The fortune-teller in Wendi's time seemed ordinary, but his words revealed the secret.

Divination is an ancient industry. The practitioners in this industry are mixed, including swindlers who make a living, bookworms who read according to divination books, and of course demigods. The man I want to tell you today can be said to be a wizard of divination. His knowledge, eloquence and views on everything are far higher than ordinary people.

That was when Emperor Wendi was in power. One day, Dr. Zhong Song and Dr. Jia Yi went out for a walk. As they walked, they talked about the sages of state affairs. When they talked deeply, they sighed relatively. At this time, Jia Yi jumped out of the topic. He told Zhong Song that I heard that the ancient sages, if they were not in high positions, would be hidden in the professions of divination and medical skills. Now that those people in the imperial court have seen it, it is better to look for saints among the people.

When the two men first arrived at the market, a fortune teller was setting up a stall. This man's name is Sima Zhuji. He sat behind a desk, with several disciples standing behind him, telling them the way of heaven and earth and the origin of Yin and Yang. Hearing this, Jia Yi and Zhong Song are not ordinary people. After greeting each other, they sat in front of Sima Yi and asked him the way of heaven and earth.

After listening to Sima Yi's opinion, both of them were greatly impressed. I didn't expect the fortune teller to have such a profound opinion, so I asked, "We haven't heard the teacher's opinion just now. Why are you so talented and humble, but you are engaged in such a dirty business? "

Master Sima Ji laughed after hearing this. Look at you two, you should be people of status. I didn't expect your knowledge to be so shallow and your words so vulgar. Why do you call me humble and filthy?

Zhong Song and Jia Yi looked at each other's language tit for tat. It is estimated that they misunderstood, so they quickly explained that they had a high position and a good salary. They are nobles. Only a saint can do this. You are not like this now, so you are humble; Talking is unreliable. Your money comes from the wrong source, so you say your job is dirty. We are not talking about your people, but mainly the divination industry. People in this line always talk big, cheat others' trust with lies, make people happy with false flattery, and cheat others' money with ghosts and gods. So we say that divination is a humble and filthy industry.

After listening to the other side's explanation, Master Sima Yi became serious: Since a saint has been mentioned, I will tell you what a real saint is. Real sages have principles in doing things and being human, and they will give advice to the monarch bluntly. If the monarch doesn't listen, he abdicates himself. They praise others without asking for anything in return, hate others and are not afraid of revenge. They resign when they are incompetent as officials, don't want the money they earn, don't respect dishonest people, don't give in to high-ranking villains, they are unhappy when they get it, and don't regret when they lose it. If they have no mistakes, they will not be ashamed even if they are deeply imprisoned.

Say you are just a so-called saint, they kowtow to the court, just for the benefit; They don't talk about principles, just for wages. They seek personal gain, distort the law and regard the law as a private tool. What is the difference between this and robbery?

When they first became officials, they played a trick of exaggerating their merits, deceiving the emperor with illusory things, and then using them to promote themselves to a higher position and make a fortune. They have no ability. On the contrary, they talk about what they have nothing and what they have a lot, just to keep climbing. They eat and drink, violate the law and discipline, and harm the people. They are unarmed robbers and murderers without swords. What makes you think they are sages?

At this time, listen to the Sima Yi, Zhong Song and Jia Yi are a little embarrassed. They were just about to explain when the other party waved and I didn't finish.

Let me tell you again about this divination industry. Divination needs to take heaven and earth as an example to explain the benefits and damages between heaven and earth according to the changes of the four seasons. This situation has existed since ancient times. From Zhou Wenwang to Gou Jian, the King of Yue, they all made achievements in divination. This is not a lie.

Before each divination, we should clean the ground, set our seats, pack our luggage and explain it to others. This is a sign of politeness. Because of our explanation, ghosts and gods have been sacrificed, loyal ministers can serve you practically, dutiful sons can support their parents without regrets, and parents will also raise their children lovingly. This is a manifestation of virtue. People who come to divination will give us some money out of morality, but because of this, diseases can be improved, disasters can be avoided, careers can be successful, and childless kannika nimtragol can have children. None of these advantages compare with those pennies. Lao Tzu once said that a man of great virtue does not pretend to be moral, so he has virtue. We fortune tellers who pay more and get less are the kind of people I am talking about.

There is a loss in the northwest of the sky, so the stars lose money in the northwest and southeast of the earth, so the sea flows east, and the sun goes down at noon, and the full moon will lose money. These are amazing things, just like some laws between heaven and earth, which are ambiguous, but you ask the fortune teller to tell the truth. How is that possible?

You should meet someone who can talk. Even such a person can't make the emperor happy in a word or two. They always quote the things of the former dynasty or the words of the former emperor, and they have to take pains to explain them before they can put them into the emperor's heart. Now, our fortune-teller is trying to solve the problem of confused people. For such people, how to make them wise through a few words? Therefore, we will never tire of saying that it makes them look like liars.

As the saying goes, a good horse doesn't pull a stupid donkey cart, and a phoenix doesn't work with sparrows. A true gentleman will hide in a humble position and avoid ordinary people. Only in this way can he see the truth between the universe and the world and avoid disasters for others. Although we have made a lot of contributions to the world, we do not pursue any respect and honor. You two talk all day as if you know everything, but do you know what real morality is?

Hearing Sima Yi's words, Zhong Song and Jia Yi were in a trance and speechless, so they had to worship the teacher twice and go home by bus.