The names of the kings of the Ming Dynasty were all chosen according to the radicals of the five elements, and some of the names were mostly uncommon characters. When conveying the emperor's imperial edict to the prince or summoning the prince to the palace to meet the emperor, mispronunciation and writing of the wrong name often lead to accidents. In order to cover up these small mistakes, sometimes we have to make mistakes. The mistake that was not called this name had to be changed to this name.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not called by this name originally. His original name was Zhu Chongba. Before he became emperor, most people called him Zhu Baba. It was easier to pronounce and easier to remember. When Zhu Yuanzhang was a child, their names were all based on the date of birth or the sum of the ages of his parents, and they were also named based on generation. His cousins ??who were the same age as Zhu Yuanzhang all had the character "heavy" in their names. generation. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's name was not determined by the sum of his parents' ages, but by his seniority.
Another interesting name is Ming Xianzong. His original name was Zhu Jianshen. After his father Ming Yingzong became emperor, he called his son Zhu Jianshen to be the crown prince. He ordered his subordinates to draft an imperial edict. After the imperial edict was drafted, Ming Yingzong stamped it with a jade seal without even looking at it carefully. When the edict was announced, it was discovered that it was Zhu Jianru and not Zhu Jianshen who wrote it. Everyone knew that it was Zhu Jianshen who was enthroned. When they heard Zhu Jianru's name, all the ministers were confused. Who is Zhu Jianru? Could it be the emperor's illegitimate son? There was a lot of discussion for a while.
Later, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty was afraid that the officials would laugh at him, so he said that he had given Zhu Jianshen a new name, and then he made mistakes. Zhu Jianshen changed his name to Zhu Jianru. In fact, there are many interesting things about the names of the kings of the Ming Dynasty. The main reason is that their names were relatively uncommon or had polyphonic characters. There are a lot of people who can make fun of mistakes.