1. Burning the Qinggong Tower
The Burning Qinggong Tower is also called the Burning of the Heroes’ Tower and the Bombardment of the Heroes’ Tower. It is a tragedy created by folk legends by Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty in order to kill the heroes. It was later adapted. For the Jin Opera play "Burning the Qinggong Building"?
The burning of the Qinggong Tower was a product of the Qing Dynasty’s slander and demonization of Zhu Yuanzhang. There is no historical record of this incident, but the novels "The Heroes of the Ming Dynasty" and "The Legend of the Heroes of the Ming Dynasty" and other commentaries mention that Zhu Yuanzhang raised an army to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty, conquered the world, and became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so he was willing to share the joys and sorrows with him** * The founding minister in trouble became suspicious, fearing that they would rebel and seize his throne, and worry that his brothers who had fought with him through life and death would seize power based on their merits, so he built a celebration building. ?
On the day when the celebration building was completed, he held a banquet and invited all the civil and military heroes to come to celebrate the victory. However, he secretly sent people to bury a large amount of gunpowder and dry firewood downstairs, preparing to take the opportunity to set the building on fire. To eliminate future troubles. Although this was done very secretly, Liu Bowen saw through it. At the banquet, Liu Bowen sat next to Zhu Yuanzhang and quietly pressed a corner of Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon robe onto his chair. When everyone was drunk, Zhu Yuanzhang quietly left the table. Liu Bowen was immediately alert because of the tug on his clothes, so he followed the emperor out. Sure enough, when Zhu Yuanzhang went downstairs to celebrate his victory, the building was enveloped in rolling flames. Thousands of distinguished officials and maids attending the banquet were all killed in the flames. ?
Only four people did not die at the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang. They were counselor Liu Ji, general Tang He, Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen and Wuding Marquis Guo Ying.
2. Mooncake Uprising
Eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is said to have begun in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the vast number of people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the Yuan Dynasty's ruling class, and they revolted against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang united various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court conducted a very strict search, making it very difficult to convey the news. Military counselor Liu Bowen came up with a plan and ordered his subordinates to hide the note of "uprising on August 15th" in cakes, and then sent people to deliver it to the insurrectionary armies in various places, informing them to respond to the uprising on the night of August 15th. On the day of the uprising, all rebel armies responded together, and the insurrectionary army was like a spark igniting a prairie fire.
Soon, Xu Da captured Yuan Dadu and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly handed down an oral order to let all the soldiers and the people enjoy the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, and to reward the ministers with the "mooncakes" that were used to secretly convey the message when the army was launched as seasonal cakes. Since then, the production of "mooncakes" has become more and more sophisticated, with more varieties, and the large ones are as big as discs, which have become a good gift. From then on, the custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people.
3. Red-seat ship
Red-seat ship, the name of the ship. Also known as "Manjianghong", it was a ship used by officials in the Qing Dynasty.
It is said that Taizu of the Ming Dynasty first obtained Heyang and wanted to explore the south of the Yangtze River. On New Year's Day, he took a small boat to cross the river. The sailors shouted: "The Holy Emperor is escorted by six dragons, and the general is majestic on all sides." Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was extremely happy and became After the emperor found the ship and its sailors, he sealed the ship and appointed officials. The ship was painted vermilion, so it was called Manjianghong. Continuing in the Qing Dynasty, officials' boats were painted red and were called red boats, which meant auspiciousness.
4. Angrily Beating the God of Jialan
According to legend, when Zhu Yuanzhang was sweeping the floor as a little boy in Huangjue Temple, he tripped over the God of Jialan and hit the God of Jialan with his broom. Another time, the old monk saw that the candles in the main hall were bitten by mice, so he reprimanded Zhu Yuanzhang in public. Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself, God Jialan can't even control the things in front of him, so how can he control the palace? It made me even more scolded, and the more I thought about it, the angrier I became. So, Zhu Yuanzhang found a pen and wrote the words "Departure Three Thousand Miles" behind Jialan God. These all reflect Zhu Yuanzhang's character of being unwilling to be oppressed.
5. Gift of the Four Immortals
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, two peasant uprising armies, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang, fought for the world, which finally turned into a large-scale war. In April of the thirteenth year (13th year), fierce fighting began on Poyang Lake and the Lushan area. After a bloody battle, Zhu Yuanzhang won a complete victory, laying the foundation for unifying the country. In this battle, it is said that Zhou Dianxian helped Zhu Yuanzhang defeat Chen Youliang.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang was dying of fever. Zhou Dian and Tianyan, who lived in seclusion in the deep mountains and ravines of Kuanglu, sent the barefoot monks of Tianchi Temple to deliver medicine to Nanjing. Zhu Yuanzhang recovered that night after taking it. It is said that Zhou Dian ascended to heaven from the Jinxiu Peak on the right side of the Immortal Cave in Lushan Mountain. Zhu Yuanzhang built the Royal Stele Pavilion here to express his gratitude to Zhou Dian. The imperial stele was erected in September 1393 (the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty). It is 3.6 meters high, 1.5 meters wide and 0.25 meters thick. The stone is white and smooth.
The front of the stele is engraved with "The Biography of Immortal Zhou Dian", and the back of the stele is engraved with the text "Sacrifice to the Four Immortals" and the poem "Giving to the Four Immortals". The inscription was written by Zhan Xiyuan, a famous calligrapher in the early Ming Dynasty.
Extended information:
Yuanzhang (October 21, 1328 - June 24, 1398), Taizu of the Ming Dynasty (reigned from 1368 to 1398), Feng, Anhui Yangren, Han nationality, was born in Zhongli, Haozhou (renamed Fengyang after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty). His courtesy name was Guorui. His original name was Chongba. He was later named Xingzong. He participated in Guo Zixing's army and changed his name to Zhu Yuanzhang. Politician, strategist, military commander, and founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was poor when he was young and used to herd cattle for the landlord. In 1344, he entered Huangjue Temple. At the age of 25, he joined the Red Scarf Army led by Guo Zixing to resist the Yuan Dynasty. In 1356, he was regarded as the Duke of Wu by his generals. In the same year, Jiqing Road was captured and renamed Yingtianfu. In 1367, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were ordered to carry out the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains under the call of "expelling the Huru and restoring China", ending the Mongol rule in China, and the sixteen states of Yanyun that had been lost for four hundred years were also recovered. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian Mansion. His country was named Daming and his reign was named Hongwu. Later, he first pacified the southwest, northwest, northeast and other places, and finally unified China.
Reference: Zhu Yuanzhang—Baidu Encyclopedia