The dark dynasty got its name from this.
The year before Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he adopted a special chronology method, which was called "the first year of Wu", that is, the "Wu" of the king of Wu. The reason for this episode is that Han Liner, the emperor of "Wang Xiaoming" revered by Zhu Yuanzhang, died suddenly, and the chronology of "Dragon and Phoenix" can no longer be used. Zhu Yuanzhang could have proclaimed himself emperor this year, but he still wanted to spend a year.
As we all know, the dynasty established by Zhu Yuanzhang was called "Daming". Due to the extensive influence of martial arts dramas, many people think that the Ming dynasty's "Ming" is the "Ming" of Zoroastrianism, but it is not complete. Here we also want to popularize a knowledge that Zoroastrianism was not invented by Jin Yong's martial arts novels, but actually existed in history. It was introduced from abroad as early as the Tang Dynasty. After the development of Song and Yuan Dynasties, Zoroastrianism and Anbalism were intertwined at the end of Yuan Dynasty and became one of the two major religions believed by the Red Scarf Army, a folk anti-Yuan force.
The reason why the Ming Dynasty was called the Ming Dynasty is not clearly recorded in historical materials, but according to textual research, there are three possibilities: one is related to Zoroastrianism; Second, it is related to the "five elements" that scholars believe in; Third, it has something to do with the death of "Wang Xiaoming" Han Liner.
Related to Zoroastrianism, this is easy to understand, because the team led by Zhu Yuanzhang has always been a part of the Red Scarf Army and has always regarded the team founded by Han as authentic. After Han was arrested and sacrificed, his son was received from Bozhou (now Bozhou, Anhui Province), and then he was made emperor. It was called that the civil servants and military commanders of Longfeng regime were mostly Zoroastrianism. Zhu Yuanzhang respected the Longfeng regime and many of his generals also believed in Zoroastrianism, so Zhu Yuanzhang.
Another possibility is that Zhu Yuanzhang took into account the feelings of scholars all over the world, because scholars do not believe in Zoroastrianism, and this is a group of social elites. Obviously, it is hard to accept that the country will be ruled by them in the future, but the ancients in China believed in the Five Elements and Feng Shui, and the literati were no exception, so the word "Ming" may also be considered from the perspective of the Five Elements.
The ancients in China called the north "water" and the south "fire" on the five elements, while Zhu Yuanzhang's sphere of influence was in the Yangtze River basin and belonged to the south. In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang's "Zhu" is Suzaku's "Zhu", and Suzaku is a firebird and fire in ancient myths and legends in China. Fire can illuminate darkness and bring light to people, so we associate "fire" with "light".
There is also a saying that Liu Bowen advised Zhu Yuanzhang, starting with the death of "Wang Xiaoming" Han Liner.
Han Liner became emperor in Bozhou, but his life was not stable. Later, Zhang Shicheng attacked him, Zhu Yuanzhang went to clear the way, and then he took Han Liner to Chuzhou. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's mentality has changed. Maybe he wanted to get rid of Han Liner and become emperor himself, so he sent someone to take Han Liner to Nanjing, but Han Liner accidentally drowned on the way.
Han Liner's death was declared an accident, but the world didn't believe it at all. Most people thought it was a conspiracy of Zhu Yuanzhang, a conspiracy or a conspiracy. With the death of the emperor of the "Dragon and Phoenix Regime", Zhu Yuanzhang has no trouble in establishing his own regime. However, after all, Han Liner's death was related to Zhu Yuanzhang, so when the People's Republic of China was founded, Liu Bowen suggested that Zhu Yuanzhang be named "Daming", because Han Liner was "Wang Xiaoming", which could suppress his resentment.
The reason why the Ming Dynasty was called the Ming Dynasty may be clear to Zhu Yuanzhang himself, but this does not affect the status and contribution of the Ming Dynasty in the history of China. The Ming Dynasty was the last feudal regime established by the Han people in the history of China. During the 270-year rule, although some people can find out some reasons for the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty, it is undeniable that the Ming Dynasty was a dynasty with developed economy, clear system and clear bureaucratic system.