The founding emperors of various dynasties in ancient China all had their own experiences, either wearing yellow robes, being in rebellion, or being under the mandate of destiny. There is no founding emperor whose experience is not legendary, but the most impressive one is the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang . He definitely has a place.
Zhu Yuanzhang was originally a little beggar, living a precarious life. Who would have thought that one day he would become the master of thousands of households and lay the foundation for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
There are many stories about him, but the most famous one is "Should I kneel down?"
In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty , various natural and man-made disasters put the people in deep trouble. The dignitaries indulge in all kinds of luxury and pleasure, but the people at the bottom are suffering.
In order to resist the Yuan Dynasty, many civil uprisings took place. These uprisings were essentially made up of people who were cornered. Some of their parents died and some families were destroyed. In order to survive, they had to find ways to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in this chaotic world and lived a precarious life. His parents also starved to death in this cannibal world. Zhu Yuanzhang also became a beggar and relied on begging for a living.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's name was Zhu Chongba . He was a child born in a poor family and had no name. When his parents were starving and begging and life was difficult, he happened to need a handyman in Huangjue Temple, so he went.
At that time, the status of the temple in the Yuan Dynasty was relatively high, and at least one could have a full meal.
After Zhu Chongba entered the temple, he did various chores, large and small. He is not afraid of hard work. His performance during this period made the host feel that the little monk was very good. Many important things were slowly handed over to him, giving him some rights.
However, not long after, life in Huangjue Temple became very difficult, and famine occurred. In addition, the host saw that Zhu Chongba was a capable person, so he told him not to waste his life skills, a man should go out and make a breakthrough.
After hearing what the host said, Zhu Chongba left Huangjue Temple and went to the foot of the mountain.
However, life at the foot of the mountain is tougher. In order to save his life, he joined the rebel army of Guo Zixing at the invitation of his friends and started his military career.
On the battlefield, Zhu Yuanzhang bravely killed the enemy and won the favor of Guo Zixing. He was promoted to general through his military achievements. After Guo Zixing's death, he took over the entire rebel army.
After that, Zhu Yuanzhang led his army to defeat Chen Youliang and won the final victory in the Yuan Dynasty army competition. From then on, the little beggar became the founding emperor.
also founded the Ming Dynasty, a dynasty that many future generations are proud of.
After becoming the emperor, the first half of Zhu Yuanzhang's legendary life was marked with a semicolon, and his glorious second half was also opened up.
Everyone has the idea of "returning home in rich clothes", and Zhu Yuanzhang is no exception. However, his parents and relatives died of starvation at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, which was full of famine. The rebels who occupied most of his life have now become the country's army, and his former comrades have become court officials.
He was related to him in the past, but the only one who has been gone for a long time is Huangjue Temple, who worked as a monk for a period of time.
Under the leadership of the abbot, Zhu Yuanzhang revisited Huangjue Temple. When he arrived at the main hall, the abbot and the monks knelt down to worship Buddha. For a period of time, Zhu Yuanzhang's mood was also very complicated.
When he fell into trouble, the temple took him in and kept him alive. Facing the Buddha, he should kneel down. But as the emperor, how could he kneel down in front of the clay Buddha?
After the host knelt down and stood up, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the host and asked "Do I want to kneel down?" Everyone was silent for a while.
As soon as he finished saying this, the monks in Huangjue Temple broke out in a cold sweat. This was a dilemma.
He has been presiding over fasting and chanting Buddha's name for many years, and he has already seen through human nature. When faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's question, he calmly answered "The Buddha in this world will not kneel down to the Buddha in the past" . The sentence
has two meanings. One is that Zhu Yuanzhang used to be a monk, but now he is no longer a monk, so he does not need to kneel to the Buddha. The second is to let Zhu Yuanzhang put aside his past grievances and look forward.
Zhu Yuanzhang understood the meaning of hosting, and all the previous resentments and troubles were released.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded Huangjue Temple with a large amount of wealth to repay his kindness. After the temple was rebuilt, it welcomed a large number of believers, making Huangjue Temple a large and popular temple.
