Chapter 9 Chapter 8: The Emperor's Appearance

When the boy hugged Adjutant Sheng's calf, he didn't even have the strength to ask for help, so he could only look at Adjutant Sheng. The fate of people is really unpredictable. At that time, tens of thousands of people starved to death in the wilderness. If the life adjutant hadn't happened to pass by at this second, the boy would have died long ago.If the boy hadn't hugged the adjutant's calf in time, he would have died as well. Adjutant Sheng is a dignified military officer. He suddenly hugged the leg of a dying boy by the side of the road. He only needs to lift his foot to kick the boy away. It is guaranteed that he will never remember such a thing happening in the future, and the boy will also must be dead.

At that time, this boy had eleven million reasons to die, and he didn't see any chance of life. But fate said he shouldn't die, so he didn't die. It was the adjutant he had encountered, not any other officer. Adjutant Sheng is not particularly merciful, and even if he wants to save people, there are tens of thousands of victims, and he will not be able to save them. And the reason why he finally saved the young man is ridiculous. When the old man told me this passage, he was very emotional, and I recorded it in detail because the reason why the adjutant Sheng saved people back then was quite related to the whole incident.

It turns out that Adjutant Sheng has one skill, that is, he can read faces. This "look" is a 100% traditional Chinese skill, and it is a typical example of metaphysics.It is the knowledge of inferring a person's fate based on the different changes in the shape of the person's face, appearance, facial features, and skin color. This sentence is very long, but it also explains in detail what "looking at the face" is all about.In fact, almost every Chinese knows what is called "looking at the face", which is the result of being nurtured since childhood-children will always praise some adults for "looking good", "looking good", etc., and "look good" Xiang" is extremely popular in Chinese society, and everyone has the opportunity to come into contact with it.

So it is very easy to explain to the Chinese what is called "looking at the face". If you want to explain to an Irishman what is called "looking", it is more difficult. How can you convince an Irishman that there is a mole on the top of the upper lip, and the marriage will change.And how can he be convinced that the shape of the nose has an extremely close relationship with a person's fate? Fortunately, those who come into contact with the stories I narrate will understand what "looking at the face" is all about, so there is no need to waste words. It must be mentioned that after thousands of years of research, physiognomy, especially physiognomy, has formed a very systematic and specialized knowledge. Although there are many schools of various kinds, the general principle is the same. Fate is all reflected in a person's appearance.

The adjutant's ability to read physiognomy comes from his ancestors, and can be traced back to his ancestor Nian Gengyao. It is said that Nian Gengyao was taught physiognomy by a stranger.At that time, Emperor Kangxi was indecisive, and no one knew which of his many sons would succeed to the throne. Nian Gengyao, based on physiognomy, saw that Sibeile had the appearance of an emperor, so he joined Sibeile's family and became Sibeile. As expected, his domestic slaves gained glory and wealth from this road. (Of course, Nian Gengyao was not very proficient in physiognomy. At least he didn't see that Emperor Yongzheng had a vicious mind and would slaughter meritorious ministers.)

This kind of physiognomy handed down in the family, the adjutant is very conceited, and he is willing to give advice to others. He is quite well-known in the military and political circles. According to his own account, when he was walking, he was suddenly hugged by someone's leg. He looked down and saw a hungry man who was about to die of starvation. He was about to kick him away when he suddenly saw the inexplicable filth His face, upon looking at it, was greatly shocked. Judging by his physiognomy skills, he can be sure that this dying young man has the appearance of great wealth.Of course he also knew that this young man could ask him for help at this time, that is to say, this young man's life should not die. The so-called "surviving a catastrophe, there must be a future blessing", and it can be concluded that this young man will definitely be rich in the future.

So he immediately leaned over, helped the young man up, brought the young man to the army, and made the young man a small orderly. What happened many years ago, the old man still talks with emotion.He said: "Although I opened my eyes back then, it was so dark that I couldn't see anything at all. It wasn't until he helped me up that I realized that I had escaped from the gate of hell and returned to the world. This kind of kindness is a blessing." A real gift of regeneration!" The old man said again: "Not only did he take care of me in the army, but he also took me out of the army. When I left, I had no money with me. It was all because of him that he persuaded Commander Wang to take the money from the gambling table at that time. Give me all the money to do business with. Such trust, entrusted by him at the end of his life, how can I not do my best!"

When the old man said this, he was even more embarrassed. When people get old, it is easy to talk incoherently. He kept talking about the past. Although it sounded very touching, he couldn't get to the heart of the problem. After talking for a long time, he still didn't say that the father of the birth adjutant had given away told someone. I wanted to urge him, but was stopped by Bai Su.I know that Bai Su is easily moved, and she was moved by the old man's narrow escape, so she couldn't bear to interrupt the old man's conversation. I had to wait, the old man sighed for a long time, and then continued: "After telling the secret of his family, Adjutant Sheng told me some things about his father in the capital that year, which are related to the whole secret."

The old man paused for a moment, with a puzzled expression on his face, as if he didn't know much about what the adjutant Sheng told him. This is not surprising, because the adjutant Sheng listened to his father, which is already a turning point, but now we have to listen to his narration, which is another turning point, and I am afraid it will be even more difficult to understand. So I said: "Just speak slowly, think carefully about what Adjutant Sheng said back then, and don't miss anything." The old man shook his head: "It's not for this. I remember every word that Adjutant Sheng said that year, and even the scene at that time seems to be in front of my eyes. The doubts in my heart are actually the doubts of Adjutant Sheng at that time── all these years , This doubt has always been in my heart and cannot be resolved.”

I snorted, thinking that this is really a wave of ups and downs, and another wave has arisen. He hasn't said who the person who shared the secret is yet, but he has raised doubts that have not been resolved for decades. I wanted to urge him, but was stopped by Bai Su.I know that Bai Su is easily moved, and she was moved by the old man's narrow escape, so she couldn't bear to interrupt the old man's conversation. I had to wait, the old man sighed for a long time, and then continued: "After telling the secret of his family, Adjutant Sheng told me some things about his father in the capital that year, which are related to the whole secret."

The old man paused for a moment, with a puzzled expression on his face, as if he didn't know much about what the adjutant Sheng told him. This is not surprising, because the adjutant Sheng listened to his father, which is already a turning point, but now we have to listen to his narration, which is another turning point, and I am afraid it will be even more difficult to understand. So I said: "Just speak slowly, think carefully about what Adjutant Sheng said back then, and don't miss anything." The old man shook his head: "It's not for this. I remember every word that Adjutant Sheng said that year, and even the scene at that time seems to be in front of my eyes. The doubts in my heart are actually the doubts of Adjutant Sheng at that time── all these years , This doubt has always been in my heart and cannot be resolved.” I snorted, thinking that this is really a wave of ups and downs, and another wave has arisen. He hasn't said who the person who shared the secret is yet, but he has raised doubts that have not been resolved for decades. This made things even more confusing. I wanted to protest, but Bai Su had already said: "No matter what doubts you have, as long as you say it, we can discuss it together." The old man wiped his face with his hand: "We have to start from the beginning." I was annoyed: "Just start from the beginning!" I was already mentally prepared for him to start with Pangu, but fortunately, he only started with the adjutant Sheng. When narrating an incident, if it is reported and reported again, it will be very confusing in general, so when I narrated this event, I skipped one repetition and directly recorded the conversation process between the adjutant and the old man at that time. Easier to Understand—Things have not only gone through many years, but are also quite complicated, so it must be done in the easiest way for people to understand. At that time, after Adjutant Sheng told the old man the secret of his family, he got a promise from the old man, promising to do his best to help Sheng Nianzu find the ancestral treasure. At that time, of course, the old man was not sure at all, and the adjutant Sheng actually did not place much hope, because since he knew the secret, he has been working hard, but he has no clue. Adjutant Sheng was very emotional at the time. He said: "If we can find it, we can't find it. We are just doing our best. My father has also worked hard for decades, but there is nothing." The old man said a few vague words to comfort the adjutant, such as "now that the technology is advanced, the transportation is convenient, and we have a certain amount of financial resources, the matter may be successful" and so on. The adjutant was silent for a long time, and then said: "When my father told me this secret, he said that he had done a thing. At first he thought that this thing would help the treasure to appear, so he made a trick. Good chess, but there is no result." When the old man heard these words, he felt confused and didn't know what they meant. Adjutant Sheng said again: "My father has lived in the capital since he was a child—in fact, our family has lived in the capital for hundreds of years. When it came to me, I left the capital because I joined the army." The old man was very patient and waited for him to speak. Adjutant Sheng said: "One day, my father was looning near the university hall in the capital. The place was a small forest. In the early morning, there were not many people. My father was walking slowly with the birdcage in his hand. Suddenly he saw a bird in front of him. In a relatively open place in the woods, there was a tall young man with his hands on his hips, looking up at the sky. When my father saw him for the first time, he only saw the profile of the young man, and he already felt that the young man was extraordinary— ─He looks very thin, a long gown is not old, and his hair is not very neat. It is said that such young people are everywhere in the capital, especially this is near the University Hall of the capital. Almost all young people in China are like this, but my father can see at a glance that there is something extraordinary about this young man in front of him." When Adjutant Sheng said this, he paused for a moment. Adjutant Sheng looked very hesitant at that time, as if he didn't know how to proceed. The old man echoed Adjutant Sheng's words, and said: "Of course, the old man's eyesight is good. There are indeed some people who will let people know that they will surely become famous in the future---although there is no reason for it at all, but the feeling is very strong." The words of the old man are expressed in the way of understanding of ordinary people.But Adjutant Sheng denied it with an expert's understanding method. Adjutant Sheng's "expert" is of course his knowledge of physiognomy. He shook his head: "That's not a feeling, but there are actually many signs to be recorded, which are very clear in physiognomy. Like when I saw you back then, I didn't feel that you would be promising in the future, but Based on the characteristics of your face, it is certain that you will be rich in the future!" The old man nodded: "Yes, you told me that with the ancestral skill of matching people, the eyes are naturally sharp." Adjutant Sheng sighed: "My vision is far worse than my father's. It's not that I don't want to learn. It's just that my talent is limited and I can't do anything. Unlike my son, he doesn't want to learn at all. Alas, my family's unique knowledge is about to be lost!" He sighed for a while before continuing: "My father's vision is much better than mine. He just saw the young man's profile from a distance, and he already felt that the young man was radiant and indescribable, so Only then did things happen in the future. If it were me, and I saw a young man near the university hall, the situation was so ordinary that I would not pay special attention to it, and of course nothing would happen.” The old man couldn't help asking: "What happened afterwards? What did the old man see that young man would do?" Adjutant Sheng didn't answer this question directly, he just continued talking on his own.He said: "At that time my father stood still and saw the young man looking up. There were still about ten steps between the two of them, but my father already felt that the young man's eyes looking up to the sky were like two lightning bolts, shooting straight at the sky. Skyrim. My father was going to stop for a while, and he went up to greet the young man. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help being startled, and couldn't help but took two steps back. Because he was so embarrassed, he stepped on a stone with his heel. One of them got up, couldn't stand still, and fell to the ground. The birdcage also took off his hand, rolled away, and scattered into one piece. A yellow warbler in the birdcage fluttered its wings. The young man was here When he turned his head and saw this situation, he still had his hands on his hips, but he laughed loudly." Hearing this, the old man said: "This young man laughed when he saw someone fall!" Adjutant Sheng said: "I heard my father say this, and I said the same thing. My father didn't feel this way at the time, because the young man turned his head and had a face-to-face with my father. My father saw his All of a sudden, his face was like five thunderclaps, his ears buzzed, he opened his mouth wide, but couldn't make a sound. The young man laughed a few times, followed the flying bird with his eyes, and shouted loudly. He said: "Birds fly in the sky! Freedom is so precious!" It turned out that he didn't laugh at my father for wrestling, but saw the bird flying in a broken cage and thought of the preciousness of freedom, so he laughed aloud." At that time, the old man said "Oh": "This young man is indeed different, and he has a very broad mind." Adjutant Sheng said: "At that time my father didn't think of these at all. These were all the feelings he had in retrospect. At that time, my father's gaze was fixed on the young man's face, and the shock in his heart was unparalleled—don't laugh, my father. He was a person who lived when the emperor sat in the Dragon Court, so...so..." At that time, the old man suddenly heard Adjutant Sheng say such words, and told him not to laugh at him, he couldn't help being puzzled, he didn't know what it meant. (Bai Su and I didn't know what Adjutant Sheng meant when we heard the old man relay it here.) The old man just nodded at that time, saying that no matter what the adjutant said, he would not laugh. Lieutenant Sheng swallowed his saliva, his voice became very strange, and he continued to say: "My father has already struggled to get up, but when he saw the young man's face, his legs became weak involuntarily, and he turned towards the young man. He knelt down straight upright, which startled the young man." Adjutant Sheng paused again when he said this, and looked at the old man. The old man knew that Adjutant Sheng was asking him if he knew why his father had such an abnormal reaction. The old man had already thought of some reasons, he said hesitantly: "Could it be that the old man saw some features on that young man's face, that this young man will be a big shot in the future?" The adjutant took a deep breath, let out a "whoosh" sound, raised his voice, and suddenly called out: "Big man! Not an ordinary big man! It's the emperor! The emperor! My father could tell at a glance that the young man was in heaven. Horns, facial features, and the appearance of an emperor, that's why I was shocked. At this time, when I saw the young man's actions, Yuan stopped, Yue Zhi, and Qi swallowed mountains and rivers, which completely met the emperor's standard in physiognomy, so my father not only knelt down, but also naturally Kowtow down." When the old man heard this, he couldn't help being shocked. He knew the adjutant's physiognomy skills—when he was still a teenager, the adjutant had already seen that he would become a rich man. Of course, there were many examples to prove the effectiveness of adjutant's physiognomy. The adjutant Sheng has repeatedly emphasized that his father's physiognomy is much higher than his, and he is not as good as one percent of his father.It can be seen that his father's accuracy in matching people has reached the level of perfection. That is to say, if the adjutant's father was sure that a person would become emperor in the future, this person would definitely become emperor. This situation sounds very mysterious. You must know that physiognomy belongs to the category of metaphysics. When discussing matters related to physiognomy, you must follow the laws of physiognomy. If you do not admit the existence of physiognomy, then there is no need to discuss it at all. up. And the old man believed in the knowledge of physiognomy, and also believed that the adjutant's father had a very high level of physiognomy and was very accurate. But at that time, he still shook his head involuntarily: "But...but there is no emperor anymore! Yuan Shikai has been emperor for eighty-one days—could it be him who the old lady met? It doesn't make sense, Yuan Shikai had passed away by then!" At that time, the old man was not only shocked, but also extremely puzzled. (When Bai Su and I listened to the old man's report, we were both shocked and puzzled.) Adjutant Sheng smiled wryly: "I heard my father say this, but he didn't understand it, so he asked again and again. My father couldn't explain it to me at all. He lived under the emperor's system, and our ancestors have always been the emperor's slaves. , I have indescribable reverence for the emperor. I have studied the situation of my ancestors. At that time, the great general had the conditions to make his fate not so miserable, but he obediently obeyed the emperor's order, not only did not dare to resist, but also I don't even dare to think of rebelling!" The adjutant was emotional for a while, but the old man was still staring at the question: "There will be no emperor in the future, and at that time in the grove—" Before the old man finished speaking, the adjutant Sheng waved his hand vigorously, interrupting his words: "Since my father saw that the young man had the appearance of an emperor, and he knelt down and kowtowed, all thoughts in his mind should be considered That young man was really like an emperor, and his mood was extremely nervous and excited. According to him, although he was kneeling on the ground, he was floating like floating in the air. His heart was beating like it was about to jump out of his heart. Sweating profusely, I only feel that my life, death, honor, and humiliation are all in the other party's thought. When a person is in this situation, how can he think properly!" The words of Adjutant Sheng were quite vivid.Of course, his words are unimaginable to those who have not lived under the emperor system. Since the father of the adjutant Sheng had experienced the authority of the emperor, and it is very likely that he inherited the slavish factor of his ancestors serving as the emperor's slave, when he believed that the person in front of him was the emperor, due to extreme fear and accident, coupled with Shocked, his spirit was already in a state of confusion, and it was very confusing. When he first saw the young man, he only felt that the young man had the appearance of an emperor, which was no small matter.At this time, his mind was in a state of confusion, and he felt that the person in front of him was the emperor!It was the emperor traveling in micro-clothes, and I met him! At that time, he completely lost any ability to distinguish between right and wrong. He was so nervous that he opened his mouth wide, kowtowed and made inexplicable noises. At this moment, he saw the young man bent down and asked him a sentence. To him at that time, every word of that sentence was like a Jiao Lei ringing in his ear. He is full of meat and vegetables. Moreover, when the young man bent down to talk to him, the distance between the two was very close. In his eyes, it seemed that the emperor was right in front of him. So his mental state is further confused, and what happens in the future will naturally happen to him. Of course, what happened was still related to the sentence the young man asked him. The sentence that the young man asked was actually very common. What he asked was: "What do you want to say?" Anyone who suddenly met a person who knelt and kowtowed to him opened his mouth wide and only made a strange sound, he would naturally ask him what he wanted to say, and it was the same with the young man at that time. But these words evoked a completely different reaction in the ears of the adjutant's father, whose mental state was already extremely confused. All the adjutant's father thought at the time was: The emperor is asking me what I want to say!The emperor knows that I have a secret, this secret should be told to the emperor, because my ancestors hid this secret from the emperor, so they were all ransacked and beheaded, and now the emperor already knows, if I keep hiding it, I will be killed immediately! So he didn't think about anything else at all, so he told all the secrets of their family. When he was talking, he didn't pay attention to whether the young man was listening.In fact, he didn't even dare to look at the young man more than once (it is impolite to look directly at the emperor when talking to the emperor, and it is a serious crime to be beheaded to be impolite to the emperor). He only felt that the young man was always in front of him.When he talked about the words Nian Gengyao said when he entrusted the treasure and his youngest son to his subordinates and told them to flee, he felt that he might offend the emperor, so he kowtowed again and again, explaining: "My ancestors It's not that he looks down on the emperor...he means...is..." The more the adjutant's father wanted to explain, the more he didn't know what to say, because what Nian Gengyao said at the time was indeed very disrespectful to the emperor, and he couldn't change it. The young man remained silent until this time and said: "I don't think you understand the meaning of what Nian Gengyao said back then." The adjutant's father was even more surprised and delighted when he heard the young man's words. He raised his head, looked up at the young man through his sweat-blurred eyes from bottom to top, and felt that the young man was so great that he even To cover the sun's brilliance. He kowtowed involuntarily, and tremblingly said: "I don't understand, please give me your advice!" The title "Emperor" came out of his mouth, it was a natural thing for him, but for that young man, it was so unexpected. Because from the moment he saw the young man's appearance, he had already identified him as the emperor.But even though he knelt and kowtowed, he didn't say the word "emperor", presumably the young people didn't know why he kowtowed. At this time, the word "Emperor" certainly caught the young man by surprise, so he took a step back and asked, "What did you call me?" The adjutant's father was in such a state of confusion that he could no longer distinguish the facts from his own feelings.Originally, he should know that even if young people become emperors, it will be a matter of the future.But at this time, he had already regarded the young man as an emperor traveling in low clothes, so the young man's question made him terrified, thinking that he had leaked the secret and caused a catastrophe, so he didn't dare to speak anymore, kowtowed again and again. Immediately, he took out the treasure map from his bosom, raised his hands high, and offered it to the young man. Here, I take the trouble to explain again: the adjutant's father was in a very confused state at the time, and that experience was almost like a dream to him, so the adjutant who heard him tell the story, It sounds like a dream.I listened to the report of Adjutant Sheng, and this feeling deepened. And everyone listened to my recounting, and I wanted to hide some facts, make mysteries, and make things even more chaotic. If you just hold the mood of watching the story, then naturally it doesn't matter the so-called "real truth"! At that time, the adjutant's father thought that he had caused trouble by calling "Your Majesty", so he didn't answer the young man's question. He just held the map above his head, his hands still trembling. The young man took the map, the adjutant's father waited for a while, then boldly went to look at it secretly, only to see that the young man was staring at the map attentively, "Longyan" was not displeased, so he was relieved. The young man looked at it for a long time before returning the map to the adjutant's father, saying: "This is something inherited from your ancestors. You must keep it well and don't show it to others at will." The young man didn't speak much, but every word he said made perfect sense to the adjutant's father, so he agreed again and again, "...Your Excellency...it's different..." As he faltered, the young man suddenly laughed: "Why did the Emperor suddenly become Your Excellency?" The adjutant's father quickly changed his words: "Your Majesty, forgive me—it's not easy to be an emperor. With the help of treasures, it will always be better. That's why I want to present treasures." The young man let out a long breath: "This is what your ancestor said back then - you can be a good emperor if you have treasures, otherwise you can only be a bad emperor. Not so good in history There are many emperors, Emperor Yongzheng is one of them, and of course there are more bastard emperors. Good emperors are rare, and I can’t find them in history!” The young man suddenly made a comment, commenting on the emperors in history, the adjutant's father naturally didn't dare to speak up, he just felt that this young man's personality was unparalleled and suitable for his status as emperor, so he was very impressed and said sincerely : "When it comes to the emperor's generation, the emperor must be a good emperor!" The young man did not give in to this unimaginable compliment, he laughed and said, "I hope so!" After he said that, he said jokingly: "Perhaps you can only rely on your treasures to help you become a really good emperor." The adjutant's father kowtowed again: "The world is blessed! The common people are blessed!" While kowtowing, he could only hear the young people's laughter gradually fade away.He looked at the back of the young man, and all his knowledge of physiognomy told him that the young man was so precious that he walked like a dragon and a tiger. Apart from being an emperor, there is no other place in the world to accommodate him. When the young man was out of sight, the adjutant's father stood up slowly, rubbing his numb knees, his mind dangling, as if he hadn't woken up from a dream. From the day he had this adventure, his mood was very contradictory. He hoped that the young man could find the treasure, and he thought the young man could find the treasure.Because since young people can become emperors, they are of course very different from ordinary people. At least they are talented and intelligent. They should be able to solve mysteries and obtain treasures. In that case, his contribution is not trivial! But he hoped that the young people could not find the treasure, and the treasure would finally fall into the hands of his descendants. If the treasure could help people become great emperors, then it would be better for his descendants to become emperor than others. However, he is proficient in physiognomy, and he knows that neither he nor his son has the appearance of an emperor. Maybe his grandson will, but he doesn't know when it will be. Fortunately, he didn't see his grandson's appearance, otherwise it might be possible. Will be furious!