In the eyes of the ancients, the ancients in Long Mai divided the direction of mountains and rivers into hundreds of Long Mai, such as the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and Qilian Mountain, all of which were great Long Mai. Ancient emperors had a deep obsession with Long Mai. They had to do everything possible to prevent other "real dragons" from appearing and threatening their own country. Of course, there are also many Feng Shui masters and charlatans who use Long Mai as a stunt to fan the flames.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Bowen cut dragons. He grew from a beggar to a founder of a dynasty. His historical background is very low, and no one can compare with him. In the troubled times at the end of Yuan Dynasty, Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng were defeated, the Tatars were driven away, and the Han people's rivers and mountains were rebuilt. He was a very successful emperor.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Zoroastrianism, and relied on religious rebellion and peasant uprising to win the country and establish the last Han Dynasty-Da Ming Dynasty. Due to his poor background and shallow knowledge, Zhu Yuanzhang believed in Long Mai. At the same time, he is also a person with a strong sense of crisis. He was always worried that someone would murder him and usurp his Daming Mountain, so he thought of a way to "cut off Long Mai in the world" for his dynasty once and for all.
Liu Bowen is the number one adviser under Zhu Yuanzhang. In folklore, there is a saying that "Zhuge Liang with three pillars will unify Liu Bowen", and people compare him with Zhuge Liang. In folklore, he was deified by the world, claiming to know 500 years ago and 500 years later, so the arduous task of "breaking Long Mai from the world" fell on Liu Bowen.
It is said that Liu Bowen was appointed ambassador by Zhu Yuanzhang and beheaded Long Mai to prevent another "real dragon" from appearing. And the result? Of course, he didn't do this, and the Ming Dynasty was later replaced by the Manchu Dynasty, which rose in the northeast.
Legend has it that after receiving the imperial edict, Liu Bowen summoned all the wise men and Feng Shui masters, traveled all over China in a few years, and * * * cut down 99 articles by Long Mai. When a group of them came to Changbai Mountain, and the last dragon vein was about to be cut off, they suddenly got an omen that a bunch of people ran away, so this Long Mai was preserved. Then why on earth did Liu Bowen suddenly flinch after the event?
According to legend, Liu Bowen and others are afraid of suffering from the scourge. According to China's geomantic theory, Long Mai exists in heaven to balance the mountains and rivers between heaven and earth, which is very important for the country. If there were no Long Mai, there would probably be countless geological disasters. If there were meteorites falling from the sky, the people of Daming might take risks. Liu Bowen, as the main person in charge of this "dragon slaying", will surely be punished.
After Liu Bowen surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang in the northwest, Zhu Yuanzhang flew into a rage and was very dissatisfied with the work of a group of people in Liu Bowen. Later, Liu Bowen stated his own interests, so there was a prediction that "Dongxing declined in the west" in the Ming Dynasty. Because Changbai Mountain is in the northeast, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that this Long Mai had nothing to do with the demise of Daming, and finally agreed to leave this only Long Mai.
Everyone knows the story of the future. The Ming Dynasty really died in the northwest. Li Zicheng, the leader of Shaanxi-born peasant army, led the army to break Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged Jingshan Park. What Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen didn't expect was that after their death, the only remaining Long Mai, hundreds of years later, appeared a group of Tunguska Man Zi. (Manchu assumed that they were descendants of Jurchen nationality, but later historians refused to admit it. ) They took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to invade and set up the second unified minority dynasty in China.
Other rumors about Liu Bowen killing dragons.
It is said that Liu Bowen didn't cut off Long Mai in Changbai Mountain for three reasons: First, Liu Bowen didn't want to take over the task of childlessness, because cutting off Long Mai was good for the emperor, but it was another matter for the people, and cutting off Long Mai itself was detrimental to virtue. If he really cut off Long Mai, it may be repaid to his descendants. In order not to harm future generations, Liu Bowen did not keep Long Mai in Changbai Mountain.
Second, Liu Bowen, as a famous wise man and master of geomantic omen, believed that heaven and earth were in natural balance and Long Mai could not be separated. Even if he cut off Changbai Mountain and Long Mai, heaven and earth will work on their own to form a new Long Mai. Leaving Long Mai in Changbai Mountain can still be controlled by the Ming Dynasty. If there is a new Long Mai in other places, it will be even more difficult. It is better to keep it than to cut it off.
Thirdly, it is said that Liu Bowen came to Changbai Mountain and saw that the Long Mai had not yet formed. Compared with Long Mai, which was occupied by the magnificent Ming Dynasty, it was nothing at all, so he gave up at the moment.
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It is a historical accident or necessity that Manchu replaced Daming. We don't know. For hundreds of years, the legend of dragon slaying in Liu Bowen has been passed down from mouth to mouth. Perhaps this is a false story, which was invented by the rulers of the Qing Dynasty in order to fool the people and prove their fate. The development of history must have its objective laws, and it cannot be forced by manpower!