What was the name of Tao Hongjing, a famous hermit in the Southern and Northern Dynasties?

Although Tao Hongjing experienced the Song and Qi Dynasties, he is generally considered to be from Nanliang. It is said that the name "Liang" of this country is also related to him. Xiao Yan, the founding emperor of Liang Dynasty, had an early contact with Tao Hongjing, but when he ascended the throne, he came to consult Tao Hongjing because his title was uncertain. Tao Hongjing made several divinations and found that it was a "beam", so he wrote to Xiao Yan, saying that "beam" was good for the country's luck. So the title of "beam" was established.

At that time, Tao Hongjing had been living in seclusion in Maoshan. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked him to go out to North Korea to be an official. He personally wrote him a letter and gave him a deerskin headscarf. Later, he added several employment gifts. However, Tao Hongjing never agreed. He drew a picture for Emperor Wu. There are two cows in the picture. One cow was eating water grass, the other cow was wearing a golden head, and someone took a rope and drove him away with a stick. Two cows, the former is his reclusive self, and the latter is his official, who enjoys wealth but loses his freedom. When Emperor Wu saw this painting, he smiled and said, "This man has no earthly pursuit, but only wants to imitate the tortoise wagging its tail in Zhuangzi. How can he be an official and use it for me? " From then on, he no longer mentioned the appointment of Tao Hongjing as an official.

However, every time the country encounters a major event, Liang Wudi will send someone to Tao Hongjing for advice. There has been a constant exchange of letters between him and Tao Hongjing, often several letters every month. And every time Emperor Wu received his letter, he would burn incense and take it piously, and his attitude was very respectful and hard to see. So people at that time called Tao Hongjing "Prime Minister in the Mountain".