Chapter 102: Explaining the Heavenly Dao
"There's no hope at all?" Wang asked happily.
Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "If you want to answer these three questions, you must have two conditions, first of all, you must know the yin and yang gossip well, you must know what each hexagram represents, and then you must have a full understanding and perception of heaven, earth, and humanity." ”
"What do you lack of these two conditions?" Wang Xinran asked.
"I lack both," Wu Zhongyuan shook his head with a wry smile, "Although my master is a Taoist priest, he has only taught me and my senior brother a superficial knowledge of the five elements of yin and yang, gossip deduction, and so on, he is not very willing for us to contact this kind of thing, after all, it is now a scientific society, and indulging in divination will be slandered and criticized by the public, and he prefers us to live an ordinary life." ”
Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan was depressed, Wang Xinran relieved, "Don't be sad, I have a way." ”
Wu Zhongyuan tilted his head to look at her.
Wang Xinran took out his mobile phone and began to take pictures, "We have an advanced computer system that can run computing ...... with the help of computer programs."
Wu Zhongyuan waved his hand and interrupted Wang Xinran's words, "It's useless, this is not a math, the Five Elements Gossip is a very emotional thing, which needs to be mixed with personal understanding, and there is no fixed correct answer." ”
"Then don't be afraid," Wang Xinran said, "You don't understand, some people understand, they all say that the three stinkers have beaten Zhuge Liang, we can send it back to the headquarters, and ask them to convene experts in this field to discuss it." ”
"Hmph," Wu Zhongyuan shook his head with a wry smile, "Do you really believe that three stinkers can beat Zhuge Liang? ”
Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan always said deflating words, Wang Xinran frowned and looked at him.
Lu Jiahui interjected at the door, "Xiao Wu, you have to believe in the wisdom of the collective, we do have experts and scholars in this field." ”
Wu Zhongyuan still shook his head, "It's not that I underestimate you, but people who really understand the three ways of heaven, earth and man, you don't move." ”
Wang Xinran was also anxious, "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, if you can do it, do you still need to beg others?"
"I didn't ask anyone else," Wu Zhongyuan pushed Wang aside happily, "Get out of the way, I'll come by myself." ”
"Can you do it?" said Wang.
"No, I can be blinded. Wu Zhongyuan said.
"Okay, you Meng, the three five-ring gossip, the probability of being right is lower than the five million. Wang said happily.
"It's not calculated like that, this should be a little higher than the odds of winning 5 million, at least the lottery won't cheat. Wu Zhongyuan said.
"Okay, you can be blinded, I'll look at you. Wang smiled happily.
Wu Zhongyuan wiped the dust off the stone platform, and then stared at the Heavenly Dao copper plate on the far right.
"Shouldn't it be easy first? Why did you get it difficult first?" asked Wang Xinran with a smile.
"The way of heaven is the easiest," Wu Zhongyuan said, "and the hardest thing to guess is humanity." ”
The word Tiandao is located directly above the copper plate, Taiji does not need to move, the two instruments are yin and yang, the way of heaven is naturally pure yang, two yin and yang fish, the yin fish has long yang eyes, and the yang fish has long yin eyes, and the corresponding heavenly way is the yang fish, turn the inner circle, and aim the yin eyes of the yang fish at the word heavenly dao, this should be correct.
Then there are the four elephants, the four elephants are the old yin, the young yin, the old yang, the young yang, the old yin corresponds to the Xuanwu, the young yin corresponds to the white tiger, the old yang corresponds to the Vermilion Bird, and the young yang corresponds to the green dragon.
This is not difficult, the double yin is directly excluded, leaving the old Yang Vermilion Bird and the Shaoyang Qinglong, the old Yang Vermilion Bird corresponds to the south, and the Shaoyang Qinglong corresponds to the east, this should choose Shaoyang, because the five elements of the green dragon belong to the wood, the corresponding season is spring, and the plan of the year begins in spring.
Next is the eight trigrams, which are Qian, Kun, Xun, Zhen, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui, corresponding to heaven, earth, wind, thunder, water, fire, mountain, and Ze.
This should be simple, but Wu Zhongyuan hesitated, this is not a gossip symbol, this is a test of his understanding of the way of heaven, that is to say, in his opinion, what kind of form and attitude does the way of heaven exist.
These are not recorded in the classics, and can only rely on personal comprehension and understanding, and the so-called comprehension and understanding are actually more like an ethereal feeling.
In his opinion, dry corresponds to the sky, and it should be high up, fully controlled and controlled.
Kun corresponds to the earth, stable support and silent bearing, virtuous loading, forgiveness and tolerance.
Xun corresponds to the wind, which can be a warm breeze or a manic hurricane, an invisible existence that has both the attributes of yin and yang.
The earthquake corresponds to thunder, and the overall feeling is deterrence and coercion, rules and order, as well as destruction and punishment.
Kan corresponds to water, water is the supreme good, but also the great evil, is the nourishment of femininity, but also the silent erosion.
Separation corresponds to fire, which represents destruction, but also means rebirth, burning, and warmth.
Gen corresponds to the mountain, which is the so-called benevolent Leshan, which gives people the feeling of stability and solidity, and is worthy of trust and reliance.
Ze corresponds to water, but it is different from the water corresponding to Kan, Ze refers to water that can be controlled and used by people, which is first excluded, because the way of heaven is impossible to be artificially controlled, and it is just a slogan that people will win the sky, and in the face of natural disasters, people are very weak.
Mountains can also be excluded, although the rock is stable but there is less change. The wind is invisible, fickle, and although it is elegant, it lacks stability and can also be excluded.
Ray can also be ruled out, because it is too violent and less lenient. The earth also has to be excluded, too lenient and benevolent is not in line with the way of heaven, and the way of heaven should coexist with grace and power.
The sixth excluded is Kan, that is, water, which is feminine and lacks the qi of yang.
In the end, what remained was Qianheli, that is, heaven and fire, and the reason why he couldn't make up his mind was because fire had both the characteristics of destruction and rebirth.
Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the difference between thoughtfulness and hesitation, Wu Zhongyuan doesn't know whether he is thinking deeply or mediocre at this time, thinking about complex problems is very serious, but thinking about simple things will also cause unnecessary trouble to himself.
After thinking about it for a long time, he finally chose to do it, and the reason why he ruled out the fire was because he felt that the characteristics and attributes of the fire were more in line with the authentic way.
The next is the most difficult, the sixty-four hexagrams, the sixty-four hexagrams are derived from the eight trigrams, the sixty-four different hexagrams are the specific refinements of the three paths, and he needs to find out the one that is most in line with the way of heaven from these sixty-four hexagrams.
He couldn't remember what the 64 hexagrams were, but he had them on his phone, and he had downloaded the relevant documents when he was studying the 36 methods of Kanyu and the ghost drawing talisman left by his master when he was in school.
Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan took his mobile phone out to check the document, Wang Xinran knew that he was really a half-ass, sighed secretly, and shook his head helplessly.
The information stored in the mobile phone is incomplete, Wu Zhongyuan put down his backpack and began to rummage, when Lin Qingming was hospitalized, he gave Lin Qingming the ghost drawing charm and the master's medical experience to relieve his boredom, but the 36 methods of Kanyu were still in his hands.
"Why did you take out the book?" Wang Xinran couldn't cry or laugh, "Are you okay?"
"Definitely not, if it does, I don't have to be blinded. "Wu Zhongyuan tells the truth, he never pretends to be forced, he will be will, he will not be no, it is not interesting to deceive, and it is embarrassing to show his stuffing.
The sixty-four hexagrams are derived from the eight trigrams, which are divided into eight categories, namely the four characters of wind, thunder and volcano, and the four characters of heaven and earth and double water.
This is an extremely tedious job, not only needs to be checked and understood, but also needs to be combined with comparison, and when he was tired of standing, Wu Zhongyuan sat down.
Seeing his posture, Wang Xinran knew that he couldn't think of a result in a short time, so he turned around and walked out of the stone room, and sat and rested with Zhang Shukai and Lu Jiahui from the door.
These sixty-four hexagrams are derived from the combination of eight trigrams, and each of the two hexagrams represents the combination of two things, which have their own special interpretations, but the interpretation is the specific referent, and the specific referent also needs to be attributed to the corresponding attitude. This is an auspicious hexagram, which means to be kind and friendly and help each other, and the hidden attitude is support and help.
Whether the attitude of the Heavenly Dao towards the world and all things is support and help, this requires him to carefully consider, which is also the most time-consuming.
At first, Wang Xinran and the others sat and waited, then took out dry food to eat and waited, and then simply fell asleep and waited, leaving Wu Zhongyuan frowning and scratching his head from the side of the stone platform.
Wu Zhongyuan has no concept of how long it took him, he is a raw hand, and he can only use the elimination method, and only three hexagrams are left in the end. There is also a hexagram that is Shangxun and Xiali, which means benevolence, friendliness, and friendly coexistence. The last hexagram is the upper Xun and lower kun, which means that the great gong stops, and the silence does not move.
The hidden meaning of these three trigrams is that they are all in line with the way of heaven, and they represent three different attitudes and tendencies, the first is to ensure one's own eternity, the second is to be kind to all things in the world, and the third is to stand by and just look at it.
These three trigrams made Wu Zhongyuan think about it and hesitate, what is the way of heaven, and what is the attitude of the way of heaven towards all things in the world?
The way of heaven should be eternal, and the first hexagram should be right.
But there is a saying that God has the virtue of a good life, and the way of heaven should be kind to all things in the world, and this is not wrong.
The possibility of the third hexagram is also very high, there is a sentence in the Tao Te Ching 'Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are dogs', which does not mean that God treats people as pigs and dogs, but in God's view, there is no essential difference between all things in the world and pigs and dogs, which corresponds to the inaction in the third hexagram.
After pondering for a long time, Wu Zhongyuan finally made a decision to choose three, the reason is very simple, he thinks that three is correct, and he can't feel embarrassed and lost because his thoughts are consistent with the views of Taiqing Daode Tianzun.
Turn the copper plate, slowly move the upper and lower Kun to the heavenly way, the several rings of the copper plate can only move forward, not backward, there is only one chance, and there is no way to change it if it is wrong.
After aiming the hexagram at the Heavenly Dao, Wu Zhongyuan tried to move the copper plate of the tunnel again, but after trying to move it, he couldn't move it, and at this moment, the stone chamber suddenly began to shake slightly.
"It's over, I got it wrong. Wu Zhongyuan was secretly frightened.
Feeling the shock, Wang Xinran and the others hurriedly got up, only to see that the bronze ice book in the middle of the stone chamber was slowly sinking.
"Are you completely confused?" Wang was overjoyed, the bronze ice was a punishment mechanism, and it sank to the ground to show that Wu Zhongyuan had answered correctly.
Wu Zhongyuan looked back in amazement, "I only moved one." ”
"Then what's going on?" Wang Xinran pointed to the sinking bronze ice jian.
"I don't know. Wu Zhongyuan ran out with his backpack.
After more than ten seconds, the bronze ice was completely sunk into the ground, the stone slab turned up, and the ground returned to leveling.
Wang Xinran was the first to react and urged, "You answered the first question correctly, go and answer the second one." ”
"I think it's right. Wu Zhongyuan is also very happy, not only because he answered the question correctly, but also because he knew the way of heaven while answering the question correctly, the so-called way of heaven is actually to stay out of the matter and stand by, the way of heaven will not do anything, will not reward or punish, to put it bluntly, there is no way of heaven, since you don't do anything, just treat it as if it doesn't have it.
It feels good to solve the problem, Wu Zhongyuan walked to the stone platform excitedly, and began to rotate the tunnel copper plate, the tunnel and the heavenly way are corresponding, this is simple, the two instruments choose the yin, the four elephants choose the white tiger, the gossip chooses to leave, and the sixty-four hexagrams choose the upper and lower Qian, what is the authentic, the authentic is to give a reciprocal response, will not be rewarded because you are good, nor will you be punished because you are bad, pay and get will always be proportional, evil and punishment will always be proportional, talking about fairness and reciprocity, only fair and equal, all things in the world can exist for a long time.
Turning to the corresponding position, he didn't see the mechanism activated, Wang Xinran was a little nervous, "What's the matter?"
"Don't worry, it's definitely right," Wu Zhongyuan said, "These mechanisms are very cleverly designed, and he may also be afraid that I will be fooled, so he has set a delay to make sure that I am not blind." ”
As soon as Wu Zhongyuan's voice fell, there was a slight vibration in the stone room, and at the place where the bronze ice was sinking, a stone platform slowly rose, and a transparent artifact was placed on the stone platform, which was about the same size as the computer host, and there was a colorless liquid in it, which was shaped like a fish tank.
The four of them stared at the transparent artifact suspiciously, and when the stone platform stopped moving, Wu Zhongyuan walked over to take a closer look, only to see that the square artifact was completely sealed, filled with colorless transparent liquid, and the square artifact had eight inner corners, and each corner had a yellow silk thread sticking out, and these silk threads converged in the center of the square artifact, jointly pulling a round object the size of a pigeon's egg.
"Crystal?" Wang happily looked at the transparent box.
"No," Lu Jiahui observed with a strong flashlight, "There are bubbles inside, which should be made of glass." ”
"What kind of device is this?" Wang Xinran changed his angle, looking left and right.
"The bottom of the box seems to be connected to the stone platform. Zhang Shukai said.
At this time, Wang Xinran and the others' attention was all attracted to the glazed water tank, only Wu Zhongyuan noticed that there were words on the right side of the stone platform, wiped off the thick dust on it, and the handwriting was revealed.
There are three columns of handwriting, 'This Jushan Spirit Pill is left by the ancient Danshi, only this one survives, has the function of gathering qi and discharging turbidity, and has the divine effect of purple qi in Zhijin, and is now given to Mr., please take it within six hours......