In ancient China, there were often some natural phenomena that people could not understand at that time, such as natural disasters such as droughts or floods for many years, as well as various natural phenomena due to climatic reasons, because they exceeded people's cognition, so this unexplained phenomenon was classified as a ghost god. There is also great respect for such phenomena, believing that this is a sin descended from heaven.
Then there was a profession, called Xiangshi, known as being able to predict the past and the future, knowing the misfortunes of the past and the future, driving away evil and avoiding evil, eliminating chaos, for this magical profession, the emperor does not believe it depends entirely on whether you calculate the accuracy or not, there was once a Xiangshi who advised the emperor not to leave the palace, and the result was that the emperor was angry and said that he would kill you when he came back, but the Xiangshi helplessly said that you could not come back.
Xiangshi profession
The Xiangshi mentioned here is different from some of the Xiangshi in our current society who collect IQ taxes such as computer fortune telling, and the real Xiangshi in ancient times can take Xiangshu as a profession, and they do calculations through some special methods, and the results are often more accurate than we think.
In fact, because the ancient people's thinking limitations are relatively large, so there are many people willing to believe in xiangshu, and even can change their fate through xiangshu, of course, the emperor is also a person, some emperors also believe in xiangshu, no matter what tricky things they encounter, they like to calculate a gua. This is why Li Shangyin pitifully sat in the front seat at night and did not ask the ghosts and gods. statement.
Because the profession of Xiangshi is very favored by the emperor, there have been a group of charlatans who have no real talent and practical learning, who boast that their xiangshu is unparalleled in the world, and in fact they will only talk nonsense to defraud money.
For example, during the Tang Dynasty, Yuan Tiangang and Yuan Shoucheng's uncles and nephews, Yuan Shoucheng was proficient in guashu, and when he threw it casually, he knew that the coming day was windy and rainy, and the precipitation could be accurate to two decimal places, which can be said to be more accurate than today's weather forecast, and you can see the real body of the Jinghe Dragon King at a glance, which can be said to be very simple.
Although Yuan Tiangang is his junior, but his skills are even more superior, he is proficient in xiangshu, when he was not in Beijing, he once looked at the faces of four friends, and he knew a series of things such as the future official positions, ups and downs, disasters and so on of the four people, involuntarily, all fulfilled, and then he looked at a woman, saying that she could become the lord of the world in the future, and she was the later Wu Zetian.
After Li Shimin made him a national master, he had asked him and Li Chunfeng to calculate the fate of the Tang Dynasty, and the result was that more than two thousand years later, this was the famous push back map, Yuan Tiangang can be said to have the ability to pass through the heavens and the earth, and the magic of the gods and ghosts.
Because of his accuracy, Li Shimin attached great importance to him, obeyed his words, and he also respected Li Shimin very much, did not speak ill of him, and naturally bowed down to his subjects, but there was such a Xiangshi who was opposite to him, daring to openly contradict the Emperor, and even more so in a word about the emperor's fate, this Xiangshi was Zhang Qiu Taiyi.
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First of all, this person is gifted with wisdom, talent began to show from a young age, I heard that reciting thousands of words of articles at the age of seven is casual, it can be said that it is quite powerful, many people at the age of seven are still worried about memorizing Tang poems, Zhang Qiu Taiyi has been called a prodigy among the neighbors.
And after that, I read a lot of books, and I read about the Buddha and the Tao. He is especially good at the art of zhanhou arithmetic, that is to say, his talent is not only unforgettable, the best is still the art of phase, and the calculation is very accurate, as long as it is from his mouth, it will basically be fulfilled.
It is precisely because of this that his reputation has been spread out very early, and many people have come to him, either looking for him to calculate or learn from a teacher, it can be said that the threshold of his family is about to break. Although it is not a small matter like Yuan Tiangang, the difference is that Zhang Qiu Taiyi is more tired of the worldly hustle and bustle, has no desire for fame, and is not willing to become an official.
In the face of these people's disturbances, they turned around and went to Wutai Mountain to return to the hermitage, and after about seventeen or eighteen years of preaching and collecting medicine on the mountain, they were summoned to the capital, and the Sui Dynasty prince at that time did his best to win over people who could be wooed in order to compete for the throne, and the crown prince at that time, Yang Yong, had long heard of Zhang Qiu Taiyi's reputation, so he wanted to win him over.
However, Zhang Qiu Taiyi's ability is not small from Yang Yong's look, it can be seen that he is not the material for being an emperor, but it is not explicitly stated, but he ignores his solicitation, and even directly refuses in the end, the result is so coincidental, and later the crown prince Yang Yong was deposed and replaced by Yang Guang as the crown prince.
Speak out against the emperor
In the summer of 604, the hot climate made Emperor Wen of Sui really unbearable, and he had no heart to deal with the government at all, so he thought of sneaking lazy and finding a place to escape the summer, so he decided to go to Renshou Palace, and after Zhang Qiu Taiyi heard about it, he strongly dissuaded Emperor Wen of Sui and asked him not to go.
However, at this time, Emperor Wen of Sui became extremely irritable because of the hot weather, and he did not take Zhang Qiu Taiyi's persuasion seriously at all, insisting on going to Renshou Palace, Zhang Qiu Taiyi was still not dead hearted, advising that the subject was foolish and dared to make a word, but I was afraid that Luan would not return, which meant that it was not that I was idle and talking nonsense, but His Majesty was afraid that he would not be able to come back.
When Emperor Wen of Sui heard that someone dared to say such a rebellious thing to him, he was very angry, and directly ordered him to be imprisoned, and he also put down harsh words and killed you when I returned, which shows that there was still a little doubt about Emperor Sui Wen's words, but he still got up and drove to Renshou Palace, and Zhang Qiu Taiyi, who was suffering from the disaster of imprisonment, just sighed, this time, you really can't come back.
Coincidences were fulfilled
Sure enough, as Zhang Qiu Taiyi said, Emperor Wen of Sui, who had gone to Renshou Palace to escape the summer, had just arrived ill, and at this time Emperor Wen of Sui understood that what Zhang Qiu Taiyi said was not false, so he called his son Yang Guang, customized him, and said that this person was very accurate in his calculations, and all the things he said before and after were realized, absolutely not an ordinary person, and quickly went back to let him go.
After the Sui Emperor succeeded to the throne, he had already seen Zhang Qiu Taiyi's talent, and he even valued him more, and even gave him the surname of Lu, so many people also called him Lu Taiyi, and then when the Sui Emperor attacked Goguryeo for the second time, he once said that Li Yang had the spirit of a soldier, and the Sui Emperor was puzzled.
Sure enough, not long after, Yang Xuan rebelled and invaded Liyang, and the Sui Emperor was once again stunned by Zhang Qiu Taiyi's talent, and greatly rewarded him and added officials to the knighthood. A few years later, Zhang Qiu Taiyi died in Luoyang.
Therefore, although feudal superstition is not advocated, sometimes you can't believe it or not, because things always develop according to his prophecy, once or twice is a coincidence, if it is fulfilled many times, it means that this person is really not simple.
To this day, we still haven't completely abandoned the so-called feudal superstitions, otherwise, why do we like to find someone to count the marriages and funerals and housewarming marriages? Not to mention whether its calculation is accurate or not, at least it can play a role in psychological comfort.