Anecdote Yuan Tiangang twice predicted that Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor?

Introduction: In the long history of China, there have been various predictions, such as the magical "TuiBei Map" prediction and Liu Ji's "Baked Cakes Song" prediction. These predictions became more and more bizarre and gradually became a legend.

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Wu Zetian, the first and only orthodox female emperor in the history of China. She also experienced two supernatural prophecies. The first time was when Wu Zetian was young. According to the Biography of Yuan Tiangang in the New Tang Dynasty, her father, Samurai _, was appointed governor of Lizhou at that time. Yuan Tiangang, a local physiognomist, once passed by Wu Zetian's house and met her mother, Mrs. Yang. As soon as Yuan Tiangang saw it, he immediately said, Madam, you are born with great skills. You must have a noble son at home. Mrs. Yang was very happy and invited Yuan Tiangang to her home at once. First, she took her sons Wu and Wu to Yuan Tiangang. Yuan looked at them and said that these two husbands are good-looking, and they will also be sons of family protection in the future. Then, the eldest daughter was called out again, and Yuan Tiangang took another look and said, This little lady was born well, and she will definitely be a lady in the future, but she is not good for her husband. Then, the nurse took Wu Zetian out, who was still a toddler and dressed as a little boy. Yuan Tiangang's face suddenly changed when he saw the child. Let little Wu Zetian take two more steps, while little Wu Zetian looks at Yuan Tiangang with big eyes. Yuan Tiangang said, oh, no, this husband dzi bead was born with a phoenix neck. This is the appearance of great fortune. How can he be a boy? If it is a girl, it must be the master of the world.

The second time happened in the later years of Emperor Taizong. Suddenly, the prophecy of "Wu Wang, the mistress" began to spread outside the palace, saying that after the Three Tang Dynasties, when there was Wu Wang, there would be the world. This folk rumor later spread to the imperial court, and Li Shimin felt very uncomfortable after hearing it. So he secretly called a Taishiling named Li to the palace. Li said that I observed the sky at night and found a white sky, which means there are mainly women there. He added: after some calculations, I found that this woman is in your majesty's palace and is your majesty's family. Within thirty years, she will be in charge of the great rivers and mountains in Li Tang, and she will kill the descendants of the royal family in Li Tang.

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Li Shimin was very nervous when he heard this, and said, "Since the prophecy is consistent with the astronomical phenomena, it is better to kill three thousand people by mistake than to let one person go." I'll go to the palace to clean up, and we'll kill anyone named Wu who has anything to do with Wu. Li said, this is not good. As the old saying goes, "Kings never die". I'm afraid such a person can't kill her easily; Even if you kill her, if God's will remains unchanged, you will send another person. This man is already in your majesty's palace. He is an adult now and will be an old man in thirty years. Old people are kind and may leave some room for your majesty's children and grandchildren. If you kill her now, a new person will be born in heaven. This person will still be a young man thirty years later. Young people are ruthless, and I'm afraid they will kill your majesty's descendants without mercy, so you'd better not kill her.

There is a more bizarre story. After reading Li's eight characters, Emperor Taizong asked him to identify the rumored one in the palace. Li said, there are too many women in your majesty's harem, and I'm afraid my eyesight is dim. Emperor Taizong said, isn't it easy? Immediately put the imperial secretary one hundred people into a team, let Li see which team this person is in. Pointing to Li of the first team. Emperor Taizong said that this goal is too many, please refine it! Then, the 1 people were divided into two groups, each with 5 people, and Li He pointed out the other group. Wu Zetian is in this group. Emperor Taizong thought that fifty people were still too many, so let Li make it clear, but Li said that this secret must not be leaked, so that Emperor Taizong could guess for himself. How can I guess what Emperor Taizong said? Besides, there's no need to go to so much trouble. Just kill all 5 people. However, Li told me that this is against God's will, and I'm afraid the consequences will be more serious. In the end, Emperor Taizong didn't do this, but he took precautions.

it doesn't matter whether Emperor Taizong wants to commit suicide or not. A man became a scapegoat. This man, surnamed Li Mingjun, is a member of the Xuanwumen Shoujiang. His position is General Zuo Wuwei, and his title is Duke of Wulian County. And he himself is from Wu 'an, Mingzhou. Xuanmen Shoujiang, Zuo Wuwei, a native of Wulian County and Wu 'an, has four characters of "Wu". Not to mention, what really kills me is his nickname.

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It is said that one day, Emperor Taizong hosted a banquet for a military commander in the palace. When he was drunk and happy, Emperor Taizong wanted to enliven the atmosphere, so he asked everyone present to give a nickname and smile. It's Li Junxian's turn. He said, "My nickname is Wuniangzi." Suddenly, a burst of laughter broke out, but Emperor Taizong couldn't laugh. He felt a tingle in his heart and suddenly remembered the prediction that "the heroine will appear in the mirror". Xuanmen Shoujiang, Zuo General Wuwei, Wulian County Duke, Wu 'an people, Wu Niangzi, and military commanders! So he made an excuse and killed Li Junxian soon. Emperor Taizong finally breathed a sigh of relief and did not pursue it. On the other hand, Wu Zetian escaped a bullet.

So is this magical prophecy as magical as it is rumored? We don't know.