opened his own chatter and told Zhu Yuanzhang that he was a descendant of the Mu Huali family.
As mentioned above, although Mu Huali was able to die and although he knew that the Yuan Dynasty had full energy and was about to change hands, the glory he carried made him unable to surrender and could only be loyal to the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.
After saying the words in his heart, Naha sighed, raised a jar of wine and poured it into his mouth, as if he had infinite depression in his heart, but he could only drown his sorrow with wine. After hearing Naha Chu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and immediately said to Naha Chu:
"Killing people for no reason is unrighteous. You are a loyal and righteous person, you go!" Naha Chu was surprised when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words. He did not expect that the enemy would really let him go. For a moment, he was stunned and didn't know what to do.
was captured again and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty
Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, the soldiers of the Ming army entered the military tent and asked Zhu Yuanzhang why he let Naha go? Zhu Yuanzhang said that Naha's origin was filled with Mu Huali's blood, and that he did not choose to surrender at the critical moment of life and death, which proved that he did not insult Mu Huali's reputation.
Speaking of this, the generals present nodded as if they suddenly realized it. These generals knew about Mu Huali's deeds, and they all respected the Mu Huali family, believing that the men of Mu Huali family were real warriors, and therefore they looked up to Naha a lot.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that Nahachu was not really willing to surrender. He was very grateful for his grace of not killing, but the "loyalty and martial" of the Mu Huali family was a burden that he could not let go. Since ancient times, kings have loved loyal and righteous people, and Zhu Yuanzhang was no exception.
He knew that Naha Chu was unwilling to surrender at this time, but because he was not convinced yet. He might as well be a favor that goes with the flow and let Naha Chu go. With this friendship, he might be able to conquer him in the future.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be educating his subordinates that those who are generals must first be loyal (loyal to themselves), so that they can be respected by others. Under Zhu Yuanzhang's order, the generals made way and watched Naha leave their military camp.
Nahachu didn't stop and walked out of Zhu Yuanzhang's military camp step by step. When he reached the gate, he turned around and knelt down at Zhu Yuanzhang. He would never forget his kindness today.
After saying this, Nahacha kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang three times, then turned around and embarked on the journey back to the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Soon after, one man and one horse disappeared into the vast desert.
In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty. Although the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed, Emperor Shun of Yuan established the Northern Yuan court in the north. Nahachu continued to command the heavy troops of the Northern Yuan and served as the Grand Marshal and Prime Minister.
The Ming army and the Northern Yuan Dynasty had fought many battles, and Zhu Yuanzhang also surrendered to Naha many times, but was repeatedly rejected by the latter. Hongwu Twenty years ago, the Battle of Kingsoft between the Ming and Yuan dynasties broke out. In this battle, Nahachu was defeated by the general Feng Sheng and once again became a prisoner of the Ming army.
Not long after, Nahachu was taken back to Nanjing and met Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been away for decades. The same situation was the same as the last time the two met in Mobei . Zhu Yuanzhang, who was already the emperor, once again extended an olive branch to Naha.
This time it was Nahachu's second time being captured. After being captured, he was convinced. Out of the first unconditional return to Zhu Yuanzhang, and he also understood that the Yuan Dynasty was already in a desperate situation. After thinking about it, he expressed his willingness to bow to the Ming Dynasty.
was very happy with Nahachu's surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang, and immediately appointed him as the Marquis of Haixi and gave him an iron coupon and alchemy letter. Nahachu, as the defeated general, was flattered. For some time after that, Naha was loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang and made great achievements for the Ming Dynasty on the southwest battlefield.
However, when he defected to the Ming Dynasty, it was already the old age of Naha's life. Not long after, he died of old age in the southwest battlefield and was later buried in Nanjing by Zhu Yuanzhang. Unfortunately, his son later participated in the Lan Yu case and was killed by Emperor Zhu.
In general, it was Zhu Yuanzhang's unconditional release of Nahachu that made him surrender to the Ming Dynasty later. In addition, when something happened to Naha, Zhu Yuanzhang also instilled the idea of loyalty to his subordinates.
I have to sigh that although Emperor Zhu was born in poverty, his skills in controlling people are indeed very high. What do you think about this?
