As the old saying goes: "Life and death have a destiny, and wealth is in heaven." "Although in ancient societies, many dignitaries and nobles hoped to gain a long and illustrious life with the help of diviners. Before birth, old age, illness and death, everyone is equal. Even though the world is looking forward to longevity, no one has broken the limits of natural laws for thousands of years and obtained endless lifespan.
Compared with modern society, the ancients' cognitive level is relatively low, and they do not understand scientific knowledge, in this case, some strange and chaotic gods appear in people's lives and have a very far-reaching impact on people's thinking.
As an important part of Chinese culture, although there is no practical scientific basis for support, in the context of feudal society, there have been many xiangshu wizards, and by understanding their stories, the world will also feel the magic of xiangshu.
Once, a prime minister of the Tang Dynasty asked a senior monk who knew the art of xiangshu: How long will I live? The monk said: After eating 10,000 sheep, it is the time of your death. Why would a monk give such an absurd answer when confronted by the prime minister? Is the future fate of this prime minister as the monk expected?
This Tang Dynasty prime minister was
Li Deyu
。 Through the understanding of Li Deyu's growth experience, it can be seen that he was born into a famous family and was influenced by the elders in his family since he was a child, and affected by this situation, Li Deyu had great ambitions and was very interested in ancient books such as subsets of scriptures and history.
But it is precisely such a political wizard who is not willing to take the imperial examination.
Later, Li Deyu entered the shi through the door shade and was replaced by the post of school secretary.
Although in the eyes of many people, Li Deyu can completely rely on the relationship between the elders in the family and the DPRK and China to live a leisurely and comfortable life, but Li Deyu's ideal of life is far more than this.
Once, because Li Deyu's father became the prime minister of the dynasty, Li Deyu had to make a move to avoid suspicion. During this stage, Li Deyu took the initiative to ask the emperor to go to a remote area to develop, hoping to be able to rely on his own real talent and practical learning to get the emperor's reuse, and did not want to live under the protection of his father all his life.
In ancient societies, transportation conditions were not as convenient as in modern societies, and there were very few officials like Li Deyu who volunteered to work in remote areas. It can be said that Li Deyu's deeds deeply touched the emperor.
In the process of Li Deyu's departure from the town of Zhejiang West, just in time for the Qing Rebellion of the Kingdom,
In order to get rid of local stereotypes and bad habits, Li Deyu promoted Confucian morality and ethics, and in just a few years, Li Deyu helped the local government eliminate the previous bad habits and evils, resulting in a more stable living environment for the people.
After that, Li Deyu was sent to the Xichuan region to serve.
During this period, Li Deyuxi resisted the invasion of Tubo, and Nanping was in turmoil, making important contributions to the restoration of local people's livelihood
。 For the people of the Xichuan area, the appearance of Li Deyu brought them a better life.
In 833, Li Deyu became the prime minister of the dynasty, and since then he has stood at the peak of the courtiers' power
。 In the process of further understanding of Li Deyu in later generations, it was found that in addition to his political achievements, Li Deyu also had a very special personal habit.
In Li Deyu's life, he was extremely fond of mutton
。 Not only that, in the process of eating lamb, Li Deyu will only choose the most tender part of the lamb to eat. For the current prime minister, he had plenty of capital to choose mutton, which became a reason for his wanton waste.
With the passage of time, Li Deyu's age has become older, and due to the influence of his age, Li Deyu's physical condition has some problems. In order to find a solution, Li Deyu sent people around to find the High Monk of the Tao, and finally, Li Deyu invited a high monk with outstanding ability to his home, hoping to get the guidance of the senior monk.
After meeting the senior monk, Li Deyu asked him: How long do I have to live? The monk, relying on his own physiognomy talent, said to Li Deyu: When you eat 10,000 sheep, it will be the time of death.
After that, Li Deyu ordered his servants to count how many sheep he had eaten before.
Eventually, Li Deyu's servants discovered that Li Deyu had eaten nine thousand five hundred sheep, leaving only five hundred sheep away from ten thousand.
In this case, Li Deyu secretly decided not to eat sheep anymore
The monk then said that it was not 10,000 that was considered 10,000 if eaten, but that as long as someone sent sheep to Li Deyu's house, it would also be counted in the number of 10,000.
Soon after, one of Li Deyu's courtiers sent him five hundred sheep
In this case, Li Deyu's thoughts are all gray. Soon after, Li Deyu, who was the prime minister of the dynasty, was demoted and released.
Later, Li Deyu died of illness in the Yazhou area at the age of sixty-three.
epilogue
In the process of many people learning about this story, they were very surprised by the prophecies of the monks, after all, in the eyes of modern people, such predictions have no tangible basis. Through the understanding of Li Deyu at that time, it will also be found that the reason why the senior monks will speak so much is because Li Deyu is at the peak of his life and has not been aware of the dangers around him, if Li Deyu always maintains such a state, he will definitely cause trouble and lose his former brilliant life.
It can be seen that no matter what kind of life situation we are in, we should keep our original intentions and avoid losing our nature due to temporary fame and temptation. Only by truly achieving honor and disgrace can we rely on our own continuous efforts to harvest a better future.
Reference: Old Book of Tang