The Complete Collection of Ice Books

Chapter 41
① few: few. ② Said: Appropriate, quite, coordinated, matching. ③Clear: Not turbid, just fresh and clean, crisp and neat. ④Sparse: sparse and clear, not clogged and silted, that is, sparse and clear. ⑤ Shrinking: refers to neither straight nor hard, neither scattered nor chaotic. ⑥Irregularity: It means that there are long and short, and the length is well matched, rather than messy, scattered and irregular. ⑦Light: not dull and dry, moist and delicate. ⑧Health: vigorous, healthy and lively. ⑨ Round: round and vivid, not sluggish. ⑩Sentimental care: The beard and other parts such as eyebrows and hair are in balance, so that the whole tends to be harmonious and consistent, as if they are affectionate and take care of each other. {11}Long as a rope: A rope is a broken or frayed end of a rope, and its body is often bent.Merry, like women but not lecherous. {12} Jinru Zhangji: Jin, strong and powerful.Zhang, open up.Halberd, an ancient weapon, is equipped with a metal spear point at one end of the long handle, and there is a crescent-shaped blade beside the spear point. {13} Bright as a silver bar, Zaodeng Langmiao: bright, bright and fresh, moist and shiny.The corridor temple, the temple is the front hall and the court hall of the royal palace, also known as the Taimiao; the corridor is the corridor around the palace, which is the place where the ancient emperor and his ministers discussed government affairs.Later, the temple corridor or corridor temple was used to refer to the imperial court.Deng Temple Corridor refers to senior officials living in residence. {14} Both are great tools for official career: official career, official career, officialdom.This sentence means that the above-mentioned types of bearded people will be powerful figures in the officialdom in the future. {15} Zixu sword eyebrows, loud and strong voice: Zixu, the color of the beard is purple.Jianmei, refers to the eyebrows are beautiful and long, like a sword, with an upright face, upright, majestic and awe-inspiring, and gentle and approachable.The ancients believed that the combination of "purple beard" and "sword eyebrows", coupled with a loud and majestic voice, is a golden shape, and a person with this appearance is very noble. {16} Fluffy and turbulent, tasted behind the ears: fluffy, fluffy look.Qiu, a small dragon with horns in ancient legends.Qiu Luan, strong and scattered like Qiu's whiskers.Taste, once, sometimes.The ancients believed that people with this kind of beard shape are magnificent and powerful, with both power and virtue.

Translation
Beards, some people have more, some people have less, whether they are more or less, they should be harmonious and match the eyebrows.Those with many beards should be delicate and smooth, sparse and clear, neither straight nor hard, and have distinct lengths.Those with few beards should be moist and shiny, strong and straight, full of charm, and complement each other with other parts.If the beard is curved like a screw, the person must be smart, with lofty vision and open-mindedness.The beard is long and slender, like a frayed rope, with small twists and turns everywhere. This kind of person has a suave and suave personality, but has no desire for adultery, and he will definitely be famous in the future.The beard is strong and powerful, like a sharp halberd, this kind of person will definitely become a high-ranking official in the future and hold great power.The beard is fresh and clear, like gleaming silver bars, this kind of person will definitely become a minister of the court at a young age.In short, all of the above are highly talented figures in the officialdom.If one is born with a red-black beard, eyebrows like sharp swords, loud and strong voice, and a beard that is fluffy, strong, and scattered like a beard, and sometimes grows behind the ears, such a beard will have a refreshing spirit. With handsome bones, even if you can't be a prince of thousands of miles, you can still be a prime minister for ten years.For other beards, if the auxiliary beard grows first, it will not be beneficial after all.There is no beard among the people, and they suffer and suffer all their lives.The nose hair connects to the beard, the fate is not smooth and the future is gloomy.Mustache grows to cover mouth, starves for life, and so on.These bad beards are obvious and will not be discussed in detail here.

Interpretation
This chapter is devoted to beards, and the requirements for beards are also the principle of proportion and conformity.Symmetry means that the parts of the body look forward to each other and coordinate with each other to appear symmetrical and balanced, making the whole body look perfect.Compatibility refers to the combination of the five elements. If the five elements are in harmony, it is a superior appearance, otherwise it is an inferior appearance. "Gold is not too square, wood is not too thin, water is not too fat, and soil is not too short", etc., all of which are in the five positive patterns, which are the best appearance.

Some people have more beards, some people have less beards, and there is no necessary causal relationship between the number of beards and the quality of appearance.No matter how much or how little, it must match the eyebrows.If you have more eyebrows, you should have more beards; if you have fewer eyebrows, you should have less beards.Only in this way can it be called a good appearance.

Why is the size of the beard, success or lack thereof so closely related to eyebrows?
This is because: firstly, eyebrows and beards are both human body hair, which belong to the same kind and should be coordinated; secondly, both eyebrows and beards are located on the human face, and are the main components of male faces; thirdly, beards and eyebrows are , whichever means that water and fire are both beneficial or not beneficial, that is, the coordination of the beard and eyebrows is sufficient, and the incoordination is not beneficial.And these three points are subject to one principle, which is the principle of proportionality or conformity.

Those with more beards require "clear". "Qing" means delicate, elegant, refreshing, clear, not muddy, not vulgar, not ugly, not messy."Sparse" is also required. "Sparse" means sparse, sparse, and evacuated, that is, not messy or clogged."Shrinking" is also required. "Shrinking" means bending properly, not straight or hard.People with a lot of beards also require "unevenness", that is, there are long and short, and the length is properly matched, and the force is uniform, like a brush.

This kind of beard with many, clear, sparse, shrinking and uneven, no matter how many or few eyebrows are, can match the eyebrows.If the eyebrows are "many", this kind of beard can form a certain contrast with it; if the eyebrows are "few", this kind of beard can be consistent with it from the "god".Therefore, it is said in "Bing Jian": "If there are many, it should be clear, sparse, shrinkable, and uneven."

Those with "less" beards should be "light". "Light" means not dry, not astringent, that is, the beard should be moist and shiny.People with "less" beards need to be "healthy". "Healthy" means not weak, not wilted, not cold, not thin, which means being strong and straight. Those who are "less" require "roundness", that is, not stagnant, not rigid, but vivid and floating.People with "less" beards also require "sentimental care", that is, they are commensurate with their hair and eyebrows.That is what "Bing Jian" said: "It is suitable for light, health, roundness, and affectionate care."

It can be seen from this that the basis and standard of the "four appropriate" requirements for "more people" and "less people" is the principle of proportionality.The four conditions for eyebrows are "curved and powerful", "high-spirited and spirited", "sparse and refreshing", and "beautiful and shiny". Different specific requirements and standards.That is to say, long eyebrows should be "curved and long", short eyebrows should be "high-spirited", thick eyebrows should be "sparse and refreshing", light eyebrows should be "beautiful", and "powerful", "spiritual", "vigorous" and "spiritual" "Light" is not only a common requirement and common standard for all kinds of eyebrows, but also applicable to other parts of the human body, including beards of course.

"Bingjian" lists six kinds of excellent beards. These six kinds of beards are "curly like thread", "long like a rope", "strength like a halberd", "bright like a silver bar", "purple beard with sword eyebrows, and loud voice". "Strong", "fluffy and chaotic, tasted behind the ears".

"Curled like a thread" means that a person's beard is like a river rushing, forming a whirlpool at the confluence or turning.People with this beard are broad-minded, far-sighted, and courageous, so "Bingjian" says that such people are "smart and open-minded".

"Long as a rope" means that a person's beard has a long history like the water of a river, with undulating waves and twists like an untied rope.People with such beards are more fond of beauty, although they are suave but not promiscuous, so "Bingjian" said that such people are "romantic and glorious".

"Strength like a halberd" means that a person's beard is like two armies facing each other, with swords drawn.People with such beards are considered to be courageous, courageous, and capable, and they will surely become great talents in the future.So Zeng Guofan said that such people must be "high and powerful".

"Bright as a silver bar" means that a person's beard looks like life has just formed, the vitality is very strong, the complexion is bright, and it is full of vitality.People with such a mustache are talented and extraordinary, so they "arrived at the temple early".

Of course, these four mustaches may not necessarily determine someone's "smart and open-minded", "romantic and prosperous", "high authority" and "early access to the temple", but at least one thing is certain, these four mustaches are all signs of good health .

Utilize the world
Beards are a unique symbol of men, an integral part of male beauty, and an important manifestation of a man's masculinity.A man with a beard can sometimes show a man's mature charm.In ancient China, there were many men with beautiful beards, like Guan Yu, known as "beautiful man".That beard makes people feel that he is elegant, bold and majestic.He rides on a red rabbit horse, his beard and battle robe fly together, and he holds the Qinglong Yanyue Saber, which is as fast as lightning. Taking the head of a general is like picking something out of a bag, and he is regarded as the Chinese God of War.

Many people think that a man with a beard means that he does not want to be seen through, and hopes to use the beard to cover himself and make himself mysterious.Is this really the case?Does a man's beard really make it impossible to see clearly?If we observe carefully, we will find that men choose to grow beards, as well as the length and style of beards they choose are actually a display of their inner self.

Generally speaking, men with beards are almost all beauty lovers.Many men's beards are carefully groomed, and it is rare to see a man with a tangled beard and a scruffy look.These men pay so much attention to their beards because of the following psychology: some think that beards make them cooler and more handsome; ; for older men, it is to cover wrinkles.

A beard is a manifestation of a man's love for beauty, and it is also a manifestation of this man's personality psychology.Some men grow beards to show their rebellious character or artistic temperament. This kind of situation often occurs in entertainment workers and art workers.The world-famous poet Byron who wrote "Don Juan" had two particularly charming beards. It was these two beards that fascinated many women, and made Byron famous as a vagabond before and after his death.There are many such examples.For example, Anna Karenina in Tolstoy's works, the officer Vronsky, whom this beautiful young woman fell in love with, also had a mustache and was very manly.Of course, we don't have to comment on the quality of his character, but from the outside, that kind of beard is particularly masculine.

The beard left on the chin also has the meaning of showing majesty.The leaders of some countries like to use beards to establish their image.What's interesting is that whether it's Chinese legends or foreign fantasy works, those people with boundless magic power always wear beautiful beards when they come on stage.Obviously, a prominent beard can also express a man's strong self-assertion and fortitude.However, although some men have beards, they are very cowardly, lack individuality, and like to follow others.This type of person mostly wants to make up for his lack of self-expression by growing a beard.

A man's beard is an expression of a man's personality.Men and men are often different in the growth of beard, which has many genetic factors.Some people have beards, which can grow a big beard like Marx; some people have short beards, which are suitable for two charming mustaches;These different beards can make men have different personalities: some are bold, some are clear, some are wise, some are deep, some are passionate, some are dignified, some are light, and some are funny.

Of course, it's not unreasonable for those lazy, unscrupulous people to have unclean or dirty beards.If this kind of thing happens to a tidy person, you should pay attention to him.

The idiom "Sima Zhao's heart is known to all passers-by", refers to the ambition of Sima Zhao, the son of Sima Yi at the end of the Three Kingdoms period, to seize the power of Cao Wei, which has been known to the world.What I want to talk about here is Wei Shu, a right-hand man of Sima Zhao.When Wei Shu was young, he was dull and simple, he didn't like to talk, and the villagers didn't think highly of him.His uncle Wei Heng, who was well-known in the world, didn't like him either, and asked him to guard the water mill.

Wei Shukou is not good at speaking, but he doesn't take it seriously, and he doesn't abandon himself or take revenge, or have other thoughts.Only Wang Yi of Taiyuan thought that Wei Shu was a talent, he often encouraged him, and gave him a lot of money, and Wei Shu did not refuse.At the age of 40, Wei Shu still can't show his talents, and only does some staff work for others.Later, by chance, he participated in a meeting as a cog in the number. Wei Shurong and Fan Xianya talked eloquently, and everyone in the room was shocked.People at that time recommended him to Sima Zhao.After talking about it, Sima Zhao "valued him deeply" and worshiped him as the prime minister to join the army.Little things inside and outside, but his talent has not yet been seen.Whenever there are major matters that cannot be dealt with by the public, Wei Shu can make a clear decision and make a clear decision. His opinions are more than the public, so the world agrees.

According to rumors, Wei Shu's beard is not much, but it has the characteristics of "light and healthy".He is over 40 years old and still works as a consultant for others. If he hadn't been full of enthusiasm, he might have been disheartened and chatted his whole life.

Therefore, the various criteria introduced in "Bingjian" to recognize people through their beards still need to be understood, mastered and applied dialectically in the actual process of recognizing people and judging people.

(End of this chapter)