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Imperial Tomb Stele, written by Zhu Yuanzhang (Ming Dynasty)

In April of the summer of the eleventh year of Hongwu, Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin, was ordered to supervise the construction of the new imperial palace. Shi Bingjian gave him a glimpse of its shape, but when he saw the green face and bright head, he suddenly thought about the hardships of the past. Descendants should refrain from describing the difficult fortunes of the Ming Dynasty for generations to see.

In the past, my father lived here. Agriculture was difficult, day and night, wandering around, natural disasters were prevalent, and the family members suffered disasters. The emperor finally turned sixty and had four emperors and five children. Nine times out of ten, Brother Meng died first. The whole family was in mourning. The landowner had no morals and no regard for me. He screamed and raised his head and did not agree with the neighbors. He was melancholy. Suddenly, Brother Yi’s generosity benefited him. The funeral was in yellow soil. There was no coffin and the body was covered with evil clothes. How could he pay homage to it? After the funeral, the family was in panic, the younger brother Zhong was weak, and his livelihood was poor. Sister Zhang and Meng returned to their hometown with their young children to watch the weather. There was no rain left. The people in Tengxiang were short of food, grass, and food. I was so frightened. What was going on with my brother? Brother Chang Yun left. Brother, I cry for me in all the bad times. I am sad for my brother. The emperor weeps in the day and my heart is broken. My brother is mourning on a different journey. Wang's mother raises money for me and sends her son to send him off. She prepares sweet wine and incense to worship the Buddha. After two months of entering and leaving the monk's room, the master of the temple sealed the warehouse, and the people all had their own plans. The clouds and water were flying. What could I do? The poor cliffs are craggy and leaning against the blue sky. Listening to the cries of apes at night and the moon. My desolate soul is looking for my parents. I have no ambition and I am destitute and pretending to be in the west wind. The cranes are chirping and the rain is pattering. My body is like flying frost and I am chasing the wind. My heart is still rolling. It is boiling. The soup is floating with clouds for three years. When Fang was twenty and strong, Changhuai was robbed, people's livelihood was turbulent, and the longing for relatives was obvious. Day by day, it was far away from home and country. He returned to resume his business in Juehuang's residence for three years, and the hero jumped into the beam. At the beginning, Ru Yingci and Feng started. The south wing of Yang soon fell into the depths of the city. The high city god refused to go and gave the order to be clear

My friend sent a letter saying that he was about to surrender. He was worried and frightened and had no details. Those who are aware will want to make a statement. When persecution comes, I have no choice but to consult with those who know, and tell me the result. I put my hands down and wait for the crime, but also raise my arms to kill each other. The one who knows makes a plan for me and prays for me, keeping silent as he says, and goes to divination to keep it. How detailed is the spirit of Yin and Yin? There is a warning, the spirit is gloomy, and the divination code is unlucky. It is going to be bad, but it is possible to rise and fall immediately. The attached city is almost ignorant, and it is released in a short time. The body is healthy. From the foolish morning to the sunset, the army soldiers punish the soldiers. Tangtang can not be grasped. Seize again, move the camp, change the bases, the flags are facing each other, they are relieved, abandon the weapons and spears, take off the brigade, control the horses and reins, travel to the south, the country is comfortable, and the farmers are encouraged to enlist in the army. It will not last more than a month, and the red flags are gathered to cover the fields. Gang led Du Qingliu to garrison Chuyang and missed his relatives. He asked about his relatives all day long. He was generous and knew that Sister Zhong had passed away. He only survived, the son-in-law and the nephew. The two sons-in-law came to my residence. My nephew saw his uncle as if he were seeing his mother. At this time, Meng's sister-in-law also knew that she brought her son and daughter. The second brother has died and has been left alone for several years. He is a widow holding a basket in the wild because of the busy life of the army in the north and the south. For a while, they gathered together as if they were reborn, holding their clothes and complaining about how difficult it was in the past.

So the family and their families went out to train with the troops and the heroes, and they drove and ate. Temporarily garrisoning Hezhou and crossing the river eastward, Fu Gu is familiar with the etiquette. It is Shang Sui who established the four gates of Jianye, guarding the gates, hoisting troops and horses. Watching the heroes fighting for their own sakes, they are shouting and teaching. Hu Renliangyu is Zhang Huang's Sixth Division, flying flags and horns. The brave man serves the wise man Zanxiang. He personally conquers Jingchu, generals from Pinghu and Xiangsan Miao have conquered Guanghai and marched into Xinjiang. He ordered the general Dongping to Wuyue and Qilu Yao. To the west of the banner, there is the dangerous land of Yiluohan. The river Huang enters Hudu and the city is not easy to be unruly. The tiger ministers reveal their sharp edges and are as bright as stars. They have been driven as far as Jingxing. The people inside and outside the rivers and mountains are looking up to Guanzhong. The city has been settled. The lanes are full of music, the sound is loud, the music is flowing, and the books have been transferred to Nanfan. There are ten Three Kingdoms. When the king comes, he leans against the Jinling Mausoleum and sets the cauldron. The tiger is perched on the phoenix. The stars are high and the moon shines across the sea. The Zhongshan Mountain is in the mountains. The mountains are close to the silver huang. He wants to thicken the mausoleum. The divination is said to be impossible. It is hidden on the ground. This is the ritual of the sacrifice. It has been determined that every fine thing is steamed and tasted, but the hard work and extreme kindness are hard to repay. The stone inscription is carried in the palace for generations, and the virtue must be like the tearful pen of the Yin and Shang Dynasties.

Zhu Yuanzhang's "Imperial Tomb Stele"

The filial son Emperor Yuanzhang's stele on the Imperial Tomb of the Ming Dynasty sincerely stated:

In April of the summer of the eleventh year of Hongwu, Ming Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin, supervised the construction of the imperial palace. When I took a look, I saw the pale face and bright head, and suddenly thought about the hardships of the past. The inscriptions on the tombstones of Emperor Kuang's mausoleum are all written by Confucian officials and may not serve as a warning for future generations. He specifically described the hardships and the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty for generations to see. He said: In the past, my father lived in this place. Agriculture was difficult and he was wandering day and night. Natural disasters were prevalent in Russia, and the family members suffered disasters. The emperor's test finally turned out to be 4 out of 60, and the emperor's heirs were 9 out of 50. Brother Meng died first, and the whole family was in mourning. The landowner's morality is not taken into account by me, he shouts and screams loudly, and has no regard for the land, which makes the neighbors feel melancholy. Brother Yi's generosity benefits this yellow soil. There is no coffin in the funeral, and the body is covered with poor clothes. The floating cover is three feet high, what kind of food can be laid as a slurry? After the burial, the family was in panic. Brother Zhong is young and weak, and his livelihood is limited.

Sister-in-law Meng returned to her hometown with her young children in the East. There is no rain in the sky, but locusts are soaring. The people here are short of food, so vegetation is food. I couldn't help but feel so frightened. It's just a plan with my brother. How can it be normal? Brother Yun goes here to survive the bad times. My brother cries for me, and I feel sad for him. The emperor is weeping heartbroken in the daytime. Brothers walking together, their sorrow moved the distant sky. Mrs. Wang's mother raised some money for me, sent her son to send me off, and prepared sweet and sweet wine. Pay homage to the Buddha at the empty door and enter and exit the monk's room. After living for less than two months, the master of the temple closed the warehouse. Everyone was planning their own plans. The clouds and rivers were floating. What could I do? Rushing forward, he threw himself into an ancient temple at dusk and staggered. Looking up at the cuiwei of the dome cliff and leaning against the green, listening to the ape's cry and the moonlight at night makes it desolate. The soul is wandering but looking for parents has no one, the ambition is down and the hero is pretending. The west wind is howling with cranes, and the rain is dripping with flying frost. My body is like a canopy, chasing the wind without stopping. My heart is rolling like boiling soup. I have been floating in the clouds for three years. I am only twenty years old and strong. At that time, the Changhuai River was invaded, and the people's livelihood was bustling, so I missed my relatives. His heart is clear, and he is far away from his family and country. After returning home, he still resumes his career in the emperor. After living there for three years, the hero jumped off the beam. The first chaos was in Ruying, and the second time was in the southern chamber of Fengyang. Not long after the city fell, the city god was deep and high. He refused to defend, and the order was given loudly. Friends sent letters, saying that he was about to surrender. He was worried and frightened, and could not provide any details. Those who are aware of it will want to make their voices heard. At this time, if you are forced but have no self, try to negotiate with those who know. Then he told him, "Do you want to just sit back and wait for trouble?" He also raises his arms and kills each other: the one who knows makes a plan for me, and prays in silence. As he said, I wonder how good it will be to keep him. The god is gloomy and alert, and his energy is gloomy and overflowing. If you escape from the divination, it will be unlucky. That is to say, it rises and descends and attaches to the city, but it is almost destroyed by ignorance. He was released a short time later and is in good health. From dawn to dusk, I practice abstinence every day. The soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty were punished, and the soldiers were in trouble. If you can't grab it once, you can grab it again and again. Moving camps and bases, facing each other with flags. Let him go and abandon his weapons and spears. I left the brigade, rode my horse to control the territory, and traveled to the south, feeling refreshed and light. Encourage farmers to join the army, and their careers will be improved. Not more than a month later, everyone gathered together, with red flags covering the fields and filling the hills, leading the way across the clear stream, guarding Chuyang, thinking about relatives and asking about the past, and being generous all day long. It is known that Zhongda has passed away, leaving her husband and nephew alone. The prince-in-law attracts his son to live with me, and the nephew sees his uncle as he sees his mother. At this time, Mrs. Meng also knew about it, and she brought her son and beloved daughter with her. The second brother has been dead for several years, leaving a widow holding a basket in the wild. Because of the war between the north and the south, life was busy. A moment of gathering is like rebirth, holding on to one's clothes and complaining about the past. So there are dependents at home, and they go out to practice military and steel, and all the heroes work together, and they don't miss out on food and drink. He temporarily stayed in Hezhou and crossed the Taijiang River eastward. Who is the first to caress the aunt? The etiquette is the highest. Then it was decided to build the industry and guard the pass on all four sides. The soldiers and horses are vigorously fighting, and the soldiers are watching quietly. The heroes are self-sufficient in teaching, and their swords are loud and clear in the sky. Yuan Gang can't stand up to the methods of his ancestors, so how can a hero be kind? Yu is Zhang Huang's Sixth Division, flying flags with horns high. The brave will serve, the wise will praise Xiang, and he will personally conquer Jingchu and conquer Huguang. Jingchu conquered Pinghu, Xiang, and the three seedlings, and entered Guanghai into Xinjiang. The general was ordered to go east to Wu, Yue, Qi, and Lu, and to shine with banners. To the west are Huyi, Luo, Wei, and Han. The land is dangerous and the river is Huang. It is not easy to enter Hudu and enter the city. The tiger ministers show their sharp blades and die like stars. Ji has long driven his hands to Jingxing. Inside and outside the rivers and mountains, the people are looking up to him. Guanzhong is settled, and the streets are playing music. Yuantu and Lelang returned to the throne, and the king of three kingdoms in Nanfan came. The tripod is built according to Jinling, with a tiger standing on it and a phoenix in the sky. The stars are high in the sky and the moon is shining on the sea. Zhongshan is the peak and the mountains are close to the silver sky. If you want to have a small burial in a thick mausoleum, the fortune teller will say that it is not possible, and the place is unknown. So the ceremony of sacrificial service has been determined, and every clean thing is steamed and tasted. However, it is difficult to repay the kindness of the hard work and the utmost, so it is inscribed in stone in the palace. Carrying forward the fortune and pursuing virtue from generation to generation must be like that of the Yin Shang Dynasty. The pen of tears is used to describe the difficulties, and the instructions to the heirs are used to promote prosperity. I bow my head again and wish to come to you from time to time.

In the eleventh year of Hongwu, it was built on Wuwu, the auspicious day of July.