Zhu Yuanzhang sealed his brother-in-law's official brother-in-law, kneeling on the ground and crying, saying: I just want to live and drink. What do you think of this?

Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law is very smart and has excellent risk assessment ability. He knew that being a big official under Zhu would lead to a narrow escape, and he had realized that only playing the fool and being fully distracted was the way to survive.

This witty brother-in-law is Guo Decheng, the brother of Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite concubine Ning Fei, that is, the younger brothers of Guo Xing and Guo Ying. Then let's review several wonderful encounters between him and Zhu Yuanzhang to appreciate this man's superb survival skills.

Let's talk about how the Guo family got involved with Zhu Yuanzhang. This process, like the story of Lv Gong and Liu Bang, is a repeat of history.

When Zhu Yuanzhang first embarked on the revolutionary road, he passed the Guo family. Guo Guo, the old man of the Guo family, was shocked when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance. You know Guo has no other talents, but his physiognomy is a must. He can see at a glance that Zhu Yuanzhang is not a mortal, and there will be noble people in the future.

So I called my sons out and told them that it was this man who could make them seal Hou, and told them to follow Zhu Yuanzhang to start a business.

A few days later, Guo felt that this relationship was not intimate enough, so he took his daughter across the river to Zhu Yuanzhang and left her daughter to serve Zhu Yuanzhang. This daughter was the later Ning Fei.

Later, as we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang played all over the world and finally won the world, which was really expensive. At this time, the Guo family also reached its peak. Guo later became a Duke of Ying, and Guo Xinghe was appointed Hou, and Ning Fei was deeply loved. However, at this time, Guo Decheng, who has less meritorious military service, is only a knight.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought it was time to promote his brother-in-law, so he summoned Guo Decheng to be a big official. While Zhu Yuanzhang was waiting for his thanks, he was just waiting for a refusal. This made Zhu Yuanzhang very unhappy and was about to get angry, but Guo Decheng's words made Zhu Yuanzhang turn from anger to joy.

Decheng resigned. The emperor is unhappy. He nodded his thanks and said, "I am a minister, but I can't do everything in the dark." If you are a person of great power, you will be a secretary. If you don't cure it, you will almost kill me. Life is expensive, but it is enough to get more money to drink, and I don't expect it. "The emperor called it good, and gave the wine a hundred poppies. Gold coins called it, and it was kind. -"Ming History"

Guo Decheng first humbled himself, and then said that the official was too heavy and stressed. If things go wrong, the emperor will kill me. The most important thing in life is to enjoy it. As long as you have enough money and wine, you will have no regrets in your life. In a speech, Zhu Yuanzhang said, suddenly, he was enlightened, praised the boy for living wisely, and rewarded him with money and wine.

If this incident reflects Guo Decheng's indifference to fame and fortune, then the following incident can show that he has great wisdom to turn the tide.

Guo Decheng is a heavy drinker, and Zhu Yuanzhang likes to have a drink with this brother-in-law, but too much wine will ruin the boat. No, Guo Decheng drank too much this time.

Seeing Guo Decheng's drunkenness, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Alcohol madman, look at you, long-haired ghost."

Guo Decheng replied in a daze: "My hair is really annoying. I have to shave it to be comfortable."

After Guo Decheng woke up, he recalled yesterday's conversation and his mentality collapsed immediately. You know that Zhu Yuanzhang is very sensitive to his previous becoming a monk, and this brother-in-law is ruthless, and this wave of wine talk is endless.

Guo Decheng thought hard and finally had a coup. He continued to play the fool. He not only binges every day, but actually shaves his hair, wears a robe and reads Buddhist scriptures. Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved to see that this elder brother was telling the truth.