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This research aims to examine Tsung-Hsien Hu’s pirate-resisting actions in Ming Dynasty. From his behavior style we can analyze how he established human resource and handled sophisticated relationships in officialdom via adept political skills. Through Tsung-Hsien Hu’s participating in the pirate-resisting war, his operations and contributions in this war can be revealed. The pirates were roughly annihilated because of a series of his key strategies; therefore, Tsung-Hsien Hu is an important figure of the pirate-resisting war development in Ming Dynasty.
Facing pirates’ huge domination and Ming Dynasty’s weak military strength after taking over as the governor of Jei-Chian, Tsung-Hsien Hu employed strategies and tactics to gradually destroy two prevailing branches of pirates reined in by Shi-Hai and Wang-Chi, which was an impressive contribution.
To eliminate pirates as his goal, Tsung-Hsien Hu behaved without precise ethics, gaining criticism for his risk-taking characteristics. With the then government, however, controlled by Yan-Song and the emperor Ming Shizone emotionally unpredictable and unfathomable, Tsung-Hsien Hu was quite fitting into this post—He played well his role at right time and right place with good relationship with the emperor to facilitate war progress; besides, he could judge people’s worth and know how to best employ them, making his subordinates willing to render loyal service to him.
That Tsung-Hsein Hu’s life ended in a tragedy, wherein he exhibited great capability in undergoing a variety of extreme experiences, arose form his not minding trifle formalities, his handling matters at his discretion and rotten life. Besides his personal characteristics, political environment had also a huge impact on his behavior patterns. Though dealing with Ming Shizone and chaotic dynasty, Tsung-Hsien Hu proceeded with military victory. He deserves a reasonable historic evaluation from people without considering his contentious characters.
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