First of all, his fame comes from successfully predicting the life trajectories of Du Yan, Wang Jue and Wei Ting. At this time, he was in charge of Luoyang. Du Yan, Wang Jue and Wei Ting heard that Yuan Tiangang wanted to meet readers, so they went to see him. Yuan Tiangang predicted that all three would get ahead, but all three were in danger of losing their lives, and finally all three would meet again.
Later, Yuan Tiangang's prediction came true. During the Wude period in Tang Gaozu, Du Yan held a bachelor's degree in natural policy; Wang Jue became Prince Zhongyun and Wei Ting became a military attache. All three people are prosperous in officialdom. I didn't expect them to be demoted to our state together in a palace coup, and they really got together here again.
Yuan Tiangang's most famous prophecy is that Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor. Occasionally, Yuan Tiangang met Wu Zetian's mother again. At that time, Wu Zetian was still a child, disguised as a man. Yuan Tiangang said 16 words to his mother: dragon pupil and phoenix neck, very expensive! If you are a woman, you must be the son of heaven!
Moreover, by observing the stars at night, Yuan Tiangang made a prediction: the emperor passed down for three generations, and the military unified generation was Li Tang. In other words, after the third generation, there will be a Wu in the Li Dynasty to replace the trouble in the Tang Dynasty. Later, as expected, Wu Zetian finally replaced his son and established the Zhou Dynasty.
After Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, she was very dissatisfied with Yuan Tiangang's original prediction, and even almost killed Wu Zetian, so she ordered Yuan Tiangang to be beheaded. At that time, Yuan Tiangang said, "Your Majesty will drown, and if he fails, he will save his life. Yuan Tiangang avoided a fatal disaster because he told the truth about Wu Zetian's accession to the throne. " .