Current location - Quotes Website - Personality signature - Which emperor is related to the popularity of Spring Festival couplets among the people?
Which emperor is related to the popularity of Spring Festival couplets among the people?

The popularity of Spring Festival couplets among the people is related to the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang

The term "Spring Festival Couplets" appeared in the early Ming Dynasty. Chen Yunzhan of the Ming Dynasty recorded in "Hao Yun Lou Miscellanies": "The creation of Spring Festival couplets dates back to the Ming Dynasty Taizu. In the imperial capital Jinling, before New Year's Eve, a decree was suddenly issued: a Spring Festival couplet must be added to the door of the house of the ministers and common people, and it will appear when the emperor is away."

After Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty became emperor, he liked the pomp and bustle, and also liked the peach charms posted by wealthy families every New Year's Eve, so he wanted to promote it. Before New Year's Eve one year, he issued an imperial edict requiring every household in Jinling to paste Spring Festival couplets written on red paper on the door frame to welcome the New Year. On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhu Yuanzhang patrolled incognito and inspected the Spring Festival couplets from house to house. Whenever he saw a well-written Spring Festival couplet, he was very happy and praised it full of praise. During his inspection, he saw that a family did not post Spring Festival couplets. Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry and asked the reason. The attendant replied: "This is a master who is engaged in killing pigs and trimming pigs. They are very busy during the New Year and have not had time to hire someone to write them." Zhu Yuanzhang ordered people to bring pens, inks, paper and inkstones and write a couplet for the family: "Cleave the road of life and death with both hands, and cut off the root of right and wrong with one knife." After writing, he continued to patrol. After some time, when Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the palace after his inspection, he passed by here again. When he saw that the butcher's house had not posted the Spring Festival couplets written by him, he asked what was going on. The owner of the family replied respectfully: "This couplet was written by the emperor himself. We hang it high in the middle hall and burn incense to worship it every day." Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy after hearing this and ordered his attendants to reward the family with thirty taels of silver. It can be seen that the naming and promotion of "Spring Festival Couplets" were only promoted in every household by Zhu Yuanzhang through administrative orders and imperial edicts.