From beggar to emperor, the legendary life of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang

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I am Zeng Wei
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The story of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty
We learn from how Zhu Yuanzhang lived in a slum
Born and raised
Self-reliant, self-reliant, weak and calm
On the road to joining the army, I was accompanied by friends who depended on each other for life and death.
There are also noble people who give advice to Zhu Yuanzhang everywhere
Let him beg for food from everywhere
Become a generation of heroes in charge of the sun, moon, mountains and rivers
How powerful Zhu Yuanzhang is
Let the king of the next dynasty
Every time Kangxi and Qianlong went to Jiangnan
Du Xing kneels three times and kowtows nine times to worship Zhu Yuanzhang
Kangxi even erected a monument to the dragon
The Tang and Song Dynasties praised the Ming Dynasty governed by Zhu Yuanzhang
More prosperous and powerful than the Tang and Song dynasties
He also said that Hongwu was a master of heroic and inferior tactics.
Unusual emperor comparable
So this Zhu Yuanzhang, who was regarded as an idol by Kangxi
How to go from being a poor boy who everyone shouts to beat
Counterattack against the Lord of the Central Plains who everyone kneels down to worship
Please see senior reporter Chen Xiangyi
An in-depth report on the life of Ye Jiajinglin
AD 1328
In Guzhuang Village, Taiping Township, Zhongli, Haozhou
That is now Fengyang, Anhui
A baby boy who would become the founding emperor in a few years
Wow fell to the ground
in the hayloft
born baby
He is the eighth boy in the Zhu family
Hence the name Chungba
It’s a pity that Zhu Chongba’s background
It didn’t bring much joy to the Zhu family
The opposite of
His father, Zhu Wusi, was trying to pay taxes
Lower tiger mouth
Troublesome
The society in the late Yuan Dynasty
It means that the entire social phenomenon is uneven
What about the entire social system?
It's going downhill
In addition, there are many natural disasters and man-made disasters
Coupled with various unfair mutual taxation
It becomes an unfair society
resulting in common people’s lives
very painful
The droughts and floods that year
If they are forced, they will have no way to live.
And then these exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes continue
It also puts them in trouble in their lives.
What about this situation?
This gave rise to the problem of human cannibalism.
So there was such a proverb at that time
Let’s just say that children’s meat is relatively tender.
So the child is because he is small?
It’s called Hegulan
Just simmer it for a little while.
You can eat it when it’s cooked
What about women?
He is also relatively soft and tender.
So what about women’s flesh?
It’s more delicious than this beef and mutton
Because some beef and mutton are older
Better
That’s why women’s flesh is called invisible yang
What about man's meat?
Because men may be more engaged in labor
So where is the man’s flesh?
It can’t even be stewed.
That’s why it’s called Tianba Chai
People eat people to survive
Both cruel and inhumane
There is no other way
It happened that Zhu Chongba’s ancestors were born in troubled times.
Live in Xiu Nian
According to the inscription on Zhu Shide's stele
Originally the ancestral home of the Zhu family was Jurong, Jiangsu Province.
Generations can survive
Life was originally stable
But when the Yuan Dynasty ruled
Implement the household registration system
Turn the Zhu family living in Jurong into gold diggers
That is, workers who specialized in panning for gold for the imperial court.
But Jurong, Jiangsu does not produce gold
Where is the gold to hand over?
The Zhu family had to work hard to grow crops
After the harvest is sold, the money will be bought and then the gold will be handed over.
But I might be able to cope with this for a while.
Can't cope with it forever
That's all if the weather goes well
If there is a natural or man-made disaster
There is simply no money left to hand over
So later
What about Zhu Yuanzhang’s parents and grandparents?
Just keep migrating
A bit like an escape
moving around
Because they don't want to carry this gold digger anymore
This household registration
One such evil consequence later turned out to be electricity farmers.
But electric farmers can’t make much money either.
Because in lean years
When it comes
Even more miserable
half-clothed
A life without enough to eat
Let Zhu Chongba’s father Zhu Wusi
The days of wandering with the whole family began
Finally decided to settle in Zhongli, Houzhou
But still can't get rid of Jianmin's identity
What about the Yuan Dynasty itself?
He took over the Central Plains with this nomadic people
So when he started Jianguo
Just use racial discrimination policy
It means that the whole society is full of injustice
For example, they are Mongolians
Of course, it's superior
What about the second level?
That’s all the ethnic groups in the Western Regions
Then it's like a lustful person
People with semen also have many privileges
So for ordinary people
The Han people become the third and fourth strata.
called Han people
And the southerners
the south of the south
Zhu Chongba's family
Of course he is a man at the bottom of society
they are called trunks
That is, slaves
Generation after generation cannot turn over
At that time, the Mongolian nobles were worried about the rebellion of male slaves.
Therefore, twenty households are numbered as one.
Each group sends a Mongolian to be the leader of the group.
Can enslave men at will
And holds the power of life and death
Their family is an electric farmer
That is to say, the lowest level of society
very poor
In fact, he studied
He attended private school at that time
But later on, there was no way to support the family.
So he couldn't study
Just drop out and get a master's degree
He is still young at this time
There is no way to work in the fields either.
So he became this little shepherd boy
Just herding cattle
How about herding cattle for this landlord's family?
So this is his first identity
Just the little shepherd boy
Zhu Chongba has been very individual since he was a child.
He is a child king
Like to direct others
Every time these kids herding cows play together
Zhu Chongba was vying to be the emperor
Direct them to do this or that
But everyone is very obedient.
like once
Everyone played until they were hungry
At this time Zhu Chongba came up with an idea
That is to secretly kill the landlord's calf.
Let's all have a feast
Everyone thinks this idea is very fresh.
Regardless of the consequences
I really followed Zhu Chongbang to kill cows and roast beef.
Of course the children are very happy
Because it’s rare to have a meal of meat
But what to do after eating?
How should I explain to this master?
The cow is missing
So where is Zhu Yuanzhang?
Be wise in your haste
Just stuff this ox tail into the crack in the stone.
Then tell the owner
The cow ran into the crack in the rocks
I can't pull it out
You see, I only pulled the tail
So what about the landlord?
Just beat him up
But in the minds of other children?
Just what do you think Zhu Yuanzhang is like?
The first one he was quite witty
The second one is also very generous.
He is not exclusive to himself.
He thinks about everyone
So after stewing this beef
Everyone eats meat
Then the third one
He is willing to accept
He is willing to take this responsibility on himself
That's when I killed the cow
That master wants to beat me
Then fight
So he has been very attractive since he was a child.
You can also say
He has quite a personal charm
Yuan Zhizheng four years
AD 1344
Drought and locust plagues have ravaged the Huaihe River Basin
Unexpectedly, misfortunes never come singly
Then the plague broke out
People in Taiping Township, Zhongli, fell ill one after another.
But the god of plague continues to visit from house to house.
Before leaving, take a few lives with you
Zhu Chongba’s parents and three brothers
In less than half a month, I followed the god of plague.
At this time, the Zhu family did not have a jar of banknotes or a single coin.
So first Zhu Yuanzhang thought of
Don’t I have a landlord in my family?
We are usually electric farmers.
Then I will help him herd the cows.
So he went to the landlord to borrow some money.
Or borrow a piece of land
At least I need to bury my parents
But the landlord ignored him completely
I don't look down on these electric farmers at all.
What about this time?
They have a neighbor named Liu
Called Liu Jizu
Liu Jizu is a kinder person.
He found out and said oh
This problem occurs here
It's really miserable
So where is Liu Jizu?
Just willing to lend a helping hand
Actually, it didn’t help much either.
That is to say, where am I on that mountain?
There is a wasteland
Then you take this parent
At least he's buried in peace
Just talk about these parents
Let’s carry them to where they are and bury their bodies first.
Suddenly the situation changed
And it rained heavily
The two brothers were trembling
I don’t know how to deal with it either.
Then the carrying poles were used to carry the bodies.
those who carried their bodies
Then right at the place where the pole fell
The two brothers are hiding
Wait until the rain passes and the sky clears up
Found the body missing
Because the soil and rocks are soft
He swept the whole body away
Get involved
So in this case
That's equal to it
Sky burial is God’s will
Bury your parents
So people say it’s because of God’s will
So from now on
Where are my parents buried?
It's the dragon's lair
So after leaving the Zhu family for a hundred years,
So many generations of emperors
Even if you get dragon blood
It is also difficult to hide the fact that Zhu Chongba’s parents, immortals,
The sadness of having no place to bury
Zhu Chong recalled the incident eight days later
It was written that there was no coffin
Memorizing two long questions and perfunctory three feet of Mohe and Yaojiang
It means that Zhu Chongba could not afford a coffin back then.
They can only bury their parents in rags and rolled up straw mats
Not to mention buying some fine wine and food to commemorate my parents
Every word is filled with blood and tears.
But the deceased is gone
How should living people live?
has become the most difficult problem at hand
Good burial
After the marriage, the two brothers decided to go their separate ways.
Zhi Qun Shu and Zhu Chongba's second brother was punished
Zhu Chongba could only defect to the emperor
Monastic health
He just thought of saying
When I was a child
When he was born
It is said that he is not in good health
So where is his family at this time?
Then he took him to Huangjue Temple
I am planning to give this child alms to the temple.
Maybe the Buddha will bless you
Can he get better from this illness quickly?
The result is very strange
There happened to be no one in the temple
So his family took him home again
What about when you take me home?
It's very coincidental
There happened to be a monk
Sitting in their yard
As a result, where is this monk?
After seeing this little baby
The monk said
Then let him be sacrificed
What is a sacrifice?
Just register this little baby's name in the register
It turns out that he is a lay disciple of Huangjue Temple.
So there is such a thing
In other words, what about Zhu Yuanzhang?
It's like being a member of Huangjue Temple.
So what does Zhu Yuanzhang think of me now?
There is no way out
I might as well go back to Huangjue Temple
He originally wanted to be a little monk
It’s not bad to ask for food and clothing.
Who knew it was less than two months after entering the market?
Because of famine every year
Feeding pigs is difficult to harvest
The particle announces the dismissal of everyone
For Zhu Chongba
This news is really a bolt from the blue.
So I need to go out and travel around with all my weight.
what to do
I don't want to raise you
Feed yourselves
And in it
You can also exercise your willpower to take care of your family.
So he stayed at Huajue Temple for only a few months
Just follow the orders and travel to various places
Be a traveler
Exercise his spirit and will
Also able to keep oneself alive
So where is Zhu Yuanzhang at this time?
To put it nicely, Monk Youfang is
Go everywhere to make alms
Actually, it doesn’t sound nice.
He has become like a beggar himself
So he was probably sixteen or seventeen years old at this time
So he became this wandering monk
About three or four years
Then wait until three or four years from now
He returned to Huangjue Temple again
But the social situation at this time
Even more different
Late Yuan Dynasty
The powerful landowners annexed and invested land
plus corrupt officials
natural disasters and plagues
Millions of people became refugees
Tragedy everywhere
The corpse is shocked
Yuan Dynasty society was on the verge of collapse
That's the first one
Politics is more corrupt
What about the second one?
It's just local unrest
There are so-called heroes from all walks of life who want to fight back
We are collectively called the Counter-Aid Rebels
Eighteenth Route Heroes
So of course the more powerful ones among them
It's the Red Turban Army
In other words, they believe in Mingjiao
That's Maitreya Buddha
It was actually Han Santong who started to rebel against the Yuan Dynasty.
He is the leader of Mingjiao
The leader of the Ming Cult does exist
It’s not that the novel is fictitious
indeed he is
Then he because they are vegetarian
So some people say they are the kind of people who are vegetarian and are devils.
They treat it like a demonic cult
This is in novels and history
There is indeed an existence of this Mingjiao
Then Zhu Yuanzhang
His hometown is Fengyang, the poorest area
So there are nine years of drought out of every ten years?
So many people simply join the army.
Then this time
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have any ideas at first
He just wanted to say that I just make a living.
Then I will go back to the temple
Then it'll be fine if you settle down and live your life.
He has a little friend named Tanghe Tanghe
Later he became a centurion
A seat like this
Later he became a Qianhu
So he made more money for his fellow soldiers
Eat, tell Zhu Yuanzhang about this news
According to historical records
Zhu Chongbang came to the main hall
Ask the Buddha to show you where to go
He first made a wish whether he should stay in the temple
The result in the kiln is terrible
Zhu Chongbang made another wish
So should I leave the temple?
Yao Qian's result was disastrous again
Zhu Chongba is strange now
The result turned out to be
The Bodhisattva's intention was to save him from danger.
The meaning of rescuing someone is that
So why don't you do one now?
This most dangerous thing
In other words, are you taking this risk?
It's worth taking the risk
In other words, the rebels participating in the counter-reinforcement
So what about Zhu Yuanzhang?
Saving the bad guy but making up for it is a good thing
Therefore, he decided to join this counter-reinforcement army.
AD 1352
25-year-old Zhu Chongba
I think that having enough food and clothing is what the Buddha said is good luck.
Resolutely join the counter-relief army
But I don’t know this calmness
There is no more Zhu Chongba in the world
