Revealing the legend of Zhu Yuanzhang's physiognomy What is the truth?
We have no way of knowing what Zhu Yuanzhang looks like, and among the two groups of portraits in circulation, one group is simply ugly, and the other group is gorgeous, which are simply two extremes. So, what does Zhu Yuanzhang look like? Perhaps we can analyze some of them.
Which of these two portraits is more convincing?
Although there are several kinds of portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang, they can be roughly divided into two categories, one is beautiful and the other is ugly. So, why is this phenomenon happening? Actually, the reason is very simple, the beautiful portraits are from the Ming Dynasty, while the ugly portraits are mostly from the Qing Dynasty.
1.Official portrait of the Ming Dynasty. One might say that it is natural for the emperor to beautify certain people in his portraits. This is human nature, and who doesn't want to leave their good side to future generations? Therefore, the artists carried out the portraits"Retouching"It's inevitable, just as we love to take pictures with the same beautiful faces today. But there is one thing that must be noted, and that is"Retouching"degree. Wouldn't Zhu Yuanzhang leave a ** for posterity that has nothing to do with portraiture? This was clearly unacceptable to the emperor. Therefore, the official portraits of the Ming Dynasty may be beautified, but in general they still resemble Zhu Yuanzhang himself.
2. Folk portraits of the Qing Dynasty. As part of the official designation, there will be a second batch of Qichou portraits, but although most of them are folk portraits of the Qing or Ming dynasties, it is believed that no one dares to publish them. However, judging from the various versions currently circulating, most of them have typical Qing Dynasty clothing or ornament characteristics, such as the jade ornament in the middle of the hat in the picture above is a typical Qing Dynasty jade ornament. As for the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang's portrait is ugly, there are two main aspects: on the one hand, Zhu Yuanzhang's reputation in the minds of readers is really nothing to praise, and on the other hand, this is also a political requirement planned by the Qing Dynasty for the Ming Dynasty.
Overall, I think the first of these two sets of portraits is more convincing than the second.
The counterfactual possibility of the origin of Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants.
From a genetic point of view, Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants must inherit some of Zhu Yuanzhang's characteristics, otherwise the son born will not be like his father, especially if the father is still the emperor, then the problem may be serious.
However, since Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants eventually became emperors, and there are many beauties in the harem, this will definitely affect the genes of their descendants. For example, even if a person is ugly, as long as each generation of descendants marries a beautiful bride, their descendants will not be ugly. After all, no matter how strong your genes are, they can't stand the dilution of generations. Therefore, when we analyze, we try to focus on Zhu Yuanzhang's son and grandson, after all, the distance between them is far, and there are fewer convincing generations.
As can be seen from the above table, Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants are generally dignified. Separately from the two sets of portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang, it is clear that the official portraits of the Ming Dynasty are closer. If Zhu Yuanzhang is really ugly, and these descendants are not like him, can the emperor accept it?
The relationship between Guo Zixing's wedding and Jack Ma.
We know that Zhu Yuanzhang originally joined Guo Zixing's rebel army, and after joining the rebel army, he quickly got Guo Zixing's respect, because of his strong combat effectiveness, wit and flexibility, and his knowledge of literature and ink, he was first appointed as the personal soldier of the head of the nine households, and then was introduced to his relatives, and often discussed important matters with his relatives.
Guo Zixing has an adopted daughter, who is the daughter of his friend Ma Gong. Guo Zixing saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was dignified, so he decided to marry his adopted daughter Ma to Zhu Yuanzhang. If Zhu Yuanzhang is really ugly, will Guo Zixing marry his adopted daughter to him? Even if you are talented, Guo Zixing has many ways to get you, and there is no need to have a girlfriend, even if it is just an adopted daughter.
Although Guo Zixing decided to marry Zhu Yuanzhang, judging from her later relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang, she must be very satisfied with Zhu Yuanzhang. As the adopted daughter of party leader Guo Zixing, she is at least a person with status. If Zhu Yuanzhang is really an ugly monster, will she take good care of her? Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang is afraid that not only is he not ugly, but he may even be a good person.
In the History of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang is described as:"The appearance is burly and the bones are peculiar. Its ambition is clear, and people can't understand it"。The History of the Ming Dynasty was written by the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty people had no obligation to glorify the Ming emperor, so these sixteen words should not be far from the truth.
In short, although Zhu Yuanzhang is not handsome, I think he should at least be upper-middle-class, not ugly at all.