Whenever we encounter setbacks, we occasionally sigh: "You can't force anything, maybe this is your fate." Of course, no matter what, in this modern age with such advanced technology, few people will believe it. Fatalism, but in ancient China, not only ordinary people, but even emperors and generals believed in fatalism. Some emperors with grassroots backgrounds would make up a magical story for themselves. For example, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, said that his mother dreamed of a dragon at night, so she became pregnant and gave birth to him, so he called himself the son of the Red Emperor.
In ancient times, there were also some divine calculations that could predict a person's destiny based on their birth date, and their deeds were rumored to be miraculous. Is there such a thing as destiny? After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang heard that a person had the destiny of being an emperor. Not only was he very angry, but he was also very scared. He sent someone to capture the person in the palace and prepared to kill him with his own hands to prevent trouble before it happened. However, after seeing this man's appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang not only did not kill him, but instead made him an official.
As we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang's family was very poor when he was a child, and he often suffered from hunger and cold. In order to have enough to eat, he gave cattle to the landlord when he was very young. When he was a teenager, due to a natural disaster, there was almost no harvest in the fields. Within just one month, his parents and brother died one after another. What made him even more sad was that because his family was renting farmland from landlords and had no land of his own, a hardworking landlord named Liu Jizu felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was too pitiful and gave him a place so that he could bury his relatives.
After becoming emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang did not forget Liu Jizu's kindness and posthumously awarded him the title of Marquis of Yihui. From then on, Liu's descendants were also valued by the court. Liu Bowen, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, once accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang back to his hometown to worship his ancestors. After seeing the graves of Zhu Yuanzhang's parents, he immediately said: "This is a rare geomantic treasure, which is also the legendary dragon's lair." Zhu Yuanzhang was always a filial son. , and believed in Feng Shui very much. After listening to Liu Bowen's words, I felt that part of the reason why I could become the emperor was the blessing of my parents.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang told Liu Bowen his birth date and asked him to calculate it for himself. Liu Bowen refused at first and said that Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor and mortals cannot easily pry into the secrets of heaven. However, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You can make any calculations. No matter what the result is, I will forgive you." After a while, Liu Bowen replied: "Judging from the emperor's birth date and birth date, you are born to be an emperor. This is your destiny."
One night, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought of something. If there was someone with the same birth date and birth date as his own, , then doesn’t he also have the emperor’s destiny? The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't sleep, so he called the Jin Yiwei and asked them to look for someone whose birth date exactly matched his own. He also ordered: "If you find such a person, you must not do anything without authorization. You must bring him into the palace." "
Jin Yiwei was also very depressed. The world is so big, where can one find such a person? But since the emperor had told him that if he couldn't handle the matter well, he would be dismissed from his post or his life would be in danger at worst, so he bit the bullet and started looking for him. Don't tell me, Jin Yiwei is indeed not simple. He actually found such a person and quickly captured him to the palace and handed him over to the emperor to deal with him personally.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the Jin Yiwei was escorting an old man in his sixties, and that he was wearing patched clothes, he immediately asked: "Is this the person you are looking for for me?" The leader of the Jin Yiwei was frightened. If that didn't work, he immediately knelt on the ground and replied: "Your Majesty, I have found this person among the people according to your instructions. Do you want to get rid of him now?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked the Jinyi guards to retreat. Not only did he not embarrass the old man, he also Chat with him about everyday things.
After learning that the old man was just an ordinary citizen, he had almost nothing but a few acres of thin farmland and a cow. After learning about the old man's family background, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood and wanted to appoint him as an official on the spot. The old man knew well that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, and he knew that he was not destined to be an official, so he rejected the emperor's kindness and said that he only wanted to cultivate the land well and did not dare to ask for anything else.
The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang gave the old man some clothes and silver, and sent Jin Yiwei to escort him home safely.