Why are the two portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang so different?

Because the sources are different, one is from the people and the other is from the government.

The official portrait of the emperor was naturally beautified. Therefore, painters will inevitably "touch up" portraits, just as we like to use beauty when taking pictures now.

However, we should pay attention to one thing, that is, the scale of "retouching" is similar to our own but slightly beautified. Therefore, the official portraits from the Ming Dynasty may be beautified, but on the whole they should be similar to Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

Most ugly people were born in the Qing Dynasty, or were partially recognized by the government. Even in the Ming dynasty, there were some ugly ones, but I believe no one dared to publish them. Most of the ugly ones have the characteristics of typical Qing Dynasty costumes or ornaments.

The ugliness of portraits mainly stems from two reasons. On the one hand, Zhu Yuanzhang had a bad reputation in the eyes of scholars, on the other hand, it was the political need of the Qing Dynasty to plan the Ming Dynasty.

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Zhu Yuanzhang

Zhu Yuanzhang (1328, 10, 2 1-1398, June 24th), emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Guo Rui, from Zhongli, Haozhou (now Fengyang, Anhui), was of Han nationality. Formerly known as Chong Ba, Ming Xing Zong. After joining the Red Scarf Army led by Guo Zixing, it was renamed "Bird". The founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, the year number Hongwu.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very poor when he was a child. He used to herd cattle for the landlord. Zheng Zheng entered Huang Jue Temple for four years (1344). At the age of 25, he took part in the Red Scarf Army uprising led by Guo Zixing against the Yuan Dynasty. In the 16th year of Zheng Zheng (1356), Qing Ji Road was captured and renamed Yingtian.

In the twenty-seventh year of Zheng Zheng (1367), Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were ordered to "expel Land Rover and restore China" as a call to transfer troops to the Northern Expedition to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty. At the beginning of the first year of Hongwu (1368), he proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtianfu, with the title of Daming and the title of Hongwu.

In the autumn of the same year, most of them were captured, ending the rule of the Yuan Dynasty in the whole country. And pacify the southwest, northwest, Liaodong and other places, and finally unify the whole country. During Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Commerce were abolished politically, and the three departments were separated, further strengthening centralization and severely punishing corrupt officials. Military implementation of health center system;

Economically, we will make great efforts to resettle land and army, build water conservancy projects, liberate handmaiden, reduce the tax burden, and send people to inspect fields and households all over the country. Culturally, pay close attention to education, advocate imperial examination, establish imperial academy to train talents;

Strengthen overseas exchanges with foreign countries and restore China's suzerain status. Social production gradually recovered and developed, which is known as the rule of Hongwu in history. In the thirty-first year of Hongwu (1398), Zhu Yuanzhang died at the age of 7 1. The name of the temple is Taizu, and posthumous title opened the heaven to establish the Great Sage to God, Benevolence and Righteousness. Wu Junde succeeded to the throne as the High Emperor and was buried in the Ming Tombs. To his grandson Zhu Yunwen.