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[If it is said that Shen Wansan's death was wronged, then there is another person in the history of Ming Dynasty that Zhu Yuanzhang should not have killed]

【This person is Liu Bowen】

[Then, in the last glory of the Han Dynasty, what kind of story did Liu Bowen and Zhu Yuanzhang, as a generation of counselors, have?]

[And is Liu Bowen really as peerless as it is written in history? 】

[He can know 500 years before and 500 years later, which is very powerful.But, who knew that the real Liu Bowen didn't have such a high reputation during his lifetime and after his death? 】

[In the tenth year of Jiajing, Li Yu, Liu Ji's fellow countryman and doctor of the Ministry of Justice, said to the then emperor Zhu Houcong: "Ji Yiyou enjoys the high temple, and he can be named as the king of Zhongshan." This means that Liu Ji should accompany Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang Enjoying sacrifices, his descendants should also inherit the title of title like the descendants of Zhongshan King Xu Da.

Sacrifice and titles are important national affairs, and Sejong ordered ministers to discuss this matter.

As a result, the ministers agreed unanimously, saying: "Gaodi recruited virtuous men, and all the heroes at the time had great meritorious service, but Liu Ji's contribution was mostly due to the strategic plan and the great plan of the Central Plains. Liu Ji was his own Zhang Liang, and later he was compared to Zhuge Liang when Liu Ji was ennobled.

Liu Ji should be worthy of enjoying the Taimiao. "In this year, Liu Yu, commander of Liu Ji's ninth Sun Chuzhou Guard, was made an earl.

Among the generals in the early Ming Dynasty, Xu Da ranked first.Why did the ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty rank Liu Ji, who was not known for his outstanding martial arts, with Xu Da? 】

In the early Ming Dynasty, among Zhu Yuanzhang's founding heroes, there was a group that had a very prominent position, and that was the Huaiyou Group.

Li Shanchang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Hu Weiyong are all from Huaiyou.

Liu Ji, as a Confucian scholar in Qingtian, Zhejiang Province who later surrendered, is very doubtful about how much position he can occupy in the new dynasty.

Although Liu Ji's strategy and meritorious service were valued and recognized by Zhu Yuanzhang, it seemed that he could not enjoy a higher status because of his status after all.

Judging from the fact that Liu Ji was persecuted successively by Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, Liu Ji's status determined that he would not have a profound influence in the history of the early Ming Dynasty.

The position of the first hero in the founding of the Ming Dynasty was occupied by Li Shanchang, who was the Duke of Korea.

Liu Ji's title is only Chengyi Bo, and the title of Bo is listed under Duke and Marquis.It was not until the end of the [-]th century, that is, during the reign of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, that Liu Ji's reputation was slightly improved. In the early [-]th century, Emperor Wuzong once again commended Liu Ji for his contribution to the founding of the country.

However, the ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty called Liu Ji and Xu Da together, which suddenly elevated the status of the ordinary Liu Ji.

For Liu Ji, this may mean the beginning of a myth.

The legendary Liu Ji is even more a god-like figure who can calculate yin and yang.

In fact, behind the success and fame, what kind of person is the real Liu Ji?We say that this is a brilliantly intelligent but slightly tragic figure.

"Liu Ji was a Jinshi of Yuan at the beginning, and he was loyal to Yuan at that time; later he became a minister of Yuan, and he lived in seclusion, and finally assisted Zhu Yuanzhang to achieve his career." Liu Ji's life is also about 50 years old as the dividing line: 50 Before the age of 50, he was loyal to the Yuan Dynasty; after the age of [-], he helped Zhu Yuanzhang.

[Liu Ji, courtesy name Bowen, was born in Wuyang Village, Nantian Mountain, Qingtian Jiudu, Zhejiang.At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Qingtian County belonged to Chuzhou Road in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, bordering on Wenzhou Road in the east, with many mountains in its territory.Nantian Mountain is 150 miles south of Qingtian County.

The situation of Nantian Mountain is "the top of ten thousand mountains, dozens of miles away from Pyongyang, named Nantian blessed land". 】

[East neighbors and West Sheld guests and hosts, old and young sit together to prepare for the future. 】

[Mountain flower and wild leaf towel hat, bamboo chopsticks and lacquered bowl and porcelain pot. 】

【Laughing while drinking and chattering in miscellaneous words, kneeling and bowing interlaced with a lot of etiquette. 】

Liu Ji was born in a family of scholars.

Like many scholars, Liu Ji knew that the imperial examination was his only way to success, so he studied the Confucian classics carefully, especially the "Spring and Autumn Annals".

At the age of 14, Liu Ji became a student of Chuzhou Road School, taking the first step in the long road of imperial examination.

His cleverness was quickly revealed in his studies.

It is rare for people to see him insist on reciting the scriptures, but "knowledge is exhaustive", "practice his career, and have a wonderful spirit for writing".

Liu Ji has a photographic memory for books.

He once flipped through an astronomy book in a bookstore in Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty, and he could recite it immediately after flipping through it. The owner of the bookstore wanted to give the book to him, but he said: "The book is already in my chest. I want it." What's the use?"

Liu Ji was a Juren in the third year from Yuan to Shun, and he passed the Jinshi examination in the following year's general examination and court examination, which can be described as smooth sailing.

According to the regulations of the Yuan Dynasty, one must be 25 years old to take part in the provincial examination. However, Liu Ji won the examination at the age of 22 and became a Jinshi at the age of 23. It turned out that he falsely reported his age of three when he applied for the examination.

Although he cheated on his age, passing the exam was based on real talent and practical learning, so Liu Ji's high school was a good story in the countryside for a while.

However, compared with the smooth career of the imperial examination, Liu Ji's official career is much more bumpy.

After all, the imperial examination depends to some extent on a person's talent, while official luck depends more on a person's ability to adapt to the bureaucratic system.

Liu Ji, a Jinshi in the first year of Yuantong, was not awarded the official position of Gao'an County Cheng until the second year of Zhiyuan.

The county magistrate is a small official who assists the county magistrate in handling government affairs, with a rank of eight ranks.

In the following 20 years, Liu Ji successively served as the governor of Jiangxi Province, the vice-inspector of Confucianism in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the provincial examiner, the provincial capital officer, the executive privy secretary, the provincial doctor, and the governor of Chuzhou Road.

Among these official positions, Confucian vice-presidents were promoted from the seventh rank, provinces were promoted to the seventh rank, and the general manager of Chuzhou Road was judged to be the sixth rank.

In his more than twenty years of official career, he has always been a low-level official.

For Liu Ji, who was conceited as a prodigy, he was naturally extremely depressed.

Unfortunately, Liu Ji's character is "to hate evil like a hatred, and he is often at odds with others".

Later, Liu Ji also said in a dialogue with Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang that he was "extremely sick and evil".

In the officialdom at the end of the Yuan Dynasty where bribery was carried out, Liu Ji's character made him suffer repeatedly.

In the 13th year from Yuan to Zhengzheng, Liu Ji, a 43-year-old governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, suggested arresting and killing Fang Guozhen, which was contrary to the imperial court's policy of Fusui, and was detained in Shaoxing in the spring of the following year.

At that time, Liu Ji himself "wailed in anger, vomited several liters of blood, and wanted to commit suicide."

My disciple Mi Lisha dissuaded him: "Nowadays the court is confused about right and wrong, how could it be the time for Mr. to commit suicide? Besides, Mrs. Tai is in the hall, you are dead, what will she do?"

Being in charge of Shaoxing made Liu Ji really enjoy a rare relaxing time in his life.

He indulged in landscapes and wrote many travel notes about Shaoxing.

He said: "Whoever talks about the beauty of mountains and rivers in the southeast can call it Kuaiji. How can there be no other mountains and rivers? If there are more mountains, it will be deep and deep, making people feel sad and lonely; if it is more than water, it will be vast and vast, making people look far and wide. .”

In the spring of the 16th year, a transfer order from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces caused ripples in Liu Ji's heart.

Although the scenery in Shaoxing is difficult to leave, Liu Ji's strong desire to govern the country and the world made Liu Ji immediately accept the transfer order, left Shaoxing, and served as the Privy Council of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces.

Soon, Liu Ji was promoted to provincial doctor.

The period of guarding Chuzhou with Shi Moyisun was the most exciting stage for Liu Ji.

He and Shi Moyisun wrote poems and sang to each other, and they got along very well.

However, although Liu Ji made great achievements in defending the soil, the imperial court only promoted Liu Ji to be the governor of Chuzhou Road.This change of position made Liu Ji extremely disappointed with the court.

It is said that after Liu Ji received the imperial decree, he set up an incense table in the court, worshiped the imperial edict, and said: "I dare not fail the emperor, and the imperial court has nothing to say about it."

Since the official position made the ambitious Liu Ji unable to display his talents, he decided to abandon his official position and return to the field, and lived in seclusion at the foot of Nantian Mountain.

Liu Jizhi's words showed that he didn't intend not to serve the court, but that the court didn't pay attention to him, and the position given to him was too small to make him unable to do a career.

At this time, the world was in chaos, and the remote Chuzhou Road was not peaceful.

Yuan general Shi Ma Yisun guarded Chuzhou Road, and his younger brother Shi Mohousun guarded Wuzhou Road in the north of Chuzhou, which was the hometown of Liu Ji's friend Song Lian.

To the east of Chuzhou Road is Fang Guozhen, who occupies eastern Zhejiang; to the north is the powerful Zhang Shicheng; to the west, Zhu Yuanzhang's army is also beginning to advance.

On the one hand, Liu Ji, who lives in seclusion, can no longer serve the court, but on the other hand, he despises the rising separatist forces from his heart.

In Liu Ji's mind, these "bandits" who occupy one side are at most "Goujian's career", they are just dominating one side, and they are not worth defecting to.

Therefore, Liu Ji organized the villagers to protect themselves in troubled times from Fang Guozhen's harassment; at the same time, he wrote "Yu Ion" to express his deep anger.

“The (late Yuan) elites did not engage in subversive activities, dissent, or rush to openly join rebellion against the suffering regime. They accepted the legitimacy of the Yuan Dynasty and always expected it to improve.

Even in the face of the inevitable blunders of government, they were eager to preserve the orderly status quo in their homeland.

If the Yuan Dynasty received less and less support from them, the natural leaders of society, many of the rebels against the Yuan Dynasty ... did not receive their large-scale spontaneous cooperation. "

Among the various separatist forces, Zhu Yuanzhang is the most powerful.

In December of the 18th year of Zhizheng, his troops conquered Wuzhou Road. In less than a year, that is, in November of the following year, Chuzhou Road also fell into Zhu's hands, and Liu Ji's good friend Shi Moyisun was defeated.

The last piece of pure land where Liu Jirong lived was also lost.

Later someone said: "This year, Mr. Zhu Yuanzhang lived in seclusion in Qingtian because he didn't use Yuan. If it wasn't like this, he would definitely discuss defense with Hu Chen, Zhang Yi and others, and win by surprise." With Liu Ji's strategy, whether Zhu Yuanzhang's army can successfully capture the Wuzhou and Chuzhou are really hard to say.

Liu Ji's departure was half invited and half forced.Liu Ji's coming out of the mountain made a lot of contributions to the future Zhu Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang has long been famous for Liu Ji.

When Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was in Chuyang at the beginning, Li Shanchang, the Duke of Korea, recommended that Song Lian in Zhedong be able to know Xiangwei, but Song Lian said: In my opinion, my ability is not as good as that of Qingtian Liu Ji.But for Liu Ji, defecting to Zhu Yuanzhang was a last resort.

After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the author of "Liu Ji Xing Zhuan" invented the story of looking at the clouds in the West Lake and telling the fate of Chen in order to deify Zhu Yuanzhang and the agreement between Liu Ji and his ministers.

It is said that when Liu Ji was the vice-president of Confucianism in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, he once visited the West Lake and saw strange clouds rising from the northwest, reflecting the light in the lake. His fellow travelers Lu Daoyuan, Yuwen Gongliang and others thought it was Qingyun, so they divided them into Qingyun. Rhyme poems.

Liu Ji drank alone, and said loudly: "This is the spirit of the emperor. It should be in Jinling. Ten years later, a king will come under him, and I will assist him."

At that time, the city of Hangzhou was still bustling, and the fellow travelers thought Liu Ji was talking crazy, so they all ran away in fright, saying: "Isn't this going to implicate us in annihilating the whole family?" Liu Ji and his disciples Shen Yujing drank heavily and returned.

Ten years later, when Zhu Yuanzhang conquered Chuzhou, Liu Ji threw a big banquet and told his relatives and friends about the celestial phenomena, saying: "This is the destiny, how can human beings do it?"

In fact, Liu Ji had no choice but to leave the mountain.

As early as the 19th year of Zhizheng when Chuzhou was broken, Zhu Yuanzhang's general Miao Mei forced Liu Ji to leave the mountain and took him to Jinling.

But Liu Ji really didn't want to stay, so Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to let him go back.

However, talents like Liu Ji will always be in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

Probably not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang instructed Sun Yan, another general of his ministry, to persuade Liu Ji to leave the mountain.At this time, Sun Yan was the governor of Chuzhou.

For Liu Ji, Sun Yan sent envoys to invite him at first.

After several invitations, Liu Ji refused to go out, but gave Sun Yan a sword.

Sun Yan sealed the sword back and composed a "Song of the Sword", to the effect that this sword is Liu Lang's family heirloom, I dare not accept it, and return it to you, I hope you can dedicate it to the Ming Lord, this is only appropriate, like a severe drought After that, it was replaced by Ganlin.

What he meant was to ask Liu Ji to come out and help Zhu Yuanzhang do something.

Sun Yan also attached a letter with thousands of words, and what he said was nothing more than this kind of meaning.

Liu Ji had no choice but to go to see Sun Yan.

When Sun Yan saw Liu Ji coming, he was very happy. He served wine, drank with Liu Ji, and talked about the success and failure of the past and the present.

As a result, Liu Ji admired him and said: "I, Liu Ji, thought I was better than you at the beginning. After listening to your comments, how dare I compare with you." Sun Yan convinced Liu Ji with his pride and eloquence, and finished Completed the task assigned by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding of Liu Ji seems to be limited to his "learning of Xiangwei", that is, his ability to observe the sky and verify the prophecy.

Therefore, his original purpose of enlisting Liu Ji may be to use Liu Ji's knowledge of algebra.

Mr. Yang Qiqiao pointed out that Ming Taizu's advocacy of alchemy was largely influenced by the prevailing atmosphere.

All the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty liked alchemy, and it was the most prominent among the emperors of all dynasties.

Zhu Yuanzhang was born at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, so naturally he could not be immune to the influence of this social atmosphere.

Around Zhu Yuanzhang, there are many warlocks, such as Zhou Dian, Meng Yueting, Zhang Tieguan and others.

Therefore, in Zhu Yuanzhang's initial impression, Liu Ji may be just a man of alchemy, not necessarily knowledgeable.

It is said that when Liu Ji came to Yingtianfu in March of the 20th year of Zhizheng, the first sentence Zhu Yuanzhang asked was: "Can you write poems?"

Liu Ji's answer was: "Poetry is the end of Confucianism, so there is nothing wrong with it." Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the bamboo chopsticks in his hand and asked Liu Ji to compose poems.

Liu Ji read casually: "Look at a pair of Xiangjiang jade together, and the second concubine shed tears."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Scholar's smell."

Liu Ji said: "That's not right. The 400 years of the Han family have been under the empire, and it's all in the time of Liuhou."

Liu Hou refers to Zhang Liang. He is Liu Bang's adviser and the founding hero of the Han Dynasty. He once borrowed Liu Bang's eating chopsticks to point out the general situation of the world at that time and make suggestions for Liu Bang.This is the story of "borrowing chopsticks".

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed after listening to Liu Ji's poem.

A conversation changed Zhu Yuanzhang's impression of Liu Ji from a warlock to a sour Confucian, and then to a strategist like Zhang Liang.

There is another version of Zhu Yuanzhang's first meeting with Liu Ji.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Song Lian, Liu Ji, Zhang Yi, and Ye Chen, he said: "I think the world is tired of the four gentlemen."

In comparison, the latter statement may be in line with historical facts.

Since the four were recruited at the same time, it was very natural for them to be summoned at the same time.

Moreover, at the beginning of the incident, Zhu Yuanzhang still paid attention to respecting Confucian scholars. It seemed impossible for Liu Ji to compose poems on his chopsticks while eating.However, seeing the legend of composing poems for the first time vividly revealed Liu Ji's character.

Liu Ji is by no means a simple warlock, nor a literati who can only write poetry, but a Confucian scholar with great ambitions.

If Liu Ji wanted to truly become Zhu Yuanzhang's important adviser, he would naturally have to show convincing abilities.

It is said that most of the generals at that time were Zhu Yuanzhang's followers when he first raised troops in Chuzhou and Haozhou, and they had made great achievements in fighting for many years.

He Qiaoyuan's "Ming Shan Zang" stated that Liu Ji used Confucian students as "military sacrificial wine" at that time, and it was not until the Battle of Longjiang that Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the generals to worship him as "military adviser".

There is no evidence to prove whether "military sacrificial wine" is an official position established by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the word "jiu sacrificial wine" has the meaning of "teacher", but it seems to indicate that Liu Ji is only responsible for some ceremonial duties in the army. affairs, and did not really become an important decision-maker in military strategy.

Liu Ji really became a "military adviser" when Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought in Longjiang outside Nanjing.

In the intercalary May of the 20th year of Zhengzheng, Chen Youliang led an army from the upper reaches of the river, captured Taiping, and killed the defender Hua Yun and Zhu Wenxun, the adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Immediately, Chen Youliang killed his lord Xu Shouhui, usurped the throne, changed the name of the country from Tianwan to Han, and led the army to approach Yingtianfu, with a great momentum.

For this purpose, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned generals to discuss countermeasures.

The generals talked a lot, some advocated surrender, and some advocated fleeing.Liu Ji was the last to come in, and seeing what the general said was nothing more than surrender or escape, he stared wide-eyed and said nothing.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Liu Ji was silent, so he called Liu Ji into the inner room, and asked: "Nowadays, the Han soldiers are overwhelming the country day and night, and there are many generals. Sir, you are silent, do you mean it?" Those who surrender and flee, it is not too late for me to speak."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I want to listen to your argument first, and then give you the sword."

Liu Ji said: "Relying on the victory of capturing Taiping City, Chen Youliang marched down the river mightily, but my teacher's morale is not high, and he will lose in the battle. Now that you have just gained a foothold in Jiankang, if you want to plan for the world, you must cooperate with Chen Youliang's Han Dynasty. When the army decides whether it is male or female, it depends on this battle. If you win, you will be the king, and if you lose, you will be a prisoner.

At such a critical moment, how can you allow the opinions of your subordinates to be inconsistent?If you open the treasury to reward the sergeants to boost morale, and ask for advice openly and honestly to stabilize the morale of the army, then your royal career can be accomplished at this time.

What's more, I used to look forward to the spirit of the two countries. If the enemy is weak and we are prosperous, I will definitely be able to capture Chen Youliang alive. "

These words undoubtedly told Zhu Yuanzhang: the brave man wins the battle between the two armies. At the critical moment of life and death, one should not be confused by the different opinions of the generals, but should be open and honest, integrate people's hearts, fight hard, and strive for victory.

Of course, Liu Ji did not forget to show off his ability to observe the sky in the end to further strengthen Zhu Yuanzhang's confidence.It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed after hearing this, and gave Liu Jijian a sword, which made all the generals worship him as a military adviser, and those who refused to accept it would kill him.

The generals obeyed in horror, so there was a victory in Longjiang.