Zhu Yuanzhang once said in his last will: "Thirty years, there is a year, the worries are accumulated, and the daily diligence is not sluggish. "He was born in the grassroots, but became the most industrious emperor in history, from the ascension to the throne to his death, almost did not rest a day, so diligent, consolidated the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion is also very heavy, in the early days of the founding of the country, the heroes who fought with himself were knighted, and finally personally slaughtered these people, Liu Bowen was originally unable to escape the catastrophe, and finally saved his life with a poem, and later became a famous sentence that everyone will memorize.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in 1328, the family has been farmers for generations, can establish a great cause, and Liu Bang at that time, there is a group of resourceful people behind him to support, before the world, Li Changshan once told him: "As long as you imitate Liu Bang to know people and do good deeds, do not kill people indiscriminately, you will soon be able to calm the world." Zhu Yuanzhang at that time was indeed like this.
After that, in Li Changshan, Hu Weiyong, Liu Bowen, Xu Da... With the support of many others, he defeated Chen Youyu, eliminated Zhang Shicheng, annihilated Fang Guozhen, established the Ming Dynasty, and in 1368, he was proclaimed emperor in Nanjing, and he did not forget the meritorious heroes of that year, initially sealing the sixth duke, and then the fourth duke, and establishing the temple of meritorious servants in Jiming Mountain to commend everyone.
In 1376, because of the "Empty Seal Case" hundreds of former heroes were killed, and this was just the beginning, by 1380, the "Hu Weiyong Case" included Hu Weiyong, as well as Chen Ning, Tu Jie and others were killed, Hu Weiyong was accused of the Nine Tribes, many years later, this case once again triggered a bloody case, before and after 70,000 or 80,000 heroes were killed, in the Guo Huan case in 1385, there were also 60,000 or 70,000 people, followed by the Blue Jade Case. According to the "History of Ming", after the "Four Major Cases of the Early Ming Dynasty", the founding merits of the Ming Dynasty were almost slaughtered, and only three or two people remained!
In order to avoid the scourge of killing, in 1371, Liu Bowen chose to return to his hometown in advance, lived in seclusion in the mountains and fields, drank and played chess every day, and did not mention the achievements of that year, but in the folk, it has always been rumored that "Zhuge Liang of the three worlds, unified the country and mountains Liu Bowen." It can be seen that although Liu Bowen was not crowned as a duke in that year, he has always been respected in the minds of the people. The same excessive praise is not a good thing in the eyes of Liu Bowen.
It is said that Liu Bowen was clever and calculating, his eyesight was outstanding, he was proficient in the art of war and proficient in astronomy, and in the imperial court that year, many of Liu Bowen's advice to Zhu Yuanzhang would listen, and in the year before he returned to his hometown, he was also named Sincere Uncle, and at this time, his body did not appear unwell, so he resigned and went into hiding. Because he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang's personality was a bit repetitive, although he was honest and honest, he could not tolerate sand in his eyes, and he was decisive in killing, and he expected that something might happen in the future. Moreover, the court was turbulent, so it went into hiding in advance.
A few years later, Liu Bowen was seriously ill, at this time Zhu Yuanzhang also sent Hu Weiyong with an imperial doctor to see, called to cure the disease, in fact, it was more to explore the truth, lest Liu Bowen lie that he was seriously ill, in fact, TaoGuang was obscure, trying to rebel, but this probe, Liu Bowen was really sick, but Zhu Yuanzhang's lack of concern for himself at such a crisis moment also made Liu Bowen feel cold.
Soon after, the news of Liu Bowen's violent death came out, but Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a moment, things were not so simple, and he might not really die, so he quickly came to Liu Bowen's village. Liu Bowen also knew that His Majesty would not easily believe in himself, and with his former merits, His Majesty would certainly come to inspect it himself, so he wrote a poem in a broken temple next to the road that must pass through the village entrance, and when Zhu Yuanzhang rushed to pass by the broken temple, he not only recalled the past, so he stepped into the temple and saw a poem:
The world is vast, why pack a bag to hide? How many heroes have come in ancient times, and how many people have gained the way to help the lost and die!
Zhu Yuanzhang fell into contemplation after seeing this poem, and ordered people to copy this poem and return it to the capital. Liu Bowen also saved his life, and liu Bowen's poem has also become a famous sentence for thousands of years, almost everyone will recite it, which complements Mencius's "many helpers for the way, less help for the lost way", and also warned Zhu Yuanzhang that when he stands on the side of benevolence and righteousness, there will be many people to help, and if he abandons benevolence, he will inevitably fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness.