As a farmer, the civilian emperor, like ordinary people, certainly hopes to honor his ancestors and bring economic benefits to his hometown, so Fengyang, Anhui Province is his best choice. But when ministers knew what he thought, no one opposed the move to Fengyang, but in the end, Liu Bowen said a word, which changed Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards the move?
When the Ming Dynasty was first established, the north had not yet been settled, and the south was rich, so there were not many places suitable for building the capital. But when he put forward this idea, many ministers dared not object, because they all knew Zhu Yuanzhang's temper. If you don't agree, your own safety will be affected. So Fengyang Palace was built. Although Fengyang Palace was repaired, other palaces continued to recruit millions of civilian workers and shipped a lot of materials from all over the country to build the capital. It has been built for eight years, but it has not been built successfully. At this time, a lot of financial and material resources have been spent, and it has still not been built.
Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang called Liu Bowen to the palace, and asked Liu Bowen, who would pinch and calculate, to express his views. Liu Bowen just said nine words, and Zhu Yuanzhang immediately changed his mind.
After careful consideration, Liu Bowen replied: "Although Fengyang is an imperial city, it is not a capital city." The meaning of this sentence is obvious, which means Fengyang is not suitable to be the capital. The main reason of Fengyang is that it is easy to attack and difficult to defend here. Liu Bowen also gave Zhu Yuanzhang a detailed explanation from the perspective of Fengyang geomantic omen, which made Zhu Yuanzhang give up the idea of moving the capital to Fengyang, and Hongwu stopped construction for eight years.