The son of Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty

26 pcs. Zhu Biao, eldest son, Prince Yiwen ; Zhu Zhang, second son, King of Qin; Zhu Li, the third son, King Gong of Jin; Zhu Di, fourth son, Ming Chengzu; Zhu Hu, the fifth son, King of Zhou Ding; Zhu Zhen, sixth son, King Zhao of Chu; Zhu Yu (1364-1428), seventh son, king of Qi; Zhu Zi (1369-1390), eighth son, king of Tan; Zhu Qi, the ninth son, the king of Zhao (young martyrdom); Zhu Tan, the tenth son, the king of Luhuang; Zhu Chun (1371-1423), eleventh son, king of Shuxian; Zhu Bai (1371-1399), the twelfth son, the king of Xiangxian; Zhu Gui (1374-1446), the thirteenth son, the king of Jian; Zhu Ji, the fourteenth son, the king of Suzhuang; Zhu Zhi, fifteenth son, king of Liao Jian; Zhu Chang, sixteenth son, King Qingjing; Zhu Quan, the seventeenth son, King Ningxian; Zhu Yang, eighteen sons, king of Minzhuang; Zhu Lu, the nineteenth son, the king of the valley (Yongle Dynasty abolished as a concubine); Zhu Song, twenty sons, King Han Xian; Zhu Mo, twenty-one sons, Shen Jian Wang; Zhu Ying, twenty-two sons, King An Hui; Zhu Huan, twenty-third son, king of Tang Ding; Zhu Dong, twenty-four sons, King Yingjing; Zhu Muyi, twenty-five sons, king of Yili; Zhu Nan, twenty-six sons.

Zhu Yuanzhang has a total of 26 sons, of which the focus is probably his eldest son and the fourth prince Zhu Di. Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son, Zhu Biao, was born to Queen Ma. Zhu Yuanzhang made him the crown prince after ascending the throne, just to appease Queen Ma, and Zhu Yuanzhang hired a famous scholar as Zhu Biao's teacher, wanting to train him to become a qualified heir, but unfortunately the crown prince's health is not very good, after careful training for twenty-five years, Zhu Biao finally had the ability to ascend the throne, but he died of illness.

After his death, Zhu Yuanzhang was very sad, and began to train the son of this prince, that is, Zhu Yunwen, to become the next generation of emperors.

Zhu Di is Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son, Zhu Di is eloquent, literary and martial, and far surpasses Zhu Yunwen in terms of resourcefulness, and even Zhu Yuanzhang himself has praised him, but Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Zhu Di was too angry to be the emperor, so he named him King Yan. It was also this King Yan who finally broke through the palace, took away Zhu Yunwen's throne, and ascended to the throne of God himself.

Considering the large number of descendants in the future, there may be duplication of names in the issue of the names of the descendants. Therefore, he gave each of his sons two crosses as a school language, and they were derived in turn. There are 20 characters in each life, starting with his grandson, and the name is given downwards in turn, and it is stipulated that the naming of every five characters is in the order of fire, earth, gold, water and wood, and then the name is given to the side.

Each word is for a lifetime. After the birth of all descendants, they should take two names in order of succession, and the first word in each person's double name was taken by Ming Taizu, and the latter word must be a word with the five elements of "fire, earth, metal, water, and wood", such as "fire" for Zhu Yuanzhang's grandchildren to name the side.

Among the many descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang, in addition to the emperors of previous dynasties, the more famous is China's premier Zhu Rongji. Zhu Rongji is a native of Changsha, Hunan, and he belongs to Zhu Yuanzhang's eighteenth son, Zhu Rong, the king of Minzhuang.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang (1328 - June 24, 1398), the name Guorui, formerly known as Chongba, later named Xingzong, Haozhou Zhongliren (now Fengyang, Anhui), the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.