Zhu Yuanzhang's recruiting slogan

At the age of 24, Zhu Yuanzhang, persuaded by his good friend Tang He, decided to join the Rebel Army and defected to Guo Zixing's army. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was a soldier in Guo Zixing's army at first. But he still attracted the attention of General Guo Zixing through his own ability. In the end, Guo Zixing personally brokered the match and betrothed his adopted daughter Ma Shi to Zhu Yuanzhang. At that time, the world was very turbulent, and there were many contradictions within the insurgents everywhere.

Zhu Yuanzhang found that his father-in-law, Guo Zixing, had limited ability and pattern. So he wanted to have his own army, so he offered to recruit soldiers. Zhu Yuanzhang's first idea was to go to his hometown to recruit soldiers. I also know some neighbors and friends in my hometown, so I know the roots well. On Zhu Yuanzhang's way home, he found a fainted teenager in the grass by the roadside.

Zhu Yuanzhang dismounted in front of the teenager and woke him up. Because the teenager had been hungry for several days, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him his dry food. The teenager was hungry, too, and he ate it without thinking. The boy's name is Lu Zhongheng, and he is the only one left in the family. I was going to leave my hometown to beg in other places, but I was hungry halfway.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Lu Zhongheng say this, he thought of his own experience and felt that he was very similar to himself. Zhu Yuanzhang took his hand and said to him, follow me later. There is no guarantee that you will be rich in the future, but at least you can eat enough. I don't know if you want to. When Liu Zhongheng heard him say this, he must be very willing. He immediately knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and agreed.

Lu Zhongheng has been following Zhu Yuanzhang since then, and he has always been loyal in the process of following Zhu Yuanzhang's campaign. In the end, he became a big star after Chang Yuchun and Xu Da. After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, Lu Zhongheng was named Hou Anji. But later, Lu Zhongheng once went home in a single-tube carriage and was reported. Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry, deprived him of his title, and then demoted him to Yanmenguan.

Although Lu Zhongheng was later reinstated, after this incident, he began to become more and more low-key and hardly interacted with other ministers. But even so, he did not escape Zhu Yuanzhang's killing, and was eventually implicated in the Hu rebellion.