Anyone who has read history knows that Zhu Yuanzhang was once a monk, and his family was not very well off, but why was he still the emperor at that time, and as soon as he became the emperor, he immediately wanted to move the capital to him His hometown Fengyang?

As a civilian emperor who came from a peasant background, like ordinary people, he definitely hoped that he could honor his ancestors and bring economic benefits to his hometown, so making Fengyang, Anhui Province his best choice was his first choice. But when the ministers knew his idea, not everyone opposed moving the capital to Fengyang. But in the end, Liu Bowen said something that caused Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards moving the capital to change significantly?

When the Ming Dynasty was first established, the north had not yet been pacified, and the south was a prosperous place, so there were not many places suitable for building a capital. But when he proposed this idea, many ministers did not dare to object because they all knew Zhu Yuanzhang's temper. If you don't agree, your own safety will be in jeopardy. So the construction of Fengyang Palace began. Although Fengyang Palace was repaired, other palaces continued to recruit millions of civilians and transported a large amount of materials from all over the country to build the capital. After eight years of construction, it still failed to be completed. At this time, a lot of financial and material resources had been spent, and the construction was still not completed.

Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang called Liu Bowen to the palace and asked Liu Bowen, who was good at calculating things, to express his opinion. Liu Bowen only said nine words, and Zhu Yuanzhang immediately changed his mind.

After careful consideration, Liu Bowen replied: "Although Fengyang is the hometown of the emperor, it is not the capital." The meaning of this sentence is obvious, that is, Fengyang is not suitable as a capital. The main reason for Fengyang is that it is easy to attack and difficult to defend. Liu Bowen also gave Zhu Yuanzhang a detailed explanation from the perspective of Fengyang's Feng Shui, which made Zhu Yuanzhang give up the idea of ??moving the capital to Fengyang and stop construction in the eighth year of Hongwu.