Xia Shao didn't need to take an elective course in Feng Shui. The professor of this course was Zhou Bingyan. She hadn't listened to the old professor's class for many years.
There were quite a few students taking the Feng Shui elective course at Beijing University. As soon as Xia Shao entered the classroom, she was stunned.
Almost full house.
As soon as Xia Shao walked into the classroom, the chatter and laughter inside suddenly fell silent. This silence was unusually obvious, and with their eyes glaring at each other, Xia Shao calmly found a row of seats to the side and sat down.
"Fortunately, I know things well and know that I have to occupy a seat in this class." Yuan Ze smiled as soon as he sat down.
Xia Shao didn't expect that she knew that today's class was a big class, regardless of grade or department, anyone could come and listen if they wanted to. But I didn’t expect so many people.
Beside Xia Shao, all her friends came. Needless to say, Zhou Mingxu would definitely come to Professor Zhou’s class today. Miao Yan came to attend the class because she had yin and yang eyes since she was a child and believed deeply in Feng Shui. Yuan Ze came because Xia Shao was a Feng Shui master and was interested in this course.
Only Liu Xianxian, the reason was very dumbfounding, "There is a magic stick next to me, why don't you take the magic stick's class? I have listened to the magic stick's talk for several years, and now I have the opportunity to use it to get credits, so don't mess around ?stupid!"
Xia Shao held her forehead and Yuan Ze smiled, "There are quite a few people who think this way, that's why there are so many people taking Feng Shui elective courses. I heard that Professor Zhou's original intention was to let young people know more about Chinese culture and Feng Shui. The subjects are too profound, and the entrance examination is not too difficult or strict, so in the past few years, more and more students have attended the class, and many of them come here to get extra credits."
Xia Shao turned around and looked at him with a smile, "You are quite well informed."
She didn't pay much attention to these things.
"Do you think joining the student union was for nothing?" Yuanze smiled deeply, "The benefits are connections and information."
Xia Shao smiled. Speaking of the student union, Huaxia Group was negotiating to become a cooperative internship base for Beijing University. Before the prom was decided, the whole school knew about it. As a result, in the past few days, some more active senior students have met Xia Shao on campus and have begun to recommend themselves to her.
Xia Shao could only sigh that the student union had acted quickly enough. Zhang Rui seemed to be a smart man, and he did not make things difficult for her because she refused to join the student union.
But Zhang Rui did not make things difficult for Xia Shao, which does not mean that everyone in the student union had no objections. There will never be just one type of people. There are smart people, and of course there are also unsmart people.
Xia Shao did not expect that after Professor Zhou arrived, he was not in a hurry to give a lecture. Instead, he walked up to the podium, looked at the young students in the large classroom with kind eyes, and smiled.
"It's another year of freshmen registration, and I'm very happy to see new faces join every year." Zhou Bingyan smiled, "Every year when new students arrive in class, I always have to talk about Feng Shui culture, from "The Book of Changes" Talking about the current attention and research on the I Ching at home and abroad, it has aroused your interest in this course. However, these contents must have made your ears tingle when you are in your third and fourth years, right?"
Zhou Bingyan’s eyes were kind and his language was full of humor. There was laughter in the classroom immediately.
"Then, we will do something different this year. I believe this will arouse your interest in this course." Zhou Bingyan said.
In the classroom, upon hearing Professor Zhou's opening remarks, the eyes of the senior students brightened up as they knew that there might be something different today. Some classes are a bit boring to listen to once every year. What can be different this year
"I have a student who studied with me for a long time. When I retired, I went back to my hometown and taught there for a few years and got a very special student. I taught her Chinese calligraphy and painting, and antique collection. She She is my youngest disciple, but in terms of Feng Shui, I am not as good as her in what she has learned. Love: Little lover, I will take you down!" Zhou Bingyan said, and the students in the class gasped softly.
Professor Zhou is a master of traditional Chinese studies, but he claims to be inferior to his own students? Not as good as fur
Is this too exaggerated
The students looked strange. Who was so lucky that he became Professor Zhou's disciple before going to college? But who is so weird? Go learn Feng Shui
Although I have listened to Professor Zhou’s classes for several years about Feng Shui, the professor has also explained it from a scientific perspective. However, some students still feel doubtful, not to mention that some people come here just for extra credits and don’t believe it at all.
This is true for junior and senior students, not to mention the freshmen who are coming to attend their first class.
"She happened to be admitted to Beijing University this year, and she is sitting next to the students here today." Before the weird expressions on the students' faces could clear up, Zhou Bingyan dropped another bombshell.
"Wow!" There was a sound, and the students were excited! Then there was a burst of head turning, turning around, looking everywhere, but not knowing where to look.
A freshman at Kyungseong University! Still learning Feng Shui!
The students were not excited, but eager to see who this weirdo was.
There is no way, these two identities are obviously incompatible. Kyungseong University represents the best universities in the country and cultivates modern scientific and technological talents. And who is a person who studies Feng Shui? The blind man who tells fortunes on the roadside, the gentleman who shows people the graves in the countryside, or the so-called "master" who runs a fortune-telling parlor with a named fortune in the county.
Although Jingcheng University has opened a Feng Shui course, and even though the course is taught by Professor Zhou, a well-known Chinese scholar at home and abroad, some deep-rooted ideas are still difficult to change overnight.
Zhou Bingyan sighed. He knew what the students were thinking, and this was where he was most helpless. In the past few years, in order to get universities to offer elective courses on Feng Shui, he had worked hard, sharpened his words, sharpened his pen, and given numerous lectures and papers at home and abroad with scholars from the Metaphysics Research Association. of. But the students still have a childish attitude.
Is it possible that our traditional culture will be cut off in the hands of this younger generation
Is it possible that the Yi Jing, the leader of the group of scriptures and the source of the great truth, studied by foreign scholars and despised by domestic scholars, will be laughed at again
This is also the reason why Zhou Bingyan mentioned Xia Shao in class today, but he was not in a hurry. Instead, he glanced at the class again, "I once recommended "Tui Bei Tu" to you. How many students have watched it?"
When Zhou Bingyan asked this question, many people actually raised their hands. When Professor Zhou recommended it, he once said that it was a magical book of prophecy in Chinese history. Two prophecy masters, Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang, had great insights into important events in the Tang Dynasty and subsequent dynasties. Predictions and predictions are all about the rise and fall of the country, and all of them come true. And unlike "Centuries" written by the famous Western prophet Nostradamus, in "Tuibei Tu", even the order of historical dynasties has not been disrupted! It’s amazing!
At first, out of curiosity about this magic, many people went to the library of Beijing University to look for it.
Zhou Bingyan looked at it and found that more than half of the students had seen it. He couldn't help but feel pleased and nodded with a smile, "Okay. Students who have seen it should know that "Tui Bei Tu" was created by Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang, two prophecy masters in the Tang Dynasty. These two sages must be familiar to the students. Among them, Li Chunfeng is a famous astronomer and almanacist in ancient China. He was the first person in the world to grade the wind. He compiled the first masterpiece of astrology in ancient China. "Yi Si Zhan" is known as the Encyclopedia of Ancient Chinese Astrology; he improved the astronomical armillary sphere of the Han Dynasty and added three rings of the ecliptic, equator and ecliptic, which was the most advanced astronomical observation instrument in the world at that time; he presided over and annotated the "Zhou Bi Suan" "The Classics" and "The Ten Classics of Ancient Calculations" are the earliest mathematics textbooks in the world, and have been used in China and neighboring countries until modern times."
The students let out another "wow" in admiration.
"But few people know that he has written the "Zhao Jing" and is respected as a Feng Shui master. He has also written the "Liu Ren Yin and Yang Sutra" and is called the Liu Ren Patriarch. He is a famous divination expert. At the same time, he also wrote "Golden Locks and Flowing Pearls" is a famous collection of Liujia talismans and is one of the famous Taoist works of "I Want to Have a Family."
"Huh?" The students exclaimed, feeling that this seemed to be the same as the student the professor mentioned just now. He was obviously an astronomer and almanacist with such remarkable scientific works, but he turned out to be a Feng Shui master at the same time.
"This sage was once evaluated by later generations as 'the first person in ancient and modern times to know astronomical calculations.' After his death, his attainments in yin and yang were passed down to future generations. After more than a thousand years, it has been passed down to 100 people. For six generations, the sect's headquarters has settled in Hong Kong, and its disciples are famous in Hong Kong, Wall Street, and Southeast Asian countries. The founder of the sect, Mr. Tang Zongbo, is respected by celebrities from all walks of life in the Chinese community and is highly respected."
The students no longer knew what to say. The more they listened, the more they felt that there were many aspects of the world that they had never been exposed to before.
Moreover, some students looked confused, are these all true
"These are all true. The disciple I just mentioned to my classmates is the direct disciple of Mr. Tang, the 106th generation successor of Taoism in Hong Kong. So in today's class, with her here, I Let's not show off in front of Gong Guan. Haha, let her come up and tell you." Zhou Bingyan said, looking at Xia Shao.
In the classroom, the students all turned their heads! Following Professor Zhou's gaze, he looked towards the door. Then he saw Xia Shao standing up slowly with a smile.
Xia Shao's smile was a little bitter. She didn't expect that Professor Zhou would take her out today. After all, this was Professor Zhou's class.
Xia Shao left the table in the eyes of a group of bad friends watching the show, and walked to the podium. The atmosphere in the classroom suddenly exploded!
"Director Xia?!"
"really?!"
"Oh my God!"
Xia Shao's identity as a Feng Shui master has not been widely exposed by the media in the mainland. Her identity was only reported in the upper class circles. Although there were many students at Beijing University with backgrounds, they were still in the minority. And these people may not have heard their parents talk about it.
Xia Shao was pushed to the podium by the explosive atmosphere. Facing the shocked eyes, she remained calm. After all, this kind of scene often happens.
"I came to listen to the professor's class. I didn't expect to be pushed up. Professor, you are just lazy. After this class, I will consider going to your hometown to have a meal." Xia Shao raised her head and sat across from her on the lecture seat Professor Zhou joked.
Professor Zhou couldn't laugh or cry, "You know how to eat! Now you're scratching me, so hurry up and start. If you want to eat, you have to do something first."
The two of them talked calmly under the shocked eyes of the students. Xia Shao smiled and nodded to Professor Zhou.
She was surprised at first, but seeing the disbelieving looks in the classroom, she could probably guess Professor Zhou's difficulties and intentions. I'm afraid that even if this Feng Shui elective course is opened, it is not highly recognized by the students. Most of them come here for the credits. In this way, it is far from Professor Zhou's original intention, which is why he pushed himself to the podium today.
But it was precisely because he knew what most students were thinking that he said so many words and made so much preparation before inviting her to the stage. The life of the founder of Xuanmen was told in full, just to shock the students so that when he came to power, he would be less questioned.
Xia Shao smiled. If she could help realize Professor Zhou's wishes in his later years, she would never refuse.
It seems that today’s class should be more serious.
Just as she was thinking this, Xia Shao glanced at the classroom and heard a careless laugh, "Who did I think it was? Isn't this Director Xia? What a surprise."
Xia Shao raised his eyes, and the students' eyes also followed him. In the middle of the large classroom, with the best view, a boy with average appearance smiled, with disdain between his brows.
Xia Shao saw that this person looked familiar, and then remembered that he seemed to be a minister in the student union. One of the people who came with Zhang Rui to invite her that day was Zhimo White Horse Afraid of Green Ox (gl).
The name is... Deng Chen.
Beside Deng Chen, two tall girls dressed innocently also laughed with him. When the students saw that it was the director of the Employment Planning Department of the Student Union, they immediately lost their voices.
Xia Shao raised her eyebrows slightly, obviously looking for trouble.
"Dr. Xia is indeed a talented person. He is a representative of freshmen at Beijing University. He has a successful career and is also a Feng Shui master. Haha, he is such a comprehensive talent!" Deng Chen's words were by no means a compliment. Even a fool could hear the sarcasm. After saying this, he looked at Professor Zhou again and said, "Professor, of course we are willing to listen to a speech like Director Xia's. You can just use Director Xia's name. What are you talking about about the ancients? Just the name of Director Xia can scare us to death."
Professor Zhou frowned when he was crowded out in public.
Xia Shao also lowered her eyes and looked slightly cold, but the colder her eyes became, the more she laughed, "Really? I don't think Minister Deng will be scared to death. I think Minister Deng's courage is very admirable."
Deng Chen was stunned when he heard this. He was trying to squeeze Xia Shao, but Xia Shao actually praised him
After being stunned, he frowned, feeling that this was not a compliment, but mostly a compliment but actually a criticism.
As soon as Xia Shao opened her mouth, the atmosphere in the class became quiet, and the students looked at Xia Shao again.
Xia Shao's eyes were only on Deng Chen's face. She raised her eyebrows and asked with a smile: "May I ask Minister Deng, what were you doing when you were nine years old?"
This question was asked suddenly and inexplicably. Deng Chen was stunned for no reason, but seeing the eyes of the students around him focused on him, he was forced by the atmosphere to answer, but his tone was not very good, "What can a nine-year-old do? A brat!"
Hearing this, Xia Shao smiled and said, "Li Chunfeng was nine years old and well-read. He went to Jingyun Temple in Nantuo Mountain to worship Master Zhiyuan as his teacher and studied the theory of Yin and Yang. I didn't dare to compare myself to the Patriarch. When I was nine years old, I worshiped the Patriarch's statue. Before, I was passed down by the Feng Shui lineage."
Deng Chen's expression changed!
Xia Shao then asked: "May I ask Minister Deng, what were you doing when you were seventeen?"
Deng Chen knew Xia Shao's intention this time, his face turned dark, and he knew he could no longer answer randomly. He took a deep breath and wanted to talk about how awesome I was when I was seventeen, but he couldn't make it up for the moment, so he had to sit there in silence.
"At the age of seventeen, Li Chunfeng became the counselor of King Qin Li Shimin, and he joined the army. I still dare not compare with the ancestor, but when I was seventeen, the Huaxia Group began to take shape and became famous in Qing Province." Xia Shao smiled again and hummed. , "I can probably guess what Minister Deng was doing when he was seventeen. He traded in fancy cars and hired beauties at will. What he was squandering was his father's assets and what he relied on was his father's prestige. I dare to ask, did Minister Deng make any achievements personally? ?”
The students took a breath, looked at Xia Shao, and then at Deng Chen.
Deng Chen's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. Nothing is more embarrassing than the truth.
"I dare to ask again, what was Minister Deng doing when he was twenty?" Xia Shaosan asked.
Deng Chen's eyes lit up, he was twenty years old! He has been a member of the student union for two years. Although he is not yet a minister, he is a cadre!
"Li Chunfeng was twenty years old. He compiled the calendar of the Tang Dynasty, was awarded the rank of general and official, and joined the Taishi Bureau! I am not yet twenty years old this year. I don't need to say more about the Huaxia Group." Xia Shao didn't give Deng Chen a chance to speak. She finished. Asked, "May I ask Minister Deng, how was your achievements when you were twenty?"
How could Deng Chen have the nerve to say it out loud
Xia Shao's face darkened, and she lost her smile. Her voice suddenly rose, causing Deng Chen to almost jump out of his chair. "Li Chunfeng is twenty-five years old. He is the author of "Fa Xiang Zhi" about astronomical observations and calendar calculations! He was in court at the time. After serving as an official for forty-eight years, he is an astronomer, geographer, mathematician, and a master of yin and yang! Listening to Minister Deng’s tone, it seems that he looks down on the ancients. I dare to ask Minister Deng, is it that your achievements are higher than those of the ancients at this time? Or can I guarantee that when you die? , can his name go down in history for thousands of years and be admired by future generations?"
In the classroom, it was quiet, and the students did not dare to breathe a word. The latest chapter of the scheming husband and cold-faced wife.
Xia Shao sneered, "The ancient sages couldn't scare Minister Deng to death, and I don't have the ability to scare Minister Deng to death. People who are ignorant are fearless."
Deng Chen was breathing heavily, his face turning dark and red.
"Minister Deng is ignorant. There are so many students from Beijing University here who are not as ignorant as you." Xia Shao turned away from Deng Chen and glanced at the classroom. "Who can tell me how many times Jupiter rotates once?" Year?"
The classroom was filled with silence. Xia Shao changed topics so quickly that many people could not keep up with their thinking.
But because of her majestic demeanor, some students raised their hands and answered: "Twenty years."
"Where's Saturn?"
"Thirty years!" Another student replied.
"How many years are the conjunction periods of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury?"
"Sixty years!"
"How many years does it take for the nine stars of the solar system to meet?"
"One hundred and eighty years!"
The students answered smoothly, and Xia Shao nodded.
"In Feng Shui, there is a very important and basic theory called Three Yuans and Nine Lucks. One Yuan is sixty years, which is exactly one year. Three Yuans is one hundred and eighty years! The movement rules of the stars in the solar system and the theory of Yuan Yun in Feng Shui It coincides.”
The students buzzed and their eyes widened. Although many people still didn't understand what the Three Yuan Nine Luck was about, it seemed to make scientific sense.
"Does anyone know the origin of the twelve zodiac signs?" Xia Shao asked again.
Many people frowned, thought, and shook their heads. Too many people are admitted to Beijing University, and there is no shortage of theoretical knowledge, but as for these, who will understand them outside of study
"It takes twelve years for Jupiter to orbit the sun. The ancients discovered that Jupiter has a great influence on humans on earth. It turns out that Jupiter's size and weight are second only to the sun. From this, the twelve zodiac signs are derived, so Jupiter is also called the 'year star'. Feng Shui This is where Tai Sui comes from."
There was a sudden sound in the classroom, it turned out to be like this!
"The 'Yuan Yun' mentioned just now originated from the views of ancient astrologers. Ancient astrologers believed that there would be different horoscopes every twenty years, which would affect the fortunes of people. There is no unchanging Feng Shui, because fortunes change every year. It’s been changing for twenty years! The allusion to the changing of folk customs comes from here.”
Many students opened their mouths, expressions of surprise appeared on their faces, and they couldn't help but marvel.
These are indeed difficult to learn in textbooks. This is the first time I heard about them today.
"How many students from the Department of Architecture are here?" Xia Shao glanced towards the classroom.
The students looked at each other, and nearly half raised their hands.
"Students who study architecture, I think they should learn and master the most basic Feng Shui theory." Xia Shao smiled slightly and asked, "Let me ask you a question, when you design a building, do you focus on the form? It’s novel, but designing a building with missing corners on all sides?”
The students were slightly startled and thought carefully, and many shook their heads.
"Aesthetically, missing corners on all sides doesn't look good," someone said.
Xia Shao nodded, "Not only does it not look good, the lack of the northwest and northeast corners is not good for men, and the lack of the southeast and southwest corners is bad for women. In Feng Shui, the sky is round, and the house must have all four sides to be stable."
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