There was a famous man in Hubei, who was not only proficient in various spells, worshipped by countless ministers, and even summoned by Kangxi.
It is said that this person can predict the evil spirit, and he is familiar with various Taoist books, and can also use his mind to treat various difficult and miscellaneous diseases for others.
After the news was spread, it caused a huge wave in the Central Plains.
So who is the so-called strange man? Is he a real scholar or a charlatan? Today we will talk about it together.
His original name was Zhu Fangdan, and some people also called him Zhu Guangdan, he called himself "Ermei Daoist" and was born in Hanyang, Hubei.
Locally, he is a well-known langzhong, but in addition to treating diseases and saving people, he also has two major hobbies, one is to ask God to tell fortunes, and the other is to practice qigong.
He spent all day meditating in seclusion, cultivating valleys, and finally claimed that he had opened the eye of heaven and could save people with his thoughts.
One day, Zhu Fangdan said that he had practiced a divine skill and could predict changes in the next 500 years.
According to legend, his way is very effective, and everyone from the nobles to the people believes in him very much.
He has traveled to many places, and his footprints are everywhere, and whenever he goes to a place in Chang'anmen, there will be officials who personally greet and bid him farewell in the form of worship.
So what's so special about him?
In Li Guangdi's "Banyan Tree Quotations", it is indeed recorded that Zhu Fangdan's deeds of saving people and treating diseases with his mind are indeed recorded.
At that time, there was a Beijing official named Shi Zixiu, and his wife was suffering from a strange illness and was bedridden for three years, and no matter how she was treated, there was no improvement.
By chance, he heard the rumors of "Zhu Shenxian" and found him to treat his wife.
At the beginning, Lord Shi did not have much hope, holding the attitude of a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and let the jianghu divine stick try.
But Zhu Fangdan said, my physical body does not need to go, as long as my divine sense goes, the patient will be fine.
The divine consciousness mentioned here is probably the so-called out-of-body experience described in the novel.
Master Shi Zixiu was hesitant after hearing this, so he could only wait here.
In the evening, Zhu Fangdan began the "remote treatment mode", and the next day, Mrs. Shi's illness was really cured.
Zhu Fangdan instantly became popular throughout the capital, and even the Kangxi Emperor heard his story.
Since then, in addition to relying on Fushui and other methods to treat others, Zhu Fangdan has also recruited disciples in the area of Huguang, and there is an endless stream of people who come to seek medical treatment, and thousands of people line up at his door every day.
Zhu Fangdan has simply become a god-like existence in the eyes of local officials, and in the eyes of everyone, he is a big Internet celebrity with countless fans.
This is a story written by Li Guangdi, and Li Guangdi was a great Confucian during the Kangxi period, and his official position has a certain weight in the Wen Chen, so this story should not be fake, so could all this be a coincidence?
Could the "divine skill" possessed by Zhu Fangdan be a trick? Is there any emphasis on blessings and misfortunes?
Such a stormy figure, some people are crazy and some people step on it, and soon bad things will come to the door.
The governor of the Huguang area is called Dong Guoxing, who is well-informed and has a far-sighted vision.
After hearing this rumor, he thought that Zhu Fangdan was deceiving the people, and that a grass people could make the ministers worship, and if he gathered the crowd to rebel in the future, the consequences would be unimaginable.
So the first thing he did after taking office was to order Zhu Fangdan to be arrested on charges of being a demon and escorted to the capital.
On that day, almost hundreds of people came to see him off on the street, which shows how influential he is.
However, Zhu Fangdan's psychological quality is particularly good, not only did he not show panic and fear, but also calmly told everyone that he would not have any major problems this time.
And it turns out to be true, what is going on here?
It turned out that after Zhu Fangdan was escorted to the capital, it happened to coincide with the sixtieth birthday of Empress Xiaozhuangwen.
In order to celebrate his mother's birthday, Kangxi issued an edict granting amnesty to the world, so Zhu Fangdan's crime was not established.
Because he did not incite the people and did not act against the imperial court, he was pardoned.
Since then, under the word of mouth of the people, Zhu Fangdan's reputation for predicting the future has spread throughout Beijing.
Through studying the records of the "Essays on Liunan", it was found that he was not only pardoned, but also summoned by the emperor himself, and Kangxi also left him in the inner city.
So a "seeking the Tao" began from this, and Zhu Fangdan became even more famous, and all the ministers and important officials came to visit.
One day, the imperial prince's concubine had a difficult birth, and at a critical moment, everyone thought of Zhu Fangdan.
But Zhu Shenxian did not enter the delivery room for half a step, and kept sitting with his eyes closed in another hall, and Prince Yu's princess gave birth to a baby safely.
According to the literature, Zhu Fangdan used his ideas to help the princess give birth, and as soon as this happened, Zhu Fangdan's great name was completely known in the capital, and his spells conquered many people.
Among the people, he is a "living immortal", and even the royal family and state Qi want to win over Zhu Fangdan, and at this time he has invisibly become a generation of "demon people".
Soon after, Zhu Fangdan returned to his hometown, but unexpectedly caught up with the San Francisco Rebellion initiated by Wu Sangui.
Originally, Wu Sangui wanted to invite Zhu Fangdan to guard the town, so that he could use his reputation to prove to the people that he was the best choice to be ordered by heaven.
Unexpectedly, before Wu Sangui could make a move, Kangxi preemptively summoned him to the palace again and asked him for his views on the rebellion.
Zhu Fangdan had already seen the emperor's thoughts, so he spoke, wait two or three years, the situation will definitely change slightly, he also claimed that he was greatly favored by the dynasty and would never dare to bear it, and after the emperor listened to the words, he had a bottom in his heart.
Just at the right time, Dong Guoxing returned to the capital, and he could not have imagined that the prisoner he captured would become a big red man beside Kangxi.
So Dong Guoxing was worried that Zhu Fangdan would retaliate against him, and after a long time, he actually scared out many diseases.
When Zhu Fangdan heard this, he hurried to visit Dong Guoxing, and then specially made a bowl of soup medicine for him and drew a talisman.
After Dong Guoxing finished drinking, his heart disease was cured, and it turned out that the medicine was made of rootless water and boy's urine.
His miracles have survived to this day, and there are many doubts about him.
After that, people's views on the strange man Zhu Fangdan differed, so what did the truth of the matter look like?
In the end, Zhu Fangdan did not choose to stay in the capital, but decided to start his travel career.
From Huguang to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he accumulated a large number of fans, and in the process of his travels, he also concentrated on writing two books, "Zhong Supplement" and "Zhongqin Secretary", which are now lost.
According to the documents of the general history of the Qing Dynasty, everyone may think that he is a charlatan, but the content of the books he wrote is actually scientific thought.
For example, "Zhong Supplement" is a book that combines Chinese medicine and qigong, and in another book he wrote, he openly questioned Cheng Zhu Lixue.
He speculated that human thoughts are controlled by the brain, not by the new control recognized by conventional medicine.
This sentence was regarded as a challenge to authority at that time, and this matter attracted great attention in the capital, and all the ministers asked the emperor to severely punish Zhu Fangdan.
Finally, in 1681, Zhu Fangdan was exiled to Ninguta, his disciples were all beheaded, and two of his works were destroyed.
In ancient times, the wisdom of the people had not yet been opened, they were very convinced of the deeds of the gods, and the military officials also respected Zhu Fangdan.
But in Kangxi's eyes, this is a dangerous signal, even if he has no intention of rebelling, but his ability to excel is a sin.
Therefore, even if Zhu Shenxian could lead the trend in the capital with his skills, he could no longer protect him in the face of the cold imperial heart technique.
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