The Ming Dynasty is a very special dynasty in Chinese history, it is not only the last dynasty established by the Han people in Chinese history, but also the only dynasty successfully established by the peasant uprising.
It is even the only dynasty in Chinese history that has stepped into capitalist society with half a foot.
The civilization of the Ming Dynasty was far more developed than any other country in the world at that time. This was not achieved even by the later Qing Dynasty. There are many interesting talk about the Ming Dynasty, some historians have said
"The strength of the Ming Dynasty is predestined, I don't believe you can arrange the names of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty to see." And what's going on?
First, magical coincidence
Starting from Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty experienced:
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang - Ming Hui Emperor Zhu Yunjiao - Ming Chengzu Zhu Di - Ming Renzong Zhu Gaozhi - Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji - Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen - Ming Emperor Zhu Qiyu - Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen - Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youxian - Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao - Ming Shizong Zhu Houxi——— Ming Sizong Zhu Youjian
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne,
It is not a strict system of primogeniture, in which there are also special circumstances such as brothers and brothers, Zhu Di seizing power, etc. So accurately arrange by generation,
It should be Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, Zhu Yunjiao, Zhu Gaozi, Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qiyu, Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houxi, Zhu Zaiyan, Zhu Yijun, Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youjian.
If you remove a partial head from the name of each emperor, you can get the law of wood, fire, earth, gold and water. And this is the secret of the names of the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
In the Sixteen Dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, this law continued twice, starting from Zhu Di's "wood" and ending with Zhu Youjian's "wood".
A loop from start to finish is completed. This is a coincidence in the names of the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty. And why is there such a coincidence? This also starts with Zhu Yuanzhang.
Second, Zhu Yuanzhang fixed the family tree
Under the absurd and lawless rule of the Yuan Dynasty, china at that time was plagued by wars and natural disasters for many years, and the people at the bottom were not happy.
And Zhu Yuanzhang's family is one of them. The parents were forced to die by the officials of the Yuan Dynasty, and the eight sisters only survived alone in the end.
Under such a difficult circumstance, Zhu Yuanzhang started a bowl and through decades of hard work, laid a big foundation.
The hardships in it are difficult to write in the history books, and I am afraid that only he himself knows.
He is well aware of the difficulty of fighting the country and the hardships of the people at the bottom. Zhu Yuanzhang understood better that only by firmly grasping the position of emperor in his own hands,
Only then can we truly realize the dream of allowing the poor people to live a good life.
Therefore, he even did not hesitate to bear the infamy of the whole world, killing heroes, and even killing his brothers and sisters who fought with him.
Just for the descendants of the Zhu family to leave a peaceful and prosperous world, so that the people will suffer less from war.
In addition, for Lao Zhu, he was very superstitious. Or rather, his life was too legendary for him to believe in metaphysics.
Even pin your hopes on superstitions, so that your children and grandchildren are all Ming Jun. For this reason, when he was still fighting the world, he worried about his son's name.
He found many high-ranking people for this purpose, and wanted to plead with them to help his old Zhu family set a family tree. But there are three thousand avenues under the heavens, and how much luck can a name bring.
After thinking about it, the idea of naming the descendants of gold, wood, water, fire and earth entered his mind.
But why are there several elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth? Although Zhu Yuanzhang has no culture, his idea is indeed feasible and of a high level.
The secret of the three or five elements
Jinmu, water, fire and earth is a kind of historical and long-standing material view of Chinese society, which is essentially similar to the popular fire, earth, water and wind in the Western world, and is the material belief of ancient ancestors in different regions.
It is the five substances that constitute the world in the consciousness of the ancient Chinese people.
It is widely used in ancient mainland philosophy, traditional Chinese medicine and divination. The five elements change and evolve the changes in the world, and the five substances constitute the entire universe and the world.
The five kinds of substances are the place where the world's atmospheric fortunes are located, and they are closely related to things such as yin and yang gossip.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang used the Five Elements to name his descendants in order to let his descendants master the atmospheric luck brought by the Five Elements. So, does this method really work?
Fourth, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty
The answer, of course, is no, feudal superstition is not advisable, let alone the use of five elements to name. There have been many emperors and dynasties named after heaven and earth in history, but why have the dynastic renewal iterations ever changed?
Not only that, among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, there were many faint and incompetent people, and it could even be said that they were strange.
Foodie Emperor Zhu Gaozi
He was the eldest son of Zhu Di and the fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Because of his father, Zhu Di, during his tenure, he was too conscientious and conscientious, and he did all the work that he could do, internal peace and political affairs, and external land. Compile the Yongle Canon and create a prosperous world of Yongle.
Directly to his son Zhu Gaozi left a big tailwind start, and Zhu Gaozi relied on eating his father's old book, doing nothing, following his father's old path, which also allowed the Ming Dynasty to enter a period of strength. He studied and ate every day, fell into the food all day and could not extricate himself, and eventually died of sudden death due to obesity.
Social talent Zhu Qi town
The name of Zhu Qizhen, the "God of War of Daming", must have been heard by many people. Under his leadership, the Battle of Tumu Fort directly emptied Daming's family, and even he himself was captured alive by the Wallachian army. But in this case, Zhu Qizhen developed a deep friendship with Timur, the younger brother of the Wala chief.
While the whole country was worried about the safety of him and the Ming Dynasty, he had eaten and drunk in the Wallachian camp, which could be said to be happy.
In addition, there are also the Oedipus Emperor Zhu Jianshen, the Fun Emperor Zhu Houzhao and other strange emperors. And their strange things are also different, summed up in one word, it can be said that a hundred flowers bloom.
5. Summary
The way in which the descendants of the Five Acts of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth were named was indeed a kind of expectation of Zhu Yuanzhang for his children and grandchildren.
But feudal superstition is, after all, feudal superstition
It is only that the political needs of the upper rulers to better rule the people at the bottom do not have much practical significance.
Moreover, few of his descendants could meet his expectations, and the powerful Ming Dynasty eventually died out in history.
Many modern parents, also because they hope to become a dragon, feel that giving their children a good name can make him a dragon and phoenix among people, and even produce a lot of interest chains, spending a lot of money to name their children. Historically, this is really very undesirable, and the hope for the child is important, but what is more important is to start from the child's point of view, so that he can have a good educational environment and eventually become a talent.