Outside the imperial mausoleum, Zhu Jianshen was dressed in black, wearing a leather bean suit, a sky-high crown on his head, and a crimson gauze robe. He held a jade guide in front of his chest with both hands and climbed up the steps step by step with a solemn face.
The Tongtian crown is the emperor's hat. It is shaped like a mountain, with an upright front and an iron crown beam. It is extended from the Zhou rites. The leather bean suit is also called the emperor's sacrificial dress. It is made of black gauze and has twelve seams on the front and back. , each of which is decorated with five kinds of jade and twelve. The seams, the crown and the tassels throughout the hairpin are all decorated with gold, and the crimson gauze robe is attached with twelve cicadas. The head is decorated with pearls and emeralds, and the black ribbon is used to form the tassel and guide the jade hairpin.
This is the clothing worn by the Ming Emperor to worship his ancestors. In front of his ancestors, he was a minister, so he could not wear a Gong robe, and the twelve chapters pattern appeared on the clothing.
Zhu Jianshen walked very slowly.
Behind him were hundreds of courtiers, whether they were first-grade officials or sixth-grade officials, uniformly wearing blue official robes, following behind.
After entering the royal cemetery, they saw the inscription written by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. The accompanying priest said softly: "Your Majesty, please bow down and salute..."
After Zhu Jianshen listened, he bowed towards the stone tablet slowly. Then, the accompanying priest shouted to the officials behind Zhu Jianshen: "Kneel down..."
Many officials knelt down, and only after Zhu Jianshen finished the ceremony did everyone stand up.
Then, the accompanying priest guided the emperor to pay homage to the inscription.
Zhu Jianshen read it very carefully. The inscription was more than 1,500 words long, and recorded the entire process of Emperor Taizu Gao burying his parents, brother and sister-in-law.
"In the past, my father lived in this place. Farming was difficult and he was wandering day and night. Natural disasters were common in Er, and his family members suffered from disasters: the emperor finally passed the exam for 4 out of 60 years. Nine out of 50 of the emperor's heirs died. Brother Meng died first, and the whole family died. Funeral. There was no coffin and coffin, and the body was covered with dirty clothes. It was three feet high, so what kind of food could be laid in it? After the burial, the family was in panic, Brother Zhong was young and weak, and his livelihood was limited. Sister Meng took the young child and returned east to her hometown. There was no duty. Rain, left locusts soaring, people here are short of food, and grass and trees are food. What can I do? I am so frightened that I plan with my brother. How can it be normal? Brother Yun went here and lived through the famine. Brother cried for me, I am hurt for my brother, and the sky is bright and the sun is shining, my heart is broken with tears, my brother is on a different journey, and my mourning is far away."
Zhu Jianshen looked at it with emotion and a dull expression. This was written by Taizu Emperor Gao himself. Every word and every word revealed sadness and helplessness... Zhu Jianshen seemed to be able to be in it. He was thinking about what kind of person he was. , after having such an experience, he was still able to survive without being knocked down, and then established a new business.
The only person between heaven and earth is Zhu Chongba, Zhu Yuanzhang...
After paying homage to the inscription, Zhu Jianshen walked forward under the guidance of the accompanying priest, followed closely by many officials.
Zhu Jianshen walked into the Shinto of the Imperial Tomb. On both sides of the Shinto, there were various majestic and solemn stone statues.
The Ming Emperor's Mausoleum is the imperial mausoleum that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty paid most attention to, and it has undergone several major construction projects.
Construction started in the first year of Hongwu and stopped in the eighteenth year of Hongwu. It lasted eighteen years. In the first year of Yongle, Zhu Di ordered the construction to continue until the sixth year of Yongle. During his imperial career, Zhu Di visited the four tombs of the Ming emperors. On this occasion, he paid homage in person, and began renovations in the third year of Xuande. In the sixth year of Zhengtong, Zhu Qizhen also ordered renovations.
Such a long construction period also made the Ming Emperor's Tomb in this period the largest royal garden, like a huge city. Although the Ming Emperor's Tomb is not the mausoleum of an emperor, it is also a "palace, magnificent and solemn". There are hundreds of vegetarian palaces and official halls, and thousands of houses. The total length of the imperial mausoleum shrine is 257 meters, and there are 32 pairs of stone statues. The inscription on the imperial mausoleum was written by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. The large number of stone statues and the exquisite carving are the highest among the imperial mausoleums of all dynasties.
It can be said that the descendants of the Zhu family had some money, so they all built houses and built palaces for their ancestors.
Half an hour later, Zhu Jianshen arrived at the Mingtang, which is also the main hall of the imperial mausoleum. Zhu Yuanzhang's parents, brother and sister-in-law are enshrined inside.
The main hall has nine rooms, three levels of Danbi, yellow colored glaze, and green and green painted colors. This is the description of this bright hall. biquge.biz
The accompanying priest first recited the sacrificial text loudly: "But the ancient holy gods succeeded the heavens and established the pole, and their merits were brought to life by the people, and they will be relied on for eternity. I will inherit the great rule, resist the strict rites, and pray for our country to be peaceful forever... ...'
After reading the sacrificial text, Zhu Jianshen walked into the main hall, and only the accompanying priests followed the emperor.
Many ministers stayed outside.
After a long while, Zhu Jianshen completed the complicated memorial ceremony under the guidance of the accompanying priest.
Then, the emperor came out of the bright hall and walked into the tomb. There was no one around. At this time, Zhu Jianshen knelt down.
The current tomb is like a hill, but many years ago, it was just two small mounds.
Zhu Jianshen knelt down at the tomb, saluted resolutely, and then remembered what he had heard about sky burials.
It happened here.
It is said that after the death of their great-grandparents, there was no coffin, a few rags, and a straw mat to wrap them up. The two brothers Zhu Yuanzhang carried the bodies of their parents, crying while carrying them. Finally, they arrived at the burial place. Before they started digging a hole, suddenly During that time, there was wind and rain, thunder and lightning, and the whole sky seemed to have collapsed. Taizu and his brother could only hide under the tree, terrified. The two brothers watched the huge rain force collapse the soil at the foot of the mountain, just in time to The corpses of his parents were buried, forming a three-foot-high earthen grave. After this was over, the violent storm immediately disappeared.
It is also because of this legend among the people that the Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to the imperial mausoleums and ancestral mausoleums, heavily guarding them, and strictly prohibits mining and mining in the surrounding areas...
After kneeling down to worship his ancestors, Zhu Jianshen got up and returned to the Mingtang. Then, Zhao Huanong and Gao Yi took him to the side hall to rest and check the list of vassals currently imprisoned within the high walls of the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum.
The first thing Zhu Jianshen saw was Zhu Wengui. He sighed and looked at Zhao Huanong: "I want to see him later."
"Yes. Your Majesty."
Zhu Wengui was Zhu Yunwen's child. He was taken into a high wall by a young eunuch when he was two years old. He had never seen outside affairs, and no one taught him how to read and recognize children. At this time, it has been a full sixty years.
Abolition of clan status, demoted to common people, sent to the central capital, and guarding the imperial mausoleum were the Ming Dynasty's methods to deal with the clan. After Emperor Yongle's successful evacuation, Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum became the place where clan members were imprisoned, and this continued until Late Ming Dynasty.
Although Zhu Di knelt in front of the tomb of Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao and promised Big Brother that he would treat his flesh and blood well.
But Zhu Di didn't do it.
Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen's palace was destroyed and he disappeared, and his life and death are unknown.
The second son, Zhu Yunqi, was named King of Wu by Zhu Yunqi and established a vassal state in Hangzhou. However, he was never able to establish a vassal state. In the capital, he and Zhu Yunqi were put in the same position. First, he was demoted to the title of King of Guangze by Zhu Di for failing to help his brother. , but the more Zhu Di thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and he was imprisoned in the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum on unfounded charges. In the fifteenth year of Yongle, he was falsely accused of conspiracy and died violently in the high wall. Zizai Kun was still in his infancy. The palace supervisor Wang Zhongfu fled to the people and grew up, fearing disaster. In the first year of Hongxi, he sneaked away from the city of Xiakuang. Zhu Yunxi's descendants hid among the people and multiplied more than a hundred households, but Zhu Yunxi's son was recorded as Zhu Zai.
The third son of the emperor, Zhu Yunxi, was granted the title of King Heng in the first year of Jianwen, but he did not become a vassal. In the first year of Yongle, he was conferred the title of King Huai'en and lived in Jianchang. In September, he and his third brother Wu Wang Zhu Yunxi were summoned back to the capital and were deposed. As a commoner, he was imprisoned in Fengyang. He also died in the fifteenth year of Yongle, a few days after his brother Zhu Yunxi, who also died suddenly.
Zhu Yunxi, the fourth son of the emperor, was named King Xu by Emperor Jianwen. After Zhu Di entered the capital, he was demoted to King Fuhui. He lived with his mother in Mingdong Tomb, the cemetery of his father Zhu Biao. In the second year of Yongle, he was renamed King Ouning and was "not sent away". Zhu Di may have felt compassion for his eldest brother and wanted to stay with his eldest brother. In addition, Zhu Yunxi was too young. If he was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in Fengyang, It will also affect your reputation.
But just two years later, on December 22nd of the fourth year of Yongle, a fire broke out in Zhu Yunxi's mansion, and he was burned alive. He was just sixteen years old when he died. His posthumous title was Ai Jian. He was also the only one of Zhu Biao's children to receive a posthumous title. After Emperor Renzong succeeded to the throne, he regained his title and his posthumous title was reduced by one character, becoming King Xu Ai.
And how the fire started, only Emperor Yongle knew clearly...
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