Was Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, once a cowherd?

Speaking of "the son of heaven in cloth", there are two in history, one is Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang and the other is Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. But among all the emperors in history, the controversy about "Long Yan" is the highest, and only Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang is the only one!

A miserable and sleepy farmer's child in the countryside, it only took 15 years to herd cattle, and he became famous!

Zhu Yuanzhang was originally named Chongba, and was later named Xingzong. He joined the Guo Zixing army and changed his name to Bird. He is also a long-lived emperor. He lived to be 70 years old, and his legendary life was as complicated and wonderful as his posthumous title: he started the world, became a great sage, and succeeded him as a high emperor.

Why is the distinguished monarch so confusing?

In many film and television works, Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance really needs to be described by the word "unsightly", which is now a fruit face-mango face.

From the analysis of thirteen portraits handed down to the present, there are two extremes in Zhu Yuanzhang's face. One is to show a gesture full of strategy, the other is bright eyes, the other is a handsome foreign minister, and the other is the unique boldness of vision of the real dragon emperor. It gives people the feeling that "everywhere is our territory".

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Han recorded in Volume VI of Song Chuang Yu Meng: "I am an ordinary person in the south. When I enter the Wuying Hall, I want to pay tribute to my second ancestor. Mao's face, beautiful eyebrows, long nose and lips, and full moon must all be feet, which is quite different from the image in folklore. According to legend, Taizu killed several people, but the latter one was spared. It is not known what the folk preach, that is, what the latter wrote. Cheng Zu's capacity is like Taizu's, but there are two beards between them that hang down to his abdomen. "

This is a saying. At present, there are only two such portraits, and the remaining eleven portraits are what most people imagine. Pockmarked face, garlic nose, huge chin, raised forehead. According to legend, Zhu Yuanzhang died suddenly because the court painter painted too much like himself without any modification.

However, when describing his appearance in Ming History, he said, "His appearance is magnificent and his strange bones are inspiring. The breadth of ambition is immeasurable. " Because of her outstanding appearance, Guo Zixing liked it very much, earned it, and betrothed her daughter to him, that is, the future Ma Huanghou.

As the wife of Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma Shi is virtuous, intelligent, capable and well managed. During the war, Zhu Yuanzhang led troops to the front line, and Ma Shi distributed his money to officers and men to reward generals and help Zhu Yuanzhang tide over the difficulties. Husband and wife share weal and woe * * *, very loving. After Zhu Yuanzhang pacified the world, Ma Shi was made queen. Ma Huanghou, the mother instrument of the world, relied on extraordinary wisdom to assist Zhu Yuanzhang from beginning to end. Zhu Yuanzhang was very sad that Ma Shi died. From then on, she was no longer the queen.

If you want to know Zhu Yuanzhang better, you have to work hard on several dishes. What is the relationship between familiar home cooking and Zhu Yuanzhang?

Four dishes and one soup

According to legend, "four dishes and one soup" is because Zhu Yuanzhang denounced the bad social atmosphere of extravagance and erosion, advocated "disc action" among officials, saved money and ate four dishes and one bowl of soup. After a long period of improvement and evolution, "four dishes and one soup" is also the standard of state banquet reception today.

Huangshi tripe wrapped chicken

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang led an army to fight, and the enemy was strong. Zhu Yuanzhang's army lost, and he was hungry and tired. Zhu Yuanzhang passed a farmhouse and smelled a strange smell, so he went into the hut to look for it. I saw an old woman busy in front of the stove. It turns out that the old woman gave birth to a daughter-in-law, and the old woman cooked soup with pork belly and native chicken to nourish the maternal body. The old woman saw that the general was hungry and gave him a bowl. A few years later, Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne and thought of the original flavor. After sending someone to search for no results, the dish was named "Yellow Belly Chicken".

Pearl Emerald Tang Baiyu

When Zhu Yuanzhang was young and embarrassed, it was common to go hungry. Zhu Yuanzhang, who was dizzy with hunger in the street, was seen by a kind-hearted man and gave him a bowl of soup with a little cabbage, spinach leaves, tofu and leftovers. Zhu Yuanzhang woke up and asked the good-hearted people what the name of this dish was. Good-hearted people joked: "Pearl jade white jade soup"!

When Zhu Yuanzhang was young, he suffered a lot, got the help of a good wife and mother, and also got the help of good people many times, which doomed Zhu Yuanzhang to overcome difficulties and finally sit on the throne of the emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang is in a high position, but he is worried that his subordinates' ambitions for the position of the son of heaven are the same as his own, and his power has reached an unprecedented height. There is also a folk legend that Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that the hero had the heart of rebellion. Under the guise of the Qing Palace Building, he invited the heroes of that year to propose a toast, and eventually they were all buried in the sea of fire.