As the saying goes, "accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger" is indeed a vivid embodiment of ancient politics, so among the founding merits of the dynasties, has any one escaped the fate of being harvested by the royal family? The answer is yes, Liu Bowen, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, is one of them, who can escape under the clutches of the suspicious Zhu Yuanzhang.
Teenagers and the first, the hero is useless, helpless to retreat in the chaotic world
Liu Bowen has been smart and studious since he was a child, and became a show talent at the age of 12, and was praised as a "prodigy" by his relatives in the township. Legend has it that when Liu Bowen read "Spring and Autumn", he could recite it backwards like a stream after only reading it for one day, and Mr. Liu Bowen could also put forward different views during the explanation process, which made Mr. Liu be amazed.
In 1333, Liu Bowen, who was already 23 years old, read poetry and books, and planned to go to Yuan Dadu to take the imperial examination, after all, the prodigy was a prodigy, and he passed the jinshi examination in one sitting. However, at that time, it was the last year of the Yuan Dynasty, the rule was corrupt, and the local soldiers were in chaos for many years, and there was not a single position that could be given to Liu Bowen, who was a jinshi.
Liu Bowen lived idly at home for three years, and finally waited for the position assigned by the imperial court. Although he was only a small Eight Pin official, Gao'an County, Liu Bowen also gladly accepted. During his official duties, Liu Bowen followed the teachings of Confucianism, helped the county order to implement benevolent government, and showed compassion for the people, so that Gao'an County could flourish in the era of the people's boredom.
Liu Bowen has been loved by villagers near and far with his outstanding personal ability, but some people love it and some people hate it, and those gentry bullies who have been dealt with by Liu Bowen are extremely disgusted with Liu Bowen, and often find relationships to frame Liu Bowen. In this way, the small county did not work for a few years, and Liu Bowen was resigned and returned to his hometown.
Liu Bowen, who is unofficial and light, comes to the hometown of his friend Ouyang Su, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful and undisturbed by the outside world. He had already seen that it was impossible to do anything big in this era of war and chaos, so it was also a leisurely and comfortable life to live in seclusion here, chanting poems and enjoying the scenery every day, and teaching children in mountain villages to read and write by the way.
Three Gu Maolu, Zhu Yuanzhang sincerely impressed Liu Bowen and created the Daming River
This life lasted until the peasant revolt at the end of the Yuan Dynasty entered a vigorous stage, Zhu Yuanzhang, as one of the rebel armies, was not very powerful, so he always wanted to recruit sages and expand his strength. After someone recommended Liu Bowen to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang sent people and horses to invite Liu Bowen out of the mountain.
But Liu Bowen was very sad in the face of a society with ruined lives, and was unwilling to participate in the struggle for secular power. Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his men could not invite Liu Bowen five times, so he simply went to invite him personally. After eating the closed door soup twice, Liu Bowen was also impressed by Zhu Yuanzhang, and from the conversation, Liu Bowen gradually discovered that Zhu Yuanzhang was a person with great ambitions, and he might really be able to rebuild the country and give the people a peaceful life.
Just as Zhuge Liang was moved by Liu Bei to serve the Shu state, Liu Bowen also worked conscientiously after intending to assist Zhu Yuanzhang, and under his suggestion, Zhu Yuanzhang repeatedly defeated the weak and strong, defeated Chen Youyu, Zhang Shicheng and other forces, and finally defeated the Yuan army and created the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang gave Liu Bowen endless glory and wealth, and also let him hold an important position in the dprk.
This period was the most brilliant period in Liu Bowen's life, and with the feelings of going south and north with Zhu Yuanzhang for many years and the trust of the emperor, Liu Bowen put forward many suggestions that were conducive to national construction, and also passed down the good story of "persuading the king to buy good". Liu Bowen wrote a book for Zhu Yuanzhang, "Pengshen Grand Unified Calendar", pointed out the relationship between the stars and the rule of the dynasty, and suggested that Zhu Yuanzhang issue an edict to himself and diligently deal with the unjust, false and wrongly decided cases that had accumulated before, and Zhu Yuanzhang did everything.
From being trusted to being suspected, Liu Bowen's poem awakened Zhu Yuanzhang
With the mutual cooperation of the Ming Emperor and the Liangchen, the Ming Dynasty ruled the Qingming Dynasty, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the national strength also flourished. Zhu Yuanzhang trusted Liu Bowen too much, which caused dissatisfaction among other ministers, so in the jealousy and blows of the traitors, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly began to listen to rumors, became suspicious of Liu Bowen, and wanted to get rid of him.
Liu Bowen was a wise man, and his early experience in the county had made him understand that he could no longer stay with the emperor, otherwise his life might be in danger. At the right time, Liu Bowen chose to return to his hometown, and in order to prevent the traitors from further framing himself, he leaked out the news that he had died.
Zhu Yuanzhang came to Liu Bowen's hometown to pay tribute, but saw a poem on the wall of the courtyard, which expressed Liu Bowen's views on a series of things that Zhu Yuanzhang had listened to rumors and killed heroes, and after reading it, Zhu Yuanzhang was full of emotions, remembering that Liu Bowen had assisted him in establishing the Ming Dynasty step by step, and he regretted that he had listened to rumors and hurt Liu Bowen's heart.
epilogue
Zhu Yuanzhang, who later returned to the middle of the dynasty, did not puncture the lie that Liu Bowen was dead, spared him, and posthumously named Liu Bowen as a taishi and promoted his descendants to important positions. Liu Bowen spent his old age in his hometown, and eventually fell ill and died, which can be regarded as escaping the tragic fate of the founding hero who finally died at the hands of the emperor.
Compared with other famous heroes in history, Liu Bowen was indeed very lucky to escape the disaster. For example, Han Xin, a hero who followed Liu Bang to defeat the Great Han Dynasty, was once crowned king of Qi after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, but Han Xin, who had unlimited scenery, was not long ago ordered to be arrested by Liu Bang, and later even died tragically in the palace. There is also the famous allusion "a glass of wine to release the military power", the Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin did not trust his generals and took away their military power, although they were not directly executed, but under close surveillance, it was impossible to live like normal people.
The evaluation of Liu Bowen in history is almost as high as Zhuge Liang. People respect Liu Bowen, not only because he has the talent to calm the world, but also because Liu Bowen is a very knowledgeable person, he knows when to show his talents, when to quietly quit. Even with the merits of the Lord of Merit, he will not boast about outsiders, and this may be the fundamental reason why Liu Bowen was able to escape his fate!
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