Zhu Yuanzhang stills
Zhu Yuanzhang's life is legendary. He turned from a humble farmer to a typical inspirational figure who successfully counterattacked at the grassroots level. In modern words, he did not fight for his father, but created a world entirely by his own ability.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was young, he didn't have enough to eat. Some people helped him and some people threw stones when he was down and out. Liu De is a very typical example. When Zhu Yuanzhang was young, his parents farmed for Liu Dejia, and he herded cattle for Liu Dejia, but Liu De was not good to him and often beat and scolded him. Zhu Yuanzhang's young mind suffered serious trauma and setbacks. It can be said that Liu De was the first person who broke Zhu Yuanzhang's heart in his miserable life. So what do you think of Zhu Yuanzhang as emperor? First of all, we should start with Zhu Yuanzhang's childhood.
(1) Why was Zhu Yuanzhang originally named Zhu Chongba?
In the first year of He Zhi (1328 10 2 1), there was a poor peasant in Zhongli County (now Fengyang County, Anhui Province). The name of the host is Zhu. This day is a special day for Jia Zhu, because a boy who changed the historical trend was born in Jia Zhu.
According to the laws of the Yuan Dynasty, untouchables who had no education or worked as officials and lived at the bottom of society were not qualified to take the nickname.
Yu Yue, a famous scholar in Qing dynasty, wrote in "Essays on Tang Chun"? Under the meta-system, unemployed people are not allowed to name, but the total age of their parents is mentioned in the name? In the Yuan Dynasty, people without jobs were named after their parents' ages. For example, their father is 30 years old and their mother is 29 years old, adding up to 59, and their child is named 59. Of course, some people are named after numbers.
When Zhu named his newborn son, he named him Zhu Chongba, that is, Zhu Baba, and later changed his name to Zhu Yuanzhang, because his son ranked eighth in the family.
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(2) The grass-roots emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was king of the children since he was a child.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a farmer for three generations. At that time, he was a tenant farmer, that is, a farmer who rented landlord land in ancient times. Zhu's daily job is to farm the land for the landlord Liu Dejia. Because there are too many children at home, farming can't solve the problem of food and clothing. Zhu Yuanzhang is also a sensible child. In order to reduce the burden on his parents, he herded cattle for Liu Dejia when he was a few years old, and has since become a cowherd.
Of course, the tenants who worked for the landlords were not the May 4th family of Zhu, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not the only one who was born a cowboy. Everyone is a wage earner. Zhu Yuanzhang met Xu Da, Tanghe and Zhou Dexing while herding cattle, and they all became the old shareholders of Zhu Yuanzhang Group.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's childhood, he not only herded cattle, but also often played games with his friends. It's not hard to understand that playing is a child's nature. In this group of Xiong Haizi, Zhu Yuanzhang is not the oldest one, but he is loyal and has a nice voice. Everyone listens to his command and is willing to do it? The king of children? It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang has a strong leadership ability since he was a child.
Zhu Yuanzhang's childhood stills
(3) Zhu Yuanzhang stole Liu Degu's cattle.
Liu De is rich, but heartless, and he is also very stingy. He eats a lot of fish and meat every day, but these children who herd cattle for him are not full. Zhu Yuanzhang often works on an empty stomach. Even if he doesn't have enough to eat, Liu De often beats and scolds his children because of some trivial things, which attracts Zhu Yuanzhang's resentment.
Zhu Yuanzhang's family was not rich and did not have enough to eat, let alone eat meat. For growing children, eating a good meal is their simplest wish. Zhu Yuanzhang was greedy, and he was dissatisfied with Liu De, so he played Liu De's idea.
Wu Han, a famous historian, mentioned in Zhu Yuanzhang's Biography that Zhu Yuanzhang had a good meal with friends Xu Da, Tanghe and Zhou Dexing to roast Liu Degu's cattle. Afterwards, they realized that they couldn't do the work. Liu Degu counts cows every time. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward and said that he was in charge alone. Zhu Yuanzhang cleaned up the crime scene, leaving only the cow's tail. He put the cow's tail into the crack in the stone and told Liu Degu that the calf had got into the crack in the stone.
How can this fool Liu De? It's almost the same to lie to children. Zhu Yuanzhang was defeated by Liu De this time, and he lost his job.
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(4) Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu De to give land to bury his family, but he was refused.
In A.D. 1343, there was a drought in Huaibei, Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, followed by locust plague and plague the following year. Originally, people didn't have enough to eat, and disasters occurred one after another, which led to the spread of diseases everywhere and made people go to a dead end.
Soon Zhu Yuanzhang's parents and eldest brother Zhu Chongwu died of famine, leaving only Zhu Yuanzhang and his second brother at home. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was 17 years old. Facing the death of relatives, it is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Zhu Yuanzhang.
The ancients attached great importance to the funeral of the dead, so that's why? The deceased is old, and the grave is safe? For poor Zhu Yuanzhang, he was unable to bury his family. So he and his second brother carried his father's body to the landlord Liu De for help and begged Liu De to give him a piece of land, a coffin and bury his parents for the sake of his family's hard work for him. Everything Zhu Yuanzhang did failed to arouse Liu De's sympathy, but Liu De gave him a terrible gift.
Zhu Yuanzhang was heartbroken and couldn't find a grave to bury his family, but God never shuts one door but he opens another. At this time, Liu Deda's eldest brother Liu Jizu saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was very pitiful and offered to bury his family in the land. Liu Jizu's kindness made Zhu Yuanzhang remember his life.
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(5) The ending of Liu De
The ancients paid attention to returning home in clothes. After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he naturally did not forget his hometown, so he wanted to go back and have a look. When he became emperor, he was a glorious ancestor.
After Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his hometown, the villagers and elders were surprised to see that Zhu Baba had become an emperor, and they all bowed down before Zhu Yuanzhang's chariots and horses. The landlord Liu De was dumbfounded this time. He was afraid of being found and hid in the corner. In case of Zhu Yuanzhang settling accounts after the autumn, he will be more than one bargained for.
As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang found Liu De hiding in the corner of the crowd. Speaking of Zhu Yuanzhang, he is not a generous man. Just look at how he treats the heroes, but Zhu Yuanzhang is extremely tolerant of Liu De. He said to Liu De, a former cheap landlord, "Don't ask what you did." When I was poor, did you know that today is the son of heaven?
It shows that what you did in those days is human nature. I was so poor at that time. How do you know that I can be emperor in the future? Zhu Yuanzhang gave Liu De thirty hectares of land and exempted him from taxes and corvee for ten years.
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(vi) Conclusion
Zhu Yuanzhang stole the landlord's cattle, suffered a lot, lost his job, but gained the trust of his friends, which also reflected his courageous character. Later, these friends followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang is a must to win people's hearts. Later, he showed his great wisdom when dealing with the landlord Liu De. Liu Deshi has no power and influence. He is a nobody. Killing him can't bring any benefits except understanding his hatred. If you don't kill him, you can still win fame. Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor today. Why sympathize with an ordinary person? This is a means for politicians to win the hearts of the people, and it also reflects Zhu Yuanzhang's great wisdom.