How did Shen Wansan escape from Zhu Yuanzhang? What three words did he say in a crisis?
Let's start with the story of Zhu Yuanzhang and Shen Wansan. Shen Wansan was a rich man in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. The cornucopia in folklore comes from Shen Wansan. No matter what kind of things are put into the basin, they can become all kinds of treasures, which is to describe his wealth. Shen Wansan's wealth was envied by Zhu Yuanzhang. According to folklore, Shen Wansan is extremely rich.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing to build Nanjing, he also wanted to expand Yingcheng recently, but because he had no money, he went to Shen Wansan. Shen Wansan decided to build the section from cornucopia to Shuiximen. He not only invited the best craftsmen, but also personally supervised the construction site to ensure the quality and quantity.
As a result, the place built by Shen Wansan was completed three days ahead of the place to be built by the royal family, which was a big slap in the face for the emperor. What annoyed Zhu Yuanzhang most was that Shen Wansan wanted to reward the three armed forces with his own gold, not the emperor. In a rage, the emperor confiscated all the wealth of Shen Wansan and exiled Shen Wansan.
There is a folk story about Shen Wansan and Zhu Yuanzhang. On one occasion, Zhu Yuanzhang and Shen Wansan had dinner, and they came up with a braised pig's trotters. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was ready to test or make trouble and asked Shen Wansan, "What is this dish?" Shen Wansan can't directly say that this is braised pig's trotters, because the pronunciation of this "pig" is Zhu Yuanzhang's "Zhu". Shen Wansan thought for a moment and said, "This dish is 10,000 trotters". Zhu Yuanzhang then asked, "How should I eat this dish?" Shen Wansan thought for a moment, and said that the chef of this dish was so bad that it was unnecessary to use a knife. As long as you press it with your hand, the meat and bones will separate. This is also telling Zhu Yuanzhang not to use a knife on them.