This mysterious family was the Yuan family at that time. It is mysterious not because it stands out, but because its family members have incomparable abilities, that is, they are quite good at facial expressions, geomantic omen and prophecy. Yuan Jia had two diviners, Yuan Shoucheng and Yuan Tiangang, and both of them had admirable deeds.
Let's look at Yuan Tiangang first.
Yuan Tiangang, a famous physiognomist in the early years of Tang Dynasty, was proficient in geomantic omen, eight diagrams, six benevolence and five elements, especially in physiognomy. According to the New Tang Book, when Yuan Tiangang was not an official, he happened to meet Wu Zetian, who was still in infancy, and immediately saw that Wu Zetian was an emperor. Subsequent historical development also proved Yuan Tiangang's prediction that Wu Zetian eventually became the only female emperor in the history of China.
It is said that the dry tombs of Wu Zetian and Li Zhi in Tang Gaozong have been well preserved, which is also due to Yuan Tiangang. At that time, Wu Zetian heard that Yuan Tiangang and his apprentice Li had profound attainments in geomantic omen, so she asked them to choose a treasure trove of geomantic omen as their grave after death. In the end, both of them chose Liangshan, 6 kilometers north of Ganxian County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, where Wu Zetian built the mausoleum.
Generally speaking, psychics can't tell fortune, otherwise they will be condemned by God. However, Yuan Tiangang is an exception. He can not only tell fortune, but also accurately calculate his death date. In the early years of Wude, Gao Shilian once asked him, "What kind of official will you be in the end?" Tian Gang said: "In April this summer, my luck ran out." Sure enough, plough died as scheduled, when he was in charge of the fire well.
Secondly, let's talk about Yuan Shoucheng.
Yuan Tiangang's uncle Yuan Shoucheng is more capable than his nephew Yuan Tiangang. It is said that Yuan Shoucheng is not only an ordinary person, but also the fate of the gods in the sky. Known as "knowing before and after, breaking the yin and yang", he once killed a fairy.
At that time, there was a fisherman in Chang 'an who often invited Yuan Shoucheng to drink, take a bath and take a sauna. They have a good relationship. In order to repay the fisherman, Yuan Shoucheng would remind him from time to time when and where to fish in the net. As a result, many Shui people in Jinghe were arrested, which made King Jinghe quite angry and became Untitled Scholar's trouble to find Yuan Shoucheng.
One day, King Jinghe came to the fortune-telling booth in Yuan Shoucheng and asked him to calculate when and when it will rain tomorrow, and accurately tell the number of rain points. Yuan Shoucheng knew that the man in front of him was King Jinghe, but he was not afraid at all. He directly said the time and point of rain and made a bet with King Jinghe.
Jinghe Dragon King thinks he is the Rain Dragon God. How can a mortal Yuan Shoucheng know when it will rain before himself? He is sure to win the bet. No sooner had he returned to Jinghe Shuifu than the Jade Emperor ordered that it would rain in Chang 'an tomorrow, with the same time and rainfall as Yuan Shoucheng said. However, King Jinghe changed the time and number of rainfall without authorization in order to win this gambling game.
How could this matter escape the jade emperor's eyes? The practice of King Jinghe violated dogma, and the Jade Emperor sent Wei Zhi to behead King Jinghe, which was also expected by Yuan Shoucheng. Therefore, Yuan Shoucheng is by no means a mortal, even the immortal dragon king is easily considered dead. Is it something that ordinary people can do?
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