Zhu Yuanzhang asked Xiangshi, "When will you die?"Xiang Shi replied, "Today!."Zhu Yuanzhang smiled open-mindedly
In ancient times, when science and technology were relatively backward, people's understanding of nature and destiny was often based on superstition about the destiny and providence of heaven. According to this requirement, the fortune teller, as the prophet of the destiny of heaven, became the trusted propagator of destiny of the ancients. At that time, whether it was a wedding or funeral, or praying for good fortune and misfortune, whether it was the common people or the supreme emperor and general, most of them had to listen to the words of fortune tellers.
On the road from the bottom to the struggle for imperial power, Zhu Yuanzhang not only hired Liu Bowen, the most famous scholar in the world, and entrusted him with important tasks, but also invited other famous scholars to his own destiny many times.
Among them is the Xiangshi Liu Rixin, Zhu Yuanzhang because he has accurately lived his own fate, so he is very respectful and kind to him. When he was interrogated for participating in the riots, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him:"When are you going to die?When are you going to die?Liu Yong admitted that he would die today, so Zhu Yuanzhang took his life to fulfill it. What is the reason for this?
Unlike Liu Bowen, Liu Rixin was famous for physiognomy in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty, but his reputation was far inferior to Liu Bowen. The reason is very simple, in addition to physiognomy, he is far inferior to Liu Bowen in other aspects, especially in governing the country and assisting the government.
Therefore, Liu Rixin will not have the opportunity to join the Ming army and become a vassal of the hero, Zhu Yuanzhang will only ask him to calculate the fortune, Liu Rixin's impression is quite correct, just a strange person in the rivers and lakes.
Liu Rixin met Zhu Yuanzhang in a fortune-telling before he became emperor. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was stationed in the local area, and he heard that there was a fortune teller who calculated very accurately, so he invited him to the army to serve the fate of the soldiers, hinting that he wanted to ask for good luck.
Liu Rixin came to the barracks, and when he saw the soldiers under his command, he said that he would definitely be a marquis and subordinate to the dragon in the future. However, Liu Rixin had doubts about Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of the right-wing army. Zhu Yuanzhang was a little angry and asked him angrily if he was not as good as his generals.
Liu Rixin deliberately created a tense atmosphere, waiting for this problem. So, he pretended to be mysterious and let Zhu Yuanzhang chase left and right, Zhu Yuanzhang said:"You are naturally different from them, and don't say why, because the heavens cannot be revealed. According to my observation, in the future, you will definitely climb the high branches and live the life of the Ninety-Five.
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally very happy, because Liu Rixin left him a generous gift. At first, Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to receive a verbal gift, but he didn't expect to become the emperor later. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered Liu Rixin's original words and invited him into the palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, the generals and ministers were rewarded, and even the subordinates were stained, so Liu Rixin was the oldest"Blue eyes"and, of course, rewards and rewards. Zhu Yuanzhang intended to give Liu Rixin a small official seal, so that he would have nothing to do in the future, and asked him to measure his characters and make him look like one.
However, regardless of fame and fortune, Liu Rixin refused the official position, gold and silver promised to him by Zhu Yuanzhang, and only asked for a handwritten letter to him, so that he could travel in all countries and regions of the world without restrictions.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his request was completely in line with his understanding of the world, so he happily gave him a royal fan. The inscription on it reads:"An old man in the south of the Yangtze River, a man in the belly of the stars. Allow me to be the king, and the fruit should be immortal. The official does not want to give money, but does not give money. Hold this fan and walk the world"。Some of the words Liu Rixin said are his talent and his state of mind.
With the permission of Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Rixin traveled with this fan, and was courteous to the local government everywhere he went, and Liu Rixin also took this fan to travel abroad for 12 years without encountering any problems.
But one day twelve years later, Liu Rixin suddenly returned home, and when he saw his wife, he only said one sentence:"Besides, I have traveled for more than ten years, but I guessed that you were dying, so I came back to see you, and then went to the capital. "In other words, this time he will die in the capital.
Liu Rixin learned from his conversation with his wife that the real reason why his life was threatened was that he was involved in a conspiracy against him, but who was plotting against him?Why did Liu Rixin participate in fortune telling?The reason is actually very simple, it is because of greed.
The rebel general was the general of the Ming Dynasty, Lan Yu, who was brave and good at fighting, and became the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses after the founding of the country. Although he was considered a supporter of the crown prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Biao's early death made him the greatest threat to the emperor.
In order to ensure the throne of his grandson Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yuanzhang began to purge the heroes, including Lan Yu. As the saying goes: the birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden;The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook;Sappy's fate is basically sealed.
Liu Rixin was originally a petty bourgeoisie and did not deserve to be among the clear streams. It's a pity that he doesn't have the self-knowledge of Liu Bowen and others, so he came to the capital to muddy the waters, wanting to become famous in one fell swoop, but he inevitably set himself on fire.
When dealing with this batch of Lantian jade, Zhu Yuanzhang jokingly asked Liu Rixin:"Mr. Shen, isn't that what he counted when he died?"In order to protect his family, Liu Rixin had no choice but to say:"I'll do the math today. "Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang understood what he meant, and said with a smile:"Then I'll clean you up. "Then he was ordered to be put to death.
Liu Rixin's success is also due to fortune-telling, and his failure is also due to fortune-telling, which ultimately led to such an ending, because he was short-sighted, chased fame and fortune, and did not see the situation clearly, so he lost his life.