Speaking of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, everyone is no stranger, and he properly relied on his own entrepreneurship to establish a Ming Dynasty and became a prominent figure in history. Zhu Yuanzhang has come all the way, it is really not easy, there is no strong reserve force, the family has been poor peasants for several generations, and the generation accumulated to Zhu Yuanzhang is even more poor jingle. Zhu Yuanzhang had three older brothers and two older sisters, and it was a problem to solve the problem of food and clothing in a poor family, so Zhu Yuanzhang worked as both a beggar and a monk in order to survive, Xu was the favor of fate, and an uprising pushed Zhu Yuanzhang to the throne. As the old saying goes, "One person gets the ascension of the chicken and dog to heaven", Zhu Yuanzhang, who grew up in adversity, understands the hardships of the world and the rarity of family affection, and when he ascends to the throne of God, Zhu Yuanzhang, who covers the sky with one hand, will not treat his brothers and sisters badly, so what is their end?
The three brothers died early, and Zhu Yuanzhang changed their names and posthumously sealed them
Zhu Yuanzhang's three older brothers were Zhu Chongsi, Zhu Chongliu and Zhu Chongqi, because they were born into a poor family and did not even have a decent name, so the first thing Zhu Yuanzhang did when he took office was to change the names of his family.
The eldest brother Zhu Chongsi changed his name to Zhu Xinglong, died in the famine in 1343, leaving his wife Wang Shi and his young son Zhu Wenzheng, the eldest brother as a father, as the eldest brother Zhu Xinglong usually did not help Zhu Yuanzhang, this kindness Zhu Yuanzhang will not forget, so after taking the throne, the eldest brother was posthumously crowned as the King of Nanchang, not only that, Zhu Yuanzhang also loved Wu and Wu, regarded his nephew Zhu Zhengwen as his own, stayed around to cultivate more, and served as the governor of the capital.
The second brother Zhu Zhongliu changed his name to Zhu Xingsheng, compared to the eldest brother, the second brother Zhu Xingsheng was still relatively lucky, escaped the famine and plague, but still had a shallow life, and did not wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to become emperor and died, even his son Zhu Wang died early, Zhu Yuanzhang posthumously named the second brother Zhu Xingsheng as the King of Xuyi, and at the same time posthumously named his nephew Zhu Wang as the King of Zhaoxin.
The third brother Zhu Zhongqi changed his name to Zhu Xingzu, Zhu Xingzu's traces in history are very shallow, and the history books do not clearly record Zhu Xingzu's deeds, but it can be known that Zhu Xingzu also died before Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor. Although Zhu Xingzu was more transparent in history, Zhu Yuanzhang did not forget his third brother and posthumously honored him as the King of Linhuai.
As sisters, why are they treated differently?
The eldest sister married the tenant Wang Qiyi very early, and after marrying as a wife, the eldest sister rarely had contact with the family, and Zhu Yuanzhang's feelings for the eldest sister were not very deep. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was hunted down and killed by the Yuan army and wanted to hide in the eldest sister's house for refuge, but the husband and wife refused Zhu Yuanzhang's request for fear of being involved, which made Zhu Yuanzhang always have a grudge and was reluctant to pursue the eldest sister's family. This really can't be blamed on Zhu Yuanzhang, you don't help when I have difficulties, I still want me to share a piece of your pie when I am brilliant, where to find such a beautiful thing? However, with the passage of time, Zhu Yuanzhang's inner resentment gradually faded, and finally chose to forgive and posthumously honored her as the Princess of Taiyuan.
The second sister married Li Zhen, who had a relatively solid family in her early years, and although the second sister was married, she often received Zhu Yuanzhang, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very moved, and she also missed the good of the second sister, unfortunately, the second sister also had a short life, and Zhu Yuanzhang posthumously awarded her the title of Princess of Cao Guochang. The son of the second sister came to defect when Zhu Yuanzhang began to cause trouble, and Zhu Yuanzhang also took good care of him, taking him with him to teach him to march and fight, and after Li Wenzhong's death, Zhu Yuanzhang posthumously crowned him as the King of Qiyang, gave him the nickname "Wujing", and was entitled to the Taimiao Temple.
In short, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in the low-level society, did not forget his relatives when he flew huang Tengda, although the five brothers and sisters had all died before he became emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang should give them no less honor, and their children Zhu Yuanzhang did not treat them badly, but carefully cultivated, through this way to try to make up for their brothers and sisters, I believe that they will also feel very pleased under the Nine Springs.