Wu Liang
Wu Liang
Wu Liang (1323-1381) was first named Guoxing and later named Liang. He was born in Dingyuan, Haozhou (now Dingyuan, Anhui). He was the elder brother of Wu Zhen, the Duke of the state of the sea and a famous general in the early Ming Dynasty.
In his early years, he joined the army with Zhu Yuanzhang and became the vanguard in front of the account. He moved to command and guarded Jiangyin for ten years to resist the attack of Zhang Shicheng, which became the southeast barrier of Zhu Yuanzhang's regime and made it worry free. In the third year of Hongwu (1370), he was appointed as governor Tongzhi and granted the title of Marquis of Jiangyin. In the fifth year of Hongwu (1372), he assisted Deng Yu, the general of the South expedition, in conquering the barbarians in Guangxi and pacifying western Guangdong.
In 1381, he died of illness in Qingzhou. He was awarded the posthumous title of "xianglie" to tejin, Guanglu, Shangzhu, Zhongjun Dudu and Jiangguo Gong. In February of 1382 (the 15th year of Hongwu), Zhong Shan was buried.
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Life of the characters
Early deeds
Wu Liangsheng is a strong and upright man. He and his younger brother Wu Zhen are famous for their bravery. In 1352 (the 12th year of yuanzhizheng), Wu Liang defected to Zhu Yuanzhang, served as a pioneer in front of the accounts, and was able to dive for detective work. In the autumn of 1354 (the 14th year of yuanzhizheng), Wu Liang and Zhu Yuanzhang captured Chuzhou. In the spring of 1355 (the 15th year of the reign of Yuan Zhi Zheng), Zhu Yuanzhang captured Hezhou (now Hexian County, Anhui Province). In June, he crossed the Yangtze River and captured quarry (located in the southwest of Maanshan City, Anhui Province), Gushu, Taiping (now Dangtu, Anhui Province), Lishui and Liyang. In 1356 (the 16th year of the reign of Yuan Zhizheng), Zhu Yuanzhang captured Jiqing (now Nanjing, Jiangsu Province) and made war achievements. He also followed Xu Da to conquer Zhenjiang and Changzhou and guard Danyang.
Guard Jiangyin
In 1357, Wu Liang captured qinwangshan and Jiangyin. Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Wu Liang as his commanding envoy to guard Jiangyin. at that time, Jiangyin was located in an important area, with its back on the Yangtze River, guarding the throat of the north and the south. Zhang Shicheng, the king of Wu, occupied the land of Wu and crossed the east of Huaihe River and the west of Zhejiang Province. He was strong in troops and sufficient in food. He rewarded his soldiers several times and wanted to capture Jiangyin. Zhu Yuanzhang instructed Wu Liangdao: "Jiangyin is our Southeast barrier. You should strictly restrain the soldiers, don't take in the fugitives, don't covet small profits, don't fight with local forces, just let the people live and work in peace and contentment." Wu Liangjin obeyed orders and built defense facilities. Later, he became a magistrate of the Privy Council for his meritorious service. In 1359 (the 19th year of Zhizheng), the army of the east Wu (Zhang Shicheng's army, Zhu Yuanzhang called the West Wu) invaded Jiangyin on a large scale, and the warships spread across the river. General Su Tongjin stationed in Junshan to command the battle. Wu Liang sent his younger brother Wu Zhen out of the north gate to fight, and secretly ordered Marshal Wang Ziming to attack from the south gate. The two armies attacked each other and defeated the east Wu army. Before long, the Wu army invaded Changzhou again. Wu Liang sent troops out from the path to annihilate the Dongwu reinforcements in Wuxi. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang personally led the army to fight against Chen Youliang, and the capital of Jinling was empty. Zhang Shicheng did not dare to go north because Wu Liang was guarding Jiangyin.
To be a marquis
In 1365 (the 25th year of Zhizheng), Xu Da and Chang Yuchun captured huaidong and Taizhou. Zhang Shicheng once again sent troops on horseback to occupy Zhenjiang, and sent hundreds of warships along the river. Wu Liang was well prepared in Jiangyin. In 1366 (the 26th year of Zhizheng), Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to rescue himself, defeated Zhang Shicheng and pursued him to the float gate. At this time, Wu Liang also sent troops to attack and captured two thousand enemies. In 1367 (the 27th year of Zhizheng), Zhu Yuanzhang pacified Zhang Shicheng and conferred the title of Wu Liang. He was appointed as Zhaoyong general and commander of Suzhou Garrison and changed the town to Suzhou. In Suzhou, Wu Liang repaired his weapons and equipment, strengthened the unity between the army and the people, became a governor and changed the town to the whole Prefecture. In 1370 (the third year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty), Wu Liang was promoted to governor Tongzhi. He was granted the title of Marquis of Jiangyin. He ate 2500 stones and was granted the iron certificate.
The Barbarians
In 1371 (the fourth year of Hongwu), Wu Liang was ordered to invade the barbarians in Jingzhou (now Hunan) and Suining (now Hunan). In 1372 (the fifth year of Hongwu), the barbarians in Guangxi rebelled. Wu Liang, as the Deputy General of Deng Yu, sent troops to Jingzhou with Li Bosheng to fight against the rebellion. After several months of fighting, Wu Liang calmed down all the rebellions in Zuojiang, Youjiang and Wuxi areas. He rushed to Tonggu and wukai to recover Tanxi and Taiping, and annihilated the rebels in Qingdong and Yashan in Tongguan iron village. All the barbarians were afraid, and they all attached themselves to the imperial court, and the western part of Guangdong was pacified.
Death in Qingzhou
In 1379 (the 12th year of Hongwu), Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, granted Qingzhou to Zhu Zhe, the king of Qi. Because Wu Liang was the father-in-law of the king of Qi, he sent him to Qingzhou to supervise the construction of the palace. On November 26, 1381 (the 14th year of Hongwu), Wu Liang died of illness in Qingzhou. He was 58 years old. Zhu Yuanzhang stopped his reign for three days. He was awarded the posthumous title of xianglie as a gift to doctor tejin Guanglu, Shangzhu state, commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, and Duke Jiang. In February of 1382 (the 15th year of Hongwu), Zhong Shan was buried.
Historical evaluation
Zhu Yuanzhang: Wu Liang, today's Wuqi! Wu bozong: the ancient and modern heroes, the meeting of the times, the dragon and the Phoenix, the loyal and diligent, the strong and famous people. He is not like a male brother, who meets the holy Dynasty together, sets up a great Lord together, wins a high title together, and reflects the prosperity of Heraeus. Zhang Tingyu: Wu Liang defends Jiangyin, Geng Bingwen defends Changxing, but the people of Wu are not allowed to indulge in their ambition. The foundation of creation, its strength is many.
Anecdotes and allusions
Wu Liang advocated frugality and did not value fame, womanhood, money and power. He has been guarding Jiangyin for ten years. He often sleeps on the city tower, sleeps with swords and swords, and trains troops in wartime. In his spare time, Wu Liang often entertained Confucian scholars to teach Confucian classics and history, built schools, and sent troops to garrison the fields to reduce taxes, so that the people could have peace. Zhu Yuanzhang praised: "Wu Liang protected one side, so that I did not worry about the East, the credit is great, the chariot horse pearl jade is not enough to reward his merit." He ordered Song Lian, a scholar, to write poems to praise him.
member of family
Father: Wu Shilong, presented to Ronglu doctor, Tongzhi Dufu affairs, Zhuguo, and pursued the title of Bohai marquis. mother: Ye Shi, wife of the Marquis of Bohai Sea. Younger brother: Wu Zhen, Marquis of Jinghai and Duke of Haiguo. wife: Gao Shi, Mrs. Hou of Jiangyin. eldest son: Wu Gao, a former commander of Shence guard, was appointed as the Marquis of Jiangyin, and later was abandoned as a commoner. Second son: Wu Shouan. daughter: Wu, married to the king of Qi Zhu, and was granted the title of Princess of Qi.
Memorial of tombs
Wu Liang's tomb is located at the northern foot of Zhongshan Mountain in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. It is one of the five existing tombs of founding officials who can identify the owner of the tomb. The Shinto stone inscriptions include one turtle, two stone sheep, two stone tiger and two samurai.
Chinese PinYin : Wu Liang
Wu Liang
