The fortune teller told the fortunes of the two ministers and said: You will both starve to death in the end! Just as he expected

In ancient times, the art of fortune telling was mostly a metaphysical subject that men studied intensively. However, since ancient times, women have not been favored by men. Xu Fu in the Western Han Dynasty is a special case. Although she is a girl, she is able to read people's faces. He is a self-taught master of palmistry, a scholar of heaven and man, and has become a famous figure in the field of palmistry. Her books such as "Miscellaneous Treatises on the Five Senses", "Listening to Sounds and Walking Together", and "Xu Negative's Ear Methods" are still widely circulated.

When Xu Fu was a child, she showed a talent beyond ordinary people. She had a photographic memory of unpredictable and esoteric metaphysical books and was able to understand the profound meanings in them. This greatly surprised her teacher, who often sighed: "If you were a man, you would definitely become a master." After hearing this, Xu Fu disagreed. She quoted scriptures and eloquently argued with the teacher. She believed that only men can become a master. Even if the views are too biased, women can still become great masters. Facts have proved that Xu Fu does have the capital to be arrogant, and she has verified her point of view with her own success.

In the early years of the Han Dynasty, Xu Fu was granted the title of Marquis of the Ming Female Pavilion because he was good at fortune-telling and had made great contributions to Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty. After Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, he was grateful for Xu Ni's grace in helping their mother and son escape from bad luck, and honored Xu Ni as his adopted mother. At that time, there were two courtiers who were most favored by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. One was Zhou Yafu, the son of Taiwei Zhou Bo. This man was brave and strategic, and was a talented general. The other was Deng Tong, an internal minister who was called Huangtou Lang by Emperor Wen and was favored by Emperor Wen.

One day, when both of them were present, Emperor Wen invited Xu Ning out and asked him to read the fortunes of his two most trusted ministers. Xu Fu approached the two of them, observed them, and said that they both looked noble. Then he examined the lines on their faces in detail, shook his head and said, "Weird! Although both of them look wealthy, why?" The endings are so similar."

Emperor Wen was puzzled and asked Xu Fu why he shook his head and sighed. Xu Negation pointed at Zhou Yafu and said: "The general will be granted the title of Marquis in three years. In eight years, he will be the Prime Minister of the country, and he will be the most popular minister. After that, in nine years, he will starve to death." Then he said to Deng Tong, "Your future official career will be He was prosperous, deeply loved by the emperor, and even a great official could not escape death from starvation."

Emperor Wen, Zhou Yafu, and Deng Tong didn't believe it. They all looked suspicious and thought it was too coincidental. Well, besides, Zhou Yafu and Deng Tong were officials to some extent, had salaries, and were deeply favored by the emperor. How could they starve to death! Seeing that the three of them didn't believe it, Xu Negative said, "Both of you have vertical lines on your face. This is a sign of starvation! If you don't believe it, wait and see."

Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty listened to his adoptive mother's advice. After explaining, he was half convinced. Because he loved Deng Tong too much, he decided to use imperial power to change Deng Tong's fate. Then he rewarded Deng Tong generously with gold, silver, jade and silk, and gave him a copper mountain, allowing him to mint money privately, making Deng Tong as rich as the enemy. In addition, , Emperor Wen continued to promote Deng Tong, making him increasingly noble. In this way, Deng Tong had both official status and wealth. If he was told that he would starve to death again, it might be a big joke.

After the death of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing ascended the throne. The first thing he did when he took office was to confiscate Deng Tong’s home, recapture Tongshan, and confiscate all his property. Deng Tong eventually starved to death on the streets like a beggar. Zhou Yafu was also appointed prime minister after pacifying the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion. However, due to his stubborn character, he was gradually alienated and hated by Emperor Jing. He happened to be reported by his servants for treason. Emperor Jing handed him over to the judicial officer for trial. Zhou Yafu was If you don't want this kind of humiliation, you will go on a hunger strike in prison and eventually starve to death. It's a fate!