[Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang] Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was born in a commoner family. He reigned for 31 years and had a respected status among ancient emperors. However, the true appearance of Zhu Yuanzhang has always been the focus of future generat

[Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang] Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was born in a commoner family. He reigned for 31 years and was revered among ancient emperors. However, the true appearance of Zhu Yuanzhang has always been the focus of future generations. Unlike other emperors, there are two extremes about Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance. Some people say that he is extremely ugly, with a shoehorn face and pockmarks on his face; others say that Zhu Yuanzhang is majestic in appearance, and his ugly image was deliberately discredited by the Manchus. result.

[Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang] One thing is certain, the Manchu Qing Dynasty tampered with it when compiling the "History of the Ming Dynasty". So, will Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance be discredited? Scholars said that the Manchu Qing Dynasty did discredit Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance. Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang’s appearance, Liu Bowen, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, described it like this: “High forehead and narrow eyes, concave nose and wide lips, small but thick ears, protruding cheeks but strong chin; long body and arched back, long legs and arched knees. The waist is thick but the shoulders are narrow, the hands are wide but the fingers are thin; he moves like a shrimp in the water, and his voice is like the cry of an eagle and the cry of an ape.

[Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang] Liu Bowen thought that Zhu Yuanzhang looked extraordinary, so he came to the conclusion, "This man's appearance." , which combines the magnanimity of a great sage and the cruelty of a great traitor. "The portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang chosen for this group of photos has appeared since the Qing Dynasty. The ancient palace had a special collection of portraits of emperors and empresses of all dynasties, much like today's photo albums. During the Ming Dynasty, the portraits of emperors and empresses were collected in the inner treasury. The Manchu and Qing Dynasties entered After the Pass, the portrait was reframed and later hidden in the Nanxun Hall.

[Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang] Among the many portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang collected by the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, most of them have "high forehead and narrow eyes, concave nose and wide lips, small but thick ears, and thick cheeks". The image of "suddenly plump chin". In layman's terms, it is a shoehorn face or a pig kidney face. Zhang Han (1510-1593) during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty described the portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang in "Dreams in the Pine Window". At that time When he was serving as Nan Sikong, he visited the Wuying Palace and saw the portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di with his own eyes.

[Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang] Zhang Han wrote: "The appearance of Taizu has beautiful eyebrows, straight nose, long lips, and a face like a full moon. It must not be oversized, which is very different from the legendary statues among the people. "Coincidentally, Zhang Xuan, a native of Wanli, also saw the portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang with his own eyes. He wrote: "Emperor Gao is a beautiful husband. His beard and beard are all made of silver, which can be counted and not very cultivated. There is no such thing as a dragon-shaped beard or twelve sunspots. . "

[Portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang] Judging from the descriptions of Zhang Han and Zhang Xuan, Zhu Yuanzhang is not ugly, and the round-faced handsome portrait is closest to his true appearance. However, some ugly images of Zhu Yuanzhang have appeared in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. For example, the pig-kidney face was not very popular at the time. According to historical records, the pig-kidney face version of Zhu Yuanzhang even entered the collections of princes and nobles.

[Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang] After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he deified Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance. The "Records of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty" compiled by Zhu Di recorded in the "Wushen Year in December of the First Year of Wu (1367)": "The man in the dream put a bib on his neck, and then there was a slight pain in the flesh of his neck, which is suspected to be an illness. After applying medicine to it, there is no test, and the bones will become swollen, which is very different. "It means that Zhu Yuanzhang had a dream. He dreamed that he had a jade jade around his neck, which later melted into the flesh and turned into a bulge of different bones.

[Ugly Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang] Ancient people were very superstitious, and so was Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet made a fortune. Before that, a Taoist priest named Tie Guan showed him his face. Tie Guan said: "The appearance is very special, with dragon and phoenix eyes, the sky and the earth face each other, the five mountains are attached, the sun and the moon are shining in the sky, the auxiliary bones are in the temples, and the voice is loud. Indescribably expensive. But the stagnant Qi in the four dimensions is like clouds moving around and the moon rising, and those who are happy will have bright yellow heads and shine through the heaven. Until the spirit is glowing and the wind sweeps away the shadows, it will be the day of receiving the order, which should be within a thousand days. "

[Real Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang] Some netizens commented on Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance, "Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely not be ugly. There are three reasons: first, the generals in ancient times selected their own soldiers who were handsome and tall; second, It is impossible for Guo Ziyi to let her adopted daughter marry an ugly person; Queen Ma is not a weak woman. If she doesn't like someone, she won't marry even if you kill her with a knife. "So, Zhu Yuanzhang is not ugly, his ugly image is the result of the Qing Dynasty deliberately discrediting it.