History

Chapter 126

Since ancient times, he has been ordered to be a king, so how can the prosperity of the king not depend on the fate of the gods!It is especially true in Zhou Dynasty, and it can be seen in Qin Dynasty.Entering on behalf of the king, he is appointed to the divination.The beginning of Taibu originated from the rise of Han Dynasty.

The master of Sima Ji is also from Chu.It was buried in East City of Chang'an.

Song Zhong is a doctor of Chinese medicine, and Jia Yi is a doctor. They both went out to wash and bathe on the same day.Jia Yi said: "I heard that the ancient sages did not live in the imperial court, but they must be in the divination and medicine. Now I have seen the three lords and the nine ministers, and they all know it. The test of the divination is to see." The two agreed. And the city, swim in the divination.The sky is fresh and rainy, and there are few Taoists. Sima Ji sits between the master and three or four disciples.The second doctor pays another visit.Sima Ji mainly looked at his appearance, as if he was a knowledgeable person, he would respect him and make his disciples sit down.Sit down, Sima Ji will reply to the preface, distinguishing the beginning and end of heaven and earth, the discipline of the sun, moon and stars, and the occasion of benevolence and righteousness, and listing the amulets of good and bad, thousands of words, it is not unreasonable.

Song Zhong and Jia Yi Qu Ran realized that Lie Ying sat upright and said: "I look at Mr.'s appearance and listen to Mr.'s speech. I have never seen it before. How can I be so humble now, and how can I be so dirty?"

Master Sima Ji laughed loudly and said: "Looking at the big officials who have Taoism, what is the humbleness of what they say today, what is the wildness of what they say! What is the sage of the master today? Who is the tallest? Why do you despise the elders today? ?”

The two princes said: "Respecting officials and earning a lot of money, the world is high, and the virtuous are the ones. Now the place is not the place, so it is called humble. Words are not believed, deeds are not verified, and actions are taken improperly, so it is called dirty. The husband divination It is easy to be despised by the world. It is said in the world: "The fortune-tellers talk too much to win favors, exalt people's lives to talk about people's aspirations, talk about disasters to hurt people's hearts, and talk about ghosts and gods to waste people's wealth. I beg and thank you generously for selfishness.' This is what I am ashamed of, so it is called despicable."

Master Sima Ji said: "Sit down, sir. Do you see that your husband has been sent a child? If the sun and the moon shine on it, it will go, and if it does not shine, it will stop. If you ask whether the sun and the moon are good or bad, you will not be able to reason. By observing it, you can know the other sages." Those who are unworthy are few.

"The conduct of a virtuous man is to follow the straight path with righteous remonstrance, and if he does not listen to the three remonstrances, he will retreat. His reputation is not expected to be rewarded, and the wicked will not ignore his grievances, so that the country can benefit the public. Therefore, the official is not his job. It’s not because of meritorious deeds; if you see people being unrighteous, you don’t respect them even though they are expensive;

"The so-called sages of today's public can be ashamed. If you are humble, go forward, talk about the trend; lead each other to gain momentum, guide each other to benefit; compare Zhou Binzheng, to seek honor and reputation, so as to be honored by the public; to serve selfish interests, it is useless. Mastering the law, hunting peasants; using officials as prestige, using the law as an opportunity, seeking profit and rebelling against violence: it is no different from someone who robs people with a white knife. When he first tried to be an official, he doubled his strength as a cunning deceit, pretending to be false and using empty words to swindle On the top, use the top to the right; the examiner does not let the virtuous and Chen Gong, see the fake and increase the reality, use nothing for existence, use less for more, in order to gain power and honor; drive around with food and drink, follow Ji Geer, ignore relatives, Breaking the law and harming the people, ignoring the public family: This husband is a person who steals without using a spear, attacks without using a string blade, and deceives his parents without committing a crime but kills the king without killing the king. Why do you think he is a talented person?

"Thieves cannot be restrained, barbarians cannot be subdued, treacherous evil cannot be suppressed, official chaos cannot be cured, disharmony of the four seasons cannot be reconciled, and the age and valley cannot be adjusted. Talented and virtuous do not act, it is disloyal; talent is not virtuous But entrusting an official position, benefiting from it, hindering a sage, is stealing a position; someone who has someone to advance, and someone who has money to give courtesy, is a hypocrisy. I don’t see the owl and the phoenix emperor flying alone? Lan Zhixiong abandoned it in Guang In the wild, Artemisia and Xiaocheng forest, so that the gentleman retreats and does not show up to the public, and the public is the same.

"Speaking but not doing, the gentleman is righteous. Today's divination must follow the heaven and the earth, like the four seasons, follow the benevolence and righteousness, divide the strategy and decide the hexagram, spin the chess, and then talk about the interests of the heaven and the earth, and the success or failure of the matter. The kings of the past determined the country. , you must first plan the sun and the moon, and then you dare to replace it; when the time is right, you enter the family; you must first account for good and bad luck before you have a child. Since Fuxi made gossip, King Wen of Zhou performed 380 four lines and the world ruled. Goujian, king of Yue Release Wen Wang's gossip to destroy the enemy's country and dominate the world. From this, what is the burden of divination!

"Also for those who make fortune-telling, they should set up their seats, straighten their crowns, and then talk about things. This is polite. Talking about ghosts and gods may be used to feed, loyal ministers should do things above them, filial sons should support their relatives, and loving fathers should raise their sons , This is also a virtuous person. If you put tens of hundreds of dollars in righteousness, the sick may be cured, and the dead may be alive, the disease may be avoided, the affairs may be successful, and the marriage may be used to maintain health: this is virtue. How can it be tens of hundreds of dollars! This husband and Lao Tzu said that "the highest virtue is not virtue, so there is virtue." Today, the fortune-telling of the husband is more beneficial and less thankful. Is it different from what Lao Tzu said?
"Zhuangzi said: 'A gentleman has no worries of hunger and cold inside, no worry of robbery outside, respects when he is at the top, and does no harm when he is at the bottom. This is the way of a gentleman.' It does not use the treasury, it does not use the cart, the load is not heavy, and it is used for endless times. Holding the inexhaustible things, wandering in the infinite world, although the Zhuang family's travels have not increased. Why is the cloud unpredictable? The sky is not enough to the northwest, and the stars move to the northwest; the earth is not enough to the southeast, and the sea is the pool; Believe me, don't be confused!
"Does the public see the husband talking about scholars and people? Thinking about things and making plans, it must be people, but you can't express people's ideas with a word, so words must be called the ancestors, words must be ancient; think things and make plans, embellish the success of the kings, words Its defeat is to fear the ambition of the ruler and to seek its desire. There is nothing greater than this. If you want to make the country successful, you will be loyal to the superior. If you want to make a strong country, you will be loyal to the superior. Also. How can a foolish person know it in one word! Words never tire of many.

"That's why the Qi Ji cannot be with the donkey, the Phoenix Emperor is not with the sparrows, and the sage is not with the unworthy. Therefore, a gentleman should be humble to avoid the crowd, hide himself to protect the world, and see virtue and obedience in a small way. Eliminate the harm of the crowd, use tomorrow's nature, help the superior and support the subordinate, make more use of utility, and do not seek honor and reputation. The public is like a coward, how do you know the way of the elders!"

Song Zhong and Jia Yi suddenly lost their minds, their light was colorless, and they kept silent and couldn't speak.So he took off his clothes and got up, and said goodbye again.Traveling abroad, you can only get on the car when you go out, Fu Shi bows his head, and the pawn cannot vent his anger.

After staying for three days, Song Zhong saw Jia Yi outside the gate of the palace, and he quoted the words on the screen and said to himself: "The way is high and safe, and the situation is high and dangerous. If you live in a powerful position, you will lose your body and there will be a day. If you don't judge, you won't see it." Seize the siege; be a planner without judging, and have nowhere to go. This is far away, like the crown of the sky and the bottom of the earth. This is what Lao Tzu called "the beginning of all things without a name". Safe or dangerous, don't know where to live. If I and Ruo, how can we predict the other! He will become more safe after a long time, although Zeng's righteousness is the same."

For a long time, Song Zhong sent the Xiongnu to return if they didn't arrive, to make up for their crimes.But Jia Yi was the Fu of King Huai of Liang, and when the king fell from his horse, Yi died of poison and hatred without food.This is also the person who is absolutely rooted in China.

Tai Shigong said: "The ancients did not record people, so most of them are not seen in articles."As far as Sima Jizhu, Yu Zhi wrote it.

Mr. Chu said: When I was a gentleman, I visited Chang'an, saw a wise doctor who was divining, watched his daily life, walked, sat up automatically, vowed to straighten his clothes and become a villager, with the style of a gentleman.Seeing that the woman is good at divination, she looks serious at her, and smiles without seeing her teeth.Since ancient times, sages have avoided the world, some lived in Wuze, some residents kept silent among the residents, and some lived in seclusion in the divination room with their whole bodies.The husband Sima Jizhu, the doctor of Chu Xian, traveled to Chang'an, mastered the Book of Changes, studied the Yellow Emperor, Laozi, and learned a lot.Watching his talk to the two great officials and nobles, saying that he quoted the ancient Ming king's sage's way, is certainly not the ability to simply understand decimals.And those who have established a reputation for thousands of miles in divination, each of them is always there.According to the legend: "Wealth is the highest, followed by honor; since each of the nobles learns a skill, they can stand up." Huang Zhi, a doctor; Chen Junfu, a woman: they are famous all over the world for their horses.Qi Zhangzhong and Qu Chenghou became famous all over the world for their skill in stabbing and stabbing and learning to use swords.Liu Changru was named after his prime minister.The Chu family in Xingyang was named after Xiangniu.There are so many people who can make a name for themselves with tricks, and they all have the style of being unparalleled in the world, how can we say it better.Therefore, it is said: "If it is not the place, the tree will not grow; if it is not the intention, it will not succeed in teaching." The husband's family should regard it as good for teaching children and grandchildren, so as to contain the way of life, so it can be achieved.Therefore, it is said: "If you make a house and order your son, you are enough to watch scholars; if you have a place, you can be called a sage."

When the minister was a man, he and Tai Bu waited for the edict to be a man, and signed the same letter, saying: "When Emperor Xiaowu, the family gathered and asked, is it possible to take a wife on a certain day? The five-element family said yes, the geomancy family said no, and the Jianqi family said it was inauspicious. , Cong Chen’s family called it a great disaster, the Li family called it a minor disaster, the Tianren’s family called it a minor disaster, and the Tai family’s family called it a great disaster. The lawsuit was not decided, and it was heard in court. The system said: ‘Avoid all death taboos, and focus on the five behaviors.’” People take Those who are in the Five Elements also.

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