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[Don't look] In the history of the mainland, there is a group of strange people who are wise and close to demons, they are proficient in metaphysics, they can calculate the future, like the ancient strange people Ghost Guzi, who are familiar with the art of vertical and horizontal slashing, and the dragon slashing madman Liu Bowen's "Burning Cake Song" also predicts the history of the next five hundred years.
And Yuan Tiangang, who is known as the first strange man in China, his "Push Back Diagram" predicted the fortunes of the next thousand years, and even the "Old Book of Tang" said that his physiognomy was like a god, and he was a god in the population at that time.
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The young Yuan Tiangang died with his magical physiognometry
Yuan Tiangang was born in the land of Bashu, his family was poor, and when he was a teenager, he had a restrained and stable personality, he liked to be quiet and did not like to move, and often sat and read alone. He was particularly fascinated by ancient metaphysical knowledge, which he saw as the key to exploring the mysteries of life and the universe.
During the day, he would go to the ancient book house in the village to read the classics, and at night, he would study hard by candle fire, his eyes were short-sighted, but he was still thirsty for knowledge.
Yuan Tiangang believed that the I Ching and other classics contained an understanding of the laws of the world, and as long as he was careful enough, he could understand the wisdom of his ancestors.
He also believes in karma, believing that human circumstances are created by past lives, so he is not discouraged in the face of poverty, but studies harder in the hope of changing his destiny. It can be said that when he was a teenager, Yuan Tiangang showed an exceptionally strong interest and enthusiasm for metaphysical knowledge.
During the Sui Dynasty, Yuan Tiangang served as a minor official in the imperial court, and he was famous for his divination skills and was known as the "half-immortal". In the early Tang Dynasty, he went to Luoyang on the recommendation of his friend Zhang Cambodiazhi, and by this time Yuan Tiangang's name had spread far and wide, and many people came to seek advice.
On one occasion, three young officials, Du Yan, Wang Jue, and Wei Ting, approached Yuan Tiangang and asked him to speculate on their fate based on their physiognomy. Yuan Tiangang instructed the three to think quietly, first removing the stroke of the word "wang", and then saying the first word that came to mind. Du Yan said "soil", Wang Jue said "work", and Wei Ting said "dry".
After hearing this, Yuan Tiangang pondered for a moment and gave a prophecy: Du Yan is restrained and steady, and he will become a great vessel, Wang Jue is down-to-earth and simple, his official fortune is prosperous, Wei Ting is impulsive and reckless, if he does not converge, he is afraid that he will suffer a little. Afterwards, it turned out that the fate of the three turned out to be as Yuan Tiangang said.
In fact, this seemingly simple word measurement game reflects Yuan Tiangang's in-depth study of Chinese characters and people's hearts. Yuan Tiangang often uses this word measuring game to gain insight into a person's personality. He believes that removing the different strokes of the character "wang", there will be four situations: "soil", "three", "work" and "dry". These four words represent different personality traits.
The word "soil" represents stability and generosity, the word "three" means flexible thinking and creativity, the word "work" seems plain but will not have much ups and downs, and the word "dry" implies strong execution, but may grow too fast and easy to hit a wall.
This seemingly simple word measurement game has become a great way for Yuan Tiangang to meet people. Through this game, he speculates about a person's inner world and destiny with amazing accuracy, and this connection between Chinese characters and people's hearts shows Yuan Tiangang's unique research and insight into Chinese characters.
After careful consideration, he calculated that Du Yan would be known for his literary style and articles in the future, while Wang Jue had the ability to govern the country, and his official fortune would be prosperous, and he could reach the rank of a five-rank official; Wei Ting was resolute and courageous, and in the future, he would show himself as a martial artist and become a general. But all three will encounter setbacks after their discovery, and they will meet him again.
Sure enough, all three later went well, but they were deposed together because they were implicated in Yang Wengan's mutiny. When he asked for advice again, Yuan Tiangang did not change his original intention, and once again predicted that they would eventually soar to the top, and eventually they would be able to live in the third rank. The historical trajectory was also as he expected, and the three regained power during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, all of whom were promoted to the third rank.
Legend has it that Yuan Tiangang also showed the young Wu Zetian. He said that if Wu Zetian is a man, it is a pity, and if he is a woman, he will be the lord of the day. After all, it was difficult for ancient society to imagine that a woman could become an emperor, but Yuan Tiangang saw Wu Zetian's extraordinary temperament with his extraordinary ability to foresee. Later, Wu Zetian really ruled the world, becoming the first and only female emperor in Chinese history.
It can be said that with his love of metaphysics and extraordinary prophetic ability, Yuan Tiangang showed amazing physiognomy talent when he was a teenager, which also laid the foundation for him to become a master later, from Du Yan three to Wu Zetian's allusions, we can see that Yuan Tiangang has been miraculous in his early years, which is breathtaking.
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The word measuring toy in Yuan Tiangang's hand
This skill of measuring words and reading people, Yuan Tiangang is not easy to show, only a few confidants can appreciate, those who have frequent exchanges in the officialdom, most of them only know that Yuan Tiangang is good at face, but face is ultimately limited to external appearance, these understandings allow Yuan Tiangang to gain insight into a person's fundamental character and ambition, more accurate than face.
Yuan Tiangang also kept saying that this kind of word measurement can perfectly predict a person's fate. He believes that people's personalities are multifaceted and changeable, and need to be combined with the environment and circumstances of the time, and Chinese characters are only one of the reference angles.
But this word measuring game has indeed become a major feature of his method of reading people.
Many people who came to ask for advice, after hearing Yuan Tiangang let remove the word "king", will fall into deep thought, this seemingly simple action, people involuntarily think of their own character bias, Yuan Tiangang seems to capture that moment of inspiration, from which to see the true essence of a person.
This method of measuring and reading people undoubtedly demonstrates Yuan Tiangang's knowledge and wisdom. But he does not boast about it, and is always humble and restrained. Just as he predicted to Du Yan and the other three back then, Yuan Tiangang used words to see their advantages and disadvantages, but he only earnestly made suggestions, and did not reveal people's scars, although he was quite famous, his character was still as thick and steady as the word "soil".
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Ancient Chinese characters and political trends
The invention of Chinese characters opened a new era of Chinese civilization and also gave birth to a unique Chinese character culture in ancient China. In the minds of the ancients, Chinese characters contain the mysteries and mysteries between heaven and earth.
The combination of Chinese characters was regarded as an important means of exploring the future and speculating about fate, so ancient China appeared the number of sophistication that used Chinese characters to predict auspiciousness.
First, the origin of Chinese character measurement
According to legend, Cangjie, a subordinate of the Yellow Emperor, created a writing to record the names of all things in the world. Before the advent of writing, the ancients used knotted ropes for notes.
The invention of Chinese characters brought mankind into the era of civilization. The ancients believed that writing was created by saints receiving providence, and that nature and the universe were connected with the five elements of yin and yang.
They believed that writing contained incomprehensible power and could penetrate the hidden laws of heaven and earth, so the ancients tried to explore the changes in the fortunes of things by analyzing the strokes of Chinese characters and dismantling the structure of Chinese characters. This laid the foundation for the development of word-measuring in later generations.
2. Chinese character measurement in the Western Han Dynasty
Chinese character measurement was popularized on a large scale during the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, the rulers combined Confucianism with Zhou Yi Bagua to form the Tianren Induction Theory.
The number of weiwei shu came into being, and the measurement of Chinese characters became one of the important means of predicting auspiciousness. The Western Han Dynasty believed that the combination of words could reflect the will of God, and tried to speculate about the direction of the political situation through words. For example, the phrase "those who represent the Han should be Tu Gao", later generations of sophisticators carried out various interpretations, causing political turmoil.
Third, the prosperity of Chinese character measurement during the Sui and Tang dynasties
During the turbulent period of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the political situation changed frequently, and the number of sophistications prevailed. At that time, many commoners, dignitaries and dignitaries consulted the master of Zhao Wei to divinate their fate.
Yuan Tiangang was the most famous master of Chinese character surveying at that time. He was good at judging the weakness of people's character from the various strokes of the character "king", and was well received by aristocratic officials. He represents the side of Chinese character measurement that satisfies people's thirst for certainty in the future.
Fourth, the cultural connotation of Chinese character measurement
Ancient China formed a unique cultural circle of Chinese characters. Kanji itself is given a mysterious color. The political turmoil has further fueled people's dependence on wei and word measurement.
By analyzing the structure of words, numerology is speculated, which reflects the unique way of thinking of ancient Chinese. The Chinese character measurement reveals the unique understanding of the ancient Chinese about words, destiny and the sense of heaven and man. It opened up China's unique cultural heritage.
5. The historical influence of Chinese character measurement
Although the scientific nature of the Chinese character measurement is questionable, it influenced the political landscape of ancient China. Many careerists use Chinese characters to demagoguery and seek personal gain.
It also reflects the ancients' quest for certainty in turbulent times. Chinese character measurement emphasizes the unity of heaven and man, reflecting the overall concept of Chinese culture. It contains the unique ideological connotation of Chinese civilization and has had a profound impact on the culture of later generations.
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epilogue
The ancients showed unique wisdom and imagination through their interpretation of Chinese characters. However, in today's society, should we still believe that Chinese characters have the magic of predicting fate? This makes me wonder, how would the ancients feel if they were reborn today.
Will they also question the accuracy of ancient methods and try to verify their mysteries with modern science? Many superstitions in history have been overturned today, but this does not negate the spirit of the ancients who dared to explore the unknown.
We should admire their creativity and thinking beyond the limits of their time, and remain open and truth-seeking, and continue to explore the mysteries of life and the world.