A few things set Zhu apart from his rebel counterparts. He did not challenge the past legitimacy of the Mongol Yuan dynasty and only noted that by his time, the Mongols no longer possessed it. When enemy military leaders and civilians succumbed to Zhu's forces, he gave them honorable burials and established shrines in their memory.
Zhu distinguished himself from his rebel peers by not questioning the legitimacy of the Mongol Yuan dynasty, only stating that it no longer held authority in his time. When enemy military leaders and civilians surrendered to Zhu's forces, he treated them with honor and established shrines in their memory.