Feng Shui Story: The Feng Shui Theory of Zhu Di, Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty, Moving the Capital
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We all know that Beijing became the imperial capital in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, to be more precise, it started with Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. Why did Emperor Chengzu move the capital to Beijing? This involves a Feng Shui story. Let’s take a look at it. Feng Shui has always been considered the art of emperors. From the emperor who personally built tombs and capitals to the common people who built houses, everyone yearned to get a good location. When it comes to building a capital or establishing a country, the correct movement of the stars is even more important. There are the Purple Palace, the Taiwei Palace, and the Tianshi Palace. The emperor's chariot spreads out nine stars, passes through the twenty-eight constellations, and obtains the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the breath travels around. The Purple Palace is the first of the three palaces in the sky, symbolizing the residence of the emperor's palace, the Taiwei Palace symbolizes the three dukes, six ministries and nine ministers, and the Tianshi Palace symbolizes the territories of the twelve feudal states. Among the three palaces, the defect of a certain star palace represents when there will be a disaster. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient Chinese who looked up and down, and used the "unity of man and nature" in "Heluo" to illustrate all things in life, and there is nothing that does not come true. Nanjing, where Emperor Zhuge Liang once praised, was praised as "Mount Zhongshan is like a dragon, Mount Shitou is like a tiger, and the Purple Palace is reflected on it. This is the residence of an emperor." Yang Rong, a senior scholar of the Ming Wenyuan Pavilion, believed that "the mountains and rivers in the world are majestic and magnificent, with a broad structure, nine stars arching together and ten thousand stars reflecting each other to form a brilliant splendor. No one can surpass Nanjing as a capital." Precisely because of Nanjing's topography, many people have built its capital there throughout history. When Zhu Yuanzhang started his army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, his adviser Feng Guoyong suggested: "Jinling is the capital of the emperor, so we should first seize it as our foundation." After Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the world, he established his capital in Nanjing and ordered his military advisor Liu Ji to choose it as the best place to build the imperial palace. Liu Bowen was ordered to survey an auspicious site. He came to Zhongshan Mountain, traveled around and measured carefully, carefully selected the best location for the palace, and buried wooden stakes as marks. Then he returned to the palace to report to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy after hearing this. After returning to the palace, he told Empress Gao about Liu Bowen's selection of the site and construction of the palace. Empress Gao said, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven and the whole world belongs to you. Why do you have to listen to Liu Bowen about choosing a palace?" Zhu Yuanzhang thought what Empress Gao said made sense, so he went up Zhongshan Mountain overnight and secretly moved the wooden stakes used by Liu Bowen to another place. The next morning, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Liu Bowen to accompany him to take a look at the selected auspicious place, so they came to Zhongshan. Liu Bowen saw that the wooden stakes he buried had been moved. He understood what was going on and did not dare to move them forcibly. He said by the way: "This place is certainly a good place, but future generations will inevitably fight and worry about moving the capital." Zhu Yuanzhang ignored him. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Di, the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, emerged and seized the throne from Emperor Jianwen and moved the capital to Beijing. Beijing has been known as the capital of emperors since it was established as the capital in the Yuan Dynasty. During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, received advice from a knowledgeable man named Ji Tulu, who told him that Beijing was a good place to build a capital. It has the shape of "the land of Youyan, with a magnificent situation. It controls the Yangtze River and Huai River in the south and connects to the desert in the north. The emperor is in the center and receives worship from all directions." It should be named after the "Yan" in "Youyan" so that it can conquer the world and establish a foundation for all ages. After Kublai Khan ascended the throne, he established his capital in Dayan and renamed it Dadu. Kublai Khan never forgot the contribution of Jitu Lu and said: "The reason why I rule the world is because of Jitu Lu's contribution." It can be imagined how great the influence of Feng Shui was at that time. After Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty ousted Emperor Jianwen, a group of his advisers wrote a petition to persuade him to make Beijing the capital: "Beijing is the place where Your Majesty was born. It is backed by Juyong in the north, bordered by Taihang Mountains in the west, connected to mountains and seas in the east, and overlooks the Central Plains. It has thousands of miles of fertile fields and mountains and rivers. It is capable of controlling the world and makes it the capital for all eternity." Zhu Di believed the advice of his advisers and moved the capital to Beijing. |
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