Why? Because Zhu Yuanzhang has no land at home. It seems normal that the poor are exploited to exchange land for food in disaster years. So Zhu Yuanzhang turned to Liu De, the landlord, for help, hoping that he could give a piece of land to bury his parents.
Zhu Yuanzhang herded cattle in Liu De's house in his early years, so he had a little friendship with the landlord Liu De. But I didn't expect Liu De to flatly reject Zhu Yuanzhang. Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was sad, Liu De's cousin Liu Jizu appeared.
Liu Jizu's family is also relatively rich, so he gave Zhu Yuanzhang a piece of land to bury his parents. After Zhu Yuanzhang gave up this worry, he set foot on the road to becoming a monk. Many years later, Zhu Yuanzhang joined the Red Scarf Army and became its head coach. He worshipped Guo Zixing, the leader of the Red Scarf Army, as his adoptive father, and even married his adopted daughter Ma Huanghou.
With this family business foundation, Zhu Yuanzhang made persistent efforts, defeated Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and Dayuan Dynasty, and then established the Ming Dynasty.
After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he still did not forget to give himself a piece of land and buried his parents' benefactor. So Zhu Yuanzhang ordered to find the whereabouts of Liu Jizu.
But unfortunately, Liu Jizu is no longer alive at this time. To this end, Zhu Yuanzhang lost for a long time. Fortunately, Liu Jizu and his son are still alive.
So Zhu Yuanzhang gave Liu Jizu's family 100 hectares of fertile land, let his son come out as an official, and posthumous title Liu Jizu became the righteous marquis, so that his descendants could inherit this title.
Liu Jizu's family was indeed richly rewarded in the Ming Dynasty, and his descendants benefited from his kindness for more than 200 years, which was really not easy.
Zhu Yuanzhang is a man who will repay kindness. Although he fought abroad all the year round, he never forgot his kindness in those years. It is also said that the land where Liu Jizu buried his parents for Zhu Yuanzhang is actually a treasure trove of geomantic omen.
It is precisely because of this land that Zhu Yuanzhang has been blessed, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been out in the wind. This is of course a joke, but it also proves Liu Jizu's importance to Zhu Yuanzhang from the side. At least let Zhu Yuanzhang understand that there is true feelings in the world and kindness will not be extinct.
In addition to repaying kindness, Zhu Yuanzhang is also a person who will repay kindness. So what happened to Liu De, the landlord who didn't give Zhu Yuanzhang land? Don't say that Liu De really lived until Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne. What Zhu Yuanzhang did to him was impressive.
Zhu Yuanzhang not only did not blame Liu De, but also exempted Liu De's family from taxes for many years. At the same time, he also gave Liu Deyi a large area of land, which shows that Zhu Yuanzhang is an enlightened person.
In fact, there were too many rumors about unofficial history in later generations, which really tarnished Zhu Yuanzhang's image. Think about it carefully, Zhu Yuanzhang is an emperor who came out from the bottom and knows the sufferings of the people. Can he be bad to the people?