Yuan Tiangang once predicted the death of the Tang Dynasty by a sow climbing a tree, which made Li Shimin extremely happy. How did this prediction come true later?

Later, the Tang Dynasty was destroyed by Zhu Wen, and this prophecy was verified. At that time, Yuan Tiangang said that the Tang Dynasty would only perish when pigs can climb trees. I don’t know if he truly predicted it with all his heart, or if he just thought of such words to make Li Shimin happy at that time in order to prevaricate Li Shimin.

Those of us who have studied history all know that the Zhenguan rule implemented by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin made the Tang Dynasty very powerful. At that time, there was a saying that the Tang Dynasty was prosperous. And under the rule of Li Shimin, the Tang Dynasty became the economic center of the world. It was very prosperous at that time. Under such a prosperous age that he created by himself, Li Shimin in his later years could not help but worry that the Tang Dynasty would decline, and even worry about whether the Tang Dynasty would be destroyed.

In order to know the future development of the dynasty he established, Li Shimin called the famous Feng Shui master Yuan Tiangang to the palace for questioning. I can imagine Yuan Tiangang's surprise when he heard Li Shimin ask him whether and when the Tang Dynasty would perish. So at that time, Yuan Tiangang said that when the sow climbed the tree, the Tang Dynasty would perish. Was it to make Li Shimin happy, or whether he really predicted that Zhu Wen would destroy the Tang Dynasty and proclaim himself emperor. We don't know.

At that time, Li Shimin was very happy after hearing this sentence. He felt that according to his understanding, the sow would never climb a tree in this life, so it indicated that the Tang Dynasty would not perish and would always exist. Go down. However, the real history is cruel. Such a prosperous Tang Dynasty did not last for several generations before An Lushan launched the Anshi Rebellion and was harmed. From then on, the Tang Dynasty began to decline, and was eventually defeated at the hands of Zhu Wen.