Blind fortune-telling couplets

One of the seven signs of the demise of the Qing Dynasty is Dourgen's fortune-telling.

Generally, when a society is about to collapse and perish, there will be various signs. This sign is actually a social prediction, and there is nothing mysterious.

Sign 1: Dourgen's fortune telling

At that time, the Qing Dynasty began to seize the Central Plains and March into Shanhaiguan. Regent Dourgen escorted six-year-old the emperor shunzhi Fu Lin into Beijing. When I walked to Qinglong Bridge in the suburbs of Beijing, I met a blind old man who could calculate divination. I saw a couplet hanging high on his six-foot shelf. "Blind people can see things through the ages, but bad hands can see the feeling of finding marriage." Dourgen saw you. Isn't that what I want to ask? Anyway, he can't see or know who I am. Then, he stepped forward and asked, "I heard that the troops outside the customs are coming in." I wonder if they can sit still in the world? ""I can sit in the world. " The blind fortune teller answered affirmatively without thinking. Dourgen exulted and asked, "How long can I sit?" The fortune teller didn't answer directly, but said two words that surprised Dourgen: "What you got from the Regent was what you lost to the Regent; Get it from orphans and widows, and lose it from orphans and widows. "The winner, the regent is dourgen, widows and orphans are Xiao Zhuang and his son Fu Lin. ; Lost, the Regent is Zai Feng, the father of Xuan Tong Emperor Puyi, and the orphans are Yulong and Xuan Tong Emperor Puyi. In the former, even if the Qing army entered the customs, it was necessary to listen to such a major event of regime change. The long-term confrontation between Ming and Jin will naturally lead to the inside story of the court, and it is not surprising that the blind man said so. The latter, as it says, seems prescient, but in fact it only tells the general law of dynasty decline. Look at the dynasties in history. Their demise means that the imperial power is weak, the powerful ministers are in power, and the orphans and widows face the court.

Symptom 2: Shunzhi asks about national luck

When Shunzhi proclaimed himself emperor, the Mongolian monk Zhebuzundanba came from Chaktu to congratulate him. Shunzhi asked about the national fortune of the Qing dynasty. He said, "Ten emperors are in prison and one is in Youzhou." The ten emperors were Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu and Xuan Tong. The ninth emperor Guangxu was imprisoned in Yingtai. "The first emperor was in Youzhou" refers to Xuan Tong, the son of Manchukuo in the north of Youzhou. If this sentence was really said by a Mongolian monk at that time, it would be a bit magical. What is his basis?

Symptom 3: Corresponding to Beijing City Gate

Others say that the names of the three dynasties that perished in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties correspond to the names of Sanmen in Beijing. The Yuan Dynasty died in Zhengzhi for 28 years, corresponding to Zhengyangmen; Ming Dynasty died in Chongzhen seventeen years, corresponding to Xuanwu Gate. In fact, this is obviously a by-law of later generations, because when the Yuan Dynasty perished, there was neither the Forbidden City nor the Zhengyang Gate. What does this have to do with the fate of the dynasty? The nine gates of Beijing are the most vivid embodiment of the functions of the dynasty. , according to its homophonic name is Hadamen; There is also the West Xuanwu Gate, which specializes in killing criminals. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was called Shuncheng Gate, and later it was changed to correspond to Chongwen Gate, which was built according to the etiquette system of Una, Wen Zuo. There are two gates in the north: Anding Gate in the east and Desheng Gate in the west, which are specially used to send troops to fight. Starting from sending troops to Andingmen, it shows that the purpose of fighting is to stabilize the world; Returning to Deshengmen and entering the city is a triumph. There are two doors in the east: Dongzhimen in the north, which is a special passage for transporting northeast timber and specialty products; There is the South Chaoyang Gate, which specializes in transporting food and products from the south. Named after opening the door to welcome the morning sun. There are two doors in the west and Xizhimen in the north, which are special channels for transporting water. Specifically, the spring water of Yuquan Mountain is transported into the city; There is also Nanfuchengmen, which is a special channel for transporting coal. Specifically, the coal in Mentougou area is transported into the city. The nine schools have their own functions, and most of the existing names come from the Qing Dynasty. Beijing was called nine counties in Qing Dynasty. He is in charge of these nine families. It is obviously not self-evident that it symbolizes the national luck of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.

Symptom 4: The prediction of Zeng Guofan's aides.

Zhao Liewen is Zeng Guofan's chief of staff. In June of the sixth year of Tongzhi, Zhao Dui once said: "The public order and good customs in the world have been around for a long time and will collapse. But the main power is heavy and the atmosphere is not open. Heartbroken, the game will not break. In terms of intensity, the disaster of another day will come first, and then the country will have no owner and the people will govern themselves. Within fifty years. " He predicted that within 50 years, the Qing Dynasty would completely perish and become a separatist regime. Forty-four years later, when the Wuchang Revolution broke out and the Qing Dynasty collapsed, China really fell into the chaos of "private business".

Sign 5: Zhang Zhidong's lament

On August 2 1 day and night, Zhang Zhidong, an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, fell ill in Xuantongyuan. Regent Zai Feng came to see Zhang Zhidong and comforted him, saying, "The main hall is a loyal country with a good reputation. Take good care of it. " After leaving, Zhang Zhidong said to Chen: "The national luck has been exhausted!" Two years later, the National Games ended.

Symptom 6: Li Hongzhang engages in westernization.

Li Hongzhang, a famous minister of ZTE, once lamented: "I have been engaged in westernization all my life, and all of them are paper houses to scare people." It looks impressive. There is wind and rain, and it rains everywhere. There will be no opportunity to rob Peter to pay Paul. The capsizing situation is irreversible.

Above the cold. Zeng Guofan, Zhang Zhidong, Li Hongzhang and other people who have been in the center for a long time have seen the essence of the Qing Dynasty so clearly.

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