The legendary story of the legendary emperor Zhu Yuanzhang

Who would have thought that a poor cowherd, 16 years old, sometimes could not be a "monk" and was equivalent to begging. At the age of 25, Zhu Yuanzhang, a soldier, became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In Chinese and foreign history, there is no second similar person. He reigned for 3 1 year, and the Ming Dynasty initiated by him lasted for 276 years.

His adolescence is full of mysterious legends. His father Zhu is an out-and-out poor farmer. Zhu Yuanzhang has three brothers and two sisters. Zhu lives by renting out the landlord's land. A family of eight, hungry and cold. In order to escape from debts, they often migrate.

When Zhu Yuanzhang 10 was years old, he barely attended a private school for several months. 17, there was a drought and a plague on both sides of Huaihe River. Four people died in the family within half a month, leaving only five. Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to become a monk and became a monk in Fengyang, Huangsi. He put down his self-esteem and did rough work in the temple for more than 50 days. However, due to famine, temples could not survive. He had to go out of the temple gate and become a wandering monk who was at home all over the world.

He has been traveling for more than three years, and he has seen white eyes and been bullied. But three years of vagrancy and begging have cultivated his character and honed his will. More importantly, he learned about the suffering society. Since then, he has fully matured. At the age of 20, he returned to Huangsi. In the temple, the penniless poor monk studied hard and somehow wanted to do something big.

Here comes the opportunity. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there were political corruption, corruption and bribery, economic depression and hungry people everywhere. The people rose up against the renminbi. Because of wearing a red scarf, the peasant uprising army in the late Yuan Dynasty was called the Red Scarf Army. Zhu Yuanzhang resolutely joined the Red Scarf Army in Guo Zixing. Later, due to Zhu Yuanzhang's bravery and resourcefulness, Guo Zixing married his adopted daughter Ma Shi. Since then, Zhu Yuanzhang changed his name to Zhu Gongzi in the army. At this time, he was officially named Bird. As the son-in-law of Guo Zixing, his position has been greatly improved.

Later, after many tests of victory and defeat, he gradually mastered the military power. In the battle of attacking the city and plundering the land, he attached importance to Confucianism, emphasized strategy, strictly enforced military discipline, and distinguished rewards and punishments. Wherever he goes, he attaches great importance to the role of intellectuals. Be sure to ask local famous Confucian scholars to give directions. If Yingtian (now Nanjing) was occupied, it was suggested by Tao An, a Confucian scholar, to establish the business of the emperor. Later, whenever he recalled this incident, he praised Tao An. In this way, after 16 years' campaign, 1368 years, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just entered middle age, proclaimed himself emperor.

The unified and powerful new dynasty replaced the corrupt old dynasty, and history took a step forward.

Ming Taizu likes studying very much. In the war years when the world is about to be conquered, he studies against time. He kept the learned Confucian scholars around him and often discussed with them the great plans of the world. Confucian scholars lobbied him and followed the example of Emperor Gaozu. In a subtle way, he was influenced by the sound of rain and silence At the same time, he also envied the profound knowledge of Confucian scholars and consciously learned from them.

After the capital was established, he devoted himself to his studies. He is very clever. His cultural level is not high, but later, he can not only read quickly, but also write poems freely and even write fu fluently. You know, Fu is a difficult style to master. His poems are well written and full of momentum. There are more than 100 poems of his various styles. & gt Ming Taizu is very diligent. He has a tight schedule today. Get up in the morning and face the DPRK before dawn. After a short break at noon, I will tell the Confucian scholars about the history of Confucian classics. At three o'clock in the afternoon, continue to listen to politics and personally handle state affairs until dusk. Every day, every month and every year. He is hands-on about national politics. He reviews more than 200 memorials every day. Handled more than 400 state affairs. This shows that he has amazing energy.

Ming Taizu advocates benefiting the people. He didn't think in general, but actually did it. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the policy of "light rolling and thin taxes" was implemented, and reserve warehouses were set up in various places to store a large amount of grain in case of famine. During his 3 1 year in office, he wrote more than 70 letters about tax reduction and relief for the victims. I also set up Huimin pharmacy to treat poor people who have no money to see a doctor. He taught the prince: "whenever you live and eat, you should think of the hardships of farmers everywhere, control them and use them properly, so that they will not suffer from hunger and cold." This is the way to rule. "

Ming Taizu has many years' personal experience of the peasants' painful life. He personally experienced the pain of hunger and cold, and felt the pain of the people. He also knows the philosophy that "a man can carry a boat or overturn it". To this end, he pays attention to benefiting the people intellectually and emotionally. He often said that "the people are rich, and the country can be rich; The people's lives are stable and the country can be stable. " Because he correctly implemented the policy of benefiting the people, the people's lives were stable and the country was strong.

Ming Taizu punishes corrupt officials without mercy. No matter who has contributed to the glorious past, or who is related to the family and the country, as long as he violates the criminal law, he must be punished. Here is a typical example.

Ming Taizu has great respect for Ma Huanghou, the wife of * * *. They regard their daughter Princess Anqing as the apple of their eye. Lun Ouyang, the husband of Princess Wu Aigu of Anqing, is naturally looked up to. However, Lun Ouyang dared to openly violate the criminal law without knowing his self-respect, and was killed as a result. It's simple. Ming Taizu has banned the private sale of tea, and violators will be severely punished. Despite the ban, Lun Ouyang sent his family to the border to sell tea privately. The result was reported. Ming Taizu was furious and ordered her son-in-law to be beheaded and rewarded. It can be seen that his law enforcement is strict.

Ming Taizu, after all, was a feudal emperor, who did many wrong things, especially in his later years. He is narrow-minded and suspicious. He always thinks his old hero is unreliable and wants to usurp his power. Especially when Prince Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yunwen, the second son of Zhu Biao, was appointed as the great-grandson of the emperor. Sun Zihuang is too young to create a safe environment for his future. So he deliberately created unjust imprisonment to kill many old heroes.

The case of General Hailan is a typical unjust case. Aquamarine has fought for many years and has made outstanding achievements. Ming Taizu once wrote a letter praising him as a famous Wei Qing in the Han Dynasty and Li Jing in the Tang Dynasty, and named him Liang Guogong. But when he returned to Beijing, he said that he had rebelled and killed him soon. And wantonly implicated, hacked. In the aquamarine case, 1.5 million people were killed. After Hu Yongyong was executed, the previous case of left prime minister Hu was postponed for more than 10 years, killing more than 30,000 people. When Ming Taizu was dying, almost all the heroes were killed. The purpose is to make his eternal inheritance last forever.

Ming Taizu died at the age of 7 1 and was buried in Xiaoling, the eastern suburb of Nanjing. 10 Many imperial concubines were buried, and 46 concubines were buried. The barbaric and backward human sacrifice system was abolished long ago, but he took the lead in resurrection. The number of martyrs is amazing.