When it comes to Liu Bowen at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, everyone praises him for his extraordinary strategy and outstanding achievements. He is called the "Emperor's Master". He assisted Zhu Yuanzhang to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty. It was Zhu Yuanzhang who won the throne. The first counselor in the world and the founding of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he is proficient in Feng Shui and good at prophecy. His masterpiece "Song of Shaobing" is known as "five hundred years of knowledge beforehand and five hundred years of knowledge later", and is called the "divine book" by later generations.
However, even such an outstanding person cannot escape the disaster. After Zhu Yuanzhang unified the country, he began to massacre the heroes in order to "defend the country". Naturally, Liu Bowen, who had made great achievements and was the leader, was jealous and suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang. As a result, Liu Bowen, who had the greatest merit, was only granted the title of second-tier earl, and his salary was also the lowest among the earls.
It is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang burned the Qinggong Tower, all the heroes were very happy to enjoy the food and wine. Only Liu Bowen, who was good at observing words and emotions, discovered that something was wrong. Not long after the banquet started, Zhu Yuanzhang left the banquet with an excuse. Liu Bowen then followed him out. Not long after he walked out of the door, he saw Queen Ma chasing after him.
As the saying goes, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. Although Liu Bowen was deeply "hidden", he still cared about government affairs, especially the affairs of the people around him. In the Ou and Fujian regions, there is a place called Tanyang, which is a gathering place for salt dealers and thieves. Liu Bowen, who had retired to the countryside, entrusted his son Liu Lian, who was an official in the court, to report the matter to the court. As a result, Hu Weiyong learned about this matter, and Hu Weiyong and Liu Bowen were sworn enemies. Hu Weiyong naturally did not miss any good opportunity to suppress him, so he impeached Liu Bowen, saying that he chose his ancestral tomb here. As a result, the local people were unwilling, so he deliberately suppressed it.
After Zhu Yuanzhang received the impeachment, he deliberately told Liu Bowen about the matter. When Liu Bowen heard this, he was shocked. He knew that he was about to be in disaster. In order to "explain", he had to return to the capital.
In 1399 AD, Zhu Yuanzhang died in Yingtian Palace, and his grandson Zhu Yunwen became emperor. Three years later, Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son Zhu Di launched the "Battle of Jingnan". In the end, because Emperor Jianwen had no good generals to resist Zhu Di, Zhu Di captured the capital Yingtian, and Emperor Jianwen also disappeared during the war.
In short, if Zhu Yuanzhang could realize the shocking meaning of Liu Bowen's "basket of fish" earlier, it would be difficult for Zhu Di to usurp the throne even if he had extraordinary abilities. Therefore, we have to admire Liu Bowen's miraculous calculation.