Zhu Yuanzhang has four names, among which he ranks fourth. Why do you call him Zhu Chongba?

At the beginning of the Volume of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty, "Name: Zhu Yuanzhang's alias: Zhu Chongba, Zhu" is listed, but it is wrong to list Zhu Chongba in the column of "alias". Zhu Chongba and Zhu Xingzong should be listed as "former names" separately. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was born on September 8th, the first year of Yuan Wenzong (Gregorian calendar 65438+1October 2nd1). In this year, father Zhu was 48 years old, mother Chen was 43 years old, and the parents' ages added up to 9 1 year.

If Zhu Yuanzhang's name is named after his parents' age or date of birth, his name should be 9 1 or 18, and it won't weigh 8 or 88 anyway. In fact, in the feudal society since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, people were all named after their peers.

The name Zomba is taken in the order of generations. He belongs to the heavy generation. Four cousins are called Chongyi, Chonger, Chonger and Chonger, and three brothers are called Chongsi, Chonger and Chonger. He is the youngest, and his name is Chong Ba. Since it is named after generations, this one is eight, so it can't be called eight or eight.

However, looking through the history, Zhang Dian and general rules of the Yuan Dynasty, we can't find relevant laws and policies, or even similar records. As unofficial history, it is really debatable whether the statements in Tangchun Miscellanies and Ming History are reliable.

Looking back, we will find that naming people by numbers is not a patent of the Yuan Dynasty, but a long-standing custom. It can be seen that naming by numbers is just a custom, not forced by the government, at least in the Song Dynasty, and people in the Yuan Dynasty only followed this custom. After Zhu Yuanzhang changed his name, Zhu Chongba was renamed Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu: Zhu, Yuan: Yuan Dynasty, Zhang: an ancient weapon. Together, it is a sharp weapon to kill the Yuan Dynasty. It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to kill the Yuan Dynasty.