In the history of China, Chen Sheng and Guangwu were heroes who started with the peasant uprising, but Chen Sheng and Guangwu were still small leaders in the peasant uprising and both failed in the end. In addition, there is Liu Bang ahead. When Liu Bang started, he was already the curator and local official of Surabaya Pavilion. Only Zhu Yuanzhang, who is useless, succeeded by his own efforts.
There is an old saying in China that "emperors take turns to do it and come to my house next year". Zhu Yuanzhang relied on his own efforts to become the most successful example of unwilling fate and fighting the world with his bare hands. In China society, Zhu Yuanzhang's life experience inspired many heroes. With his own success, he once again explained the historical dialectics to everyone: "Would a prince rather have seeds?"
The poorest peasant, the emperor in a land without a king in the world, the most helpless wandering monk, the absolute ruler in the land of kings, the most compassionate ruler and the most cruel monarch, all these contradictory and distinct roles are played by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. So, what kind of emperor and man is he?
Furthermore, what made Zhu Yuanzhang? Besides the current situation, what advantages does Zhu Yuanzhang have? Zhu Yuanzhang is very talented, but his descendants are corrupt. However, the Ming Dynasty he founded only existed for 277 years. So, how did Zhu Yuanzhang lay such a solid foundation for the Ming Dynasty? Let's take a look at the origin of Zhu Yuanzhang.
The inscription on Zhu Shide Monument inscribed by Zhu Yuanzhang in Ming Dynasty is quoted from Wild News of Victory, and the records are as follows: Zhu Yuanzhang, surnamed Zhu, was born in Jurong, Jinling, and lived in Tongde Township. Its land is now in Nanjing, Jiangsu, and Zhu Yuanzhang's previous generations made a living from agriculture.
According to records, Zhu Yuanzhang's fifth ancestor was Zhu Zhongba. He married Chen and gave birth to three boys. The eldest is Zhu Liuer, the second is Zhu Twelve, and the youngest is Zhu. Zhu is Zhu Yuanzhang's great-grandfather and fourth grandson. Later, Gao Zuzhu married Hu and had two sons, the eldest son Zhu Siwu and the second son Zhu. This Zhu is Zhu Yuanzhang's great grandfather. Later, great-grandfather Zhu married Hou Shi and gave birth to four children, Grade One, Grade Two, Grade Five and Grade Ten. This Zhu Chuyi is Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather. In the early Zhu Dynasty, he married Wang and had two sons, named May 1st and May 4th respectively. Zhu is Zhu Yuanzhang's father.
At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Jurong, the tomb of Zhu Ju Jin, was registered as a gold digger. According to the regulations, they should pay taxes for government gold diggers. But gold is not produced locally, so the Zhu family had to buy gold elsewhere and pay taxes to the government. On the first day of the first month, Zhu abandoned Tianlu and moved to Xuyi County of Sizhou with his two children, which is now Xuyi County on the bank of Huaihe River in Jiangsu Province. Zhu Chuyi used to run a farm in Xuyi, but after Zhu's death, his family came down and he couldn't make a living.
In this way, Zhu Wuyi and Zhu's brothers arrived in Wuhe, and soon, on May 1st, they moved to Dongxiang, zhongmou county, Haozhou with their families. The May 4th family went to Lingbi and Hongxian, and then followed May 1st to Zhongli Dongxiang. Zhu Wuyi married Liu, and Zhu, Zhu and Zhu Zhongsan were born in Xuyi. Zhu married Chen in May 4th and had Zhu Zhongsi and a daughter in Xuyi. After Zhong left, Zhu Wuyi gave birth to Zhu Chongwu in Lingbi, Zhu gave birth to Zhu in Lingbi, and Zhu Chongqi gave birth to another daughter in Hongxian. After Zhu moved to Zhonglizhi Dongxiang, he gave birth to another son, named Zhu Chongba according to the ranking. This is Zhu Yuanzhang, September 18th, the first year of AD, and October 21st, the Gregorian calendar 1328.
Children of the poor are born one after another, and importing more food will only make life more difficult. It is conceivable that Zhu Yuanzhang's birth at that time would not bring much joy to this poor family. However, because he later became an emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang was originally from humble origins, but he was accompanied by many supernatural things in later generations.
A book called "Jade Dies in the Wild" tells a story: Before Zhu Yuanzhang was born, one day, Zhu Yuanzhang's mother Chen was sitting in a wheat field. At this time, a Taoist priest came from the northwest, with a long beard, hairpins, red clothes and an elephant Jane in his hand. The Taoist priest sat in the wheat field, fiddling with the white pills in his hand with the elephant Jane. Chen asked curiously, "What is this?" The Taoist replied, "This is Da Dan. I'll give you one if you want. " Chen took the big pill by hand and accidentally swallowed it. After she swallowed the big pill, the Taoist suddenly disappeared. Soon, Chen gave birth to a boy named Zhu Yuanzhang. Legend has it that when Zhu Yuanzhang was born, a white air stream floated across the room from the southeast, and that unique fragrance filled the whole room and stayed all night.
Another book named "Longxing Ci Collection" says: When Zhu Yuanzhang was born, Erlang Temple, which was originally located in the west of the road, actually moved to a place by the river dozens of steps east of the road. So, his mother took her newborn baby to take a bath in the river. At this moment, a red Luo suddenly floated in the water, and his mother wrapped the baby with this red Luo. Later, the place where Luo Hong floated was called "Luo Hong Barrier". There is also a postscript in this book: when Zhu Yuanzhang was born, the room was covered with red. When the monks in Huangsi saw it from a distance, they were all surprised to say that there was a fire. The next morning, I found a child was born.
Obviously, what's said in "Desperate Days" is close to absurdity, because China has a saying since ancient times that great saints are born from magical ideas. Li Yue said: "A saint has no father and responds to heaven." But judging from today's rationality, these legends and articles of association can't stand scrutiny. What Zhu Yuanzhang said in 2008 reminds people that Zhu Yuanzhang may have been born in Erlang Temple by the river, and he could only take a bath in the river after his birth. His parents didn't have cloth to make clothes for the baby, so they had to pick up a piece of red cloth that happened to float from the river and wrap it around them. As for whether Zhu Yuanzhang was born with "white spirit in the hall" and "red light in Zhu Tian", there is no way to prove it. Moreover, the publication time of the book "Biography of the Spring and Autumn Ram" has been 223 years since the first year of Zhu Yuanzhang's birth. Stories handed down from generation to generation are bound to be farther and farther away from the truth.
Obviously, in order to flaunt itself as a "divine right" and enhance the legitimacy of its rule, the court is bound to be willing to spread these.
There is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Lizhong Dongxiang, Haozhou. According to Zhu Yuanzhang's dictation, Su Wei, the minister of the Ming Dynasty, wrote in the Record of Ming Taizu: "Fifty imperial examinations, living in Dongxiang, leaving the clock, and I was born."
However, Zhu Yuanzhang's birthplace was gradually divided in various legends of the Ming Dynasty, forming the saying that Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Xuyi County, Sizhou. Erlang Temple, Hongluozhang and Yuelonggang can be found in Xuyi. It seems that both Jong Li in Haozhou and Xu Yi in Sizhou want to win the glory of this "land of Longxing".
There is an Anhui folk song called Ming History, which is very popular and sings:
Say Fengyang, say Fengyang,
Fengyang is a good place,
Since Zhu Yuanzhang left,
There is a shortage in nine out of ten years.
The lyrics say that Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Fengyang. So, was Zhu Yuanzhang born in Lizhong, Haozhou or Xuyi, Sizhou?
It turned out that in the Yuan Dynasty, Haozhou on Anfeng Road had jurisdiction over Zhongli, Dingyuan and Huaiyuan counties, and Sizhou belonged to Huai 'an Road. Sizhou governs Linhuai, Hongxian, Wuhe, Xuyi and Tianchang counties. At that time, Li Zhong and Xu Yi belonged to two countries, so they would not be confused. By the Ming Dynasty, things had changed. Because Jong Li abdicated as emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to improve the status of Jong Li, so he promoted Jong Li to Fengyang House, which governed Fengyang County, Linhuai County, Huaiyuan County, Dingyuan County, Wuhe County, Hongxian County and other five states and thirteen counties. Among the five States under its jurisdiction, there is Sizhou, which is like this. In the Ming Dynasty, Jong Li in Haozhou and Xuyi in Sizhou belonged to Fengyang House. Therefore, it is true that Fengyang produces Zhu, which is neither Xuyi nor Zhongli.
However, there is a problem that cannot be explained so far. According to Zhu Yuanzhang himself, his father Zhu was sixty-four when he died, and Zhu Yuanzhang was seventeen at that time. So Zhu Yuanzhang's father was 47 years old when he was born. But Zhu Yuanzhang also said that his father didn't come to Zhongli Dongxiang until he was fifty years old, so he hadn't been to Zhongli Dongxiang when Zhu Yuanzhang was born, and Zhu Yuanzhang's birthplace was not there either. On the contrary, if Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Lizhong Township recorded in the above-mentioned books, Zhu was less than 50 years old when he moved here, but should be before 47 years old. It is difficult to verify whether Zhu Yuanzhang's memory is wrong or the official records are wrong. It may be that the family is poor, struggling for a living, wandering from one place to another, and having wrong memories of time and place. However, since Zhu Yuanzhang's younger brothers Liu Chong and Chongqi were not from Xuyi, Zhu Yuanzhang was even less likely to be born in Xuyi.
There is a Yangjiadun in Sizhou, and there is a soil nest under it. One day, Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather was resting in his spare time. At this time, two Taoist priests passed by here. One of the masters pointed to the place where Grandpa Zhu Yuanzhang was lying and said, "If a person is buried here after death, his descendants will have a son of heaven." Another Taoist, the disciple of the Taoist who spoke earlier, asked, "Why?" The Taoist replied, "It's warm here. You don't believe that if you plant dead branches here, leaves will grow in ten days. "
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather suddenly stood up from the soil nest. The Taoist priest was surprised to see him and asked, "Did you hear what I just said?" Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather played dumb and shook his head and said he didn't know anything. So the Taoist stuck a dead branch there and left. Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather kept the Taoist priest's words in mind, waiting for the dead branches and leaves to grow day after day. Ten days later, the dead branches did grow leaves. However, Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather is very calculating. He didn't want others to know that it was a land of feng shui, so he pulled out the dead branches that had grown leaves and inserted another one.
Ten days later, two Taoist priests came to Tuwo again. The apprentice found dead branches in the ground and asked in surprise, "Why don't the leaves grow long?" The master pointed to Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather and said, "This man must have pulled it out." When Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather saw that he couldn't hide it, he admitted it. The Taoist priest said, "You are blessed. You should be buried here after you die, and your family will have a son of heaven. " So Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather was buried there after his death. When we were buried, something amazing happened: the torn soil climbed up on its own and became a grave. Zhang Wei of Fiona Fang in Yangjiadun can still be found, and there is no vegetation so far. Interested readers can go and see for themselves.
According to historical records and folklore, Zhu Yuanzhang was a clever boy when he was a child. However, some
Ten years after Zhu Yuanzhang was born, Zhu moved to Xixiang and then moved to Guzhuang Village, Taiping Township. There are some.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was a child, like many children from poor families, he lived by herding cattle to others. Once, I was so greedy that I killed my employer's calf, and then everyone cooked it together. What to do after eating? Zhu Yuanzhang thought of a way: he put the leftover oxtail in the ground and lied to his master, saying, "The ground is cracked and his calf is stuck!" " "Master ran to catch oxtail. The oxtail really went underground. When the master saw this, he reluctantly believed Zhu Yuanzhang's words and did not ask him to compensate the calf.
When Zhu Yuanzhang and his cowherd friends are together, they often play the game of worshipping the emperor. They made crowns out of spoke boards, water rafts out of broken boards and dragon chairs out of baskets. Then, everyone takes turns to be the "emperor", and the person sitting in the "dragon chair" accepts the "worship" of others. Strangely, however, others sat on the basket, unable to sit still, and fell down after a few strokes, while Zhu Yuanzhang sat firmly on it. As soon as everyone saw it, they took Zhu Yuanzhang and visited him with "water". From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang became the little leader of herding cattle. Although these legends are inevitably attached or deified, it can still be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang was smarter and more naughty than ordinary children when he was a child.
Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu placed great hopes on their youngest son, Chong Ba, but this is a distant goal. If he can run some industries in the future and live a well-off life with ample food and clothing, they will be satisfied. Zhu Yuanzhang's mother once said to her husband, "People say that our family is going to have a noble family. Now it seems that all the other sons in our family have a bad life and have no industry. The so-called noble people want to be eight? "
For a feudal emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's unwillingness to hide his humble life experience is commendable. His frankness about the life experience of the imperial mausoleum shows his mind, which is the most precious wealth he left to future generations. Although there are many unscrupulous people in Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants, the Ming Dynasty lasted for 277 years. As for the reason, it is not difficult for us to find clues from Zhu Yuanzhang's narrative.
China people worship their ancestors, attach importance to family history, like to regard the glory of their ancestors as their own glory, and like to find the reasons for success from their own glorious history. Therefore, China people have a tradition of compiling genealogy, and they like to tell their family history very long and wonderful in genealogy. In history, many emperors who were not noble in descent often regarded a prominent ancient man as their ancestor. After Emperor Wendi ascended the throne in, he took Qiu Yangzhen, the ancestor of Emperor Gaozu, as his ancestor. In the Spring and Autumn Period, after the separation, I dragged my surname Li to find Lao Zi.
After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he also wanted to recall his ancestors. At the same time, many people became interested in the family background of this unknown rootless person. Emotionally and subjectively, they think that Zhu Yuanzhang must have great ancestors. Therefore, some people try to figure out Zhu Yuanzhang's psychology and must find a great ancestor for Zhu Yuanzhang to show his noble birth. They looked around and found Zhu, a great scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Zhu is from Wuyuan, Huizhou. According to the geographical division at that time, Zhu and Zhu Yuanzhang were both considered Datong Township. He lived in the Southern Song Dynasty and the Four Dynasties, worked as a secret cabinet writer and wrote Fengyang Flower Drum. Zhu's family is worthy of respect for having such college students and senior officials as grandfathers. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree with this. He doesn't want to borrow others to honor himself, nor does he need to find an ancient celebrity to pat his face. He wants to tell the world and future generations that he is poor, which shows his extraordinary self-confidence and broad mind.