Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, were both grassroots founding emperors in China's history, they were born into poor, but they all grew up to be the founders and founders of a generation of dynasties through their own endeavors and fights.
Throughout the ages, no one person can achieve great success is the result of a single fight, Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang are no exception, they are surrounded by a group of loyal strategists and sages, each sparing no effort to give advice to their lord, born into death.
When the dynasty was newly established and the jiangshan was determined, the outcomes of these meritorious old departments were not the same, taking Zhu Yuanzhang as an example, he used to praise his adviser Liu Bowen, saying that Bowen was just like his "Zhang Liang, a minister of the early Han Dynasty".
Although the humble and humble Liu Bowen made great contributions to Zhu Yuanzhang's fight against the Jiangshan, in the end he could not get a good ending result like Zhang Liang, and in the eighth year of Hongwu, Liu Bowen died of illness in his hometown, but his death was very strange, and even had a lot to do with emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang's think tank figure - Liu Bowen
Liu Bowen, Ziji, born at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, a native of Qingtian County, Zhejiang, he was sensitive and intelligent, diligent and studious, at the age of 23, he was admitted to the Jinshi in one fell swoop, he was proficient in mathematics, astronomy and martial arts, and his poetry was also known for his strengths, not only one of the "Four Great Talents of Zhejiang", but also the first of the "Three Great Poets of the Early Ming Dynasty", whose talents were brilliant and rare in the world.
Liu Bowen stepped into his career at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, but because he was just and righteous, he was repeatedly squeezed and reprimanded by the official places, and after Liu Bowen resigned from his official post and went into hiding, he was appreciated by Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of the civilian rebel army with unique insight, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who was thirsty for talents, asked Liu Bowen to come out of the mountains to help and assist in the great cause, and Liu Bowen became a counselor under Zhu Yuanzhang.
Following the Ming Lord, Liu Bowen offered a sincere heart, poured out his talents, cleverly calculated, strategized and won thousands of miles away, and his wisdom and moral achievements were comparable to zhang Liang, a famous scholar and minister in the early Han Dynasty, and made great contributions and meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty.
For Liu Bowen, people often evaluate him as: Zhuge Liang in the three parts of the world, Liu Bowen in the unification of the Jiangshan Mountains, Zhuge Liang in the former imperial army, and Liu Bowen in the later dynasty military division. It can be seen that Liu Bowen's wisdom and talent are comparable to Zhuge Liang and Zhang Liang, and he is really a Gestapo wizard who can pacify Haiyu.
Zhang Liang had a good death, but why Liu Bowen, who was also a strategist and a capable minister, had a very different fate
There are many capable ministers and strangers under Liu Bang of Han Gaozu, and on the basis of strategists alone, there are Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Chen Ping, Han Xin and other numbers, Zhang Liang has always followed Liu Bang and is loyal, and finally Liu Bang ascended the throne as empress, and successively eliminated many early Han heroes such as Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbu, Zang Di, etc., but he was "merciful" to Zhang Liang, not only did not have suspicion, but also let Zhang Liangshan, who was not greedy for power, start and end well.
Looking back at Liu Bowen, who is also a founding hero who does not love power and is low-key and loyal, The attitude of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang to Liu Bowen is far inferior to Liu Bang's treatment of Zhang Liang. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Bowen was only given the title of "Sincere Uncle", and did not have the title of Duke of Guo.
Although the civil servant Liu Bowen saddled up and assisted the Ming Dynasty in the government, and had always been honest and frank, bowing to the best of his ability, he was suspected and jealous by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his defensive spirit increased unabated, and even Liu Bowen's illness and death had a lot to do with Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the past, in a chaotic world, a monarch and a monarch jointly advanced and retreated, born into death, and finally why did it lead to the "tragic death of the hero"?! In fact, the reason why Liu Bowen failed to get a good death like Zhang Liang had a lot to do with Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial strategy and Liu Bowen's own personality shortcomings.
However, all generations of emperors have always gone through thousands of tribulations to achieve wang tu hegemony, and after becoming a country, they must consider how to build a foundation for eternity and the country for eternity.
In the later years of Han Gaozu's ancestor Liu Bang, seeing those founding heroes become powerful ministers one by one, he could not help but have some doubts in his heart, afraid that those courtiers would one day have a rebellious heart.
When Liu Bang saw that his son Liu Ying's personality was weak and weak, he was even more worried that after Liu Ying took the throne, he would not be able to control those heroes and powerful ministers, and even less could he resist the interest groups formed by these courtiers, threatening the imperial power and social ji.
Thinking of this, Liu Bang began to become cruel, he killed some heroes and kings with different surnames who had already exposed their ambitions and behaved obediently, but he did not kill Zhang Liang, a brilliant strategist, and gave him a good death.
Zhang Liang is a wise man who believes in "Mingzhe to protect himself", he has kept in mind the truth that disasters come from his mouth all his life, his words and deeds are cautious everywhere, and he is indifferent to fame and fortune, and does not resent others, therefore, Zhang Liang has not been framed or slandered by others in his life, and Liu Bang is very relieved and has no suspicion about him.
Although Liu Bowen was also a loyal and righteous courtier, he caused several disasters because of his upright nature, and the traitors and villains were dissatisfied with him and wanted to stir up trouble and give rumors to the emperor.
In the second year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang personally fixed the rank of meritorious servant and built a temple of twenty-one meritorious heroes to praise the ten thousand generations, but Liu Bowen was not among them.
In the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang once again held a grand ceremony to reward meritorious lords, and there were 6 people who were knighted and 28 were knights, but Liu Bowen, who could be called a national teacher and think tank, only won the position of "earl". There is no doubt that the weight of Liu Bowen in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart is indeed not as heavy as others think.
Liu Bowen knows people and appoints people, and has always been based on the facts, good and bad are not biased, and fair judgments. At the beginning, he was an official in the same dynasty as Zhu Yuanzhang's Huaixi brothers, and because Liu Bowen was deeply appreciated by Zhu Yuanzhang, he was hostile to Zhu Yuanzhang's Huaixi compatriot and Li Shanchang, who was also a founding hero.
Although the speed of Li Shanchang's promotion and the official position he held were stronger than Liu Bowen's, this person had a small belly and chicken intestines and was not accustomed to Liu Bowen, who was relied on by the emperor, so Li Shanchang began to target Liu Bowen everywhere and wanted to defeat the other side.
Later, when Liu Bowen was serving as a royal historian, he captured a powerful and corrupt civilian official, named Li Bin, who happened to be a close confidant of Li Shanchang. Liu Bowen was just right, found out Li Bin's guilt and reported it to Zhu Yuanzhang, who was so angry that he ordered Li Bin to be sentenced to death.
When Li Shanchang saw that his cronies were executed, he hated Liu Bowen even more, but he knew that his wisdom and strength were insufficient, so he cultivated a bureaucratic Hu Weiyong who was very similar to his own style, and the two colluded to prepare for the opportunity to defeat Liu Bowen.
Once, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Bowen: If the then prime minister is deposed, who can be qualified to take up the position of prime minister? Liu Bowen replied that the matter should be decided by the emperor himself. Zhu Yuanzhang also asked: How about Yang Xian, Wang Guangyang, and Hu Weiyong, can they be appointed as prime ministers? Liu Bowen honestly replied: They are not suitable.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and asked: Can Ai Qing be appointed as prime minister? Liu Bowen said: Although I can be competent, I am a jealous and hateful person, I am afraid that I can't be long-term, or the emperor will choose another suitable candidate.
Later, Hu Weiyong really became the prime minister, but Liu Bowen offended Hu Weiyong's cronies because of Geng Zhi, and at this time, Hu Weiyong, who was gaining power, finally found a reason to kill Liu Bowen.
Soon, Liu Bowen wanted to take advantage of the old man to return to his hometown, resign his official post, and raise his family. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was already old, had already begun to plan to clean up the political structure of the dynasty and eliminate political dissidents for his son.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, Liu Bowen is brilliant, but he is not greedy for fame and fortune, and now he is going to resign and return to his hometown, does he have no purpose? What exactly was his purpose? The suspicious Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but become wary of Liu Bowen.
In order to monitor Liu Bowen, Zhu Yuanzhang even sent many spies to be installed near liu Bowen's old mansion, and Liu Bowen was deeply frightened by this, and over time he became depressed.
Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Liu Bowen was sick, so he sent Hu Weiyong to visit Liu Bowen with the prescription prescribed by the Tai Hospital. According to the Ming history, Liu Bowen took it according to the prescription, but felt as if there were hard stones in his abdomen that could not be blocked.
Liu Bowen thought that something was wrong, so he no longer took any medicine, just a normal diet. A few months later, Liu Bowen died at the age of 65.
Zhu Yuanzhang killed Liu Bowen by the hand of Hu Weiyong, but he could still look innocent and frank
The cause of Liu Bowen's death is strange, and there are many rumors in the folk that Hu Weiyong wants to harm Liu Bowen, so he moves his hands and feet in the prescription, causing Liu Bowen to be more ill and die with hatred.
But at the same time, there is another view that although Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong are political enemies, Hu Weiyong does not dare or disdain to poison Liu Bowen, who has already returned to his hometown, and the reason why Liu Bowen died strangely is the result of Zhu Yuanzhang's secret arrangement. Now it seems that Zhu Yuanzhang, who has already killed the heroes, should be the real mastermind behind the scenes.
In short, Zhu Yuanzhang killed Liu Bowen without personally coming forward, dispelling a doubt for himself. In the fifth year after Liu Bowen's death, Zhu Yuanzhang used the excuse to kill Hu Weiyong, the chancellor, on the charge of "poisoning Liu Bowen".
As soon as Hu Weiyong died, Zhu Yuanzhang unloaded his hidden worries, and on the surface it seemed that he had given Liu Bowen's death an explanation and punished the traitorous minister Hu Weiyong, and he could still sit innocently on the top of the court and be a wise and just emperor, but in fact, this was the horrible curtain that he was slowly opening up the "blood blade to open the country and make meritorious achievements in the qing dynasty for his son."
There is a saying that the companion is like the companion of the tiger. At any time, the ultimate goal of imperial power is to ensure that imperial power will be eternally inherited and the country will be permanently solid. The mind and pattern of the monarch and emperor not only determine the century-old trend of Jiangshan Sheji, but also implicate the honor, disgrace and safety of the courtiers and Li Min.
Therefore, once Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Emperor with a poor pattern and a small temperament, thought that a certain courtier was a threat to his Daming Jiangshan, no matter whether you were loyal or traitorous, and how much merit you had, he would inevitably get rid of it quickly.
Comparatively speaking, Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gaozu, who could rationally distinguish between loyalty and adultery, was much more benevolent and sober, which is why Zhang Liang was able to get a good death, while Liu Bowen died strangely.