The Beginning Shows Zhu Yuanzhang the Last Years of the Ming Dynasty

In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu (1392), Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, experienced a heavy blow. His prince Zhu Biao unfortunately died of illness after returning from an inspection in Shaanxi. He was only 38 years old. Zhu Biao's death was a huge blow to Zhu Yuanzhang, because he not only lost a son, but also lost the heir he had carefully cultivated. One day, at Zhu Biao's mourning hall, Zhu Yuanzhang unexpectedly heard a prophetic word: "In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (1644 AD), Li Zicheng came to Beijing with his troops, and Ming Sizong Zhu Youjian hanged himself in Meishan, marking the end of the 276-year rule of the Ming Dynasty." This sentence was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Zhu Yuanzhang. His Ming Dynasty had just been established, and now he was told that his Ming Dynasty was gone. Zhu Yuanzhang stood in the mourning hall, originally prepared to express his deep reluctance and sadness to the late prince, but was shocked beyond words by the sudden news. His heart was filled with doubts and uneasiness: "What? Our Ming Dynasty is gone?"