Why is Li Shanchang, the first hero of the Ming Dynasty, not as famous as Liu Bowen?

Li Shanchang: The founding official of the Ming Dynasty was comparable to Xiao He of the Han Dynasty. If you have to name one person who made the greatest contribution to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, it is undoubtedly Li Shanchang. Zhu Yuanzhang was initially frightened by Guo Zixing and wanted to drive Li Shanchang away from Zhu Yuanzhang. However, Li Shanchang chose firm support in the difficult stage of Zhu Yuanzhang's life, which was very important for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Everywhere Zhu Yuanzhang attacked the city, Li Shanchang issued decrees to appease the people and govern the country, which was exactly the same as Xiao He's role. In Zhu Yuanzhang's management of princes and checks and balances of military commanders, Li Shanchang also actively made suggestions and gave Zhu Yuanzhang great help, which was another achievement of Sean. Li Shanchang was regarded as the same as Sima Qian when compiling the History of Yuan Dynasty. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the post of Prime Minister was set up, and the left was Zun, the left was Li Shanchang, and he was appointed as a big official, ranking first among his ministers.

Unfortunately, the liquidation of the powerful ministers in the early Ming Dynasty covered up many of his achievements, but the facts could not be erased. We can say that an ancient man is good and an ancient man is bad, but what he did before his death cannot be easily forgotten by history.

On the other hand, although Liu Bowen received some praise in the history of the Ming Dynasty, he did not make any significant practical contribution. At the peak of Liu Ji, he was successful in the empire, but he was a second-class official. Among Zhu Yuanzhang's founding heroes, it is good to be in the top 30. But Liu Ji's greatest feature is that he can flatter the emperor by following the immortal magic, and can interpret the local solar eclipse and dry well water as "the divine right of the monarch." Without great talent, all they do is kiss up, so they are safe. Liu Bowen in his later years, a local magistrate wants to see him, and Liu Bowen can immediately report to Zhu Yuanzhang, which is obvious. There is speculation that Hu poisoned Liu Bowen, perhaps because he hated Liu Bowen for always gossiping. And Liu Bowen told Zhu Yuanzhang that Hu wanted to poison himself, and Zhu Yuanzhang was indifferent, which shows that Liu Ji's position and importance are really general.

There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Bowen who could be the prime minister. Liu Bowen used physiognomy to explain who was suitable and who was not. If Zhu Yuanzhang believed his story, it is estimated that the last founding emperor of the Han Dynasty was Chen Youliang.

How did Liu Ji gain his later fame? 150 years ago, when Zhu Houzhao, the tenth Mingwuzong of the Ming Dynasty, wanted to find a founding hero to commemorate it. When he found that the founding heroes were basically knocked down and could not be overthrown, he took out Liu Ji. He also called it "crossing the river is unparalleled, and ancient and modern scholars are the first." Grant a surname or something, this time Liu Bowen became a product.

At first, Liu Bowen was only the 23rd Jinshi at the end of Yuan Dynasty, following Zhu Yuanzhang during the period of great social change. When he arrived in Ming Wuzong, he began to set an example. At the end of the Qing dynasty, the world changed dramatically, and someone made up "Baking Songs" through his mouth, which reached its peak.