How many Long Mai did Liu Bowen slay? What are the consequences?

It is said that Liu Bowen, as Zhu Yuanzhang's strategist, eradicated many folk Long Mai for Zhu Yuanzhang. It is said that in Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang, almost every county has a story of Liu Bowen slaying Long Mai. It is precisely because of Liu Bowen's slaying of Long Mai that the development of the folk Long Mai was hindered, thus Zhu Yuanzhang's throne and the thrones of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty were preserved. But these are folk tales, which have no scientific credibility. Let's take a look at the story of Liu Bowen slaying Long Mai in Yuzhong, Gansu.

In Yuzhong, Gansu Province, it is said that there was once a father and son who were descendants of the early Pu family. In the early years, the Pu family always produced talents such as monarchs or generals, but they were lonely in the Pu Yinyang generation, and Pu Yinyang happened to be a geomancer and taught his skills to his son. There is a Pu Yinyang who told his son when he was about to die, don't wear a needle and thread for me after I die, and bury me when you see such wonders as snakes and drums, donkeys and riders. So the son waited for 7749 days after listening to it. On this day, the wind was blowing hard and under the heavy rain, he suddenly saw a snake playing drums with his tail. He was shocked and remembered his father's last words. Then he went deep into the mountains and saw a donkey giving birth to Xiao Lv. In order to prevent the female donkey from getting wet, the farmer carried the donkey on his back and walked home. After seeing all kinds of wonders, I suddenly woke up and buried my father here. When digging a hole, I found three coins buried by my father in advance and lamented that my father had planned it. On the second day, I couldn't wait for the day to end, so I shot three arrows at the capital. These three arrows hit Zhu Yuanzhang squarely, so I quickly called Liu Bowen, the strategist, and Liu Bowen concluded that this was an emperor in the northwest, so Liu Bowen quickly hit the road and cut off all Long Mai all the way to the northwest.

These stories are all beautiful folk legends, not specific facts recorded in historical materials. Liu Bowen's cutting off Long Mai from all over the world has also become a beautiful dream for people from all over the world.