The emergence of Zhu Yuanzhang is a historical question. I prefer the following picture to the ugly appearance in the rumor. Why is this? Just look at Judy's appearance. Generally speaking, a son inherits his father's genes.
If Zhu Yuanzhang is really as rumored, the difference between father and son is too great. Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp-eared monkey face is often vilified by later generations.
From this picture, we can see that Zhu Yuanzhang is a huge figure. The reason why Ming Taizu has so many fat people is related to Zhu Yuanzhang's genes.
Practice regularly
China has had the habit of eating three meals a day since the Song Dynasty, and this habit has continued in the later dynasties. As long as you are not particularly poor at home, you will have the habit of eating three meals a day.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born as a farmer. Due to the chaotic situation at the end of Yuan Dynasty, he experienced the starvation of too many relatives and friends. Therefore, he took special care of his descendants, and the descendants of the Ming Dynasty could basically eat and wear without doing anything.
China is a farming civilization, advocating Confucian culture, and generally does not attach so much importance to martial arts. This comfortable situation has genes in it, which is why the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were so fat.
Unlike the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, who were all nomads, they also rode horses and shot arrows to win the world. After they won the world, they left some rules to restrain them in order not to let their descendants live too comfortably.
For example, horseback riding and archery is a course that every Manchu child has to practice. They often get up at 4 a.m. every day to practice their cultural lessons, which will last until the afternoon.
In the afternoon, they will ride horses and shoot arrows. They have no free time most of the day. With enough exercise, they can't get fat if they want to.
eating habits
Another reason is eating habits. Although Manchu people have been sinicized, they have not changed their eating habits.
Manchu used to be a nomadic people who lived by hunting and fishing. Food resources are not as rich as the Central Plains civilization, so you can only eat two meals a day, and you are not satisfied.
They inherited this habit after entering the Central Plains. Their dietary concept is that if they want to live a long life, they can only eat seven points full.
Kangxi hated the habit of Chinese officials eating three meals a day. He thought it was an unreasonable eating habit, but it was not forced to change.
Manchu is a minority that respects its own traditions. The ancestors thought that the development of firearms should be restricted, because they could not ignore their ancestral riding and shooting techniques. The ancestors thought that they should not eat too much, and they still respected tradition under superior conditions.
This tradition is strictly enforced by them, and their descendants are stipulated not to eat too much from an early age. Often when you are not full, you will be taken away by the servants around you, and your diet will be restricted. You can't get fat if you want to.
The reason why the Qing emperors were thinner than the Ming emperors was that they had enough exercise. In addition, different eating habits also lead to such deviation.