This is a legendary story. It is said that during the period of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, there was a monk named Zen Master Baozhi. The place where he was buried at that time was the place Zhu Yuanzhang chose as the Xiaoling Mausoleum. Before he became a monk, Zen Master Baozhi was The surname is Zhu, so it is said that he has the title of Monk Zhu, and it is easier to understand that Zhu Yuanzhang is called Monk Zhu, because when he was young, Zhu Yuanzhang went to Huangjue Temple to be a monk for a few days in order not to starve to death, so he said this. Monk Zhu asked Monk Zhu to explain it in detail below.
1. Crazy Monk
Although Zen Master Baozhi was highly valued during the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, when he was young, he was considered by everyone to be a crazy monk. The description is that Zen Master Baozhi's hair is extremely messy and tangled. He wears tattered clothes all year round. He looks like a fool when he walks around without shoes. Now he looks like a Jigong. , it was not until Emperor Wu of Liang that he believed in Buddhism that he was taken seriously.
2. Emperor Wu of Liang’s kindness
Zen Master Baozhi once told Emperor Wu of Liang that he had chosen a Feng Shui treasure land, and then Emperor Liang Wu said that you had found that Feng Shui treasure land for yourself. They were looking for it for me. Zen Master Baozhi said whoever died first among us would be buried there. Later, Zen Master Baozhi died before Emperor Wu of Liang, so he was buried there, and Zen Master Baozhi’s mausoleum has always been peaceful. It lasted 800 years until Zhu Yuanzhang fell in love with this place.
3. Zhu Yuanzhang’s replacement
Zhu Yuanzhang did not know this at the time. He wanted to build the Xiaoling Mausoleum because of the good location. Later Liu Bowen told him an allusion and planned to let Zhu Yuanzhang build it. Choose another place, but since Zhu Yuanzhang has taken a liking to this place, how can he let it go? So Zhu Yuanzhang said that my surname is Zhu and he is also surnamed Zhu. Maybe my ancestors were still the same family as him, so he gave me a place. No matter what, we are all members of the family, so Zhu Yuanzhang decided to build the Xiaoling Mausoleum in this place. However, looking at Zhu Yuanzhang this way is indeed a bit shameless.