Historical legends of Huaiqing Mansion

Today, the area west of Xiuwu and Wuzhi in Henan and north of the Yellow River was under the jurisdiction of Huaiqing Mansion in the Ming Dynasty. There is such a folk story circulating here:

It is said that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and various places were in chaos. The war continues and the people are in dire straits, especially in Henan. The peasant army led by Zhu Yuanzhang and the Yuan elite troops started a tug-of-war in the Huaiqing Mansion area. You fight here today, and I will fight again tomorrow. The peasant army came and asked every household to hang a sign supporting them on the front. The Yuan army came and asked the people to hang their sign. The people were struggling to deal with it and complained. At this time, a young smart man came up with a clever plan. He wrote the words "Support the Peasant Army" on the front of the sign, and the words "Support the Yuan Army" on the back. In this way, no matter where the attack came from, all he had to do was flip the sign. It was easier and more convenient than before. Others saw it. emulate. Once when the peasant army attacked, a sign fell from the door and happened to fall in front of General Chang Yuchun's horse. Chang Yuchun saw through the trap and looked at the signs of several houses. Anyway, they were all two types. Chang Yuchun was furious and reported the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang was sulking because of the lack of progress in the war. When he heard about it, he added fuel to the fire and immediately ordered Chang Yuchun to lead his army to capture the Huaiqing Mansion area. All the people were killed.

After Chang Yuchun received the order, he immediately led his army to kill in the Huaiqing area. He killed everyone on sight, leaving no chickens or dogs behind. He went back and forth and killed three people. They also put the ingots on the street. Go up and see if anyone picked it up. If you find that there are less ingots, it proves that there are still people alive. Then they kill again. All the people in the Huaiqing area were killed. Chang Yuchun did not give up. This is the story of three bloodbaths in Huaiqing Mansion. After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he ordered immigrants to migrate from the densely populated Hongdong County to Huaiqing Prefecture.