釋鑑稽古略續集 1.235

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鐵冠道人　張景和江右人。道術高精數學。謁見高帝曰。明公龍瞳鳳目。天地相朝五嶽俱附。日月麗天附骨插鬢。聲音洪亮貴不可言。但四圍滯氣如雲行月出之狀。所喜者準頭黃明貫於天庭。直待神采煥發。如風掃陰翳。即受命之日也。應在一千日內。且邊地驛馬有驚氣。南行遇敵。切須戒慎。上奇之留於幕下。常結廬鍾山。居都下數年。一旦無故。自投於大中橋水死。求尸不獲。仙去不復見。

The Iron-Crown Daoist: Zhang Jinghe was a native of Jiangyou. His Daoist arts were lofty and he was proficient in numerology. Having an audience with Emperor Gao, he said: "Your Grace has dragon pupils and phoenix eyes; Heaven and Earth face each other, and the Five Sacred Peaks are all attuned. The sun and moon grace heaven, the bones join the sideburns, and your voice is resonant and magnificent—noble beyond words. Yet a stagnant vapor surrounds you, like clouds moving across the moon. What is auspicious is that a clear yellow glow at the tip of your nose reaches straight to the heavenly forehead. When your divine aura radiates brightly like wind sweeping away dark mist, that will be the day you receive the Mandate. It should occur within a thousand days. Furthermore, the post-horse of the frontier lands bears an omen of alarm; meeting the enemy in your southward march, you must exercise the utmost caution." His Majesty marveled at him and retained him in his entourage. He often built a hut on Mount Zhong and lived in the capital for several years. One day, without apparent reason, he threw himself into the water at Dazhong Bridge and drowned. His body was sought but could not be found; he had departed as an immortal and was seen no more.