Liu Bowen, a strategist, politician and writer in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, was the founding father of the Ming Dynasty. His original name was Liu Ji (13 1 1 July 65438- 16 May 0375), Han nationality, and he was a descendant because of his blog. Liu Bowen is a native of Nantian, qingtian county, and now belongs to wencheng county, Zhejiang Province. So it was also called Liu Qingtian, and Ming Hongwu lived for three years. Wu Zongzheng's virtue was made a surname, posthumous title Wencheng, and later called He Wencheng Gong.

Liu Bowen is brilliant and knowledgeable. He is familiar with history, astronomy and the method of selecting soldiers. Zhu Yuanzhang completed his imperial career and opened the Ming Dynasty, in which Liu Bowen played a small role. At the same time, it maintained the stability of the country when it opened a new dynasty, so it became famous all over the world and was compared to Zhuge Wuhou by later generations. Zhu Yuanzhang called Liu Bowen "my ovary" many times. "

In the history of literature, Liu Ji, Song Lian and Gao Qi are called "the great poets in the third day of Ming Dynasty". At the same time, it is widely circulated among the people that "the world is divided into three parts, and Liu Bowen is unified; Zhuge Liang, a former strategist, and Liu Bowen, a later strategist. And his ingenuity and strategizing are even more commendable. A person who can be compared with Zhuge Liang can imagine how high his military and political ability is.

Liu Bowen has been called a "child prodigy" since he was a child. He is very talented, but easy to learn. He is very clever and reads quickly. It is said that he can read all kinds of books. 12 years old, admitted as a scholar. Today's imperial examination is much more difficult than the college entrance examination. You can imagine how smart he is.

Liu Bowen left the official school at the age of 17, and studied Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism with Zheng Fuchu, a famous scholar in Chuzhou, and received Confucian classics education. Zheng Fuchu praised him more than once and once said to Liu Bowen's father: "Your ancestors accumulated profound virtues and sheltered future generations; This child is so excellent that he will shine in front of your house in the future. "Zheng Fuchu original vision, have long seen that Liu Bowen can be famous all over the world.

He read widely and dabbled in hundreds of books, especially the art of war, mathematics, astronomy and geography, and he was very proficient. It is said that when he visited Huizhou, the hometown of Neo-Confucianism in Zhu Cheng, he learned that there was a copy of Liu Jiafu Chuanshan in the south lane of Shexian County, and he went to explore the secret of Fushan. There is a complete Zoroastrianism society hidden here. During his journey, Liu Bowen not only discovered Taoism, but also met a large number of Zoroastrian saints. Liu Ji's modesty, eagerness to learn and outstanding intelligence have enabled him to learn and master a wealth of expertise here. After returning to China, he became famous in his hometown, and it is said that he also has talents in Wei Zhi and Zhu Gekongming.

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Liu Bowen, who is always successful in his studies, is not so successful in his official career. His career was ill-fated and he resigned many times. Until he met Zhu Yuanzhang, he was finally able to show what he had learned and help Zhu Yuanzhang create the Great Ming Dynasty, and finally left the saying that "the world is divided into three parts, and Liu Bowen is unified".

Liu Bowen, who is so knowledgeable, not only left a much-told story in politics, but also left many famous sayings. According to folklore, Liu Bowen was a master of geomantic omen, and Zhu Yuanzhang was able to finally create the Ming Dynasty and stabilize the throne because Liu Bowen asked the dragon to fix the cave, which finally shocked a geomantic Long Mai for the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, there is his famous "epic prophecy".

The mystery of Liu Bowen's pancake song, it is said that Ming Taizu once asked for Liu Bowen and ate sesame cakes in the temple. I just took a bite, and I asked for an audience with Liu Bowen. On a whim, Zhu Yuanzhang hid the baked wheat cake in a bowl. After summoning Liu Bowen, he wanted to take the exam and said, "Sir, do you know what's in the bowl? Liu Bowen calmly replied: "Half like the sun, half like the moon, once bitten by a golden dragon. In my opinion, this bowl is sesame seed cake. "... and his predictions in the Inscription of Liu Bowen in Taibai Mountain, Shaanxi Province and the Inscription of Jinling Tower, Liu Bowen, made future generations sigh infinitely. Whether Liu Bowen really knows 500 years ago or 500 years later, his talent and knowledge are obvious to all. The deification of it by later generations is only a manifestation of admiration and respect for it.