How poor is Zimbabwe? Why did Liu Bowen resign? Why do you want to find Zhu Yuanzhang who has no strength yet?

There is a popular saying in China: "The world is divided into three parts." In the eyes of ordinary people, Liu Bowen is not only an honest official, but also a "racing god" with ingenious ideas and strategies. The real Liu Bowen in history was a famous strategist, politician, writer and thinker at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, and he was the founding father of Ming Dynasty. He put forward eighteen strategies to Zhu Yuanzhang to help him lay a solid foundation for Daming and retire to the countryside after becoming famous. Legend has it that after Liu Bowen left Korea, he practiced in Laoshan and eventually became an immortal.

I will never forget my adolescence.

Liu Bowen's real name is Liu Ji, and Bo Wen is his word. Yuan Wuzong was born in Qingtian, Zhejiang for four years. Speaking of Liu Ji's family background, there are also some backgrounds. His ancestors were companions and later moved to Yan Yan. After the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, Liu Ji's seventh ancestor was made an honorary Lord in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Later, he went south to Jiangnan, and the Liu family has been living in Zhejiang ever since.

Liu Ji's father, Liu Ba, is honest and talented. In the process of growing up, he worked with his grandfather Liu Hao and saved the lives of many villagers. It turns out that after the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, the qingtian county Uprising Army was surrounded by the Yuan Army. In order to eliminate the root causes, Yuan rulers sent Gou Tieer, Xuanwei's deputy envoy, to qingtian county to investigate the anti-Yuan forces. A traitor provided clues to help Gutierrez establish a blacklist and prepare to report it to the court for suppression. Liu Bowen's great-grandfather Liu Hao, after learning this news, gave a banquet as a squire when Gutierrez passed Wuyang Village, leaving Gutierrez and his party to rest at home. Liu Hao got drunk, stole the blacklist, burned it, and then set fire to his ancestral home. They pretended to panic and rescued Thiel the dog from the fire.

Gul knows that drinking is a mistake. Fortunately, she died, thanks to Liu's family. People in qingtian county admire this just act of sacrificing their property and wisdom to save their compatriots, and the Liu family also has a high reputation in the local area. Liu Xie later became a famous Confucian scholar and engaged in education. Liu Ji was born in his forties. He regarded Liu Ji as the apple of his eye and devoted his life to his son's education.

Liu Ji showed extraordinary reading talent when he was young. He is not only clever, but also studious. He is called "prodigy" by the villagers. It is said that when Liu Ji was young, he not only read fast, but also had the ability to never forget. In the first year of Taiding, 14-year-old Liu Ji went to the county seat to study. At that time, the Chunqiu Jing taught by Mr. Wang was an obscure, profound and concise Confucian classic. Beginners generally find it difficult to read, but they just follow the book and don't understand its meaning. Liu Ji is different. He can not only meditate twice, but also express his views word for word. Teacher Liu was surprised to see this, thinking that she had seen it before, so she tried several other paragraphs. Liu Ji can answer all questions. The teacher appreciated it very much and secretly praised it: "What a genius! It will definitely not be an ordinary generation in the future! " Liu Ji didn't spend much time studying Chunqiu Jing.

Once, Liu Ji wandered into a bookstore and was attracted by a book, so he stood up and read it. When the shopkeeper saw that he was fascinated, he went forward to speak. During the conversation, I thought the young scholar was very talkative and planned to give him the book. Liu Ji smiled and said, "I don't care about the shop. Just watching it for a long time. This book has been put in my stomach. " He recited it fluently. The shopkeeper was startled and thought he had met Zhuge Liang.

Four years, Liu Ji is seventeen. He left Fu Xue to study Neo-Confucianism and receive Confucian classics education in Zhucheng with Zheng Fuchu, a famous scholar in Chuzhou. Liu Ji is well-read and a hundred schools of thought contend. He is very proficient in astronomy, geography and art of war mathematics. In an interview, Zheng Fuchu praised Liu Ji's father and said: "Your ancestors accumulated profound virtues and sheltered future generations; This child is excellent and will definitely win glory for your family in the future. "

Four dissatisfaction

According to "Dynasty Dragged Down by Interest Groups", Liu, then 23, was sent to the capital of the Yuan Dynasty to take the exam, and took the exam in Gao 'an County. He is an honest official and deeply loved by the people. Later, the provincial minister called him and changed to a provincial government official. Soon, Liu Ji resigned and left. Nine years later, Zheng Zhi was promoted to be an agent of Confucianism in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He was stopped by the minister of Taiwan Province Province, and retired after submitting two resignation documents because of his dereliction of duty in advising and supervising the empire.

Later, the peasant uprising led by Fang Guozhen caused an uprising at sea, and the court could not subdue him, so the province appointed Liu Ji as Marshal House. Liu Ji suggested building a wall like Qingyuan to stop thieves, but the momentum in Fang Guozhen was stopped. It was not until Prime Minister Timur Zuo had Liu Ji's suggestion that the Fang brothers took the lead, and the punishment for the latecomers was not enough. Fang Guozhen dare not bribe Liu Ji. Liu Ji refuses to accept it. Then, Fang Guozhen sent a boat to the capital to bribe court officials. The court then sent a letter to appease Guo Zhen and sealed his official position, but accused Liu Ji of acting arbitrarily.

It is said that Liu Ji left his job four times in his first career in less than 20 years, not because he did something wrong, but because he was too upright. In the words of Liu Chuan in Ming Dynasty, the reason why he neglected his duty was "to be a traitor and a prisoner, and not to avoid powerful imperial power". When he became a county magistrate, he offended the local squire for the benefit of the people and refused to yield and resign in the face of evil forces; After the implementation of Confucianism in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, because they reported the dereliction of duty in supervising the empire, they offended their superiors and were wearing shoes, so they had to continue to take the blame and resign. So is the suppression of the Fang Guozhen uprising. However, when he didn't take bribes, the officialdom was different at that time, but he was framed by the bad guys, squeezed out and did something thankless. Liu Ji can only retire. As the saying goes, heroes are born in troubled times. The fatuous officialdom of the Yuan Dynasty was not suitable for ambitious Liu Ji. Honesty and frankness can only make him hit a wall everywhere. If there were no chaos at the end of Yuan Dynasty, he would only be a frustrated scholar in officialdom.

After retirement, he returned to this field. Instead of being depressed, he concentrated on writing a book. His most famous book, Ming History, was written during that period.

Help Zhu Yuanzhang realize the emperor's dream.

Of course, gold always shines. In the last twenty years, Liu Bowen, who had been idle at home for two years, was finally dug up by Zhu Yuanzhang from the countryside.

The book "On Jade" mentioned that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted Liu Bowen to come out of the mountain. I know that Liu Bowen by Zhu Yuanzhang was recommended by another scholar, Zhu Sheng. Zhu Sheng, a retired official in the Yuan Dynasty, was a fellow villager of Zhu Yuanzhang. After coming out of the mountain, he recommended the "Four Masters of Jinhua" to Zhu Yuanzhang. These four people are Liu Bowen, Song Lian, Zhang Yi and Ye Chen. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was one of the more powerful peasant insurgents at the end of Yuan Dynasty. Most of the people who took part in the uprising were friends of Huaixi's hometown, such as Xu Da and Mu Ying. They are brave men who take the lead in holding guns, but they are not good at making strategies according to the situation. Zhu Yuanzhang is bent on recruiting some clever stars to plan important events. After listening to this, he sent someone to invite the "Four Masters of Jinhua" to come to Ning. For the arrival of these four people, Zhu Yuanzhang gave enough courtesy. In addition to the group reception and banquet, he also talked with these four people respectively. Liu Bowen took this opportunity to face Zhu Yuanzhang with "eighteen policies of current politics". Many historians believe that joining the "Four Masters of Jinhua" was one of the key factors of Zhu Yuanzhang's downfall. In fact, of these four people, Liu Bowen is the only one who really matters.

When Liu Bowen defected to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even call the prince, but became the commander-in-chief of Han Liner's army. Han Liner proclaimed himself, and Zhu Yuanzhang also expressed his support. On New Year's Day, the Korean throne was established in China's military account. Zhu Yuanzhang instructed the generals to bow to the throne, but Liu Bowen ignored them. When asked w

At that time, besides Han Liner, there were several kings in the world, including Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen. Zhu Yuanzhang was king for a long time, but his heart was never clear. There are two things that make him most uncertain: one is whether there is a "dragon elephant" and the other is the best time to become a king. After several long talks, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Liu Bowen was a master of astronomy and geography. Zhu Yuanzhang was born a beggar and believed in divination. Liu Bowen's persuasion was regarded as "Oracle" by Zhu Yuanzhang. At this point, it can be said with certainty that Liu Bowen contributed to Zhu Yuanzhang's dream of being an emperor.

It's cold to go home.

With the help of counselor Liu Bowen, Zhu Yuanzhang embarked on his own road. A few years later, he suppressed peasant uprisings one by one, and proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtianfu in 1368, establishing the Daming Kingdom.

That is, Zhu Yuanzhang began to change his mind after he was merciful. When he conquered the country, he did not get along well with the soldiers and counselors around him, but began to eliminate all those who might threaten his power. Zhu Yuanzhang vividly embodies the traditional thought of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang that "I am different from my family", and his original attitude towards Liu Bowen "being able to judge and use me" has also changed. Zhu Yuanzhang no longer regarded Liu Bowen's words as "Oracle", and even began to rebel. Sometimes Liu Bowen discusses political views and wants to speak for Zhu Yuanzhang, but he is often refuted by Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang asked him how to rule the world? Liu Bowen said, "It's just forgiveness." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What you said is too empty. Do you think it is useful not to do specific things to forgive? " At this point, although Liu Bowen has been the title of Cheng and a surname in the empire, it is not easy to accompany Zhu Yuanzhang every day.

Li Shanchang, the prime minister at that time, was very dissatisfied with Zhu Yuanzhang's dominance. Because Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen had been at odds, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to borrow Liu Bowen's hand to solve this big trouble. Liu Bowen knew that letting him come out to clean up Li Shanchang was not only a test of his loyalty, but also a use of him. Once he agrees, it may alleviate Zhu Yuanzhang's doubts. However, Li Shanchang's today is probably his own tomorrow. As soon as this case is opened, the founding heroes around Zhu Yuanzhang will be in danger. Liu Bowen would never do such a thing. Therefore, Liu Bowen resigned soon.

Where did Liu Bowen go after leaving the temple? It is said that he lives in seclusion in his hometown of qingtian county. He is a low-key person and doesn't even want to see the order in the county. There is also a saying that he came to Laoshan and became an immortal there.