Chapter 13 The thirteenth chapter contributes to the national policy and stabilizes the Ming Dynasty

Zhang Shicheng's absence made Zhu Yuanzhang invincible.The history of the Liu and Zhu models has come to an end.However, this epilogue lasted a long time. Two months after Zhang Shicheng's heroic performance, Liu Bowen was appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang as the vice president of the Overwatch Council (Censor Zhongcheng).This gift was not directly proportional to the achievements made by Liu Bowen, but Liu Bowen accepted it without saying anything.Many people will find that the level of official position can not stimulate Liu Bowen's nerves. He is a "unmoved" person, and it takes a lot of effort to make his heart move.

But in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, Liu Bowen can't be a prime minister because he is too stubborn, and he can't be a deputy prime minister, because a deputy prime minister is a green leaf next to a prime minister. Liu Bowen can't be a green leaf. There is no green leaf in the world like Liu Bowen. A little release of the power of life is as eye-catching as the most delicate flower.Liu Bowen's black and white character is just right to be a censor. The censor is responsible for supervising and impeaching all officials.But the problem is that Zhu Yuanzhang actually made Liu Bowen the second-in-command of the Imperial History Academy, and Liu Bowen's immediate boss was actually Tang He, who was a soldier.Although Zhu Yuanzhang said that Tang He was a man with both civil and military skills, no one believed that Tang He's literary skills were better than Liu Bowen's.Moreover, the position of censor itself is the prerogative of civil servants.Perhaps, it was precisely because the whole country had not yet been liberated at that time that Zhu Yuanzhang let Tang He sit in the seat of the doctor Yushi in order to encourage the generals.Perhaps Liu Bowen also understood this, so he didn't say anything, and people almost didn't even notice his hasty sigh.

At that time, no one would worry about Liu Bowen's injustice in his official position, because everyone in Yingtian City was busy.The new city has begun to take shape. Zhu Yuanzhang's generals rode tall horses, followed by heroic soldiers to the front line to fight for Zhu Yuanzhang's final territory.Civil servants formulated various systems and regulations in well-lit offices, making sincere preparations for the new China that Zhu Yuanzhang would soon establish.Even heaven is icing on the cake for the new China that Zhu Yuanzhang is about to establish.Since the beginning of winter, Yingtian City has always been as warm as spring.Birds twittered over the city, and the scent of flowers that had just begun in spring had already entered the heart in the winter of 1367.

Liu Bowen said that he rarely saw such good weather in Yingtian City.He said: "Maybe China's spring has really come." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Everyone likes the warm spring, but must go through the chills of autumn and winter. Without the chills of autumn and winter, there can be no bright spring." Liu Bowen said this a long time ago: "The reason why the Yuan Dynasty came to where it is today is because the constraints on officials were not strict and the laws were too light." In fact, the laws of the Yuan Dynasty were too arbitrary, and there was no written code. rule of man.Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want the dynasty he was about to establish to be such a fool.Under his orders and hints, the codes of the Tang and Song dynasties not only revived, but also added branches and leaves, almost weaving into an airtight legal net.

Liu Bowen put forward his own opinion: "If the net is too dense, there will be no big fish in the water; if the law is too dense, there will be no innocent people in the country. Whether all criminal names are really necessary must be carefully considered." Zhu Yuanzhang agreed with Liu Bowen's opinion, not because he had compassion, but because his Wu Kingdom had not liberated the whole of China at that time, and the laws were too strict. His laws were stubbornly resisted. In the winter and October of 1367, Zhu Yuanzhang was not without enemies, but these enemies were no longer his opponents.In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang, Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding in the south are just a small group of bandits.Only the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty in the north seemed to take it seriously.It was in October of this year, when all the flowers in Yingtian City could not wait to bloom, he ordered the general attack on the Yuan Dynasty. In 1367, sixteen years had passed since the great hero Liu Futong raised the banner of rebellion against the Yuan Dynasty, and thirteen years had passed since Zhu Yuanzhang himself joined the Red Turban Army before he officially faced the Yuan Dynasty, which he had been clamoring to be the enemy.

If Zhu Yuanzhang is discussed with "success or failure theory", the following conclusion can be drawn: Zhu Yuanzhang is a resourceful figure with a broad mind and good at keeping a low profile.If you look at Zhu Yuanzhang from a political point of view, he is a person with rare skills and unique vision. He is good at watching tigers fight from the mountain, good at preserving strength, giving the opponent a fatal blow at a critical moment, and winning the final victory. But if Zhu Yuanzhang is discussed from the perspective of "human nature", then he is a real bum.All the opponents he fought before becoming emperor in 1368 were actually his comrades in arms. His comrade Liu Futong was always fighting against the Yuan Dynasty, the greatest enemy of mankind at that time. Fang Guozhen has a record of bloody battles with the army of the Yuan Dynasty.Only Zhu Yuanzhang, the bastard who fished in troubled waters and was always murdering his comrades, had never had a sensational battle with the Yuan Dynasty army.

He's a good politician, but definitely not a nice guy.Therefore, as ordinary people, we must be careful when reading Zhu Yuanzhang's deeds. If you behave like him, you will die badly.But if you don’t want to be an ordinary person, human nature is just rubbish to you, then you must learn from Zhu Yuanzhang, because he is an alien politician and survival demon king, you only need to learn one thing from him, and you will be able to run rampant world. Zhu Yuanzhang called the military action against the Yuan government, the legal government in the world at that time, the "Northern Expedition". The commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition was naturally his capable general Xu Da.

For this "Northern Expedition", Xu Da has his own set of military strategies.He said: "The action of beheading should be taken, and the capital should be approached. After one battle, the bell of national liberation can be rung." Liu Bowen put forward different opinions based on the failure of Liu Futong's Northern Expedition and his own understanding of the capital city of Yuan Dynasty, combined with the characteristics of Zhu Yuanzhang's corps.He said: "Liu Futong's Northern Expedition took the action of beheading, and the final failure was because he did not fight steadily. In addition, the city wall of Yuandadu was strong and could not be lowered in a short time. Once all the Yuan troops in Shandong rushed to Yuandadu, we would be attacked by the enemy. Besides, we Fighting Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng in the south mostly involved naval battles. It is still unknown whether our corps' ability to fight on land, or in other words, the ability to fight on land in the north can be fully utilized."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in approval, and finally, the two discussed a strategy.This set of strategies succeeded in the end, and it broke the tradition that the southern regime's "Northern Expedition" always ended in failure in Chinese history.Zhu Yuanzhang's "Northern Expedition" was the only successful case in Chinese history in which the southern government successfully attacked the northern government.And the early planner of this successful case is Liu Bowen. This plan is like this: first pacify Shandong, which is called withdrawing the barriers of Yuan Dadu; moving troops to Hebei and Hedong, which is called destroying the fences of Yuan Dadu;As a result, Yuan Dadu became a place where there was no help, and it fell without a fight.When the capital of the Yuan Dynasty marched westward, the land of Guanlong could be swept away and liberated.

Zhu Yuanzhang announced this strategy, and his generals called it "Shan".Zhu Yuanzhang claimed that he himself was the savior of the Han people, and that his current Northern Expedition, the legal government of the Yuan government, was for the revival of the Han people, and he wanted to "expel the Tartars and restore China."Zhu Yuanzhang also said that he is still a liberator, and he has the lofty sentiments to liberate the whole of China, and even the whole of mankind.He wants to sweep the reactionary Mongolian Yuan government into the dustbin of history, and he wants to build a new China!

When Xu Da's corps crossed the Yellow River and attacked Shandong, Zhu Yuanzhang's other two armies marched into Fujian and Guangxi at the same time. In the eleventh month of the lunar calendar in 1367, Xu Da's corps captured Yizhou (now Linyi, Shandong).Liu Bowen suggested that Zhu Yuanzhang let Xu Da show his military power and attack Yidu (now Shandong Yidu) without stopping.Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yidu is the important place for the Mongols in Shandong. Xu Da's corps needs to rest and reorganize. I am afraid it will be difficult to attack it with a tired army." Liu Bowen said: "I have seen the sky. It is bounded by the capitals of Qi and Lu. The result I obtained after divination is that it is appropriate to show off your military power." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Okay, then it's up to you." After Xu Da received Zhu Yuanzhang's order "to show off his military power", without hesitation, he ordered his corps to rush to Yidu at lightning speed. , that is to launch a fierce attack.Under the onslaught of Xu Da's corps, Yidu was unable to support and fell instantly.Xu Da's corps continued their efforts and continued to maintain a fierce and continuous attack. In the first month of 1368, there were frequent reports of success in the Shandong battlefield, and Zhu Yuanzhang was elated, predicting that Shandong was already in his pocket.Li Shanchang timely proposed to Zhu Yuanzhang: "You should build a new China." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Good." In the first month of 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang held the founding ceremony in Yingtian.He announced that he is now the emperor of China, and the country he established is the only legal government in China. His country name is "Ming", Jianyuan Hongwu, and 1368 is the first year of Hongwu. Although the founding of the country, Liu Bowen's position has not improved, but there is an additional position of "prince leading the order".This position is just an ordinary official of the Taiwo, in charge of the palace gate and rewards and punishments of the East Palace. Liu Bowen didn't feel dull at all, the air in Yingtian City was extremely fresh and extremely busy at that time.While Zhu Yuanzhang was on the Northern Expedition, he was still launching the final attack on Fang Guozhen, and Yingtian City was still very busy. Fang Guozhen suddenly had a mysterious feeling in the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 1367.One day he saw a woman with a head full of small snakes walking through his palace to the back garden. As the woman walked through his palace, she looked back at him and smiled.Fang Guozhen immediately shivered. He threw himself into the swamp of memories. He remembered seeing such a woman when he was playing in the countryside of his hometown when he was a child.Some old men told him that this woman was Death.At that time he was still young, but he knew that death was a terrible thing, so he cried loudly.Since his revolution, he has been in danger countless times, but he has never seen this god of death, and he almost forgot that there is a god of death.When he saw Death on that rainy afternoon in the seventh lunar month of 1367, he was downcast. For several months, he has been following the final battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng.When he learned that Zhang Shicheng was trapped in Suzhou City, he yelled in panic and said, "It's over, it's over, Zhu Baldzi's next target is me." He thought of a hundred ways to get rid of extinction, but he unconsciously used a thousand reasons to deny these methods.After thinking about it, the only thing he has to do is to repeat the old trick: accumulate food and treasure, go sailing on the sea, and live a romantic life like a pirate. Just a few days after he met the god of death, Zhu Yuanzhang sent a letter to him.The letter severely accused him of delivering food to the Yuan government at this time, which is stubborn.Zhu Yuanzhang also enthusiastically pointed out a way for him: "Surrender to me, this is the only way to survive. If you continue to go your own way and stand on the opposite side of the people, the treasure you moved on the ship will become maggots in your grave, and your family will die." Like you, weeping in the grave." Fang Guozhen was so angry by this letter that she jumped up and said, "Bald Zhu is too shameless. How did he know that I am on the opposite side of the people? He actually threatened me. I originally wanted to submit to him, but now all It's over." He wanted to write a harsh letter back to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he picked up his pen and thought about it, then put it down again.He has always been a person who leaves a way out for himself, and it is because of this that he has lived for so many years.But Zhu Yuanzhang waited for his surrender for two months, and finally got really impatient. In the ninth month of the lunar calendar in 1367, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered one of his deputy prime ministers, Zhu Liangzu, to lead a regiment to attack Fang Guozhen. A few days after Zhang Shicheng's heroic days in Yingtian City, Zhu Liang's ancestral corps captured Fang Guozhen's Taizhou.Fang Guozhen knew that Zhu Yuanzhang's army was extremely powerful, but he never thought it would be so powerful.When he was pondering the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang's corps was so fast, in November of the lunar calendar in 1367, Zhu Liangzu's corps went straight to Qingyuan where Fang Guozhen was.Fang Guozhen was in a panic at this time, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not give him any chance to breathe, so he sent a navy to join Zhu Liangzu's army and go to sea to find Fang Guozhen's main force. In the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 1367, Fang Guozhen was so poor that he could not move at sea. In desperation, he wrote a letter of surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang.Zhu Yuanzhang said to Fang Guozhen's envoy: "Go back and tell him that he is a capricious person. I should have chased him down and sent him to hell, but I am a magnanimous person and don't care about his past. I accept him." surrender." Liu Bowen sighed. Fang Guozhen was the person he hated the most in the first half of his life. Unexpectedly, the person he hated the most would soon become his colleague.The world is impermanent, and he, a half-immortal, would never have imagined such a dramatic event. The person Liu Bowen hated the most died of illness in Yingtian City seven years later, and Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to ask Song Lian to write an epitaph for him. For such a person, if Liu Bowen can make the decision, he will say: "To him, we must show our power!" It's a pity that he can't be such a master. After the arrival of 1368, there are fewer and fewer things he can be a master of. The accomplice relationship between him and Zhu Yuanzhang is coming to an end. In the third month of the lunar calendar in 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded Liu Bowen with a hand edict called "Yu Shi Zhong Cheng Gao", the excerpt is as follows: This edict is Zhu Yuanzhang's rating of Liu Bowen's work achievements in the past seven years.Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Mr. Liu, you have nothing to say about your talent, learning and character. I am very sure of your military strategy and good policy. Over the years, you have proposed the idea of ​​first going south and then north, and first Chen and then Zhang. What a great achievement the strategy has brought me to this day. Although you have helped me a lot with so many amazing sky observations and arranging divinations, I think these of yours are amateur entertainment, that is to say, I have not I regard you as a half-immortal, you are the master strategist in my mind." Only God knows whether this is Zhu Yuanzhang's sincere words.Politicians have always regarded telling the truth as an ominous act.The reason why we have this suspicion is because Zhu Yuanzhang also said: I will use all your strategies after reviewing them.His implication is that you make great plans, but I can examine and use your plans, which proves that I am greater than you. This edict also talked about Liu Bowen's work achievements since he served as Yushi Zhongcheng. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Since you have been an official of this supervision department, Ji Gang has been vigilant and clear-eyed. You are my sharp sword. Those arrogant officials." Zhu Yuanzhang's statement is indeed true. Liu Bowen's clear black and white, upright character made him serious about the law when he was a supervisor, and became a symbol of the seriousness of the law. Liu Bowen was a daunting censor in the new Chinese government established by Zhu Yuanzhang. He hated and took action against any violation of the law, even just a violation of the etiquette system.Every time in the court, Liu Bowen is the one who speaks the most, and the people who are hit by his speech and have their reputation discredited are often in groups. Liu Bowen is in charge of punishment in Prince Zhu Biao's East Palace.From the top to the bottom of the Taiwo, whether it is a service staff or a teacher, if there is a slight mistake, it will be severely punished by Liu Bowen.Those who were punished suddenly discovered that they missed the new China established by Zhu Yuanzhang more than the evil old society. Many people have the illusion that Liu Bowen can finally give full play to the positive elements of his character at this time, and Zhu Yuanzhang also gave him a solid platform.Zhu Yuanzhang responded to almost all of Liu Bowen's requests within the scope of the censor's authority.It seems that the cooperation between Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen is still close, but if we look at the essence through the phenomenon, we will get the opposite conclusion. Zhu Yuanzhang is harsh and vicious, and he likes to apply the poison in this character to politics, that is to say, his harshness and viciousness are the purpose.Liu Bowen's harshness is an expression of his nature, a chemical reaction to injustice in his bones, and a means.He hopes to achieve fair ends through this innate means. Liu Bowen offended many people as a censor. Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy because he needed someone to rectify order and maintain discipline.Over the years, in order to be able to have today, he has indulged his subordinates and let them play the evil in human nature to the limit.Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and many other generals have records of massacring civilians. They have gradually acquired arrogance and disregard for rules in their many victories.It is his group of civil servants headed by Li Shanchang who have developed a domineering temper in the process of building achievements for him for many years.This is what Zhu Yuanzhang must eradicate, and the weapon is Liu Bowen. Liu Bowen didn't feel at all that he was a sharp sword in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand, because he was a simple person and a straightforward person.He just thinks that he is doing what he is supposed to do. In order to create a beautiful and harmonious new China, he thinks it is only natural to offend others. As a censor, if he does not offend others, it is inexplicable. Under the operation of his character, the danger began to sniff his tracks, ready to strike him.Liu Bowen didn't feel it. It seemed that after Zhu Yuanzhang's new China was established, his divinity degraded a lot. Zhu Yuanzhang not only wrote him an empty evaluation book like "Yu Shi Zhong Cheng Gao", but also gave him a thank you that can be seen with the naked eye. After Zhu Yuanzhang pacified Zhang Shicheng, all western Zhejiang became his territory. In the second month of the lunar calendar in 1368, he sent people to Zhang Shicheng's land to verify the acres and formulate taxes.Before Zhu Yuanzhang did this, he was very angry.Because since the start of the war against Zhang Shicheng, his corps has not been treated as a "king teacher" wherever he went.Residents of Zhang Shicheng's territory responded indifferently to Zhu Yuanzhang's troops coming to liberate them, and in some places even cursed his troops, thinking that they were not liberators but invaders. For example, in Suzhou, which has just been "liberated", residents still call Zhang Shicheng "King Zhang", and they don't even mention the word "Zhu Yuanzhang", the savior who liberated them. , that is tantamount to scolding.People who have infinite favor for Zhang Shicheng's government think that saying the three words "Zhu Yuanzhang" will cause bad breath and even rot the tongue. Zhu Yuanzhang has long heard that the people in Zhang Shicheng's territory did not take him seriously.So this time when he sent people to verify the acres of land in western Zhejiang that Zhang Shicheng had occupied and formulated tax policies, he angrily set the tax in this area to be extremely high, almost twice as high as other places.Qingtian belongs to Chuzhou and is also the boundary of western Zhejiang, so it is naturally within the scope of Zhu Yuanzhang's moodiness. Liu Bowen raised an objection. He said: "Qingtian is a place with many mountains and few fields. Most of the people build stones on the mountains to cultivate fields. It is very difficult to cultivate. If such a heavy tax is still charged, it may not be appropriate." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the map and found that Qingtian was just In a tiny place, I drew a circle in Qingtian and said: "Mr. Liu has contributed to my new China. Qingtian is Mr. Liu's hometown, so the tax here is lower, half as low as other places. I hope By doing so, the people of Qingtian will never forget Mr. Liu's kindness from generation to generation." Liu Bowen was deeply moved, but he was deeply impressed by Zhu Yuanzhang's moodiness. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang was no longer the Wu king, but the Ming emperor who established the new China.From the perspective of the time, this new China was a real new China. For nearly a hundred years, China had been under the rule of the Mongols.As a Han Chinese, Zhu Yuanzhang took China back into the hands of the Han people. This feat, if the historical and current factors are discarded, can compete with the sun and the moon. But many people didn't notice in 1368 that the new China established by Zhu Yuanzhang was only his own new China and had nothing to do with the Han people.In fact, any country established by a dictator belongs to him and his family, and has nothing to do with the people.The name of the country established by Zhu Yuanzhang was "Ming", which may have rich connotations.The sun and the moon are bright, "Book of Changes" says that the sun and the moon move away from each other, and the bright is born.In ancient China, there was a ceremony of offering sacrifices to "Da Ming", and the objects of sacrifice were the sun and the moon.Ming is fire, symbolizing light.And Zhu Yuanzhang's surname "Zhu" means red, and "Zhu Ming" just connects the emperor's surname with the country's title, forming a seamless one.Some people said that this was Liu Bowen's idea.Obviously, this is highly debatable.What Liu Bowen hates the most is the Red Turban Army who uses the White Lotus Sect as its revolutionary ideology. The Red Turban Army believes in the reincarnation of the Ming King in Ming Cult.Little Ming Wang Han Lin'er is a person Liu Bowen disdains very much. It is impossible for him to regard the "Ming" he hates the most as the country name of New China. The only explanation is that this "Ming" was designed by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, in order to give a good start to the "unity of family and country". Liu Bowen didn't seem to notice that the new China established by Zhu Yuanzhang was only the property of his Zhu family. In fact, in that era, it was impossible for anyone to have the idea of ​​"building a country for the people".Even a great immortal like Liu Bowen who has gone further than magic and miracles cannot have this kind of thinking. However, Liu Bowen has a clear understanding that a good country must be lenient to the people.This is what Zhu Yuanzhang said in his mouth. He once discussed with Liu Bowen how to treat the common people.Liu Bowen said: "To be lenient, the government sometimes needs to do nothing and let the people develop themselves." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This is nonsense. The premise of lenient is to let the people have enough food and clothing. Only in this way can we talk about lenient." What Zhu Yuanzhang meant was that the people must be led and guided by his great leader before they can embark on the road of adequate food and clothing, and to let the people have food and clothing is lenient.As for asking the government to do nothing, Zhu Yuanzhang never thought about it.The Ming Dynasty had the strictest control over the common people. The common people had to live in one place and die in one place, and they were not allowed to move arbitrarily.It is worth mentioning that the household registration system was developed and perfected in the era of Zhu Yuanzhang. But when Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Bowen how to deal with the issue of government officials, Liu Bowen replied without hesitation: "Strict, extremely strict." Zhu Yuanzhang asked him again: "Recently, there are rumors in the market that any founding of a country will take 30 years of severe punishment (30 years of killing luck), which is too long." Liu Bowen said: "Of course it's too long. If I were to manage it, one or two years would be enough. Would it take thirty years?" Zhu Yuanzhang was also deeply impressed by Liu Bowen's extremely conceited self-confidence. Therefore, when he wrote to Liu Bowen in the "Yushi Zhongcheng Gao", he specifically mentioned Liu Bowen's achievements in the supervision of officials.This achievement looks like a cake, but it is actually a ticking time bomb.It was with this kind of encouragement that Liu Bowen said goodbye to Zhu Yuanzhang for the first time. When Liu Bowen was 58 years old, he served as the Yushi Zhongcheng of the Ming Empire in Yingtian City. This position was the highest peak in his official career.However, he has another identity, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang's most powerful adviser.Then it was, and it is now.At the beginning of 1368, as a counselor, he proposed a military reform to Zhu Yuanzhang, which was the unique "Wei Suo System" of the Ming Dynasty military system. The characteristics of the Weisuo system are as follows: military strongholds "Guards" are established in various important places in the country. Each guard has 5,600 people. The chief is called a commander. 1120 people.The Qianhusuo also has ten Baihusuo under its jurisdiction, one with 112 people, and two general banners under the Baihusuo, and five small banners under the general banner, each with ten people.The chief of the Qianhusuo is called Qianhu, and the chief of the Baihusuo is called Baihu. When there is a war, the central government’s Ministry of National Defense (Military Department) will order the commanders of the highest guards in various places to hand over his 5,600 people, and then the emperor will appoint another person to be the commander of this army, and the commander will lead the soldiers of the guards. expedition. If the 5,600 soldiers are regarded as weapons, then the commander is the person who manufactures and maintains the weapons. He has no right to use weapons, and the person who has the right to use weapons must be someone appointed by the emperor.This is an embarrassing situation for a commander during a war. Even in peacetime, the commander's power is quite limited.In addition to training, the troops in the guard usually have to do farming.The central government will set aside a piece of land near their station (juntun area) for them to cultivate and support themselves.In those years when the guard system was the healthiest, guard soldiers across the country were able to produce 300 million kilograms of grain every year, enough to feed one million troops, thus saving the central government a lot of military expenses. The identities of sergeant and officer in the guard are hereditary, that is to say, if you are a sergeant, one of your descendants must also be a sergeant, and if you are an officer, one of your descendants must also be an officer.If you are unlucky enough to have all daughters, the government will wait until you give birth to boys who can serve as soldiers.If you are really too incompetent, you have to let your relatives fill in the bills. From the government's point of view, the advantage of the guard system is that the generals do not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals, so there will be no generals who rebel when they go out for an expedition.This is a favorite of autocrats who live in fear every day.Another advantage of the guard system is that since soldiers bring their families with them in the guard, the government has already recorded their families.Therefore, in order to support their families, they must work hard to cultivate.When they go out to fight, because they care about their families, they must fight with all their strength and will not run away. Liu Bowen has carefully studied the military system of China in the past dynasties. He found that there are two main military systems that have dominated China for many years.One is the conscription system. The advantage of this military system is that the whole country has soldiers, and they can be summoned when they have something to do. There is no need for farming. War will inevitably affect agricultural production.The other kind of recruitment system has the advantage that most of the recruits are jobless people. Soldiers are professional, well-trained, and have strong combat effectiveness. The number of soldiers and service time are not limited by agricultural production; The expenditure is very high, and most of the recruited soldiers are of unknown origin, without the care of their wives and children, so they are easy to desert and rebel.Liu Bowen's idea is to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, and combine armed forces with production forces, which can not only have troops available in wartime, but also avoid financial burdens.So there was the Weisuo system. There are four main sources of troops for the guards in the Ming Dynasty: the first is the army commanded by Zhu Yuanzhang during the uprising, and its team is the 700 soldiers recruited by Zhu Yuanzhang when he returned to his hometown under Guo Ziyi; the second is the attached army, including the Yuan government. Surrender troops, the army after the defeat of Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and other heroes; the third type is exiled, and those who were punished for crimes were sent into the army, also called Sijun; Came here.In addition, there are other methods such as simple withdrawal, deposit and deposit, and collection. Once this military system was proposed by Liu Bowen and confirmed by Zhu Yuanzhang, it developed rapidly. By 1390, there were 547 guards in the country, 2563 soldiers, and 3 million soldiers who could participate in the war. In fact, the Weisuo system was not original to Liu Bowen. As early as 1363, Zhang Chang, who "lived in the south of the Yangtze River and had the northern border in mind", had already proposed it when he was in the capital of Yuan Dynasty.Zhang Chang proposed that the Weisuo system was his farsightedness, and it was also an upgrade he envisioned for the Yuan Dynasty's military production. The supreme commander of the Mongolian Empire Corps is naturally the Great Khan.Below the Great Khan, there are commanders at all levels, such as Zongwang, ten thousand household leaders, thousand household leaders, hundred household leaders, fifty household leaders, and ten husband leaders. The basic combat unit of the Mongol Empire army was the thousand households. Some of the thousand households belonged to the Zongwang, that is, members of Genghis Khan's golden family. The soldiers of the Mongolian Imperial Army were mainly adult men (15 to 70 years old) from various Mongolian tribes.The military service of these people has been incorporated into national law, regardless of high or low, and regardless of the size of the family, as long as you meet the conditions, you must perform military service.In peacetime, they carry out animal husbandry and other activities. Once there is a war, they must "go out with empty tents" according to the needs of the Great Khan, and the whole country will be soldiers, or some of them will be transferred to go out, and the servants of the transferred ones will also accompany the army. action. With the continuous increase of territory and the number of countries that perished, the Mongolian Empire actively expanded its army.This expanded army was called the Han Army.The soldiers were mainly local armed forces that appeared in the Central Plains in the last years of the Jin Dynasty. They were defeated or recruited by the Mongol Empire and became the Mongolian Army.There are also various armies that surrendered to Mongolia in the Mengjin War, such as the Yi Army in Zhongdu (now Beijing) and the Khitan Army in Beijing (now Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia).The last category is the soldiers issued by the Han households in the Central Plains, with a number of 100,000.After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty and the unification of China, the military system of the Yuan Dynasty still continued the system of the Genghis Khan era. They also organized the Han army into Qianhu and Wanhu.The number of people under the control of ten thousand households of each Han army is as high as 50,000 to 60,000, and as few as 20,000 to 30,000.The head of ten thousand households of the Han army was appointed by the Mongolian Khan.Above the head of ten thousand households of the Han army, a marshal of the commanding army was set up, which was held by the general of the Tanma Chi army.When the Mongolian army went out, Marshal Du had to accept the dispatch of frontline commanders such as the Mongolian prince, head of ten thousand households, and head of thousand households designated by the Great Khan. In the whole of China, the Yuan government first implemented the conscription system, and later changed it to the system of military service—everyone registered in the military must serve as a soldier for generations. To sum up, the military system of the Yuan Dynasty already had a rudimentary form of the Weisuo system, so when Zhang Chang proposed the Weisuo system, the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty thought it was superfluous. In 1363, the world was in chaos and the army was frequently mobilized, so there was no time to implement the Weisuo system.With all the soldiers on the battlefield, who has time to discuss farming? The Weisuo system is like Prime Minister Tuotuo's renovation of the Yellow River. If it is really implemented, it may cause a catastrophe.Zhang Chang was later detained by Zhu Yuanzhang in Yingtian City. When he was working for Zhu Yuanzhang reluctantly, he may have mentioned the Weisuo system.Because in 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang's army already had officers of thousands of households, hundreds of households, general banners and small banners. However, the glory of the master was dramatically covered on Liu Bowen's head. Many years later, when the Weisuo system was wiped out due to the corruption of the commander and the officers under him, Liu Bowen's spirit in heaven may feel that no matter how good the system is, if it is not used by people, it will be a mess. ——The corruption of the chiefs of the guards is easy to understand. They usually have the right to decide which fields to give to soldiers and which fields to not give. After embezzling a soldier's field and then hiring someone to plant it, the food will belong to him.The soldiers were cut off from their source of livelihood and had to flee. This is just like a flower, when placed on the head of a beauty, it will make the beauty more charming, but when placed on the head of a donkey, the donkey will treat it as fodder and satisfy its appetite. Liu Bowen vaguely felt that he might be a flower in 1368, and whether Zhu Yuanzhang was a beauty or a donkey, time soon gave the answer. Whenever Li Shanchang sits in his prime minister's office, a sense of pride rises in him.The feeling is so strong that the sun trembles when it strikes.Li Shanchang has proud capital.Since following Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang's performance has always satisfied Zhu Yuanzhang.Li Shanchang is a master of psychology, who can gain insight into Zhu Yuanzhang's likes and dislikes in the shortest time.At the same time, he worked diligently and spared no effort to make outstanding contributions to Zhu Yuanzhang's logistics support.He is good at financial management. After Zhu Yuanzhang met him, he never had any financial difficulties.Zhu Yuanzhang once said: "Liu Bang has Xiao He, but I have Li Shanchang." So when Li Shanchang was appointed as the prime minister of New China in 1368, no one had the slightest objection.In Li Shanchang's own words, the position of prime minister exists for him. From Liu Bowen's eyes, Li Shanchang is also a talented prime minister.The main job of the prime minister is to manage the officials, and Li Shanchang is a person who is particularly good at regulating the officials.All officials feel very happy to work and think that they are realizing the ultimate value of life under the leadership of the prime minister.But Liu Bowen also noticed that Li Shanchang has a complex that does not make him happy: regional complex. Li Shanchang and Zhu Yuanzhang are fellow villagers.The day Zhu Yuanzhang was able to establish New China in 1368, in Li Shanchang's words, was all thanks to the Huaixi Gang. Huaixi at the end of the Yuan Dynasty refers to Huainan West Road, including the central part of Anhui Province today (Luzhou, Anqing, Shouzhou, Haozhou, and Hezhou), the area south of the Huaihe River in Henan Province (Guangzhou), and the eastern part of Hubei (Huangzhou, Qizhou). As the name suggests, the Huaixi Gang is the people from the Huainan West Road area.In Zhu Yuanzhang's government, there were as many Huaixi people as a cow's hair.Li Shanchang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, including Liu Bowen's immediate boss Yushi Dafu Tang and these well-known top figures are all from Huaixi, because Zhu Yuanzhang is from Huaixi.刘邦建立西汉帝国后，满朝文武半数以上是丰沛人，所以时人说，刘邦的政府就是丰沛集团的政府。李渊建立唐王朝后，关陇集团成员充盈朝堂。这并不是说，淮西和沛县，或者是关陇人才辈出，实是因为他们的主子当了皇帝，而他们恰好在主子未飞龙在天时就跟随左右。 据说，当时的应天城中，半城的高官都是淮西人。朱元璋就是淮西帮的帮主，而李善长则是副帮主。由于朱元璋的主要身份是皇帝，所以，李善长就成了淮西帮的大当家的。 当公务不忙时，李善长会坐在他的办公椅上向外望去。他能看到高大粗壮的红柱子，看到青灰色的砖墙，看到宫廷侍卫闪闪发光的盔甲，还能看到空气中的流气如万马奔腾。于是，他站起来，找他的淮西老乡们用家乡话聊天。越是有外省市的人在，李善长的家乡话就说得越地道，声音就越大。他只是想告诉那些非淮西人，这个政府是他们淮西人的，他是淮西帮的头子。 1368年的头四个月，李善长春风得意，但他也有烦心事，让他烦心的事就是刘伯温的为人。有一段时间，李善长特意关闭房门，严肃地思考刘伯温。刘伯温自1360年来到应天后，巨大的能量始终让李善长如芒刺在背。不过，由于二人的工作性质不同，李善长主要负责的是后勤，刘伯温负责的是战前谋划，所以两人没有大的冲突。李善长曾在朱元璋面前积极表现出他瞧不起刘伯温，朱元璋曾问他，谁是象纬高手，他硬着头皮回答是宋濂。其实，宋濂在他心目中远没有这样大的分量，他当时的回答只是出于意气，只要不是刘伯温，是任何阿猫阿狗都可以。朱元璋矫正他说：“其实刘伯温才是象纬高手。”刘伯温在朱元璋和陈友谅的战争中所表现出的才气与神乎其神的卜算能力，让李善长既妒又恨。不过，他始终没有把刘伯温看成是对手。很简单，他是淮西帮的头，新中国就是淮西帮建立的，刘伯温无论如何，也不过是他们淮西帮的工作人员。 和李善长对刘伯温的态度不同，刘伯温对李善长是从心里轻忽。刘伯温孤独的性格和已经定型的孤傲的个性，使他看不起那些爱吹捧主子的奴才。李善长恰好就是这样的人，朱元璋称吴王，是他率先叫嚣的，朱元璋称帝前，他忙得四脚朝天。李善长善于逢迎朱元璋，即使是淮西帮的人都看得到。刘伯温轻忽他，其实是对事不对人。除了这点，刘伯温对李善长的能力是敬佩的，几年后，朱元璋要他评论宰相，对于李善长，刘伯温的评价就是，这人有调护百官的能力，这种能力非平常人所能具备。 1368年刚开始，很多人就感觉到了李善长和刘伯温之间的空气充盈着极难闻的味道。刘伯温在御史中丞位置上严厉执法，从不姑息、从不忽视任何作奸犯科之事，这让身为宰相的李善长心情很不舒畅。因为刘伯温弹劾或者是惩罚的官员都是李善长这个宰相在管理。 他曾以柔和的态度提醒朱元璋，刘伯温这人工作一根筋，死咬着法律条文不放，应该要他灵活执法。朱元璋在沉思中，那是1368年阴历三月，汴梁已被攻陷，朱元璋正准备去汴梁考察迁都的问题。 对于李善长的提醒，朱元璋心中有数。他觉得李善长领导下的一部分政府官员的确有失检点之处，刘伯温做事，他是放心的。这人不会营私舞弊，更不会公报私仇。刘伯温做事，向来是按规则、按良知。这样的人，就应该让他发挥良知的力量，使那些没有良知的人得到惩罚。所以，当他在1368年阴历三月从应天去汴梁时，他把政府委托给了李善长和刘伯温。他对李善长说：“你管理百官。”又对刘伯温说，“你监督百官。我希望在我回来时，你二人会让这个政府比现在要好。” 李善长对朱元璋的警告理解得很随意，刘伯温却郑重其事。没有了朱元璋的应天城，政府官员们的头号人物和监督政府官员的头号人物意料之中地交火了。 二人交火的原因很简单，刘伯温纠察百官，使李善长极不舒服。他几乎要像响雷一样炸起来。因为在他看来，刘伯温纠察的官员都是淮西帮的。如果他能冷静下来，认真地想一下，就能明白这样一个事实：政府官员半数以上是淮西人，刘伯温纠察百官时，即使用击鼓传花的游戏手法，十人中也会有八人是淮西人。 李善长不是不能理解这一事实，只是不想去理解。这种掩耳盗铃的思想，加上他想和刘伯温来次短兵相接的战斗，终于借着“李彬案”爆发了。 如果不是李善长和刘伯温的交火，“李彬”这个名字势必淹没在明初群星闪烁的官员群体中。我们只知道，李彬是淮西人，多年前就参加朱元璋的队伍，立过战功，他是李善长最得意的亲信之一。1368年阴历四月时，他正在中书省担任秘书职务。从后来刘伯温对他的判决词中可以知道，李彬的自制力极差，修养不高，所以当身居要位后，就肆无忌惮地释放人性中的恶。他欺压过应天城里的百姓，抢过郊区百姓的钱，最后，他没有通过任何司法程序，杀了人。 刘伯温迅速行使他的权力，将其捉拿，然后以太子宫官员的身份迅疾面见太子朱标，请求处斩李彬。太子朱标同意，刘伯温马上就下了斩杀令。 李彬在监牢中等待死神到来时，李善长早已得到消息，他一路小跑地来见刘伯温，先是很客气，说：“李彬犯法，是该治罪。可您想过没有，李彬可是为这个国家立下汗马功劳的人。即使你要处置他，也应该从轻。否则，岂不是冷了众臣的心吗？” 刘伯温认为这种论调很有问题。他反驳道：“大臣有罪，就该按法律治罪。如果不治罪，那我如何向皇上交代？你说他有功，我不否认。可他有功，皇上已有了恩赐封赏。也就是说，他和皇上、和法律是两清的。你怎么拿他的功劳来说事？你说处置他会冷了众臣的心，可如果不处置他，你就不怕冷了天下百姓的心吗？” 李善长被刘伯温的这段话噎得脸红心跳，浑身发抖。他太想救李彬，以至于忘记不该以宰相之尊如此有失体统地来求刘伯温。当刘伯温这段话把他气得鲜血直往上冲时，他才突然想到这一问题。他立即恢复了宰相的尊严，板起冰冷的脸来，冷冷地问道：“你要杀中书省的秘书，需先经过皇上的裁决，你经过皇上了吗？” 刘伯温冷笑：“您不必操心，我已派快马去汴梁请示皇上了。我相信皇上的意思和我一样。” 李善长指着刘伯温：“你！”嘴唇哆嗦着，眼里射出凶残的光来，他恨不得自己的眼神是一支箭，射穿刘伯温的脑壳。他的嘴唇抖动了许久，最后说了三个字：“走着瞧！” “走着瞧”这三个字往往是无计可施的人面对敌人时的自我安慰，李善长回到家中后，仍然愤愤难平，在房间里来回转悠。当他在房间漫无目的地转悠、李彬在监牢里看到死神向他微笑时，朱元璋的批复回到了应天城。正如刘伯温所料，朱元璋同意处斩李彬，因为据朱元璋自己说，这小子横行不法的劣迹，我早有耳闻，既然他不思悔改，那留着也无用。 刘伯温拿到朱元璋的批复后，李善长也知道了，他又一路小跑来见刘伯温。他使出最后一招，也是让刘伯温难以招架的一招。 他对刘伯温说：“今年一直就没有下雨，如果杀李彬，恐怕今年的雨就再也不会来了。你要三思。” 1368年阴历四月，天气酷热，侍卫腰间的宝刀都快热得融化了，天空中的鸟儿被热浪烤得晕头转向，撞到墙上死去。井里的水都被太阳炙得沸腾起来。的确需要一场雨，来涤荡这股热浪。 李善长让刘伯温三思，其实是让刘伯温回忆。在李善长的记忆中，刘伯温曾因大旱无雨而向朱元璋建议过，释放犯人，以求得老天降下甘霖。像刘伯温这样的“大仙”人物，都不由自主地坚持认为，活人一命，就会感动老天，得偿所愿。李善长让刘伯温三思，其实要刘伯温在回忆中思索他的原则。按李善长的分析，刘伯温在此时，应该不杀李彬，而感动老天，让老天降下一场大雨来。 遗憾的是，刘伯温不是李善长，在虚无的原则和现实原则之间，他选择了现实原则。这个现实原则就是，李彬犯法，必须要处死。 他告诉李善长，自己没有什么三思的。如果非要思考，那他相信，只要杀了李彬，天自然就下雨。 这一回答让李善长大为惊骇，随即就是震怒。由于愤怒，他的手抖抖索索。他就用那抖抖索索的手指着刘伯温的鼻子，口气阴冷地问：“你真敢斩？” 刘伯温向他亮出朱元璋的批示，平静地回答：“我现在就斩！” 李彬在监牢被死神抽了一嘴巴，所以当他被拖出来准备送往法场时，已经昏死过去。 李善长也险些没有昏死过去，他是被气的。 李彬死的那天晚上，李善长组织了淮西人的同乡会。在同乡会上，他首先对李彬的死表示莫大的遗憾，而且还真的流下几滴泪来。然后，他马上收了泪，一拳头砸到桌子上，所有人都感觉到桌角在晃动，地动山摇。李善长咬咬牙，不无痛苦地说：“我要刘伯温血债血偿！” 淮西人一直都是心连心、共进退的。听了李善长的毒誓，他们也义愤填膺起来，举起右拳，放到耳边，齐声说：“要刘伯温血债血偿！” 要刘伯温血债血偿并不那么容易，至少在李善长看来，朱元璋对刘伯温是非常信赖的。不过他同时也知道，朱元璋是个喜怒无常的人。这种人，会在最短的时间里和别人成为朋友，也能在最短的时间里和别人成为敌人。 朱元璋显然不知道李善长和刘伯温已成不共戴天的仇敌，他在汴梁城中看着几个月内他的兵团取得的光辉业绩，不禁喜上眉梢。1368年阴历二月，他的兵团削平福建陈友定，阴历四月，他的兵团在河南歼灭了河南元兵团主力，河南被解放。与此同时，他的兵团也解放了广东。阴历五月，他的兵团在广西如狂风扫落叶般一口气解放了十余城。整个中国除了云南和大都外，全成了朱元璋新中国的地盘。就在1368年阴历六月，朱元璋和徐达在汴梁城中筹划对元大都进行总攻。一连串的巨大胜利使朱元璋沉浸在脱离现实对天堂的想象中。在1368年阴历七月，他和徐达制定了总攻大都的战略，闰七月，徐达总攻大都战役打响。 在刘伯温的预测中，这是一场毫无悬念的战役。因为在对元王朝的总攻战略中，第一阶段已胜利完成。1368年闰七月初一，徐达兵团二十五万人自中滦渡黄河，沿御河，经临清、长芦、通州，向北挺进。一路势如破竹，锐不可当，直逼大都。通州易如反掌地被徐达兵团解放。就在通州失守的夜里，妥懽帖睦尔带着太子、后妃和十万蒙古人悄悄地出了大都城，向北出居庸关逃到了开平。 徐达在通州城待了五天，因为据可靠消息，大都城内还有至少五万的蒙古精锐。徐达于是就在通州城和大都之间树立栅栏，准备和蒙古兵团打野战。可等了五天，不见任何动静。他试探着派出一支军队到大都城下，发现大都城上旗帜飘飘，灰尘乱舞，就是不见一人。 徐达得到消息后，脑海里一道闪电。他叫了起来：“鞑子肯定跑啦！” 1368年阴历八月初二，徐达兵团从通州向大都挺近，一路上，没有遇到任何有质量的抵抗，顺利兵临大都城。此时，大都城已是没有了士兵的空城，徐达兵团不费吹灰之力就解放了大都。 统治中国97年的元王朝至此结束。1368年的它就像是一盏枯灯，没有任何风吹草动，它悄无声息地熄灭了。人们回忆起这个用奔腾的万马建立的王朝时，什么都想不起来。唯一能想起它的只有苍苍的天、茫茫的旷野和被风吹起如波浪样的草原。 后来，逃到开平的妥懽帖睦尔在徐达兵团的追击下向北逃啊逃，一直逃回了他的祖先发迹的地方——草原。在这里，他仍然认为自己是元朝的皇帝，但朱元璋已不承认他和他的政府，而称元为北元。 同八月吉利地灭亡元朝而来的是刘伯温的不吉利。 1368年闰七月末，朱元璋回到应天。一回到应天，他就召集大臣们商讨一件事，这件事就是定都。朱元璋最开始的想法是把都城定在应天。应天城从硬件上来看，很有资格，朱元璋在应天城苦心经营多年，已很具规模。从地利上来看，应天背靠钟山，面临长江，龙盘虎踞，是天造地设的皇帝之家。从经济条件来看，应天是当时全国的经济中心，不仅盛产粮食，纺织业、制盐业和繁荣的商业都是它傲视天下的本钱。 不过应天城也有致命的缺陷，它偏居中国东南，不是全国的中心，与山海关外强大的敌人遥不可及。刘伯温曾说，应天城被秦始皇凿开了龙脉，是短命王朝或者是颓废王朝的都城。一年前，刘伯温奉命建造新城，朱元璋也并未把应天当成是都城的首选。 所以当徐达兵团解放了汴梁后，朱元璋迫不及待地跑去汴梁，他设想在汴梁建都。可当他仔细对汴梁考察后发现，虽然它地处中国中心地带，道路通畅，但它“八面漏风”，无险可守。在从汴梁回来的路上，朱元璋又有了新想法，那就是把应天当作南京，把汴梁当作北京，而把他的故乡临濠（原濠州）设为都城。 1368年阴历八月初一，他下诏改应天为南京，汴梁为北京，第二天，他召集在南京的文武百官，商讨建都临濠的问题。所有人都同意，因为大部分人都是淮西人，建都临濠，正是他们衣锦还乡、大显神威的好机会。只有刘伯温不同意，他的理由很直接：“临濠虽然是皇上您的故乡，但不宜建都。” 朱元璋问为什么，刘伯温就把临濠的地理位置和风水情况作了一番博学的汇报，朱元璋不以为然。李善长跳了出来，说：“刘基认为临濠的风水不好，那为何还会出皇上您这样震动天地的人物？这分明是醉翁之意不在酒！” 这种指责连朱元璋都大为惊骇，刘伯温自然难以心安。但他不露声色，重新叙述了一遍临濠的地理位置和风水情况，最后，再次说了他的意见：“临濠虽然是皇上您的故乡，但不宜建都。” 突然，徐达兵团解放大都的消息传来，举朝欢庆。连朱元璋都露出最灿烂的笑容，在那一刻，又静又热的南京城突然变得清凉起来，铁树开了花，坚石变得柔软，南京城中的百姓忽然觉得平等了。 只有刘伯温，脸色依然铁青，心潮未曾澎湃，甚至连涟漪都没有。他平静地注视着朝臣们的手舞足蹈，拥抱握手，由于激动，他们的脸红得透明，有人甚至噙着泪水，跪倒在朱元璋脚下，高喊吾皇万岁，喊得嗓子都嘶哑了。 刘伯温在这场如中了魔的狂欢中始终保持着冷静，朱元璋也很快从激动的情绪中冷静下来，他问刘伯温：“鞑虏被驱逐，我中华复兴，先生为何没有半点兴奋？” 刘伯温不答反问：“皇上您和徐达将军制定的总攻大都计划，为何要绕开秦晋？” 朱元璋浑身一震。他看见一位有着坚毅眼神的粗壮大汉骑在高头大马上，来去如风。这个人就是王保保，此时，王保保还据有秦晋，还拥有一支让朱元璋和徐达都深为恐惧的蒙古骑兵团。这时，他又看向刘伯温，刘伯温一字一顿地说道：“王保保未可轻也！” 二人的对话，是李善长没有听到的，所以当他看到刘伯温丝毫没有和他们一起中魔时，马上就向朱元璋递上了攻击刘伯温的奏折。他称，刘伯温听说元朝灭亡，脸色极为难看，由于他曾做过元朝的官，所以这是怀念旧主。他这样的前朝余孽，就是新社会的敌人，应该对他进行专政。 朱元璋没有理会。李善长发动淮西帮成员，接连不断地向朱元璋投诉刘伯温，说他在执法过程中不分青红皂白，总拿朱元璋的老乡开刀。李善长还特意指出，刘伯温杀李彬，是在祭祀朱元璋祖先的场所坛壝杀的，这是大逆不道！ 朱元璋这次理会了，他叫来刘伯温问李彬被处决的地方。刘伯温如实回答，坛壝。朱元璋有点不高兴了，说：“你执法可以，为什么要玷污我祭祀祖先的地方？” 刘伯温哑口无言。他当时没有这么多想法，只是认为皇上不在，就应该以皇帝的名义来处决犯人，而坛壝正是皇权的象征之一，这只是随机挑选的地方而已。 看到刘伯温无话可说，朱元璋嘿嘿笑了笑，说：“我最痛恨的就是臣子擅自妄为。” 刘伯温张大了嘴巴，他想不到朱元璋的变化如此之快，这是一句多么重的话，居然就扣在了他的头上。未等他平息这种情绪，朱元璋马上又问：“先生当初在黑暗的旧社会政府工作时，也有这样的行为吗？” 刘伯温这次岂止是张大了嘴巴，心脏都要从嘴巴里跳出来了。 我们找不到积极的证据证明，朱元璋为何会对刘伯温的态度一百八十度大转弯。刘伯温不要他建都临濠，朱元璋并未说什么；李善长说刘伯温怀念前朝，朱元璋也未说什么；淮西帮控诉刘伯温滥用权力，朱元璋更没说什么。只有提到刘伯温在坛壝杀人时，朱元璋才说了什么，而且话一出口，就是严厉至极。 如果非要找到积极的证据，那可能就是朱元璋的喜怒无常导致了他突然对刘伯温失去了耐心。有时候，很多人都会做些莫名其妙的事，事后反省时，发现当时如鬼迷心窍一样。也只有这样，我们才相信朱元璋为何对刘伯温失去耐心，用最严厉的话来质问他。 当刘伯温发现自己置身在毒蛇牙齿上时，他唯一能做的事就是等待。他知道，朱元璋已经站在了淮西帮一面，他现在无论做什么，都不能挽回朱元璋的心。因为他是个做光明正大的出谋划策事业的人，而当时，已经没有出谋划策的事要他来做。他对元王朝是否怀念，这在八年前，他就已经给出答案。如果他对元王朝仍有一丝希望，就不会来南京城见朱元璋。 1368年阴历八月初的那几天，刘伯温在酷热的南京城里，挥汗如雨。太阳最毒时，刘伯温漫不经心地看着书房里的山水画，怀念故乡的情感如一波清泉，流淌进他的心田。不知道为什么，他突然很想家，青田山上，梅花已准备绽放，兰花正在飘荡着沁人心脾的清香。他家后院的池塘中，大如车轮的荷花正向他招手。从青田山上吹下来的风，在池塘的水面上撒下让人迷醉的芬芳。怀乡之情使他忘记了现实世界，进入了梦幻。南京城中已被烤得热气腾腾的城墙成了绿荫，长江里战舰热得弯曲的绞索成了依依杨柳，燥热的尘土也成了清晨亮晶晶的露水。 在他书房的桌上，放着一封家信，信中说，他三位老婆中的陈女士去世了。当他从幻境中走出来时，看到那封信，不禁眼睛发红，房间里的空气充满了忧伤的气息。 他忧伤的事并不仅是老婆的去世，还有今天朱元璋在朝堂上的震怒。几天前，被酷热折磨得无法忍受的朱元璋要他求雨。刘伯温说：“阵亡士兵的家眷被圈在一处，不给她们自由；建造南京城的工人死伤无数，尸骨暴露。如果能把这些事解决，天自然就下雨。” 热得直吐舌头的朱元璋马上命有关部门办理，一天后，朱元璋摇着蒲扇坐在水桶里等待大雨。可惜，三天后，苍蝇都被烤得死在地上，还没有一丝雨点。 朱元璋震怒，酷热推波助澜，使他像炮仗一样，毫无悬念地爆了起来。当他正要向刘伯温讨要说法时，刘伯温递上了一封信。信中说：“我已五十八岁，而且身体一向不好，这次又死了老婆，所以无论是心情还是身体都难以经受如此重击，请求回家养老。我不是辞职，而是告老还乡，请皇上您批准。”朱元璋问身边的李善长：“你怎么看？”李善长心花怒放，说：“一个连求雨都求不来的半仙，留他何用？”朱元璋沉思许久，说：“允他回家乡，办他老婆的葬礼。”刘伯温离开南京城时，南京城城门正被烈日炙烤，发出吱吱的声音。他走出南京城，回首望了望，心甘情愿地把自己投进回忆的陷阱中。八年前，他进入这城时，城里下着小雨。朱元璋那时如大理石般的脸，直到现在还印在他的脑海里。这八年来，他用超自然的智慧为朱元璋创造了一个崭新的天地，一无所求。八年后，他走出南京城，他那超自然智慧的神性已销声匿迹，他以一个神的形象进入了南京城，又以一个凡夫俗子的身份出了南京城。他不禁为自己丧失的神性而感叹，最后，他说道：“永别了，朱元璋。”可是，他又补充了一句，“谁知道呢！一切都未可知啊！”