Lü Meng was a famous minister in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and he had ascended to the high position of prime minister three times. He lived between 944 and 1011, his life can be said to have ups and downs, after the examination of jinshi into the dynasty as an official, Lü Mengzheng experienced a total of two generations of emperors of Song Taizong and Song Zhenzong, very much valued, Song Taizong even personally praised him: "Lü Meng's righteousness, I might as well also." ”
It is said that "the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly", Lü Mengzheng is famous for his belly, his father Lü Guitu married a lot of concubines, Lü Mengzheng's mother Liu Shi was a concubine, but it was not taken seriously, when Lü Mengzheng was young, the mother and son were driven out by their father, and as a result, after Lü Mengzheng became a high official, he still took his father to serve in his old age.
However, in history, Lü Mengzheng is famous, in addition to his achievements and large belly, but also because he wrote a thousand ancient strange texts called "Broken Kiln Endowment". The number of words in this article is about 800, but it condenses Lü Mengzheng's understanding of the fate of life and the natural cycle of change in heaven and earth, the article is not profound, everyone can read it, and it is most suitable for reading when confused:
There are unpredictable storms in the sky, and people have bad luck and bad luck. The centipede is full of feet and cannot reach the snake; the rooster has two wings and cannot fly the crow. Horses have a journey of thousands of miles, and they cannot go on their own without riding; people have the ambition to soar into the sky, and they cannot pass through themselves without luck.
The storms and rains of heaven and earth are uncertain, just like life in the world has a twilight, a calamity, and a blessing. Although the centipede has so many legs, it can't crawl fast enough to catch up with a snake; the wings of the rooster are so wide that it can't fly like a crow. Although the horse can travel thousands of miles a day, but no one drives it, it will not run so far on its own; even if a person has the ambition to soar into the sky, he will not be able to achieve his ideals without enough luck.
Gaiwen: In life, the rich cannot be adulterous, and the poor cannot be moved. The article Gaishi, Confucius er in Chen Bang; Wu Strategy is superior, Taigong fishing in Weishui. Yan Yuan's life is short, and he is not a fierce person; the thief is old, and he is a kind person. Emperor Yao was a saint, but he was not a child of Xiao Xiao, and he was foolish and stubborn, and he was born the son of great filial piety. Zhang Liangyuan was a cloth cloth, and Xiao He was called a county official. Yan Zi was five feet tall and was crowned as the Prime Minister of the State of Qi; Kong Ming lived in Caolu and could be a military division of the Shu Han Dynasty. Although Chu Ba was strong, he was defeated by Wujiang and killed himself; although the king of Han was weak, he had thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. Li Guang had the power to shoot tigers, and he was old and unsealed; Feng Tang had the talent to ride the dragon and never met in his life. When Han Xin did not meet, there were no three meals a day, and when he encountered it, he hung three feet of jade seals around his waist, and once the time declined, he died at the hands of the Yin people.
I have heard that life should have its own principles in the world, and the rich and the noble cannot be adulterous, and the poor and the lowly cannot be moved. Confucius's article is so well written that he is known as the Master of The Ten Thousand Worlds, but he was also trapped in Chen Guo; Jiang Taigong was proficient in Qi men and strategists, but he also used to be an ordinary angler by the Weishui River.
Confucius's disciple Yan did not live long, but he was not a vicious bad man; the thief lived for a long time, but he was not a good man. Yao was an ancient sage, but he gave birth to an indisputable son; He was stubborn and stupid, but instead gave birth to a son like Shun, who kept filial piety. Before Zhang Liang became famous, he was only a commoner, and Before Xiao He became famous, he was only a small county official.
Yan Zi was less than five feet tall, but he could serve as the prime minister of the State of Qi; Zhuge Kongming, who was lying high in Longzhong, could serve as the commander of the Shu State. Although Xiang Yu was majestic, he finally failed to kill himself in Wujiang; Liu Bang seemed to be weak, and finally sat on the Wanli River. During the Han Dynasty, the flying general Li Guangshan was able to shoot a tiger with an arrow, but he could not be crowned marquis for life; Feng Tang was talented, but he could not play in his lifetime.
When Han Xin's luck was not good, he could not eat enough three meals a day; when the time came to run, he became a prince of the Han Dynasty, wearing palm prints around his waist, how majestic? But when his fortunes were exhausted, he also died under the conspiracy.
Some are poor first and then rich, and some are old and strong and some are young. Full of articles, white hair is not in the middle; only sparsely learned, teenagers and Didenko. Shenyuan Gong'e, transported back as a concubine; a prostitute, sometimes to be a lady. Young and beautiful, but recruits a stupid husband; handsome and handsome, anti-matching rough and ugly woman. The dragon did not meet, diving among the fish and turtles; the gentleman lost time and surrendered to the villain. Although the clothes are torn, they always have the appearance of ceremonies, and the face is sad, and the amount of peace in each embrace is cherished. When times do not meet, it is only advisable to be poor and guarded; if the heart is not deceived, it is bound to raise its eyebrows and breathe out. The first poor gentleman, natural bone generation; the rich little man, not out of poverty cold body.
Some people are born poor, and some people try to become rich the day after tomorrow. Some people are still full of ambition when they are old, and some people lose their ambitions when they are young. Some people are full of articles and talented, but they have participated in the examination for a lifetime, and their hair is white and they cannot pass the examination; some talents are shallow and shallow, but they are admitted to the entrance examination at a young age.
The palace concubines who originally lived in the harem were also reduced to wind and dust if their luck was not good; a woman who was originally born in wind and dust could also become a noblewoman if her luck was good. A young and beautiful woman, her husband may be rude; a handsome man, his wife may be plain-looking.
When the dragon has no chance to soar, it can only lurk in a group of fish and turtles; a gentleman can only succumb to a villain at an inappropriate time; although his clothes are torn, he must also pay attention to etiquette and behave correctly; when his face is sad, he may also have the ambition of daze and help the world. When the time comes, it is best to settle down; as long as the mentality is correct, it will definitely raise its eyebrows in the future. Although a gentleman is poor, he has a proud bone; even if a villain is rich, his character is still cold.
When the sky is not clear, the sun and the moon are not light; when the earth is not, the grass and trees are not born; when the water is not good, the wind and waves are uneven; when people are not allowed, good luck is not clear. Blessings and blessings, destiny has been arranged, who does not want to be rich? If a person does not follow the foundation of the eight characters, how can he be a secretary of state?
The sky has no luck, the sun and the moon cannot bloom; the earth has no luck, and the grass and trees cannot grow. Water cannot be lucky, and wind and waves are difficult to calm; people must not be lucky, and they cannot seek fame and fortune. Fu Shou Li Lu, there is providence in the underworld, who does not want to be rich and noble? However, if people do not follow the prescribed path, it is difficult to sit in the high position of the secretary of state.
I used to live in Luoyang, asking for monks' meals, sleeping in the cellar at dusk, thinking that clothes could not cover his body, thinking of food could not help his hunger, the upper people hated, the lower people hated, the humanity I was lowly, not I did not abandon it. In the imperial court, the official is the best, the position of the three dukes, although the body bows under one person, and the rank is above tens of millions of people, there is the staff of the tart of a hundred officers, there is the sword of scorn, there is a thousand boxes of Luo Jin, there is a thousand boxes of food, there is a treasure and a hundred tastes, out of the strong man to hold the whip, into the beautiful people to hold the covetous, the upper people to favor, the lower people to embrace. Humanity is precious to me, not my ability, but also time, luck, and destiny.
When I used to live in Luoyang, I couldn't eat enough every day, I didn't sleep well, I lacked food, clothing, shelter, and everything, and other people hated me, regardless of their status, but I didn't give up; now I am in a high position in the court, ranking three dukes, one person is above ten thousand people, there is no shortage of food and clothing, sitting on many treasures, when I travel, there are servants to serve, and everyone respects me. Everyone says that I am a noble person, which is not entirely due to my ability, but also the factors of timing, luck and fate.
Woohoo! In life, wealth cannot be exhausted, poverty cannot be deceived, and the cycle of heaven and earth is repeated.
ay! In life, it is best not to be too extravagant when you are rich, and do not give up on yourself when you are poor, listen to the meaning of the cycle of heaven and earth, and let everything work well!