During the reign of Tianbao of Tang Dynasty, Liu Miaozhi was transferred to the position of Lieutenant of Chencang in Qi Prefecture, and his aunt’s cousin, Lu Kang from Wu County, came to visit him from Jiangnan. When the chief bookkeeper Yang Yu and the county lieutenant Zhang Ying heard that Lu Kang had come, they all came to congratulate Liu Miaozhi.
It was a cold winter season, and while they were drinking, a Wei mountain man named William asked to see him. Liu Miaozhi asked someone to lower the curtain, got up and welcomed him to the courtyard, and asked William what he wanted to do. He said, “I am going to enter the pass, please arrange a meal, I will leave after eating.” Liu Miaozhi told the men on his left and right to arrange a meal in the guest room. He said, “I can’t wait to arrange it in the guest room, please let me eat right here.” Liu Miaozhi felt embarrassed because he was drinking wine. William said, “I can predict the future of people, and if you treat me with courtesy, I will also contribute.” Liu Miaozhi was pleased to hear this, so he asked someone to raise the curtain. And several guests at the table also wanted to hear what he could say, so they all invited him to take their seats. At this time, Lu Kang was lying on the bed in the east because he was drunk. Liu Miaozhi invited Mr. Cong to finish his meal, and then asked Mr. Cong to read his own face.
He said, “You will be able to serve two terms as an eunuch, but you will not be in charge of the government, so you can still be an official for 25 years.” After saying this, he was about to leave. Yang Yu and Zhang Ying asked him to stay and asked him about their respective future. He said to Yang Yu, “You must not eat donkey meat for eight months from now; if you do, you will surely get sick and cannot be cured.” He also said to Zhang Ying, “You should be good to your fellow officials in the future, otherwise you will surely suffer from them.” Both Yang Yu and Zhang Ying were unhappy to hear this. Knowing what was in their minds, William said, “Although I can know in advance what will happen in the future, I cannot decide your misfortune.” And pointing to Lu Kang, he said, “For example, that man who lies drunk does not know who he is. But I know that he can succeed in the name of success next year, as an official for more than ten years, regardless of official position and longevity, you all can not catch up with him.” After saying this, he left without knowing where he was going.
The next year, An Lushan rebellion, the two capitals fell, Xuanzong went to Shu County, Chen Cang is a necessary route. At this time Yang Yu managed the post station, and he often remembered what Tsung had said and put it on his palm. Once, a man who rode a horse to transmit official documents had an old friendship with Yang Yu and invited him to eat together. Yang Yu mistakenly ate a few small pieces of donkey intestines and died of flatulence that night. Zhang Ying later became the prime minister of Lin Pu. Once the bandits attacked the city, the county sheriff was unable to resist and was besieged. Xue Jing Yuan, the magistrate of Lin Pu, led his soldiers to repel the bandits. When the governor received the report, he appointed Xue Jing Yuan as the governor and presided over the county affairs. Zhang Ying, who was often at odds with him, was framed for the crime and soon died of injustice.
After that, Liu Miao came to be the magistrate of Linyu County in Ruzhou, and then he was transferred to the magistrate of Shangyuan County in Runzhou. During his tenure, he did not preside over important government affairs. The next year, Lu Kang exam Ming Jing into the list, has done the secretary province Zhengzhi, and Long Yu inspector, after the expiration of the term of office transferred to the Hanyang Lieutenant, and then changed to the supervision of the imperial historian, Zhou to the order, the staff. He served as an important official for twenty-two years.
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