Tuibei 60 detailed explanation of Tuibei Tu 23rd image Bingshou

Curiosity about the future has always existed in every era. After all, if you can predict the future, you would be like a god. Since ancient times, there have been many works predicting the future. The Tuibei Tu we are going to talk about today is the most accurate book of prophecy. So, according to physiognomy, what period of history does the 23rd image of Tuibei Tu, Bingshou, predict? Let’s take a look together!

【Prophecy】

Seemingly Daoist but Not Daoist

A river in Xiangguangyu is broken

【Song said】

Hu Er's powerful attack on the two pillars of the sky was exhausted

How can we light lanterns and play in the water at night when war is raging?

1. Explain the prophecy

【Like the Tao but not the Tao】

"Fei Dao" is a double entendre. It refers to "Jia Dao". "Jia" and "Jia" are homophones, which refers to the treacherous minister "Jia Sidao" who ruined the Southern Song Dynasty; it also refers to Jia Sidao's lack of morality.

Jia Sidao caused more trouble to the government than Cai Jing[1]. He had no moral integrity or talent, and rose to prominence by relying on his sister to become the imperial concubine of Emperor Lizong of Song. He induced the ruler to neglect government affairs, monopolized power, sold official positions and titles, and those in the court who disobeyed him were demoted. In 1264, Emperor Lizong died. Emperor Duzong became addicted to wine and sex and was weak and incompetent, so Jia Sidao became even more unscrupulous. As soon as he went to court on the 10th, even when he left the court, Emperor Duzong stood up and watched him leave. All state affairs were handled by the Jia family, and were basically approved by his retainers. He sent people to hunt for beautiful women every day, even palace maids, prostitutes and nuns were not spared. He spent every day on the West Lake, singing and dancing with prostitutes in the bright lights, feasting and gambling, and enjoying a peaceful and prosperous life. The Mongols suffered a great defeat in their first invasion of the Song Dynasty in 1235, and launched their second invasion in 1257, with Mongke leading the army in person. In 1259, Mongke was killed in battle in Hezhou (now Hechuan, Chongqing). Kublai Khan failed in his siege of Ezhou after a long siege and wanted to return to his country to fight for the Khan throne. Jia Sidao, who went to Ezhou for rescue, hurried to Kublai Khan to beg for peace, falsely claiming to "cede land, become a vassal, and pay tribute." When Kublai Khan withdrew his troops, Jia Sidao fabricated a story of great victory and became a great hero.

During the four-year civil war in Mongolia for the Khanate, Jia Sidao had absolute power in the Southern Song Dynasty. Upright ministers, especially anti-Mongol generals, were successively imprisoned or even killed by him. Sichuan defender Liu Zheng was forced to rebel.

In 1268, the Mongols attacked the Song Dynasty for the third time and besieged Xiangyang and Fancheng for six years. Jia Sidao concealed the situation for five years and used various means to prevent the dispatch of reinforcements[2] until the two cities fell in 1273, opening the door to the Southern Song Dynasty. When Emperor Zong died in 1274, Jia Sidao openly refused to carry out the will and made the four-year-old Zhao Xian the emperor. Empress Dowager Xie ruled the country from behind the scenes, and the real power was still in Jia Sidao's hands. In the same year, Bayan led 200,000 Yuan troops (Mongol Empire changed its name to Yuan Dynasty in 1271) down the Yangtze River, and the Song army either surrendered or fled. Jia Sidao led an army of 130,000 to meet the enemy, actually going to beg for surrender, but Boyan refused. As soon as the battle started, Jia Sidao and his cronies fled. After returning to Beijing, Jia was demoted to Guangdong and was tortured to death on the way.

[Gan Shenkun'an]: The government is in chaos and the Southern Song Dynasty is on the verge of collapse. "沉": an ancient character, same as "沉".

【A river in the auspicious universe is broken】

"Xiang": refers to Wen Tianxiang. "Yijiang": The character "Wang" refers to Wang Lixin.

"楫": a short oar. "Broken oar": the short oar is broken and unable to move forward.

The second sentence refers to the late Southern Song Dynasty, which relied on loyal and righteous people such as Wen Tianxiang and Wang Lixin to hold on, but it was difficult to improve the situation, like a boat on the river without oars, and the situation was in a state of deterioration.

Wang Lixin:

In 1273, he was appointed Minister of War and Prefect of Jiangling Prefecture. He advised Jia Sidao to join forces to defend the city, but was dismissed by Jia. In 1275, the Yuan army approached Jiankang (now Nanjing), and Wang Lixin was re-employed and led troops to reinforce Jiankang. When the Yuan army arrived, the Southern Song defenders surrendered and the whole army collapsed. Wang died in tears.

Wen Tianxiang:

He became the number one scholar in the imperial examination in 1256, but was later demoted to the governor of Ganzhou because he offended Jia Sidao. In the first month of 1275, the Yuan army approached Lin'an. The imperial court issued a "mourning edict" calling on all places to go to Beijing to defend the king, but basically no one responded. Wen Tianxiang used up all his family property to recruit volunteers. Although the rebels were brave, they were still unable to resist the Yuan army. In the first month of 1276, the Yuan army arrived in Lin'an. Wen Tianxiang was temporarily appointed as the right prime minister. He went out of the city to negotiate peace, but was detained. Empress Dowager Xie led the young emperor to surrender, and the Song royal family was looted again. Wen Tianxiang refused to surrender and initially protested by going on a hunger strike, but later escaped in Zhenjiang.

Lu Xiufu and others supported the 9-year-old Duanzong to ascend the throne in Fuzhou. Wen Tianxiang was summoned to Fuzhou and served as the Privy Councilor. In 1277, Wen Tianxiang led his army into Jiangxi. In Yudu (now southern Jiangxi), he defeated the Yuan army, captured Xingguo, and recovered 10 counties in Ganzhou and 4 counties in Jizhou. The people's hearts were greatly boosted, and people from all over Jiangxi responded, and the nationwide anti-Yuan struggle was resumed. The main force of the Yuan army attacked, and Wen Tianxiang was defeated and retreated to Fujian. In 1278, Wen Tianxiang was defeated and captured at Wupoling (now north of Haifeng, Guangdong), and attempted suicide by taking poison but failed. In 1279, after being escorted across the “Lingdingyang”[3], he wrote the famous line from “Crossing the Lingdingyang” which has been passed down through the ages: “Since ancient times, everyone has to die, but I will leave behind my loyalty to shine in history.” Wen Tianxiang was imprisoned in Dadu (now Beijing), but he remained steadfast and unyielding until he was executed in 1283.

2. Explanation of the Song

[The Hu people are so powerful that they attack and invade everywhere]: refers to the Mongol Yuan Dynasty's expansion and aggression in all directions, which was invincible.

"Ta": pronounced as ta, means to hit someone with a whip or stick. "Tafa": large-scale attack by force.

[Two pillars are unable to support the sky]: In the late Southern Song Dynasty, the loyal Wen Tianxiang and Wang Lixin could no longer support the country.

[How can we light lanterns and play in the water at night when there is war?]

It refers to the fact that Xiangyang and Fancheng were besieged by Yuan soldiers for six years, but Jia Sidao blocked the military information and did not send troops to rescue them. He still went boating and had night banquets on the West Lake, decorated the area with lanterns and colored lanterns, and sang and danced with his concubines and prostitutes.

3. Interpret the diagram

The civil official in the picture refers to Wen Tianxiang. The sword on his waist implies that Wen Tianxiang was a civil servant who led troops into battle. Supporting the house with his own arms, he symbolizes the loyal and righteous ministers represented by Prime Minister Wen Tianxiang, who struggled to support the Song Dynasty.

annotation:

[1] Cai Jing: The traitor who led to the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty. See the annotation for No. 20.

[2] Xiangyang was rescued only once by the Song general Li Tingzhi in the fifth year of the Mongol siege.

[3] Lingdingyang: located in the south of Zhongshan County, Guangdong Province today.

Jia Sidao and Wen Tianxiang's prophecy

An unknown person sighed and said:

Sidao: refers to Jia Sidao.

During the reign of Emperor Duzong of Song, Jia Sidao was in power. He was domineering and selfish, excluded those who were different from him, alienated the people, and the country's power declined. When Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty first came to power, he sent envoys to the Song Dynasty to demand annual tribute as per the agreement. Song Prime Minister Jia Sidao had once concealed the fact that Mongolia had begged for peace in Ezhou. When he reported the great victory to the emperor, he was afraid that the truth would be leaked, so he detained the Mongolian envoys and the conflict arose again. Kublai Khan led his troops southward and launched the third war of aggression against the Song Dynasty. Xiangyang is an important town in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and was the first target of the Mongols' attack. Song general Lu Wenhuan held his ground and the stalemate lasted for six years. Finally, because Jia Sidao concealed the military situation and did not send troops to rescue, in the 9th year of Xianchun (1273 AD) of Emperor Duzong of Song Dynasty, the Yuan army captured Xiangyang, and Lu Wenhuan was defeated and surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty. As a result, the Song Dynasty lost its northern barrier.

Xiang: refers to Wen Tianxiang.

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