In the chaotic times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, wars broke out everywhere. Zhu Yuanzhang, a commoner in Haozhou, had great ambitions but was repeatedly in desperate situations. Because of his humble background, he was often despised by the powerful and surrounded by powerful enemies. He once fell into the panic of "fear of defeat, fear of losing, and fear of disappointing his brothers." At this time, a mysterious figure quietly broke into his camp - his son-in-law Su Chen, who was known as a "drug conspiracy".
Su Chen was born into a poor family, but was looked down upon when he married into a noble family in the south of the Yangtze River. However, with his ruthless wit and insight into people's hearts, he found a way to break the situation in troubled times. When he first met Zhu Yuanzhang, he was in a critical situation where Chen Youliang's army was pressing down on the country and his internal military morale was fluctuating. He could not even hide his worry when discussing matters in the tent. However, Su Chen got to the point with one word. He used the poisonous strategy of "surrounding Wei to save Zhao" to break the siege of Anfeng, and also used the "disturbance strategy" to divide the alliance between Zhang Shicheng and the Yuan army. Every step of the plan was in danger of winning, but he accurately hit the enemy's weak spot.
Facing the moment when Zhu Yuanzhang was hesitating because of "fear of failure and fear of letting down", Su Chen never comforted him with gentle words, but only used cold calculations and decisive actions to break the situation: he drafted the strategy of "building walls high and accumulating grain widely" for Zhu Yuanzhang, but he also dared to say bluntly that "there is no mercy in troubled times, and fear will lead to death"; he helped Zhu Yuanzhang recruit powerful generals such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, but he did not hesitate to use "bitter flesh tactics". Eliminate internal spies. From raising troops in Haozhou to conquering Dingyingtian, from the Battle of Poyang Lake to the Northern Expedition to destroy the Yuan Dynasty, Su Chen was always the most "ruthless" plotter around Zhu Yuanzhang - his plots struck directly at the vital points; his protection was hidden at every step.
In the end, when Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the top of Yingtian City and looked back at his half-life battles, he understood the true meaning of Su Chen's words "Don't be afraid": It's not that he is not afraid of failure, but that with "poisonous conspiracy" as a shield and each other to rely on, he will not be afraid of the wind and rain in the world. This is a legend about the troubled times in which the son-in-law used ruthless wisdom to help Qianlong break through the wall and dominate the country.
Purpose: The surrogate son-in-law uses poisonous schemes to protect the master and help Zhu Yuanzhang break through the troubled times.