To be frank, Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng were indeed his strongest opponents, but from a personal emotional perspective, he had no grudges against the two of them, and even had a sense of affection for each other.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was different, it was under the rule of this brutal dynasty that he lost his parents and his family was destroyed. He himself wandered homeless, begging for a living, and only reluctantly joined the rebellion.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, there was a deep-seated hatred for the Yuan dynasty.
Not only family feud, but also national hatred
In the war where Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, in order to paralyze the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang did not claim kingship or emperorship, and secretly indicated that he would not be an enemy of the Yuan Dynasty. He also sent lavish gifts to Chahar Tegus, a high-ranking general of the Yuan Dynasty at that time.
It seems he is indeed good at building relationships.
In the eyes of the Yuan Dynasty, this was a rustic who only wanted to gain some benefits in war and would be satisfied with just a few benefits.
If they were to investigate Zhu Yuanzhang's miserable experiences in his childhood and think about who caused Zhu Yuanzhang's pain, they would find that their idea is absurd.
Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy achieved great success
When he had dealt with Chen Youliang and was about to sweep across Jiangnan, the Yuan government hastily sent Zhang Kang, the Minister of Revenue, to confer an official title on him. They always thought that this man could be used for their benefit, just give him some money.
Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction was greatly beyond their expectations. He accepted the resignation of the official, but kept Zhang Shicheng behind. Zhu Yuanzhang undermined the foundation of the Yuan dynasty and said to Liu Ji: "The Yuan dynasty sent a virtuous person to me, you can talk more with him if you have nothing else to do."
If this action still cannot make the Yuan dynasty understand Zhu Yuanzhang's true intention, then they are too stupid.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was at war with Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, fighting to the death. The government of the Yuan dynasty had once been very happy to be a spectator in a boxing match, for them, the best result would be that all three fell down, and then they could go up and declare victory.
The most foolish thing about the Yuan government was that it didn't know this game was an elimination match, and the final prize for winning was the qualification to fight against itself!
When Zhu Yuanzhang had gone through all the hardships and emerged from the mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, and climbed over the bodies of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, the government of the Yuan dynasty was frightened to discover that this victor was more terrifying than any previous opponent.
He had a well-trained army, wise and decisive strategists, and brave generals. The troops he led were no longer the kind of peasant uprising armies that would collapse at one blow, but a powerful and combat-effective force that was in no way inferior to his own.
The Yuan government tried every means to save its own fate, sending a large amount of gold and silver treasures to Zhu Yuanzhang, hoping that he would accept the amnesty and continue to be their slaves.
But they slowly discovered that this Zhu Yuanzhang in front of them not only wanted their money but also their lives.
The game is about to start
Let's take a look at the players on both sides. Now let's first welcome the player from the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Shun of Yuan is here!
Please express your current mood in one sentence, Emperor Yuan Shun.
Yuanshun Emperor: Only one sentence left, I said it, hoping that the opponent's hand is light, I'm afraid of pain.
Now let's invite Zhu Yuanzhang's representative to share his thoughts. Ah, where has Zhu Yuanzhang's representative gone?
Oh, we've found him, he's sharpening his knife, so let's not disturb him
The game is on!

