Detailed explanation of Liu Bowen's "Shaobing Song"
Liu Bowen's "Shaobing Song" is a very accurate prophecy. This prophecy can be found in the traditional Chinese almanac "Tongsheng". Why is it called "Shaobing Song"? It is also mentioned in it that one morning in 1368 AD, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty ate sesame cakes in the inner hall. After taking only one bite, he heard the Internal Supervisory Committee report that Liu Ji and Liu Bowen had come to see him. Taizu wanted to test Liu Ji, so he covered the sesame cake with only one bite in a bowl and called Liu Ji into the palace to see him.
After Liu Ji entered the palace, Taizu asked, "Sir, you have a good mind on mathematics. Can you tell what is in the bowl?" Ji Nai pointed out his fingers and counted, and said to him, "Half like the sun, half like the moon." , was bitten by a golden dragon." At this point, I believe everyone can get the answer based on Liu Bowen's words, and then Liu Bowen continued: "What I saw is that there is a sesame seed cake in the bowl." Taizu of the Ming Dynasty also had to admire it. . Of course, the sesame cake song was not over yet. Ming Taizu saw that he had extraordinary skills, so he continued to ask Liu Ji for advice on the future of the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Bowen said: "Our Ming Dynasty has unified the world, the north and the south have been peaceful, and national affairs are on the right track. Although the crown prince is inherited by direct blood relatives, the emperor should still be careful to guard against fratricide among his descendants in the future. Brothers fight among themselves. We must also guard against the feudal princes occupying one side of the country, and the northern power will be strong, and the royal family in the south will be destroyed by the northern princes."
Taizu said: "I. Now that the capital has been fortified and guarded, how can we defend it?"
Liu Bowen said: "I see that although the capital is fortified and well-defended, I feel that there is no danger, but I am afraid that the swallows will fly into the capital (referring to the fourth son of Taizu). King Yan usurped the throne) ”
Liu Bowen immediately composed three songs:
This city is conquered by the emperor himself, and the mountains and rivers in one courtyard are peaceful, (the name of the Kingdom of Yan is Yongle)
When a bald man comes to Wenmoyuan, half of the heroes return home.
The barbarians in the north left no living beings, and the emperor personally conquered Taiping.
The heroes who miscalculated did not dare to remonstrate, and the living creatures covered the master's shock.
The country has been suppressed by auspicious clouds for seven years, and the barbarians dare not harm the virtuous.
The golden dragon is sent to restore its old days, and the clouds open and the sun and moon shine on the border. (Yingzong returned from hunting in the north)
Taizu said: "How is the world at this time?"
Liu Bowen said: "The world is in chaos."
Taizu He said: "Who in my world is in trouble?"
Liu Bowen replied:
There is something strange about the hunger and cold in the world, the pillars and dragons are riding on babies,
the forbidden palace The broad responsibilities are rampant, and the golden dragon grows up in peacetime.
The mature golden dragon is strong and strong. According to legend, Kunyu succeeds the dragon hall (the Yingzong is restored)
Who is appointed to protect the country, eight thousand women Ghosts chaos Chao Gang. (Referring to Wei Zhongxian) (When Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty usurped the country, the eunuchs made great contributions and later established Dongchang. The eight thousand female ghosts refer to the eunuchs of Dongchang)
Taizu said: "Could it be that father and son are fighting each other? "What about the country?"
Liu Bowen said: "No! There is a curved ruler hanging on the tree (indicating the surname Zhu of the dynasty), and it will stop when it meets Emperor Shunzhi (the emperor Shunzhi will be destroyed), and the world will not be over until now."
Taizu said: "What is the end?"
Liu Bowen said:
Thousands of descendants are layered upon layers, (descendants of Wanli)
The ancestral mountain is lined with shells and robes,
The eight princes no longer go to Jinque, (Chongzhen)
It is difficult for the eighteen children to go up. (The Ming Dynasty went through eighteen descendants from Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang to Emperor Chongzhen, including their reign names and characteristics, all in Liu Bowen's prophecy.)
Liu Bowen then made a divination and said:
The head of the tree is dead, and the head is covered with a knife and a piece of wood. (Li Zicheng's Rebellion)
The world values ??literature but not martial arts, and heroes are never young.
Wu Ziji is as ugly as a mess, and people everywhere are not at home.
Encounter by chance When there is famine, grass bandits attack, but the sweet-scented osmanthus is guarded safely. (Wu Sangui) (The bottom of the tree is the word "Li", the sword above the head refers to "Zi", and the word "Wuding" refers to the word "Cheng", which means that at the end of the dynasty, Li Zicheng established himself as King Chuang, and started a rebellion with Zhang Xianzhong and others, and the Ming Dynasty who guarded Shanhaiguan General Wu Sangui was furious because Li Zicheng robbed his concubine Chen Yuanyuan. Sangui opened the city gates to lure Qing soldiers in, which eventually led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty.)
Taizu said: "I encountered famine. Ordinary clowns, the world is gone."
Liu Bowen said:
When the thieves in the West come to the front, no one dares to give advice.
I am happy to see the shame of my descendants. Seeing the sun, the declining fortune will rise to the sky early,
The moon is missing and the two ears are auspicious, and the traitors are sent to the west and east.
The Yellow River wades through Naojin Que, and the plum blossoms reach the nine layers. . (Chongzhen collapsed in Meishan)
Taizu asked: "Is it possible that someone is causing trouble in Meihua Mountain? I will order people to guard it from now on, so what?"
Liu Bowen said: "No.
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