What happened to Liu De, the landlord who once let Zhu Yuanzhang herd cattle, after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor?

As we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang was born in poverty. He became a cowboy when he was very young, herding cattle for the landlord's family. But what many people may not know is that Zhu Yuanzhang's landlord's name is well documented. The landlord's name is Liu De. If there had not been a severe famine in Haozhou, and if the landlord Liu De had been kind to Zhu Yuanzhang's family, maybe there would have been no Zhu Yuanzhang, no Ming Dynasty and only an ordinary farmer? Zhu Chongba.

However, Liu De, the landlord, persecuted the young Zhu Chongba, and the cruel society repeatedly forced Zhu Yuanzhang to break through, eventually forcing him into the dragon chair of the founding emperor of Daming.

In A.D. 1343, there was drought, locust plague and plague in Haozhou, and Zhu Yuanzhang's parents and eldest brother died one after another. Because the family is too poor, there is not even a complete shroud and a piece of land to bury their families! As a last resort, Zhu Yuanzhang and his second brother had to beg Liu De, hoping that Liu De could give them a piece of land to bury their relatives, because their family had been working hard for many years. However, Liu De refused. He not only refused, but also added insult to Zhu Yuanzhang! Zhu Yuanzhang burst into tears when he saw that his relatives could not be buried. No matter how he begged, Liu De was unmoved!

Fortunately, Liu De's eldest brother Liu Jizu couldn't help it any longer. He felt sorry for the young Zhu Yuanzhang, so he gave Zhu Yuanzhang a piece of land and helped bury his parents' eldest brother. After Zhu Yuanzhang buried his parents' eldest brother, he bowed down to Liu Jizu emotionally, and then fled separately from his second brother and sister-in-law. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk and later joined the anti-Yuan Rebel Army. Because of his bravery and strategy, he was highly valued by Guo Zixing, the leader of the Rebel Army, and later he was promoted to be the general of the Rebel Army. Years later, he led the army to sweep the pack and finally unified the whole country.

One day after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he returned to his hometown. Although it is difficult for the villagers to accept that this once peasant baby has become the king of a country, they still bow down one after another. Liu De knelt in the crowd and was extremely scared. He was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would dig up the old scores and get back at him! So he tried to keep his head down, hoping to bury it in the ground. Nevertheless, Zhu Yuanzhang found him.

After seeing Liu De, Zhu Yuanzhang called him to the front. In the face of trembling Liu De, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't scold him or punish him, but helped him up and said, Don't ask what you did. When I was poor, did you know that today is the son of heaven? ?

In other words, what you did in those days was just what a normal person would do. I was so poor, how did you know that I would be emperor in the future?

After that, he gave Liu De 30 hectares of fertile land, exempting him from taxes for 10. It is really good for evil. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's move also has the purpose of buying people's hearts.

As for Liu Jizu, he didn't forget that although Liu Jizu had already passed away, he ordered his descendants to be Yi Huihou, his wife Lou as Mrs. Hou, and his title was hereditary, which was also the greatest reward for Liu Jizu's kindness in that year.