How did Liu Bowen cut off the dragon vein?
Folk rumors are not true. The specific story is as follows:
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a prince who was a high official in the court. Everyone called him King Li Jing. King Li Jing offended the imperial court and angered the emperor, so he was sent to the west. After he was demoted to Xitou, he settled down in Xiangtang (east of Kawakou Town, Minhe County today).
Although this place has beautiful mountains and clear waters and is a good place for self-cultivation, King Li Jing was resentful and often thought of returning to the capital, but he never had the chance.
One spring, King Li Jing’s father died. A Taoist came to the funeral. The Taoist asked King Li Jing to shoot three arrows to the east on the 100th day after his father’s death. He led his troops back to the capital. After hearing this, King Li Jing kept his filial piety with peace of mind and prepared to lead troops into the capital when the time came.
When he had kept his filial piety for ninety-nine days, Mrs. Li no longer wanted to keep her filial piety, so she urged King Li Jing: "I have kept it for ninety-nine days. It doesn't matter if I miss it by one day. Hurry up and shoot the arrow." "King Li Jing couldn't stand his wife's nagging, so he shot three arrows to the east.
How did he know that when these three arrows reached the capital, one arrow hit the pillar of the palace, one arrow hit the wall of the Golden Palace, and one hit the golden basin where the emperor washed his face.
At that time, the military advisor in the court was Liu Bowen. He was a divine man who knew the changes in the wind and clouds, the mountains and rivers in the geography, and the vicissitudes of the human world. He saw three arrows shot from the west that were almost He shot the emperor and hurriedly led the army towards the west.
After King Li Jing shot the three arrows, he immediately led his troops eastward. Halfway through, he heard that the emperor was not dead, but Liu Bowen came with a large group of troops, so he quietly retreated back to Xiangtang.
Liu Bowen led the army to the west end. He could not find out who shot the arrow, so he carefully inspected the terrain and ground veins here. There were many Longshan and Fengshan mountains in the western mountains. Emperor Long ordered his troops to cut off many pulses of Longshan and Fengshan one by one.
When he arrived in Minhe Sanchuan, Liu Bowen carefully inspected the situation in Sanchuan and saw that there were two Longshan Mountains and two Fengshan Mountains. One Longshan Mountain extended westward from the present Gangou Township, and its leading head was almost to the edge of the Yellow River. , another Longshan extends eastward from the present Gangou Township, and the head of the dragon is almost to the edge of the Yellow River;
The two Longshans each carry one Fengshan and two Fengshan (now in Guanting Town) Shuguo Hulang, Mula Hulang in Zhongchuan Township) has spread its wings.
Ershan has become a dragon and phoenix spirit with two dragons playing with pearls and two phoenixes facing the sun. The pines and cypresses on Longshan and Fengshan are lush and green, and thousands of flowers are in bloom. It is a geomantic treasure land with hidden dragons and crouching tigers! If there are two The dragon head of Longshan reaches the Yellow River and connects with the Yellow River. If the two Fengshan spread their wings, the real dragon emperor will appear here and the dynasty will change.
Liu Bowen thought to himself: Fortunately, I arrived here in time. If it had been a few years later, the Ming Dynasty would have been doomed. He ordered his troops to dig mountains day and night to cut off the veins. First, he cut off all the veins of the two dragons, and then led his troops to dig out the veins of Phoenix Mountain. But when I was digging the wings of Dafengshan, I dug them during the day and grew them at night. I kept digging for several months and kept digging.
One day, a soldier who was digging a mountain forgot his shoes at the digging site and went to look for shoes at night. While he was digging the soil to find shoes, he suddenly heard voices underground. : "Oh, it's so dangerous. If we keep digging all night, we will break it."
When the soldier heard this, he was so panicked that he didn't even look for shoes, so he ran back and told Liu Bowen. Liu Bowen hurriedly led the troops to dig through the night. I went to dig, and when I reached a depth of nine feet and nine feet, I found a big tree root as thick as an arm, which happened to be the bloodline of this phoenix.
Liu Bowen cut off the root of the tree with a swing of his sword, and red blood poured out of the root, and the blood flowed towards the Yellow River. When the blood just reached the beach by the river, someone happened to come over and made a hole in the beach with his foot. The blood flowed into the hole and never came out again. If it flows into the Yellow River, this bloodline will be connected again, and important people will emerge from this place.
Liu Bowen dug up two Longshan Mountains and two Fengshan Mountains into pieces. The dense pines and cypresses were crushed under the mountains, and all the roots of flowers were eradicated. From then on, pines and cypresses no longer grew on the mountains around Minhe Sanchuan, and flowers no longer bloomed.
According to legend, there has been no big shot in Mikawa since then. Now you have to pass through several gaps in the mountains when going from Chuankou Town to Guanting Town. It is said that these were the gaps dug by Liu Bowen when he cut the dragon's veins.
Extended information:
Liu Ji (July 1, 1311 - May 16, 1375), courtesy name Bowen, was born in Nantian Township, Qingtian County (now part of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province) Wencheng County, Wencheng City), so called Liu Qingtian, was a military strategist, statesman, writer in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty, and the founding father of the Ming Dynasty.
In the third year of Hongwu (1370), he was granted the title of Uncle Chengyi, so he was also called Liu Chengyi. In the ninth year of Zhengde reign of Emperor Wuzong, he posthumously awarded him the posthumous title of Grand Master, Wencheng. Later generations called him Liu Wencheng and Wencheng Gong. ?[1-2]?
He was promoted to Jinshi from the Yuan Dynasty to the Shun Dynasty. He was well versed in classics and history, and was especially good at studying Xiangwei. His contemporaries compared him to Zhuge Liang. In the 19th year of Zhizheng (1359), Zhu Yuanzhang heard about the names of Liu Ji and Song Lian and came to them with courtesy. He wrote a letter stating eighteen policies on current affairs and was highly favored.
Participated in planning military plans such as the pacification of Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. In the first year of Wu (1367), he was appointed Taishi Ling and entered the "Wushen Datong Li". Please enact legislation to stop indiscriminate killing.
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne as emperor, he petitioned for the establishment of a military and security law and for the discipline and discipline to be corrected. After admonition, he established his capital in Fengyang. In November of the third year of Hongwu (1370), he was granted the title of Chengyibo, with an annual salary of 240 shi. Four years later, he was given the gift of return. Liu Ji lives in his hometown and has no trace of Tao. He only drinks wine and plays chess without talking about his achievements.
Looking for old regrets, he was criticized by the left Prime Minister Hu Weiyong and took away his salary. He went to Beijing to apologize, but stayed in Beijing and did not dare to return. He was worried and angry. Hu Weiyong once sent a doctor to visit him. In the eighth year, he sent envoys to protect him, and he died in one month. Liu Ji was proficient in astronomy, art of war, mathematics, etc., and was especially good at poetry.
The poems are simple and majestic, and there are many works that criticize the corrupt rulers and sympathize with the suffering of the people. His works are all included in "Collected Works of Chengyibo".
Liu Jizuo and Zhu Yuanzhang brought peace to the world, and discussed the safety of the world. His righteousness was reflected in his appearance. When faced with emergencies, he worked hard with courage and made plans that no one could predict. Zhu Yuanzhang repeatedly called Liu Ji: "My son's wife."
In the history of literature, Liu Ji, Song Lian and Gao Qi are also known as "the three great poets of the early Ming Dynasty". There is a widely circulated saying among Chinese people that "Zhuge Liang divides the world into three parts, and Liu Bowen dominates the country; Zhuge Liang, the military advisor of the former dynasty, and Liu Bowen, the military advisor of the later dynasty" are widely circulated in China. He is famous for his uncanny calculations and strategizing.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Liu Ji