Buried in the imperial mausoleum in front of you are Zhu Yuanzhang's parents, brother and sister-in-law, while buried in the Mingzu Mausoleum are his grandfather's clothes, as well as his grandfather's father and grandfather's grandfather.
This is where Chang Yu couldn't help but laugh.
People, once they become prosperous, they have to recognize their ancestors and return to their clan, and they have to do everything they can to recognize celebrities. This is true for ordinary people, and even more so for rich and powerful people. Not to mention that Chang Yu will try to rely on Chang Yuchun in order to make money, not to mention the royal family.
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Moreover, origin was very important in ancient times. Even just a name can sometimes play an infinite role. For example, Liu Bei is obviously a loser, but he talks about me every day as Prince Jing of Zhongshan, so he got the name of Uncle Liu Huang.
We formed a team to do big things.
It's okay to be serious about ancestors, but some people are speechless. For example, Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, also recognized Liu Jiao, King of Chu and Yuan of the Han Dynasty (dating back to Liu Bang) as his ancestor. However, it is very strange.
, Liu Yu did not use "Han" as the country's name, but named it "Song", which was the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties.
The surname Xiao of Emperor Gao of Qi in the Southern Dynasties, Xiao Daocheng, had nothing to do with Liu Bang, so he recognized Liu Bang's important minister Xiao He as his ancestor, and claimed to be the 24th grandson of Xiao He, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
After the Five Dynasties, Liang Zhuwen also claimed to be "the queen of Shun and Situ Hu" according to this idea.
Before Yuan Shikai conspired to proclaim himself emperor, he also took Yuan Chonghuan, a famous official in the late Ming Dynasty, as his ancestor, and asked a man named Zhang Bozhen to find out a piece of information that the Yuan family in Xiangcheng was a descendant of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong in the late Ming Dynasty, and gave Yuan Chonghuan a clue.
The title of "First Ancestor and Original Emperor".
Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang insisted that his ancestor was Han Taiwei Yang Zhen, Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty Li Yuan called his ancestor Laozi Li Er, Nurha Chibai called his ancestor Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda...
The most exaggerated thing is that the Yuwen clan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty recognized the Shennong clan as their ancestor!
In this regard, Lao Zhu Ke was quite upright. At that time, the minister after he became emperor suggested that he find an ancestor, and the recommended candidate was Zhu Xi. It was also verified that Zhu Xi from Jurong's lineage was related by blood, and thus it was proved that Lao Zhu was related by blood.
The ancestral home of the Zhu family is Jurong...
But at that time, Lao Zhu was magnanimous: "I am a commoner in Huaiyou and a commoner in Jiangzuo."
Don't bother doing it.
But he is an emperor after all, and ministers still have to polish it for their ancestors.
In his father's generation, it was all reasonable, but in his grandfather's and ancestors', it was all nonsense.
For example, the Ming Zu Mausoleum talks about the burial of Lao Zhu’s grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather. This is where the joke comes in. There are two interesting things. One is the names of Lao Zhu’s grandfather and his ancestors.
Lao Zhu died when he was ten years old. His grandfather died earlier, so the chance of him remembering his grandfather's name is very small. If you don't believe it, ask those who have never met his grandfather or whose grandfather passed away very early. He won't
You must remember your grandfather's name. Even if you tell him, you may not remember it, let alone know the names of three generations of your ancestors.
Don't talk about genealogy, how could the genealogy of a poor family come from in the past, let alone someone as poor as Zhu Yuanzhang? (Lao Zhu himself said that he has been a farmer for generations and his family is poor.) Even if there is one, in that era of war and chaos, one village will disappear today, and one will disappear tomorrow.
The city was completely wiped out and would have been lost or destroyed a long time ago. Moreover, if there is a genealogy or relevant acquaintances are found, one would not only know the names but not the dates of birth and death, at least one would know approximately when the person died! However, the historical data does not
There is no record of his grandfather's birth and death date, let alone his great-grandfather. After taking a step back, his father told him his grandfather's name. He probably didn't remember the year he died?
But when you want to compile a genealogy for the emperor and find your ancestors, you can’t just ask all the questions!
What to do?
There is a way, then Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather is called Zhu Chuyi, his great-grandfather is called Zhu Sijiu, and the next one is called Zhu Bailiu, and the next one is called Zhu Zhongba...
You see, they are all numbers.
The second one is his grandfather's tomb. According to the genealogy compiled by Lao Zhu later, his ancestors were first in Jurong (perhaps the ministers got it to Jurong in order to get closer to Zhu Xi) until his grandfather moved to Sizhou.
(Today's Xuyi) So the ancestral mausoleum was built in Crayfish. Later, his father Zhu Shizhen moved to Haozhou (today's Fengyang) and the imperial mausoleum was built in Fengyang.
Therefore, it is certain that his great-grandfather’s ancestors only had coffins, and their bones could not be buried in the Sizhou ancestral mausoleum, because it is impossible to dig them up in Jurong and bury them here. Of course, they can be dug, but it is impossible to find old graves that have been separated for hundreds of years.
It was on the grave, so it was only given a name, but it was definitely confirmed that the ancestral mausoleum was the tomb of his grandfather.
What is a tomb of clothes? They are the clothes and hats worn during death.
Um...where did this clothes come from?
Zhu Shizhen died in 1344, when Zhu Yuanzhang was sixteen or seventeen years old. Although there is no historical record of when Zhu Shizhen moved to Fengyang, it is certain that Zhu Chuyi was dead when he moved there, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not born.
It can only be understood that...poor people know how to live well. Zhu Chuyi left some clothes for Zhu Shizhen before his death. Then he wore them until he got married and had children and passed them to Zhu Yuanzhang before he died. Old Zhu kept them for decades...
Some people may say that the Ming Zuling Mausoleum was built at the actual burial place of Zhu Chuyi, which was dug out at that time.
Well, the Ming Zu Mausoleum was built in 1386. At that time, Lao Zhu had been emperor for 20 years, and his father had been dead for more than 40 years. It is roughly estimated that his grandfather had been dead for 60 years. The cemetery is here
Next to the Crayfish Lake, there is so much humidity and water that your hair gets wet every year. What kind of clothes can't rot after sixty years? It's not an imperial mausoleum, it's just the tomb of an ordinary poor family.
And since it has been dug out, why are the clothes not the bones but the clothes? Could it be that the bones have rotted away and the clothes have been preserved instead?
Impossible, in fact, his grandfather’s grave was never found at all!
Think about it, the grave of an ordinary citizen is buried on the bank of Hongze Lake, which is flooded all year round. His son moved hundreds of miles away. In those years of war and famine, it was impossible to add a grave to worship every year. Even if there were,
After Zhu Shizhen's death, Zhu Yuanzhang was so poor that he could no longer afford to become a monk. During the holidays, he had to go hundreds of miles away to visit his grandfather's grave?
Even if it wasn't bulldozed by the flood, could he remember where it was and could he find it? I doubt his father would even be able to remember it when he was alive.
Even if he could find it at the time, would he still be able to find it later when he was a soldier and had not been there for decades? In later generations, many people who went to the city for a few years and returned to their hometown to burn paper could not find their graves. Not to mention that era, not to mention that Hongze Lake was almost
Floods occur every year...
The answer is of course not found, so why do you still say that the ancestral mausoleum was built at the place where he was actually buried?
That's easier. Just remember a general area, and then cover this area with the ancestral mausoleum. This is the royal ancestral mausoleum. Do you think it is the square table tomb of ordinary people?
The circumference is three kilometers, which is quite a city. Add in the 150 hectares of sacrificial fields, and you can calculate the range...
Therefore, the history books say that it is the actual burial place of his grandfather, which is correct. Anyway, as long as he is buried in this area, it counts.
As for the tomb of clothes, if there must be an explanation, clothes are absolutely impossible. Other items used during his lifetime can also be called clothes. So what kind of items are those of Grandpa Zhu? Find someone who has been dead for decades and is used by the poor people after decades.
Objects that have passed...
Maybe Grandpa Zhu’s family tradition was that he was a heavy smoker.
But thinking about Lao Zhu's family, this is not a big deal.
After all, we still have the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb, the Yellow Emperor of the Descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties.
Who do you want to talk to to reason with?
The above is purely interesting to the author, and discussions and exchanges are welcome.