Is Zhu Yuanzhang a southerner or a northerner?

Hello! Recently, I watched [Anhui Public Channel], and Professor Mao Peiqi, a doctoral supervisor in the History Department of China Renmin University, was a guest at [Xin 'an University Hall] and told the mystery of Zhu Yuanzhang's birth:

After Zhu moved to Dongxiang, Zhongli, he gave birth to another son named Zhu Chongba, namely Zhu Yuanzhang. Dongxiang in Zhongli is now Fengyang County, Anhui Province. Geographically speaking, it is south of the Central Plains, so it is a southerner.

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Mysterious birthplace:

In the Ming Dynasty, Xu Zhenqing quoted Zhu Yuanzhang's own inscription on Zhu Shide Monument, and recorded that Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu's relatives, and Jurong, Jinling, lived in Tongde Township. His place is now Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and Zhu Yuanzhang has lived on agriculture for generations.

According to records, Zhu Yuanzhang's fifth ancestor was Zhu Zhongba. He married Chen and gave birth to three boys. The eldest brother is Zhu 62, the second is Zhu 12, and the youngest is Zhu 16. Zhu is Zhu Yuanzhang's great-grandfather and the fourth ancestor. Later, great-grandfather Zhu married Hu and gave birth to 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 the first, second, fifth and fourteenth children. This Zhu Chuyi is Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather. To Zhu Chu's generation, he married Wang and had two sons, named May 1st and May 4th respectively. Zhu is Zhu Yuanzhang's father.

In the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhujiajian Island's family lived in Jurong, Jinling, belonging to the household registration of gold panning, and should pay taxes for gold panning by the government according to regulations. However, gold is not produced locally, so Zhujiajian Island has to buy gold elsewhere and pay taxes to the government. Zhu Chuyi was trapped by the official tax, so he 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 once bought land and real estate in Xuyi, but after Zhu Chuyi's death, his family was getting worse and worse, so that he could not make a living.

In this way, Zhu Wuyi and Zhu brothers fled to the Five Rivers. Soon, Wuyi moved to Dongxiang, zhongmou county with his family in Haozhou (now Fengyang County, Anhui Province). The May 4th family went to Lingbi and Hongxian, and then followed May 1st to Zhongli Dongxiang. Zhu Wuyi married Liu and gave birth to Zhu, Zhu Chonger and Zhu Chongsan in Xuyi. Zhu married Chen and gave birth to Zhu Zhongsi and a daughter in Xuyi. After Li Zhong left, Zhu Wuyi gave birth to Zhu Chongwu in Lingbi, Zhu gave birth to Zhu in Lingbi, and Zhu Chongqi and a daughter in Hongxian. After Zhu moved to Dongxiang, Zhongli, he gave birth to another son, named Zhu Chongba according to the ranking. This is Zhu Yuanzhang, who was 1328+00+2 1 according to the Gregorian calendar on September 18th.

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 born in a humble way, but he was accompanied by many paranormal-

A book called Jade Died in the Wild says: Before Zhu Yuanzhang was born, one day, Zhu Yuanzhang's mother Chen was sitting in the wheat field. At this time, a Taoist priest came from the northwest, with a long beard, a hairpin crown, a red coat and an elephant in his hand. The Taoist priest sat in the wheat field, holding a white pill like Jane in his hand. 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 Dan by hand, and in an unguarded moment, he couldn't help swallowing it. After she swallowed Da Dan, the Taoist priest suddenly disappeared. Soon, Chen gave birth to a boy named Zhu Yuanzhang. Legend has it that when Zhu Yuanzhang was born, a white breath blew from the southeast and ran through the house. The strange smell filled the whole house and stayed up all night.

Another book named "Longxing Ci Collection" says: When Zhu Yuanzhang was born, Erlang Temple, which was originally located in Luxi, actually moved to a place by the river dozens of steps east of the road. So, his mother took the newborn to take a bath in the river. At this moment, a red rose suddenly floated in the water, and his mother regarded it as a treasure. Later, the place that drifted to Luohong was called "Luohong Barrier". There is also a postscript to this book: when Zhu Yuanzhang was born, the whole room was red, and the monks in Huangsi (later renamed Temple) saw it from a distance and were surprised to say that there was a fire. I didn't know the baby was born until I asked it the next morning.

A bizarre legend

About the birth of Zhu Yuanzhang, various versions of myths and legends are dizzying. Then, naturally, there is such a legend that Zhujiajian gave birth to such a noble person-

There is a Yangjiadun in Sizhou, and there is a soil nest under the pier. One day, Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather was lying in it to have a rest after ploughing. At this time, two Taoist priests passed by. One of the masters pointed to the place where Grandpa Zhu Yuanzhang was lying and said, "When a person dies and is buried here, his descendants will become emperors." Another Taoist priest-the apprentice of the Taoist priest who spoke before-asked, "Why?" The Taoist replied, "It's warm here. If you plant dead branches here, leaves will surely 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 pretended to be deaf and dumb, waved his head and said that he didn't know anything. So the Taoist planted a dead branch there and left. Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather kept the Taoist priest's words in mind and waited for the dead branches to grow leaves day by day. Ten days passed, and the dead branches really grew leaves. But Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather is very calculating. He didn't want others to know that this place was a treasure trove of geomantic omen, so he pulled out the dead branch with leaves and inserted another dead branch.

Ten days later, two Taoist priests came to Tuwo again. Disciple found the dead branches inserted in the ground and asked in surprise, "Why don't you grow leaves?" The master pointed to Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather and said, "This man must have pulled it out." Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather saw it and admitted it. The Taoist priest said, "You are blessed. You should be buried here after you die. Your family will have a son of heaven. " So Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather was buried there after his death. At the time of burial, a magical thing happened: the soil torn by myself became a grave. This Yangjiadunzhang has still been found, and there is no vegetation.

Ten years after Zhu Yuanzhang was born, the Zhujiajian family moved to Xixiang, Lizhong, and then moved to Guzhuang Village, Taiping Township. There are also some anecdotes about Zhu Yuanzhang when he was young:

Zhu Yuanzhang often plays the game of worshipping the emperor when he is with his friends who are herding cattle. They made crowns out of spokes, barns 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, while others were sitting on the basket, they all sat unsteadily and fell down after a few times, while Zhu Yuanzhang sat firmly. As soon as everyone saw it, they took Zhu Yuanzhang and offered him a "water" as a memorial. From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang became the little leader of the cowherd. 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.

Cao Ye's hardships

When Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he also remembered his ancestors. At the same time, many people are interested in the family background of this little-known and rootless person. They subjectively 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 a native of Wuyuan, Huizhou (now Wuyuan, Jiangxi). According to the geographical division at that time, he and Zhu Yuanzhang were regarded as Datong Township. He lived in the Southern Song Dynasty and the Four Dynasties, worked as a secret cabinet editor, and wrote four notes-with such a great scholar and senior official as his granddaddy, the Zhujiajian family would have great face. 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.

His poor family background and hard experiences in his early years have appeared in his articles many times, the most representative of which is the Tomb Monument written by him in the eleventh year of Hongwu (1378). This monument stands in front of Zhu Zu's grave in Fengyang, Anhui Province, with the following inscription:

I was able to catch a glimpse of the shape, but when I saw the pale face, I suddenly thought of the hardships of the past. Moreover, the inscriptions on the imperial tomb were all washed white by Confucian ministers, which is not enough for future generations to learn from, and the difficulties are detailed, which can be seen from generation to generation.

He said that I often look in the mirror and see that my face is old and my hair is gray, and suddenly I think of the difficulties and hardships of previous years. The inscriptions on the imperial tombs written in the past dynasties are all whitewashed by Confucianism and ministers, which is not enough to leave a warning to future generations. Therefore, I will deliberately describe the difficult life experience, so that future generations can understand how our family has become rich step by step, and my struggle history will be read from generation to generation.

The inscription goes on to say: once upon a time, my father and emperor were everywhere, and agriculture was hard, and I hesitated day and night.

Father, Zhu Yuanzhang's father, whose name is Zhu, is actually an ordinary farmer. After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he was respected by four generations, and his father was honored as Renzu Chundi. It's Fang. Where is it? It is Zhou Hao Zhongli, where the Imperial Tomb is located, in the northeast of Fengyang County, Anhui Province today.

The Zhu family is very poor in the middle school, so they have nothing. They barely made a living by renting out other people's fields, but at this moment, natural disasters and plagues occurred again, making it impossible to maintain their already difficult livelihood.

The plague spread and relatives died one after another. First my father died, then my eldest brother died, and then my mother died. Needless to say, Zhu Yuanzhang's sadness, the most painful thing for him is that their brothers are unable to bury their parents-the land at home is rented and they are not allowed to bury the dead. The landowners ignored their cries, "shouting angrily" and "disharmony with the land and disappointment in the neighborhood". When their brothers were helpless, Tianzhu's brother was kind and gave them a piece of land to bury Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest brother and parents. Despite this, the conditions for burial are pitiful: "There is no coffin at the funeral, and the body is ugly and covered with a ruler. What is there to eat?" You see, they have no coffins to bury their loved ones. They just wrapped the body in rags and buried it in loess. There is nothing to commemorate.

However, in the legends of later generations, the death and burial process of Zhu Yuanzhang's parents were deified: after Zhu Yuanzhang's parents died of the plague, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest brother died with him, and the Zhujiajian family was too poor to afford a coffin, let alone bury the dead. Zhu Yuanzhang and his second brother carried the bodies of their loved ones and wanted to be buried in the valley. Unfortunately, on the way, the rope for carrying the body was broken again. The second brother hurried back to find the rope and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to guard the body. At this time, there was a sudden wind and rain in the sky, lightning and thunder, and the wind was blowing hard. Zhu Yuanzhang ran under a tree to shelter from the rain. He suddenly heard someone in the air say, "Who is encroaching on my land?" At the same time, there seems to be another person answering in the air, mentioning the name of Zhu Yuanzhang's father. The first man listened and said, "If you want to bury this man, forget it." After a while, another storm blew, and the wind and sand broke the trees, and the sky became dark. When it was bright again, Zhu Yuanzhang ran over and saw a crack in the ground. The bodies of parents and eldest brother had been buried. This land is now the location of Fengyang Imperial Tomb.

Wandering monks

After Zhu Yuanzhang buried his parents and eldest brother, he was separated from his older second brother and had to leave home to make a living elsewhere. Zhu Yuanzhang was alone and could hardly live. Seeing his pity, the kind neighbor Queen Mother sent some gifts to the abbot of a nearby temple to persuade them to accept Zhu Yuanzhang. She wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to become a monk and have ample food and clothing. For Zhu Yuanzhang, becoming a monk is a desperate choice. At first, Zhu Yuanzhang was not an ambitious man. There are also some legends or side notes about why Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk.

Legend has it that after Zhu Yuanzhang was born, he never ate for some reason. One day, Emperor Chun (referring to Zhu Yuanzhang's father) saw a strange-looking monk sitting by the door on his way back from seeking medical treatment. Unexpectedly, the monk suddenly spoke and asked him, "Where is the benefactor going?" Huang Chun said, "I have a new son, but I can't eat." The monk said, "Never mind! By midnight tonight (23: 00 pm to early morning 1), he will naturally be able to eat. " After thanking the monk, Emperor Chun said that if it was as he said, he would accept the child as an apprentice. Huang Chun said that he would entertain the monk with tea when he came in, but when he came out, he found that he didn't know where he had gone. In the middle of the night, the monk's words came true and Zhu Yuanzhang could eat.

There is also a legend that Zhu Yuanzhang was often ill when he was a baby. In order to raise children well at home, children are enclosed in temples according to local customs and let them become monks when they grow up. After Zhu Yuanzhang grew up, Zhu Yuanzhang's father allowed his son to become a monk, but the child's mother quit, so things were delayed and Zhu Yuanzhang did not enter the Buddha early. Unforeseen things happened, and then a plague broke out in the village. In desperation, Zhu Yuanzhang asked his second brother to agree to worship the monk as a teacher in his hometown Huangsi, and his neighbors helped him complete the ceremony.

Both materials come from Tianhuang's jade mold.

The temple Zhu Yuanzhang entered was called Jade huang temple, which was later renamed Huang Jue Temple. After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, in the sixteenth year of Hongwu (1383), Huang Jue Temple was rebuilt in the northeast of the original site 15, and it was renamed Da longxing temple. When the famine also threatened the temple, the monks had no food to eat-"After living for less than two months, the temple owner closed the warehouse. Each for a living, floating clouds. " Zhu Yuanzhang stayed in the temple for less than 50 days and worked as a "pawn" for less than two months. Before he knew anything, he left the temple and traveled around. It was four years in Yuan Dynasty (1344), and Zhu Yuanzhang was only 17 years old.

As a traveling monk, Zhu Yuanzhang, like a beggar, can be said to have experienced hardships. Zhu Yuanzhang traveled all over the mountains and rivers west of Huaihe River and south of Henan, so it took him more than three years. Zhu Yuanzhang was in his early twenties at this time. In these three years, he has broadened his horizons, increased his life experience and honed his ability to survive in adversity. But Zhu Yuanzhang missed his hometown after all, so he returned to the ancestral temple.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was just an ordinary monk at that time, his life in the temple was deified: when he lived in the temple, red light often flashed in the room at night, and when people approached, the red light disappeared, which surprised everyone. This is the first two months of his first visit to the temple. When he goes to the temple from other places, the situation will be even more mysterious. One day, a Taoist in red appeared in the northwest of the temple. He said, "There are good people in this temple." In other words, this temple will produce great people in the future.

Legend has it that one day, when Zhu Yuanzhang was sweeping the floor and swept to the foot of the Buddha statue, he thought that his outstretched foot was in the way and casually said, "It's retracted!" Unexpectedly, the Buddha's feet really "shrank" back. Another time, the mouse ate the incense candle in front of the Buddha statue. Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry and thought, Buddha, why don't you care about anything? So with a stroke of a pen, five big characters were approved on the back of the Buddha statue: "Send to three thousand miles." In the evening, other monks in the temple had a dream that the Buddha in the temple was leaving. They asked strangely, "Why did you leave?" Buddha said, "The Lord sent three thousand Li." The next morning, the monks found the words on the back of the Buddha statue and asked who did it. Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Haha, that's my joke. I'll let him go now." Sure enough, in the evening, the monks dreamed that the Buddha would come to thank them. Buddha has long known that Zhu Yuanzhang is the "master of the world".

Zhu Yuanzhang stayed in the temple for another three years. If there is no accident, Zhu Yuanzhang, a monk, may continue to do it. With his cleverness and diligence, he may become a monk who is proficient in Buddhist scriptures and teaches all his life. However, in the eleventh year of Zheng Zheng (135 1), a new world opened before his eyes. The devil did something, and a hero hiding in the grass embarked on his own entrepreneurial road. Zhu Yuanzhang joined the army to survive, but when he galloped on the battlefield, he found that he was not a weak man. He can not only command thousands of troops, but also control the fate of himself and many people.

It's a bit long, which answers your question and mine [does anyone know the genealogy of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty? ] has also been solved. I'm so happy!