The emperor killed him and asked the name of the pig's trotters on the table. The man said three words that made the emperor helpless. Who is this man?

This man is: Shen Wansan, and the three words he said are: thirteen thousand hooves.

Zhu Yuanzhang was born as a farmer and struggled to the throne step by step. Shen Wansan's family has been engaged in business and overseas business for generations. They grew up in a good family and lived a luxurious life. When Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he had no savings at all. The former emperor was fatuous, and the treasury had no gold or silver. So he called on wealthy businessmen in Beijing to raise funds. The Shen Wansan family has been doing business for generations, and their business minds are particularly sensitive. He wants to take advantage of the emperor's treasury to withdraw a large sum of money. Shen Wansan helped Zhu Yuanzhang solve the financial problems such as the temporary emptiness of the national treasury.

The main reasons are: Daxing Wenzi Prison in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty was Zhu Yuanzhang. Before he became emperor, he worked as a beggar, a fake monk and a thief. Because of his life experience and lack of education, although he became emperor, he was still worried that others would look down on him and always suspected that others would insinuate him.

The ancients attached great importance to names, so when to call names and when to call people were also very particular. If the emperor is homophonic with animals, it must be avoided. Otherwise, it is "killing Zhu" to say "killing pigs" in the New Year. In the Ming dynasty, this was the rhythm of rebellion.

Since ancient times, the emperor has been suspicious in order to safeguard his imperial power. Shen Wansan is rich, powerful, powerful and smart. The emperor was afraid of raising tigers, threatening his position and making Zhu Yuanzhang kill his heart. So at a banquet, he asked the kitchen to give Shen Wansan a pig's trotter, and then asked Shen Wansan what it was. If Shen Wansan said pig's feet, Zhu Yuanzhang would immediately order him to be killed. But Shen Wansan immediately understood that the reason why the emperor asked this question was to kill him, so he answered "three hooves". The emperor had no excuse to kill him, but Shen Wansan finally saved his life.