1, in Zhu Yuanzhang's list of founding ministers, Tang and has a lot of uniqueness --

He and Zhu Yuanzhang is a hair young, three years older than Zhu, to the Hongwu twenty-eight August death, aged seventy. He was the person who spent the longest time with Zhu Yuanzhang.

He was appointed Marquis of Zhongshan in the third year of Hongwu, and in the spring of the eleventh year he was appointed Duke of Xinguo, and after his death, he was posthumously appointed King of Dong'ou. He was the only person in Zhu Yuanzhang's dynasty who was conferred the three titles of Marquis, Duke and King.

He was really able to die well in Zhu Yuanzhang's campaign to purge the Lord's ministers and generals.

His wife and concubines hundreds of people, although only his wife Hu's surname, but was written into the official history, extremely rare. More than a hundred concubines, after the disease are funded to send. Although it seems to be benevolent, but it can be seen that his flirtatious, there must be a lot of strong robbing strong Na, which in the era of feudal etiquette is also a scourge of infinite.

He has five sons, and the title has not been cut, but none of the descendants of the descendants to inherit the title. When Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty, the fourth grandson of Tang and the long house begged to inherit the title, and even to calendar more than forty years without attack, strike.

2, Tang and early childhood has a strange ambition, leading the hair of the children to play the game of riding and shooting, very leader style. He is also a handsome man with strategy, "Ming History" said he is suave and scheming.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was still a monk at Huangjue Temple, Tang He led more than a dozen strong men to join Guo Zixing's volunteer army, and became a thousand households by fighting for military service. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang, a monk, became Guo Zixing's son-in-law, married his righteous daughter Ma Xiuying, and constantly upgraded to become a vanguard officer. Tang and willing to follow this little old brother, charging into battle, all the generals do not serve Zhu Yuanzhang's discipline, but Tang and the only constraints are very strict.

Zhu Yuanzhang do big, unique, Tang and is also fighting to the death, by the management of the army chief to become a commander-in-chief, the Privy Council with the Commander-in-Chief (with the Commander-in-Chief of the House of the identity of the official, the control of the marshal).

The TV series "Zhu Yuanzhang" lists Tang Shuai above Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, the second brother under the boss Zhu Yuanzhang.

In all the great battles, Tang He has also built many successes:

In October of the 25th year of the reign of Zhi Zheng, Tang He crusaded against Zhang Shicheng with his army, conquered the water fortress of Taihu Lake, captured Wujiang, and besieged Pingjiang, and when fighting with the enemy at the Gate of Heaven, he was wounded in his left arm by flying cannons, and should be imperially ordered to return to Yingtian. After recovering from the injury, returned to the battlefield, captured Pingjiang, was rewarded by Zhu Yuanzhang gold and cloth.

In the 27th year of the reign of Emperor Zhi Zheng, Tang He was authorized to be the general of the southern expedition to conquer Fang Guozhen, a righteous army in the eastern part of Zhejiang. He crossed the Cao'e River, captured Yuyao and Shangyu, took Qingyuan, forced Fang Guozhen to flee into the sea, captured two enemy marshals, twenty-five sea ships, and beheaded countless people, and then returned to the army to pacify the subordinate cities. Tang He sent messengers to surrender Fang Guozhen, who surrendered at the military gate and got 24,000 soldiers and more than 400 ships, and all the eastern Zhejiang area was pacified.

After that, Tang He captured Chen You Ding, the general of the Yuan army in Fujian, and accompanied Xu Da in his western expedition, capturing Ze, Lu, Jin, and Jiangzhou counties. In the battles of attacking Dongsheng, Datong, and Xuanfu, all of them were meritorious. After returning to the capital, the award for the opening of the state auxiliary transport to push the sincerity of the Xuan Li Wu Chen, Ronglu Daifu, Zhu Guo, sealed Zhongshan Marquis, the annual salary of one thousand five hundred stone, and grant descendants hereditary vouchers.

Hongwu nine years, Mongolia Wala leader Boyan Timur became a hidden danger on the border of the Ming Dynasty, Tang and the identity of the General of the Western conquest stationed in Yan'an, Boyan Timur begged and, Tang and led the army back. Hongwu eleven years in the spring, Tang and into the title of Duke of Xin Guo, the annual salary of three thousand stones, discuss military and state affairs.

3, in the TV series "Zhu Yuanzhang" there is a scene, said Zhu Yuanzhang is ready to seal the merit, Queen Ma thinks that Tang and the Duke, and is the top of the list, and Zhu Yuanzhang insisted on giving only a marquis.

There is a reason for this.

The explanation in the TV series is that although Tang and his brother, but always with Li Shanchang together, Zhu Yuanzhang does not want to left arm of the head of the generals and civil servants to associate too much, which is dangerous.

In addition, Tang and also sent 500 soldiers to Li Shanchang expansion and repair of the residence, although it is a small matter, Tang and also reported to Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhu Yuanzhang still taboo.

Zhu Yuanzhang sealed Xu Da as the right prime minister, general plus the Duke of Wei, the dragon carriage to meet, but also in-laws, which is also a hard knock once when and Xu Da equal Tang and.

And in the "Ming History - Tang and biography" is recorded:

and sink sensitive more wisdom, quite a wine over. When guarding Changzhou, tasted please thing in Taizu, not, drunk out of complaints said: 'I town this city, such as sitting on the ridge, left to look left, right to look right.' Taizu heard and title. Pingzhongyuan division also on merit, to and levy the Min when released to send Chen You Ding remnants, eight counties back to disturb, the division is still, for the XiuLanShan thieves attacked, lost two commanders, so shall not seal the public.

This passage is translated into the vernacular: Tang and although calm and intelligent, but also often make mistakes because of drunkenness. When stationed in Changzhou, he had something to ask Zhu Yuanzhang, did not get a satisfactory answer, then spit out the truth in the drink: I guard this city, like sitting on top of the ridge, left and right difficult. When Zhu Yuanzhang heard about this, he held a grudge. Pingping Central Plains, the reward, Zhu Yuanzhang to Tang and the expedition of Min unauthorized release of Chen Youding's remnants, so that the eight counties to be harassed; return to the army on the way, and by the XiuLanShan bandits attacked, lost two commanding officer for the reason that, do not Tang and as a duke.

Later, the Tang and the Shu division, Zhu Yuanzhang received face to face the crime of his stay. The story of the two men is not a story that can be summarized as a whole. The TV series "Zhu Yuanzhang" is the opposite of the arrangement, said Tang He came back early, because Zhu Yuanzhang has issued a decree to urge its return, handing over the troops to Zhu Yuanzhang's sons to take away.

4. Tang He is still very smart.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang sealed Tang and for the Duke of Xin Guo, but also his Changzhou faults engraved iron coupon Dan Shu, but Tang and the first initiative to release the military power.

He has seen that the emperor when the world is not a problem, and brothers are no longer fighting in the sands of the upper, the emperor does not want to be all the generals for a long time, so Tang and request:

Minister of the dog and horse teeth long, not good enough to reappointed to drive, would like to return to his hometown, for the ruins of the coffins to be the skeleton.

This is what the Zhu Emperor wants the words of the loyal subjects, the dragon heart is very happy, and immediately gave the banknote Zhidi Zhongdu, and gave him a supervisor to prevent the Japanese garrison Haicheng fat, but also let the tenth son of the Zhu Tan married the daughter of the Tang and the consort, so that the Tang and the same with the Xu Da to do the same as the royal relatives.

Tang and understand more, more respectful in later years, into the hearing of the state, a word dare not leak. This statement is to show that Tang and away from others, do not interfere with the tie, naturally, there is no Zhu Yuanzhang most afraid of cultivation of private parties. Tang and the old subordinate Ying Guo Gong, son and daughter of Fu Youde is because of the close with the blue jade, Zhu Yuanzhang was given death, the whole family exiled.

Tang and rare confusion, happy in the middle, Zhu Yuanzhang will not be because of Tang and raise concubine more than a hundred over their own and annoyed, but also on Tang and husband and wife to have an audience with the gold of 300 two, platinum two thousand two, three thousand ingots of banknotes, colorful coins, forty have vice, and descending the seal of commendation, the ministers of the work than.

Tang and lost his voice, the emperor visited on the same day. Tang and seriously ill, the emperor for the sniveling, generous gifts of gold and silk for the funeral expenses. After the death of Tang He, the emperor posthumously named Dongou Wang, posthumous Xiangwu. (The original text is from the headline number of the book of the ritual view)