With regard to Zhang's ancestral home and birthplace, according to Zhu's records, Zhu Yuanzhang, a descendant of Ming Dynasty, was a famous local historian (who wrote The Outline of the History of the Pre-Qin Dynasty, An Interpretation of China's General History, etc. ), after textual research, Zhang Zuming is Zhang Fu, a native of Fengyang, Anhui. As Zhang's ancestral home, this is related to the records in the history books and has been verified. When Zhu Yuanzhang set out, he took an ordinary soldier to various places. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Hu Guang was named as a hereditary thousand households in Changning, belonging to the state (now Zigui, Hubei). (equivalent to the current commander of the military division). According to the military system of the Ming Dynasty, each government set up 1000 households, guarded 1000 households, and unified 1 120 soldiers; Each government set up guards and commanders in key areas, unifying 5600 soldiers; Each county has hundreds of houses, hundreds of houses and armies 165438. Soldiers and officers are hereditary posts of future generations, which is called military posts. So Zhang Fu's descendants were transferred to the army. Fu was buried in Yidu after his death. It is said that the great-grandson Rizo (Zhang's great-grandfather) moved to Huguang Jiangling with his family because he was the second son and could not inherit thousands of families. As for the specific time to move to Jiangling. Where to settle down? There is no record in history. Zhang Chengsheng's three sons: Zhang Yue, Jang Jin and Max Zhang I. Zhang's grandfather went to Jiangling to guard the Liao Palace (equivalent to the present Royal Guards). Zhang Yue is good at managing family property, and his family property is getting better and better. Zhang Jinyi likes to study and make up lessons for classmates in the county. Zhang's father is a 20-year-old Wisdom Fofo Agbo student. In the last 20 years, I have taken seven rural exams, but I failed to get the first place. Zhang was born in Jiajing four years (1525), on the first day of May. Therefore, it is unlucky. It is called the third day of May. However, Zhang's resume for the emperor was filled out in early May. When Zhang was born, his father Zhang Wen was 22 years old next year and his mother Zhao was 20 years old. His great-grandfather Zhang Cheng and his grandfather Zhang zhen are still alive. According to Zhu's textual research, Zhang's Taishifu is located in the northeast of Jingzhou City. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Confucius came to write the Records of Jiangling, which was recorded. In the Qing Dynasty, the Dongdutong yamen was in front, and the footings were left on the front wall, which was made by Baishi. It was not demolished until after liberation. Zhang's great-grandfather moved to Jingzhou with his family and settled here. This is contrary to the record that Zhang was born in Dongcao City, Jingzhou in Jiangling County Records. It is not recorded in the history books. As for Zhangjiatai, located in the northwest of Shashi, it was originally a place where Zhang lived in seclusion from 32 to 38 years in Jiajing. Zhang named himself "Lezhi Garden". In the Republic of China, the locals mistakenly thought it was a "snail." Commonly known as Zhang Jiadong Garden. There are East Lake, Goose Pond, Bamboo Garden, Cao Lu and Pavilion. A place with beautiful scenery. From the second year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty to 13, after the Ming Emperor was rehabilitated by Zhang, Zhang family members came back from exile to settle down. It was not Zhang's great-grandfather who moved from Guizhou to Jiangling to settle down. Nor is it the place where Zhang lived as a child, teenager or youth.
As for Mr. Jingzhou local chronicles expert, in the article "Zhang Zhai is not a Liao government", he talked about the reason and place for Zhang to live in his hometown Jingzhou. It happened in August of the sixth year in Qin Long. That is, shortly after Ming Shenzong acceded to the throne, Gao Gong was driven away and Gao Yi died. There are only three cabinet members left, namely, the Prince Taishi and the University Zhang of Relay Temple, and University Lu Diaoyang has just joined the cabinet. Emperor Wanli, the little emperor, favored these two cabinet college students and presented letters to Zhang Helu. Send He Liangchen to Zhang and Lu Tiaoyang. In the first year of Wanli (1573), Zongshen ascended the throne. Zhang made a promise to "build a building and respect Chen Han". So, a residential building was built in the east gate of my hometown Jingzhou. At that time, Zhang monopolized the power, on the one hand, to pay heartfelt tribute to the little emperor, on the other hand, to show off his love in front of Elder Sang. He once again asked the emperor to give the building hall the title of emperor. The little emperor Zhu Yijun inscribed not only the name of the building "Pengri", but also the name of the hall "Chunzhong". It is also a pair of sentences "I am Yan Mei and you are a boat". Royal Bank 1000 as working expenses. The incident occurred in a building, and only the hall existed alone. This is in the book The Language of Jiangling from Confucius. The fifth volume. It is recorded in the palace. The "Spring nave" and "Pengri Building" located in Zhangzhai are clearly marked in the east of Jingzhou. There is also an entry of Longshan Academy in the same volume of this book, which reads: "Longshan Academy, located in the east of the city, in front of the old shooting garden of tea garden, was established in Jiajing for three years. Zhang Jiangling built the first place, borrowed soil to live in, and abandoned the house, which is the foundation of the academy, that is, holding the sun tower. " This only shows that when Zhang was in power, there was a "university hall" here. It cannot be proved that Zhang's great-grandfather Zhang moved from Guizhou to Jiangling and lived here.
To sum up, it is clearly recorded in Jiangling County Records that Zhang was born in Caoshi, the eastern part of Jingzhou. There is a folk story in Jingzhou that Zhang is a native of Caoshi. Recently, the author visited and investigated all the elderly people over 70 years old in Jingzhou Caoshi, saying that Zhang was from Caoshi. Moreover, Zhang Taiyue, about 1 km northeast of Caoshi Street, has a place called Yueshan. Therefore, it is possible for Zhang's great-grandfather Zhang to move from Guizhou to Jiangling and settle in Caoshi, Jingzhou. North of the east gate of Jingzhou City may be the location of Zhangda Mansion.