Typical examples of wisdom in judging appearance and discussing appearance

According to legend, there was a minister named Lv Mengzheng in the early Song Dynasty, who appreciated Chen Tuan's ability to treat people well. One day, he wants to invite Chen Tuan to meet his son and nephew and see what the future will be like. Lv Mengzheng and Chen Tuan met once. He thought: If I take my son and nephew like this, it will be difficult for Chen Tuan to confess, and Chen Tuan's skill will not be seen. So he ordered his son and nephew to dress up as slaves and go with him to see Chen Tuan. Unexpectedly, Chen Tuan met his two sons and said, "The two sons are eccentric and brilliant. How did they become servants? " Lv Mengzheng said that he had to tell Li Bai. Chen Tuan visited Lv Mengzheng's son first. After reading it, he said, "Your son's eyebrows are picturesque and his eyes are like the morning star. He is a figure in the Hanlin Academy and will be a literary talent in the future. " Then he looked at Lv Mengzheng's nephew and said, "Your nephew has extraordinary bearing and dragon-like eyes, and will definitely become a pillar of the country in the future." Lv Mengzheng is the future third prime minister. When applying for resignation, Song Renzong valued him very much and asked, "Which son of Ai Qing can be reused?" Recalling Chen Tuan's words, Lv Mengzheng said, "My sons are all in the Imperial Academy, but they are not worthy to shoulder the heavy responsibility. Only my nephew Yi Jian, although he is still a criminal judge, is outstanding and has the talent of the Prime Minister. " Later, the emperor appointed Lv Yijian as prime minister. Everyone is familiar with Li Bai, an adult in the Tang Dynasty. However, most people only know that his poems are full of charm, but they don't know that he is also an expert in fortune telling. According to legend, one day, Li Bai was a guest at the home of Gershohan, the minister, and Guo Ziyi, the military commander at that time, was also present. At that time, Guo Ziyi was just an ordinary officer, but as soon as Li Bai saw him, he said, "This strong man has long eyebrows, straight into his temples, shining eyes, plump cheeks and chin, and he can hear clearly from a distance. These are all manifestations of spirit and abundance. In the future, you will be able to get high officials and high salaries. " Later, Guo Ziyi made many meritorious deeds in pacifying the Anshi Rebellion, and the official reached Wang Yang, and the secretary made the order. On another occasion, Li Bai and Guo Ziyi went to war together and happened to meet a famous mage and his party in the Tang Dynasty. One line leads to astronomy and the other to geography. Li Bai and Guo Ziyi asked him about his lifelong events. Seeing that Li Bai was modest and eager to learn, they taught him two tricks and told him: "Although people have bodies, eyes, ears, nose, tongue and other organs, they don't have these things in the end. These things are all out of thin air. Therefore, fortune tellers should not be limited to these parts. A clever fortune teller should see people's tolerance and spirit. When he said this, he looked at Guo Ziyi. He said: "You are extraordinary, generous and have a five-in-one appearance. In the future, your reputation will spread far and wide, even the ordinary prince can't compare with you. "Hearing this, Li Bai asked what these five combinations were? The lines say, "Five in One is a profound truth in physiognomy. In physiognomy, appearance is taboo, flat and weak, crooked and even tortuous. Generally speaking, the nose is forbidden to be deeply broken at the foot of the mountain, especially when the bridge of the nose collapses, which is even more hopeless. HongLing is forbidden for eyes, and sudden fracture of eyebrows is forbidden, especially not to grow back. In addition, the eyebrows are thick and hard, like pig hair, and they are not photogenic. As for the beard, it is also taboo to be short and fluffy, and the behavior should not be treacherous and changeable. These are five kinds of incompatibility. If you have these five kinds of inconsistencies, you will be troubled for life, which is counterproductive, and that is mediocrity. On the contrary, if the face is pure and bright and the color is clean and flawless, this is the harmony between heaven and heart; Extraordinary and magnificent, it is the unity of heaven and virtue; Prudence in virtue and kindness in mind are the combination of family and clan. With these characteristics, you can keep in good health, the disease is hard to invade, the reputation is far spread, and the people like it. "Later, Guo Ziyi lived for nearly a hundred years. When he died, his hair and beard fluttered like silver, and his merits spread all over the world.