Chapter 38 Ming Chengzu——Zhu Di

Zhu Di (1360-1424), the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang.In the early Ming Dynasty, he was granted the title of king of Yan, and he fought in northern Saibei for many years. He repeatedly defeated the Mongolian nobles and gained a great reputation. In 1399, he called himself "Jing Nan" and sent troops south.Later, he invaded Nanjing and seized the throne.Historical records: Zhu Di has a magnificent appearance, a beautiful mustache, wisdom, courage and generality, and can trust others with sincerity.After ascending the throne, he further consolidated the centralization of power, built and moved the capital to Beijing.He personally conquered Mobei five times, dispelling the threat of the restoration forces of the Yuan Dynasty.On the way back to his teacher during his fifth personal expedition to Mobei, he died of illness in Yumuchuan. (near Ujumqin, Inner Mongolia today).Buried in Changling (now Changping County, Beijing).The temple name was Taizong, Emperor Jiajing changed his temple name to Chengzu, posthumously named Emperor Xiaowen, and was known as Emperor Yongle in history.

Zhu Di was keen on literary governance, and once ordered Xie Jin and others to compile the books of hundreds of schools of classics and history from the pre-Qin to the Ming Dynasty into one book, named "Yongle Dadian", which has become the most precious historical document in our country.When he was not in the military, he spread out Wenzhi, and a "Yu Zhi Ji" was not handed down to the world. The ruins of Yanhai ②, where the mud is located. ①浡泥: One is Boni, and the other is Luoni.The mud country is now Kalimantan Island, Indonesia.Zhen Guoshan Poetry: In the third year of Yongle (1405), Manaragana, the king of Luni, sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, and Ming Chengzu sent officials to make him king.He was very happy, so he led his concubine, younger siblings, children and accompanying officials to the court across the sea, and entered the capital in August of the sixth year of Yongle to meet Ming Chengzu.In October of the same year, King Manaragana died of illness in a guest house, and was buried in Nanjing with Wang Zha, and his son Xiawang succeeded him as king.In December, the Ming Dynasty sent Zhongguan Zhang Qian and others to escort Xia Wang back to the country.During his lifetime, Manarajana had asked Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty to enshrine the back mountain of Wuni country as a town of a country. At this time, Xia Wang asked again, and Chengzu then named the back mountain as the mountain of Changning Township, and ordered Zhang Qian to wait there. The monument was erected, and the emperor made an inscription on it, and tied it with poems.

②Fire Sea: Refers to the hot area of ​​the Sea.Market: Daqiu, this refers to the island. ③㥪(lou)㥪: Diligent, respectful. ④Xiangxu: Gutong translated the official name. "Zhou Li·Autumn Official·Xiang Xu": "The kingdom of honey, barbarians, min, raccoon, Rong and Di is in charge, and the king's words are passed on in the palm, and the words are spoken." ⑤ 遹 (yu): Speech words. ⑥ Ji 颡 (qi sang): When kneeling and worshiping, the head reaches the ground, that is, kowtow. ⑦Jigu: The set language of the emperor's edict. ⑧ Zhao (ji): Go away in anger, go. ⑨矧 (shen): also, again.

10 Domain: Who. ⑪毛 (mao) Zhao: Greatly show.Mao: Grand. It has been popular in our country since ancient times to seal the main mountain of one side as a town. "Shang Shu Shun Dian": "There are two mountains in ten seals." Kong Anguo explained that "the famous mountains in each state are very large, and they are considered the towns of their states." This practice has been handed down to later generations.After Ming Chengzu won the throne, he consolidated the regime and surrendered all over the world. He sealed off mountains for foreign countries four times, and all of them made imperial poems to shine overseas.It is the third time that the mountain of Changning Town has been sealed for the country of Luni.Shen Defu once praised these poems and essays for their "meaningful and meaningful words" (quoted in Volume 1 of "Ming Shi Zong"), which shows that they are all representative works of Chengzu.

Although this poem was written specifically for Fengshan, the key point is to praise the virtue of the former king of Luni, Manaragana, and his loyal submission to Ming Dynasty. "The ruins of the sea of ​​flames, where the mud is located", the poem first points out the location of the mud country, which is an island country in the southern sea.It is such a country, but it is "benevolent and righteous, obedient but not disobedient".Influenced by benevolence and righteousness, they never violated benevolence and righteousness, and they were respectful and diligent virtuous kings who "admired only Hua", so they led their wives and brothers to accompany their ministers to Daming, and became ministers under "Ji Hao Que Xia".These are all in the form of laying out, so that it is easy to trace the whole story.Then he praised the relationship between Luni and Daming, saying that "a stone is as strong as gold" is the guarantee of the relationship between the two parties.At the end, point out the purpose of "standing tall and tall, town the kingdom" and the inscriptions on standing stones.The choice of the details of the poem depends on the purpose of erecting the monument, which is very appropriate.

The poem uses a condensed four-character style, which is gloomy and solemn.Inheriting the "fu" of the six arts, laying out the narrative, it is easy to express the feeling of praise.The words are elegant, and the words "Xu", "Jian", "Qi", "Bandit", "Jigu", "Chou" and "Mao" are naturally incorporated into the poem, which not only makes the rhythm of the poem harmonious, but also makes the poem look solemn. Gao Gu fully embodies the talent and learning of the king of a great civilized country.As a eulogy, these words also play a concise and concise role.