In Wencheng, whether it is an eighty-year-old man or a seven-year-old child, liu Bowen is talking about it, and some people even take out the "Song of Burning Cakes" to explain Liu Bowen's extraordinary.
So what kind of person is Liu Bowen? Is the legendary "Song of Burning Bread" that predicted the aftermath of the past five hundred years really written by him?
The reputation is very high
In 2004, the master of traditional Chinese studies, Zeng Shiqiang, traveled thousands of miles to Wencheng County, Zhejiang Province, to explore feng shui, only because this was the hometown of Liu Bowen, the first strategist of the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Bowen, name Liu Ji, word Bowen. Familiar with the history of the Scriptures, proficient in the art of war, elephant counting.
As the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang has been by his side in his early years, and the military policy of "taking the Han King first and then the King of Zhou" has played a key role in Zhu Yuanzhang's sweeping away the masses and unifying the world.
And in the folk there are also rumors: zhuge liang in the three parts of the world, the unification of the country and the mountains Liu Bowen.
It can be seen that the image of Liu Bowen in the eyes of the world is really - divine calculation.
The rumored "Burnt Bread Song"
Of course, Liu Bowen's clever image is also closely related to the "Song of Burning Cakes" that was circulated in the folk, so what is this story about? Why is it so preached?
Legend has it that once Zhu Yuanzhang held the bite of the burnt cake with a bowl and let Liu Bowen guess what it was.
Liu Bowen thought about it for a moment and blurted out: Half like the sun and half like the moon, he was once bitten by a golden dragon.
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked to hear this, and asked questions one after another, so in this question and answer, there was this "Song of Burning Cakes".
And the most amazing thing is that the prophecies in this "Song of Burning Bread" have all been fulfilled.
For example: "This city royal driving to the pro-conquest, a courtyard of mountains and rivers Yongle Ping" corresponds to the Yongle Emperor's royal driving pro-conquest, victorious and returned, the national strength reached the peak.
"Ten women on the grass head family, and holding children to make a claim" corresponds to the late Qing Dynasty Cixi hanging curtain to listen to the government.
There are more than forty such prophetic poems and all have related events corresponding to them, so the praise of Liu Bowen once this "Song of Burning Bread" has been passed down to later generations has increased day by day.
However, it is this "Song of Burning Cakes" that has been rumored to be divine in the folk, but it cannot be found in the history books of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Is it that there is something missing in the history books, or is there something else hidden?
According to the research of many experts and scholars in later generations, the "Song of Burning Cakes" appeared in the late Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the People's Republic, but it was just a false name of Liu Bowen.
Worthy of the magic
Although it is uncertain whether "The Song of Burning Cakes" was written by Liu Bowen, Liu Bowen's talent is real, otherwise how could Zhu Yuanzhang praise Liu Bowen as "my son's room".
It is said that in his later years, Liu Bowen gathered a lifetime of wisdom and experienced and wrote a book of protracted soldiers, "A Hundred Battles and Strange Plots".
The book details various strategies, experiences in the use of soldiers, and ways to do it.
Xu was Liu Bowen's insight into people's hearts and the way of advancing and retreating, and he did not pass on this military book to his two sons or to Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang without finding a suitable successor.
Because in Liu Bowen's view, his two sons have mediocre qualifications and are not powerful talents. Even if they pass on this "Hundred Battles and Wonders" to their sons, they may not be able to see the essence of it. They may even be punished for their sins.
As for why he did not dedicate this book to Zhu Yuanzhang, it was entirely out of the consideration of Mingzhe's self-preservation.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang was suspicious and suspicious and fierce, many founding heroes were slaughtered and beheaded because of their meritorious service.
Therefore, Liu Bowen had to retreat and show weakness, and did not dare to take this risk.
Shortly before Liu Bowen's death, he sent a copy of his own book "Yu Ion" to Zhu Yuanzhang, and bluntly said that if the soldier book "A Hundred Battles and Strange Plots" in Taiping today had no significance, he had burned the book to the ground.
Despite this, who is Zhu Yuanzhang? How could you believe Liu Bowen's one-sided words?!
Shortly after Liu Bowen's death, Zhu Yuanzhang sent people to look for the "Hundred Battles and Strange Plots" several times, but no matter how Zhu Yuanzhang looked for it, he never found even a single piece of paper.
Is it true that as Liu Bowen said, "The Hundred Battles and Strange Plots" has been burned to the ground?
Time is like a shuttle, white clouds and dogs, and more than two hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.
In 1644, Li Zicheng attacked Beijing.
That is, at this time, Li Zicheng inadvertently saw the "Yu Ion" that Liu Bowen had dedicated to Zhu Yuanzhang, and when he casually looked at it, he found that there was nothing in it.
It turned out that Liu Bowen had framed the book "A Hundred Battles and Strange Plots" in the book "Yu Ion", and it was difficult to see if it was not damaged on the paper.
It was only at this time that this rumored book of soldiers was officially revealed to the world.
Speaking of this, I can't help but sigh that Liu Bowen is really worthy of the reputation of "divine ingenuity and magic"! With a single move, Chen Cang deceived the shrewd Zhu Yuanzhang and his successors for two hundred years.
It is no wonder that the people will have such high esteem for Liu Bowen.