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1、视频字幕TheStoryofChina（4）I.ScriptInallcountries,thefirstdutyofthestateistoprotectthepeoplefromanarchy,invasionandinsurrection.Butsometimesinhistory,therebelsbecometherulers.IntheStoryofChina,we’vereachedthe14thcenturyandthebeginningofChina’smostdazzlingage.HereinNanjing,i
2、sthetombofthefounderofthatage–oneofthegreatestChineseemperors.Andyetthemanwhobuiltthiswasarebel.Thestoryofthemanwhorosetothissplendoris…well,literally,incredible.Hecamefromthepoorestpeasantfamily.Hismotherandfatherhadgivenhimawaywhenhewasachild.He’dspentyearsasawanderi
3、ngbeggar,asapennilessBuddhistmonk.He’drisenthroughtheranksofthesecretpeasantsocietiesfightingagainstthegovernmentandwonaseriesofstaggeringvictories,bothagainstthegovernmentandagainsthispeasantrivals.Whenhebecameemperor,hegavehimselfthetitleThong–literally“aboveallmight
4、yinwar.”TheTerminator.Hewassuspicious,coarse,brutal,utterlyruthless,butacreativegenius.Andhefoundedoneofthegreatesterasofstabilityingovernmentandinsocietyandhighcivilizationinthehistoryoftheworld.Thenewdynastywastobecalled“thebringeroflight…”Ming.TheStoryofChina——THEMI
5、NGChinahasbeenagreatpowerformostofitshistoryandyetrepeatedlyinvadedandsubjugatedbyforeigners.WhenthefutureemperorHongwuwasyoung,ChinawasundertheruleoftheMongols,whoseempirestretchedtothegatesofEurope.Butinthe1350s,theMongolempirebegantocrumble.InChina,resistancearmiesr
6、oseagainstthemindifferentregions.Butthenthelandwastornapartaswarlordsfoughteachotherincivilwar.Chaosruled,butopportunitybeckonedforthepeasantgeneralZhuYuanzhang.HereinNanjing,Zhumadehisstronghold.Withhisreputationforjusticeandgoodgovernance,vastnumbersofrefugeesflowedi
7、ntothecity-asafehavenintimeofwar.AndnowthepeoplecalledonZhutodeclarehimselfemperor.Buthewasapeasantandunwillingtotakepower.So,heaskedforasign–taletoldbythetraditionalstorytellers.“ZhuYuanzhanghadaremarkablelifestory.Hehadbeenbothanoutlawandamonk.Butwhenheachievedsucces
8、sandfamethepeoplewantedhimtobetheEmperor.Feelingunworthy,Zhuaskedtheheavens‘ShouldIbecomeEmperor?’Theweekbeforeheasce
