Why did Zhu Yuanzhang have a crush on the Ming Tombs?
This may just be a legend. But what is certain is that Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum site selection took a lot of effort. The New Geography by Wang Zhu and others in the Northern Song Dynasty is a book devoted to the study of geomantic omen. The book "Selection of the House of Shadows" reads: "White tiger leaves the mountain, green dragon enters the spring, rosefinch flutters its wings, and the real martial arts ascend to heaven, so lucky." Zhu. And his advisers took a fancy to Du, which met all the requirements of "only a real warrior can ascend to heaven", but there was a Jiangshan temple and pagoda built in the Southern Dynasties with Princess Yongding to commemorate the monk's treasure. In order to occupy this treasure land, Zhu Yuanzhang gave alms to build ancestral temples, and used 50,000 imperial troops to move Jiangshan Temple and Pagoda to the south of Xiazidong. Just as the new temple was about to be completed, a famous Feng Shui gentleman said that the site of the temple was not conducive to the imperial tomb, so Zhu Yuanzhang had to submit to humiliation and move the temple tower to the east of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, and Zhu Yuanzhang changed it to "Linggu Temple".
It is not enough to move the Jiangshan Temple Tower. There are tombs of the Six Dynasties in Meihua Mountain. According to documents, Sun Quan, the Emperor of the Three Kingdoms, and his wife Bu Shi were buried here, and the tomb of Ming Taizu Sun Deng was also nearby. It is obviously not in line with etiquette to leave their graves untouched. The governor's office in charge of this project has a new technology and was ordered to go to several graves in Liao. Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately left Sun Quan's tomb. He said, "Sun" is a hero. Let him be my janitor. "
Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang's practice is to compete for this treasure trove of geomantic omen, not just to build a suspicious grave. Ming Chengzu clearly stated in the Immortal Monument of Immortals: "Heaven is Zhongshan, and Xuangong is dedicated forever. The world is billions, and so is Fulu. " The reason why I chose this fertile land of geomantic omen is to "protect my children and grandchildren and be king for you". Will Zhu Can Yuanzhang be easily buried elsewhere? Jiang Dejing, assistant minister of rites in Chongzhen period of Ming Dynasty, also said in Chagan Tomb: "There are three dry dragons in China, and the middle one thrives in Zhongdu, which is the ancestral grave of Feng (Yang) and Si (Zhou); Wang Qi in Nanking became the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. Wang Qi in Beigan is the tomb of Tianshou Mountain. These three dry dragons will be the only ones in this dynasty, which is really a blessing to the emperor. " Zhu Yuanzhang and his advisers took a fancy to this place and took it for themselves at any cost, just to bless his descendants to be emperors forever. Didn't Zhu Yuanzhang know what was at stake and would quietly bury him somewhere else? Besides, many children and grandchildren under his protection, as well as those ministers in charge, can you watch Zhu Yuanzhang do such a stupid thing? Of course, feng shui is only a joke today, but it is considered to be a major event related to one's fortune and the fate of future generations in feudal society. As long as the auspicious place is selected, it will not be easily changed.