Chapter 83: The Details of the Wisdom Top Secret Formula
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During the first years of Emperor Jianwen's escape, life was very difficult. Because of the strict inspection, life often falls into difficulties, and at the worst time, even can't eat. Once, Yang Yingneng and Ye Xixian, the personal ministers, went to get some necessary medicinal materials, because they had just fled to a foreign place thousands of miles away, so the three of them were not accustomed to water and soil, and they were often sick, so medicinal materials became a necessity of life. But perhaps because of the unfamiliar terrain, the two people got lost and didn't come back for two days.
Emperor Jianwen waited for two days, and he was hungry for two days. At last he was so hungry that he could not stand it any longer, so he came out of the inn where he was loying and prepared to find something to eat for himself, for he had no money on him, and everything that could be sold had already been sold, and he really did not know how to get something to eat. Originally, he was dressed as a monk, and it was very natural for him to turn into a dervishe, so even if he didn't have money, it wouldn't be a problem to get something to eat.
But after all, Emperor Jianwen was an emperor, and his behavior was very different from ordinary people, and he couldn't do it if he asked him to ask for food, even if he starved to death. He himself made up his mind countless times, but he still couldn't open his mouth.
In the end, there was no way, Emperor Jianwen found a compromise plan to write and paint by himself, and then sold it for food. So, in a secluded corner of the town, he took out the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and other than his clothes, which were his only possessions, and began to write, draw, and draw.
This small town is already remote, there are few people who study, and it is still relatively poor. Therefore, there are many curious and onlookers, but no one wants to buy it. Emperor Jianwen was hungry, and the more he wrote, the more he felt that his legs were weak, and he had no strength in his body, so he had to grit his teeth and hold on. Later, he couldn't stand anymore, he saw that there happened to be a broken stone table and stone bench next to him, so he moved the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to the stone table, and he was able to sit on the stone bench, so he felt a little more comfortable, and then continued to bow his head to write and paint. Emperor Jianwen may not have noticed that in the crowd of onlookers, there was another old monk with white hair, who was watching his every move intently.
Emperor Jianwen may not realize it, because the environment in which he grew up is too special, so his every move, sitting and walking, is very different from ordinary people. Although he has been in exile for so long, the habits he has developed since childhood are not easy to break. Maybe in the eyes of ordinary people, they will only think that this monk's behavior is a little strange, but if you meet a knowledgeable master, you can judge that this monk's experience and birth should not be ordinary people.
Because in ancient times, needless to say, the emperor, even ordinary scholars, also attached great importance to their daily behavior, such as Tao Kan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is "the time of ministry, sit on his knees all day long", usually even in private, sitting posture is not casual.
Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty usually "swallows and sits in danger". Emperor Kangxi, the ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, ruled martial arts and was famous. On weekdays, when he went to court, he sat majestically on the dragon chair and looked down on everyone, but he didn't know that the basic skills of the emperor's behavior and cultivation were actually cultivated under long-term strict requirements. Emperor Kangxi once recalled that since childhood, "all food, movement, and speech have a degree." Even though he lives alone, he is also taught to dare to deviate." After ascending the throne, he discussed politics with ministers, studied the history of reading with officials, and even talked and laughed at family gatherings and other private occasions.
And this monk who observed Emperor Jianwen happened to be an extraordinary figure, so he had already seen a lot of clues between Emperor Jianwen's behavior. This monk will also use an extremely subtle method to determine the identity of Emperor Jianwen, and this method is carried out through a series of extremely subtle details.
In fact, the level of wisdom and the strength of ability can often be best reflected in the details, and some people with extraordinary wisdom and superior ability are often the details that others extremely ignore, and they can use them with ingenuity, and from time to time they can create amazing miracles.
For example, in World War II, a group of well-trained spies from Germany came to the headquarters of the Soviet army, pretending to be sent by their superiors to inspect the work. It is said that it depends on the battle plan of the Soviet army. Perhaps the spies were so well disguised that the Soviet command did not notice it at first.
This made the German spies very proud. Even one of them, who seemed to be a little carried away, sat at the table very relaxed, crossed Erlang's legs, and gently tapped the paddle on the table with his fingers. But he forgot that this was the command of the Soviet troops.
All the personnel here are elite-level figures of the Soviet army, and it can be said that this is a place where the "human spirits" gather. The knowledge, wisdom and observation of these people are by no means comparable to that of ordinary soldiers.
So even if the spy slightly tapped his finger on the table, this extremely subtle move did not escape the eyes of a staff officer. Because this staff officer had already discerned that the person in front of him was beating the drum of the German army's "Victory March".
It was this subtle action that revealed a qiē secret. This staff officer secretly called his superiors for verification. The results can be imagined. These German spies were captured by the Soviets.
That's the power of the details. And this old monk with white hair also has to use details to identify whether his judgment is correct. He quietly walked to Emperor Jianwen, who was concentrating on writing and painting, and praised the Buddha name "Amitabha" loudly.
Emperor Jianwen was startled by this loud voice, almost spread on the ground, his long life as a fugitive, made him feel that he was "the wind and the cranes, the grass and trees are soldiers", this time if he was not hungry and couldn't stand it, he would never show his head. The sudden sound of chanting Buddha frightened him, and he quickly looked up and found that it was an old monk with white hair and kind eyebrows, and his heart calmed down a little.
After settling his mind for a moment, he also asked politely, "What does the master have to teach you?" The old monk looked at Emperor Jianwen's yellow-skinned face, smiled slightly and said: "I am also a member of Buddhism, and I met today, which can be regarded as fate, and I want to ask Brother Fa to paint a picture for me." After speaking, he took out a piece of silver from his bosom and placed it on the stone table.
Somehow, when Emperor Jianwen saw this ingot of silver, he suddenly had mixed feelings, and suddenly a sentence popped up in his head: "Is a penny a hero?" In the past, as the emperor of the Ninety-Five, there were many gold and silver treasures, and rare delicacies were as abundant as the sea.
He couldn't help but let out a long sigh, looked at the silver on the table, looked up at the old man and asked, "Master, please speak, what do you want me to draw?" ”