Liu Ji and Zhejiang Ancient Books Publishing House

However, among the intellectuals who defected to the group, besides Li Shanchang and others who came from Huaiyou area, there were also literati circles in eastern Zhejiang or the "four gentlemen" in eastern Zhejiang, especially the appearance of the four gentlemen in eastern Zhejiang was more legendary. & gt& gt Liu Ji, born in Qingtian, Chuzhou, was extremely clever since he was a child, never forgets anything about reading, and has a good habit of studying hard, so he became a famous "child prodigy" at an early age. 14 years old, Liu Ji won a scholarship, 16 years old, won a scholarship. /kloc-when he was 0/7 years old, he went to Shimen College to study hard on classics and history books. It is said that his art of war also benefited from the guidance of God and art of war given by the stone house at this time. Of course, such a statement seems to be sheer nonsense today. However, it is true that Liu Ji is studious, and it is precisely because he is particularly studious, brilliant and extremely clever that he was admitted to Yuan Shundi Shunzhi Jinshi for four years at a young age. & gt& gt For Liu Ji, a traditional Confucian who struggled for the highest realm of life since he was a child, these undoubtedly made him full of beautiful reverie about reality, and also made him make unremitting efforts to realize the ideal goals in real life in his early life. According to the practice of past dynasties, new scholars should be awarded leadership positions at or above the county level, but the Yuan Dynasty, where Wu Fu was in power, was extremely discriminatory and despised Confucian scholars. After three years of idle meals at home, he was named Gao 'an County Cheng, a county official with less than seven grades. & gt& gt Those in power in the Yuan Dynasty not only looked down on the scholars, but also crowded out and suppressed them in the officialdom. They value not only Mongolian nobles and semu people, but also those small officials who are proficient in literature and ink. These people often come from drivers, secretaries and slaves around leading cadres in the Yuan Dynasty, and they have no integrity. Therefore, Liu Ji's appointment as an official is tantamount to gold falling into the bunker without being buried. In addition, Liu Ji can't display his talents in Gao 'an, and he often does his favorite "major" in his spare time, especially keen on the study of geography, astronomy and mathematics. At that time, there was a saint Deng Xiangfu, who was proficient in astronomy and mathematics. After Liu Ji heard about it, he went to the door for advice and worshipped Deng as a teacher, and learned a lot of astronomical skills. But soon, because he offended the local powerful and powerful people, Liu Ji could not stand on his feet and had to resign and go home. & gt& gt Not long after Liu Ji resigned, some people in Jiangxi Province heard about it and thought that such talents should be used, so they hired Liu Ji as a clerk in the province. The county government is black, and the provincial government is actually darker. Liu Ji didn't like it when he went. He didn't stay long, so he resigned and went home. & gt& gt Liu Ji resigned twice because he didn't like the darkness of officialdom. Of course, there is no official in officialdom. Some people were very moved after hearing Liu Ji's story, and recommended him to the relevant departments to be the deputy director of Confucianism in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which may be equivalent to the deputy director of the provincial education department and the vice president of the examination institute. But before long, Liu Ji resigned and went home because he didn't like the darkness of officialdom. & gt& gt In the eighth year of Zheng Zhi, Yuan Shundi (1348), Fang Guozhen launched an uprising against Yuan at sea. In the Yuan Dynasty, Zuo Chengduo in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces went after her and was captured by Fang Guozhen. When officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces were at a loss, Liu Ji was recommended as the commander of Marshal's Office in East Zhejiang, assisting Shi Mosunyi, the deputy envoy of Xuanwei in East Zhejiang, to be stationed in Taizhou, specializing in dealing with the anti-Yuan uprising in East Zhejiang. At that time, Liu Ji suggested that we should seize the time to build city walls and fortifications in cities such as Qingyuan to cope with the attack of Fang Guozhen's army. However, the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, headed by Zuo Cheng Tieli Timur, did not advocate attacking the party by force. Liu Ji strongly disapproves of this. He argued and persuaded: the Fang brothers are the first troublemakers in the world, and not killing them is not enough to punish the world. I don't know how this word got around later. Fang Guozhen was very scared when he heard this. He took a lot of gold, silver and silk to Liu Ji, trying to keep him silent, but he was refused. When Liu Ji was not bribed, Fang Guozhen gave full play to the cleverness and flexibility of his businessmen and sent people to bribe officials of the central court. Soon after, the emperor issued an imperial edict calling on the Fang Guozhen brothers and giving everyone a certain official position; Liu Ji, who tried his best to suppress the anti-Yuan uprising, was accused of "hurting the benevolence of the imperial court and being good at Wei Fu" and was taken to Shaoxing for custody. & gt& gt I am loyal to the imperial court and always want to serve my country. I didn't expect it to come to this! Liu Ji should wake up! No, traditional foolish loyalty has bound him and influenced his words and deeds. Soon, Wu Chengqi's "Shankou" rebellion occurred in eastern Zhejiang, and the corrupt and incompetent Yuan Dynasty was at a loss. In desperation, Liu Ji not only broke free from the shackles, but also improved his experience in the Privy Council and stationed in Chuzhou with Sun Yi, who was involved in politics. Later, the Yuan Dynasty made Li Guofeng the governor of the south of the Yangtze River. He went to Zhejiang and heard about Liu Ji's talent and his "achievements" in quelling several anti-Yuan uprisings. So he wrote to the court and asked the Yuan court to reuse such useful talents. However, the corrupt rulers of the Yuan Dynasty paid no attention to it, and only awarded it to Liu Ji, a judge in the general manager's office of Chuzhou Road. This time, Liu was so angry that he made such a great contribution. He actually got such a broken official, regardless of the military. He gets angry when he thinks about it. In the end, he returned to his hometown in Qingtian. & gt& gt When Liu Ji returned to his hometown in Qingtian, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who came to Wuzhou in eastern Zhejiang. Although the story of "Mr. Four in East Zhejiang" has long been heard, it is all hearsay after all. He really wants the support and help of these cultural celebrities for his career. So when he captured Wuzhou, he paid special attention to his image of "heavy writing", started county school and appointed Confucian scholars, but in the end he only got Song Lian, one of the "four great fogs", and the other three, especially Liu Ji, who is said to be familiar with astronomy and geography, were still in the occupied area of the Yuan army. So before he came back, he specifically told Hu Dahai, the commander-in-chief of Wuzhou front, to pay great attention to the whereabouts of Liu Ji, Zhang Yi and He. By the end of19th century, after capturing Chuzhou, Hu Dahai got the recommendation letter from Liu Ji and others and sent someone to report to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and immediately sent Fan Guan as a special envoy to bring gifts to Chuzhou from Yingtian. At the same time, Sun Yan, who accepted Zhu Yuanzhang's special entrustment to Hu Dahai, took action. First, he sent people to Qingtian three times and four times, and then he personally visited Liu. & gt& gt Sun Yanben was a celebrity in Jiangnan. When Zhu Yuanzhang entered Jiqing City, he came out to meet yang xian and other Confucian scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, so he was highly valued by Zhu Yuanzhang. Coupled with his profound knowledge and high emotional intelligence, he quickly gained a foothold in Zhu Yuanzhang Group. But Sun Yan's innate hardware is not good. He is only six feet tall. In ancient times, six feet may be equivalent to about one meter five or six in modern times, and the skin is very dark, ugly and even ugly. But these are not the main problems. The crux of the matter is that he is lame. If such a person was born in Wu Dalang and a neighbor's house, I'm afraid Pan Jinlian, a beautiful woman in the Wu family, wouldn't complain that flowers were inserted in cow dung. According to the eyes of ordinary people, this Sun Yan is unfortunate enough, and all the bad things have been caught up by him. But people don't feel inferior at all, but take the initiative to "attack" to meet the world-famous "Great God" and do their best for the new master Zhu Yuanzhang. & gt& gt It is said that Sun Yanxian sent his men to Liu Ji's hometown. Once, twice and three times, it's no use saying it once, twice and three times. Liu Ji just refused to go out. But I also felt warm enough and a little guilty, so I asked my emissary to bring a sword, which is their Liu family heirloom. The meaning is obvious: I would rather give you my family heirloom than be an official. Sun Yan is very clever. When he saw the Liu family heirloom, he quickly sealed it and wrote a song "Sword Song", which roughly means: "I know what you mean. You mean that you even gave away the Liu family heirloom, just don't want to go out of the mountains, just want to live a stable rural life. However, I think:' the sword should be given to the son of heaven, and the unlucky one should not be private!' ">& gt Sun Yan's persistent and wise poems and his reply finally touched Liu Ji. It is said that when Sun Yan personally came to Wuyang Village in Qingtian, Liu Ji took the initiative to go out to meet him and hosted a banquet at home. Besides, although Sun Yan is a disabled person, he is very confident and full of wisdom. When drinking and chatting with Liu Ji, he deliberately talked all over the place, making people feel that everything comes to him. In fact, Liu Ji knew the subtext of Zhu Yuanzhang's sending Sun Yan and others to be lobbyists: You see, maybe in your opinion, such an unremarkable cripple has such a high level. I tell you: Zhu Yuanzhang is surrounded by people with lofty ideals who work for me. Don't be too arrogant. Now I send Sun Yan to be a lobbyist, but you are indifferent. Isn't this too arrogant? & gt& gt Liu Ji's worry is not unreasonable. He was a courtier of the Yuan Dynasty, so he should serve the Yuan Dynasty and even be killed. Now that none of this has been done, he wants to betray him. It's like a woman getting married Although her husband is useless or even bad, he is not dead, and she is going to remarry. What's this called? Don't say disloyalty, it's dishonorable! That was laughed at and abused by everyone in the world! Besides, the world is in chaos now. Pick a few rotten guns, occupy a mountain, and you will be king. How many will last? Now Zhu, who sent people to Qingtian's hometown many times to persuade him to go out of the mountain, heard that he was not bad and ambitious. He is a virtuous corporal, who set up a county school in Wuzhou, hired a group of Confucian scholars, and even gathered a group of world talents in Yingtian. It seems that he is really a character. Is it possible for me to realize my wish to rule the country and level the world with him? Just when Liu Ji's thoughts changed, Fan Guan, a special envoy sent from Yingtian, also came to Qingtian, conveying Zhu Yuanzhang's respect and urging for Mr. Liu, and at the same time, he also brought letters of exhortation from Tao An and Li Shanchang. Mother Liu saw her son come out to comfort him and said, "You are worried that you won't know what to do at home after you get married. Actually, there's no need to do this. Now the world is in chaos. If it weren't for the help of * *, it would be hard for this family to survive even if you stayed at home all the time! " At this point, Liu Ji was finally persuaded. After making some family arrangements, he set off with Zhu Yuanzhang's envoys. & gt& gt Liu Ji and his friends Longquan, Lishui and Lian went to Yingtian Nanjing together. Song Lian spent his early life in teaching and studying, while Zhang Yi, He and Liu Ji had similar experiences. Among them, Zhang Yi and his classmates are fellow villagers, and they worship the philosopher Wang Yi. In the 12th year of Zheng Zheng, the great fire of the Red Scarf Army Uprising on the Western Front reached eastern Zhejiang, and Zhang Yi, Liu Ji all organized their own armed forces to defend themselves. Later, under the leadership of graphite, they United to suppress the anti-Yuan uprising. In the eighteenth year of Zhu Yuanzhang's personal expedition to Wuzhou, Liu Ji just resigned and lived in seclusion. Zhang Yi gave his volunteer team to his son Zhang Cundao and lived in Kuangshan. Only Ye Chen and Shen Hu, the graphite grandson who continued to serve as marshal, protected Chuzhou. What they didn't expect was that the Dayuan Empire, which they had devoted themselves to, was so vulnerable. Before the battle of Chuzhou officially started, the Yuan Army showed signs of instability, and Shen Hu, who was quite sensible, quickly defected to Hu Dahai, the general of Zhu Yuanzhang. Hu Dahai sent him to Yingtian, where he received a grand courtesy from Zhu Yuanzhang, was awarded the post of Zuo Si Yuan Wailang, and was ordered to return to the county to recruit staff and contact friends. In this way, Liu Ji, Yi Yi and Ye Chen, who were wary of Zhu Yuanzhang and hostile to the "Four Heroes" in eastern Zhejiang, changed their previous attitudes and came to Yingtian with Song Lian who had defected before.