Fangshu and other things are very mysterious things, and have always aroused the study of many people with hearts. Those who stand in the perspective of physiognomy to spy on people's mental activities and physical conditions, and predict what will happen in a person's future, such a high-ranking person who knows astronomy and geography can often anticipate natural opportunities and become a powerful politician.
Yuan Tiangang and Liu Bowen are two of the most representative figures.
1. Yuan Tiangang, a master of feng shui phases
Yuan Tiangang was an astrologer, Xiangshi, Taoist, feng shui master, and prophet in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties, who combined multiple identities into one, and in that era, he was very famous and once became a courtier.
He was poor when he was young, but he was different from the average child, he liked to read, and he was very talented, he was particularly interested in learning and other knowledge, and he liked to study it very much. By virtue of the direction of the wind and the direction of the wind, he can feel what is going to happen, and what he predicts happens every time, so he rises to fame.
Invited by a friend, he initially worked only as a petty official in Luoyang. After all, he has a skill, and many high-ranking officials and politicians are curious about their future.
A down-and-out politician came to visit and wanted Yuan Tiangang to help him count the scores. Yuan Tiangang saw that his seal hall was shining and his appearance was extraordinary, and he thought that he was bound to become a high-ranking official in the future. Yuan Tiangang even predicted where he should go to develop, and later this person followed Tang Gaozu Li Yuan to raise an army against Sui, and because of his outstanding military achievements, he was given the title of Sanpin official.
This man, after his own glory and wealth, did not forget his guidance. Yuan Tiangang was therefore also recommended to serve in the imperial court. Under the appreciation of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, Yuan Tiangang remained appointed at the Prince's Mansion until after the Xuanwumen Rebellion, yuan Tiangang was forced to return to his hometown.
But he was also favored by the lucky Li Shimin, and Tang Taizong praised his superb skills, and Yuan Tiangang began to become an indispensable think tank in the imperial court.
Yuan Tiangang once became a person admired by the ministers in the court, and he calculated the official fortune and longevity of many ministers, such as Fang Xuanling, the chancellor of the dynasty during the Zhenguan period.
Even when he was in the folk, he met Wu Zetian, who was still swaddling, and he calculated that this baby girl would be the son of heaven. Yuan Tiangang's accurate calculation of the gua must be accurate, he calculated that his Yang life was coming, so he asked to dismiss the official and return to his hometown, Li Shimin agreed to his request, and Yuan Tiangang was able to die well.
Second, the loyal Liu Bowen
Like Yuan Tiangang, Liu Bowen was also born in a chaotic world, but unlike Yuan Tiangang, Liu Bowen was a great achievement, and he made great contributions to Zhu Yuanzhang's establishment of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Bowen was the first strategist of the Ming Dynasty, and even his death was a ruse.
When Liu Bowen was young, Zhu Yuanzhang expected this person to be the future son of heaven. Liu Bowen gave Zhu Yuanzhang many useful tricks in the battle to pacify Chen Youyu and Zhang Shicheng.
In the process of establishing the Ming Dynasty, Liu Bowen left many constructive relics, such as the original Tianjin City ruins were proposed by Liu Bowen, which is such an abacus city.
In Liu Bowen's later years, he was ill and often bedridden. Many officials visited Liu Bowen's home, including Hu Weiyong, who was the dominant party at that time.
Hu Weiyong was very powerful and even risked rebelling against the Ming Dynasty. Hu Weiyong once gave Liu Bowen three sticks of Traditional Chinese medicine, which was caught by the imperial doctor, but he did not know whether there was poison in it, and Liu Bowen died not long after taking this medicine.
Later, when the imperial court killed Hu Weiyong's party, one of the crimes was to poison Liu Bowen.
Some people believe that this is the collusion between Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen long ago, and the purpose is to find an excuse for the destruction of Hu Weiyong. Such a generation of strategists dedicated all their loyalty and blood to the imperial court, and they could sing and cry.
Yuan Tiangang and Liu Bowen were both extremely wise, and both of them were able to die well and enjoy their old age in peace.