According to unofficial history's records, during the Hongwu period, a scholar named Lu Xiong was recommended by the official department to be an official in the court. Zhu Yuanzhang approved him to be appointed as Yanzhou, Shandong Province.
Lu Xiong took office. It used to be said that "the official seal is used by clerical staff". After arriving in Yanzhou, he first issued a proclamation with the official seal. He was startled when he took out the official seal granted to him by the emperor. Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict was to give Lu Xiong a well-known title. This official seal was carved according to the emperor's imperial edict, and this Yanzhou naturally became the year of knowledge. But Shandong has always been Yanzhou, not Yizhou.
If Lu Xiong made a mistake at that time, he made a mistake, and Zhou Guo became Zhou Guo. This was changed by the emperor, and no one dared to do anything. However, Lu Xiong is a scholar and his work is serious. He thinks Yanzhou is Yanzhou, how can it be changed to Yizhou? So he wrote a letter to the emperor, asking him to correct it and engrave the official seal again.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw the paper and turned red and white. He really made a mistake. He is a man who cultivates his own land, and he is familiar with the names of the geographical counties in this country. He should know that Yanzhou is not a country of Zhou, and the pronunciation of this word is "gn" instead of "Yn". However, it is not so easy to ask the emperor to apologize. Zhu Yuanzhang came from a humble background and had a strong self-esteem. When his hooligan lost his temper, he shouted, "Lu Xiong is so bold that he talks like a book on my head. I didn't know there was another Yanzhou in Shandong. I learned about Yanzhou through his week. This Yanzhou and Zhou are the same word, just because scholars write different things. " Bastard, the ministers of the Ministry of Justice obeyed orders and beheaded Lu Xiong. "Poor Lu Xiong gave his life for a word.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in poverty. He is a cowboy, a thief, a beggar and a monk. Later, he joined the Red Scarf Army and rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor. Although I ate a few Buddhist scriptures alive when I became a monk in the temple, my foundation was poor and many words were ambiguous. When he became emperor, he had a strong sense of inferiority, used power for personal gain, killed countless literati, and caused a "literary prison" that shocked the early Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang's reason for killing people is simple. He read the memorial of liegeman with his one-sided understanding of things and personal cultural accomplishment. Anyone who violates taboos in speech is the object of beheading. The so-called taboo has a very wide meaning. Take homophones as an example. Generally, homophones are different. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not understand it this way. All words and expressions related to personal identity are taboo. For example, the obvious feature of monks is baldness, so not only the words "light" and "baldness" are taboo, but even the short name "monk" of monks is hated by him, and by extension, the homonym "sheng" of the word "monk" is also disliked. Another example: Zhu Yuanzhang was a soldier in the Red Scarf Army in his early years. The Red Scarf Army was called "Red Thief" and "Red Coach" in Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, no matter who the word "thief" refers to, he always thinks he is scolding himself. By extension, even the word "Ze" which is homophonic with "thief" is taboo. Zhu Yuanzhang hated the word "thief", but sympathized with those who had been thieves. He once confessed without beating himself: "Being a thief is forced. Who wants to be a thief if he has food, clothing and drink? " Take me for example. If I had enough food and clothing, I wouldn't have joined the Red Scarf Uprising. Because Zhu Yuanzhang favored people who had been thieves, pirates were rampant in the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, the two words "thief" and "ze" are homonyms, which can be seen from the analysis of words that they are synonyms. Common homophones like this, the most.
Lin Wei, a professor in Zhejiang Province, wrote an apology salary table for Haimen, the eunuch who was killed because of the word "line is mourning for the constitution", and Zhao Bocen, a tutor in Beiping, wrote a birthday table for Zhao Bocen, the eunuch who was killed because of the word "line is mourning for the son". Jinnan, an official school tutor in Fuzhou, wrote a form for provincial judges from winter to Sunday, but was killed because of the word "righteousness is the world". Jiang Zhi, the tutor of Guilin official school, wrote a congratulatory message for the provincial judge, but he was killed because of the word "Zhong Jian Zuoze". Xu Yikui, a professor of official studies in Hangzhou, wrote a congratulatory table because of this word. "
Zhu Yuanzhang became angry from embarrassment and said, "This Xu Fuxue is very hateful. He not only called me a monk, but also called me a thief. " You can't kill him alone, you should kill him! This poor Xu used the words "light" and "governance" in the New Year, and nine families in Zhuzhou killed more than 50 people. Li Zheng, who wrote a book for the court and set an example for the people, was killed. In short, Zhu Yuanzhang read the word "thief" when he read his watch because of his guilty conscience. He was very angry and said, "Sounds like a thief. Someone dares to accuse me of being a thief. What a sinister intention, it should be executed! "
Zhu Yuanzhang not only used words to make sentences, but also made taboos about using words to make sentences in the article. Lu Rui, a scholar in Huaizhou Prefecture, wrote a thank-you letter for this government, because there is a sentence in the text "I am deeply sorry for the death of the emperor". Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang said irrationally: "The title of the emperor" is "the fault of the emperor". He talked nonsense and slandered me. What's the use of this man not killing him! Jia Juan was ordered by the county school to congratulate the county, and there was a sentence "take the legalist Wei", which Zhu Yuanzhang read as "sending ghosts". Ghost Bald called me a monk and ordered the Royal Guards to execute me immediately. The state instructed Lin Yun to hold a banquet for the National Xie Le Palace, and was killed for saying that "a king's father is a nobleman".
Zhu Yuanzhang thought that "stone" was a homonym of "death" and was cursing the emperor. Xu Yuan, a letter from Weishi County, 0755-79000, addressed to our yamen. There are two words of praise: "Healthy body, rich method and peaceful algae". Zhu Yuanzhang's one-sided understanding is that Fa Kun means "nourishing hair" and "enjoying peace" means "losing peace early". If he has such bad intentions, he will not show mercy!
It is not difficult to see from Zhu Yuanzhang's sword shadow that illiteracy is the natural enemy of culture!
Is it possible for Zhu Yuanzhang to kill this kind of unofficial history in one sentence? It shouldn't be possible because it doesn't conform to the official system of the Ming Dynasty. According to the style of official document processing in Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang corrected his mistakes even before the official documents were issued by the imperial court. In fact, the "voting proposal" for appointing officials came from the cabinet, not from the emperor. The real Zhu Yuanzhang also has a certain level of education, not a person or a straw bag. This kind of unofficial history reflects the Qing rulers' hatred of the former regime and brainwashing the people.