What is the ability of small hints? How did he use the same surname five times to avoid death?

In fact, this person is Fan Zhongyan's descendant, Fan Wencong. It can be said that it is better for you to live alone than to be born. Zhu Yuanzhang chose to let him go because he had such a relative and gave him such a privilege. That's why he was spared five executions.

There was a rule in the Ming Dynasty that Zhu Yuanzhang said that anyone who broke the law in the imperial court had to go through his hand before he could deal with it. Fan at this time can be said to have been jailed because he was framed by others. Although Fan Wen is not high in rank from this person, he has one characteristic, that is, he is honest and not afraid of powerful people. It can be said that when he was an official in the DPRK, he always sneered at those who flattered him, those who flattered him or did not do practical things, and often belittled them. Perhaps he inherited the ancestor Fan Zhongyan's sentence "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later", which led to his life character.

When Zhu Yuanzhang went to interrogate him again, he was very surprised to learn that he was a descendant of Gong. It can be said that merit is respected in history. Zhu Yuanzhang also asked Fan Wen in two sentences to understand the reasons for his imprisonment. After Zhu Yuanzhang learned this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang gave Fan a very special right, that is, you can be exempted from the death penalty for five times.

Not only that, Zhu Yuanzhang also let Fan continue to hold his official position and gave him unparalleled exquisite silks and satins as a reward! It can be said that the fortunes of the world depend on each other, and we don't know what the next step is.