At the end of the yuan dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang rose up, and Confucian scholars Feng, Ye Dui and others advocated taking Nanjing as the world. "Biography of Feng in Ming Dynasty" records that Feng said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Jinling is the capital of emperors, and it is fundamental to draw it first." Zhu Yuanzhang once ordered Confucian scholars to write poems for Zhongshan, and Deng said, "Four pillars are sufficient, and Zhongshan is a dragon." This is a poem that highly praises the spirit of Nanjing imperial power. Zhu Yuanzhang exclaimed loudly, and Deng said that Mao was angry and scared to death.
Zhu Yuanzhang followed the advice of Confucian scholars, and Liu Ji and others carefully built Nanjing. Volume 2 1 of Records of the Ming Dynasty records the construction of walls and palaces by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 26th year of Yuan Dynasty (1366): "In August, Kangcheng was built in new moon. At the beginning, the old town of Jiankang controlled the great river in the northwest and entered Baixiamen in the east, which was far from Zhongshan, while the old town was in the city, because Yuannantai was a palace, which was a bit crude. Shang ordered Liu Ji and others to build a new palace under the sun in Zhongshan, twenty miles outside the city. So a new city was built, and the toe of Zhongshan in the northeast extended for more than 50 miles. The regulations are magnificent and rely on mountains and rivers. "
The feudal literati in the Ming Dynasty believed that there were only two places in the world that could be used as the capital of the emperor, one was Nanjing and the other was Beijing. Textual research on old news under the sun quoted Yang Ji in the Ming Dynasty as saying: "The mountains and rivers in the world are magnificent, but Kyoto is superior to Jinling. If the terrain is generous and the traffic jam is solid, there will always be someone in the wilderness of the Central Plains, and there will be no Yanji. Although Yun Chang 'an has a solid belief, Luoyi is one of the best in the world, the capital of emperors and the foundation of peace for hundreds of millions of years. Mo Jinling, Yan Jiye. "Therefore, whether Beijing or Nanjing was the capital of the Ming Dynasty has always been controversial. Later, Ming Chengzu finally moved to Beijing, but he still left a central organization in Nanjing to take charge of southern affairs.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also had a dispute over whether to make Beijing its capital or Nanjing its capital. Hong Xiuquan insists on taking Nanjing as the capital, and thinks that Nanjing is connected with Sanchu, controlled by three rivers, surrounded by mountains and the Yangtze River, and is like a dragon in Zhong You and a tiger in Shicheng. 1853, Nanjing, the capital of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, 1864, was captured by Xiang Army and the peasant revolution failed. Many historical works believe that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom should not take Nanjing as its capital, but should make up its mind to explore the north, take Beijing directly and win national victory. Deciding the capital prematurely can only make the revolutionary will decline.
Mr. Feng Shui described the development trend of Long Mai in Nanjing. Li Sicong, when talking about looking for dragons in Nanjing in Miscellaneous Notes on Kanyu, said: "If the tauren dragon in Nanjing starts from Wawu Mountain, from Lushan Mountain in the east to Piaoshuipu, Hengshan Mountain, Yuntai Mountain, Jishan Mountain and Zutang Mountain all have tauren twin peaks, then Saturn will be particularly rich. The one on the left, from Wushan to Xishan Bridge, goes back to the elbow and gives birth to mountains and hills. On the right, a branch was born in Cuiping Mountain, which started from Lanshi Mountain, started from Zhuxi Temple and ended at Andemen. It was born in Feng Shui and is a mysterious art with a long history in China. It is also called Kate, Jade Bird and Green Bird, or more academically, Kanyu. Feng Shui is not a subject, but the knowledge of China. Its foundation comes from the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements. There are also many comments and controversies about Feng Shui. Some people think that Feng Shui is a comprehensive science in China, which combines the observation of environment, geography and health with a long history. Some people think that Feng Shui is a superstition in the old world, which hinders the creativity of China people in architectural design and interior design. Yuhuatai, from the front to the frame, ends at the door above Gangmen. " This set of statements is too complicated, so we must not stick to it.