Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to build his capital in his hometown of Fengyang. What did Liu Bowen say that changed his mind?
As the founding monarch of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang is undoubtedly admirable. He rose from an illiterate commoner to the throne of the king of a country. His ability cannot but be praised. Zhu Yuanzhang came from a humble background and did not have the conditions to receive a good education since he was a child. The fact that he was supported by many talented people also shows that he is outstanding. However, such a person's temperament changed drastically after he became a monarch. He often killed people with lofty ideals. . He was merciless to those who were kind to him. Such Zhu Yuanzhang naturally received polarized evaluations from future generations.
There are also many interesting things about this monarch when he established his capital. We all know that Zhu Yuanzhang built the capital in Jinling, and later Zhu Di moved the capital. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to set the capital in Jinling from the beginning. Because Zhu Yuanzhang himself came from a humble background and suffered a lot of bullying when he was not successful, so when he achieved something, he wanted to change the face of his hometown.
He originally planned to build the capital in his hometown of Fengyang, but Fengyang was a small place after all, and it was relatively poor, so it was not qualified to be the capital of the dynasty. The ministers knew this truth but no one dared to say it because everyone knew Zhu Yuanzhang's temper. At this time Liu Bowen stood up. He was the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally had a lot of say.
After Liu Bowen visited Fengyang on the spot, he said something. He said that although it was an imperial hometown, it was not the leader of the dragon vein. This sentence suddenly gave up Zhu Yuanzhang's idea. Because Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Liu Bowen knew a lot, he must have his own thinking when he said this to him, and Liu Bowen would not harm him. Therefore, he gave up his original plan and finally settled on Jinling as his capital.