"Who?" Li Shimin looked at Li Chunfeng with burning eyes.
"Yuan Tiangang."
"Yuan Tiangang?" Li Shimin was stunned and said, "I have heard of Taoist Yuan's name many times, but Taoist Yuan is in Shu. I have sent people to search for him, but no trace has been found."
Yuan Tiangang is very famous and is said to be a god. An emperor like Li Shimin who wants to pursue immortality will definitely look for Yuan Tiangang.
But even though he had the world at his feet and Baiqi's spies spread all over the world, Yuan Tiangang's whereabouts could never be found.
"Back to Your Majesty, Yuan Tiangang is currently visiting friends in Qingping, Chang'an." Li Chunfeng said.
Li Shimin was overjoyed and said: "Li Mu, go and invite Taoist Yuan here."
After Li Mu left, Li Shimin asked: "I have only heard of Li Jianzheng, Taoist Yuan's name. I wonder if it is really as magical as what is said outside?"
"Your Majesty, Yuan Tiangang is very accomplished in physiognomy, and he also has in-depth research on celestial phenomena. If he can't see it, then I'm afraid no one in the world can." Li Chunfeng said.
Li Shimin glanced at Lin Xuan meaningfully. Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang knew each other. Even if Li Chunfeng didn't have full information about Yuan Tiangang, how could Lin Xuan have the confidence?
Lin Xuan sat there, his eyes empty and lost in thought.
A person's name, a tree's shadow.
Legend has it that when Wu Zetian was young, Yuan Tiangang came to the Wu family and said to her mother: "Looking at my wife's bones, she must have given birth to a noble son."
So Wu Zetian's father, the warrior Xun, called some of his sons and asked Yuan Tiangang to look at their faces. When Yuan Tiangang saw Wu Yuanshuang, Wu Yuanqing said: "These two people are the protectors of the family and can be ranked in the third rank."
Seeing the Korean lady, she said: "This daughter will also be very rich, but it will not be good for her husband."
Wu Zetian was still young at the time. The nurse held Wu Zetian in her arms and lied that she was a man. Yuan Tiangang said: "This husband has a refreshing look. It is not easy to know. Try to let him go and see."
So the wet nurse asked Wu Zetian to walk in front of the bed and asked her to raise her head. Yuan Tiangang was shocked and said: "This husband has dragon eyes and a phoenix neck, he is the ultimate nobleman." Then he turned to look at her from the side and exclaimed: "If it is a girl,
It is truly unfathomable, and he will definitely be the master of the world from now on."
Of course, this story cannot stand up to scrutiny.
Let’s not talk about whether Yuan Tiangang is that great. Even if he is really that great, if he sees that Wu Zetian can become emperor in the future, would he dare to say it directly?
Even though the Wu family was afraid that this word would spread and kept it a secret, there were rumors later that Li Shimin heard a prophecy: "After three generations of the Tang Dynasty, the heroine King Wu will replace the Li family and take over the world."
It can be seen that this secret was not kept.
If this was really the case, would Li Shimin not be able to find out that the person was Wu Zetian?
It can be seen from this that the legends about these appearances are all fabricated.
To put it bluntly, emperors in ancient times were born with unusual features to show their inheritance from heaven.
But Lin Xuan was still a little apprehensive about meeting Yuan Tiangang.
But now that the duck is on the shelf, he can't run away even if he wants to.
Lin Xuan hoped in his heart that it would be best if he could not find Yuan Tiangang.
However, his hope was in vain. Half an hour later, Li Mu led Yuan Tiangang into the hall.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Tiangang is here to bring you."
"Caomin Yuan Tiangang is here to see His Majesty."
Yuan Tiangang's face looks very strange. He looks like he is in his thirties, but if you look closely, he looks like he is in his forties.
But according to his actual age, he should be in his fifties now. (Historical books do not record how old Yuan Tiangang is, so don’t go into details)
Li Shimin stood up, stretched out his hand for support, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, Taoist Yuan. I have heard about Taoist Yuan for a long time, and I have been looking forward to meeting him."
"Your Majesty is ridiculous, the common people are just outsiders." Yuan Tiangang said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Taoist Yuan is very accurate in fortune-telling. How about asking Taoist Yuan to demonstrate it to us?" Changsun Wuji said.
Yuan Tiangang's name was only a legend before. If he was directly asked to measure the weather, Yuan Tiangang couldn't do it, which can be understood as the name does not live up to his name.
If Yuan Tiangang's physiognomy can be recognized by Li Shimin, and Yuan Tiangang says that he cannot detect it, then Li Shimin will definitely not believe Lin Xuan's words.
In this way, based on Lin Xuan's words before, even if Li Shimin does not punish Lin Xuan severely, he will not trust him so much in the future.
"I wonder what Taoist Yuan's intention is?" Li Shimin asked.
He didn't think much about it, he just wanted to see what Yuan Tiangang was capable of.
Yuan Tiangang smiled and said: "Of course you can, but I don't know which adult is willing to let ordinary people give it a try?"
He said this just to exclude Li Shimin.
If you tell the emperor a fortune-telling and say something nice, you are flattering, but if you say something unflattering, your life will be lost.
Li Shimin looked at the people sitting below and said, "Who is willing to give it a try?"
Cheng Yaojin and others looked ahead without squinting, as if there was something very attractive in front of them.
Although there are often people holding signs in the streets to tell people's fortunes, people with real status will never tell fortunes on the street.
In fact, fortune telling is a very secretive thing.
Apart from anything else, if I calculated something expensive for you, what would the emperor think if word spread about it?
Don't say anything about fortune telling is fake and cannot be trusted.
Even if an ordinary person is a fortune teller, he will be happy if the hexagram is good, and he will be worried if the hexagram is not good. This is a normal thing.
Lin Xuan didn't even want to meet Yuan Tiangang, let alone ask Yuan Tiangang to tell his fortune.
Changsun Wuji looked at Lin Xuan who had his head lowered and sneered in his heart. He was about to get up when a voice sounded.
"Your Majesty, I have never believed in the mysteries of facial features. I would like to give it a try."
Everyone looked for fame and turned out to be Cen Wenwen from Zhongshushe.
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Since Cen is willing to give it a try, then come out and let Taoist Yuan take a look."
Cen Wenwen stood up and walked to the center of the hall. He first saluted Li Shimin, then turned to look at Yuan Tiangang and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Taoist Yuan. What should I do?"
Yuan Tiangang smiled and said, "You only need to stand there and look at Pindao."
Cen Wenwen smiled and looked at Yuan Tiangang with a calm expression.
Yuan Tiangang looked at Cen Wenwen's face carefully, but the more he looked at it, the more solemn his expression became.
"Master Yuan, please speak up if you have any questions." Cen Wenwen was not affected by Yuan Tiangang's expression.
Yuan Tiangang withdrew his gaze and said: "Sheren Academy has become broad. The eyebrows cover the eyes. The literary talent is shocking all over the world. However, the top of the head is boney and has not yet taken shape. If you get a third-grade official, it may be a sign of shortened life span."
This is Cen Wenwen. If it were Cheng Yaojin, he would have cursed loudly.
In Yuan Tiangang's words, the first one is praising Cen Wenwen, but the second part says that Cen Wenwen can only be an official of the fourth rank at most. If he reaches the third rank, his life span will be shortened and he will die early.
Lin Xuan looked at Yuan Tiangang in horror. According to historical records, Yuan Tiangang showed Cen Wenwen a photo and said so.
In the 18th year of Zhenguan, Cen Wenwen was promoted to Zhongshu Ling, with an official position of the third rank. In the 19th year of Zhenguan, he died of a sudden illness while accompanying Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty on his expedition to Liaodong.
When Lin Xuan saw this paragraph in his previous life, he always thought it was made up, but now it seems that it is not fake.
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I wish everyone a happy new year and all the best.
I'm so miserable. I was busy celebrating the New Year yesterday, and I was still typing in the middle of the night, just to have perfect attendance.
However, due to my own negligence, I lost all my attendance...