when confucius came to the earth , the kilin , that strange beast which is the prince of all four - footed animals , and only appears when there is a great man on earth , sought the child and spat out a jade whereon was written : " son of the watercrystal you are destined to become an uncrowned king ! " and confucius grew up , studied diligently , learned wisdom and came to be a saint . he did much good on earth , and ever since his death has been reverenced as the greatest of teachers and masters . he had foreknowledge of many things . and even after he had died he gave evidence of this . to the left of the coffin was a door , which led into an inner chamber . in this chamber stood a bed , and a table with books and clothing , all as though meant for the use of a living person . tsin schi huang seated himself on the bed and looked down . and there on the floor stood two shoes of red silk , whose tips were adorned with a woven pattern of clouds . a bamboo staff leaned against the wall . the emperor , in jest , put on the shoes , took the staff and left the grave . but as he did so a tablet suddenly appeared before his eyes on which stood the following lines : o'er kingdoms six tsin schi huang his army led , to ope my grave and find my humble bed ; he steals my shoes and takes my staff away to reach schakiu -- and his last earthly day ! 
he had a tablet that predicted emperor tsin schi huang 's actions .
how did confucius give evidence that he had foreknowledge of many things ?
how did confucius give evidence that he had foreknowledge of many things ?