Zhao Yong

Zhao Yong was a Chinese military general during the early Ming dynasty. He was a younger brother of Zhao Zhongzhong .

In his early years, he and his brother Zhao Zhongzhong guarded the water village, stationed troops at Chao Lake, and later surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang. Later, he was promoted to the post of Assistant Administrator , and together with Yu Tonghai , Liao Yongzhong , and others, he attacked Kanglang Mountain and later occupied Wuchang, Luzhou, Anfeng, Huaidong, Hai'an, and Taizhou. He was promoted to Vice Chancellor of the Left and attacked Shandong. In 1368, he concurrently served as the Crown Prince's Vice Supervisor of the Household and later followed the armies to conquer Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi. He followed Chang Yuchun to pursue the Yuan emperor in the north. Later, he and Li Wenzhong attacked Qingyang and Yingchang. He had the greatest merits, but because he kept slaves in Yingchang privately, he could not be granted the title of duke, so he was named Marquis of Nanxiong . After that, he put down rebellions in Fujian and Guangdong, and more than 8,000 people were beheaded. In 1387, he and the Prince of Yan Zhu Di came out of Gubeikou and persuaded Nayir Bukha to surrender. Later, he was implicated in the Hu Weiyong case and was executed.