Chapter 264: Glory and Wealth

"Yes, we have to admit that the Mongols have the ability to fight the world, but they lack the wisdom to govern the world, so they have to divide the whole country into three, six, nine and so on, this stupid practice of dividing the ranks directly puts themselves on the opposite side of the Han nationality with the largest number of people, and lays the groundwork for the demise of the country......"

The old and plain voice seemed to take a sip of tea, paused slightly, and said: "But the rule of the Yuan Dynasty officially laid the territory of China today. Before the Yuan Dynasty, including the Tang Dynasty, there was no political rule over the Western Regions, but during the Yuan Dynasty, the Western Regions were all under the central administration. At the same time, the drama of the Yuan Dynasty was very prosperous, creating many precedents for drama. Therefore, to look at the Yuan Dynasty dialectically, it is necessary to criticize the brutality of the Yuan Dynasty, and at the same time, recognize the contribution of the Yuan Dynasty. In the same way, physiognomy has a feudal superstitious side, and there is also a side that can be applied to real life as an auxiliary to management. ”

"Can physiognomy be considered management?" The old and easy-going voice laughed, almost sneering, but due to the extremely high level of disguise, it seemed to be a very normal laugh, "I'm sorry, on the issue of physiognomy, no matter how you use traditional culture or Chinese culture to justify, you can't convince me." ”

"Hehe, I'm not trying to convince you, nor am I justifying the physiognomy, I'm just stating a fact calmly." The old and plain voice seemed unwilling to dwell on the issue of physiognomy, but changed the topic, "Go outside, your rockery is very meaningful, specific and slight, between square inches, heaven and earth are infinite." ”

Shi De thought that the two of them said that they would come out and wait for a while before they could make the trip, but as soon as the words fell, the door rang, and two old men of the same age who were both fifty miles away appeared at the door at the same time.

Shi De, who didn't turn around and leave in time, suddenly appeared in front of the two old men.

The old man on the left, dressed in an elegant atmosphere, medium height, slightly gray hair, wearing a Chinese casual clothes, and a pair of cloth shoes, at first glance, looks like a retired old man at home.

Shi De recognized him, he was not a retired old man, but Li Changfeng, who was famous and had a pivotal position in Shimen and even the entire Yan Province business community!

It was actually Li Changfeng, no wonder the old and plain voice he heard just now was a little familiar.

Next to Li Changfeng, there was a person standing, slightly shorter than Li Changfeng, with black hair, bright eyes, a square face, a broad forehead, a thick chin, huge earlobes, thick and full, slightly thick lips, and a straight and stylish nose. Don't look at the face, just look at the looks, the old man must be a handsome and free person when he is young.

The square-faced old man was wearing a Zhongshan coat and a pair of cloth shoes on his feet. At the current station, which was very different from Li Changfeng's elegant aura, he exuded an arrogant aura of not being angry and arrogant, which made people dare not look up.

Behind the two, there was also a respectful young man, none other than Xia Xiang, Li Changfeng's right-hand man whom Shi De had seen.

"Who are you?" The old man beside Li Changfeng looked surprised, and glanced Shi De up and down, "I don't understand the principle of not entering, young people nowadays really lack a tutor." ”

Shi De originally thought that with the identity of the square-faced old man in front of him who could talk and laugh with Li Changfeng, he would inevitably be a well-cultivated person, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was aggressive, although Shi De was rude to break into other people's private houses without permission, but the square-faced old man came up and directly sarcastically mocked him for not having a tutor without asking, which also made him angry for a while.

"Forty is not confused, fifty knows the destiny of heaven, and sixty ears are obedient...... Sir, it seems that although you are not yet sixty years old, you must be over fifty. When you reach the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, if you still can't be like ashes, then when you reach sixty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reach the realm of ear obedience. Shi De first nodded and smiled at Li Changfeng and Xia Xiang, then turned to the old man, and replied without being humble or arrogant.

"Oh, you've taught me a lesson, hehe, interesting." The square-faced old man smiled instead, and after laughing, his face turned cold, "It's not a skill to be sharp-toothed, it's a skill to speak with a basis and reason." Don't use the words of the saints to pressure me, I ask you, what does it mean to be like ashes, do you really know the Tao? ”

Li Changfeng, who was on the side, wanted to interrupt the square-faced old man's words, but he couldn't interject. Xia Xiang, who was standing behind, smiled gently, didn't take a step past Lei Chi, stood where he should stand, and didn't say a word.

"Virtue is sufficient, gentle and heavy, and is called like ash." Under the influence of He Ye, coupled with his own cultivation, his understanding of traditional culture, he dare not say that he is very proficient, at least not half-understood, "I don't know if the old gentleman is good enough, but the old gentleman speaks radically and treats people squarely enough, so he can't talk about being gentle and heavy." ”

"Ha Luha, young people are not subtle enough to speak, Changfeng, you are too gentle, he is my opponent in debate." In the cheerful laughter of the square-faced old man, he didn't seem to care about Shi De's offense, but in fact, his expression still inadvertently revealed a trace of disapproving pride, yes, he prides himself on his noble status, how can he tolerate the face-to-face accusations of a junior?

"Whether I'm as gray or not, you don't count. But it's up to me whether you can stay here or not. Of course, I won't bully you with a big bully, and give you a chance to stay and debate with me......" The square-faced old man pointed to the couplet on the pillar with his hand, and his expression was slightly complacent, "What does glory and wealth mean, and what does Wufu mean, as long as you can answer, young man, you will have a rare opportunity to talk to me on an equal footing." ”

The tone of the square-faced old man's voice was unquestionably resolute, as if he agreed that Shi De was a great gift to Shi De to debate with him, and it didn't matter whether Shi De was willing to debate with him or not, as long as he said it, Shi De must obey his orders.

It's okay, Shi De has enough city mansions to accommodate the arrogance of the square-faced old man, and Shi De also believes that although he still doesn't know the identity of the square-faced old man, the square-faced old man definitely has the qualifications to be proud in front of him. In line with the good tradition of respecting the old and loving the young, he decided to accept the test of the square-faced old man.

What's more, in his opinion, the problem of the square-faced old man is not difficult.

"Okay, I'll be respectful and obey." Shi De smiled slightly, his expression was indifferent, and he was about to open his mouth to say his understanding of glory, wealth, and five blessings, but when he saw Xia Xiang standing behind Li Changfeng, he shook his head lightly at him imperceptibly, and then pointed his finger to his heart.

What does Xia Xiang mean, is it implying that he has to answer the question with his heart? Although it was not the first time he had met Xia Xiang, Shi De admitted that he and Xia Xiang did not have any friendship, and Xia Xiang's reminder or hint to him could be regarded as a friendly gesture to him.

The problem is that he didn't understand the meaning of Xia Xiang's actions, and Shi thought about it for a while, but he still didn't know what he wanted, but he still kept an eye on it and decided to answer the meaning of Wufu Linmen first: "Wufu refers to longevity, wealth, well-being, virtue and good death, since you know the meaning of Wufu, then what Wufu means is self-evident." ”

The square-faced old man nodded quietly, although he was secretly surprised in his heart that Shi De actually knew which five blessings the five blessings of the Dao Dao were, it was not simple. Most of the essence of traditional culture has been forgotten by today's young people, and among the young people he comes into contact with, there are very few people who can open their mouths and say which five kinds of blessings are the five blessings, and they can be regarded as outstanding.

However, he did not believe that he could make sense of the true meaning of prosperity and wealth.

As for the meaning of glory and wealth, glory refers to the flowering of plants and trees, which is a metaphor for prosperity or prominence. Rich, rich, rich. The noble, the status is noble. To be rich is to be rich and powerful. Therefore, the meaning of glory and wealth together is glory, wealth, and power. Shi De thought that his answer was very accurate and appropriate, and as soon as he finished speaking, he cast a smug glance at the square-faced old man.

Unexpectedly, what surprised him was that the square-faced old man suddenly laughed loudly, and while laughing, he also said to Li Changfeng: "Changfeng, the young man now, is really very superficial, he only knows the literal meaning of Lu Dao, and he doesn't want to understand it when he reads, so he stands at the door, and thinks that he has entered the room, ridiculous, ridiculous." ”

Li Changfeng echoed and smiled, glanced at Shi De with a slightly regretful gaze, and then he said to the old man with the other face: "Sometimes you can't blame young people too much, you have to give them time to grow." I think back then, when we were young, we also made a lot of mistakes and took a lot of detours, maybe we were not as good as them at that time. ”

"Ha Luha, Changfeng, you are sometimes too generous, too tolerant of some things, in fact, if you want me to say, everything that should be denied is denied, and everything that should be defeated is knocked down, leaving no room for mercy." The square-faced old man's firm tone, coupled with the momentum of his big hand, is really a kind of temperament that gives up on me.

I have to say that even Shi De admires the indomitable momentum of the square-faced old man Zhou from time to time, in terms of physiognomy, a person has a mighty appearance, an open pattern, and an extraordinary momentum, either a general, or a high-ranking official, in short, it is definitely not a person.

But...... Shi De didn't understand what was wrong with his explanation, the words of the square-faced old man were clearly laughing at him for only knowing one and not knowing the other, could it be that the meaning of glory and wealth is not to be rich and powerful, and to be glorious and prominent? How can it be? When he was puzzled, he looked up and saw that Xia Xiang once again cast a meaningful glance at him, and at the same time, Xia Xiang pointed to his heart again.

Heart...... Shi De suddenly remembered something, He Ye had told him many lost essences in traditional culture before, he remembered some of them, and he forgot some of them, yes, the true meaning of glory and wealth is not as simple as a literal understanding, but has a deep meaning. Xia wanted to use his fingers to remind him to think about it.