Chen Li's Personality Characteristics in Chapter Seven of The Scholars

Chen Li (son) in The Scholars is such a person. Chen is from Nanchang, Jiangxi. He used to be an expert in Kannonji, Xue Jiaji, Wenshang County, Shandong Province, and he was half a fellow with Xun Mei and Wang Hui, who were admitted to Jinshi. He came to Xun and the Wangs and said that he had planned to have a distinguished person () come to Kannonji, but at that time, he had not passed the exam and the secret could not be revealed, so he avoided it in advance, otherwise the two should have met long ago. Next, he talked a lot about how he helped women in various palaces and high-ranking officials' homes. The so-called "Fu Ying" is a method of divination in Taoism, also known as "Fu Ji", "Fu Luan", "Putting pen to paper" and "Fairy invitation". The specific method is to write on the sand table with a pen. This pen is two small sticks, nailed in a T-shape. The sand table is a dustpan with sand or rice on it. In Fu Ying, someone needs to play a role possessed by a god. He will say a word or a sentence according to the figure on the sand table, and predict the quality through this word or sentence. Now primary and secondary schools like to play the "ask the spirits" game, which is similar to this. Xun and Wang were confused by his words, so they asked him to calculate the future. Chen Li burned spells, chanted spells and burned them. After a busy time, he invited Guan Yu (the demon-reducing emperor Guan Shengjun), and then gave a message to Wang Hui: "I admire your fame as Xia Hou, with tall and red branches. The river vanished, and Huang Tang sat for two days. The only way is to clear the way, because Tianfu is a dragon. On the way between the piano and the pipa, a mellow mash hurts! " Wang Hui said that only the first sentence can be understood. "Fame Xia Hou" is an allusion to "Xia Houshi paid tribute at the age of 50". I happened to be a scholar when I was fifty, so I verified this sentence. I don't understand the rest. Chen Li said that immortals never miss people, and they will come true in the future. Later, every time Wang Hui changed it, she couldn't help but compare it with the verdict, and it was fulfilled. The last sentence was particularly magical. Wang Ning defected and occupied Jiangxi. Wang Hui was forced to surrender to Wang Ning. In the army, he heard that King Ning ranked eighth in the emperor's genealogy, only to know that the word "Qin, Qin and Pipa" sentenced by Guan was eight kings, didn't it refer to King Ning? Editor Lu Zeng told Wang Hui's experience and Chen Li's divination to his two friends Lou San and Lou Si. The fourth son Lou said, "Count it, move it, and seek good luck.". This is the man who helped her move the machine. It doesn't matter whether there is a god or a ghost. " In a word, it is amazing that ordinary people act according to circumstances, and then the parties themselves and some onlookers catch shadows and stick them up. The truth should be true, but this statement did not affect Chen Li's business, but brought him great fame. Xun Mei and Wang Hui recommended him to Jin Fan, a new adult of the General Political Department. It is estimated that Jin Fan recommended him to other senior officials, because according to Chen Li's own statement, he was "invited by the adults of various ministries and the old gentlemen of the four houses, and those who were promoted by the late students were all gods."