Tuibei 60 detailed explanation of Tuibeitu 14th image Ding Chou

Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of talented people in the Celestial Empire, some of whom are well versed in the principles of heaven, earth and the stars, and have made predictions about the future world. Legend has it that Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng of the Tang Dynasty drank one night and suddenly felt the connection between heaven and earth. They made predictions about the future and left behind the book Tui Bei Tu. What we are going to talk about today is the fourteenth image of Tuibei Tu, Ding Chou (Later Han Dynasty fell and Later Zhou Dynasty was established). For specific details, let’s take a look at the physiognomy column!

【Prophecy】

The plum tree has sprouted roots and pomegranates are blooming

The dead tree comes back to life in just a moment, making him prosperous all over the world

【Song said】

Gold, wood, water, fire and earth have ended. Thirteen boys and five kings

The fifty-three days of the wise reappearance of Taiping are not smooth.

[The plum tree has sprouted roots and pomegranates are blooming]

It is a metaphor for the three dynasties and three surnames of the Five Dynasties. "Li": The emperor of Later Tang had the surname Li; "Shi": The emperor of Later Jin had the surname Shi; "Liu": Same pronunciation as "Liu", the emperor of Later Han had the surname "Liu".

【It only takes a moment for a dead tree to come back to life】

This sentence has a double meaning, and the riddle implies two dynasties and two surnames in the Five Dynasties. "Dead wood" means firewood. "In spring": sprouting and flourishing, a metaphor for Chai Rong, the Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou. The firewood in the picture is sprouting, which also refers to Chai Rong.

There is only one sprout in the picture, which sounds the same as "朱", a metaphor for the surname of the Later Liang Emperor: "朱".

The sentence also means: Chai Rong worked hard to govern the country, and achieved great success in both civil and military affairs. Unfortunately, the prosperity of the Later Zhou Dynasty was only a moment - Chai Rong died of illness five and a half years after he ascended the throne, and his seven-year-old son took the throne for half a year before the Later Zhou Dynasty was peacefully replaced by the Song Dynasty.

[Let him compete for glory in the world]

It refers to the Five Dynasties period when many warlords competed for the ultimate glory - to become emperor or king.

*907-960 was the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in Chinese history. The five dynasties of Liang, Tang, Jin, Han and Zhou appeared successively in the Central Plains, known in history as Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han and Later Zhou. In addition to these five dynasties, there were 10 separatist regimes that claimed to be countries, namely Former Shu, Later Shu, Wu, Southern Tang, Wuyue, Min, Chu, Southern Han, Nanping (Jingnan), and Northern Han.

[金木水火土已终]: The five elements are used to refer to five dynasties, which have ended.

[Thirteen Boys and Five Princes]: There were 13 emperors and 5 founding monarchs in the Five Dynasties.

"Boy": Here refers to the emperor who is in a short time - this method of setting up puzzles is very important to solve a certain elephant in the lower part!!!

※Analysis (Chen Xi): Modern history books say there were 14 emperors in the Five Dynasties. Why?

From Jin Shengtan's annotations, we can see that his reign ended with Chai Rong, not counting Chai Zongxun who ascended the throne at the age of 7. It seems that Chai Zongxun abdicated to Zhao Kuangyin who led the "Chenqiao Mutiny" less than half a year after he became emperor. But this calculation may not be appropriate, after all, Zhao Kuangyin recognized Chai Zongxun as the emperor. After Chai Zongxun's death, the Northern Song Dynasty gave him the posthumous title "Emperor Gong", and later generations recognized him as an emperor. The author believes that there were only 13 emperors in the Five Dynasties, which is recognized by their descendants, and Zhu Yougui (Prince Ying) of Later Liang who is in italics in the table above should not be considered an emperor. The annotation of the 10th image above said: Zhu Yougui killed his father and usurped the throne, but was defeated after 10 months and then demoted to a commoner. Later generations did not regard him as emperor. Of course, these cannot escape the eyes of the prophet, "Thirteen Boys and Five Princes", it is true!

【The Day of Peace Reappeared】

The people finally welcomed an emperor who was wise and capable, and could now enjoy peace.

【Fifty-three ginseng fortune is not smooth】

Analysis: It is not appropriate to interpret this sentence according to Jin Shengtan’s explanation: “The Five Dynasties lasted a total of fifty-three years.” In the "Tui Bei Tu", the years are recorded in time spans. For example, the "Twenty-nine will come true first" in the second image predicts that the Tang Dynasty will last 290 years (618-907). From the table above, we can see that the Five Dynasties spanned 54 years, so this sentence cannot be interpreted as 53 years! The Chenqiao Mutiny took place on the third night of the first lunar month in 960, the third day of the New Year in the lunar calendar. Zhao Kuangyin put on the yellow robe - after the Five Dynasties, the Zhou Dynasty's fortunes were no longer counted. The next day, Zhao Kuangyin returned to accept the abdication and ascended the throne. Therefore, this sentence should be interpreted as: After the Five Dynasties lasted for 53 years and 3 days, the fortunes ran out - the Chenqiao Mutiny marked the beginning of the Song Dynasty. "参" (Can) is a double entendre, referring to fortune-telling and divination, and also alluding to the capital "三", which means 3 days. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were in turmoil, but the time predicted by the "Tui Bei Tu" was not wrong by a day! The writing is beautiful and the momentum is magnificent. It is truly a masterpiece of Chinese classical literature!

In the first month of 951, Guo Wei led an army to destroy the Later Han Dynasty, and proclaimed himself emperor (Taizu) in Kaifeng, naming the country Zhou, which is known in history as the "Later Zhou". Zhou Taizu was born in poverty and was well aware of the sufferings of the people. After he became emperor, he was open-minded and accepted advice and lived a frugal life. He learned the lesson of the previous four generations who over-trusted military men, paid attention to talents, and tried to get rid of bad politics. He took measures such as severely punishing corrupt officials, rewarding production, abolishing exorbitant taxes and levies, and exempting cattle rent, which increased farmers' enthusiasm for production and developed social production. In 954, Zhou Taizu died and his adopted son Guo Rong (originally surnamed Chai, Taizu's nephew) succeeded to the throne and became Emperor Shizong.

Chai Rong, according to historical records, was "a man of heroic appearance, good at riding and shooting, somewhat knowledgeable in books, history, and the Huang-Lao school, with a solemn and taciturn nature", and was an outstanding politician during the chaotic Five Dynasties period.

After Zhou Shizong ascended the throne, he continued to reform politics based on the reforms of Zhou Taizu. He first rectified discipline and severely punished corrupt officials. At the same time, the existing laws were reorganized and simplified to form the "Da Zhou Criminal Code" so that the whole country would abide by unified laws. In terms of economy, rewards were given to cultivating land and an equal-field distribution system was implemented. He also built water conservancy projects and restored the waterway transportation network centered on Kaifeng. For example, he sent Prime Minister Li Gu to inspect the Yellow River embankment and mobilized 60,000 laborers to repair the embankment in 30 days; he also mobilized 20,000 laborers to Yuanwu (Yuanyang, Henan) to block the breach of the Yellow River, thus reducing the flood. In 956 and 959, the Bian River and Wuzhang River were dredged and connected to the Ji River, allowing Shandong ships to reach Kaifeng directly. Then the southern section of the Bian River and Shanyang Du were dredged to reopen the waterway from the Yellow River to the Yangtze River, and the Cai River was dredged to allow the Kaifeng waterway to reach Shouzhou in the south. From then on, grain and goods from Shandong and Jianghuai could be transported directly to the capital by water, making Kaifeng prosperous. In addition, he trained the army and began a war of unification.

However, during his reign, he took measures to destroy Buddhism, which was another large-scale anti-Buddhist movement after the "Three Wus (Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei, Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou and Emperor Wuzong of Tang) destroyed Buddhism." Like other emperors who destroyed Buddhism in history, Zhou Shizong died of illness five years after he took office, in 959 AD. He was only 39 years old. This once again shows that those who suppress faith will be punished by God. After Chai Rong's death, the throne was passed to his seven-year-old son Chai Zongxun. The following year, Zhao Kuangyin, the Jiedushi of Guide and leader of the imperial guards, launched the Chenqiao Rebellion, put on the imperial robe, and then forced Chai Zong to abdicate and established the Song Dynasty. The Later Zhou Dynasty perished after only eight years of existence.

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