When he became emperor, he worshipped for four generations. His grandfather's surname is Xizu, his father's surname is Renzu, and Renzu Huang Chunling was built in Fengyang. The Crown Prince was ordered to go to Sizhou (now Sihong, Jiangsu) to worship his ancestors.
However, due to the age, the exact location of the ancestral burial site is difficult to confirm even by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. Therefore, the Crown Prince and his party had to stand outside Sizhou and watch the river mourn.
However, it was not until October 12th, the 17th year of Hongwu (A.D. 1384) that Zhu Gui claimed to have found the residence and burial place of Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather, and then announced a mysterious story that even Zhu Yuanzhang might not know beforehand, especially the mysterious geomantic address of the ancestral grave.
The story goes like this: Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather was born in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and was from Jia Zhu Village, Tongde Township, Jurong County, Jiangsu Province. Because of the chaos in the world, he crossed the Huaihe River with his family and settled in Sizhou. One day, he was lying in a pit behind Yangjiadun's house. Suddenly, two Taoist priests came. The master pointed to the place where Xizu was lying and said, "If you are buried here, there will be a son of heaven." The little Taoist asked, "How can I see it?" The old man said, "This place is warm and lucky. If you don't believe me, you can try to insert a dead branch, and it will definitely grow leaves in ten days. " Then, he quickly woke up. Xi Zu pretended to be asleep and woke up for a long time. The old Taoist asked him, did you just hear what we said? Xizu plays dumb and can't hear what others say. So, the master and apprentice put the branches in and left.
As soon as 10 arrived, Xizu hurried to check it early, and sure enough, dead branches sprouted and leaves grew. So he skillfully changed the bag, pulled out the wood with branches and leaves, and replaced it with dead branches that were almost the same as before. Later, two Taoist priests came and saw that the dead branch had no leaves. The little Taoist priest asked, "Why doesn't it have leaves?"
Seeing that Xizu was nearby, the old man became suspicious and pointed to Xizu and said, "This man must have replaced him."
Xizu can't hide the truth, so he is noncommittal.
"You are venting your son's anger," the Taoist said. I don't think it can be passed on to my son's descendants. You can only rely on your grandson to be the son of heaven. " And said to him, "Blessed are you. If you are buried here after death, there must be a son of heaven in your family. "
The year of Thailand is four years (AD 1327). Xizu told Renzu about it before he died. Later, he was really buried here. He built his own grave before sealing the soil. At the end of this year, the Zhujia family moved to the wooden yard in Xuyi County, east of Lizhong. One day, Zhu Yuanzhang's mother met a strange-looking stranger, dressed in Huang Guan and red, and gave her a white medicine. This medicine is bubbly, and if swallowed, it will make you pregnant.
The following year, that is, in September of the first year of Yuan Dynasty (1328 noon), a son, Zhu Yuanzhang, was born.
Zhu Yuanzhang praised the story. According to the clue provided by Zhu Gui, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Crown Prince to build a tall mausoleum in Sihong County, which is the Ming Zuling. Zhu Gui also made contributions by recognizing graves or making up stories. Zhu Yuanzhang not only gave him farmhouses, gold ingots, gold belts, clothes, etc., but also specially sealed the tombs of his four officials to worship their ancestors, and ordered his descendants to manage the tombs hereditary.
Objectively speaking, to say disrespectful words, the location of the Ming Zuling is really not a treasure.
Its east is Hongze Lake, and its southeast and west are Huaihe River. Because it is located at the mouth of the Huaihe River, whenever the Huaihe River overflows, the Zuling is submerged in a piece of Wang Yang. In the 19th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1680), the ancestral tombs once fell into Hongze Lake before they were protected.
Such a place is not so much a land of feng shui as a barren land. However, there is a good saying: if you get the word, the chicken and dog will ascend to heaven. Since the ancestors here gave birth to Emperor Zhu, it is natural to be brilliant. So, who can say it's not a treasure trove!