Who is the fortune teller of Shangshui Wonder?

Fortune-telling by a strange man in Sheung Shui

Yuan Tiangang's prediction ability is greatly exaggerated, but Yuan Tiangang should really have the ability to face things, and most of his predictions are correct. Otherwise, the world will not specially praise him as "the best fortuneteller in the world".

Speaking of fortune tellers, many people may think of fortune tellers who set up stalls. They often have a tall person's air and their words are obscure. They threaten to break people's lives and death, which is considered as good luck or bad luck. However, most of them are just charlatans, and the so-called physiognomy is actually a lie. But there really were many mysterious physiognomists in ancient times, such as Yuan Tiangang, the most famous one.

Yuan Tiangang is a Sichuanese, and his father Yuan Shouyi once lived in Wang Sheng. After the defeat of Wang, Yuan Shouyi returned to his hometown to live in seclusion. Yuan Tiangang was born in a poor family when he was young, but he was fond of reading, studying, mastering skills and studying physiognomy. Yuan Tiangang was invited by his good friend Zhang Jianzhi to be an official in Sui Dynasty.

After Luoyang settled down, Yuan Tiangang became more and more famous, and his physiognomy prediction was extremely accurate. Many people are coming for Yuan Tiangang's face. At that time, Du Yan, Wang Jue and Wei Ting came to see Yuan Tiangang and asked him to visit fortune-teller. Yuan Tiangang said to Du Yan: "If Gong Lantian succeeds and learns widely, there must be officials and relatives to picket." Later, he said to Wang Jue, "The three pavilions are successful, and heaven and earth are in harmony. Ten years later, they will be awarded five important positions. " Then Yuan Tiangang predicted Wei Tingzhi's way: "The public face is like the face of a beast. You are sincere in making friends. You must have been brought by a scholar friend. At first it was Wu Zhi. " After Yuan Tiangang showed Du Yan the photos, he said to them, "Twenty years later, I'm afraid the three sages will share the blame. I'll pay them back as soon as I go." (Old Tang Book)

If we can predict Du Yan's official career by observing their talent, morality and behavior, then Yuan Tiangang's appearance as Wu Zetian is really untraceable. Wu Zetian met Yuan Tiangang after her family moved to Shu. Su Yangwen, the mother of Wu Zetian, is very famous in Yuan Tiangang, so she first showed her two sons to Yuan Tiangang. Yuan Tiangang said: "An official has three qualities. He protects his family.

Then Yang took out Wu Zetian's sister, and Yuan Tiangang said, "This woman is expensive and bad for her husband." Yang was very unhappy, so he decided to test Yuan Tiangang. She asked the servant to take the newly born Wu Zetian out, and then lied to Yuan Tiangang that she was a boy. Yuan Tiangang was very surprised after seeing the photos of Wu Zetian. He said in shock: "Dragon pupil and phoenix neck are extremely expensive to test;" If it is a woman, it is the son of heaven. " (New Tang Book)

There are many legends about Yuan Tiangang. For example, folklore says that Yuan Tiangang is the son of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, and his mother was killed by Queen Dugu, so he was taken to Yuan's home to support him. In addition, the story of Yuan Tiangang's prediction that Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor has been circulated again and again, and has been recorded in detail in the Tang Dynasty and later generations, official history and unofficial history. Because Yuan Tiangang can predict the future and count people's good and bad luck. Therefore, Yuan Tiangang is a "god man", and there is also a legend that Yuan Tiangang and Li in the painting were born by immortals.

Yuan Tiangang has no family background and no power. The world can still worship him like this, and officials are flocking to him, which shows that he is really capable. In addition to his appearance, Yuan Tiangang has great attainments in astronomy, mathematics and other fields, and it is worthy of the name to say that he is an ancient scientist.