Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was called an ugly man with a long chin, fat ears and pockmarked face by historians. Zhu Yuanzhang was the first ugly emperor in the history of China. However, some people say that Zhu Yuanzhang is a rare emperor with extraordinary facial features and extraordinary appearance. The two views are completely opposite. At present, the portraits that the outside world can see are mainly concentrated in these two categories, one is ugly and the other is handsome, but there are many versions.
There is a popular story about Zhu Yuanzhang's portrait: after Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he asked the painter to paint himself. The first painter who entered the palace was very serious, and he painted the portrait vividly, just like a real person. Seeing his ugly image, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and pushed the painter out to behead him. The second one learned his lesson and was smart enough to paint Zhu Yuanzhang as a handsome man with good looks, regular facial features and good looks. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw himself, he was obviously fooling him, a natural painter who was born to die. The third is really clever, trying to figure out Zhu Yuanzhang's mind and pursuing "spirit likeness": the face is almost like a real person, and other parts follow the feelings, just like the photo studio now takes wedding photos of the bride and groom, and it is ambiguous to say yes orno. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang is very happy to see his face, which looks like an emperor. Needless to say, the painter was rewarded, saved from death and put back home.