Fortune-telling in the Republic of China
During the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, who became a great president, thought that the electoral system was limited and could not be in power forever, so he decided to amend the constitution when he was in office to make his own? The emperor's dream? Hold on a little longer. At that time, the president elected by the electoral system was sometimes restricted for a long time, but Yuan Shikai was unwilling to give up his power. He hoped to become the highest authority of the Republic of China in his lifetime, so Yuan Shikai began to urgently amend the constitution. Yuan Shikai was in a hurry because there was a curse in his family.
Yuan Shikai's great-grandfather died at the age of 40, his grandfather died at the age of 57, and his father died at the age of 51. So Yuan Shikai thinks there is one? The curse of 60? . Yuan Shikai was fifty-two years old when he became president, which made Yuan Shikai very scared. He thought that he might die suddenly one day, so he had to finish his work in this limited time? The emperor's dream? . After Yuan Shikai succeeded in proclaiming himself emperor, he also found a fortune teller to calculate his life span. After the calculation, the fortune teller felt very scared. At Yuan Shikai's strong request, the fortune teller said hesitantly that Yuan Shikai would not live beyond 60, which startled Yuan Shikai.
In order to break this spell, Yuan Shikai decided to take good care of his body, not only exercising regularly, but also drinking a lot of tonics, hoping to prolong his life. At the same time, Yuan Shikai had to cancel the monarchy because of many objections. 1965438+On June 6, 2006, Yuan Shikai, who was suffering from uremia, still failed to break his family. The curse of 60? At the age of 56.