In the 14th century, China was in the midst of a turbulent transition period from the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. The rule of the Yuan Dynasty was corrupt and incompetent, coupled with natural disasters for many years, which made the people miserable and miserable. The Red Turban Revolt of 1351 marked a great change in the era. In this wave of peasant uprisings that swept across the land of China, a monk from humble origin, Zhu Yuanzhang, began his extraordinary life journey. Zhu Yuanzhang's life is full of legends, from the son of a poor peasant family to the establishment of a great dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and his story is full of drama and enlightenment.
Zhu Yuanzhang's life before the uprising was extremely difficult. He was born in the harsh Yuan Dynasty, his family was poor, he lost his father at an early age, and the social environment of frequent disasters forced him to become a monk, and later became a beggar due to war. It was these adversities that forged his extraordinary ambition and tenacity.
In 1356, Zhu Yuanzhang joined the rebel army and soon showed great military talent and leadership. Over the next few years, he grew from a small gang leader to a warlord with a large army. In the process, he met Liu Rixin, a well-known scholar. The ability of this Xiangshi not only lies in predicting Zhu Yuanzhang, but also in accurately predicting his fate.
One day, after Zhu Yuanzhang conquered Wuzhou, he heard about Liu Rixin's name, and out of curiosity and temptation, he ordered someone to bring Liu Rixin to him. In the face of this future emperor, Liu Rixin was not afraid, and after carefully observing Zhu Yuanzhang's face and birthday, he revealed to Zhu Yuanzhang that he would become "extremely rich and expensive".
Zhu Yuanzhang was skeptical of this kind of prediction, but he wanted to verify whether Liu Rixin really had the ability to predict the future. So he asked Liu Rixin: "If you can predict it, do you know when you will die?" Liu Rixin was silent for a while, and then replied calmly: "Your Majesty, today will be the last day of my life." In the evening, Liu Rixin really died, which added to his mysterious and extraordinary legend.
Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply touched when he learned the news of Liu Rixin's death. He began to believe in Liu Rixin's prophecy even more, which also strengthened his determination to conquer the Quartet and unify the world. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang finally ascended the throne and became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and history calls him Ming Taizu.
Zhu Yuanzhang's career as emperor was full of contradictions and struggles. Internally, he severely cracked down on corruption and set up Jinyi Wei to maintain centralized power, while externally, he continued to expand his territory and strengthen his national strength. His policies stabilized the rule of the Ming Dynasty to a certain extent, but it also buried a lot of troubles. Zhu Yuanzhang's personal experience from an ordinary person in a low-level society to a supreme emperor not only shows his extraordinary personal ability, but also reflects the profundity of social contradictions and changes in that era.
The story of Zhu Yuanzhang is not only a legend of grassroots counterattack, but also a microcosm of an era and a nation seeking a way out of suffering. His life reflects both greed and fear in human nature, as well as resilience and wisdom. Liu Rixin's prophecy and his death brought mystery to Zhu Yuanzhang's journey, and also made us think about the relationship between fate and choice. History is a complex picture scroll woven by countless such individuals and events, and every review can make us deeply feel that whether it is in the torrent of history or in the face of personal destiny, the unyielding pursuit of the future and the persistence of ideals are the inextinguishable torch leading to the light.