Zhu Yuanzhang: From the Cowherd to the Emperor (2)

Mencius said, "Heaven is going to bring down great responsibilities, so people must first work hard, work hard, starve their body, empty their body, and mess up their actions, so they are motivated and patient, and have benefited from what they can't do." Only those who are not afraid of difficulties, dare to fight, and can stand all kinds of tests can reach the peak of success!

-----Zhuge Changqing

Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398), the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. History calls Ming Taizu.

Zhuge Changqing believes that Zhu Yuanzhang, who rose as a civilian, grew up in a temple, fought on the battlefield and remained famous for thousands of years, needs to learn and study too much. I think that as a teenager today, especially one of his poems should be remembered.

As a monk, he went out to travel around the world.

This poem shows his domineering mind and optimistic life.

Zhuge Changqing: When Zhu Yuanzhang, who was a monk at that time, came back to Huangjue Temple at the end of his journey around the world, it was late, and Zhu Yuanzhang could not sleep inside, so he camped in the side door of the temple. This scene aroused Zhu Yuanzhang's rich imagination and emotion, leaving a magnificent poem:

The sky is an account and the ground is a blanket,

The sun, moon and stars sleep with me.

I dare not stretch my legs at night,

I'm afraid to wear mountains and rivers.

Zhuge Changqing believed that to learn from Zhu Yuanzhang's spirit, we should learn from his optimism and mind.

No matter what difficult conditions a person encounters, he should be optimistic, cheerful and have a good attitude.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was the emperor of cattle herding children, the monk emperor, and the general emperor, was born in Chongba, also known as Xingzong, with the name of Guorui, and was born in Haozhou Zhongli. Zhu Yuanzhang was named after he took part in the Red Scarf Rebellion and married his wife.

Zhu Yuanzhang always embodies a state of mind, hard work, diligence, thinking, learning and optimism.

Turning to history, he may be the only emperor with the lowest birth in Chinese history. Because of this, he became one of the emperors that the people talked about most. In particular, he integrates cattle herding children, monks, beggars, generals, commanders and emperors. It's amazing.

Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral home is Zhujia Lane, Tongde Township, Jurong County, Jiangsu Province (today's Jurong County, Nanjing City). His ancestors cultivated land for generations. His grandfather, Zhu Chuyi, could not bear the exploitation of the landlords and the imperial court, and his family fled to Xuyi, Sizhou (now Xuyi, Anhui), on the bank of the Huaihe River to reclaim land. After the death of Zhu Chuyi, his family was destitute. Zhu Shizhen, the father of Zhu Yuanzhang (originally called Zhu Wuhui, later renamed Zhu Shizhen after his father), had to move eastward and westward. At the age of 50, he settled down in Dongxiang, Zhongli County, Haozhou (now Fengyang, Anhui), where he gave birth to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Family poverty Zhu Yuanzhang was poor in his childhood. When he was 10 years old, his father Zhu Shizhen moved again to avoid heavy taxes. Later, he worked for the landlord Liu De in Guzhuang, Taiping Township, and Zhu Yuanzhang herded cattle for Liu De's family.

"In ancient times, those who made great achievements not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance."

Zhu Yuanzhang, who started herding cattle at the age of 10, often played the game of playing the emperor.

He was the emperor himself, and a group of cattle herding children were divided into civil ministers and military generals. Kneel three times and kowtow nine times, and shout long live. Later, Xu Da, Tang He, Zhou Dexing and others were the cattle herding children in childhood.

At the age of 17, when his father died, he was desperate. He came to Huangjue Temple, went to the Gaobin monk, shaved as a monk and became a child walker. Because the temple is also very poor, so after 50 days as a monk, he began to walk around the world, alone, and embarked on a wandering life. It takes three years to go.

It can be imagined what kind of challenge it will be after three years of living in the open air.

It coincided with the uprisings such as the White Lotus Cult, which led to social chaos. After experiencing social hardships, at the age of 20, his character suddenly became tough and complex.

The average person is "read ten thousand books first, then walk ten thousand miles".

And he is "first ten thousand miles, then ten thousand books".

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had traveled thousands of miles, began to realize his gap clearly and immediately went into crazy study.

After returning to Huangjue Temple, 20-year-old Zhu Yuanzhang immediately began to practice both civil and martial arts, which lasted for five years.

The sky has lived up to the people who are willing to do it. After five years of practice in closed doors, it has created a young man of the age who is high in spirits and is both civil and military.

Everything is ready. Only the east wind.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang received a letter from his childhood partner Tang He, in which Tang He invited Zhu Yuanzhang to join Guo Zixing's Rebellion. Fearing that others would leak the secret, Zhu Yuanzhang, 25, put down his bowl and immediately joined Guo Zixing's Red Scarf Army.

Later, he was bold, careful, intelligent and brave. He began to work as a squad leader, went through hardships, became braver in the Vietnam War, and rose all the way to become the commander of the Rebel Army. Later, with the help of Liu Bowen and other officials and generals, he finally unified the world and became the Ming Emperor who wiped out the Yuan Dynasty and revitalized China.

On the 4th day of the first month of 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang, 40 years old, assumed the throne of emperor. His national name was "Ming", and his Jianyuan "Hongwu" was the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. Since then, the Ming Dynasty began its 277-year historical journey.

Zhuge Changqing: Today's Chinese teenagers should seriously study Zhu Yuanzhang's spirit of struggle.

Zhuge Changqing wrote a poem praising:

The cause of the Ming Dynasty shocked the world, and all the people applauded it.

Heroes of ancient and modern times said that the emperor was once a cowherd.

South no Amitabha, South no Amitabha, South no Amitabha!

Nanwu Master Sakyamuni Buddha. Blessed life is limitless. Confucius. Jesus. Mohammed.

All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the three generations in ten directions.

All immortals in the three realms and ten directions.

All sages at all times and in all countries.

Don't do any evil, and do all good. Persistence and responsiveness.

Zhuge Changqing wishes all the people who are destined to respect their parents and do good deeds and accumulate virtue rich and auspicious!

朱元璋：从放牛郎到皇帝(2)

  孟子曰：“天将降大任于是人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。”只有那些不畏艰难，敢于拼搏的人，经得起各种考验的人，才能登上成功的顶峰！

                                           ----- 诸葛长青 

   朱元璋(1328-1398)，明朝开国皇帝。史称明太祖。

   诸葛长青认为，对于起身平民、长在寺庙、战在疆场、名留千古的朱元璋，需要学习研究的太多了，我觉得，作为今天的青少年，尤其是要记住他的一首诗。

   他作为和尚，外出云游天下的一首诗。

   这首诗，展现了他的霸气胸襟和乐观人生。

诸葛长青：话说时为和尚的朱元璋云游天下结束，赶回皇觉寺时，天色已晚，朱元璋无法入内睡觉，便露宿寺庙门口的侧门门洞。此情此景，激起了朱元璋丰富的想象与感慨，留下一气势磅礴的诗句：

                  天为罗帐地为毡，

                   日月星辰伴我眠。

                  夜间不敢长伸腿，

                   恐将山河一脚穿。

  诸葛长青认为，学习朱元璋的精神，应该学习他的乐观与胸襟。

   一个人不论遇到什么艰苦的条件，都要乐观开朗，有个好心态。

  身为放牛娃皇帝、和尚皇帝、武将皇帝的朱元璋，本名重八，又名兴宗，字国瑞，濠州钟离人。朱元璋则是他参加红巾军起义，取妻成家之后取的名字。

朱元璋身上，时刻体现着一种胸怀、拼搏、勤奋、思考、学习、乐观的精神状态。

   翻开历史，他可能是中国历史上唯一一个出身最为低微的皇帝了。也正因为如此，他成了老百姓议论最多的皇帝之一。尤其是他的融放牛娃、和尚、乞丐、武将、统帅、皇帝于一身。令人们惊叹不已。

   朱元璋祖籍是江苏句容县(今南京市句容县)通德乡的朱家巷，其祖先世代耕田种地。其祖父朱初一因不堪地主和朝廷剥削，举家逃到了淮河岸边的泗州盱眙(今安徽盱眙)垦荒种地。朱初一死后，家里一贫如洗，朱元璋父亲朱世珍(本来叫朱五回，后来朱元璋给父亲追名为朱世珍)只好东迁西移，五十岁时，才在濠州钟离县(今安徽凤阳)的东乡定居下来，并在这里生了朱元璋。

   家庭贫困朱元璋童年贫困，10岁时，其父亲朱世珍为了躲避沉重的赋役，再次搬家。后来就在太平乡的孤庄为地主刘德种地，朱元璋就为刘德家放牛。

  “古之立大事者，不惟有超世之才，亦必有坚韧不拔之志。”

  10岁开始放牛的朱元璋常玩的游戏就是扮皇帝。

  他自己为皇帝，一群放牛娃分为文臣武将，分列两相。三跪九叩，并高呼万岁。后来的随身大将徐达、汤和、周德兴等，就是小时候的放牛娃。

  17岁的时候，父亲去世，走投无路之下，他来到皇觉寺，投奔了高彬和尚，在寺里剃度为僧，做了小行童。由于寺庙也很穷，所以，当了五十天和尚的他开始行走天下，孤身一人，走上了飘泊的人生路。一走就是三年。

可以想象，三年的风餐露宿，会是什么样的挑战。

  适逢白莲教等起义军纷纷起兵，社会大乱。历经社会磨难，年仅20岁的他，性格一下子变得刚毅复杂起来。

  一般人是“先读万卷书,后行万里路”。

  而他是“先行万里路，后读万卷书”。

  走过万里路的朱元璋，开始清醒的认识到自己的差距，立刻投入到疯狂的学习中去。

  20岁的朱元璋，回到黄觉寺后，立刻开始了文武双修的磨练，这一练，整整五年。

  苍天不负有心人，五年闭门修炼，打造了一个神采飞扬、文武双全的时代青年。

  万事俱备。只欠东风。

   朱元璋这时收到儿时伙伴汤和的信，汤和在信中邀请朱元璋参加郭子兴的义军。由于担心别人泄密，于是， 25岁的朱元璋放下钵盂，立刻投奔郭子兴的红巾军。

   后来，胆大心细、智勇双全的他，从小班长开始干起，历经磨难、越战越勇，一路飞升，直到成为了义军统帅。后来在刘伯温等文臣武将的辅佐下，终于统一天下，成为了消灭元朝、振兴华夏的大明皇帝。　

   1368年正月初4日，40岁的朱元璋即皇帝位，国号「明」，建元「洪武」，是为明太祖。此后大明王朝开始了277年的历史行程。

 诸葛长青：今日中国青少年，当认真学习朱元璋的奋斗精神。

  诸葛长青有诗赞叹曰：

        大明事业惊天地，万民同赞震八方。

        古今英雄说一段，皇帝曾是放牛郎。

南无阿弥陀佛，南无阿弥陀佛，南无阿弥陀佛！
南无本师释迦牟尼佛。福生无量天尊。孔子。耶稣。穆罕默德。
      十方三世诸佛菩萨。
        三界十方一切神仙。
        古今中外一切圣贤。
           诸恶莫作，众善奉行。持之以恒、有求必应。
   诸葛长青祝福天下孝敬父母、行善积德的有缘者富贵吉祥！

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Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to "learn from sages, promote virtue, revitalize China and benefit the world" together with people with the same ideals in the world.

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Zhuge Changqing's Chinese Dream

Learn from sages and carry forward virtue

Revitalizing China for the benefit of the world

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诸葛长青简介：诸葛长青，中国国学传统文化传承弘扬者，愿与天下志同道合者一起“学习圣贤、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

（诸葛长青：zhuge8031@163.com）

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