One night in 1328, in a thatched hut with ventilation on all sides, a baby boy fell to the ground, and when he was born, the red light filled the house, through the roof, and spread into the night sky, so that the neighbors thought it was on fire and rushed to the rescue.
It is said that when the emperor is born, he will have some strange images.
Sure enough, this little baby was no one else, but Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Later Ming Dynasty.
The villagers all said that this child was different from others, and that he would definitely have a future appearance, and that everyone in the family would think of his blessings.
However, at that time, the baby already had 3 older brothers and 2 older sisters, and for his father, Zhu Wusi, there was no joy, because his ancestors had been farming for the landlord for generations, and he did not think about his son's future at all, but was worried about the problem of eating with another mouth.
In addition to planting land for the landlord, Zhu Wusi also had a tofu shop to make a living, which determined that as a member of this peasant family, if he wanted to survive, he had to work non-stop.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not called Zhu Yuanzhang when he was a child, but a month after his birth, his parents gave him a name, called Zhu Zhongba.
Zhu Chongba's childhood was spent in a broken thatched hut with cool winter and warm summer, ventilation on all sides, good lighting, and had to herd cattle for the landlord Liu De's family.
He used to want to study, but the tuition was too expensive and his parents had no money, so he very honestly gave the landlord cattle for 12 years.
Because, he wants to eat enough.
At this time, Zhu Zhongba's dream was first to live well, and then at the age of 16, he entrusted people to act as matchmakers, found a girl with diligent hands and feet as a daughter-in-law, and then gave birth to a group of children, and when the dolls grew up, they also let them go to the landlord's house to herd cattle.
This is the happy life in the heart of Zhu Zhongba at the age of 16.
At this time, China was under the rule of the faltering Yuan Dynasty.
The rulers from Mongolia did not regard the common people under their rule as human beings, they even wanted to kill them all and raise cattle and sheep on the vacated land.
Moreover, there are many kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, as long as it is a subject that people can come up with, they can be used to collect money, and even for festivals, they must collect money for festivals, and they must also collect money for no reason. Just say you served it, right?
As the saying goes, "Those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people lose the world."
Therefore, the Yuan Dynasty at that time was like a camel with a dying life, waiting for the last straw in life.
In 1344, the heavens dug a tomb pit for Yuan, and even the epitaph was written: The stone man had one eye and provoked the Yellow River to rebel.
Heaven also selected a person for Yuan to fill the grave, and this person was Zhu Zhongba.
Of course, 17-year-old Zhu Zhongba did not expect that the heavens would entrust him with such an important task.
Soon, a disaster befell him, but at the same time, a great cause awaits him.
Mencius said, "Heaven will send down a great task to man, and he will first suffer his mind, strain his bones and bones, starve his body, empty his body, and mess up his deeds."
Zhu Zhongba, come boldly, the god of destiny is waiting for you!
