Zhu Yuanzhang asked about the life expectancy, and the Taoist priest "lived one day longer than me", and Zhu Yuanzhang decisively "then cut it".
That's right"Heavenly secrets must not be revealed"。For some unknown and mysterious things, people always have an inexplicable awe. But many times, we are also filled with a strong curiosity and want to get a glimpse into the future. As a result, there were fortune telling, physiognomy, divination and other divination techniques.
Is there truth in it?In fact, if there is no absolute truth, there will not be so many people to pursue it, and it will not be passed down for thousands of years. There are many legends about fortune telling. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang asked a Taoist priest about his life, and the Taoist priest replied:"Live one more day than I am", Zhu Yuanzhang said:"Cut it out"。Why is that?
The so-called Taoist priests are supposed to assist Taoist thinking and practice for the people. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were Taoist priests who admired nature, observed celestial phenomena, and comprehended the mysteries of heaven and earth and the laws of nature.
The representatives of Taoist thought that we are familiar with: Laozi, Zhuangzi, and Liezi, they have been famous all over the world during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and a hundred schools of thought contended. This also influenced many Taoist enthusiasts in later generations to believe in Taoism.
In addition, some rulers cultivated more immortals and alchemy, hoping to rule for thousands of generations, so that the family has developed to a certain extent. Gradually, more and more people began to learn Taoist thought.
But not everyone can grasp it, and not everyone can understand the happiness of the gods, so although there are many Taoist priests, the level is not balanced. Some people genuinely love it and study it seriously, while others use it as a gimmick and a means to make a living.
Ordinary people can't tell the difference between the good and bad of these so-called immortal cultivators. After all, the level of science and culture in ancient times was not high, so people were often deceived and suffered material and spiritual losses as a result.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's time, shortly after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, there was also a famous Taoist priest. At that time, people had just experienced a war, and they were suffering from living in the war for a long time. People naturally want to live a peaceful life, so they are eager to know the good fortune and misfortune of the dynasty, and this is when the Taoist priest appeared.
Now, as future generations, we can certainly know the development and direction of history, but how can people in the depths of the torrent of the times know this?Moreover, this Taoist priest is very good at playing with people's hearts and is good at rhetoric, so people have to bow down to him and fool the villagers for a while.
After all, this is just metaphysics, and it is impossible for people to fully believe all this, otherwise it will trigger more severe cholera. This is also the reason why the development of the city was not smooth at that time.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who has just ascended the throne, is in a good mood. When the ministers saw the smooth weather and the peace of the country and the people recorded in the archives, Zhu Yuanzhang was undoubtedly very proud and happy, because this was his world after all.
Because he had only come out of the lowest strata of society and knew the difficult conditions of the people, he felt that he could visit them specifically to see if their lives were really so smooth. So, on this day, Zhu Yuanzhang disguised himself as an ordinary person and came to the town with a few personal guards.
After entering the town, Zhu Yuanzhang found that the residents here were not as rich and peaceful as he imagined, but all of them were yellow and thin, and they looked even poorer. This surprised Zhu Yuanzhang, could it be that the people in this town have special problems?
He stopped a passer-by to ask the reason, the main reason is that there is a Taoist priest in the town, and when people want to go to worship, they are busy looking for this Taoist priest to ask for divination, and the common people have no time to do things, which eventually leads to the current situation.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was experiencing strong winds and waves, couldn't help but want to meet this Taoist priest to see if he really had such great wisdom. Zhu Yuanzhang naturally doesn't believe in these prophecies, he thinks these prophecies are just deceptive lies.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the Taoist priest, he knew at a glance that he was not a real immortal Taoist priest. Because of the light reflected from time to time by those two little eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang recognized him at a glance. When this Taoist priest saw Zhu Yuanzhang, his first feeling was that he had an extraordinary bearing, although he was dressed ordinarily, his demeanor was not an ordinary person.
Especially the few people who came behind Zhu Yuanzhang, all of them were big men, and they seemed to be difficult to deal with. Therefore, the Taoist priest did not point at Xuan Ci, but directly asked Zhu Yuanzhang what he was doing.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not beat around the bush, and directly asked about his lifespan. Theoretically, everyone wants to get as long as possible, and Zhu Yuanzhang is no exception. However, the Taoist priest knew that saying this would be a sycophant, and he would lose the spirituality of Taoism.
So, what exactly should he say in order to avoid offending this person in front of the person who comes?The Taoist priest glanced around with his eyes, and thought about it"Your reputation can outweigh mine for a day"。He replied. This answer seems perfect, because while he is flattering Zhu Yuanzhang, he is also protecting his own life. After all, if Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand in front of a Taoist priest, he said that he would not live long.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like this explanation, but laughed and ordered his subordinates to take him away"Decapitation"。As soon as these three words came out, Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates quickly took the life of the Taoist priest before they could react.
I believe many people don't understand why Zhu Yuanzhang did this. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang did this to expose the Taoist priest's lies. He knew that the Taoist priest would definitely be alive after he died. The next day, when Zhu Yuanzhang appeared in front of everyone in a grand manner, it turned out that the Taoist priest was telling a lie.
As a result, no one believed in these prophecies anymore. People no longer go to Taoist temples to offer incense, and life gradually calms down. It should be said that Zhu Yuanzhang still treats these people very well and manages the country well.