There were some who lost to Zhu Yi, but they were not really lousy in their methods. It's just that they weren't able to sufficiently display their powers. Eventually, they were taken down by Zhu Yi and they were only left with regrets.
Zhu Hongwu was experienced and was merciless in battles. He often wiped out all hope for his opponents when he fought them.
He only cared about the results, and not the process. What he wanted was to quickly get rid of the opponent. As long as no accidents happened, and the situation was under his control, he was pleased.
The only exception was if he had some special reason or plan to carry out.
