1. I, the commoner of Huaiyou, have nothing to do with me; This has also become the mantra of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, why don't I serve as a commoner in Huaiyou! According to the vernacular, I am just a common man in a small place. The position of emperor has nothing to do with me. Why is it that it is not my turn to be involved, but I happen to sit on it? What does this mean? This is God taking pity on me, Zhu Yuanzhang. First Emperor Ying Zheng and I are the men chosen by God. This idea would spread widely, so Zhu Yuanzhang built the imperial city in Nanjing in order to show that he was destined by heaven.

2. If you don’t do something, then don’t do it. If you do, then do it.

Logically speaking, this sentence should come from the Analects. It may be that after Zhu Yuanzhang improved it, the original text of the Analects: If you don’t do it, then do it. Not to do it, to do it, extremely. The general meaning is that it’s best to either not do it or to do it.

3. Unprepared talents are not enough to govern

Without a sufficient reserve of virtuous and capable talents, it is impossible to govern the country well. Of course, this is closely related to things in our lives. If a person wants to make a career, he must have the ability. Ability alone is not enough, he must have both virtue and morality.

4. Laugh at those who are ridiculous in the world, and scold those who are scolded in the world

Some people say that this sentence does not sound like Zhu Yuanzhang’s famous saying. Logically speaking, it means that when all birds are gone, a good bow will be lost. Hide and wait. Anyway, Zhu Yuanzhang should have said this. The specific meaning is that a person must have the capacity to accommodate others, which is the measure. Generally, a master has a lot, and a villain is definitely not. If there is no capacity to accommodate others, then he will definitely become a person. No big deal.

5. What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is mine

The last sentence is very classic, but I don’t recommend that you learn it. It comes from those things in the Ming Dynasty In this book, I was having a dialogue with Chen Youliang. Facing everything in this world, what I have is mine, and everything you Chen Youliang has will be mine in the future. Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.