In the Sui and Tang dynasties, there was a physiognomist who had outstanding talents in physiognomy and astronomy, and he was Yuan Tiangang. Yuan Tiangang's prophecy has always been fulfilled, so he is well-known in the physiognomy world, and even attracted the attention of Tang Taizong, who was invited to join the court as an official.
When Li Qiao was young, his family asked Yuan Tiangang to give him a ** lifespan, and Yuan Tiangang predicted that he would have a short life. However, after carefully observing Li Qiao's sleeping position, Yuan Tiangang re-** Li Qiao will be a long-lived and hundred-year-old personality.
This ** caused a huge shock and change in Li Qiao's family.
Yuan Tiangang's family was poor when he was young, but the study of immortality brought him into contact with physiognomy knowledge at an early age and discovered his talent. During the Sui Dynasty, he entered the government with his true talent and learning, and served as the fire well commander during the Tang Dynasty.
Because of his prestige in the field of physiognomy, people continue to look for him, including scholars Du Yan, Wang Qi, and Wei Ting. After carefully observing their faces, Yuan Tiangang made a prophecy and foresaw their future career opportunities.
Yuan Tiangang foresaw that Du Yan would become the imperial history, Wang Qi would become a five-grade **, and Wei Ting would become a military attache with the help of his friends, and the ups and downs of the three officialdoms predicted later came true one by one.
Yuan Tiangang was also a young Wu Zetian, and when he saw her, he was shocked, and the nurse lied that she was a boy.
After observation, Yuan Tiangang asserted that Wu Zetian would become a prominent nobleman in the future. However, when he learned that Wu Zetian was his daughter, he deeply regretted and predicted that she might ascend to the throne of the emperor.
History proves that Yuan Tiangang's prophecy has come true. This legendary physiognomy master attracted the attention of Tang Taizong, who personally summoned him. After meeting Yuan Tiangang, Tang Taizong spoke highly of his physiognomy achievements, believing that his achievements surpassed Yan Junping in ancient times.
Yuan Tiangang was a fortune teller known for his physiognomy, and his reputation flourished after he was appreciated by Tang Taizong. Many people came to him for a look**, and his prophecies were often widely circulated.
However, he also almost underestimated Li Qiao's lifespan due to a false prediction, but fortunately, he finally realized that Li Qiao was actually a long-lived life after repeated confirmation.
Although Yuan Tiangang is known for his modesty, his dedication and precision in physiognomy have given him an extremely high reputation in the fortune-telling world.
Li Qiao showed extraordinary wisdom at an early age, especially in poetry and singing. It is said that this literary talent of his is related to the magical dreams he had when he was young.
In that dream, a god gave him two pens, and since then, Li Qiao has made his mark in the field of literature, and finally achieved unsurpassed achievements in this field.
Although Li Qiao's family loves him very much, they are also worried about whether he will live a long life in the future, because his five older brothers have all died prematurely due to various reasons, and the average life expectancy is less than 30 years old.
This made his mother think about it, and she was bent on finding a way to keep him healthy. For this reason, they invited Yuan Tiangang, a very famous physiognologist, hoping that he could give Li Qiao ** a future life.
In the end, Yuan Tiangang was moved by the sincere invitation of the Li family and decided to perform a physiognomy for Li Qiao**. When he first met Li Qiao, Yuan Tiangang didn't find anything special about him, but he just felt that he was handsome, and his eyebrows showed heroism.
After careful examination, Yuan Tiangang made a prophecy for this child. He asserted that this child would achieve immeasurable achievements in the literary world and become a literary giant of a generation.
If Li Qiao becomes an official in politics in the future, he will eventually reach the status of prime minister in his career. The Li family is relieved by the bright future of Li Qiao, but they are most concerned about how old he can live.
After thinking about it repeatedly, Yuan Tiangang decided to tell everyone the results of the prophecy. According to his observations, Li Qiao's face does not look like that of a person who can live a long life, and it is expected that he may only live to be in his twenties in the future, and no matter how carefully cared for, he will not live past the age of thirty.
For the Li family, this is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue: their favorite and most sensible child, Li Qiao, should have a bright future, but he may die young. The Li family could not accept this result, so they begged Yuan Tiangang to prophesy for Li Qiao again.
At first, Yuan Tiangang refused, but seeing the Li family's deep affection for Li Qiao, he finally agreed to observe Li Qiao's sleeping appearance before making a prediction.
The Li family quickly arranged a room for Yuan Tiangang to rest, carefully arranged the room furnishings, and asked Li Qiao to live in the same room with Yuan Tiangang that night. Although Li Qiao was asked to sleep in the same bed with the stranger, he did not express any objections.
When it was time to go to bed, Li Qiao lay down beside Yuan Tiangang by himself, and soon after, sleepiness hit, and he fell asleep deeply.
Yuan Tiangang, a master of physiognomy, received a commission from the Li family to observe Li Qiao's sleeping appearance after he fell asleep to see if there was any discrepancy with the prophecy he had made during the day.
Yuan Tiangang was full of confidence and believed in his prophecy abilities, however, as time passed, he found that Li Qiao was not breathing when he fell asleep, which was different from his prophecy during the day.
Despite this, he still carefully observed Li Qiao's sleeping appearance and lived up to the trust of the Li family.
Unlike the others, Li Qiao was surprisingly quiet even in the middle of the night, and Yuan Tiangang didn't even hear his breathing, let alone snoring. At first, Yuan Tiangang was surprised, thinking that Li Qiao had an accident in his sleep, so he tried to probe his snort with his fingers, and found that Li Qiao did not have a snort.
This discovery surprised Yuan Tiangang, and he began to observe Li Qiao's sleeping appearance more closely, and found that his ears would not stop moving in his sleep. So, Yuan Tiangang put his hand around Li Qiao's ear, and sure enough, he heard his breathing.
This discovery amazed Yuan Tiangang, who overturned Day's prediction.
The next day, the Li family anxiously waited for Yuan Tiangang's arrival, hoping that he would bring a completely different prophecy to Li Qiao's future. Yuan Tiangang walked out of the room, a smile on the corner of his mouth, he announced the result of the prophecy to everyone, firmly believing that Li Qiao would live a long life in the future and no longer bid farewell to the world prematurely like his brothers.
Hearing this good news, the joy of the Li family was beyond words, and their hearts were full of expectations and wishes for Li Qiao's health, which was their purest wish.
Immediately afterwards, the Li family asked Yuan Tiangang why they changed yesterday's prediction, and Yuan Tiangang patiently answered for them.
Yuan Tiangang told the Li family that Li Qiao used the ear breath method in his sleep, also known as turtle breath, which is extremely rare. People who usually have the ability to breathe in their sleep have a common trait, that is, they will have a long life like a turtle.
Therefore, Yuan Tiangang overturned yesterday's prophecy and re-predicted that Li Qiao would be a long-lived person.
In the Tang Dynasty, the average life expectancy of people was only 27 years old, however, Li Qiao died peacefully at the age of 70, which is undoubtedly the longevity of the old man predicted by Yuan Tiangang. Nowadays, in modern society, 70-year-old people are no longer uncommon, but under ancient conditions, Li Qiao is definitely a model of longevity.
Yuan Tiangang's predictions are always accurate, but Li Qiao's prediction almost made a mistake. Although Li Qiao did not live long in terms of physiognomy, his unique breathing method forced Yuan Tiangang to reevaluate his prophecy.
Although Yuan Tiangang's prophecies were fulfilled one by one, and Li Qiao also made achievements in the fields of literature and politics, his life was not complete.
Yuan Tiangang foresaw that Li Qiao would dominate the literary field in the future, and Li Qiao's literary talent also proved this prediction. He rose to prominence in the literary world, especially during the Wu Zhou and Tang Zhongzong periods, and became a leader in the literary world of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Qiao's poems are rich in content and have extremely high literary research value. Among them, his "Miscellaneous Poems" collected a large number of works, almost all of which have become his masterpieces.
Many historical allusions are cited in these works, which have high historical research value. Li Qiao is the best at writing five-law quatrains, and his five-law quatrains are unmatched in terms of number and achievement.
Li Qiao's poetry collection has been well received not only in China, but also overseas, especially in Japan. When the Tang envoys returned to China, they often brought Li Qiao's poetry collections to Japan, and his poetry collections were highly recognized in Japanese society.
Even the emperor of Japan would personally transcribe Li Qiao's poetry collection, and for a while, Li Qiao's poetry collection became one of the important reading materials for the education of the children and grandchildren of the Japanese family.
In addition, Yuan Tiangang once predicted that Li Qiao would achieve extraordinary achievements in his career, and this prophecy finally came true. After Li Qiao became an official in the court, he performed well in the official career with his own ability.
He was appointed by the emperor three times as the prime minister of the court, and during his tenure, he always kept in mind the mission of dedication to the country and served the country wholeheartedly.
In the Lingnan rebellion, Li Qiao made great contributions to quelling the rebellion by virtue of his outstanding military talent. Eventually, his wisdom and courage helped the rebels decide to abandon resistance and successfully submit to the imperial court.
Li Qiao was not only an outstanding military strategist, but also showed a strong sense of justice in politics. He opposed the emperor's policy of using harsh punishment of officials, defended Di Renjie and others who were unjustly imprisoned, and tried to clear their grievances.
He also overturned the case for the ** who died in vain, and let them avenge their grievances. Although Yuan Tiangang predicted Li Qiao's longevity, he did not foresee that his later life would go through bumps. In 710 AD, Tang Ruizong ascended the throne through a coup d'état and began to clean up Empress Wei**, Li Qiao was also involved, and was eventually demoted to the history of assassination.
Li Qiao was unable to take up an official position due to his old age, so he took the initiative to resign from his position. After Li Longji ascended the throne, he was exonerated of his guilt and continued to serve. However, his deeds were once again ** and he was forced to be constantly demoted.
He eventually died at the age of 70. Although Yuan Tiangang's results were verified from asserting that he would die young to predicting that he would become a long-lived person, his life did not change the tragic ending, and his later life was bleak.
This tells us that prophecy can lead to the future, but it is more practical to grasp the fate of the present.