Translation and Appreciation of Zeng Guofan's Bing Jian Si Gu You Jiu Gui, Examining with Respect and Inferiority

Four bones are nine-valued, and there are nine cases of bones: the celestial bone (1) is raised, the occipital bone (2) is strong, the parietal bone (3) is flat, the string bone (4) is at the angle, the sun bone (5) is at the line, the eyebrow bone is covered with rhinoceros, and the nose is raised. In the head, celestial bones, occipital bones and sun bones are the main ones; In the face, the posterior bone and cheekbone are the main ones. The five are prepared, and the pillars are also used; First, it is not poor; Second, it is not cheap; Third, the shoe is slightly better; Fourth, it is expensive.

the bone is colored, and the face is blue, so it is also true that "the young male and female face is half blue". Purple comes next, and bass comes next. Bone is qualitative, and the head with joint (8) is more expensive. Broken (9) is the second. In short, there is no evil bone on the head, and the face is better than the head. However, if it is big and lacks heaven, it will always be cheap; Round without a string of bones, half a solitary monk; The nose bone invades the eyebrows, and you will not live long in class. The cheekbones contend with the eyes, but the children are not established. In this, there is a difference of thousands of miles.

Note

(1) Celestial bones: Under the "Celestial", it is full of potential, which is what the saying goes.

(2) occipital bone: the bone of the back of the head is even with "Yin Tang".

(3) Parietal bone: it is better to be straight and abrupt.

(4) Accessory bone: the sideburns, which are horn-like, are the best. As the saying goes, "the head and horns are outstanding".

(5) Sunbone: It starts between the eyebrows and roots in the temple.

(6) zygomatic bquáne: located on both sides of craniofacial bone, it is outward arched, and its upper edge is sharp and easy to reach.

(7) Neck bone: at the back of the neck, it is the part where the skull connects with the spine.

(8) connection: it means connection, which means that it is connected with each other, without obvious fracture, and looks complete and round.

(9) Fragmentation: contrary to coupling, it means that coupling is incomplete and there are obvious cracks.

Translation

The nine main bones have their own postures: the celestial bones are plump; The occipital bone is full and exposed; The parietal bone is flat and abrupt; The auxiliary string bone inclines upward like an angle and goes straight into the hairline; The sun bone rises linearly; The brow bone ridge is obvious but not exposed, vaguely like a rhinoceros horn lying there; The nasal bone is like asparagus bamboo shoots, standing tall and straight; The cheekbones are powerful and powerful, but they are not trapped; The nape bone is flat and thick, and it is about dew. Look at the head bone, mainly look at the three key parts: heaven, occipital bone and sun bone; Looking at the facial bone, we mainly look at the brow bone and cheekbone. If the above five kinds of bones are perfect, there is no doubt that this person must be a pillar of the country; If you only have one of them, this person will not be poor all his life; If you can have two of them, this person will not be humble all his life; If you can have three of them, this person will be developed as long as he does something; If you can have four of them, this person will definitely be distinguished.

There are different colors for bones, and cyan is the most noble color for the face. As the saying goes, "a young man is half green" means this. The reddish purple in the yellow is slightly inferior to cyan, and the white with a dead bone and powder is the lowest color.

The bones have a certain momentum, and the bones of the head are the most noble with interrelated momentum, while the bones that are not connected with each other and scattered are slightly inferior. In short, as long as there is no bad bone on the head, no matter how good the face is, it is not as good as the head. However, if the head is big and the bones of heaven are not abundant, it will always be a humble taste; If the head is round and the bones are hidden, most of them will become monks; If the nose bone attacks the eyebrows, parents will not live long; If the zygomatic bone clings to the end of the eye and the zygomatic peak dominates the eye, there will be no descendants. The difference between wealth and poverty here is as short as a millimeter and as long as a thousand miles. It is very big.

Interpretation

In ancient times, there was a song called "Jiugui Bone", which said that a hundred robberies turned into Jiugui Bone. It can be seen that the saying that people care about each other's bones has a long history. As the saying goes, a head is no different from a bone, but it is difficult for Cheng Gui to look at it. What is nine precious bones and what is expensive are different, but they are all the same, and we need to consider them carefully.

Illustration of typical examples

Lu Su, an important minister of the country and a wizard of Kuang Shi

, a native of Dongcheng, near Huai River, has developed a character of being wild, unrestrained, light of wealth and good at righteousness since childhood. By the age of eighteen, he had grown into a handsome and burly man. Worship famous teachers, learn swordsmanship, ride and shoot, gather hundreds of young people, hunt in Nanshan, talk about martial arts and practice soldiers, and give strict orders, just like military exercises.

at the end of the eastern Han dynasty, the eunuchs monopolized power, imposed exorbitant levies, and the big landlords of the noble family annexed land crazily, and farmers fled in large numbers. In this case, the Yellow Scarf Uprising broke out in 184 AD, and the Eastern Han Dynasty was devastated. In the process of suppressing the peasant uprising in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the feudal separatist forces in various places continued to expand, and the world was in chaos. At this time, Lu Su not only didn't take care of family affairs, but also gave a lot of money and sold land to help the poor and make friends with sages. To this end, it is deeply supported by the villagers. When the scuffle between the heroes was about to extend to Lu Su's hometown, Lu Su moved his family to Dongcheng to avoid chaos. Dongcheng at that time was under the jurisdiction of Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu heard his name and asked him to be the mayor of Dongcheng. However, Lu Su found that Yuan Shu's statutes were lax, insufficient and successful, and led more than 1 people to move south to Juchao to join Zhou Yu.

when he moved south, he put the old and weak in the front and led the agile and tough young people in the back. Yuan Shu learned that Lu Su had moved and rushed to stop him. Lu Su pushed aside the elite and others and said to the pursuers, "You are all men of courage and should understand the general trend of the world. In today's chaotic world, why are you so forced? " Said, and ordered the shield to stand on the ground, bow and arrow, and the arrow passed through the shield. On the one hand, the pursuer felt that Lu Su's words made sense, on the other hand, he was no match for Lu Su, so he had to return.

Lu Su arrived at Juchao smoothly. Soon, Zhou Yudong crossed the Yangtze River and went to Sun Ce. Lu Su went with him and left his family in Qu 'a. After seeing Sun Ce, Sun Ce appreciated Lu Su very much. Later, Lu Su's grandmother died, and he went back to Dongcheng to handle the funeral. After burying my grandmother, I returned to Qua, immediately packed my bags and wanted to go to Soochow. It happened that Zhou Yu had received Lu Su's mother from Soochow, so Lu Su also went to Soochow. At that time, Sun Ce had died, and Sun Quan still lived in Wujun.

Zhou Yu advised Lu Su to stay, and immediately recommended Lu Su to Sun Quan, saying that he was talented and could be an assistant minister. It is also suggested that Sun Quan should collect talents like Lu Su in many ways to achieve great achievements and not let them scatter abroad. Sun Quan immediately gave a banquet to welcome Lu Su, and his words were very speculative. Sun Quan was overjoyed. When the guests got up and quit, Lu Su wanted to get up and leave. Sun Quan left him alone, merged his seats and continued drinking face to face.

Sun Quan said to Lu Su, "At present, the Han Dynasty is full of crises, and the world is in chaos. I have inherited the wishes of my father and brother, and I really want to build a career like Qi Huangong and Jin Wengong. Since you have come to me, how are you going to help me?" Lu Su replied: "In the past, the great-grandfather Liu Bang wanted to support the righteous emperor, but in the end he failed to achieve it because Xiang Yu was destroying it. Today's Cao Cao is like Xiang Yu in the past. How can you establish a hegemony that supports the son of heaven and commands heaven like Qi Huangong and Jin Wengong? I personally analyzed that the Han Dynasty could not be revived, and Cao Cao could not be eradicated immediately. For the general, only based on Jiangdong, observe and wait for the change of the world situation. Although the area of Jiangdong is small, don't think it is too small. Why? It's an eventful autumn in the north. We can take the opportunity to eradicate Huang Zu, attack Liu Biao, bring the whole Yangtze River basin into our territory, and then seek the world under the banner of the emperor. This is the achievement of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. "

Lu Su's words made an incisive analysis of the situation at that time, and put forward the strategy of stabilizing Jiangdong first, then attacking Jingzhou, taking Xichuan and finally unifying the whole country.

In 28 AD, after several years of rectification and governance, the interior of Soochow was consolidated. With its favorable geographical position and excellent military strength, it was ready to fight against Jingzhou day and night. Cao Cao also defeated Yuan Shao at this moment, recovered Wuhuan, and almost pacified the north. Hearing that Sun Quan wanted Jingzhou, regardless of the fatigue of the long war, he immediately led 1, troops and marched toward the south. Soon after Cao Cao sent troops, Liu Biao died of illness, and his youngest son Liu Cong took over as the master of Jingzhou. Liu Biao's death spread to Soochow, and Lu Su immediately pleaded with Sun Quan to appease Jingzhou. When Lu Su went to Nanjun, Liu Cong had already offered the city to Cao, and Liu Bei defeated Changbanpo and fled in a hurry, preparing to cross the Yangtze River south. So Lu Su greeted Liu Bei in Dangyang, conveyed the meaning of Sun Quan to Liu Bei, and persuaded Sun Liu to form an alliance. After hearing this, Liu Bei was very happy, and ordered Kong Ming to go across the river with Lu Su to make an envoy to Soochow, which led to the alliance between Sun Liu.

In the winter of 28 A.D., Sun Liulian and his allies defeated Cao Cao in Chibi, and Cao Cao escaped from Huarong Road with only a few defeated soldiers, leaving Cao Ren to guard Jiangling and went back to the north himself.

The head is no different from the bone, but it is difficult for Cheng Gui to look at it.

The ancients always attached importance to the bone, especially the different bones of the head. As the saying goes, "A head is no different from a bone, but it is difficult for Cheng Gui to look at it."

Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of Han Dynasty, had a high nose and a long neck, a dragon face and a beautiful beard, and 72 moles on his left leg. Being kind, good at charity, open-minded, broad-minded, often shows a generous style. In the prime of life, try to be an official, be the director of Surabaya Pavilion, and despise all the officials in his office. Liu Bang is a good drinker and a womanizer. He often credits the pubs of Wang Ai and Wu Fu. Sometimes, when Liu Bang was drunk, he couldn't start fighting. When Wang and Wu saw a dragon on Liu Bang, they were very surprised. In the past, when Liu Bang came to buy wine, they left Liu Bang in the pub to drink, and the two kept accounts at several times the price of the wine. When they saw the strange thing that Liu Bang was drunk and there was a dragon, by the end of the year, the two pubs often tore up their bills and didn't ask Liu Bang for debts.

Liu Bang often went to Xianyang, Qin Dou on business. At that time, he wantonly visited places of interest, and when he saw the majesty of Qin Shihuang, he sighed, "A gentleman should be like this!"!

Lv Gong had a close relationship with the county magistrate of Pei County. In order to avoid enemies, he followed the county magistrate to live in Pei County, so he settled in Pei County. Heroes and officials in Peixian county all went to congratulate them when they heard that the magistrate had a distinguished guest coming. Xiao He served as the principal official, who was responsible for welcoming guests and receiving gifts. It was stipulated that people who gave gifts of less than 1, yuan should be seated under the hall. Liu Bang, a curator, always looked down on the county officials. He wrote a gift list of 1, yuan to send in, but actually he didn't bring a penny. When he entered the door, he drank "a gift of ten thousand dollars", which surprised everyone. Lu Gong was surprised and greeted him at the door. Lv Gong is good at visiting fortune-teller. When he saw Liu Bang's appearance, he was awed and led him to sit. So Liu Bang sat at the top of the table, not humble at all. He laughed and laughed, and from time to time he showed contempt for those expensive passengers.

At the end of the banquet, Lv Gong made a gesture with his eyes to keep Liu Bang. He said to Liu Bang, "When I was young, I liked to show people fortune-telling. There are many people who have been with me, and none of them can match you. I hope you will cherish yourself. I have a daughter who is willing to marry you as a wife with a dustpan and a broom. " When Lv Gong's wife learned of this, she complained to Lv Gong, saying, "You often say that our daughter has an extraordinary temperament and will definitely become a noble person in the future. Pei Ling proposed to you, but you didn't agree. How can you betrothed your daughter to a person like Liu Bang? " Lv Gong ignored it and finally betrothed Lv Zhi to Liu Bang. In Lv Gong's view, Liu Bang's generosity and informality, in addition to his appearance and distinguished manner, showed his contempt for the tradition of etiquette and manners, and he was sure that Liu Bang would make great achievements in the future. Sure enough, Liu Bang later led the public against Qin and seized the world, becoming the founding emperor of Han Dynasty, and the daughter of Lu Gong became a generation of queens.

when Liu bang was the director of the pavilion, he often went home for vacation and went to the fields to have a look. On one occasion, Lv Hou was farming in the fields with two children. An old man passed by the fields and asked for some water. When Lv Hou saw that the old man was hungry, he gave him some food, and the old man gave Lv Hou a photo. The old man said, "Madam's appearance is a noble person in the world." Lv Hou asked the old man to meet the two children. The old man looked at the boy and said, "Madam is so expensive because of this child." The old man looked at the girl again and said it was also expensive. After the old man left, Liu Bang just came back to Tian She. Lv Hou told Liu Bang about the old man's physiognomy, saying that an old man passed by and said that children and I were both expensive. Liu Bang asked where the old man was, and Lv Hou said, "If you just left, you won't go far." Liu bang went after him and caught up with him. He asked the old man about Lv Hou and his children. The old man said, "I met my wife and children just now, and their looks are noble like yours. Your appearance is extremely expensive." Liu bang thanked him and said, "If you really praise the virtue of encouragement in person, you will never forget it." Later, Liu Banggui became the son of heaven and sent people around to look for the old man, but no one knew where the old man was going.

Taking Ming as bad luck, Emperor Wu of Song, whose name is Deyu, was born in Suiyuli, Pengcheng County (now Tongshan, Jiangsu Province). An outstanding politician, reformer and strategist, the founding king of the Southern Dynasties. In the third year of Long 'an, he joined the army to revolt and put down the war at home, which led to the unification of the south that had never happened in a hundred years. Committed to the Northern Expedition. During the ruling period, he learned the lessons of the former dynasty, restrained the merger of the powerful and powerful, rectified the bureaucracy, reused the poor, ignored the thin taxes, abolished the harsh laws, and improved the political and social situation. He made great contributions to the economic development in the south of the Yangtze River and the protection and development of Chinese culture. Known as "the first emperor of the Southern Dynasties".

emperor Wu of song is clever but hidden, and he is good at hiding his light and hiding his time. When Emperor Wu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was filial, Emperor Wu of Song joined the army and began his military career. When Emperor Jin became emperor, Sun En rose from Huiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) to fight against Jin, and eight counties in the southeast responded in succession, which shocked the ruling and opposition parties. Emperor Wu of Song joined the army at that time. He was brave in fighting, well-directed, resourceful and good at winning more with less. Emperor Wu of song ruled the army and was strict in law and discipline. Because of his meritorious service in fighting chaos, he was named general Jianwu and served as the prefect of Xiapi. He led the water army to recover Sun En, forcing Sun En to die by throwing himself into the sea. After Huan Xuan mastered the state affairs, Emperor Wu of Song took refuge in Huan Xuan, kept a low profile, and secretly gathered strength to prepare for its replacement.

Huan Xuan was the son of Huan Wen, and Huan Wen wanted to usurp the Jin Dynasty, but because of the resistance of Xie An and others, it didn't come true, and he ended up depressed. Huan Xuan is more ambitious and domineering than his father. He constantly expanded his power and gathered people's hearts to realize his father's unfulfilled wishes.

Emperor Wu of Song fought bravely, but his position was not high, and his manners were casual. Many nobles and celebrities didn't think highly of him, only Wang Mi regarded him with special respect. Wang Mi, the grandson of Prime Minister Wang Dao, has a great position in the DPRK. In private, he said to Emperor Wu of Song: "There are countless old readers, and only you will become a contemporary hero."

On one occasion, Emperor Wu of Song and Diao Kui gambled, but Emperor Wu of Song lost, and he had no money to pay off his debts, so he was tied to a post tied to a horse by Diao Kui. When Wang Mi saw it, she called Diao Kui to untie him and paid off the gambling debt on his behalf. When Huan Xuan first met Liu Yushi, it was Emperor Wu of Song who appeared before Beijing with several secretariat. Huan Xuan said to Wang Mi, "This man is unusual in character, but I'm afraid he is not ordinary." Huan Xuan's wife, Liu, has always had a good eye for people. When she met Emperor Wu of Song, she said to her husband, "I saw the way Emperor Wu of Song walked, walking in a majestic gait, and his eyes were full of gods. He must not be a person who has lived for a long time. If you want to win the world, you must get rid of him early so as not to leave a disaster." Huan Xuan sighed and said, "Now I want to pacify the Central Plains. It is the right time to employ people. There is really no one available to get rid of him. Let's talk about it later. Besides, he can't turn the sky now. " Emperor Wu of song himself is very cautious. In fact, he is as ambitious as Huan Xuan, but he knows that when the time comes, his power is far less than that of Huan Xuan, so he makes his ambition clever.