But in the TV series Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bowen not only didn't get a happy ending, but was ridiculed by others at the funeral after his death. Some people even set off firecrackers along the street to celebrate. What's going on here?
The specific plot in the TV series is like this. After Liu Bowen's death, his son walked gingerly in the streets of Nanjing with an ordinary coffin. He looked helpless, but several plainclothes soldiers followed him, talking and laughing all the way, and some even set off firecrackers as they walked, as if Liu Bowen had died.
Who are those heartless people who set off firecrackers? According to the next scene of Li Jin's performance of Zhu Yuanzhang, these people are Hou Feiju of Pingliang, Sheng Zong of Yan 'an later Tang Dynasty, and Zhong Heng of Ji 'an later Lu. So what's the animosity between them and Liu Bowen?
In fact, behind the incident is the confrontation between two bureaucratic groups. Hou Feiju, Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng all belong to Huaixi Group, which happened to play the most important role in the process of Zhu Yuanzhang's farmland. Li Shanchang, Xu Da, Tanghe, Hu and Aquamarine who didn't make great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty? Even Zhu Yuanzhang himself is a child of Huaixi!
Therefore, when rewarding merit, the personnel of Huaixi Group benefited the most, which also led to the increasing expansion of Huaixi scholars. By virtue of their own power, they are arrogant and indulgent, ganging up for their own interests, and even deliberately suppressing the power of other groups, taking bribes and perverting the law, and framing loyalty. Over time, these people gradually evolved into moths within the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang also saw this in his eyes and kept it in mind. Therefore, at the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was awarded the title of an imperial envoy of Liu Bowen, who was responsible for supervising and impeaching civil and military officials, while Dong Zhe Group stood behind Liu Bowen, which means Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to suppress the arrogance of Huaixi Group with the help of Dong Zhe Group.
Although Liu Bowen belongs to the Dong Zhe Group, he often deals with problems on the basis of facts without personal feelings. Under the authorization of Zhu Yuanzhang, he collected a lot of evidence of corrupt officials, most of whom belonged to Huaixi Group. Perhaps Liu Bowen enforces the law impartially, but in Huaixi Group's view, it seems that it is really hateful to deliberately oppose itself. So the three main characters of Huaixi Group will be so happy after Liu Bowen's death, and even set off firecrackers to celebrate.
The plots in the TV series are interlocking, which makes people feel unworthy for Liu Bowen. You worked for Zhu Yuanzhang for most of your life. Is that the end? That's pathetic! I have to say that this is the ultimate goal of TV series, which will arouse the audience's * * *, so they would rather sacrifice the authenticity of the plot, such as? Someone set off firecrackers at Liu Bowen's funeral? This matter is completely out of line with historical facts!
After becoming famous, the real Liu Bowen took the initiative to resign and go home like Sean, and lived in seclusion. Besides, Zhu Yuanzhang is not crazy. How can he mistreat Liu Bowen who has made great contributions? In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang always attached great importance to Liu Bowen. Even after Liu Bowen resigned and returned to his hometown, he often exchanged letters and exchanged political affairs, and these letters were directly presented to the emperor by bypassing Zhongshu Province, which shows that Zhu Yuanzhang valued Liu Bowen.
What about Hu? Jealous? , deliberately impeached Liu Bowen to revolt, in order to eliminate Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion, Liu Bowen returned to Nanjing from the village. In the eighth year of Hongwu (1375), Liu Bowen was seriously ill. Zhu Yuanzhang specially wrote a letter of commendation for Liu Bowen and sent someone to escort him back to his hometown. Soon after, Liu Bowen died at the age of 65.
On the whole, the relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen has been very harmonious, and even they didn't fall out in the end, which can be said to be the best memories for each other. Therefore, it is impossible for someone to set off firecrackers at Liu Bowen's funeral in the TV series. It is an act of hanging himself by the old birthday girl!
But in history, Hou Feiju, Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng all had bad endings. They were arrested and imprisoned by Zhu Yuanzhang for the Hu case and finally beheaded. Coupled with the later aquamarine case, Zhu Yuanzhang took the opportunity to greatly weaken the power of Huaixi dignitaries, so to speak, he was the final winner!