Early years Zhu Peide was schoolmates with famous communist General
Zhu De, and because of their exceptional grades, they were known as "The Two Exceptional Zhu's" and participated in the
Xinhai Revolution in 1911. In 1917, he joined
Sun Yat-Sen's
Constitutional Protection Movement.
Career After the formation of the
Nationalist Government in July 1925, his troops were reorganized as the Third Army under the
Kuomintang. On October 1,
Chen Jiongming tried to convince Zhu to join his forces, considering he already had a deal with
Xiong Kewu, however, Zhu was angered to hear the news and ordered them to be arrested while reporting the incident to the Nationalist Government. The government realized the danger of the situation, and promptly arrested Xiong on October 3. During the
Northern Expedition, he served as Governor of Jiangxi Province After the success of the Northern Expedition, he served in a variety of governmental and military roles. and was well trusted by
Chiang Kai-Shek. Zhu was invited to be the Director of the General Office of the Military Commission and to participate in the preparations for the
Second Sino-Japanese War. While he was anti-communist, he didn't use too much violence against them. In April 1935, he was awarded the position of
Army General by the Nationalist Government. == Death ==