Would you rather have a seed? This should be the most exciting slogan in the ancient feudal autocratic society. When the political system of a certain dynasty gradually decays and collapses, someone will launch an uprising to fight against the rule of darkness.
Water can carry a boat and can cover it , which is fully reflected at this moment. Although many people failed in uprising, and many people gradually lost themselves due to power during the uprising, their appearance has proved that the vitality of the people of will always exist.
just after establishing a brand new dynasty, a question that later generations have emerged: is also the founding emperor, why are some called Taizu and some called Gaozu? What is the difference between the two different names of ?
In addition to this, Ming Dynasty Zhu Di was not the founding emperor, why is it also known as Chengzu ? If we want to understand the answer to this question, we have to start with the origin of the ancient emperor temple name in China .
The origin of temple name
The emperor was able to enjoy temple name , which appeared as early as Shang Dynasty . People often hear from various film and television works that an emperor reported his ancestors on . In fact, in the process of sacrificing his ancestors , reported his achievements .
During his time at work, what good things did you do, what were wrong things you did, and how did you manage the country? Of course, most of these emperors are diligent. If they are foolish or incompetent kings, they will most likely not have the energy to do these "boring" things.
, but before , the Sui Dynasty , not every emperor had his own temple name. Only after future generations judged the merits of their predecessors would they decide which emperors could respect the temple name .
In their opinion, you can live in the imperial tomb at will, but the temple name cannot be used casually. If it is overflowing, it will not be precious, and the emperor will not know how to cherish it.
After the Sui Dynasty, the unspoken rule of was gradually broken. All emperors in later generations, except for corresponding titles, were not missing temple names.
It is worth mentioning that founding emperor is the ancestor and later emperors are the ancestor , and this rule rarely changes. For example, Zhao Kuangyin in the Song Dynasty period is Song Taizu , his younger brother Zhao Guangyi is Song Taizong , and later Song Zhenzong , Song Renzong , Song Yingzong , etc., everyone honestly lined up to choose their own temple names.
The advantage of doing this is to let future generations clearly remember the emperor's achievements, but the shortcomings are also obvious. For example, Jingkang Shame . You can think of Song Huizong and Song Qinzong at the first time.
The difference between Taizu and Gaozu
So what is the difference between Taizu and Gaozu? Take founding emperor Li Yuan , , and Zhu Yuanzhang as examples. The former is called Tang Gaozu , The latter is called Ming Taizu , Both of them seized the world through their own efforts, why are the temple names different?
In fact, the answer is very simple, that is, in the process of their fighting for the world, did they rely on their ancestors to build their foundation. If there is, the title of Emperor Gaozu; if there is no, the title of Emperor Taizu.
What many people don’t know is that after Li Yuan founded the Tang Dynasty, he posthumously named his ancestor Li Hu as Tang Taizu . . The reason why he successfully captured the world was actually largely because he relied on . The foundation left by Li Hu was .
In contrast, Zhu Yuanzhang had his parents injured and died when he was young. He became a monk and begged everywhere to grow up healthily. On the road to becoming an emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang was much more difficult than Li Yuan.
So on this basis, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally did not need to posthumously named his ancestor as Taizu, and could become Taizu himself.
But Li Yuan couldn't do it. Once he exceeded the , Guanlong Group refused, and many scholars from all over the world also discussed it. If you choose Emperor Gaozu as the temple name, will appease the people and give you a reputation of being humble and polite, why not do it? Compared with the actual benefits of
, you don’t have to take the name or something too seriously.
Special Emperor
Of course, there are also very "special" emperors in Chinese history, with completely different temple names. Just like the Ming Chengzu Zhu Di mentioned above, he used his ancestor as the temple name when he was not the founding emperor. The reason is that he was an emperor who obtained through rebellion and usurpation of the throne.
Seventeen years after his death, Ming Shizong Zhu Houyan simply changed his posthumous title to Zhu Di, Qi Tian Hongdao Gaoming Zhaoyun Holy Martial Arts Pure Ren Zhi Xiaowen Emperor , and changed the temple name to "Chengzu".
Secondly, it is Han Gaozu Liu Bang . Many people may think that Liu Bang has never relied on the foundation of his ancestors to seize the world. Why did later generations call him Han Gaozu? In fact, Liu Bang's real temple name is Taizu, not Gaozu.
is just Liu Bang's posthumous title is " Gao Emperor ", so people read it wrongly. Over time, , the Emperor Taizu of Han, and Liu Bang became the Emperor Gaozu of Han. During daily communication, no one cares about these details.
Finally, and the most special emperor Wu Zetian , there is no temple name at all. Nowadays, when people mention Wu Zetian, often calls her name directly, and does not add titles such as ancestors and sects.
The main reason is that although Wu Zetian was the emperor, she eventually passed away as the queen. Not only that, in fact, , from the abdication of Wu Zetian and until the demise of feudal society, did not recognize her as the emperor.
In this way, it is even more impossible for Wu Zetian to have his own temple name.
