The naming of emperors of the Ming Dynasty actually followed a rule. Among this rule, Emperor Taizu was excluded because his father must have never thought that he would become the emperor. He originally had a peasant name "Zhu Chongba", but he changed it to "Zhu Yuanzhang", which is homophonic to "Zhu Yuanzhang". Zhang is a sharp weapon, and his ambition is clear at a glance.
From the second generation, the pattern begins. First, arrange these emperors according to their seniority as follows (some emperors of the same generation choose one of their brothers as a representative): Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi (Zhu Yunwen), Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Qizhen (Zhu Qiyu), Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Youtang, Zhu Houzhao (Zhu Houcong) , Zhu Zaihe, Zhu Yijun, Zhu Changluo, Zhu Youxiao (Zhu Youjian).
In order to further illustrate the facts, some of the emperor's brothers are added: Zhu Di's brother Zhu Biao, Zhu Gaochi's brother Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Jianshen's brother Zhu Jianji.
Let’s start by extracting the radicals of their names (take the last character of the double name): wood, fire, earth, metal, water, wood, fire, earth, metal, water, wood.
What’s even more exciting is below, according to the principle of the five elements: wood produces fire, fire produces earth, earth produces metal, metal produces water, water produces wood, wood produces fire, fire produces earth, earth produces metal, and metal produces water. , aquatic wood.
Arranged according to the order of the five elements, this is the secret of the name of the Ming Dynasty emperor.