The growth path of Xiongzhu is not smooth. Talent is only a prerequisite. If you want to be a real hero, you must experience yourself in the wind and rain. -Oriental Yiyi, a good man yearns for all directions. Zhu Yuanzhang was born in poverty, but he achieved the imperial career. It's really amazing. Compared with Liu Bang, Zhu Yuanzhang has a lower background and can't even read. Why can it succeed? When people were fighting for the city, Zhu Yuanzhang and Guo Zixing went to make contributions. It serves to show that Zhu's eyes are higher than theirs, and his stomach is full of the whole country. If a person doesn't think about distant things, he will find sadness close at hand. When many rebels proclaimed themselves king, Zhu Yuanzhang was as calm as water. Second, loyalty comes first, especially after these moral etiquette are used as the spiritual tools of the ruling class, the word loyalty becomes more important. Therefore, he recruited a large number of generals and ministers who could conquer the world for himself, which was considered to conform to the public opinion of the suffering people at the bottom. Perhaps these early loyalties are indeed Zhu's nature. For example, in my childhood experience of herding cattle, people such as Tang He and Xu Da shared beef with friends after killing the landlord's cattle, and became their own father to chant Buddhist scripture regardless of their own life and death. It can be seen that loyalty and justice are always on Zhu's lips, and he also demands himself everywhere in dealing with others. Some of this may really be his original intention, but I think some of it is for himself. Zhu Yuanzhang led the rebel army. The only thing you can use is to speak out. From commanding a group of beggars and gangsters on the streets of Haozhou to later military leaders, they worked aboveboard and gave their lives for justice. So his brothers are not satisfied. Chang Yuchun once killed Zhu Yuanzhang by mistake when he was a robber. Zhu Yuanzhang, in order to accumulate anti-Yuan forces, let bygones be bygones, promoted Chang Yuchun as the vice governor, which was more respected by the audience. Li Shanchang promised to follow Zhu Yuanzhang in Dingyuan, but later, after accepting Zhu's handsome seal, Li was accepted by Guo. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Li Shanchang to be his chief of staff and entrusted him with an important task. Third, cherish talents and be diligent in thinking. Throughout the ages, people have always been indispensable in the world, not on their own. Great undertakings must rely on collective wisdom. Although Zhu Yuanzhang has never read a book, he is better than many emperors in this respect and is modest! He attached great importance to talents, and before starting his army, Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang, Zhu Sheng and others were all called by him to give advice. The strength is constantly growing. As we all know, personal experience and knowledge are always limited. With the help of the wisdom of others, you can often turn the corner at a critical moment. In order to show respect for talents, Zhu Yuanzhang specially built a very elegant and clean garden for them and named it "Li Xianju" himself. After conquering Jinling (now Nanjing), he specially invited Li Shanchang, Feng and others to compile a roster of wise men in the south of the Yangtze River for him, with celebrities' native places and resumes. And Jiangnan talents have long been familiar with their chests. Wherever the troops go, he will visit local celebrities according to the roster. During this period, more than 20 famous sages, such as Yu Xia, Sun Yan and Yang Xian, were called into the shogunate marshal's office by him. Fourth, apply what you have learned. Knowledge is power. Zhu Yuanzhang respects the knowledge in the reader's stomach. Many literati who lost their livelihood in troubled times have long heard that Zhu Yuanzhang's army is "not addicted to killing" and have a good impression on him. From this sign, they saw the hope of being a stable slave. After learning that Zhu likes to be close to literati, many people came to him, hoping to rely on Zhu Yuanzhang to rebuild an ideal society with three cardinal guides and five permanent members. They kept explaining all kinds of reasons to Zhu, listening to Zhu in the sky. Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Reading often benefits me." ..... Reading and understanding, people can use reason to judge in their daily affairs, and people can make fewer mistakes. "In his spare time, he went from shallow to deep, learning to read and write. There is no denying that Zhu Yuanzhang does have some talents in Chinese. In the fifteenth year of Zheng Zheng's life, he wrote the first poem "Don't provoke a nun to show a monk": "Kill a million soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and the waist smells like blood, but there is still a sword. Monks don't know heroes, they just ask their names through Mix. " Rough and simple gas, blowing in my face. Later, his poetry composition became more and more proficient, and there were also many readable works. Tan Qian's "Guo que" said: "The prince of Wu is young and doesn't know books. After starting the army, the scribes did not care about getting close to Confucianism, browsing the divine interpretation, writing in calligraphy and injecting simplicity and rigor. "You think about it, a soldier who was born in troubled times and went out to fight illiterate can study wholeheartedly like a primary school student in such an environment. This spirit is incomparable to any emperor. Among the vast number of books, of course, Zhu Yuanzhang likes to read art books and history books, because they contain too much wisdom and experience, which can be used for reference, appreciation, evaluation and resonance. Sun Tzu knows the art of war by heart, and the history, examples and generals of past dynasties are also the focus of his research. Excellent learning ability and excellent practical skills made Zhu Yuanzhang walk better in the war. Fifth, Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to do things all his life, believing in slow and steady progress, and accumulating small victories into great victories. All Zhu Yuanzhang's activities, especially major military and political actions, were carefully planned and considered. He seldom takes impulsive risks and does not pursue luck. When he joined the army, he was different from other heroes. He was not willing to be a rogue, but devoted himself to the construction of base areas. After consolidation, he gradually expanded around. Zhu Yuanzhang has excellent patience. The nine-character policy of "building a high wall, accumulating a wide grain and slowing down to be king" mentioned by the old Confucianism in history is also Zhu's own consistent thought. Zhu Yuanzhang never gave up his fame, nor did he seek near profits. Zhu Yuanzhang himself said: "I usually do things, as long as I am pragmatic, and I don't try to deceive others." He said: "those who build great things must be diligent and far away, and they should not be eager to get close to their achievements." Therefore, the height of Mount Tai is unattainable, the breadth of rivers and lakes and the size of the world cannot be decided in one day. Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself the emperor at the latest and finally succeeded. The Northern Expedition is an outstanding manifestation of Zhu Yuanzhang's cautious personality. At that time, Zhu was invincible and very successful in the war to unify the South. He quickly pacified the vast south of China, leaving Beiyuan as the enemy. However, the Northern Yuan Dynasty fell apart and its fighting capacity was not strong. As a result of successive victories, most generals advocated "taking Yuan as the capital" to unify China in one fell swoop. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was not carried away by victory. As always, he is cautious and never misses the analysis of every risk point. He said, "The capital of Yuan Jian has been built for one hundred years, and the city will be firmly defended. If the troops are suspended in the depth, they will be stationed at the fortified city, and their salaries will be insufficient. Helping soldiers is not for my benefit. " He pushed aside the crowd and decisively proposed to take Shandong first, remove its shield, spin Henan, break its wings, pull Tongguan and defend it. According to its entry threshold, the overall situation is in hand, and then enter Du Yuan. "Then he will be alone and conquer his capital without fighting."