Mixing in the rivers and lakes, recognizing people and things is a university question, this craft has been popular since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when physiognomy was already an independent discipline.
Later, this ancient skill also kept pace with the times, and hooked up with modern talent science and psychology, which was simply a divine assist in the social circle.
Do you know? The trick of "listening to sound and distinguishing people" was quite fashionable in the Song Dynasty, and there is a saying that a person who is as strong as an ox but has a voice like a mosquito humming may not be optimistic about his lifespan.
Is the ancients reliable? We'll have to find some examples to talk about.
What's more interesting is that during the Song Dynasty, "listening to sound and knowing people" became popular, and you may not believe it, but there was a saying that "big people have small voices and short lifespans" at that time. Is this a feudal superstition, or is there really a scientific basis?
We have to move out of a heavyweight - Zeng Guofan, a big name in the late Qing Dynasty, who is the author of "Bing Jian" and has read countless people. Mr. Zeng Guofan said, what the ancients said is really reasonable, there is a secret of character hidden in the voice, and it can also reveal the quality of the body!
Come, tell me a story, it is said that when Zeng Guofan was the governor of Liangjiang, the Taiping army had just been leveled, and the shortage of talents was like looking for water in the desert. Governor Zeng was anxious and issued an announcement, as long as you are knowledgeable, come to serve the court quickly, regardless of your background.
No, there was a tall and tall candidate magistrate, in his early thirties, who hid until the Hunan army entered the city and showed up, wanting to ask for an errand.
It stands to reason that this official should have stood up to protect his master, but as a result, Zeng Guofan looked at it and thought: If you coax one, you have to be cured! As a result, as soon as this person spoke, Master Zeng's anger disappeared and he directly let him go home to enjoy his happiness.
The staff wondered, this is a jinshi, there is a shortage of talents in Liangjiang, why don't you make arrangements? Zeng said that this person's voice is thin and does not match his body, and he is afraid that he will not live long. The staff were skeptical, but as a result, Zeng really got what he said! Everyone asked, how can you know when you hear the sound?
Zeng Guofan's analysis, three tricks to teach you to listen to people:
The first trick is to listen to the breath. Older children have a large lung capacity, and their voices should be loud, but if they are weak and uneven, their bodies may be tired.
The second trick is to listen to the aftermath. When a healthy person speaks, the aftersound is clear, and when this person speaks, the aftersound is like smoke, dispersed quickly, and the tail of the words is still blurred.
The third trick is to listen to the frequency. A healthy person speaks at a steady pace, but this person is fast and slow, strong and weak.
"Speaking hurtly", the voice is weak, and the body may be crying for help. Although Zeng Guofan is not a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, he feels that his body has to be regulated, otherwise his good days will not last long.
Look, this "listening to sound and knowing people" is not only an antique thing, but also a lot of knowledge inside! Zeng Guofan's incident tells us that sound is not only a matter of the ear, but also a refraction of health and character.