The Ming Dynasty was the last Han Dynasty in China's feudal history, enjoying 276 years of national fortune and experiencing a total of sixteen emperors. As we all know, the Ming Dynasty was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang, the ming emperor, so his descendants inherited the unification, but in addition to the fifteen emperors who are well-known, in fact, he also had three descendants who also had far-reaching influence, even more famous than the fifteen emperors. Who are these three descendants? And what did it do? Let's let Xiaobian reveal the secrets to you one by one.
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In the history of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, there were fifteen emperors, although these fifteen emperors were not familiar to everyone, but at least their names had been heard. For example, the second emperor, Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunjiao, was the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, but unfortunately his throne was seized by his uncle King Yan, the third emperor Ming Chengzu Zhu Di. In the end, the whereabouts of Zhu Yunjiao became a mystery for thousands of years, and Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing to build the Forbidden City, so these uncles and nephews are the most famous emperors in the history of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, there was the gluttonous emperor Akihito Emperor Akihito, who was finally fattened to death; there was also the most tragic emperor Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, who was captured by the Mongols and taken prisoner, but was released back and then ascended the throne again; there was also the laziest emperor, Emperor Mingshenzong Zhu Yijun, the famous Wanli Emperor, who did not go to the court for thirty years; and the carpenter Emperor Ming Xizong Zhu Youxiao, who was unable to govern the country and was a good hand at carpenter work; of course, there was also the last emperor of the fallen country, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, although talented, but unlucky and unable to return to heaven. These are all descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang's emperor, and the evaluation of later generations is also mixed, but he has three descendants who are highly praised.
The first descendant was zhu xu, who was the fifth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the ming emperor, and was given the title of King of Zhou, and he was in Kaifeng, Henan. The historical "History of Ming" records that Zhu Xu was not as fond of power and status as other princes, nor did he participate in any "power group", but focused on the Four Books and Five Classics and poetry and song, so he was also the most cultured of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons.
When Zhu Xu was young, he was very interested in medicine, not only reading a large number of ancient medical classics, but also personally practicing collecting medicine in the mountains, and also compiling a large number of herbal books, such as "Pocket Fang", "Pu Ji Fang" and "Saving the Wilderness Materia Medica" and so on. In particular, "Saving the Wilderness Materia Medica", in the later period of famine, it also became the most authoritative basis for people to collect food, so Zhu Xu was also recognized as a botanist in the world.
The second descendant was zhu zaiyu, who was the eldest son of Zhu Houlan, the king of Zheng, and the ninth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the ming emperor. As the eldest son, Zhu Zaiyu was supposed to inherit the title of King Zheng, but he was unwilling to accept it, and his mother bitterly persuaded him seven times to resolutely refuse.
For Zhu Zaiyu, he pursued the mountains and rivers and the sun and the moon, so he later left his hometown to travel the world, and also called himself "Jiufeng Mountain Man" and "Shanyang Wine Crazy Cyclamen". At the same time, Zhu Zaiyu also actively studied calendars and musical rhythms, and he also wrote works throughout his life, such as the "Complete Book of Musical Laws", "TheOry of Law", and "Jia Quan Shu Jing", especially the twelve laws of average that he created, which have great value in the history of world music, including the later piano, so he became a great musician.
The third descendant was named Zhu Yun, who was the ninth grandson of Zhu Quan, the seventeenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the King of Ning, but unfortunately he was not born at the right time, when he was born at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty collapsed when he was 18 years old. As a result, Zhu Yun chose to become a monk, but later embraced Taoism. furthermore. Zhu Yun also had a talent for calligraphy and painting, although he was far away from the red dust, but the calligraphy and painting were not abandoned, but also made great progress.
Nowadays, Zhu Yun also has many works that have been handed down to this day, such as "Mizuki Qinghua Tu", "Lotus Flower Water Bird Diagram" and "Turquoise Diagram", etc., which shows that he is good at painting birds, fish, insects and landscapes, and his style is majestic, the brushwork is condensed, and his paintings not only have a quiet interest, but also an open-minded charm. It is worth mentioning that the Shunzhi Emperor and the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty also saw Zhu Yun's paintings, especially the Kangxi Emperor also wanted to see Zhu Yun, but he never got his wish. Therefore, Zhu Yun became a master of Chinese painting.
In ancient society, being born in the imperial family was the luxury of all ordinary people, but the descendants of the imperial family did not want to be born in the ordinary people's family, after all, there were many constraints on the descendants of the imperial family. Let's say that although the descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang's family have enjoyed all the glory and wealth, how many can really be famous for eternity? In addition to the emperors mentioned above, as well as the botanist Zhu Xu, the musician Zhu Zaiyu and the painter Zhu Yun, there may not be many famous in history.
Resources:
"The Biography of Chinese Celebrities" by Gao Gao, Publisher: Guangming Daily Press
Wenlan Hairun Studio Editor-in-Chief Wen Xiucai, this article is written by: Special History Writer: Liu Lijiang's