In 13th year of Zheng Zheng (1353), he defected to Zhu Yuanzhang and joined the rebel army. In the 21st year of Zheng Zheng (136 1), he led the army to support Changxing and defeated Li Bosheng with Chang Yuchun. In July of the 23rd year of Zheng Zheng (1363), he took part in the Poyang Lake water war and then went north with Xu Da. In the third year of Hongwu (1370), he was named Linjiang Hou. In the fourth year of Hongwu (137 1), he conquered Ming Xia with Fu Youde. In the fifth year of Hongwu (1372), he went north with Shengfeng. In the 11th year of Hongwu (1378), he died in Fengyang, pursued the title of Duke Qi, and was named A Xiang.
In the twenty-third year of Hongwu (1390), he chased the Hu party and was dismissed, saying that he was reprimanded for his mistakes in the Western Expedition, so he colluded with Hu.