Xu Wangfen's Original Works and Zhu Yuanzhang's Narration of Father-in-law's Family

Xuwangfen is located in Minzi Township, 70 miles north of Suzhou.

Ming Taizu (Zhu Yuanzhang) was in the first year of Hongwu (A.D. 1368), and Suzhou belonged to Lin Hao Prefecture; In the seventh year of Hongwu (AD 1374), Suzhou belonged to Fengyang County. Suzhou Jinli belongs to Anhui Province, referred to as "Qi", also known as Qi City and Suzhou City.

Minzi Township, also known as Min Jixian and Min Subset, is now Minxian Village, which is famous for Min Zikai. According to reports, Minxian Village has a history of more than 2,700 years. It used to be the transportation and cultural center of nearby villages and towns, and it was the important birthplace of filial piety culture in China. Minzi, who lost his name, was a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was a disciple of Confucius, one of the 72 sages, and was on an equal footing with Yan Yuan. Born in 536 BC, he died in Minxian Village in 487 BC.

Xuwangfen is located in Minzi Township, with Guishan on the left and Fengshan on the right.

Xu Wang Xing Ma, a native of Xinfengli, Minzi Township, is the father of filial piety queen Ma Shi (Queen Ming Taizu) and Zhu Yuanzhang's father-in-law.

According to Volume 300 of Biography of Ming Dynasty, Volume 1 18, Volume 1 18 of Biography of My Concubine Ma Gong, Table 9, and Concubine Enzehou Table:

After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, in the second year of Hongwu (AD 1369), Xu Wang was posthumously awarded to his uncle (father-in-law). At the same time, he was posthumously awarded as Mrs. Zheng Wei.

According to historical records, we only know the surname of Ma Xing, but there is no name to be found (according to Ming History, it can be called. )。

In the fourth year of Hongwu (A.D. 137 1), Zhu Yuanzhang issued a letter to set up a shrine in the south of Xu Wang's tomb to pay homage to the 18-year-old Xu Wang.

In the 25th year of Hongwu (A.D. 1392), Xuwang's tomb and places of worship were changed to the management of temple priests (imperial court); There are also two worshippers (according to "Official Four" in Article 51 of the Ming History: "Xiaoling, Wang Yang's Tomb and Xuwang's Tomb each offer a sacrifice"); At the same time, in addition to giving Xu Wang's relative Wu Shi as a sacrifice.

On that day, Xu Wang's sacrifice was prepared and supplied by different places:

Suzhou is responsible for the Spring and Autumn Festival;

Zhou Xu is responsible for the rest of the festivals.

In addition, the court also set up 93 grave households to sweep graves for worship.

It should be pointed out that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang named his father-in-law Ma Shi Xu Wang was not only an ordinary gift after he ascended the throne, but also the affection between him and his wife. According to the Ming History Volume 1 13 BiographyNo. 1 Biography of Mao Yixiao and High Empress:

After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he wanted to find the people of Queen Ma Shi and grant them official titles. However, Ma Huanghou thought that it was illegal to award the salary of the imperial court to consorts, which was regarded as a public instrument for private use, and he tried his best to politely decline it. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang had to give up. However, after the honor, every time Ma Huanghou talked about the early death of her parents, she would cry sadly. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang posthumously awarded Ma Gongwei, the father of the Queen Mother, and Kevin·Z, the Queen Mother, as Mrs. Wang.

Zhu Yuanzhang also specifically mentioned the situation of his father-in-law's family.

So, in Zhu Yuanzhang's narrative, what is the situation of the Xujiawang family?

According to records, in the fourth year of Hongwu (A.D. 137 1), during the summer and June of Shen Bingxia, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped at the gate of the palace, summoned Tao Kai, then assistant minister of does, and told him:

The father of the Queen (Ma Huanghou) was named King Xu by the imperial court.

Xu Wangxing Ma, from generation to generation, lives in Xinfengli, Minzi Township.

Xu Wang was originally a farmer. He is usually very simple.

Xu Wang's name is unknown (maybe he doesn't have a name at all. )。

According to the age ranking among brothers, people call Xu Wang "Ma San".

In Xu Wang's youth, his muscles were extraordinary. He is deep and determined, unsmiling; He keeps his promise and has a strong character.

Xu Wang hates evil enemies. Usually when he sees someone doing injustice, he will regard him as an enemy.

In addition, as long as someone touches Xu Wang's wishes a little, he will beat him at will. Even if he killed someone, Xu Wang was not afraid. Because of this, none of Xu Wang's fellow villagers dared to offend him.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the government of Yuan and Mongolia could not control the political power in their hands normally, and the society was unstable, and the world was about to be in chaos.

In this case, Xu Wang killed people out of anger.

Although Yuan Meng is about to collapse, killing people is still illegal.

After the murder, Xu Wang fled his hometown for fear of being arrested and imprisoned and being interrogated for breaking the law.

After fleeing his hometown, Xu Wang moved to Dingyuan (now Chuzhou City, Anhui Province).

Then the world really messed up.

So, with his mother Zheng, he left Dingyuan and went elsewhere to escape the war.

When she left Dingyuan, she entrusted her daughter to the care of the Guo family in Dingyuan.

At this time, I married my daughter to the Guo family.

So, she became the adopted daughter of the Guo family.

Later, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, society was in chaos, and Guo became the leader of the Party. As a result, Guo Jianli established his position as a marshal, and he gathered villagers as his own team.

Guo gained power, even I Zhu Yuanzhang was still his subordinate.

Later, when I got the land, I immediately became a queen. The queen's father was named, and the queen's mother, Zheng, was his wife.

Being childless, I arranged to build a temple for Xu Wangjian in the east of the ancestral temple for him to worship at the age of eighteen.

Since ancient times, there has been no such paradigm to find information and documents about the worship of temples in King Xu. Therefore, I ordered to rebuild the temple for Xu Wang and serve his God in the village where he once lived, in the open space south of his cemetery.

Mid-month in spring and autumn (refers to the second month of each season, namely February, May, August and November of the lunar calendar. ), let the relevant government offices of the court be responsible for the worship of Xu Wang.

According to what I said, you can write an outline of Xu Wang's affairs and stamp it on Jianmin to show immortality.

Zhu Yuanzhang's account of his father-in-law's family is probably like this.

As far as records are concerned, the following conclusions can be drawn:

First, the so-called "what kind of prince would you rather have?" Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was a poor man. He once spared cows for the rich and worked as a monk. His father-in-law's family is also a farmer's family. In this regard, in the face of imperial power (or power), there is actually no need to go down to the dust. If those in power are afraid of power, then they have authority; If those in power squander their power, then they are only arrogant. All those who hold power are human beings, not gods.

Second, I guess when Zhu Yuanzhang came to power, he would beautify his father-in-law intentionally or unintentionally. However, people who read history should know that Zhu Yuanzhang's father-in-law Ma Shi probably doesn't even have a name; Ma Shi, Zhu Yuanzhang's father-in-law, likes fighting very much. Ma Shi, Zhu Yuanzhang's father-in-law, was hardly asked in the village. Ma Shi, Zhu Yuanzhang's father-in-law, escaped after killing.

There are two points to be added about Xu Wangfen.

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According to the Ming dynasty anonymous "Fengtian Jingnan Ji" records:

In the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu, that is, the fourth year of Wenjian (A.D. 1402), Judy seized the country from her nephew, Emperor Jianwen. In the process of attacking Xuzhou, that is, in February of this year, he stopped all the soldiers. This is the hometown of his grandfather Xu Wang, and the tomb is here. He shall not infringe upon or harass the people on the ground. Anyone who violates the order will not borrow money. In addition, Judy also sent Li Rang, commander of Jingshi, to offer sacrifices to Xu Wang's grave, and presented 10,000 ingots to Xu Wang's relatives.

Guess, because of Xu Wang's tomb, Xuzhou, which is firmly adhered to, will be less ravaged by soldiers than other places after it is broken.

The second point.

According to the "Ming Taizong Sermon" (Ming Taizong was the Ming emperor Judy. Judy Temple was formerly known as Taizong; When Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty was in Zhu Houzong, Judy Temple was renamed Chengzu.

In the ninth year of Yongle (A.D. 14 1 1), Xin Si was convicted and arrested in Jianyang Town in November of the lunar calendar.

Ma Huanghou's relative Wu Kun guarded Xu Wang's grave. During this period, he ran amok in Suzhou, breaking the law and discipline. Because he was a relative of the first Queen, Judy pardoned Wu Kun after he was arrested.

Let's see, it's illegal to have a little power because relatives keep the tomb; Try it, because you are a relative of the first queen, and you can be pardoned for breaking the law and discipline.

The main part of this paper is based on a passage written by Li at the end of Song Dynasty in Ming Dynasty.

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