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=**The Journal of Zhu Yuanzhang:**= The Life of the Peasant Emperor of China by **s.m.m.**

From www.ibiblio.org

December 5 1345 I just was entered to the Buddhist monastery the place is rather nice if I don’t say so my self. It has a pool, a kitchen and a pray stool. The pool is harm year round so it will not seem cold in the winter. The monks don’t understand me at all. I don’t feel like talking to them and my room is so small it is not even funny, but it is better than the street. The street I know some people on the block and I have to steal and stealing is one step below MURDER. The room is at least private unlike some room’s witch there are three people to the room. It is so boring in this place they don’t even have a field it is down the 7000 steps. If I want to see girls I have to go down the 7000 steps.

January 25 1348 I found those rebels on the street today. They wanted to recruit me but I know what happens to rebels. They get ether thrown to the crocs or ripped apart by horses. Any way I would be a pawn if I joined. They don’t care about me at all. The chosen they called me. The one to rule after the Mongols. I don’t want to join so what they don’t need a little man like me. Or do they need me because I am small? I will check that out right now.

May 17 1351 I joined the rebels three years ago and I will never regret it. Seeing that I am the leader of the infamous Red Turbans. We are the best rebels around these parts and that me and Guo Zixing we will soon take over the empire and then the world shall be mine.

March 15 1355 Guo was a good man but I need to move on seeing as I have an army to control and that the rebellion is all ready started and that life must go on. I feel that his short time with my army was well lived. He should have not gone with us to the raid but came and was killed along with Hou Gionag and Fu Donige.

February 19 1398 Today I will go into my 31 year of ruling and no one can end my rule for the world is finally my own and life is short. My life should be over soon seeing as I am 76 and that I find it hard to move my hands at al…… this is the end for me now I love you all.

Later that night he died of old age.