Zhao Yong (general)

Zhao Yong (赵庸) was a military general who was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang during the Ming dynasty as part of the Hu Weiyong case (during which Zhu executed 30,000 people).[1]

History

Zhao Yong was from Luzhou (廬州) in Henan Jiangbei province (today Hefei, Anhui). In his early years, he and his brother Zhao Zhongzhong (赵仲中) guarded Shuizhai (水寨) and stationed troops in Chao Lake (巢湖). Later he joined Zhu Yuanzhang.[2]

Later, he was promoted to participate in political affairs, attacked Kanglangshan (康郎山) with Liao Yongzhong (廖永忠) and others, and then occupied Wuchang, Luzhou, Anfeng, Huaidong, Hai'an and Taizhou (武昌、廬州、安豐、淮東、海安、泰州). He was then promoted to Zhongshu Zuocheng (中书左丞), after which he attacked Shandong.

In the first year of Hongwu, he also served as the deputy minister of Prince Zhan (兼任太子副詹事), and later attacked Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and Shaanxi with the army. He followed Chang Yuchun to fight the Northern Yuan. Then he attacked Qingyang and Yingchang with Li Wenzhong (李文忠). Although Zhao made a big contribution, because he captured slaves in Yingchang, he was not given the title of Duke, so he became Marquess Nanxiong (南雄侯). He then pacified rebellions in Fujian and Guangdong, where Zhu beheaded more than 8,000 people.[3]

In the 20th year of Hongwu (1387), he went to Gubeikou (古北口) with Zhu Di, the prince of Yan. Later, Zhao Yong was executed because he was implicated in the Hu Weiyong case. His brother Zhao Zhongzhong was also executed by Zhu.[1]

See also
  • Hu Weiyong, executed by Zhu Yuanzhang along with 30,000 others
  • Lan Yu (general), executed by Zhu Yuanzhang along with 15,000 others

References
  1. 《明史》（卷129）：“十四年，闽、粤盗起，命庸讨之。逾年悉平诸盗及阳山、归善叛蛮，戮其魁，散遣余众，民得复业。奏籍蜒户万人为水军。又平广东盗号铲平王者，获贼党万七千八百余人，斩首八千八百余级，降其民万三千余户。还，赐彩币、上尊、良马。其冬出理山西军务，巡抚北边。二十年，以左参将从傅友德讨纳哈出。二十三年，以左副将军从燕王出古北口，降乃儿不花。还，坐胡惟庸党死。爵除。”
  2. 《明史》（卷129）：“庸，庐州人，与兄仲中聚众结水寨，屯巢湖，归太祖。”
  3. 《明史》（卷129）：“从复安庆，徇江西诸路，进参知政事。从战康郎山，与俞通海、廖永忠等以六舟深入败敌。平武昌，克庐州，援安丰，皆有功。大军取淮东，庸与华高帅舟师克海安、泰州，进国平江。吴平，擢中书左丞。从大将军取山东。洪武元年命兼太子副詹事。河南平，命庸留守。复分兵渡河，徇下河北州县，进克河间，守之。寻移守保定，并收未复山寨。又从大军克太原，下关。陕。从常遇春北追元帝。师还，遇春卒，命庸为副将军，同李文忠攻庆阳。行至太原，元兵攻大同急，文忠与庸谋，以便宜援大同，再败元兵于马邑，擒其将脱列伯。论功，赏赉亚于大将军。三年复从文忠北伐，出野狐岭，克应昌。师还，论功最，以在应昌私纳奴婢，不得封公，封南雄侯，食禄一千五百石，予世券。已，从伐蜀，中途还。”

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