Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's most famous holy will is his own vernacular Wen Sacred Will, once the Wokou came to offend, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict: "Tell the people, prepare the knife, these guys come, kill and then say." Admire this! Although Zhu Yuanzhang's culture was not as high as that of other emperors, his edicts cut directly into the theme and were very close to the people.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang also knows that he does not have much culture, so after becoming emperor, he also studied hard, while providing a good educational environment for his children, China's couplet culture has a long history, Zhu Yuanzhang is also very fond, one day he personally wrote a couplet, pasted on the gate of the palace, the end of a minister to go up is a kick rotten, Zhu Yuanzhang is not angry but happy: heavy rewards!
The upper link of this couplet is: "Great Tomorrow Moonlight Heavenly Virtue", the lower link is: "Hongwu Mountain and River Zhuang Emperor Residence", cultural people at a glance know that Zhu Yuanzhang is based on chen Hou lord Chen Shubao's "Entering the Sui Feast Should Be Edict Poem" two sentences "Sun Moon Light Heavenly Virtue, Mountain and River Zhuang Emperor Residence" two sentences, but Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor, wen and military officials do not dare to dismantle the emperor's platform, because every official tacitly praises the emperor's literary excellence, Zhu Yuanzhang is also very proud.
However, a minister named Huang Lin saw this painting when he went to the court, shook his head continuously, and when he went up, he kicked this couplet upside down, so that the ministers next to him all inhaled a cool breath, and Huang Lin also suddenly remembered that this was still written by the emperor himself, and his heart was also a regret, but the kicks were kicked, and he could only go to the court hard.
To say that this Huang Lin, talent is not small, or won the champion as an official, Zhu Yuanzhang is also very appreciative of this talent, but Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the couplet was kicked over, the heart was naturally unhappy, a calm face above the hall, shocked the ministers did not dare to come out, Huang Lin had no choice, could only take the initiative to confess.
Zhu Yuanzhang was still willing to leave Huang Lin with a chance in his heart, so he said: "If you can't give an explanation today that will satisfy Huang Lin, it will be a capital crime." Huang Lin was also a wise man, and immediately understood, and hurriedly said: "This is the work of Lord Chen Hou, the king of the subjugated country, to describe the Ming Dynasty, it is really unworthy!" Emperor, Daming deserves a better couplet! ”
Zhu Yuanzhang was quite curious when he heard this, and signaled Huang Lin to say the couplet, and Huang Lin said: "Qiankun is unified under Hongwu, and the sun and moon are shining brightly." This means that as long as it is the earth illuminated by the sun and the moon, it is the country of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor was a little fond of patting his ass, and Huang Lin's couplet was really in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes, and he immediately said: "Heavy reward!" ”
The civil and military officials in the imperial court were also willing to bow down to Huang Lin's strain, and if they were other ministers, I am afraid that they would not be able to think of such a couplet, and they could only wait to lose their heads.