At the end of B, villagers Wang Cheng and Chen Zhongyu made an insurrection, and He Zhen requested permission from the province to organize volunteers to annihilate them. In this campaign, He Zhensuo went into battle and captured Chen Zhongyu alive. Gui Maonian, Sanshan Shao of Hainan captured Guangzhou, and the commander of Guangzhou died. Shao's army burned and looted in the city. When He Zhen heard about it, he led the army to recover Guangzhou, and the army was disciplined, which made the people of Guangzhou very happy.
At this time, the situation in the Central Plains was in chaos, and the north-south elasticity was cut off. He Zhen worked harder to train foot soldiers, who occupied the pass and kept one side safe.
In February of the first year of Hongwu, the Emperor Gao was appointed as the general of Zhengnan, and the handsome water army went straight to Guangdong. When Liao Yongzhong arrived in Fuzhou, he sent a letter to Ke Zhen in advance, saying, "The emperor of the Yuan Dynasty has lost his power and the world has been divided. Heroes follow the trend. Some command one side under the guise of the orders of the Yuan court, while others simply rely on a powerful army, regardless of the consequences. They extort money and cut plays to dominate. It can be said that the pain is extreme. Now, Emperor Daming has been ordered by heaven and is starting the great cause of China. Only Guangdong and Guangxi are remote and isolated from the world, and he has no education from a wise king. I have been ordered to go south, and those who submit will be appeased, and offenders will be sentenced to death. I'm afraid you haven't realized it, sir. Send a messenger to report a letter first. I hope you pay attention. " So I went to Guangdong directly by boat. In March, He Zhen registered the population, military forces, money and grain of the counties under his jurisdiction, and sent messengers with watches to meet the surrender.
Previously, when Tang He and others pacified Fujian in the Ming Dynasty, He Zhen sent messengers from the sea to prepare to surrender to the Yuan court. He happened to meet the army of Tanghe, so the emissary changed his watch, requested to surrender to the Ming army, and sent someone back to report to He Zhen. At this time, Liao Yongzhong, the general of Zhengnan, sent someone to escort He Zhen's emissary to Beijing with a table. The emperor praised him by imperial edict. The imperial edict said: "When the world is in chaos, there are two kinds of heroes: those who turn chaos into stability are the best, those who protect the people until the world is stable are the next, and those who know how to surrender are the next. As for living by risks, it hurts others and harms themselves. Those who die unrepentant are not worth mentioning. When our army arrived in Fujian and Vietnam, you surrendered sincerely, and the people could live and work in peace and contentment without letting me work hard on the pommel horse and bloodshed. You really know this era. " He Zhen kowtowed and thanked him, saying, "In those days, Zhou Wuwang fought brutality and saved the people from fire and water. Eight hundred vassals arrived without an appointment. Now the emperor has pacified the unrest and made the world stable. This move should be in line with the wishes of the people and the people of the world will follow. I am a savage. Recently, it coincided with the turmoil, and military commanders gathered in the village, only to save their lives, and there was no other meaning. Now I am fortunate to be born in Gankun, Daming Lang, and the glory of the emperor is everywhere; No matter how straightforward I am, how dare I violate God's will? " The emperor said: "the descendants of those who have mastered military power without harming the people will certainly enjoy his loyalty." I appreciate your loyalty. Considering that Jiangxi is adjacent to Guangdong, you are hereby awarded the post of Jiangxi's participation in politics in recognition of your sincerity in sweeping the country. The hope for you is that a good reputation is used to carry virtue. Your good reputation is big enough, and you need to work hard to improve your moral character to help the country. "
On the third day of July, He Zhen was named Dongguan Bo.