After Zhu Yuanzhang defeated the Mongols, he established the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the question about the capital city of the Ming Dynasty was a headache for Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to build the capital city in his hometown Fengyang, but at that time, after Liu Bowen went to Fengyang for a field trip, he came up with nine words: "Although Fengyang is an emperor town, it is not a capital city." Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Liu Bowen's advice, gave up his hometown Fengyang and chose Nanjing.
Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was a commoner. When he established the Ming Dynasty, his emperor had never been decided. Most of the capitals of the Yuan Dynasty were in the north. Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a long time and still felt that they were too close to the grassland Mongolia. At that time, the Mongols were driven away, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not completely destroy them. They were still entrenched in the northern grassland and often clashed with the Ming army. So if Zhu Yuanzhang would use most of the Yuan Dynasty as the capital of the Ming Dynasty at that time, it would be very difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang.
At that time, ministers all thought Nanjing was better, but Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like Nanjing very much, mainly because he decided that Nanjing was far from the Central Plains and there were no natural hazards to defend, so Zhu Yuanzhang also thought that Nanjing was not good. Later, he thought of his hometown Fengyang, which was close to the Central Plains, and Fengyang had natural hazards in the Yangtze River. Of course, the most important thing was that Fengyang was Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, and there was nothing more glorious than being an emperor in his hometown.
But at that time, Liu Bowen visited Fengyang, which was not a political and cultural center since ancient times. Although Fengyang did have advantages over Nanjing, it was also a place that was easy to attack and difficult to defend. If it was really to be compared with Nanjing, Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, was naturally more suitable to be an imperial capital. Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Liu Bowen's advice and set Nanjing as the capital of the Ming Dynasty.