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1、視頻字幕TheStoryofChina（4）TheMingDynastyI.ScriptInallcountries,thefirstdutyofthestateistoprotectthepeoplefromanarchy,invasionandinsurrection.Butsometimesinhistory,therebelsbecometherules.IntheStoryofChina,we'vereachedthe14thcenturyandbeginningofChina'smostdazzlingage.HereinNanjing,is
2、thetombofthefounderofthatage-oneofthegreatestChineseemperors.Andyetthemanwhobuiltthiswasarebel."Thestoryofthemanwhorosetothissplendouriswell,literally,incredible.Hecamefromthepoorestpeasantfamily.Hismotherandfatherhadgivenhimawaywhenhewasachild.He'dspentyearsasawanderingbeggar,as
3、apennilessBuddistmonk.He'drisenthroughtheranksofthesecretpeasantsocietiesfightingagainstthegovernmentandwonaseriesofstaggeringvictories,bothagainstthegovernmentandagainsthispeasantrivals.Whenhebecameemperor,hegavehimselfthetitleHongwu-literally'aboveallmightyinwar.'TheTerminator.
4、Hewassuspicious,coarse,brutal,utterlyruthless,butacreativegenius.Andhefoundedoneofthegreatesterasofstabilityingovernmentandinsocietyandhighcivilizationinthehistoryoftheworld.Thenewdynastywastobecalled'thebringeroflight'Ming."Chinahasbeenagreatpowerformostofitshistoryandyetrepeate
5、dlyinvadedandsubjugatedbyforeigners.WhenthefutureemperorHongwuwasyoung.ChinawasundertheruleoftheMongols,whoseempirestretchedtothegatesofEurope.Butinthe1350s,theMongolempirebegantocrumble.InChina,resistancearmiesroseagainstthemindifferentregions.Butthenthelandwastornapartaswarlord
6、sfoughteachotherincivilwar.Chaosruledbutopportunitybeckonedforthepeasantgeneral44ZhuYuanzhang.HereinNanjing,Zhumadehisstronghold.Withhisreputationforjusticeandgoodgovernance,vastnumberofrefugeesflowedintothecity-asafehavenintimeofwar.AndnowthepeoplecalledonZhutodeclarehimselfempe
7、ror.Buthewasapeasant,andunwillingtotakepower.So,heaskedforasign-ataletoldbythetraditionalstorytellers."ZhuYuanzhanghadaremarkablelifestory.Hehadbeenbothanoutlawandamonk.Butwhenheachievedsuccessandfame,thepeoplewantedhimtobetheEmperor.Feelingunworthy,Zhuaskedtheheavens'ShouldIbeco
8、meEmperor?'Theweekbeforeheascendedthethr
