Fortune teller

In ancient times, physiognomy was mostly a metaphysical subject carefully studied by men, but since ancient times, Xu Fu in the Western Han Dynasty was a special case. Although she is a daughter, she is a master of physiognomy, and she has become a celebrity in the field of physiognomy. Her works, Miscellaneous Treatise on Five Senses, Listening to the Sound, Listening to the Ear and Xu Fu, are still widely circulated today.

When I was a child, Xu Fu showed extraordinary talent. She is obsessed with unpredictable and abstruse metaphysical books and can understand their meanings. This surprised her teacher, who often lamented, "If you are a man, you will become a master." Chui fook after listen to, not. She quoted the classics and eloquently refuted the teacher. She believes that only men can become a grandmaster, and women can still become a grandmaster. Facts have proved that Xu negative does have proud capital, and she verified her point of view with her own success.

In the early years of the Han Dynasty, Xu Fu was named a female singer because she was good at physiognomy and contributed to Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty. After Emperor Wen acceded to the throne, he was grateful to Xu Fu for helping their mother and son get rid of bad luck, and called Xu Fu his adoptive mother. At that time, there were two courtiers who were most favored by Emperor China. One is Qiu's son, Zhou Yafu, a warrior and a talented general. The other is Deng Tong, the inner minister. Emperor Wen called him Huang Toulang and liked him very much.

One day, when both of them were present, Emperor Wen invited his foster mother Xu Fu to tell the fortune of the two most trusted courtiers. Chui fook approached the two men, observed them and said that they were all outstanding. Then he carefully examined the wrinkles on their faces, shook his head again and again and said, "Strange! Although both of them are rich and expensive, why are the endings so similar? "

Emperor Wen was puzzled and asked Xu why he shook his head and sighed. Pointing to Zhou Yafu, Xu Fu said, "A general will be a marquis for three years, a prime minister for eight years, and starve to death for nine years." He also said to Deng Tong, "Your future career will be prosperous and you will be deeply loved by the holy family. Even if you are a doctor, you can't escape starvation. "

Wendi Deng, Zhou Yafu and Deng Tong don't believe it, but they are all skeptical. They think it's a coincidence. In addition, Zhou Yafu and Deng Tong were more or less officials, well paid and loved by the emperor. How could they starve to death? Seeing that the three men didn't believe him, Xu Fu said, "You both have vertical entrances on your faces, which is a sign of starvation! Just wait and see if you don't believe me. "

After listening to his adoptive mother's explanation, Wendi was dubious. Because he liked Deng Tong so much, he decided to change the fate of Deng Tong with imperial power. Then he gave Deng Tong a lot of gold, silver and jade articles, and gave him a bronze mountain, allowing him to make money privately, making Deng Tong very rich. In addition, Wendi continued to promote Deng Tong and increase his nobles, making him increasingly prominent. In this way, Deng Tongguan and Cai have both. If anyone says he will starve to death again, it may be a big joke.

After Wendi died, Jingdi succeeded to the throne. The first thing he did after taking office was to confiscate Deng Tong's property, take back Tongshan and confiscate all his property. Deng Tong eventually starved to death in the street like a beggar. After putting down the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, Zhou Yafu was also appointed as prime minister. However, due to his rigid personality, he was gradually alienated and hated by Jingdi, and was reported by his servants as soon as he rebelled. Jingdi handed him over to the judicial court for trial. Zhou Yafu couldn't stand this humiliation and went on a hunger strike in prison. Finally, he starved to death, and he was killed!