Fires often broke out in the Forbidden City during the Ming Dynasty. Was it due to design errors or poor Feng Shui?
In history, the Forbidden City has suffered many fires. The famous fire was in the 14th year of Guangxu, that is, in 1888, a fire broke out before the emperor got married. After the fire, the queen could only enter the palace from a temporary colorful shed. Another time there was a fire in 1923, but it was suspected that the eunuchs deliberately set the fire in order to eliminate evidence of their own crimes. These two fires seemed to be caused by the declining national power of the Qing Dynasty.
In fact, since the Forbidden City was built in the Ming Dynasty, there have been fires of various sizes in the palace, and they have never stopped. Compared with the fires in the Forbidden City during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, they are really worse. and. In 1420, Bauhinia City was basically completed. In just three months, it caught fire due to a lightning strike during heavy rain. The fire was unstoppable and could not be extinguished, and spread to other palaces.
The function of Fengtian Palace in the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to that of the Palace of Supreme Harmony in the Qing Dynasty. It was the most important of the three palaces. If such an important place caught fire, Emperor Yongle felt that the completion of the palace would cause a fire. It's God's punishment for me. Zhu Di knew that he could not justify God's punishment. So I couldn't eat, and I was very worried, so I issued a sinner edict.
As a result, God took a look at this man. Although he was very ambitious, his apology was quite sincere, so he decided to let the Forbidden City continue to burn. In the next ten years, almost all fires in the palace were No interruptions. Although it was not as good as the fire that was struck by lightning due to heavy rain, the small fire never stopped. The craftsmen worked overtime and took 21 years to finally build the three main halls. One can imagine how much pressure the emperor felt when facing the smoky palace every day for 20 years. In fact, the cause of the fire was because flammable materials and wood were tied together.