Why did Zhu Yuanzhang kill Liu Bowen and reveal the inside story of the struggle between monarch and minister in Ming Dynasty?

Liu Ji, named Bai Wen, is resourceful, farsighted and good at forecasting. He was the first counselor of Zhu Yuanzhang who won the world and established the Ming Dynasty. However, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji was only awarded the second-class title of Cheng Bo. Although he enforced the law like a mountain and gained the upper hand in the struggle with Li Shanchang, the leader of Huaixi School, he was finally injured by the traitor Hu, Li Shanchang's confidant. Behind all this, there is always an invisible hand dominating his fate until the end of his life.

After pacifying the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang formulated a series of policies aimed at restoring production and life, and achieved good results. But at this time, the internal contradictions in the imperial court became fierce again, and the ministers were divided into two factions and started a new struggle based on the region. These so-called factions are actually hometown associations, and everyone speaks the same dialect. Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest connection is Huaixi Group. The president should have been Zhu Yuanzhang, but considering that he was also the emperor, Li Shanchang was the agent at that time. This group is outnumbered, and its main members are Li Shanchang, Guo Xing, Guo Ying, Tanghe and Zhou Dexing, including the dead Chang Yuchun and others. It can be said that these people are all Zhu Yuanzhang's team. At that time, people were proud to speak Huaixi dialect when they met. Who is Li Shanchang and why is he the first hero? This person is mainly responsible for logistics and government affairs. If Liu Ji is compared to Sean, then Li Shanchang is Xiao He. He has been following Zhu Yuanzhang. He has been working hard. Logistics work is not easy, he is hard and thankless. Zhu Yuanzhang was a wise man, so when the Republic of China was founded, he regarded Li Shanchang as the first hero and appointed him as the Prime Minister. Li Shanchang's character is generous in appearance, but narrow-minded. Whoever dares to have a hard time with him must solve each other's problems. As the saying goes, the wicked have their own grinding. Huaixi Group soon met an opponent, that is, Dong Zhe Group, whose leader is Liu Ji. The two groups fought under the rule of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang seems very interested and ready to see a good play. Liu Ji executed Bing Lin and made an enemy with Li Shanchang. Li Shanchang was listed as the first hero by Zhu Yuanzhang, and Hongwu was named Han Gong for three years. This is a great event, because Zhu Yuanzhang appointed only six dukes at that time, and the other five were Xu Da, Chang Mao, Li Wenzhong, Sheng Feng and Deng Yu. They are all celebrities, but surprisingly. He is also the only civil servant among the dukes. In contrast, Liu Ji also made a great contribution to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he was sealed as an earl. Intriguingly, his salary is also the lowest among Ors, with an annual salary of only 240 stones, while Li Shanchang has 4,000 stones, ten times that of Liu Ji. Liu Ji played an important role in many major decisions. Why can he only get such treatment? In fact, this problem is not so difficult to explain. Zhu Yuanzhang is a man with strong local consciousness. Lishanchang is his hometown. For many years, he only worked behind the scenes, never stealing the limelight and working hard. Such a person Zhu Yuanzhang is at ease. Relatively speaking, Liu Ji is a stranger, and more importantly, Liu Ji's judgment on things is often more accurate than him! From the battle of Longwan to the rescue of Anfeng, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of it, and he also thought of it. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't. He didn't expect it, but he did. If you were the emperor, would you allow such a person to be around? Moreover, these decisions are not policies to tame the people, but tactical policies. It is very useful to plan a coup. In addition, Liu Ji is rooted in the in-depth study of larceny. Zhu Yuanzhang would think of this fact from time to time, and he advised himself not to save Han Liner. Who knows if he will do the same to himself in the future. Fortunately, it didn't kill him. Do you still want a reward? Liu Ji was clever all his life, but he also ignored this point. This also determines that it is difficult for him to become a winner in this struggle. In the first year of Wu Hong, the two sides met for the first time. At that time, the supervisory organization was modeled after the Yushitai set up by the Yuan Dynasty. Liu Ji is Cheng in Yushitai, which means he is the official leader, and his advantage at this time is Liu Ji. The fuse of this conflict is Li Shanchang's confidant Bing Lin. He was arrested by Liu Ji for breaking the law. After finding out the crime, Liu Ji decided to kill him. In Zhu Yuanzhang's absence, Li Shanchang hurried to find Liu Ji to intercede. Liu Ji doesn't want to eat hard and soft. He also reported the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and ordered the immediate execution of Bing Lin. Unfortunately, this reply happened to fall into the hands of Li Shanchang. He didn't. I dare not hide it, but he is angry. He came up with an excuse to save the life of his cronies. He believed

Li Shanchang is a wily man. He knew Liu Ji's astronomical knowledge and used it as an excuse. For example, if Liu Ji insists on killing Bing Lin, then he can blame Liu Ji for whether it will rain. There was no weather forecast at that time, who knows when it will rain. However, Liu Ji's answer is: Kill Bing Lin, and it will rain! Bing Lin was killed like this. Li Shanchang was enraged, and he began to prepare for the first counterattack. Liu Ji dares to say such a thing, it should be said that he is certain. He does know astronomy and meteorology, but the problem is that even today, the weather forecast in the United States is sometimes inaccurate. This time, Liu Ji was unlucky. It didn't rain for a long time. When Zhu Yuanzhang came back, the energy saved by Li Shanchang broke out, and he incited many people to attack Liu Ji. Zhu Yuanzhang is a wise man, and he won't embarrass Liu Ji. But Liu Ji knew that he couldn't stay any longer, so in August of that year, he took time off and went back to his hometown. Zhu Yuanzhang was hot-headed before he left and wanted to build his capital in Fengyang, Anhui. At the same time, he is actively preparing for an expedition to the North Yuan. Liu Ji gave Zhu Yuanzhang one last suggestion. It is absolutely impossible to establish Fengyang as the capital, and Beiyuan still has great strength, so it is not appropriate to send troops easily. As it turns out, he was right again. It should be said that Zhu Yuanzhang at that time understood Liu Ji very well. He told Liu Jilin Tianhao that all the writers and martial arts in the Qing Dynasty had now formed a party, and only Liu Ji could not be with them. I'm a smart man and I won't be mistreated by him. This time, Zhu Yuanzhang was really cheated by Liu Ji. Liu Ji is neither a good man nor a good woman. Before he left, he had put down his pawn-Yang Xian. Yang Xian is Liu Ji's best friend. He was ordered by Liu Ji Xiahou _ to take over as commander-in-chief of the imperial army and prepare to counterattack Huaixi Group. Hu walked from behind the scenes to the stage. This Yang Zun is not simple. He kept a low profile, fostered Gao Jianxian and others, and used the power of officials to collect black materials from Li Shanchang. He often reported in front of Zhu Yuanzhang that Li Shanchang had no talent or virtue and could not be entrusted with an important task. Zhu Yuanzhang is not a fool, but he knows the purpose of yang xian. At first he was unmoved, but he still trusted Li Shanchang. But after a long time, he also slowly had an opinion of Li Shanchang and criticized Li Shanchang. 1 1 month, Liu Ji was recalled and entrusted with a heavy responsibility. Huaixi Group was completely suppressed, and Dong Zhe Group began to gain the upper hand. Li Shanchang is worried that Dong Zhe Group will soon become a winner. He knew that he had become the target of public criticism, and Huaixi Group was in jeopardy, so it was inconvenient to go into battle in person and openly challenge Huaixi Group. He thought, why not learn from Liu Ji? Find a spokesperson, but this person can't be too prestigious and easy to control. So he took a fancy to Hu's, but what he didn't expect was that this choice finally led him to the point of no return. Hu's hometown is Li Shanchang. He followed Zhu Yuanzhang very early, but he was never satisfied. He was a magistrate. But he is a capable man. With the approval of Li Shanchang, he became the new leader of Huaixi Group. The struggle will finally end in his hands. As the saying goes, man is not as good as heaven. Just as Dong Zhe Group was in full swing, it was ready to go all out to attack Huaixi, and things changed again. Because what Liu Jishi said was too direct, he didn't use our words today. We have no communication skills. Many people began to speak ill of Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him. Zhu Yuanzhang had doubts about this resourceful first adviser, so he later decided the fate of Liu Ji. The conversation with Liu Bowen is mysterious. On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang talked with Liu Ji alone. The two sides started a dialogue with a broad mind. The atmosphere became more and more harmonious. Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly changed his face and asked Liu Ji in a serious tone, who will be the prime minister if Li Shanchang changes? Liu Ji was very alert and immediately said, this is up to your majesty. Zhu Yuanzhang looks much better. He then asked, what do you think of Yang Xian? This is another trap. Zhu Yuanzhang knew that yang xian was Liu Ji's man, so he suggested that this man test Liu Ji first. Liu Ji understands now that this is an extremely dangerous conversation. If he is not careful, his head will fall to the ground.

Seeing this move, Liu Ji replied: This man is very superficial. You can look at Zhu Yuanzhang's Liu Ji with appreciation. He is a shrewd man! He appointed a third candidate: where is Hu? He breathed a sigh of relief and made the most accurate judgment in his life: Hu is a calf now, but he will definitely get rid of the yoke of the ox plow in the future! Having said that, Liu Ji knew that he was admitted, but he was wrong. The next question is fatal. Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang showed his intention to kill. He said meaningfully: My stage can only be undertaken by the teacher. Generally speaking, people will relax after being extremely nervous, and Liu Ji is no exception. He finally made a mistake, which was fatal. He replied to Zhu Yuanzhang: I don't I don't know if I can, but I hate it, so the emperor can choose slowly. This sentence is very inappropriate. There is no need to be prime minister. Some people say that the so-called hatred is like hatred. As Liu Ji said, who is evil? Liu Ji's fainting is not over yet, and he added: These people are not suitable for me. Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Ji broke up. The death of the first consultant, whose crime? After that, Liu Ji no longer won the trust of Zhu Yuanzhang. Although I know my position is not as good as before, I still insist on being an official in North Korea and supporting Dong Zhe Group. But Zhu Yuanzhang is not so easy to be dismissed. In the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang personally wrote a letter to Liu Ji and said to him: You are so old, you should stay at home with your wife and children. Why do you stay here with me? It means I'm going to fire you and leave. Liu Ji had to go back to the countryside. At this point, another cadre of Dong Zhe Group lost Liu Ji's Yang Xian's help and was quickly excluded by Huaixi School. I lost my life and was killed by Hu. In this struggle, Huaixi Group finally won a great victory. Liu Ji knows that he has failed. His only wish now is to live at home. But in this struggle, the loser must pay the price. Hu became prime minister. He didn't. He refused to let Liu Ji go and instructed his men to sue Liu Ji. At this time, Liu Ji has no official position. What else can he sue? However, this is a wise saying of Qi. You can't beat a dog if you want to add another crime. Liu Ji accused him of occupying a piece of land in the spirit of royalty. The so-called Wang Qi is really an indescribable thing. You can have everything you have. If there is nothing, there is nothing. It depends on your purpose. So Zhu Yuanzhang punished Liu Ji again, and all the officials were gone. What else can he punish? Zhu Yuanzhang has an idea. He deducted Liu Ji's pension. Liu Ji fell into despair, but his wisdom played a role again. Instead of waiting for death in the same place, he unexpectedly returned to Beijing. This is really a trick. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was the root cause of Hu's handling of him. As long as he returns to Beijing, he can rest assured that his life is under Zhu Yuanzhang's nose. But this time, he was wrong again. Wu Hong eight years in the first month, Liu Ji fell ill. Zhu Yuanzhang sent Hu to visit Liu Ji, and Dr. Hu gave Liu Ji a prescription. After taking the medicine, Liu Ji's condition became more and more serious and he died soon. As for Liu Ji after Hu's death, the doctor confessed that Hu instructed him to poison Liu Ji. This has also become Hu's crime. Many people know that Hu and Liu Ji are enemies, and Zhu Yuanzhang also knows that he sent him to see Liu Ji. A powerful man like Liu Ji, Hu is afraid to start work casually. Otherwise Liu Ji wouldn't have been at large for five years under his nose. He probably got Zhu Yuanzhang's acquiescence. Whether Zhu Yuanzhang inspired it or not, there is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang died in Liu Ji. Liu Ji was resourceful all his life and made great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. He judges the situation accurately, thinks carefully and can predict the development direction of things. Although he himself is not as powerful as folklore, it is not an excessive comment from his judgment and prediction ability. Like Zhuge Liang, he has always been remembered by the people as a symbol of wisdom. Hu won. With the help of Zhu Yuanzhang, he defeated Dong Zhe Group and got rid of Liu Ji, the first counselor in the world. Now that he is in power, Li Shanchang will give him some face. But is he really the final winner? The answer of history is no.