The names of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty: all derived from "Yin Yang and Five Elements"!
The Zhu family in the Ming Dynasty had many rules for naming. Their first character is their surname; their second character is Daizi, which has nothing to do with the Five Elements. This was stipulated by Zhu Yuanzhang in advance. You can take whatever third character you want, but be sure to use the five elements of your generational alternation.
In other words, the second and third characters of Zhu's surname in the Ming Dynasty both carry information about seniority.
In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in the wilderness, proclaimed himself emperor and established the Ming Dynasty. Like Qin Shihuang, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to pass on the world he conquered to the second and third generations, and make it last forever. So he established a rule when naming his descendants, using the five elements principle, that is, wood produces fire, fire produces earth, earth produces gold, metal produces water, and water produces wood. He hopes that the Ming Dynasty will last forever.
It is stipulated that the name of Zhu Yuanzhang's son should have two characters, and the name of the other descendants should have three characters, that is, the five-element surname. Descendants: Prince's family: Follow the instructions of the ancestors, the great king will win, you should be lucky, the teacher will make good use of the sheng. Wang Jia: When I see you with a high war flag, I will always be with you, be kind and kind, and Emperor Jian Jing will be the first. It is also stipulated that every five characters should be named in the order of fire, earth, metal, water and wood, followed by the radical. For example, the character for "earth" has the character "wood", and his son's character for "qi" has the character "fire". Wood makes a fire. Zhu Gaochi's son Zhu Zhanji, "base" is the same as "earth", and he was born with fire.
Zhu Yun_, Zhu Di, and then the descendants of Zhu Yuan, the fourth son of Zhang Yuan: Gao Zhanqi Jianyou, Hou Zaiyi Changyou, Shanxin Shanxin, Jian Jingdi Xianyou. "Yun" in the genealogy of Prince Zhu Biao's descendants is on the same level as "Gao" in the genealogy of Prince Yan's descendants. The third character of each emperor's name circulates in the order of the five elements of father and son.
According to the generational table, it is easy to see that the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty belonged to the twelve generations. Among the twelve emperors, there were five cases where father and son did not succeed each other, that is, the first generation Zhu Yuanzhang passed directly to the third generation Zhu Yun_; the third generation Zhu Yun_ was captured by the second generation Zhu Zhu; the fifth generation Zhu Qi Zhen was captured, his younger brother Zhu Qiyu succeeded to the throne, and then Zhu Qizhen was restored to power; the eighth generation Zhu Houzhao died without heirs, and his cousin Zhu Hou_ inherited the throne. The twelfth generation Zhu Youxiao died without any children, and his younger brother Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne until Li Zicheng captured Beijing and the Ming Dynasty cut off Zhengshuo.
The reason why the inheritance of the 16th emperor of the Ming Dynasty is clearly explained is because it is very important to understand the "specialties" of the emperor's name. If you look closely, you will find that the last character of each emperor's name has a special radical from the second generation emperor. The second generation is wood, the third generation is fire, the fourth generation is earth, the fifth generation is metal, the sixth generation is water, and the seventh generation is wood. The generational mark of the five elements is brothers. In other words, within the Zhu royal family of the Ming Dynasty, starting from the second generation of -, Zhu Yuanzhang's sons were all named according to the order of the five elements of "wood, fire, earth, gold, and water".