Liu Ji (July 1, 1311 - May 16, 1375), courtesy name Bowen and posthumous title Wencheng, was an outstanding military strategist, politician, writer and thinker in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, Han nationality, and a native of Nantian, Wencheng, Zhejiang (originally Qingtian), so people called him Liu Qingtian at that time. In the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370), he was granted the title of Uncle Chengyi, and people also called him Liu Chengyi. In the ninth year of Zhengde reign of Emperor Wuzong, he posthumously awarded him the posthumous title of Grand Master, Wencheng. Later generations also called him Liu Wencheng and Wencheng Gong. He is famous for his uncanny calculations and strategizing. Liu Bowen is a legendary figure in ancient China. He still has extensive and profound folk influence in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea.
