The legend that Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Fengyang, Longxing.

As a pioneer of a dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's story is widely circulated among the people, and he is also shrouded in the fog of legend. Why are people interested in Zhu Yuanzhang's hundreds of years of experience? Because his experience is amazing, if the experience of President Lincoln in the United States nearly 500 years later is a typical American dream, then the legend of Zhu Yuanzhang is that the experience of the United States is no less than that of the President of the United States.

Fengyang. According to legend, Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Fengyang. Around the birth of Da Hongwu, countless legends are circulating.

Taizu family history

In Xu Zhenqing, he quoted Zhu Shide's tablet, the inscription of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, and recorded it as follows: Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Jurong, Jinling, and lived in Tongde Township. Its land is now in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and Zhu Yuanzhang's previous generations in the United States made a living from agriculture.

According to records, Zhu Yuanzhang's fifth ancestor was named Zhu Zhongba. He married Chen and gave birth to three boys. The eldest is Zhu Liu Er, the second is Zhu Shi Er, and the youngest is Zhu. Zhu is Zhu Yuanzhang's great grandfather, the ancestor of the fourth generation insider, and ordered the plan to fall out of power. Later, Gao Zuzhu married Hu and gave birth to two sons, the eldest son Zhu Siwu and the second son Zhu. This old Zhu is Zhu Yuanzhang's great grandfather. Later, my 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 Zhu Chuyi's generation, he married Wang and gave birth to two children, named May 1st and May 4th respectively. Zhu is Zhu Yuanzhang's father.

At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the Zhu family lived in Jurong, Jinling, and registered as gold prospectors. According to the regulations, they should pay taxes for the government. 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 Yuanzhang 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 Xiahou _ Junior 1 established a farm in Xuyi, but after Zhu's death, his family declined day by day and he had to make a living.

In this way, Zhu Wuyi and Zhu's brothers went to Wuhe, and soon, on May 1 day, they moved to Dongxiang, Zhongli 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 Lizhi Dongxiang, he gave birth to another son, named Zhu Chongba according to the ranking. This is Zhu Yuanzhang, September18th of the first year of AD, according to the Gregorian calendar 13281October 2 1 day.

Children of the poor are born one after another, and importing more food will only make life more difficult. It is conceivable that the birth of Zhu Yuanzhang at that time did 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 beings in later generations.

The birth of Zhu Yuanzhang's legend

A book called Jade Dies of the Emperor 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, hairpin, red clothes and an elephant Jane in his hand. The Taoist priest sat in the wheat field, fiddling with the white pills and elephants in his hand. Chen asked curiously, what is this? The Taoist replied: This is Da Dan. Here's one if you want. Chen held the big pill in his hand, and I couldn't help swallowing it carelessly. 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 floated across the room from the southeast, and that unique fragrance filled the whole room. Sure enough, it didn't last all night.

Another book named "Long Xing Ci Ji" said: When Zhu Yuanzhang was born, Erlang Temple, which was originally located in the west of the road, actually moved to the river dozens of steps east of the road. So his mother took her newborn baby to take a bath in the river. Just then, 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 Zhang. There is also a postscript in this book: when Zhu Yuanzhang was born, the room was covered with red paper. 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 Emperor Yu said is almost absurd. Since ancient times, there has been a saying in China that great saints are all produced by magical ideas. All saints have no father, they should feel heaven. However, from today's rational point of view, all these legends and articles of association can not stand scrutiny. What Zhu Yuanzhang said in 2000 made people think that Zhu Yuanzhang might have been born in Erlang Temple by the river, and he could only bathe 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. There is no way to prove whether Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a white gas infiltration room or in Hong Guang, Zhu Tian. Moreover, the publication time of "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 get farther and farther away from the truth.

Obviously, in order to flaunt that he is a divine right; In order to enhance the legitimacy of its rule, the imperial court must be willing to spread these myths that deify Zhu Yuanzhang. Even in the authoritative historical book "Collection of Longxing Ci" compiled by the government, there are different views on Zhu Mu. When Zhu Yuanzhang was born, the room was full of red light. After two transformations, the reliability of the existing Longxing Ci Collection has always been in doubt. Using the sanctity of heaven to scare people and strengthen authority is the usual trick of rulers of past dynasties. Ming Taizu, the official book of the Qing Dynasty, also recorded some such stories, but only followed the old saying.