After the fall of the Song Dynasty, a group of Han wizards fell into the hands of the Mongols, and Kublai Khan was ecstatic to accept these Han wizards, and he keenly felt that the time had come for him to become the supreme ruler of the Han people.
History refers to this group of wizards as "old lovers of the hidden residence", this group of celebrities was loved by Kublai Khan, and they were entrusted with heavy responsibilities, these Han people did not give advice to Kublai Khan, otherwise how could he rule the Central Plains so easily?
At this time, Kublai Khan was only sent to manage the Han areas in southern Mo, he had to practice his hands first, he knew the importance of governing the Han people with the political and economic system of the Han people, so he organized the shogunate of the "Golden Lotus River".
The head of the shogunate was Liu Bingzhong, who was Kublai Khan's first strategist.
Liu Bingzhong was intelligent since childhood, reading books at a glance and ten lines and can remember, and later was sent to the Shuai Mansion as a hostage, experienced the hardships of life, and was accepted as an apprentice by the then famous Zen master in his twenties.
Later, Liu Bingzhong has been following Kublai Khan, he has excellent political talent, Kublai Khan is very important to him, after Kublai Khan became the Great Khan, Liu Bingzhong is the closest to Kublai Khan among all the Han courtiers, not only the high-ranking official Houlu, but also Kublai Khan takes him everywhere he goes.
In fact, Liu Bingzhong accompanied Kublai Khan as a monk, and his achievements in yin and yang techniques made Kublai Khan very important to him, that is, the ability to see the calculation of gua.
The Mongols were also superstitious, believing that "Yin yang bu gua" was a very serious matter, and Yelü Chucai was important because he could calculate the gua and look at the appearance, so the Mongol emperor had such a master around him, whether they went on a campaign or a funeral, they had to calculate a gua to see if it was appropriate.
Liu Bingzhong's xiangshu is said to be more powerful than Liu Bowen, he has mixed up in the shogunate with the number of yin and yang techniques, and what is more valuable is that he is strict in his mouth, which Kublai Khan admires, "He is meticulous and will not hide from me, his yin and yang techniques are very mysterious, and the results of divination are never revealed to others." ”
Liu Bingzhong has a deep Confucian knowledge system, although the Mongols know that Confucianism is very important, but they do not love to learn, liu Bingzhong can stand out among so many talents in the shogunate is because he is not only proficient in yin and yang, but also proficient in Confucianism.
Confucianism is very boring, but Liu Bingzhong can tell Kublai Khan concisely and graphically, Kublai Khan is very interested, and Liu Bingzhong has a more convincing identity than other Confucians, he is a monk.
Kublai Khan converted to Buddhism under his command and has since been more obedient to his words, in fact, Liu Bingzhong has made great contributions to Buddhism and Confucianism, and has prevented Kublai Khan from killing the Han people in the Central Plains, which is his merit.
Because during Kublai Khan's expedition to Yunnan, Liu Bingzhong advised him: "You can seize the world on horseback, but you cannot rule the world on horseback."
This sentence quickly became popular, allowing the major Mongol chiefs to improve the brutal killing and plundering of the Central Plains by the Mongol soldiers before, and reducing the deaths of the Han people in the Central Plains.
After Kublai Khan ascended the throne, the biggest problem was how to govern the Han people, Liu Bingzhong was familiar with the political system of the Han people, combined the Mongolian and Han systems, and formulated detailed rules and regulations for Kublai Khan's reference.
The Yuan Dynasty ruled China for less than a hundred years, all thanks to Liu Bingzhong, otherwise it would have been finished in a few years, because the Mongols did not know how to govern the world.
Liu Bingzhong's greatest achievement was to recommend a large number of Han talents to Kublai Khan, who had excellent abilities and helped Kublai Khan in all aspects in order to turn the primitive and barbaric machine of the Yuan Dynasty for nearly a hundred years.
Moreover, Liu Bingzhong greatly protected the religion of the Central Plains, he let Kublai Khan believe in Buddhism, told him karma, and let Kublai Khan have some scruples and did not dare to do evil casually.
Liu Bingzhong's vision is very broad, he can combine the nomadic culture of the steppe with the farming culture of the Central Plains, he can come up with a set of methods that have the best of both worlds, governing the Mongols and Han Chinese respectively, and he has also formulated a set of national policies suitable for both places.
Liu Bingzhong's book of rules and regulations was easy for Mongolian aristocrats who did not understand Han chinese culture, so it was regarded as a treasure by the Mongol rulers.
After Liu Bingzhong's illness and death, Yuan Shizu burst into tears and said, "There is no longer a Han Chinese who can plan for me like this, and the yuan dynasty will soon be killed." ”