The phrase "Rain grass head Allah comes out, and half of the pedestrians on the road are monks" is from the "Song of Baked Cakes" left by Liu Bowen. According to the record in "Song of Baked Cakes", when Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, asked Liu Bowen about who would take over the country after the Ming Dynasty would eventually fall, Liu Bowen replied with this sentence.
In fact, it is not difficult to guess the meaning contained in this poem. Looking back at the Chinese dynasties, only the rulers of the Qing Dynasty met this "Man" character, just because the Qing Dynasty was a regime established by the Manchus. What does it mean to be "half a monk on the road"?
As we all know, the vast majority of monks show their heads bald, so that they can get rid of all worries and practice better. "Half monk" can not be understood as shaving only the front half of the hair and leaving the back part of the head hair. Coincidentally, such an iconic hairstyle, only left by the Qing Dynasty, is just in response to the mystery of the rain and grass in front of it, and the establishment of the Qing Dynasty confirms all this.
"Can pinch will count" Liu Bowen
According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty: The Biography of Liu Ji":"Xishu Zhao Tianze on Jiangzuo figures, the first to call the base, thought that Zhuge Kong Ming also. ”Not only that, but there is also a folk saying:"Three points of the world, Zhuge Kongming, unified the country Liu Bowen;Military Zhuge Liang in the first section, and Liu Bowen in the military in later generations. ”
And after the birth of "Song of Baked Cakes", Liu Bowen's reputation was blown more than that of a fairy, and he was well versed in Qimen Dunjia and sprinkling beans into soldiers.
Liu Bowen was born in Nantian Township, Qingtian County, so people who know him well call him **Tian.
Liu Bowen has been gifted and smart since he was a child, and he is well-behaved. With such a talent, under the careful training of his father, he was proficient in Confucian classics, hundreds of works of Zhuzi and other books, especially astronomy, geography, the art of war, mathematics and other books, and devoted himself to research, which gradually evolved into his own opinions.
When Liu Bowen was 12 years old, he was successfully admitted to Xiucai and became a well-known "prodigy". When he was 14 years old, his father sent him to study in the state. The next day, Liu Bowen followed the teacher to learn Xi "Spring and Autumn Classic". Anyone who has read the book will know that it is obscure, concise, and extremely difficult to bite.
It takes a lot of effort for an adult to read this book well, let alone this group of teenage children. Therefore, in the beginning, the teacher only asked the children to read the book without explaining the meaning.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bowen only read the "Spring and Autumn Classic" silently twice, and he was able to recite it fluently, and he could also express his opinions on its content according to the meaning of the text.
The teacher was amazed, thinking that he had read the relevant books. So he selected several other passages of the "Spring and Autumn Classic" as the title to test Liu Bowen. I don't know that Liu Bowen has never forgotten it, and he can tell what he means just after reading the title. For a while, the teacher was impressed, and repeatedly called Liu Bowen a genius and by no means a mediocre person in the future.
Three years later, Liu Bowen completed his studies, left the private school, and chose to study under Zheng Fuchu, a famous scholar in Chuzhou. Once, Zheng Fuchu went to visit Liu Bowen's father and once praised:"It must be that your ancestors have accumulated great virtues, which will bless future generations. Berwyn is a child with such talent, and he will surely make a name for himself in the future. ”
Liu Bowen has not lived up to the expectations of his teachers and parents, and has been persevering in learning Xi, reading a wide range of books, and knowing everything from all walks of life. Liu Bowen is not only proficient in these books, but also proficient in Liujia "fortune telling".
By chance, Liu Bowen learned that there was a book of Liujia Heavenly Books in Nanxiang's Liujia Covered Boat Mountain. Curious about this, he immediately packed his luggage and trekked to the Covered Boat Mountain, where he found a book called "Qimen Dunjia".
Therefore, Liu Bowen concentrated on studying the book every day, and when he encountered something he didn't understand, he humbly asked the people who lived in the Shipyard Mountain. After a long time, Liu Bowen got acquainted with a large number of Mingjiao sages and followed them to learn from each other.
Soon, Liu Bowen was familiar with "Qimen Dunjia" and mastered a wealth of knowledge of Qimen Doushu. After returning to his hometown, Liu Bowen used the knowledge of Qimen Doushu to benefit the villagers with "fortune telling", and gradually became famous in Qingtian County, and people also praised him for his talents of Wei Zheng and Zhuge Kongming.
However, Liu Bowen, who has such high praise, began to experience various setbacks and tribulations after becoming a member of the officialdom. In the court, his suggestions were always not accepted by the emperor, and his talents were even more restricted by the imperial court.
Liu Bowen's enthusiasm gradually turned into nothingness. Disappointed, he resigned decisively and returned to his hometown of Chuntian County to live in seclusion, devoting himself to studying the works of his predecessors.
It wasn't until later that Zhu Yuanzhang took a fancy to Liu Bowen's talent, and led people to Qingtian County many times to meet Liu Bowen, hoping that Liu Bowen could go out of the mountain to help him and contribute to his career.
At first, Liu Bowen was unmoved, thinking that serving people with talent should not be too rash. If you encounter a master without virtue, you haven't started to display your talents, but you will first get the disaster of killing.
In the end, it was Sun Yan's letter of persuasion that made Liu Bowen change his mind and decide to go out of the mountain to assist Zhu Yuanzhang. And Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy with Liu Bowen's joining, and built a courtesy and virtuous language to settle Liu Bowen, treated him with courtesy and care.
After Liu Bowen went out of the mountain, he loyally served Zhu Yuanzhang, actively offered advice to Zhu Yuanzhang, and even more so for Zhu Yuanzhang to destroy Chen Youliang, execute Zhang Shicheng, and demote Fang Guozhen;Then the south settled Fujian and Guangzhou, and the northern expedition to the Central Plains to unify the world.
After Zhu Yuanzhang was called emperor, Liu Bowen made high merit and was named the imperial historian and Taishi Ling, in charge of the imperial history platform, and supervised the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. "Song of Baked Cakes" came out during this period.
"Prophecy is frequent" baked cake song
One of Liu Bowen's abilities endowed by the people is the ability to prophesy, and the appearance of "Song of Baked Cakes" adds a touch of mystery to Liu Bowen's body. "Song of Baked Cakes" actually has another official name - "Song of the Emperor's Questions and Answers", which is a book of fate prophecies left by Liu Bowen to Zhu Yuanzhang, his descendants and even the whole of China.
"Legend has it that Ming Taizu eats baked cakes ......Therefore, it is called "Song of Baked Cakes" ......His words are all hidden words, and they are not enough to be believed. ”
This is a folk language ballad, and the origin of "Baked Cake Song" can be seen from the content. It is said to have happened shortly after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was eating baked cakes in his palace, thinking about national affairs. As soon as he took a bite of the baked cake, he saw the internal supervisor come to report that Liu Bowen had come to see him.
On a whim, Zhu Yuanzhang put down the biscuit in his hand, put it in a bowl, and covered it, which allowed Liu Bowen to enter the palace.
As soon as Liu Bowen entered the inner hall, Zhu Yuanzhang greeted him:"Everyone in the world says that you can pinch and calculate, so do you know what I have in this bowl?”
When Liu Bowen heard this, he carefully observed the changes on Zhu Yuanzhang's face and found that there were some sesame seeds left in the corners of his mouth. Then Liu Bowen shifted his gaze to the bowl in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and carefully figured out the size of the bowl, and he was completely sure in an instant.
Liu Bowen replied"Half like the sun and half like the moon, I was bitten by the golden dragon, this is a small baked cake. ”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately called out and said:"Ouch, that's accurate, how much more capable do you have?”
"Five hundred years ago, five hundred years later?”
"Forget what you know before, can you tell me about the five hundred years you know?”
"The heavenly machine can't be leaked, otherwise it will damage Yangshou. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen chatted like this.
When talking about the cause of the country, Zhu Yuanzhang's interest increased significantly, and he hurriedly said:"You fortune tellers are hilarious. What's the point of not saying what you know?If you tell me a little bit of heavenly opportunity, I, as the true dragon emperor, can intercede with Lord Yama for you and let you live a few more years, how about it?”
Hearing this, Liu Bowen, who was helpless, had no choice but to say:"I will unify the world in the Ming Dynasty, the south will eventually destroy the north, the prince is the descendant, and the star will be high and the sun will defend the west. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Liu Bowen's crepe words, and only understood the general meaning of this, so he asked"Now, the city of the capital is firmly guarded with secrecy, how can it be prevented?”
Liu Bowen said"The minister saw that although the capital was fortified, it was well defended. It seems that he is safe, but he is afraid that the swallow will fly. ”
A simple sentence made Zhu Yuanzhang difficult, obviously unable to understand the meaning of the sentence, until the time passed, and he knew that the "Yan" in it referred to his son Zhu Di.
And this way of asking and answering with questions, from the Ming Dynasty has been predicted to a hundred thousand years later, because of the self-guessing origin of the baked cake, so the world called this song "baked cake song".
According to the older generation, Liu Bowen's book has been known for 800 years, and 800 years later, the changes in the Ming, Qing, and ** to Chiang Kai-shek, and everything he knows and hears are all foreseen in this "Song of Baked Cakes". Because of this, "Song of Baked Cakes" has been widely circulated among the people until today.