In the past, there were various folk opinions about the time of Zhu Yuanzhang's death. One was the tenth day of the fifth lunar month in the thirty-first year of Hongwu (1398); Wait on the 17th. However, the record of the time of Zhu Yuanzhang's death in "History of the Ming Dynasty: The Benji of Taizu" is quite clear: "In the leap month of Guiwei, the emperor became seriously ill. Yiyou died in the West Palace at the age of seventy-one." Comparing it with the perpetual calendar, "Yiyou" , that is, the tenth day of the leap fifth month in 1398. This record should be the most authoritative. The historical record of the time of Zhu Yuanzhang's burial is also very clear, "(Zhu Yunwen) Xin Mao became the emperor, and he granted amnesty to the world. The next year will be the first year of Jianwen. On this day, Emperor Gao was buried in Xiaoling, and a three-year funeral was ordered." "Xin Mao." ", that is, the 16th day of the leap month in the 31st year of Hongwu (1398 AD). Although the history books clearly record the time of Zhu Yuanzhang's death and burial, why do people still have different versions of the time of Zhu Yuanzhang's death? I think this should be related to Zhu Yunwen's improper choice of burial time and enthronement time for Zhu Yuanzhang, "because he thought it was too fast." , things are not always the same." Indeed, if according to the records in historical books such as "Minghuang Da Zheng Ji", a dignified founder of the country was buried a few days after his death, so many princes who were enfeoffed in other places did not rush back! Is this normal? So, Zhu Di After hearing that his nephew had buried his father in a hurry, he was very angry. Tan Qian's "Guoyan" records that "the king of Yan is coming and is about to arrive in Huai'an." He thought that in the name of his father's funeral, he wanted to find an explanation from Zhu Yunwen, which provided the first reason for usurping the throne in the future. "Minghuang Da Zheng Ji" records, "There is also this sentence in the King of Yan's transfer, and it means that it is a crime. The basis for burying him is very clear." On what day did Zhu Yunwen bury Zhu Yuanzhang in the Xiaoling Mausoleum? There are many opinions on how Zhu Yuanzhang was buried in Xiaoling Mausoleum. Zhu Guozhen of the Ming Dynasty stated in the "Huang Ming Dynasty Records" that "the burial of Emperor Gao, Wu Xue Bian and Ming Shu" states: 'Emperor Xin Mao's grandson came to the throne. On this day, he was buried in Xiaoling Mausoleum.' And there are many books by him. If you dare to reach it, you will be suspicious. So there is a saying about the first day of June. When a husband ascends the throne, he must prepare several banquets to clearly show the rightness of his successor. When Jianwen came to the throne, it was actually Xin Mao, the 16th day of the fifth lunar month, in the thirty-first year of the lunar calendar. It was only seven days after the death of Emperor Gao, and the funeral was completed on that day. ’” "History of the Ming Dynasty: Benji" states that "Xinmao was buried under the Xiaoling Mausoleum in May. ", and "Tongji" and "Jianwen Chaoye Leibian" both record that it is "Jiachen in June", and now I check it, it is the 29th of the leap month. It is also said that people are not buried seven days after death, but Seven months later, as Xu Qianxue's "Du Li Tong Kao" said, "Qian Xue Jin An, all records in the Ming Dynasty stated that the great ancestor was buried seven days after his death. However, Wu Pu's "Long Fei Ji Lue" was buried in more than seven months. The reason for this statement is that Zhu Yunwen was an emperor who respected etiquette and should not have buried his grandfather so quickly. There is another folk theory to prove this point of why he cried in the middle of the night. It is said that at that time, inside the Xiaoling Mausoleum Every night there was a woman crying. It turned out to be Queen Ma's cry. After a large-scale religious ceremony, the crying stopped. Why did Queen Ma cry? It was said that she was sad because she was guarding a lonely tomb. Ah, "Later, it was said that Xiaoling cried at night, which was due to the sadness of the horse queen." This is the saying. Chaotian Palace was called Tianqing Temple in the Song Dynasty. It was called Yuanmiao Temple and Yongshou Palace in the Yuan Dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang made Nanjing his capital, it was changed. It was called Chaotian Palace. At that time, "hundreds of officials paid their respects and congratulations here", which provided a reasonable explanation and possibility for Zhu Yunwen's "quick burial" of Zhu Yuanzhang, the large enchantment formation, and the funeral at the Thirteen City Gates. Chaotian Palace is in the city, so it is very convenient to bury it quickly; if it is buried in Xiaoling, there is no need to make false claims. However, many scholars in later generations did not believe it. His book "Bai Xia Suo" was not accepted. According to the "Words", Zhu Yuanzhang spent millions of silver and took more than ten years to build it (in the ninth year of Hongwu, that is, 1376, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to build his own mausoleum here). It should not be built for Empress Ma alone. Moreover, Zhu Yunwen should not have built it. He was a benevolent and righteous emperor who was very filial and could not bear to bury Zhu Yuanzhang outside the mausoleum. Later, it was reported that Zhu Yuanzhang was not buried in Xiaoling or Chaotian Palace. He left Nanjing and chose to be buried in Long Live in Beijing. Mountain.
Zhao Zhixin of the Qing Dynasty said in "Long Live Palace" that "Mingzu was holding a glass of wine, and Liu Jizhen, a commoner, was my friend (Taizu worshiped the emperors of all dynasties in the temple), but Han Gaozu added a glass of wine in front of him. The reason is that only Liu Bang, like him, grew up as a common man. When he became the emperor, it was said that "Wei Gong and I took on the commoners and ruled the world")...Meishan Wanshou is so towering, it is because of the name Wansui." Later, it was verified that this was a false rumor and cannot be used. letter. Gan Xi immediately said, "Long Live Mountain is in Yanjing. At that time, Fang Yihui refused to follow the funeral and the army was in trouble. How could he move to Zi Palace thousands of miles away?" I also think so. If this is true, Where did Zhu Di's first reason for rebellion come from? But whether Zhu Yuanzhang is really buried in Xiaoling, no scholar can say "certainly". I once asked Mr. Liao Jinhan, deputy director of the Cultural Relics Department of the Zhongshan Cemetery Administration Bureau, who used to work at the Xiaoling Museum, for advice on this matter. Liao said that before the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum was "listed as a World Heritage Site," the Zhongshan Cemetery Administration Bureau had specially invited relevant institutions such as Nanjing University to Experts in technology and history have proven through several years of scientific exploration and archeology that the underground palace of Xiaoling Tomb in the Ming Dynasty has not been stolen and is intact. Later, I learned from relevant experts that since 1998, experts from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute of the Jiangsu Provincial Earthquake Administration have used non-destructive magnetic surveying (GPM technology) in Baocheng and have clearly discovered an area deep underground in Baoding. It covers thousands of square meters of building space, and a hundred-meter-long passage (tomb passage) and entrance have been found to enter this space. There is no doubt that this huge building space under the treasure roof can only be the underground palace of Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, and the underground palace The entrance is just under the Baocheng wall that is sinking, misaligned and cracked, about ten meters east of Minglou. But this does not prove that Zhu Yuanzhang's bones are in the underground palace. The truth may only be revealed when the Ming Xiao Tomb is excavated! But this day may be like the excavation of the First Emperor's Mausoleum. It is not possible yet and is very far away. This also means that where Zhu Yuanzhang is buried will remain a mystery for a long time!