How did Liu Bowen, the first counselor of Daming, die?

Liu Ji, nicknamed Bowen, was resourceful and thoughtful. He was the first counselor of Zhu Yuanzhang to win the world and establish the Ming Dynasty. However, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji was only given a second-class title. Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang was killed. What's hidden in it? Let's take a closer look.

Liu Bowen

Huaixi School and Dong Zhe School started this struggle.

After solving 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 political struggle based on the region.

These so-called factions are actually hometown associations, and everyone speaks the same dialect. The largest association under Zhu Yuanzhang is Huaixi Group, whose president should have been Zhu Yuanzhang, but considering that he also holds the post of emperor, this position falls to Li Shanchang. This group has a large number of people, including Li Shanchang, Guo Xing, Guo Ying, Tang He, Zhou Dexing and the late Chang Yuchun. It can be said that these people all started from Zhu Yuanzhang's team and have a very deep foundation. At that time, people were proud to speak Huaixi dialect when they met.

Li Shanchang

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 working with Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world, and he is tired after his horse. The logistics work is not good, and he is thankless. Zhu Yuanzhang was a wise man, so after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he took Li Shanchang as the first hero and appointed him as the Prime Minister.

In contrast, Liu Ji also made great contributions to Zhu Yuanzhang's farmland, but he was awarded the title of Zhong (Earl). Intriguingly, his salary is also the lowest in Ors, with an annual salary of only 240 stones, while Li Shanchang has 4,000 stones, ten times that of Liu Jiduo. Liu Ji strategized and won thousands of miles, and played an important role in many important decisions. Why did he only get such treatment in the end?

In fact, this problem is not so difficult to understand. Zhu Yuanzhang is a man with a strong sense of place. Li Shanchang is his hometown. For many years, he only worked behind the scenes, never stole the limelight, buried himself in his work and posed no threat to himself. Such a person is very comfortable for a suspicious person like Zhu Yuanzhang. Relatively speaking, Liu Ji is a foreigner, 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 think of it, but he did. If you were the emperor, would you allow such a person to be around? Moreover, these decisions are not the policies of daughter-in-law, but the tactics of Machiavellian tactics. Coup is very useful, and Liu Ji's larded school is also very deep. From time to time, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered that he advised himself not to save Han Liner. Who knows if he will do the same to himself in the future. Just don't kill him. Do you still want a reward? Liu Ji was clever all his life, but he also ignored this point. As the saying goes, a wise man nods his head sometimes, which determines that it is difficult for him to be a winner in this struggle.

The trigger of this conflict was a man named Bing Lin, who was Li Shanchang's confidant. He was arrested by Liu Ji for breaking the law. After finding out the crime, Liu Ji decided to kill him. When Zhu Yuanzhang was away, Li Shanchang went to Liu Ji to intercede, but Liu Ji refused to eat hard or soft, and 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 dared not hide it, but he was furious. He thought of an excuse to save the life of his cronies. He believes that Liu Ji will not refuse his intercession as long as he says this excuse.

He found Liu Ji and said to him, "It hasn't rained in Beijing for a long time. Mr. Wang is familiar with astronomy and should not kill people at this time. " Li Shanchang is a wily old fox. He knew that Liu Ji knew a lot about astronomy and used it as an excuse. If Liu Ji insists on killing Bing Lin, he can blame Liu Ji for the fact that it didn't rain. There was no weather forecast at that time, and God knows when it will rain. However, Liu Ji's answer is: "If you kill Bing Lin, it will rain!"

Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang.

Bing Lin was killed in this way. Li Shanchang was outraged. When Zhu Yuanzhang came back, Li Shanchang's long-accumulated energy broke out, and he incited many people to attack Liu Ji. Zhu Yuanzhang is a wise man, so he didn't embarrass Liu Ji. But Liu Ji knew that he couldn't stay here any longer, so in August of that year, he took time off and went back to his hometown. Before he left, Zhu Yuanzhang was hot-headed 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 his last advice. It is absolutely impossible to build Fengyang as the capital, and Beiyuan still has strong strength, so it is not appropriate to send troops easily. Later facts proved that he was right again.

Zhu Yuanzhang was really fooled by Liu Ji this time. Liu Ji is not a good man and a good woman. Before he left, he had laid down his own chess piece, Yang Xian. Yang xian is Liu Ji's best friend. He got Liu Ji's instructions to take over the suggestion and prepare to counterattack Huaixi Group.

The dialogue between Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen is full of mystery.

On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang talked to Liu Ji alone. The two sides started a dialogue with open-minded people. As the atmosphere became more and more harmonious, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly changed his face and asked Liu Ji in a serious tone. If Li Shanchang is replaced, who can be the prime minister?

Zhu Yuanzhang

Liu Ji was very alert and immediately said, "This is up to your majesty." Zhu Yuanzhang's face was slightly 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 put forward this man to test Liu Ji first. Liu Ji now understands that this is an extremely dangerous conversation. If you were not careful, your head fell to the ground! He immediately replied: "Yang Xian has the ability to be a prime minister, but he can't do it without the measurement of the prime minister."

But the test is far from over. Zhu Yuanzhang then asked, "What about Wang Guangyang?" This is the second trap. Wang Guangyang is not a member of Huaixi Group. Zhu Yuanzhang suspected that he was colluding with Liu Ji, so the second one proposed him. Liu Ji read the confession and replied, "This person is very shallow, so he can't." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Ji with admiration. This man is really a shrewd man!

He said the third candidate: "What about Hu?" Liu Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said the most accurate judgment in his life: "Hu is a calf now, but he will definitely get rid of the shackles of the cow plow in the future!" After saying this, Liu Ji knew that he had passed the exam, but he was wrong. The next question was fatal.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally flashed a killing trick. He said meaningfully, "My phase can only be taken by my husband." Generally, people's minds will relax after being extremely nervous, and Liu Ji is no exception. His mind was hot and he finally made a mistake, but it was fatal. He replied to Zhu Yuanzhang: "It's not that I don't know that I can, but that I hate evil. The emperor will choose slowly. "

This sentence is very inappropriate. He pretended to be the prime minister. He also said that he hated evil. As Liu Ji said, who is evil? Before Liu Ji's lethargy passed, he added: "These people are not suitable for me now." Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Ji broke up.

From then on, Liu Ji no longer won the trust of Zhu Yuanzhang. Although I know that my position is not as good as before, I still insist on being an official in the DPRK and support Zhedong Group. But Zhu Yuanzhang is not so easy to send. 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 stay here with me? " This means I have to fire you and leave. Liu Ji had to return to the countryside.

In the first month of the eighth year of Hongwu, Liu Ji fell ill. Zhu Yuanzhang sent Hu (pay attention to this) to visit Liu Ji, and Hu's doctor prescribed a prescription for Liu Ji. After taking the medicine, Liu Ji became more and more ill and died soon. Regarding the cause of Liu Ji's death, after Hu was killed, the doctor confessed that Hu had instructed him to poison Liu Ji. This has also become one of Hu's crimes.

Hu

Many people know that Hu and Liu Ji are enemies, and Zhu Yuanzhang also knows that he sent him to visit Liu Ji. Liu Ji, an influential person, did not dare to do it casually, otherwise he would not have let Liu Ji live happily under his nose for five years, and he probably got Zhu Yuanzhang's acquiescence. Whether Zhu Yuanzhang instigated it or not, there is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang was responsible for Liu Jizhi's death. By Zhu Yuanzhang, the political means is perfect, killing two birds with one stone!

This is the tragedy of the counselor. You need talent and Excellence to gain the trust and reuse of the king. But when you are too smart and endanger your status as a king, you are not far from death. Liu Bowen felt this and was finally killed. There should also be that sentence: a sly rabbit dies, a running dog cooks, and when the war is over, kill the hero!