"Hexagram Yao?" I asked puzzledly.
"Yes," Lao Ji nodded, "our Dragon Sect has a unique skill, which is the only one among the five sects. It is this hexagram and line inference method."
Hexagrams have hexagram words, and lines have line words. Sixty-four hexagrams have sixty-four hexagrams, and three hundred and eighty-four lines have three hundred and eighty-four lines. In addition to the Yongjiu and Yongliu lines, there are actually 386 lines. Our Xunlong Taibao uses Fuxi’s Thirty-Six Hexagrams, and the essence is all in the “Fuxi’s Thirty-six Hexagrams of Xunlong Sutra”.
Many people know the Bagua, but they know very little about the Thirty-six Hexagrams. In fact, this "Fuxi's Thirty-six Hexagrams to Seek the Dragon" is only a fragment. There should have been sixty-four hexagrams at the earliest, invented by the late sage Fuxi. The hexagrams were mainly used for divination. The eight hexagrams in the Book of Changes are repeated in pairs and arranged into sixty-four hexagrams.
Each of the sixty-four hexagrams of Fuxi has a profound meaning. According to the meaning of the hexagrams, you can infer the good and bad luck of world affairs. This is a divination method in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and it has its magical properties. There is a story in history about Confucius divining personal destiny. It is said that Confucius did not understand the "Book of Changes" at the beginning, and accidentally used the "Book of Changes" to predict his own destiny and got the Lu Gua. The following words of the Lu Gua said: "Xiaoheng, Roude It is in the center but outside, yet smooth and rigid, yet beautiful and bright." So he asked his student Shang Qu for advice. Shang Qu understands the "Book of Changes". Shang explained: It is Xiaohengtong, the feminine is derived from the outer hexagram and is compliant with the masculine, and it is still and attached to the light. Li Shang Gen Xia, Li means light, Gen means stillness. The light is still and motionless. You can gather the Great Way in one body, but you cannot promote it in the world. If you have the wisdom of a saint but do not have the power of holy knowledge, you can only be a saint but not an official. Confucius cried after hearing this and said: "If the phoenix does not come, the river will not come, it is the destiny of heaven." It means that the phoenix will not fly here, and the dragon will not appear in the Yellow River. This is the destiny of heaven. Confucius had realized that he had a bright and holy virtue, but it was difficult to implement it in the world, so he cried helplessly.
I'm not interested in whether Confucius did divination, but I understand one truth from this story, that is, the importance of "hexagrams" cannot be ignored. Hexagrams, line words, image words, and hexagrams, all "hexagrams" are derived from Hexagram image, that is to say, hexagram image is the foundation, and "ci" is the further extension and development of the image. When my grandfather was alive, he always talked about "Wan Ci" and "Observing Xiang", saying that "Wan Ci" and "Guan Xiang" complement each other. Wan Ci can deeply understand "Xiang", and Observation helps "Wan Ci" and "Observation of Xiang". "Deepening. At that time, I didn’t quite understand what it meant. Later, after I opened the store, I gradually came to understand it a little bit.
"It's a pity," I sighed helplessly, "Fuxi's Thirty-six Hexagrams of Seeking the Dragon Sutra was taken away by my father, and I have never learned the method of inferring hexagrams and lines."
Lao Ji glared at me, "You are so stupid, your father took it away, and you wouldn't steal it!" He sighed helplessly, "It's okay now, tell me what to do. .”
When Li Xiaogong appointed the Xunlong Taibao, the Xunlong Jing was originally the sixty-four hexagrams of Fuxi. It used the Zhouyi as its theoretical source and systematically entered the hexagram and line inference methods. Moreover, this book is all-encompassing, including Feng Shui and Yin Yang. , also covers a large number of descriptions of the shape, structure, and layout of ancient tombs of various dynasties and generations. However, the secret of this book that captures the world is destined to be difficult to survive for a long time. When it was spread to the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, only the upper thirty-six hexagrams remained. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, my ancestors re-edited and engraved the book based on the thirty-six hexagrams. This resulted in the current "Fuxi Thirty-six Hexagrams Seeking the Dragon Sutra", but in the end it was only a fragmentary copy.
However, the atmosphere has already reached this point, and we have all reached this point. We can just withdraw our troops at the expense of others, and we will never be able to explain it. I walked to the Broken Dragon Stone alone, looked here, touched there, and then tried to insert the Dragon Horn Key.
"Li Rui..." Lao Ji tried to stop me.
Everyone looked at my actions and opened their eyes wide.
"Don't worry, you won't insert this one wrong."
"But what about the next one?" Lao Ji asked.
I carefully observed the holes in the door. One of the holes was very smooth, while the others had metal scratches of varying degrees. "If I guessed correctly, my grandfather should have used iron wire to open the lock. These There are scratches on the holes.”
"So what? You can at most insert the right key." Lao Ji said disdainfully.
With that said, I inserted the key left by my grandfather, "This key should correspond to Xinsu, right?"
Lao Ji turned around and glanced, then nodded.
At this time, Yan Yunshu also cooperated very cooperatively and handed over the remaining five keys she brought. I nodded towards her and said, "Although I'm not very proficient in inferring hexagrams, lines and words, you still have to ask me to give it a try."
Lao Ji hesitated for a while, but finally chose to believe me, "You better not make me regret it, otherwise I will definitely skin you!"
"Old Ji, look at you, you are also my fourth master, are you trying to skin me?"
At present, among the seven constellations of Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, and Ji, the two constellations of Jiao and Xin have been determined, and the keys to the remaining five holes need to be determined, so that the lock can be opened.
"Old Ji, I remember that the line "Yi Qian" said, 'On the ninth day of the year, the dragon will regret' 'Look at the position of Kang constellation, it is to the left of Spica, higher than the other six constellations, which all correspond to Yao Ci."
Lao Ji gave me a confused look, "What do you want to say?"
"I was wondering how to reflect the transition between summer and autumn?"
After hearing what I said, Lao Ji immediately had an idea. He put the five keys on the ground and shined them with a flashlight. Sure enough, these five keys showed different reflections. Except for the different brightness, the reflections of four of them are all reflective, except for one, half of them are reflective and the other half are dull. Lao Ji smiled, "Hey, Li Rui, your special mother is really a genius!"
Although this feels a bit whimsical, it is the only way I can come up with. Whether it is right or wrong, I have to verify it.
"Everyone should step back and push into the passage." Lao Ji said.
Lin Xiaoyu looked very nervous, "Li Rui, are you really sure?"
I nodded, "Don't worry, my luck has never been bad." In fact, that's not what I thought at all. If I were really lucky, I wouldn't just be a small antique shop owner, nor would I be now. Adventure in this ghost place.
Lao Ji and I both had our hearts in our throats, because it was my idea, and it was ultimately decided that I would insert the key. Seeing that Lao Ji had reached a safe position, I slowly raised my hand and pointed the key at the hole.
"Grandpa, bless, grandpa, bless, I must choose the right one!" As I said that, I closed my eyes, pushed forward with my hand, and inserted the key.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
I don't know how many seconds passed, but I slowly opened my eyes while listening to my violent heartbeat. The key has been completely inserted into the hole, but the mechanism has not started! I succeeded!
"Li Rui, good job!" Lao Ji was even more excited than me. He rushed over excitedly and gave me a bear hug, "Hahaha, you are so good!"
"Li Rui, what a boy!" Wang Mian was also happy for me.
Looking at the excitement of the big guys, for a moment, I felt that we had achieved the final victory. But there wasn’t much excitement on my face. Looking at the Broken Dragon Stone standing firmly in front of us, I knew that the real test had just begun.
After this first experience, I became more confident. "With nine, the dragons have no leader. The stars in front of the Canglong stars in Ji Qiu retreat to the north and west and infiltrate into the ground. Seeing the dragons without a leader means that Heaven's virtue cannot be the leader. It is a good omen."
"A group of dragons without a leader?" Lao Ji asked doubtfully, "What does this mean?"
""Xiang" said: 'With nine, Heavenly virtue cannot be the first.' It means that although all things are born, they are not the first or the credit." At this time, Lin Xiaoyu stood up and explained.
I glanced at her and said appreciatively: "Miss Lin is absolutely right. I didn't expect you to be proficient in divination."
Lin Xiaoyu shook her head, "I don't know anything about divination, I just happen to know this sentence."
I nodded and continued: "Yongjiu means handing over the beginning and the end, and the unity of heaven and man."
This sentence is indeed somewhat mysterious, and I have no idea how to explain it. However, in the "Book of Changes", only two hexagrams have seven hexagrams - Qian hexagram and Kun hexagram. King Wen of Zhou wrote in the "Yong Jiu" of the Qian hexagram: "It is auspicious to see a group of dragons without a leader." Why? Generally speaking, it is a derogatory term to describe a group of dragons without a leader, but King Wen of Zhou Dynasty said that it is auspicious for a group of dragons to be leaderless. In fact, what this really means is that if everyone has become a dragon, that is, a mature leader, and everyone can do their job well, then of course it is auspicious. This is the realm of dragons.
"Does this mean that everyone is going to use their brains?" I murmured to myself.
At this time, Wang Mian was waving a flashlight on the Broken Dragon Stone. He obviously wanted to help, even though he didn't understand a word of what we were saying. Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered some shocking secret and giggled happily.
"Uncle Ji, I know, I know."
Lao Ji looked at him with confusion on his face, "You're crazy. What do you know? I haven't even understood it yet!"
Wang Mian was anxious to explain, but he stuttered without wanting to speak, "I, I, I really, really know!"
I thought this was just like "a bunch of dragons without a leader" and there was no harm in brainstorming, so I said, "Wang Mian, don't be anxious, speak slowly."
Wang Mian finally had a chance to speak. He glanced at me gratefully, pointed to the hole in the wall with a smile, and said, "Look, here, there is a gap here!"
"Gap?" Lao Ji glanced at him dubiously, then walked to the wall to observe, "There is a gap, but what does this mean?"
"The beginning, the beginning and the end are handed over!" Wang Mian stuttered again because he was anxious, "Look at this key, does it have an extra corner on the head? Isn't this what it means to be handed over from beginning to end?"
"Um..." After hearing his explanation, everyone fell silent.
This explanation is too far-fetched and less reliable than my previous one, but it is really unconvincing. Lao Ji didn't want to throw cold water on Wang Mian, and encouraged him: "Okay, your kid has learned to use his brain now, keep it up, keep it up..."
