Legend has it that Zhu Yuanzhang looks very strange, with a pockmarked face, a long chin and a slightly convex forehead. Zhu Yuanzhang was also furious because the court painter painted himself too realistically and pushed the painter out to behead him.
Describing his appearance in the Ming history, he said: "His appearance is magnificent and his strange bones are inspiring. The breadth of ambition is immeasurable. " The first eight words are about appearance, and the last eight words are about temperament. Zhu Yuanzhang's extraordinary appearance left a good impression on Guo Zixing. He immediately enlisted in the army and betrothed his adopted daughter Ma Huanghou to him.
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Why are the two portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang different in shape? There is a legend among the people. According to legend, after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he wrote to painters all over the world and painted himself.
The first painter who was called into the palace described Zhu Yuanzhang sitting in the dragon chair in detail. His painting was vivid, not only tangible, but also divine: his big black face, his forehead and temples were raised high, his cheekbones were prominent, and his broad chin was slightly longer than his upper jaw.
Big nose, thick eyebrows, a pair of protruding eyes, emitting a cold and fierce light. After Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, Yan Long was furious and pressed the jade belt straight down with his hand. It is said that this is Zhu Yuanzhang's habitual action of killing people.
The painter was terrified out of his wits and didn't know what went wrong. He kept kowtowing on his knees and repeatedly said, "The emperor is wise, the emperor is wise!" " I heard Zhu Yuanzhang shouting, "Somebody, drag me out!"
In this way, the painter was beheaded. The second painter was called into the palace and painted more attentively. He painted Zhu Yuanzhang's portrait vividly, but he was also dragged out and beheaded.
The third painter was so clever that he realized the truth. So he modified Zhu Yuanzhang's face on a large scale, focusing on the expression of ideals, and got this image of the emperor who is said to be not angry and arrogant.
It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy when he saw this portrait, which had little to do with his true colors. He rewarded the painter and wrote many books for courtiers and future generations.
As a result, this kind-hearted and wealthy old man, after painstaking processing, was almost created out of thin air and became the standard image of Zhu Yuanzhang. And smart people are also rewarded and praised. Only Zhu Yuanzhang can do such absurd things.
There is a saying that when Liu Bowen first met Zhu Yuanzhang, he was surprised and deeply shocked by Zhu Yuanzhang's strange appearance: his eyes were high, his nose was concave and his lips were wide, his ears were small but his cheeks were thick; Long back arch, long knee arch legs, thick waist and narrow shoulders, wide hands and thin fingers; It moves like a shrimp in the water and sounds like an eagle and an ape.
It is said that Liu Bowen drew a conclusion from physiognomy at first sight: this man's appearance is both the magnolia bark of the Great Sage and the cruelty of the treacherous court official. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang later proved that Liu Bowen was right with his own behavior. We don't have to investigate the truth of this statement. In fact, it is very likely that it was played by future generations.
But at least it is vivid in depicting Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance and behavior. The description of appearance here is obviously closer to the standard image without artistic processing.
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhu Yuanzhang (Ming Taizu)