Liu Ji 劉基
scholar-official · late Yuan China · early Ming China · 1311–1375
He gave up office at the end of the Yuan, wrote in hiding, then helped Zhu Yuanzhang found the Ming.
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mid-14th century · The orange seller's answer, pointing at high officials, when blamed for selling oranges that are fine only on the outside
And where can one go and not find them: gold and jade on the outside, rotten cotton within?
又何往而不金玉其外，敗絮其中也哉？"The Words of the Orange Seller"
1 in 100 Billion · The social network of those who came before us