唐举 / Tang Ju
唐举 / Tang Ju appears in 《资治通鉴·秦纪》99-1｜历史第一丑男逆袭做秦相 as a Warring States physiognomist associated with Liang, glossed by the host as roughly today’s Kaifeng. His main role in the episode is to interpret 蔡泽: he names Cai Ze’s physically ugly features but then says a person’s future rank cannot be reduced to appearance.
The episode uses Tang Ju less as an independently analyzed historical actor than as a hinge between appearance, confidence, and talent assessment. His forecast helps explain why Cai Ze keeps trying to find office despite repeated failure and mockery, and it lets the host move from 相面 to 文王官人法 and other Chinese traditions of judging people.