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Chapter 308 The No. 1 Goddess in History

[Understand the history of the first goddess fortune-teller in one breath, and the historical knowledge that can be handed over to Yuan Tiangang]

Throughout the five thousand years of Chinese history, there has never been a shortage of amazing female characters. With her physiognomy, she became the first woman in history to be generously rewarded without any military merit, and a generation of emperors even recognized her as their godmother.

It is said that she can tell the fortune of a person with just a shout, and can see through the fate of a dynasty with just one glance. Her three unprecedented predictions even rewrote history. Her fame can even compete with that of the great demon Yuan Tiangang. She is the world's number one goddess fortune teller.

Since ancient times, every great general has been accompanied by some strange phenomena. When Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, was born, blue clouds condensed on the roof for several days and did not dissipate; when Emperor Wen of Song, Liu Yilong, was born, a black dragon appeared in the west, surrounded by colorful clouds.

It is said that when Xu's father was born, there was a dazzling green light in the room, and he was born holding a jade pendant in his hand. The Eight Diagrams of King Wen can be vaguely seen on the jade pendant, and Xu's father could speak more than 100 days after he was born.

This miraculous thing soon reached the ears of Qin Shihuang.

Qin Shi Huang said that this was an auspicious sign from heaven, which indicated that the Qin Empire would prosper. He immediately sent 200 taels of gold to Xu's father's home, and told Xu's father Xu Bao to train this flower of the motherland well and let him serve the country in the future.

This made Xu Bao very happy. He immediately decided to name the child Xu Mofu, so as not to disappoint the Emperor's grace. For a time, the Xu family became the focus of the whole city, and many dignitaries came to visit.

However, not long after, people discovered that Father Xu possessed an incredible magical talent - he could judge good and bad fortune by crying and laughing.

Father Xu had only two reactions to people who came to watch the fun: one was to shout loudly when he saw some people, and the other was to laugh loudly when he saw some people.

Anyone who gets Xu's father's laughter will have good things happen to him in the near future, such as a successful career, promotion and salary increase, or abundant wealth and prosperous business.

On the contrary, those who hear Xu's father's cry are surrounded by bad luck, either suffering from financial disasters, or being plagued by illness, or even worse, losing their jobs or even dying young.

As time went by, more and more people experienced this magical effect of crying and laughing, and fear gradually spread in people's hearts. People were afraid that they would become the unlucky person whose crying foreshadowed bad luck. As a result, fewer and fewer people came to visit Xu's house.

When Xu's father was 4 years old, Xu Bao wanted his daughter to get a better education. Hearing that Huang Shigong was a great master, he took her on a journey to Yinchuan to learn from his master.

The father and daughter traveled all the way and finally arrived in Yongchuan, only to find that Huang Shigong had already traveled around the world, leaving only an empty residence. Xu Bao was full of disappointment, and Xu's father was also a little lost.

On the way back, Xu's father was a little depressed. He sat in the carriage and looked out the window. Suddenly, he saw a small cave on the side of the road, and something seemed to be shining in the cave.

Out of curiosity, Xu's father asked the driver to stop the car. He walked into the cave and found a book emitting a strange light. This was "Qi Men Dun Jia".

Father Xu was overjoyed. After returning home, he studied day and night. With his intelligence, he integrated Qimen Dunjia with Yin Yang Bagua and gradually formed a unique set of exquisite techniques of face reading and people reading. He was always accurate in reading people's faces and his reputation grew.

When Qin Shi Huang learned about this, he also wanted to see how powerful Xu's father was, so he summoned Xu's father to read his fortune. But when Xu's father learned about this, he pretended to be sick and told his father: "The Qin Dynasty is about to fall, so it would be useless to go."

Xu Bao was so frightened after hearing this that he thought it was a rebellious statement, and immediately ordered Xu's father not to read people's fortunes in the future. But not long after, Qin Shihuang died in Shaqiu, and the second emperor of Qin who succeeded him was cruel and merciless.

Uprisings broke out all over the country, and the country was in chaos. Xu Mofu blamed himself for failing the expectations of Qin Shihuang, so he changed his name to Xu Fu, meaning that he had failed Qin Shihuang after all.

Since then, Xu Bao finally saw his daughter's strength and asked her what to do in the future. The solution given by Xu's father was to wait for the appearance of a true emperor and join this person's army. This person was later Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang.

One day, when Liu Bang passed by Wencheng County, he heard that there was a fairy in the city, so he wanted to visit the fairy. But when he walked to the city gate, he was seen by Xu's father who was passing by.

When Xu's father saw Liu Bang, he knew at a glance that he would achieve great things, so he hurried back home and asked his father and brother to go out of the city to meet him. After inviting Liu Bang to his home, he directly asked his father, who was the county magistrate at the time, to hand over the county magistrate's seal to Liu Bang.

Liu Bang did not let his father Xu misjudge him. He not only joined hands with Xiang Yu to overthrow the tyrannical Qin, but also became the King of Han and fought for the world with Xiang Yu. At this time, various heroes chose to stand on their side.

When Wei Bao, the King of Western Wei, was originally a subordinate of Liu Bang, he was undecided about who to allegiance to, so he wanted to ask the fortune teller Xu Fu to take a look at him. However, he inadvertently fulfilled the first of Xu Fu's three most famous prophecies.

When Xu's father arrived at Wei Bao's house, he saw a woman as soon as he entered the door. This woman was none other than Bo Ji, one of Wei Bao's wives and concubines. After seeing her, Xu's father said, "Bo Ji has the appearance of wealth and honor. The child she will give birth to in the future will be an emperor."

Wei Bao was overjoyed when he heard this. He thought that if his son was the emperor, then he would be the emperor too. So he immediately decided to betray Liu Bang and join Xiang Yu. Unexpectedly, Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, Wei Bao died tragically in the midst of thousands of troops, and Bo Ji was taken into Liu Bang's harem.

The gears of fate continued to turn. Bo Ji accidentally gained Liu Bang's favor and gave birth to Liu Heng, who later became Emperor Wen of Han. Father Xu's prophecy was once again accurately fulfilled.

Later, Liu Bang unified the country and established the Han Dynasty. He remembered Xu's father's outstanding contribution to his own success, and not only gave Xu's family a lot of gold and silver treasures, but also granted them high positions and generous salaries.

Xu's father was even granted the title of Marquis of Mingshiting. At the age of 19, Xu's father became the first woman in Chinese history to be granted the title of Marquis. Female fortune tellers were rare, and a female fortune teller who was granted the title of Marquis at the age of 19 was unprecedented and will never be seen again.

Later, when Liu Heng was born, Xu's father calculated that the court was about to face a fierce dispute, so he advised Liu Bang that Liu Heng should be given a fiefdom as soon as possible to keep him away from the capital, the center of the power struggle.

Liu Bang agreed with him and adopted his suggestion, making Liu Heng the King of Dai and sending him to a remote place far away from the capital. Facts have proved that Xu's foresight really saved Liu Heng's life.

During the long 18 years that Empress Lü was in power, the descendants of the Liu family were persecuted and killed by the Lü clan. Many people died in this cruel power struggle, and rivers of blood flowed, which was a horrific sight.

Liu Heng was lucky enough to save his life because he was in a remote area and was away from the center of the disaster.

After Empress Lü's death, the court ministers worked together to exterminate the Lü clan.

Afterwards, the ministers welcomed Liu Heng as emperor, ushering in the reign of Emperor Wen of Han. Later, in order to thank Xu's father for her advice and meritorious service, Emperor Wen of Han directly recognized Xu as his adoptive mother and gave her the highest courtesy. During the reign of Emperor Wen of Han, Xu's father had two other famous prophetic events in her life.

These two things made her reputation as a physiognomist flourish and become widely known.

First, when Zhou Yafu was the governor of Henei, he heard that Xu's father was a famous fortune teller and was very curious. So he invited Xu's father to read his fortune to find out what his fate would be.

But after looking at him for a few seconds, Xu's father said, "Mr. Zhou, you will be made a marquis in three years, and a high-ranking official in eight years, but you will starve to death in nine years."

After hearing Xu's father's prediction, Zhou Yafu laughed out loud. He thought that his elder brother had inherited his father's title, and it was impossible for him to be a marquis. Moreover, since he was already in a high position, how could he end up starving to death?

As a result, three years later, Zhou Yafu's elder brother was stripped of his title for committing a crime. Since the title was hereditary, Zhou Yafu inherited it. Later, he was reused and quelled the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms. He made great contributions and became the prime minister, the highest official in the court.

However, nine years later, Zhou Yafu was falsely accused of treason and thrown into prison because his son had secretly hidden imperial items. Unable to bear the humiliation in prison, Zhou Yafu finally went on a hunger strike for five days and starved to death.

Second, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty favored Deng Tong, who was deeply favored by Emperor Wen. One day, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty suddenly wanted to know what Deng Tong's fate would be, so he asked Xu's father to read his face. However, Xu's father said: "Although Deng Tong will be rich and powerful for a while, he will eventually die of poverty and hunger."

Emperor Wen of Han could not believe that his beloved minister would fall to such a state, so he continued to promote Deng Tong, even rewarded him with a copper mine, and allowed Deng Tong to mint copper coins.

As a result, Deng Tong became the richest man in the world, with wealth piling up like a mountain, and became one of the richest people at that time.

However, there are unexpected events in the sky, and misfortunes and blessings for people.

When Emperor Jing of Han ascended the throne, he was disgusted by Deng Tong's wealth, so he dismissed Deng Tong from his official position and confiscated all his property. Later, Deng Tong became a beggar, and no one in Chang'an dared to give him alms, and he eventually starved to death on the street.

Xu's father had experienced countless legendary events in his life. She knew that she was afraid of being punished by heaven for revealing too many secrets, and was also worried that people would be jealous of her and bring her death. So when she was 50 years old, she resolutely asked Emperor Wen of Han to resign and retire.

After that, she stayed away from the hustle and bustle of the world and lived in seclusion in the mountains, continuing to study physiognomy and writing books about her lifelong learning and experience. She left behind many physiognomy works such as "Deqige's Miscellaneous Essays on the Five Senses", "Listening to Voices and Physiognomy", and "Xu Fu's Physiognomy", which laid a solid foundation for the research and development of physiognomy in later generations. Xu Fu ended her legendary life at the age of 16.

[History of the most powerful queen who killed her husband]

She was one of the most legendary queens in history. Before entering the palace, she "killed" her two fiancés. After entering the palace, she experienced the changes of many emperors and finally witnessed the fall of the Han Dynasty.

She was also the second longest-lived empress in history, having been queen for 61 years, including 15 years as empress, 26 years as empress dowager, and 20 years as grand empress dowager. She finally passed away at the age of 84. She was Wang Zhengjun of the Western Han Dynasty.

Wang Zhengjun was born in Yuancheng, Weijun (now Daming County, Beihe). Her father, Wang Jin, was a Tingwei Shi, which is equivalent to today's judicial officials. Due to his unsatisfactory work, Wang Jin indulged in wine and sex for many years.

Wang Zhengjun's mother, Li, could not stand Wang Jin's behavior, and she was also at odds with Wang Jin's other wives and concubines, so she divorced and remarried when Wang Zhengjun was a child.

When Wang Zhengjun was 15 years old, her father eagerly betrothed her to the Xu family in the city, but the man suddenly died before the marriage.

Later, Liu Yu, the Prince of Dongping, wanted to take Wang Zhengjun as his concubine, but before they could get married, Liu Yu died. For a time, Wang Zhengjun was known as a "husband-killer". Wang Jin panicked and quickly found a fortune teller for his daughter.

The fortune teller said that Wang Zhengjun was "invaluable". Wang Jin suddenly realized: She was invaluable, even the Prince of Dongping was not worthy of her. It seemed that only the emperor was worthy of her.

So Wang Jin began to carefully train Wang Zhengjun. Two years later, Wang Zhengjun was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. At the age of 18, Wang Zhengjun was sent to the palace. At that time, the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty was Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Xun, and the crown prince was his eldest son, Liu Shi.

More than a year after entering the palace, the beloved concubine of Crown Prince Liu Shi, Sima Liangdi, died of illness. Before her death, Sima Liangdi claimed that she was cursed to death by the Crown Prince's relatives, which frightened Liu Shi and he began to alienate other concubines.

At that time, Liu Shi was only a teenager and had no children. Emperor Xuan of Han was very anxious, so he selected five palace maids and sent them to the Prince's Palace. Wang Zhengjun was among them. Liu Shi was not interested in any of the five palace maids, but he did not dare to resist and just pointed at them.

Since Wang Zhengjun was sitting in the nearest seat, everyone thought that the prince had chosen her. So, Wang Zhengjun naturally became Liu Shi's concubine.

In order to please Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Shi visited Wang Zhengjun once. Unexpectedly, Wang Zhengjun became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Liu Shi. Emperor Xuan of Han was overjoyed and personally named his grandson Liu Ao and took him to raise him.

Wang Zhengjun also became the Crown Princess because of her son's status. It took only two years for Wang Zhengjun to go from a palace maid to the Crown Princess.

When Liu Ao was 3 years old, Emperor Xuan of Han died of illness, and Liu Shi succeeded to the throne, known in history as Emperor Yuan of Han. Since Wang Zhengjun was the crown princess, Liu Ao was the eldest son and the only son of Liu Shi, and Emperor Xuan of Han also liked Liu Ao very much, Emperor Yuan of Han made Liu Ao the crown prince and canonized Wang Zhengjun as the queen.

However, Emperor Yuan of Han did not like Wang Zhengjun. After Wang Zhengjun gave birth to a son, Emperor Yuan of Han never visited her again. After Wang Zhengjun became the empress, Emperor Yuan of Han forgot about her. Emperor Yuan of Han even tried to depose Liu Ao from the position of crown prince many times, but ultimately failed.

In 33 BC, Emperor Yuan of Han died and Liu Ao succeeded him, known in history as Emperor Cheng of Han. Wang Zhengjun, who had been in the position of empress for 15 years, finally became the empress dowager.

With the status of the Queen Mother, the Wang family began to rise. Wang Zhengjun's elder brother Wang Feng had no talent, but was appointed as the general and the commander-in-chief, and his status was even higher than that of the prime minister.

Under the protection of Wang Zhengjun, members of the Wang family entered the court as officials one after another, occupying almost half of the court, becoming a powerful foreign relative force in the Western Han Dynasty second only to the Lu family.