Zhu Yuanzhang invited Liu Bowen three times, but Liu Bowen refused twice. Why did he promise Zhu Yuanzhang for the third time?

1359, after Zhu Yuanzhang laid the foundation stone in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, he heard that Liu Bowen (Liu Ji), Zhang Yi and Ye Chen were very famous, so he sent Sun Yan to invite them to join in. Others agreed, but Liu Bowen refused. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang invited again, but Liu Bowen refused. It was not until the third invitation that Liu Bowen agreed to go out. Zhu Yuanzhang invited Liu Bowen three times, but Liu Bowen refused twice. Why did he agree with Zhu Yuanzhang for the third time?

1356, Zhu Yuanzhang led his troops to cross the river and captured the strategic location of Qing Ji (now Nanjing), which is known as the "Battle of Qing Ji" in history. Then, Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of the situation to expand the victory and consolidate Qing Ji, making it the base camp for Zhu Yuanzhang to develop his power and compete for the world.

In the second year of the occupation of Nanjing, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Geng Bing Wen Ke Changxing and Xu Changzhou to capture Ningguo at his own rate, followed by Zuke Jiangyin, Xu Changshu, Hu Dahai Ke Huizhou, Chang Yuchun Ke Chizhou and Miao Daheng Ke Yangzhou. In the 19th year of Zheng Zheng (1359), Zhu Yuanzhang successively captured the rest of eastern Zhejiang, including Kequzhou, Chang Yuchun, Kequzhou and Hu Dahai. At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang's department controlled Jiangzuo, Zheyou and Chen Youliang's department in the west, which provided the foundation for the world's hegemony.

The most important thing in 2 1 century is talent, 14 century is talent! Zhu Yuanzhang, who is interested in making contributions, is also eager for talents. He heard the name of Liu Bowen, so he sent a man named Sun Yan to hire him at 1359.

The so-called Sun Yan is recorded in history as "Sun Yan, whose name is Bo Rong, Jurong (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu). Hard-faced and lame people are talking about distinguishing between wind and economy. Walking with Ding Fu and Yu Xia, there are poems. " After Zhu Yuanzhang laid the foundation of Nanjing, he heard the name of Sun Yan, so he summoned and appointed the book Jiangnan, which was deeply appreciated. Later, he recruited talents from eastern Zhejiang and was ordered to hire celebrities such as Liu Bowen.

The Biography of Sun Yan in Ming Dynasty recorded three requests to Liu Bowen: "Mao ordered Liu Ji, Zhang Yi, Ye Chen and so on. Recruited, but they can't be based. When Yan went again, Ji (Liu Bowen) left a sword. Yan wrote a poem, thinking that the sword should be given to the son of heaven, and the disobedient people dared not take it personally, so they sealed it back. There are still thousands of words left in the book. I first saw it and sent it to Jiankang. "

The meaning of this passage is roughly that Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Sun Yanzhao Liu Ji, Yi Cheung and Ye Chen, but Liu Ji disagreed. So Sun Yan went to hire again, and Liu Bowen gave Sun Yan a sword, but Sun Yan claimed that "the sword should be dedicated to the son of heaven, and those who refuse to obey the destiny will cut it, and those who are detained dare not have it", so he returned the sword to Liu Ji. The third time, Sun Yan wrote a letter to Liu Bowen. Liu Bowen met him and sent the sword to Nanjing and gave it to Zhu Yuanzhang. In fact, he promised to help Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang invited Liu Bowen three times, and Liu Bowen refused the first two times. Why did he agree with Zhu Yuanzhang for the third time? There is no answer in the biography of Sun Yan in Ming Dynasty, but the truth can be revealed through archaeology and historical materials.

"History of Ming Dynasty Liu Jichuan" records: "When I went to Jinhua with Taizu, I decided to accept Cang, heard the name of cheap, and hired him with money, but I didn't respond.

Liu Bowen was first invited by Zhu Yuanzhang, using the method of "hiring people with money", but Liu Bowen didn't reply at all. Why did Liu Bowen refuse? Apart from ideals, Liu Bowen is indifferent as far as money is concerned.

Liu Bowen is rarely called a child prodigy. At the age of 23, he was admitted to the Jinshi and became an official in the Yuan Dynasty. After working in Gao 'an County, Jiangxi Province for five years, he resigned and went home. After resigning, Liu Bowen returned to Qingtian for three years (1343), and the court recruited him as the deputy envoy of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Confucianism and concurrently served as the provincial examiner. Later, due to the criticism and supervision of Yushitie, he could not get the support of the minister of the DPRK and gave him a lot of blame. He had to write and resign for about a year. In the following years, Liu Bowen lived in seclusion and taught in the countryside.