Chapter 0023 The Story of the Dragon Kingdom Bodhisattva or Immortal
As the proverb goes: "If there is a heart without a phase, the heart will be born from each other; This sentence shows that a person's appearance will change according to his thoughts, good and evil.
Even if a person has a vicious face, but he is always compassionate, that evil face will soon be transformed into a good face.
On the other hand, even if he is now full of good deeds, if he does not know how to do good deeds and accumulate virtues, and often thinks of love and hatred, then the good fortune will gradually disappear. Therefore, the heart is the pivot of physiognomy, and it is better to look at the heart than to see the face.
The famous story about cause and effect, as well as the physiognomy of the heart, has been circulated for a long time in the history of the Dragon Kingdom is Pei Du of the Tang Dynasty, the history of the development of a prime minister.
In the Tang Dynasty, the Duke of Jin Guo, Pei Du, was thin and small when he was not developed, and his appearance was not valuable enough, and he was frustrated many times in the field of fame. Even he himself was puzzled.
It just so happens that there is a Mr. Xiangxiang in Luozhong, who is very respected by dignitaries.
Pei Du deliberately made a visit to him, and Mr. Xiang said:
"Lang Jun's appearance is slightly different from ordinary people, and the photo book does not describe it. If Lang Jun can't develop and become noble, he will starve to death.
However, I don't see anything special about you now, but you can come another day and don't despise coarse vegetables. After ten days, I'll give you a closer look. ”
After Pei Du agreed, he went several times, but because there were pilgrims at Mr. Xiangmian's place, he had to visit Xiangshan Temple first.
As Pei Du wandered between the corridor and the side room, he suddenly saw a woman dressed in plain clothes, putting a burden made of Dan yellow close-fitting clothes on the temple railing, praying for a long time, throwing a cocoon to ask for good luck, prostrating and leaving.
After a while, Pei Du saw that the burden was still in its place, and knew that the woman had forgotten it, and it was too late to chase it to her, and Pei Du expected that the woman would definitely come again, so he put the burden away. But waiting, waiting, and waiting, when the sun set, and there were no women coming, Pei Du had to take the burden back to his residence.
The next morning, I went to the old place with my baggage. As soon as the temple door was opened, I saw that the woman from yesterday was hurrying over, dazed, and sighing with regret, as if there had been some unexpected disaster. Pei Du followed and asked her what had happened.
The woman said,
"My father was detained without sin, and yesterday he begged the nobleman to give me two jade belts, a rhinoceros belt, and put them in a bag wrapped in intimate clothes, worth more than a thousand strings of money, which was intended to be used to bribe the steward, but unfortunately lost here, my old father will be in great trouble. ”
Pei Du took pity on her, and carefully asked about the color of the thing, and said that it was right, so he gave it back to her, and the woman cried and thanked her, and asked Pei Du to leave one, but Pei Du left without looking back.
Soon, he went to Mr. Xiangmian, and after Mr. Xiangmian carefully examined it, his face changed sharply, and he exclaimed: "This kind of physiognomy must be that you have a yin virtue upper body, and your future is limitless, this is not something I can know." After repeated questioning, Pei Du told him what happened a few days ago. The gentleman was full of emotion and said that this was the accumulation of good deeds.
In that year, Pei Du was admitted to the Jinshi, and because of his prosperous official fortunes, after more than ten years, he was promoted to the "Bachelor of Bo University" (equivalent to today's vice president of the university), and soon after, he was promoted to the prime minister.
The process of his promotion to prime minister was very tortuous: Pei Du was at first ordered by the imperial court to send an envoy to Caizhou to announce the decree to the army, and after returning to the imperial court, Pei Du presented a letter to the imperial court to attack the traitors.
Wang Chengzong and Li Shidao and other traitors plotted to obstruct Caizhou's reinforcements, so they secretly lurked in Jingshi, stabbed to death the powerful ministers, and first killed the prime minister Wu Yuanheng, and the next target was Pei Du.
They attacked Pei Du with their swords three times, the first sword cut off the shoelaces, the second sword stabbed Pei Du in the back, but only cut his underwear, and the third sword slightly stabbed Pei Du in the head, and it happened that he was wearing a felt hat, so the sword wound was not deep.
Just as the traitor was chasing and killing Pei Du, Pei Du's retinue Wang Yi grabbed the traitor and shouted, and the traitor turned around and cut off Wang Yi's hand with a knife so that Pei Du could escape. Due to the haste of Pei Du's escape, he accidentally fell into the ravine. The traitor thought that Pei Du was dead, so he left. So that Pei Du survived.
The emperor said: "Pei Du was able to get out of danger, it was all the will of heaven (in fact, it was his blessing)!" So he ordered Pei Du to be the "envoy of Huaixi", and pacified the civil strife in Huaixi, and named him the "Duke of Jin", and was often ordered to envoy to the border countries.
At that time, the rulers of Siyi would definitely ask Pei Du about his age and appearance, which shows how much the Dragon Kingdom and the Yi clan were in awe and admiration for him! Pei Du served the four emperors and always showed good morality.
He had five sons, all of whom were knighted by the imperial court.
Why did Pei Du return the jade belt to make him turn his short life into a long life, and turn poverty into wealth, and get such a great blessing? Pei Du's heart is relatively pure, not only is he indifferent to the valuables lost by others, but even if it is a matter of life and death, he can put it aside.
Pei Du has a broad heart, so his fortune is also vast. If he really wants to return the relics of others, and he has always been glad in his heart that he has good virtues, and even brags about it to others, then he will receive very little blessing.
From the perspective of psychology, each person's physiognomy reflects his or her corresponding physical and psychological state, for example, a person who is physically healthy and happy physically and mentally is usually full of heaven, red and full of energy in physiognomy.
On the contrary, a person who is sick or distressed and sorrowful is usually full of clouds and frowns, and it is often difficult for him to have a good time. The vision is the mind, and the face is the heart, and the phase is born from the heart.
Of course, Cui Ning has his own understanding and views on metaphysics, cause and effect, and religion.
Cause and effect are not only in deeds, but also in the heart, in "virtue" and "prudent words and deeds", in "knowing what it is, knowing why it is", and also in "self-knowledge".
From the perspective of probability and science, if 99.9999% of the people in a society are doing good deeds, good deeds and abiding by social order and morality, any of us will also become a beneficiary of it, including being naturally influenced and constrained, and becoming a person who abides by order and morality.
On the contrary, if 99.9999% of people are trampling on the rules and hurting others, each of us can easily become a victim, and then a vicious circle is constantly formed, which is the simplest sociological explanation of cause and effect.
Of course, Cui Ning understands better why religion persuades people to be good, first of all, this is the foundation of religion, because religion also has to adapt to society and times, especially in ancient times, the era of cold weapons, and in ancient times when there was no modern science, religion actually served as the sociological education of that era, as well as the awe and exploration of nature by human beings.
Every person, every thought and action of each person, is in fact a wing of the "butterfly effect" of nature and the universe, and the final storm will affect everyone and bring different destinies.
In fact, it is because the universe itself has strict "spiritual laws and rules", which are not random, let alone accidental, and science, philosophy and metaphysics (theology) are not contradictory, but modern science still needs 10,000 years to continue to progress.
Before the perfection of modern medicine and surgery, people thought that Hua Tuo's story was a legend, but later it turned out that Hua Tuo was a real miracle doctor, who mastered the techniques of anesthesia, pharmacology and surgery more than a thousand years ago, and was simply a "traverser" like Wang Mang.
As for the doctrine of physiognomy, if a person is constantly smiling or peaceful, he will naturally adapt and face the environment better in sociologically, in the workplace and in the family environment, and gain friendship and trust, including good luck.
If a person is sad, hateful or absent-minded all day long, he is destined not to receive trust, recognition and blessings, and can only live in pessimism and helplessness, becoming a so-called "loser", according to the traditional saying of the Dragon Kingdom, it is "bad fate".
As for the ancient legends of "turning stones into gold", "calling for wind and rain" and "scattering beans into soldiers", etc., they are actually things that can only be studied by science to the level of particles (quarks), but in this era, "particles are God's thing", and scientists study particles, and it is still in the Stone Age of human science.
It took Cui Ning a day to go through the book that Master Zong Hui had given him, and then put it away.
As for the "piece of raw and cooked fish" that Master Zong Hui gave him, holding it in his hand, Cui Ning felt the majestic life energy, and what he held in his hand seemed to be a struggling whale, Cui Ning didn't even doubt that this was a living fish.
"Big fish?" Suddenly, Cui Ning heard a voice that he had heard before, it was the bright light in his body, which was now entrenched in his lower umbilicus, like a little golden dragon, on the way back to Lingzhou, he had been asleep.
"Are you awake?" Cui Ning tried to communicate with "Little Golden Dragon".
"Big fish, big fish" Xiao Jinlong did not answer Cui Ning's words, and repeated the simple words "Thank you"
"You're welcome" Cui Ning silently communicated with "Little Golden Dragon", "Who are you?"
"I'm a little dragon" The voice sounded very childish, "You can call me a little dragon, but I used to be a snake, and now I am a little dragon, a little dragon that has been struck by lightning for four hundred years"
"Are you still alive?" Cui Ning also questioned.
"Of course, I'm still alive, or I don't talk to you much, but I can't do without your body now, I need to rest, and then I can regain my supernatural powers," Xiaolong said.
"Do you have any magical powers, do you need me to help you do something?" Cui Ning continued.
Xiaolong said proudly: "I am a dragon, and I have great natural powers, but now it doesn't seem to be like before, there are a lot of things missing between heaven and earth, I don't know, but what do you don't know, you can ask me"
"Then how can you leave my body?"
"This ...... I don't know, if I leave your body, I will continue to be struck by lightning, and then, I need to replenish my energy, but I can also help you, because I know a lot of things, including helping you to avoid evil or something," Xiaolong replied.
"Then you can help me calculate, where are my parents?" Cui Ning asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Oh, then I'll see...... No, no, there's a layer of fog, oh, I'm so tired, I'm going to rest, goodbye!"
Cui Ning felt that this little thing seemed to be a little unreliable, but his body was unusual since he was a child, and it didn't matter if he had a little more thing.
However, his body was originally a black hole that could not be filled, and now there is another guy who eats energy, and in the future, he can only absorb more energy, but it seems that he was struck by lightning, and the little dragon in his body is not affected, as if his body has become an energy converter.
A little dragon that has been struck by lightning for hundreds of years should have been cultivated by an ancient dragon snake, and it lived in Cui Ning's body like this.