In the history of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, an acquaintance visited his son. What did the man say when he saw Yang Guang?

Yang Guang, King of Jin, has seen physiognomy, and so has Yi Fu Li Hong, a famous physiognomist in Sui and Tang Dynasties. Yi Fu Li Hong was born in Gaotang, Zhou Bei, probably in Qinghe, Hebei today. Yi Fu Li Hong looked at Yang Guang's face and concluded: "Your majesty's bones are very strong, and he must be the master of all things. I sincerely hope that the discipline is in virtue."

Considering the identity of Yang Guang, this passage by Yi Fu Li Hong can only be said to be quite satisfactory. Even if it doesn't match the facts in the future, it won't be too wrong.

When Yang Guang ascended the throne, the other party attached great importance to art, and all the magicians were summoned to the capital, which was placed by the imperial court in a unified way, and Yi Fu Li Hong was appointed to be in charge of the management. In this way, it is not only convenient for Emperor Yang Di's own counselors at ordinary times, but also can control these magicians to prevent them from serving and using people with their will and making false claims for wealth.

There was chaos in the late Sui Dynasty, and Emperor Yang Guang of Yang Di was very upset. Can the throne be stable? Can you save your life? It has become a big worrying problem. Yang Guang has also studied physiognomy attentively. He must have seen himself, looked in the mirror and was full of doubts. He remembered Alfred Li Hong's correct prediction, so he called him in and asked him to re-examine himself.

When the situation is in danger and chaos, we can make a general judgment of the situation without any specific magic, and the end of Emperor Yang Di is even more obvious. Yi Fu Li Hong naturally dared not say it, but Yang Di forced him to tell the truth: "Take a good look, what is my ending?" I know physiognomy myself. If your conclusion is different from mine, you have deceived me and you will be sentenced to death. "

Helpless, Yi Fu Li Hong can only say euphemistically: "According to the photo album, if an ordinary person looks like your Majesty, it will not come to a good end." However, I also heard that saints don't match. A saint is different from a mortal. Of course, we can't use the same standard to judge the quality of life and death. "

This answer satisfied Emperor Yang Di. But in any case, it is always possible to have a bad ending. Emperor Yang Di didn't want others to know this big secret. He was very kind to Yi Fu Li Hong and didn't kill him, but he was under strict surveillance. It is forbidden to talk to others casually to avoid revealing secrets.

E-Fu Li Hong looks at fortune-teller, not only paying attention to a person's appearance. In the Sui Dynasty, Cui Xue, a Yin man in Fen, was killed in rebellion, and his son Xue Dading was implicated, reduced to an official slave and exiled. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Dading asked Yi Fu Li Hong to tell his fortune. Yi Fu Li Hong is very rude. He glanced at it briefly, concluded that Xue Dading had been a slave, and said, "Look at your head, you will know that you are a thief and an official slave. What is there to see? "

Xue Dading was embarrassed by some words, and then Yi Fu Li Hong softened his attitude and asked him to take off his clothes and look at his whole body from top to bottom. He said: "On the surface, he is an official slave, but from the waist down, he shows a noble appearance and will become a state and county official in the future."

Later, Xue Dading did achieve Cangzhou secretariat, and his achievements were considerable.

Lai He and Ding Wei visited fortune-teller for Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty and Yang Guang's father and son, and always emphasized forehead and eyes, which was related to the theory of physiognomy in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. For example, a popular saying at that time was: "A person with a seven-foot shape is not as good as a one-foot face; A foot's face is not as good as an inch's eye. "

The era of Yi Fu Li Hong was later than that of Lai and Ding Wei. Judging from Xue Dading's example, he looks at people's faces, focusing on his head and face, which is the difference between him and Lai and Ding Wei.

At the beginning, Ding Wei hoped that Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty would "love himself" and Yi Fu Li Hong advised Yang Guang to "quit in virtue", all of which emphasized the importance of moral character over backbone, and thought that life situations were often influenced by personal moral character, which was discussed in Xunzi:

It is better to choose surgery than to talk, and it is better to choose surgery than to talk. The appearance is overwhelming, and the heart is overwhelming. The technique is right and the heart is smooth, and the shape is disgusting and good, which is harmless to the gentleman. Although good-hearted and evil-hearted, it is harmless to the villains.

Art here refers to Taoism, which emphasizes the good and evil of mind, that is, the importance of morality. Yang Guang inherited the beauty of his father, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, but his thoughts were so evil that he was finally driven down from the high position of the emperor and even put his life in danger.