A Brief Introduction to the Life of Liu Bowen, a Buddhist in Ming Dynasty.

Liu Ji (1311-kloc-0/375), also known as Liu Bowen, was the founding adviser of the Ming Dynasty. According to legend, the Pancake Song, one of the three folk prophecies in China, was written by Liu Bowen. Liu Ji was a scholar at the age of 22, but he is honest and honest. Later, he was pushed home to live in seclusion because he exposed the dereliction of duty of the supervision ambassador. At the end of the yuan dynasty, the heroes rose together. After Zhu Yuanzhang started his army, Liu Ji took refuge in the mountains and finally helped Zhu Yuanzhang achieve the imperial career.

According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, since Liu Ji came to take refuge, Zhu Yuanzhang often came to ask for Liu Ji's advice. Liu Ji analyzed the situation at that time and told Zhu Yuanzhang that the master now has Jinling, which is dangerous and has a good geographical position. However, Zhang Shicheng in the southeast and Chen Youliang in the northwest, they often invade the territory to fight with you, which has become your worries in Beiding Central Plains, so these two people must be removed. Zhu Yuanzhang said. These two men are very good. What should we do with them? Therefore, Liu Ji planned a blueprint for Zhu Yuanzhang to realize the imperial industry. Liu Ji pointed out: "Zhang Shicheng is short-sighted and has no ambition. He just wants to hold on to a piece of his land, and he won't do much, so it's not worth worrying about. You can leave him alone for the time being. Chen Youliang killed the Lord and usurped the throne. He is ambitious and has many plots, so he is a dangerous opponent. Moreover, he occupied Wuchang, a huge ship with elite soldiers, and tried to annex us all the time. Faced with this situation, we can't fight on both sides, but we should concentrate our forces to annihilate Chen Youliang first. After the demise of Chen Youliang, the forces of Zhangtucheng will be isolated and helpless, and every move can be decided. Then, the master can send troops to the north to pacify the Central Plains and finally destroy the Yuan Dynasty, and then your imperial career can be realized! 」

Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang tied the pack and won Wang Ye, which was basically realized according to Liu Ji's plan. "Kizo decides the world. He is unpredictable." (Ming History) Liu Ji was to Zhu Yuanzhang what Jiang Ziya was to Zhou Wuwang, Sean was to Emperor Gaozu, and Zhuge Liang was to Liu Bei. They are talented and resourceful, and at the same time, they are profound and easy to understand. The ancients believed that the change of dynasties had its own providence. Liu Bowen predicted the distant future in Song of Cookies. Of course, he also saw that the Yuan Dynasty had run out of luck and the Ming Dynasty would flourish. To some extent, it can be said that it is in line with God's will.

In the process of Zhu Yuanzhang's conquest of the world, Liu Ji also helped Zhu Yuanzhang make the right choice through public opinion. At first, Chen Youliang was quite powerful and wanted to go south after the fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Zhu Yuanzhang's men panicked, some advocated surrender, and some advocated escape. Liu Ji glared and remained silent. Zhu Yuanzhang saw this and called Liu Ji to the back to discuss. Liu Ji said: "Those who advocate surrender or escape can be killed." Zhu Yuanzhang asked what the plan was, and told Mao that Chen Youliang was arrogant. He could lure the enemy in first, then ambush him and he won. Zhu Yuanzhang fought according to Liu Ji's opinion and won a great victory. Afterwards, Mao wanted to reward Liu Ji, but Liu Ji declined politely.

Liu Ji not only has a strategic vision, but also is very witty at critical moments. When Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought a decisive battle in Poyang Lake, the two sides fought dozens of times in one day. Zhu Yuanzhang personally took the warship to supervise the war, and Liu Jiji was beside him. Suddenly Liu Ji asked Zhu Yuanzhang to leave the warship. As soon as the monarch and his party were transferred to another warship, the original warship was shattered by the enemy before it could sit still. The two armies were at loggerheads for a few days, and Liu Ji suggested that they occupy the mouth of the lake first, and then choose the day when Jin Mu restrained each other. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang finally won this decisive victory. Here, Liu Ji also made full use of the relationship between topographic position and five elements to plan the battle.

Regarding Liu Ji's personality, The History of the Ming Dynasty says, "Humble and beautiful, generous and generous, the world is safe, and righteousness is in color." ""When you are in trouble, you have the courage to work hard. No one can measure your plan. "After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself, Liu Ji invited the establishment of a military defense law and invited Su Wei to be strict. In the fourth year of Hongwu (137 1), Liu Ji 'an spent his old age and returned to his hometown (Mao Ci). Liu Ji's hatred of evil offended some treacherous people. Hu was the number one traitor in the early Ming Dynasty. Both Liu Ji and General Xu Da advised Mao not to use him. Hu later sent people to spread rumors that Liu Ji had chosen a royal cemetery for himself so as to be respected in the future. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was a diligent monarch, he was not as broad-minded as Emperor Taizong. So Ming Taizu deprived Liu Ji of his salary. After Liu Ji was framed, he had to go to Beijing to confess his sins. Mao didn't blame too much, and later sent someone to escort Liu Ji home. It is said that Liu Ji was ill at that time, and Hu sent someone to poison Liu Ji's medicine.

Ming Dynasty Predicted Pancake Song

As a monarch, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty was most concerned about whether he could protect the country forever. Knowing that Liu Bowen was a man with deep understanding and understanding of mathematics, he asked Liu Bowen about the future. The change of dynasties has its own destiny, and the secret cannot be lightly revealed. But after all, Zhu Yuanzhang is an emperor, which is hard to avoid, so Liu Bowen wrote a seemingly obscure poem. It is said that when Liu Bowen faced Jun, he just caught up with Mao to eat sesame cakes, so he called it "pancake song". The story goes like this:

One day, Ming Taizu lived in the Inner Temple and ate baked wheat cakes. He spat. The internal supervisor suddenly met Liu Ji, the teacher who served the country, and Mao covered it with a bowl before calling in. After the ceremony, the emperor asked, "Sir, do you know what's in the bowl?" Kenai counted with his fingers. He said, "Half like the sun and half like the moon. I have been bitten by a golden dragon, and this food is also. " Open as expected. The emperor asked, "What's the matter in the world? Does Zhu Jiaan enjoy the world? " Ji replied, "I have thousands of children and grandchildren in Qian Qian, so why ask! 」

This passage, in popular terms, is simply that one day, Zhu Yuanzhang, the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was eating baked wheat cakes in the inner hall. Just take a bite, suddenly listen to Liu Bowen said. So Mao buckled the sesame seed cake with a bowl. When Liu Bowen came in, he asked him to guess what was in the bowl. And Liu Bowen accurately said the baked wheat cake eaten by the emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply impressed and asked about Liu Bowen's future.

The development of history tells us that the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty spread to Emperor Chongzhen (Zhu Youjian) of the Ming Dynasty, and then the world was full of Qing Dynasty. In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (A.D. 1644), the peasant uprising army led by Li Zicheng captured Beijing, and Mingsizong hanged himself, and the Ming Dynasty was declared extinct. This Mingsizong is the grandson of Emperor Wanli of Ming Shenzong (Zhu Yujun). Obviously, Liu Ji's answer to Zhu Yuanzhang's question is a pun, ostensibly a compliment, saying that the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty will be passed down for thousands of generations, but in fact it is a clear prediction that the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty will be passed down to Emperor Chongzhen, the grandson of Emperor Wanli. Here we can see the wisdom of Liu Ji, who neither offended the son of heaven, but also answered the question of the son of heaven and predicted the future.

About your question: "Since Liu Bowen can tell fortune, why didn't he figure out that he would be killed by Hu?"? 」

I think so. Liu Ji fought like a god, but he was repeatedly deceived by traitors. It seems contradictory, but it is not. Whether it is Jiang Ziya, Zhuge Liang, Liu Ji or Li, these ancient famous counselors are very particular about "knowing the destiny", and they know that they can't use their talents to seek benefits and status for themselves.