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How did Zhu Yuanzhang deal with Fang Guozhen after Fang surrendered?
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The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
When Fang Guozhenāa former pirate who was among the first to rebel against the Mongolsāsurrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang, he was treated with a degree of leniency compared to other rivals. Zhu granted him honors and a stipend; however, he was stripped of any real political or military power.1