釋鑑稽古略續集 1.233

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丙申十六年兩日相盪。彗星丈餘　李實如黃爪。謠云。李生黃爪。民皆無家。星隕有聲化為石。形如狗頭。命藏於庫　大明兵取集慶路。御史福壽死之。後諡忠肅。改集慶為應天府　太祖入城諭曰。我來此為民除亂耳。各安職業民大悅。更相慶慰　陶安謂太祖曰。金陵古帝王之都。龍蟠虎踞。限以長江之險。若取而有據其形勢。出兵以臨四方。何向不克。此天所以資明公也。

The sixteenth year, bingshen (1356), two suns collided. A comet appeared, more than a zhang long. Plums bore fruit like yellow gourds. A popular ballad ran: "When plums bear yellow gourds, the people will all lose their homes." A falling star made a sound and transformed into a stone shaped like a dog's head. It was ordered to be stored in the treasury. The Ming troops took Jiqing Circuit. The censor Fushou died in the defense and was posthumously titled Zhongsu. Jiqing was renamed Yingtian Prefecture. Taizu entered the city and proclaimed: "I have come here solely to rid the people of disorder. Let each remain at peace in their occupations." The people were overjoyed and congratulated one another. Tao An said to Taizu: "Jinling is an ancient capital of emperors and kings, coiled like a dragon and crouching like a tiger, defended by the natural barrier of the Long River. If you take and hold it, relying on its topography to deploy troops against the four quarters, whither could you turn without conquering? This is how Heaven provides for you, Duke of Brightness."