The Complete Collection of Ice Books

Chapter 48
There are many stories about this kind of fortune-telling, but they are just conversations after dinner and tea, and there is no need to be serious.But judging a person by his complexion is not unreasonable.It is not entirely nonsense to see a person's character or temperament from a person's complexion.

Duke Huan of Qi went up to the court to discuss with Guan Zhong the crusade against Wei, and returned to the harem after retreating from the court.As soon as Wei Ji saw the monarch, she immediately went down the hall and knelt down again and again, pleading guilty for Wei Jun.Duke Huan asked her why, and she said, "When my concubine sees the king coming in, she walks tall, looks powerful, and has the determination to conquer other countries. After seeing the concubine, her face changes. It must be to conquer the country of Wei."

The next day, Duke Huan went to court and introduced Guan Zhong humbly.Guan Zhong said: "Did the king cancel the plan to attack the guards?" Huan Gong said: "How did Zhong Gong know?" Guan Zhong said: "When the king went to court, his attitude was modest, his tone was slow, and he was ashamed when he saw humble ministers. So know."

Duke Huan of Qi conspired with Guan Zhong to attack Ju, but the plan was known to the whole country before it was announced.Duke Huan of Qi felt very strange, so he asked Guan Zhong what was going on.Guan Zhong said: "There must be a sage in the country who knows about this." Qi Huangong suddenly realized: "Among the servants who came to the palace during the day, there was a man who held a wooden pestle and looked at the sky. This must be him." Order the servant to come back to work again, and not to find someone to replace him.

The people who were doing hard work came soon, and Guan Zhong pointed to a man named Dong Guo Chui and said to Duke Huan, "That man must be that saint." So he ordered the protocol officer to invite Dong Guo Chui, and Dong Guo Chui came to him.

Guan Zhong asked, "Are you the one who rumored that he was going to conquer Ju?" Dong Guochui said, "Exactly!" "My minister has heard that a gentleman is good at planning and a villain is good at thinking. This is the result of my thinking." Guan Zhong asked, "Why do you think?"

Dong Guo Chui said: "I heard that a gentleman has three colors: "The color of leisure and contentment is joy, which is a sign of a celebration; the color of sorrow and tranquility is a sign of mourning; the color of anger is a sign of anger This is a sign of military conquest. "The day before yesterday, I saw you on the stage. Your face was full of anger, and I knew that there would be a conquest by soldiers. Although you didn't say it clearly, the direction you waved your arm was pointing at Ju. The only small country to submit to is Ju, and if you want to use troops, who else should you attack if you don’t attack Ju?”

The above examples show that it is possible to understand a person's inner information and judge a person through his complexion, but it must be studied and exercised carefully.

Observing face and color has been verified in historical classics, and "Emperor Century" is the most recommended:
"Emperor's Century" records that when Shang Rong and the Yin and Shang people watched the Zhou army enter the Shang capital Chaoge, they saw Bi Gong coming, and the Yin and Shang people said: "This is really our new monarch!" Shang Rong disagreed: "Impossible! Judging by his color and appearance, he is very majestic but also impatient, so a gentleman will show sincerity and fear when encountering major events."

When the people of Yin and Shang saw Jiang Shang coming, they all said, "This is probably our new monarch!" Shang Rong also disagreed, "That's not true either! Seeing his color and appearance, he is as mighty as a tiger and as powerful as an eagle." Courageous and brave. Such a person leading an army against the enemy will naturally increase the courage of the army. When the situation is favorable, it will go forward bravely, regardless of itself. Therefore, a gentleman must be brave when leading an army against the enemy, but this person cannot be our new monarch.”

When the people saw Zhou Gongdan coming, the people of Yin and Shang said again: "This should be our new monarch!" Shang Rong still disagreed, saying: "No, look at his complexion, his face is full of blood. The air of joy and joy, his ambition is to get rid of thieves, this is not the emperor, probably the Xiangguo of the Zhou Dynasty; therefore the sage should be wise when he is the leader of the people."

Finally, King Wu of Zhou appeared, and the people of Yin and Shang said: "This must be our new monarch!" Shang Rong said: "This is our new monarch. The evil king of the Tao, but he does not show anger when he sees evil, and he does not show joy when he sees good, and his appearance and complexion are very harmonious, so we know that he is our new king."

Generally speaking, a benevolent and kind person has a gentle and gentle look; a brave and tenacious person has a vigorous and resolute look; a wise and wise person has a bright and open-minded look.These principles are of great help to us in our lives.

The concept of "color" is an important part of the traditional art of knowing people.Zeng Guofan also said in the "Bing Jian" chapter on complexion that people are mainly based on gas, and gas is the spirit inside, and the complexion outside.That is to say, a person's psychological activities and behavior ideas can be expressed through complexion.This provides a very important basis for knowing and employing people.

"Da Dai Li Ji·Shao Jian Pian" records, "Yao judges people by their appearance, while Shun judges people by their appearance." Judging people by color is better than Yao judging people by appearance. "Shuowen Jiezi" explains that Yan refers to the place between the eyebrows; color is the color between the eyebrows.In the past, Xi Yong was able to distinguish thieves, and he could get the hidden situation by observing his eyebrows. The king of Jin State asked him to observe hundreds of thieves without a single mistake. "Han Shi Wai Zhuan" also has a similar record: "If there is a gentle and kind intention in the heart, it can be seen through the eyebrows, and if there is an evil and filthy intention in the heart, the eyebrows cannot hide it." This is the source of the color theory. , but the color is the general term of the whole face, the place between the eyebrows is just a particularly important and prominent place!
Others such as "Yi Zhou Shu Officials" pointed out: "Sincere wisdom must have an inexhaustible color, sincerity and benevolence must have a respectable color, sincerity and courage must have a difficult color, sincerity and loyalty must have an amiable color, sincerity must have an amiable color. Cleanliness must have the color of being difficult to stain, sincerity and tranquility must have the color of trustworthiness.” Wisdom, benevolence, courage, loyalty, cleanliness, tranquility and other excellent qualities can be seen in the expression. "Quality is grand and stable, but fake and chaotic are troublesome. Although you want to change it, you can't listen to it. This is called viewing color." The expressions of those with grandeur and righteousness are generally stable and peaceful, and the expressions of those who are falsified On the whole, they all looked messy and irritable, and their faces were yellowish.Although some people try their best to hide their true feelings with false appearances, it is not easy to do so. Therefore, it is still useful to know people by looking at them.

Look at the color and look at the breath, you can know your fate

Original text
The family name is middle-aged, mainly yellow, and this color is also ①.Yellow clouds cover the top, and you will be the leader; yellow wings enter the temples, and you will not be far away;He is as bright as the corners of his eyes, and he is determined to make a small test ⑤; his Yintang is purple, and he can make small profits;It can be seen from this.

注释
①Ren in the subject name: "Middle man in the subject name" refers to those who have passed the imperial examinations since the Sui and Tang Dynasties to seek fame and fame.These scholars are mainly yellow, which is considered to be a positive color.According to the point of view of the ancients, except for those who are overwhelmed by seasons, regions, and parts, yellow is not suitable for everyone, and it is always disadvantageous.This color has a dignified appearance and a majestic momentum, and it has become a special color for the royal family. Yellow is respected as a positive color, which may have something to do with it. ②Huang Yungaiding must be the top leader: Huangyun Gaiding refers to the yellow color starting from the sky and the heavenly court, going straight to the center of the top, next to the corners of mountains and forests, and the brilliance and splendor.Pick up, pick up, here is the meaning of picking and seizing.Da Kui, in the imperial examination, No. 1 in the imperial examination is called "Da Kui", that is, the number one scholar. ③Yellow wings enter the temples, not far from the body: Yellow wings enter the temples, which means that the yellow color originates from the two cheekbones, like a big roc spreading its wings and inserting straight into the temples. Wait.Entering the body refers to being promoted to an official position, or ennobled and accepted. ④ Mingtang Sujing, next year and first: Mingtang, nose.Plain and clean, white and moist without staining dirt.Jidi, an imperial examination term, was formerly known as Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and Zhuangyuan in the examination as "three yuan and Jidi".In the old system, the township examination was held in the autumn of the first year, and the general examination was held in the spring of the next year, so it was called "next year and the first". ⑤ The corners of the eyes are fresh, a decisive quiz: the corners of the eyes, that is, the fish tail.Xiaxian refers to red and purple as bright as clouds.Determined, inevitable, sure.Small test, the old system, the examination of Tongsheng Yingfu County and Xuezheng, called "small test", also known as "children's test". ⑥ Central part of the blush: blush, here refers to a blush on each part of the lying silkworm under the eyes, that is, a blurred red with unclear borders.The middle part means that there is a gap between the bridge of the nose in the blush, and the two blush cannot be connected.Good birth: the ancients believed that "fire prospers males, wood prospers females", "blush" means red and fire, so there is this saying. ⑦ Flesh and Flesh Prosperity: Flesh and flesh refer to close relatives, including father and son, uncles, nephews, brothers and others.Prosperity refers to meritorious service and fame, making a fortune, etc.

Translation
For literati who are pursuing fame in the imperial examination, their facial complexion should be mainly yellow, because yellow is a positive and auspicious color.If there is a yellow cloud covering the top of the head, then it is certain that this scholar will win the first prize in the scientific examination palace examination, and the top student in high school; If you have two temples, then you can be sure that this scholar will be promoted or enshrined in the imperial examination. If the Yintang turns yellow, then you can be sure that this scholar will soon be able to get rich and become an official. Opportunity; if the nose is white and clean in the bright hall, then it is certain that this scholar will pass the scientific examination.Other facial complexions, such as the corners of the eyes, i.e. the fish tail, are full of red and purple, and its shape is like a gorgeous cloud, so it is certain that this child will be on the list when he takes the quiz; If there is a blush under each eye and is separated by the bridge of the nose so that they are not connected to each other, then it is certain that this person will have a baby If the two cheekbones are rosy and shiny, then it is certain that the relatives of this person, such as father and son, uncles, nephews, brothers, etc., will be able to make meritorious service and become famous and make a fortune.By extension, it is enough to understand the relationship between facial complexion and people's fate through observation.

Interpretation
"Bing Jian" is a book that mainly focuses on the appearance of the author.Zeng Guofan was famous for his imperial examinations, and he had close contacts with various literati of the dynasty. Even in the military camp, he often used literati to lead troops.Therefore, Zeng Gong included a separate chapter in this article to discuss the complexion of people.The "people in the subject name" mentioned in the article, used in today's environment, can be understood as people with higher education, such as bachelors, masters, and doctors, and people who work in the political and cultural circles after graduation are more suitable for this meaning .

In ancient China, yellow has always been respected as the right color, and the emperor is the emperor of ninety-five years. His clothes and utensils are mainly yellow, and general ministers cannot wear yellow robes.Among the five elements, yellow represents earth.In the orientation of the five elements, earth is in the middle, others such as gold is west, fire is south, water is north, and wood is east.The birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization is the Yellow River Basin, which is also dominated by yellow. The land can nourish all things. Therefore, yellow is revered as a positive color.

Zeng Guofan believed that the "positive color" of literati is yellow.The reason why literati use yellow as a positive color is because yellow is a symbol of the emperor's family. "A person who is good at learning is an official."Although this yellow color is the same as earth color, it must be shiny.If there is no luster, it is a state of insufficient qi, and it is difficult to use.

"Color" has seven colors for literati, namely blue, yellow, red, white, red, black, and purple. The good and bad of these seven colors are mainly yellow and red.The specific judgment is as follows:
Cyan: right and wrong, fear, panic;
Black: main prison, disease, disaster;
White: main damage, filial piety, death;
Red: main blood, tongue, lawsuit;
Purple: relocation, promotion, fame;
Red: wealth, fame, and childbirth;
Yellow: Similar to red, it is associated with various auspicious events.

Since the establishment of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the ancient imperial examinations became more and more perfect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.Zeng Guofan went to Beijing to take the exam at the age of 24, and became a Jinshi at the age of 27. He was promoted to 10 grades in the following 10 years.Zeng Guofan was originally born in a peasant family in Xiangxi, Hunan, and he relied entirely on the imperial examinations to lay the foundation for his fame throughout his life. Therefore, when he discussed academic names, he especially advocated the integrity of literati.

During the imperial examination period, No. 1 in the palace examination was called the big leader or the leader, which is what people call "the number one scholar", and its sign is "the top of the yellow cloud".A literati, if there is a "yellow cloud covering the top", it can be said that auspicious clouds are shrouded, and the future is naturally bright.The yellow color rises from the middle of the sky and the heavenly court, with great momentum, reaching to the center of the summit, connecting the sideburns and the ground, a piece of brilliance and splendor.Such a person will surely get a very high rank in the palace examination, and can win the first prize, the second place, and the third prize, so it is said that "the top one must be selected".

The above is the image of yellow qi penetrating the top.If the yellow qi is not so brilliant, it only rises from the two cheekbones, like a magpie spreading its wings, and goes straight into the temples, there is a sign of rising, but it does not connect to the top of the head. Being able to "get into the body not far away" means that you can still win fame, but the ranking is worse.

"Yintang is yellow, rich and noble".People often say that a certain person is bright, smart and promising, and good things are bound to happen.When Zeng Guofan looked at people, if the Yintang had a bright yellow color, fresh and eye-catching, then this person would definitely achieve wealth.It is related to the previous "Qi" flourishing.

"Mingtang is pure and clean, and next year will be the next year."Mingtang means a person's nose; Mingtang Sujing means that the nose is white and smooth. If this is the case, it is only a matter of time before the exam.Mingtang Sujing also has a problem of whether to order or not. Autumn is the season, otherwise, worry first and good luck later.

"The bright glow in the corner of the eyes is decisive for the quiz".On the crow's feet at the corners of the eyes, if there are red and purple one or two colors as bright as clouds, it is naturally auspicious.This kind of person is wise and clear, which is beneficial to the county and state examinations.

"Yintang hangs purple", the purple air flows between the two eyebrows.There is a folk saying that "the purple qi comes from the east" is auspicious, so the flow of purple qi between the eyebrows is also a good omen. If the eyes are clear and the air is as clear as clouds, then "the movement will make a small profit", and the sick can be cured. Those who litigate can win, those who seek jobs can get jobs, and those who seek fame can get fame.But in this case, it is difficult to gain big profits.

"The blush is divided in the middle, and the child is scheduled to give birth."In ancient times, "there are three kinds of unfilial piety, and having no offspring is the greatest", so there is a saying "happy to have a son", which regards having a son as a great joy in life. "Bingjian" examines the complexion of a person, if there is a red halo under the eyes, separated by the nose and the left and right are not connected to each other, this is a great prosperity, and it will give birth to a precious child.The ancients once said, "Huowang gives birth to boys, and wood gives birth to girls", which refers to this.

"Two cheekbones are rosy, and the flesh and blood are prosperous." It is no wonder that relatives are related by blood, and if one person has something to do, they can feel each other from a distance.If the two cheeks of a person are as rosy as clouds, it indicates that his relatives, such as father, son, and brothers, are likely to prosper.But red is not easy to distinguish. If the red is deep and red, there will be disasters;

Utilize the world
Watching color refers to observing people's faces and knowing the other person's emotions.This is the same reason that old hunters deduced cloudy, sunny, rainy and snowy by looking at the changes of clouds.

Husband Xiao A and wife Xiao B had a very good relationship when they first got married, and they were often inseparable.However, as life became more and more dull, both of them were familiar with the life after marriage, and there was nothing new about it, but they often quarreled over the trivial matters of firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

At first, when little A and little B were dissatisfied, they quarreled with each other and refused to give in. But after the quarrel, the two reconciled after a few hours of persistence.However, with the increase in the number of quarrels, this seems to have become a common occurrence, and neither A nor B wants to pay attention to each other anymore. They have gone through a stage of indifference.

But this is not the way, Little A and Little B have to face their family and friends. In order not to let others see, they gradually transition to the time when other people are present, and they seem to have a good relationship with each other and love each other. Once they are alone At home, it is quiet and does not disturb each other.Gradually, they began to talk even when no one was around, but this was not to abandon the past, but to say something that had to be said sometimes.As the disharmony between each other developed to the extreme, the unhappy expression gradually disappeared, and a smile appeared on their faces instead, and their attitudes appeared humble and kind.

A judge who often handles divorce cases said that when either party of the couple shows such an attitude, it shows that the relationship between husband and wife has reached the point of irreconcilability.

Human psychological activities are very subtle, but this subtlety often emerges from expressions.If you encounter happy things, the cheek muscles will relax, and when you encounter sad situations, you will naturally burst into tears.However, there are also some people who are unwilling to let others see these inner activities. Just looking at it on the surface will make people make mistakes in judgment.

For example, at a business meeting, the other party smiled and showed a completely satisfied expression, which made people feel at ease that the negotiation was successful: "I see, what you said is very reasonable, I will definitely think about it this time." But The final result ended in failure.

The record of the method of viewing color and knowing people can also be found in Liu Shao's "Character Chronicle Eight Views": "So the colors of fear are mostly tired and indulgent, and the colors of hotness and anger are mostly confused and filthy; the colors of joy and joy The colors are warm and pleasant, the colors of anger are severe and obvious, and the colors of jealousy and confusion are generally presumptuous and impermanent. Therefore, when a person speaks very happy but the color does not match the language, there must be something in his heart; if his tone If the person is severe but the color is trustworthy, it must be that the person’s language expression is not very smooth; if the face is full of anger before a word is said, it must be very angry in the heart; when the person is about to speak and is furious, it is the expression that he cannot control his emotions. All the above These phenomena are all external manifestations of psychological phenomena, and it is impossible to cover them up, even though they try to cover them up, they are helplessly disobedient!"

"Sex" is also the expression of a person's emotions. Those who are happy with "sex" are happy, and those who are depressed are sad.There are also people who are calm and expressive, and their emotional state needs to be identified from other angles.

The meaning of "color" is relatively broad. It is a comprehensive expression of a person's temperament, personality, character, knowledge, cultivation, experience, life and other factors, and has no direct relationship with skin color.

In addition, there is another way to distinguish a gentleman from a villain by observing words and expressions, and you can also simply understand it.In the workplace, it is very important to be able to identify whether the colleagues around you are gentlemen or villains early on in handling workplace relationships:
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