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Chapter 970: Yuan Tiangang, the Chief of the Imperial Observatory

Yuan Tiangang was drinking alone at that time. Seeing Li Shimin's extraordinary appearance and his rising star, he was curious and invited Li Shimin to come over for a chat. Li Shimin was also a generous and righteous man, so he readily agreed, and the two began to chat over the remaining wine on the table.

After learning that this person was the famous Yuan Tiangang, Li Shimin immediately asked him to tell his fortune. At that time, Li Shimin was wearing a casual robe and did not reveal his identity.

Yuan Tiangang originally made a living from fortune-telling and physiognomy. When he saw strange faces, he felt excited.

Curious as this person's face seemed to be covered by a layer of mist and he could not see through it, he suddenly felt competitive and took out his bag and pulled out instruments such as a compass, tortoise shells, yarrow and coins used for fortune-telling.

After asking for Li Shimin's birth date and horoscope, he started tinkering with it on the table.

Unexpectedly, halfway through the calculation, Yuan Tiangang's face suddenly turned red, he spit out a mouthful of blood, and fainted.

Li Shimin was startled and quickly found some clean water, applied a facial mask and pinched the Ren Zhong point. It took a lot of effort to wake up Old Man Yuan.

Unexpectedly, when Yuan Tiangang woke up, he got up and ran out as if he had seen a ghost.

Li Shimin naturally would not let him go. Having grown up in an aristocratic family, he naturally knew that there were countless talented people in this world, and some of them were really capable. Yuan Tiangang was also well-known, and from the sudden change just now, it can be seen that old man Yuan must have seen something?
In addition, Li Shimin was going to do something big the next day, and if he didn't get certainty, he would not release him no matter what.

Yuan Tiangang refused to speak, and finally Li Shimin drew his sword to threaten him. Yuan Tiangang finally said hesitantly that even a good fortune teller could not predict one's fate, and there was only one kind of person in the world that could not be predicted.

A person with destiny
The emperor is related to the destiny of a country and is protected by heaven. His fate is hidden by a trace of divine power that cannot be touched by ordinary people.

If a fortune teller dares to predict destiny, he will naturally be retaliated. Just now, he was halfway through the calculation based on the birth date when suddenly a huge divine power attacked him. Although Yuan Tiangang boasted that he had achieved success in cultivation, he was still a mortal and had not yet escaped from the Three Realms and was not in the Five Elements.

How could he resist? He vomited blood and fainted.

At this point, Li Shimin had completely understood, and was overjoyed. He was going to do something big. If he succeeded, it would be God's will; if he failed, he would be doomed. Now that old man Yuan was backfired by the emperor's fate, didn't it prove from the side that what he did tomorrow would succeed?
Li Shimin left with a big laugh, leaving Yuan Tiangang with a complicated expression.

That was Li Shimin's personal experience, and no one knew about it except himself and Yuan Tiangang. From then on, Li Shimin became more convinced that there really were otherworldly masters in this world, and he recruited Yuan Tiangang to the Sitiantai to work in the Imperial Observatory.

The cycle of nature and the world are changing.

Today is the time for the new to the old, and Li Shimin really wants to know whether the candidate for the crown prince he has chosen is in line with God's will.

So he ordered Ma Xuanliang to invite Yuan Tiangang over to give himself a final reassurance.

The main reason was that this matter was too big and he was not fully prepared. In order to catch his ministers off guard, he did not communicate with too many of them and fully exchange ideas.

He only said hello to a few core ministers such as Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji, Li Jing, and Li Ji, but did not reveal anything to the other members of the Eastern Palace faction, the Wei Wang faction, the Wu Wang faction, the Qi Wang faction, and related personnel.

For such a major matter as selecting a crown prince, it is very risky not to seek opinions widely and then obtain the consent of more important officials through the exchange of interests, but to just "execute first and report later", in case those people are angered.

It is possible to force them to join hands to resist the emperor.

Li Shimin was gambling. He was gambling that the aristocratic families would not interfere, and that he, as the emperor, would have the final say in the court. He was also gambling that the important ministers he had brought up would stand firmly on his side and help him hold the line.

At the same time, he hoped that most of the ministers would not have the courage to stand up and defy the order in court.

As long as he made some moves in advance and used some means to settle the matter in a lightning speed, by the time the crown prince was appointed and the status of the monarch and his subjects was determined, even if those subjects wanted to object, they would have missed the best opportunity.

Afterwards, even if someone wants to collude again, they will still have reservations, because before the event it is called advice, but after the event it is called treason.

Li Shimin stood silently by the window, watching the sunset, his eyes gradually became colder, and his heart slowly became firmer. He slowly clenched his hands behind his back into fists, squeezing the cold sweat in his palms.

Half an hour later, an old man with white hair and a youthful face, led by Ma Xuanliang, came to Chengqing Hall.

Yuan Tiangang was very successful in practicing Taoism. No one knew how old he was, and the age he revealed to the public was only what he said himself.

However, just from one little thing, you can tell that this person is mysterious.

Even the people alive today, no matter how old they are, can remember what Yuan Tiangang looked like when he was a child. In their memories, it seems that they knew about this person very early, and when they knew about him, Yuan Tiangang was already an adult.

At this time, Yuan Tiangang had the appearance of an immortal, with a straight back, snow-white hair and beard, a ruddy complexion, and bright eyes. He looked extremely energetic, without any of the old-fashioned air that an ordinary old man should have.

Although Yuan Tiangang was an official of the Imperial Observatory, he did not wear official uniform. Instead, he wore a blue-white Taoist robe and a Taoist bun. He held a sandalwood whisk in his hand. He had a calm look on his face and exuded a sense of etherealness.

Anyone who saw him would be filled with awe from the bottom of their hearts. What an enlightened immortal.

Yuan Tiangang raised his right palm, bowed slightly, and performed a Taoist salute: "I am Yuan Tiangang, I greet your Majesty."

Yuan Tiangang is not ignorant of etiquette when walking in the mortal world. On the contrary, old man Yuan is very well versed in the ways of the world.

Chang'an today is in a precarious situation. Li Shimin's health is worrying. Not to mention the officials in the court, even ordinary people know that the most important thing in the world now is to select a crown prince.

There has been so much commotion in Chang'an City during this period, how could Yuan Tiangang not know why Li Shimin urgently summoned him tonight, not to mention that Wang De had already made it very clear.

Yuan Tiangang knew that Li Shimin was now in a state of anxiety and restlessness. What he wanted to see was definitely not the chief of the Three Officials of the Sitiantai, but a Taoist master who could calculate the secrets of heaven and calm the emperor's mind.

That was why he discarded his official uniform, changed into Taoist robes, and displayed his otherworldly side.

As expected, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction. He did not act as if he was meeting a minister, but was very polite and courteous: "Thinking back to the time when I first met the Immortal, the Immortal was in his middle age, with an extraordinary demeanor, but he still had the shadow of a mortal."

"But today, I see that the immortal has achieved great success in his cultivation. He is like a banished immortal, transcending the mortal world and seeming to fly away into the sky. I am really envious of him!"

At this moment, the two were like one on the ground and one in the sky.

It is not a king and his minister, but a devout person seeking Taoism in the mortal world. He met an immortal who came to the mortal world to travel around the world. He was eager to seek guidance and resolve his worries.

After a brief exchange of words, Li Shimin invited Yuan Tiangang to sit down. After the palace maid served tea, everyone left.

Li Shimin then began to ask the immortal, "Master Yuan, I trouble you to come here today because I want you to help me again and predict the destiny of the Tang Dynasty?"

'Well'

Old man Yuan's hand trembled, and the tea that was about to his mouth almost spilled onto his collar. The immortal demeanor that he had previously pretended to be disappeared in an instant, and in its place was the image of an old man who had returned to nature.

Yuan Tiangang glanced at Li Shimin with resentment: "Your Majesty, twenty years ago, you concealed your identity and tricked me into calculating the secrets of heaven for you. As a result, I was attacked by the heavens and vomited blood and fainted. It was a serious loss of vitality. It took me ten years to recover."

"If this happens again, I won't be able to stay in this world any longer!"

'hehe.'

Li Shimin smiled awkwardly, and then he also acted like a rogue: "The Taoist priest has achieved success in his practice, has an infinite life span, and has profound magical powers. A mere ten years is no problem. The Taoist priest of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory can stay here and slowly adjust his breathing."

"I will not be here long, and the successor of the Tang Dynasty is related to the safety of the world. If I entrust the throne to the wrong person, such as Yang Guang, I am afraid that the people of the world will fall into disaster again. The Taoist priest calculated the secrets of heaven, not for personal gain, but for the welfare of the people of the world. I believe that God will not blame the Taoist priest."

Seeing that Li Shimin, an emperor, was praising himself so highly, Yuan Tiangang shook his head helplessly.

Ever since Li Shimin got into trouble, he had a premonition that something like this would most likely happen to him. Today, when Wang De came to the Imperial Observatory to convey his imperial decree, he knew that what was to come would come and he could not avoid it.

At his current age, if he were to encounter a backlash again, he would definitely die on the spot.

However, before coming, Yuan Tiangang had made preparations and offered three incense sticks to the ancestor, silently bidding farewell to the Three Pure Ones, and taking a look at good and bad luck. Unexpectedly, the three incense sticks went smoothly, moving forward in unison, with smoke and incense ash not dissipating, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

This is a sign that everything is going well and there is no major problem.

Yuan Tiangang was overjoyed and knelt down again to ask for the protection of his ancestor. Then he changed his clothes, took his weapons, and followed Wang De to the palace.

Although he speculated that Li Shimin would definitely face backlash if he chose the Son of Destiny, and there would be no way out no matter how he looked at it. However, man's plans are not as good as God's plans. Yuan Tiangang knew that there were fifty ways of heaven, forty-nine of which were derived from heaven, and one was missing.

It is a variable that can be encountered but not sought.

Since the ancestor has pointed out that he has no calamity, he should still believe in him.

'what'

Today was the first time Yuan Tiangang had seen the emperor's face since Li Shimin's accident. He looked at him twice more unconsciously and found that Li Shimin's face was extremely strange. Although his forehead was black and his face was full of death, there was a scarlet color between his eyebrows. Looking closely, it was a bit red with purple.

It indicates that there is a sign of survival and turning danger into safety.

(End of this chapter)