Tui Bei Tu

Patience, brothers. Soon we will reveal the secrets of Chang'an Wang.

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The Tui Bei Tu (推背圖, lit. 'back-pushing graphics') is a book said to contain prophecies for the future of China.^[1] It is truthfully a Piece of Eden and one of the many Isu artifacts said to be scattered across China. Early in the Tang dynasty, Zhangsun Qi was sent on a mission to find and secure it.^[2]

History[]

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, the book was held in the Hall of Assembled Worthies (集賢殿) and lay in a hidden corner among the archive's bountiful collection of ancient texts and records. The Japanese scholar Abe no Nakamaro studied it at his leisure while serving as a secretary supervisor, but he found its text too abstruse to understand easily.^[1]

In a letter penned in 756 to his friend Li Bai, Abe revealed his prior discovery of this book and expressed regret that he had not taken it with him when he left office so that he could continue to examine it more closely. It was then the height of the An Lushan Rebellion, and the scholar claimed that the book had foretold of this catastrophic conflict and that it bespoke of it as another theatre in an ancient war between "light and dark", "justice and power", and "freedom and enslavement". Given the worth he ascribed to its prophecies, he hoped that the Tui Bei Tu would remain protected and untouched in the archive from the ravages of war.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

The Tui Bei Tu is a Tang-era compilation of prophecies allegedly written by Li Chunfeng (李淳風) and Yuan Tiangang (袁天罡). Its name, which literally means 'back-pushing graphics', derives from the legend that Li was so obsessed with his work that Yuan once gave him a push on the back to tell him to take some rest.^[3]

Appearances[]

Assassin's Creed: Dynasty (first mentioned)
Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal – Chang'an Wang

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Last Stand of Justice (Special)
↑ Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal – Chang'an Wang
↑ Hoh, Anchi (19 April 2021). Mysticism and Prophecy in “Tui bei tu” 推背圖 (Back-pushing Pictures). Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved on 27 February 2022.

Isu

Notable individuals

Isu	Aita • Aletheia • Baldr • Consus • Fenrir • Hephaistos • Hermes Trismegistus • Juno • Jupiter • Loki • Minerva • Odin • Phanes • Poseidon • Shakyamuni • Surtr • Vejovis • Yaldabaoth

Hybrids	Adam • Eve

Artifacts

Pieces of Eden	Ankh • Apples of Eden (#1 \| #2 \| #3 \| #4 \| #5 \| #6 \| #7 \| Aguilar's \| Akhenaten's \| Gull's \| Korfu's \| Skye's \| Mihšihkinaahkwa's \| Isabel's) • Atlantis Artifacts (Sphinx's \| Medusa's \| Minotaur's \| Cyclops' \| Versipellis') • Codex of Eden • Crystal Balls • Crystal Skulls • Foresight Amulet • Fountain of Youth • Fragment of Eden • Grand Temple Key • Heart • Hope Diamond • Hugr-Rip • Imperial Jade Seal • Koh-i-Noor • Memory Seals (Masyaf Keys) • Mjölnir • Prophecy Disks • Precursor boxes • Rings of Eden (Hnituðr \| Pirate Ring \| Rings of Seth (Blood \| Moon \| Sand)) • Scepter of Aset • Scythe of Eden • Shards of Eden • Shrouds of Eden (#1 \| #2 \| Copy) • Spears of Eden (Gungnir • Spear of Leonidas) • Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden (Crescent amulet \| Lantern \| Lotus disk) • Staves of Eden (Alexander's \| Imperial Sceptre \| Papal Staff \| Staff of Hermes Trismegistus \| Shattered Staff \| Venetian Staff \| Staff of Seth) • Swords of Eden (#1 \| #2 \| Excalibur \| Gram \| Sword of Damokles \| Perseus' Sword) • Trident of Eden • Tui Bei Tu • Vejovis' dagger

Miscellaneous artifacts	Armor (Aegis • Armor of the Fallen • First Civilization Set • Isu Armor • Mythical Warrior • Thor's Set) • Weapons (Atlantean Blade • Blazing Sword • Gae Bolg • Lucius Septimius' flails • Mace of Atlantis • The Samsaama • Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar • Swords of Fal) • Shields (The Morrigan's Guard) • Baghdad Battery • Blood vials • Eye (Antikythera mechanism) • Freya's medallion • Gleipnir • Global aurora borealis device • Iron Man • Lia Fáil • Manna • Odin's Eye • Prophecy Disk key • Power sources • The Pyramid (Artifact Fragments) • Saga Stone • Saint-Denis Temple key • Salakar • Śarīra • Stone of Scone • Seth-Anat stone • Silica

Human-made artifacts	Animus (Alruh • Die Glocke) • Armor of Altaïr • Buckingham Palace vault • Eagle of Suger • Head of Saint Denis • Mayan Armor • Michel Reuge's Vault • Voynich manuscript

Locations

The Grey • Cities (Asgard • Atlantis • Eden • Eitri • Feyan • Útgarðar) • Lands (Nine Realms • Sister Realms) • Seismic Temples (Arctic Temple • Lisbon Temple • Port-au-Prince Temple) • Temples

Africa	Egyptian Vaults (Siwa Vault • Khesesh Em Sesh Em Eeneb • Eesfet Oon-m'Aa Poo • Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat • Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye • Seshem.eff Er Aat • Oun-mAa Niye Ressoot)

Americas	North American Temples (Chichen Itza Temples • Grand Temple) • Caribbean Temples (Caribbean Vault • Observatory)

Asia	Middle Eastern Vaults (Alamut Temple • Excavation Site • Herat Temple • Jerusalem Vault • Northern Oasis vault) • Forgotten Temple • Tosha Khana

Europe	The Forge • Greek locations (Ancient Forge • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Gateway to the Lost City • Kephallonia vault • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Lair of the Sphinx • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Italian Vaults (Colosseum Vault • Pythagorean Vault • Vatican Vault • Venice vault) • Saint-Denis Temple • Celtic locations (Boudicca Tomb • Cassivellaunus Tomb • Cave of Gold • Freyja's Cave • Hill of Tara • Iona Vault • Isu Barracks • Loch Ness Temple • Manius's Sanctum (Eden Ring Station) • Odin's Vault • Scone Vault • Togodomnus' Tomb • Venutius Tomb • Verica's Tomb • Wayland's Smithy • Shrines of the Valkyrie)

Culture & History

Culture	Society (Æsir \| Capitoline Triad \| High Council \| Illuminat \| Isu Authority in Eden \| Vanir) • Language (Isu codex \| Isu script) • Titles (Ciphers \| Dikastes \| Father of Understanding \| Messenger \| Mother of Wisdom \| Sacred Voice) • Other (Hidden Twelve)

Events	Isu Era (War of Unification • Human-Isu War • Great Catastrophe) • Assassin-Templar War • Second Disaster • Ascendance Event • Resurrection Day

Science	Physiology (Digital Cognizance Imprint \| Eagle Vision \| Hybrid \| Neurotransmitter \| Isu incarnations (Sages)) • Physics (Calculations \| Nexus) • Projects (Olympos Project \| Project Anthropos \| Solar floral regeneration project \| Six methods of salvation) • Technology (Aletheia's simulations • Hugr-Rip • Isu map • Kolossus • Orb of Hades • Piece of Eden • Precursor relics • Torch of Hypnos • Towers • Vault pedestal • Wireless Energy Lattice • Yggdrasil) • Other (Adamant)

Related	Balor • Dwarves • Elpis • Elves • Instruments of the First Will • Jötnar • Muspels • Order of the Ancients • Phoenix Project • Prize of Cerberos • Prize of the Hekatonchires • Salakar • Sisyphos

Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal

Chang'an Wang • Dance of the Sui Dynasty • Book 3 • Book 4 • Book 5 • Book 6 • Book 7 • Book 8 • Book 9 • Book 10

Characters

Hidden Ones	Zhangsun Qi • Princess of Gaochang

Order of the Ancients	Aluohan • Zhangsun Wuji • Empress Zhangsun \| Yang Jian • Dogu Jialuo • Wang • Yuwen Tai

Others	Emperor Gaozong of Tang • Wu Zetian • Zhang Jinyan • Wang Chen • Chen Dianbing • Yang Bao • Fang Bo • Tuoba Nan • Tang Yuyan • Feng Yunman \| Emperor Gaozu of Tang • Emperor Taizong of Tang \| Yuwen Kai \| Hongfu

Factions

Hidden Ones (Chinese Brotherhood) • Order of the Ancients (Ba Zhu Guo | Persian) • Tang dynasty • Zhou dynasty • Sui dynasty • Sasanian Empire

Locations

China (Hezhou • Chang'an)

Events

Transition from Sui to Tang | Tang campaign against Karakhoja • Xuanwu Gate Incident | Muslim conquest of Iran

Terms and concepts

Bow • Crossbow • Grappling hook • Horse • Hidden Blade • Jingjiao • Knife • Long Sword • Mercenary • Piece of Eden (Imperial Jade Seal • Tui Bei Tu) • Ship • Spear • Sword (Dao • Jian) • Throwing knife • War hammer