Chapter 13: The Way to Longevity
"What questions, you say I'll listen." Yu Shuai put on a disapproving look, he thought that with his knowledge, he would definitely be able to answer Fang Mu's question.
"Don't work your form, don't shake your spirit, don't make your thoughts linger. Lack of thought to nourish the spirit, few desires to nourish the essence, few words to nourish the qi. Fang Mu first said a famous quote from Lao Tzu, then smiled faintly and asked, "The person with the longest life in history who really has a record admires this passage of Lao Tzu the most. He also admired a passage from the Qing Dynasty scholar Lu Longqi - enough firewood and rice, carefree, finish the official food early, do not be shocked or humiliated, do not owe debts and make profits, do not enter the pawn court, just clean tea and light rice, you can prolong your life...... Who is this person? ”
There are many legendary longevity people in history, such as Peng Zu, who is said to have lived for more than 800 years, but the legend is a legend after all, and there is no written record. The long-lived person recorded in writing is actually a strange person who lived from the Qing Dynasty to modern times.
"What's the problem?" Yu Shuai was asked, but said indignantly, "You are not Li Changfeng, how would you know that Li Changfeng would ask such a strange question?" You are deliberately making things difficult for me, I know that you are very dissatisfied with the ambiguous relationship between me and Ma Feiyan, but this is my personal matter, and you have no right to intervene. ”
"I don't care about you and Ma Feiyan at all." Fang Mu smiled faintly and didn't explain much, "I'm not Li Changfeng, but I've studied Li Changfeng's information and know that Li Changfeng is a Confucian businessman, and he has an indifferent personality and pursues the art of health preservation. From what I know of him, he likes to talk to people about health regimens, and if you don't know who the longest-lived person is in writing, then you won't get his approval. And Li Changfeng is the most emotional, unless he is a person he approves, it is difficult for ordinary people to cooperate with him. ”
"Well, anyway, you're right. Then you say, who is the longest-lived person in written records? Yu Shuai knew that if he debated, he must not be Fang Mu's opponent, mainly because Fang Mu was the most serious, she would quote scriptures and spare no effort to persuade you, and he would not give up until the goal was achieved, and he didn't like debate the most, so he simply gave up his views and accepted Fang Mu's education.
"Li Qingyuan." Fang Mu refused to say a word more, and only reported a name.
"Li Qingyuan? How long did he live? ”
"According to the record, it was 26 years old."
"I'm going, 26 years old, how many dynasties do I have to go through?" Yu Shuai was taken aback, it was the first time he had heard of Li Qingyuan's name, "I don't want to live to be 26 years old, I can live to be 20 years old." By the way, what is the magical story of Li Qingyuan, Fang Mu, quickly answer my doubts. ”
"Well, since you are so studious, I will reluctantly preach for you. However, I would like to state in advance that I am not just idle to tell you the story of Lee Hing Yuan, but that I have already negotiated with Sian Chay Group, and you will go to Sian Chay Group in a few days to meet with Lee Cheung Fung in the name of cooperation. Today, it's time for you to make up for your homework first. ”
Yu Shuai knew that he was still calculated by Fang Mu, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Why do you want me to come forward?" Wouldn't it be better for you to come forward? I also have to worry about remembering things that I'm not interested in. ”
"I'm sorry, Li Changfeng is very principled, and one of his principles is not to talk about cooperation with women." Fang Mu smiled self-deprecatingly, "I don't know if Li Changfeng has been injured by a woman, otherwise why is he so afraid of women?" ”
Yu Shuai was speechless: "Okay, you can talk about it quickly, after you finish speaking, I will make up for the knowledge of Chinese culture that Li Changfeng is interested in, and I will be swept away by him when I get it." It's also strange, Du Ye has a lot of tentacles in Shimen, both political and business circles, whether it is a senior official of the provincial party committee or major groups, they all have influence, why didn't Li Changfeng settle down? ”
"It's not just Li Changfeng, but also Ye Dacheng." Fang Mu chuckled, "No matter how brave and vast Du Ye is, he is not omnipotent, Ye Da and Li Changfeng are the two major fortresses that Du Ye has not conquered in Shimen. However, if you want me to say, although the Yip Group and Sian Chay Group are huge, if they can't be attacked, it is better to defeat them. Otherwise, after Rang Shide successfully leveraged the power of the Yip Group and Sian Chay Group, there would be endless troubles
"Let's not talk about it later, let's talk about Li Qingyuan's story first." Yu Shuai's patience is limited.
Li Qingyuan, according to official records, was born in 1677 and died in 1933 at the age of 256. According to reports, he was a scholar of traditional Chinese medicine in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and a world-famous long-lived old man. He had a wife and 180 descendants. At the time, the New York Times and Time magazine both reported on it. He was born in the 6th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (677), and has gone through nine generations of Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu, and Xuantong to the Republic of China, and has been alive for 26 years, and is one of the world's extremely rare longevity stars. Fang Mu began to tell Li Qingyuan's story, she first took a sip of water, then cleared her throat again, and then began to narrate again.
There are many anecdotes about Li Qingyuan, but most of the anecdotes cannot be examined, and the way of health preservation he left behind is the most valuable spiritual legacy.
Li Qingyuan believes that there are three reasons why he is healthy and long-lived: first, he has a long-term vegetarian diet; the second is to keep calm and cheerful inside; The third is to boil lotus leaves, cassia seeds, monk fruit, wolfberries, etc. all year round to make tea and drink.
"Maintain the three links of the human body, blood, urine, and stool", this is the secret of Li Qingyuan's longevity for future generations. He always believes that maintaining a calm and tranquil state of mind and "three links" is a necessary prerequisite for longevity. Maintaining a calm state of mind, sitting like a turtle, walking like a bird, and sleeping like a dog is the way to maintain health.
Li Qingyuan also believes that people's life span is long and short, and it is dominated by vitality. Yuanqi, also known as Yuanqi, is endowed by the innate and nurtured by the glory of the acquired. He likened loving and not caring for vitality to the location of a candle. If the lit candle is placed in a cage, it will burn for a long time; If it is left in the wind and rain, it will be short-lived or extinguished. The same is true for health regimens.
In Li Qingyuan's health theory, it is particularly emphasized that those who are good at health must take the four words "kindness, frugality, harmony and tranquility" as the foundation. The so-called kindness is kindness and love, that is, a kind heart, no harm to things, no harm to others, and a kind heart. This kind of benevolent and benevolent happiness is enough to resist all kinds of disasters, and naturally can make people live a long and healthy life.
The so-called thrift means thrift and moderation. Thrifty diet nourishes the spleen and stomach; Thrifty and lustful gathers its spirit; If you are thrifty with words, you will nourish their breath and prevent right and wrong; If you are thrifty in making friends, you can choose friends and widows; Thrifty in wine, pure heart and few desires; Being frugal will save you from worries and troubles. If you save a point, you will benefit from it.
The so-called harmony means harmony. Heaven and earth are harmonious, and the wind and sun are beautiful. The harmony between the monarch and the minister will prosper the country, the harmony between father and son will make the family happy, the harmony between brothers and sisters will support each other, the harmony between husband and wife will be quiet and good, and the harmony of friends will maintain each other. This is the most auspicious way.
The so-called tranquility means quiet, calm, and peaceful. That is to say, the body is not overworked, and the heart is not lightly moved. The wound of the gods is worse than the wounds of the body, "the gods do not keep it, and the body is not healthy." ”
Li Qingyuan said when talking about his daily life and diet: "If you don't eat enough, if you are too full, your stomach will hurt; You can't sleep too long, and if you sleep too long, your essence will dissipate. For more than 200 years of his life, he never ate too much food, nor did he sleep too long. ”
Specific to daily life, walking is not fast, eyes are not short, ears are not hearing, sitting is not tired, lying is not extreme. It is necessary to dress first in the cold, to relieve the heat first, to eat first when hungry, to drink first when thirsty, to have a small appetite, and not to eat more. There should be no joy, anger, sorrow and joy in their hearts, and no thoughts of wealth, honor and disgrace. That is to say, everything should not be passed, and if you do not go too far, you will suffer from it, and this is the way to live a long life.
"Got it." After listening to Li Qingyuan's story, Yu Shuai wrote down Li Qingyuan's life and main remarks, but only regarded Li Qingyuan's words as the talking point of his conversation with Li Changfeng, and did not compare himself, starting from himself, he smiled, "Fang Mu, don't worry, my memory has always been amazing, I remember everything you just said, I remember it all clearly." Okay, what else do you have to explain? Although I haven't met Li Changfeng, I believe that if I go out, I will definitely succeed. ”
"Li Changfeng believes in Buddhism, you have time to read a few more Buddhist scriptures, in addition, Li Changfeng doesn't like arrogant young people the most, in front of him, you keep a low profile, don't reveal the shallowness of the world." Fang Mu glanced at Yu Shuai, she regretted that she couldn't come forward to discuss cooperation with Li Changfeng in person, and let Yu Shuai go out was a choice that she had no choice, she really didn't worry about Yu Shuai's level.
Compared with Shi De, what Yu Shuai lacks is not intelligence, but wisdom. Cleverness and wisdom cannot be compared, and many times, cleverness tends to be small cleverness, while wisdom is great wisdom. Shrewdness can sometimes be called smart, so there are many smart people, but wisdom is the accumulation of the essence of life, and it is difficult for a little cleverness to become a great wisdom.
There are very few truly wise people.
"In front of the elderly, I have always been very calm and modest." Yu Shuai smiled disapprerovingly, and was about to say a few more words when the phone suddenly rang.
He got up and answered the phone on the side, and came back a few minutes later, stunned: "There is news that Lan Guocheng has discovered Ma Feiyan's whereabouts and is sending someone to follow Ma Feiyan, trying to find Zhuo Fan's whereabouts through Ma Feiyan...... Strange thing, when did Lan Guocheng become so interested in Zhuo Fan, was it purely out of revenge against his rival, or did he have other plans? ”
"Shi De has everything, like a tiger with wings, Lan Guocheng may be doing something for Shi De by doing this." Fang Mu guessed Lan Guocheng's intentions, and she also knew some of Lan Guocheng's past from Ji Du's mouth, and knew that Lan Guocheng and Quan You were also inextricably linked.