In the life of Emperor Hongwu, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, one person had four names. Some were nicknamed by his parents when he was born, and some were changed by him when he joined the rebel army. And behind every name, there is a story or legend.
Zhu Chongba
Taizu of the Ming Dynasty came from a humble background. Both his parents were farmers who depended on others. He was a standard illiterate and could not read a single big character. For the ancestors of the Zhu family, naming their children was also very simple. It was basically done with numbers. For example, the grandfather of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was named Zhu Chuyi, and his father was named Zhu Wusi. So when Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was born, his parents named him "Zhu Chongba" according to the highest ranking in the family.
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Zhu Yuanzhang
Zhu Yuanzhang is the longest-used and most widely circulated name of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Chongba joined the peasant uprising army in the late Yuan Dynasty, he won the respect of Guo Zixing due to his bravery in combat, and he was quickly promoted to marshal. At this time, Ming Taizu began to feel that the name Zhu Chongba was too old-fashioned, and he wanted to change his name. At that time, the Yuan Dynasty was tyrannical and oppressed the people. Taizu of the Ming Dynasty wanted to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, so he changed his name to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Zhang" is a sharp jade weapon, and "Zhu" can be regarded as "Zhu", which means to kill. This name can be understood as a sharp weapon to kill the Yuan Dynasty.
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Zhu Guorui
To be precise, Zhu Guorui cannot be regarded as a name, because Guorui can only be regarded as the character of Zhu Yuanzhang. "Guorui" has the meaning of national auspiciousness. Taizu of the Ming Dynasty hoped that he would be the auspiciousness of the people in the world and could lead the people to escape from the rule of the violent Yuan and lead a peaceful life in the world.
Zhu Chongpa
There is a folk legend that when Ming Taizu was born, his father Zhu Wusi saw small insects crawling on his child, so he named the child Zhu "Chong". Pickle". The conditions for giving birth to children in ancient times were limited, and the Zhu family was a poor family. It is estimated that there were roundworms or fleas on the child's body, and his father Zhu Wusi saw it. Later, Zhu Wusi felt that his son's name was Chongba, which was too unpleasant, so he changed it to Chongba.