"You came to be my apprentice because you want to learn my skills. Then you must first know what learning is."

"Sages have no knowledge, only gentlemen can learn. What to learn, learn the way of saints."

"The first sentence of the opening chapter of The Analects of Confucius, which contains the intention of the Confucius, is: Learn and practice from time to time, isn't this also true?"

"What is "learning"?"

"There are four interpretations of learning, first "hear the Tao", then "see the Tao", then "learn the Tao", and then "imitate the Tao"."

"If you don't hear, you can't learn. If you don't see, you can't learn. If you don't see, you can't learn. If you don't learn, you can't learn. If you don't learn, you can't learn."

“Learn the four meanings of Chinese characters, proceed from the shallower to the deeper, hear the saint’s way, see the saint’s way, learn the saint’s way, constantly “imitate” and “proofread” the saint’s way in practice, and then learn it!”

"What is a habit?"

"Xi Zi (traditional Chinese) with upper feathers and lower sun."

"The sun belongs to Yang, and the young bird has the habit of riding the heaven and earth's energy to travel in the six directions. If it does not "learn" the way of the sage, it will not be able to ride on the righteous energy of heaven and earth."

"Learn and acquire the body of the holy way."

"Practice and gain the use of the holy way."

"If you don't "learn", you can't achieve your "practice", and if you don't "learn", you can't prove your "learning". Only when the whole thing is used to great effect can it be regarded as "learning" and "learning"."

"Learning and practicing must be done at the right time, so "learn and practice at the right time"."

"The word "time" refers to the time of heaven. It does not depend on the time, but on the time. The time is the time."

"Therefore, doesn't it mean to learn and practice it over time? It means that a gentleman hears the way of the sage and sees the way of the sage. In reality, he constantly uses the way of the sage to refer to himself, constantly corrects and improves, and is in harmony with heaven.

At that time, I can take advantage of the righteous energy of heaven and earth to travel around the world and follow the path of a saint. Isn't this the case?"

…

While walking, the old man taught me earnestly.

Speech is slow but very clear.

The old man's interpretation of "The Analects" is very different from that in school, but it is more reasonable and profound.

Just a few words, the master's profound knowledge made Chang Xian feel awe-inspiring.

He supported the old man and listened attentively.

Today, he did not enter yesterday's room. The old man specially arranged a room for Chang Xian. There was a desk by the window, a chair in front of the desk, and a bare bed behind it.

The old man pointed to the chair in front of the desk and said:

"I have specially allocated a chair for you. This is called the Jiezi Chair. From now on, you can sit on this chair and listen to lectures!"

Only then did Chang Xian notice that the shape of this wooden chair was unusual.

The texture of the rosewood is smooth and smooth to the touch. There are twelve hanging beads on the front of the chair skirt, and three flower-carved auspicious clouds on the back of the chair arching a stone slab.

When people sit on it, their backs are pressed against the stone, which is extremely cool.

The admonishment chair, as the name suggests, refers to the chair used to admonish juniors.

The ancients believed that one can know one's behavior by observing one's actions, so they paid special attention to standing like a pine and sitting like a bell.

The stone back on this chair is too strong. If you lean over it, your back will be scratched and hurt. The person sitting must sit upright, which means "vigilant day and night", be alert at all times, and dare not relax.

"When I was a teenager, I also sat on the prison chair to go to school."

The old man seemed to be smiling but not smiling. He asked Chang Xian to sit down and said: "The so-called teaching in accordance with aptitude, before I teach you, I have to know what kind of material you are. You first sit down and think about it, and talk about the principles of this command chair."

Chang Xian's heart tightened, knowing that this was considered an entry-level examination. He did not dare to neglect it, so he responded and began to observe and ponder.

This stone backing was set into an oval mirror shape. Chang Xian tapped it with his fingers and found that it was very hard and solid.

Logically speaking, this kind of chair is only used in summer, so the stone should be soft and cool, with a smooth surface and comfortable to lean against.

However, the surface of this stone is rough and rough, with diagonal stone lines and uneven textures.

His fingers once again traced the curved armrest of rosewood, and suddenly he felt that there seemed to be some words engraved on it.

Upon closer inspection, it turns out that there are six line segments of the same length on the handrail, arranged in sequence from top to bottom.

Looking at the armrest on the other side, there are two Chinese characters written on it: Jiu San.

A flash of light flashed through Chang Xian's mind, six bars and nine threes, then there was only one possibility for this thing.

In the Qian hexagram in the Book of Changes, the hexagram image is a double stem stacked on top of each other, and the six lines are all yang. When drawn, they are six bars.

And Jiu San obviously refers to the line title of Qian Gua.

Nine is Yang Yao, and three is position.

Chang Xian remembers that the words of this line are "A gentleman works hard all day long, is alert at night, is severe, and has no blame."

This means that a gentleman should work hard during the day and avoid fear and reflection at night.

Chang Xian suddenly became enlightened and straightened up.

"A gentleman works hard all day long, making three improvements in one day, and he is new every day, new every day, and new again every day."

He replied: "The Jiezi chair not only corrects the sitting posture, but also expresses the way of a gentleman. It is a typical traditional technique to embody principles in utensils."

"Yeah! That's right! I have read the "Book of Changes"."

The old man nodded with satisfaction and said: "The Book of Changes is the basic knowledge for antiquity. You should read more and think more deeply."

"Integrating Taoism into things is a common technique used by great craftsmen in various industries. It is said that seeing a mountain is a mountain, seeing a mountain is not a mountain, and seeing a mountain is still a mountain. This is why."

The old man stretched his legs, and Xiaoman cleverly opened the door.

"Let's go, let me see your mind and eyesight again."

Chang Xian followed the old man half a step behind, with a cold sweat breaking out on his back.

This kind of assessment is full of Chinese philosophical thinking. It tests one's own cultural accomplishment. The spiritual sense that one possesses has no effect at all.

When the book is used, I will regret it less.

Although Chang Xian usually worked hard, he didn't have the slightest confidence in front of the old man.

He knew the importance of this apprenticeship.

As he himself said, relying on his own spiritual sense, there is no problem in becoming a successful antiques dealer.

But he wanted to become a big collector and became a monk halfway, but his shortcomings were very obvious.

The old man in front of him will be the key to turning his cocoon into a butterfly.

This opportunity was hard-won. Without Master Nan's love for the old man, which was so deep that it became a heartache, it would have been impossible for the twilight old man to accept the only disciple in his life before the deadline came.

It's not that Master Nan valued him as his own son, nor would he have such a quarrel with an old friend, leaving a psychological shadow of repaying kindness.

Knowledge is always the most expensive.

Not to mention small stories like cutting through walls to steal light, Chang Xian has heard of Huawei and knows the price Huawei pays for knowledge.

In 1997, Huawei's annual sales exceeded 8 billion yuan. Due to the rapid expansion of the company's scale, organizational management problems have become increasingly serious, with internal friction in departments, low efficiency, and excessive waste.

Mr. Ren had no idea what to do about this situation, so he personally led his team to Chou Country to learn from it.

After inspecting Chinese companies for many years, Mr. Ren decided to take IBM as his teacher.

IBM agreed to accept this student, but the tuition fee was 2 billion yuan.

How are these 2 billion yuan in tuition fees calculated?

Since 1998, IBM has dispatched 70 senior consultants to Huawei. Each person charges between US$300 and US$680 per hour. Including round-trip air tickets, food and accommodation, and other expenses, it will cost 2 billion yuan in five years.
Chapter completed!