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Chapter 23: Standing Plate
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"how?"

“Isn’t it much better than that medical book?”

Yeah! Wu Wen nodded.

The art of numerology encompasses almost all the knowledge in the world and is extremely mysterious.

People who don’t understand will feel a headache when reading it.

Those who understand it will enjoy it.

"What you see now is just a tip of the iceberg, not even the skin."

Li Chunfeng smiled and shook his head, his tone full of pride and awe for the art of numerology.

Wu Wen nodded again, agreeing with what he said.

The essence of this art of numerology, Fu Luan and summoning the immortals, lies in setting up the plate.

The standing plate may seem simple, but it is actually extremely profound.

It requires not only to be proficient in the Book of Changes, but also to understand the relationship between Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the Eight Trigrams, and how they constitute a large and complex logical thinking framework.

Then, cleverly integrate the problem that needs to be solved into this framework.

It's like finding the clue leading to the answer in a tangled web.

Through rigorous logical reasoning, the intrinsic connection between the problem and various factors is gradually revealed.

These connections are often presented in the form of hexagrams, which are like mirrors that reflect the essence and truth of the problem.

The four directions and the up and down are called the "Yu".

From ancient times to the present, it has been called the Universe.

In this universe, it seems that there is a vast and boundless system of heavenly laws running.

As long as the plate is big enough.

Then, there will be no puzzles that cannot be solved and no answers that cannot be found.

Seeing Wu Wen's interest piqued, Li Chunfeng tapped the bookshelf in front of him and said slowly:

"I have sorted the books here. You can start from this row. Once you have finished reading all of these books and understand the principles within them, you will be considered to have entered the realm of learning."

There are a dazzling array of books on the bookshelf in front of me, at least three or four hundred volumes.

Not to mention learning and understanding the knowledge in it, it would take at least several months just to go through it from beginning to end.

After saying this, Li Chunfeng said no more and turned to leave.

As the saying goes, the master leads you in, and cultivation depends on the individual.

The rest depends on Wu Wen’s own consideration.

Wu Wen stood there for a long time, staring silently at the piles of books in front of him.

After thinking for a while, he reached out and pulled out the first volume and began to read.

This first volume of the book surprised him.

The title of the book is neither "The Book of Changes" nor "The Eight Trigrams", but "The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine".

Wu Wen slowly unfolded it and saw the words "Su Wen" written at the beginning.

[In ancient times, those who knew the truth followed the principles of yin and yang and were in harmony with the art of numbers.]

Wu Wen always thought that "Huangdi Neijing" was just a medical book, but he didn't expect that it also contained the essence of numerology.

Watch it immersively.

The content of this book opened the door to numerology for Wu Wen in the most basic way.

Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the Stems and Branches.

Yin and Yang are the basis of good and bad fortune. The Five Elements are both the specific state of Yin and Yang and the manifestation of the changes in their effects.

The stems and branches are the concrete representation of the combination of yin and yang and the five elements, representing direction, time, space and cycle.

Moreover, the Gan and Zhi are not only a specific and detailed representation of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, they also contain symbolic meanings and are the specific calculation content of divination.

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over the next few days.

Wu Wen has been immersed in the study of numerology.

After reading a large number of books, his understanding of numerology became clearer and clearer.

In summary, there are four basic concepts in numerology:

Plate concepts: including Da Liu Ren, Qi Men Dun Jia, Tai Yi Shi, Zi Wei Dou Shu, etc.

Concept of hexagram: such as Liu Yao method, plum blossom divination, etc. Concept of stem and branch: covers four pillars fortune telling, Heluo numerology, Feng Shui, iron plate divine number, and bird-playing method, etc.

Formal concept: includes facial features, palmistry, bone structure, hand shape, etc.

These may not seem like a lot.

But the reality is, even if you pick out just one of them, it is enough for a person to study for a lifetime.

Therefore, for Wu Wen, the study of numerology is not only a long and arduous journey, but also an endless journey with no end in sight.

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this day.

Wu Wengang walked out of the library.

I happened to meet Wei Zheng.

He quickly stepped forward and greeted respectfully, "Wei Xima."

"Wu Wenna!" Wei Zheng responded.

Wu Wen asked, "Wei Xima, I wonder how the matter I asked you to do last time went today?"

"Oh, that's it. It has been settled. If I am not mistaken, your master should have gone back yesterday." Wei Zheng said.

"Really?" Wu Wen was delighted when he heard this and expressed his gratitude to Wei Zheng.

Then, he said, "In this case, I also want to go back to Zhujia Village. I will not come to the East Palace during this period of time. I hope Wei Xima will agree."

"It's okay, you can go back!" Wei Zheng agreed readily.

"Thank you, sir!"

Wu Wen said goodbye to Wei Zheng and left the Eastern Palace.

While it was still early, we left Chang'an City and returned to Zhujia Village.

"Master Jiu!"

When he arrived outside the courtyard, Wu Wen saw through the fence that Master Zhu Jiu was busy in the garden, tidying up the herbs that were drying on the bamboo racks.

Walk quickly into the yard.

"Awen, where have you been? I didn't see you when I came back, and I was worried for a while."

Seeing him, Master Zhu Jiu gently rebuked him.

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Master Jiu!" Wu Wen responded with a smile.

Then, he roughly told Master Zhu Jiu what had happened in the past few days after Master Jiu left.

"Ugh!"

After listening to this, Master Zhu Jiu let out a long sigh.

"I never thought you would have such an opportunity to be appreciated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Master Jiu, why did those people from Qingyi Hall take you away and ask you to do that?" Wu Wen asked puzzledly.

"They didn't treat me harshly. They just asked me to refine pills every day." Master Zhu Jiu replied.

"Refine elixirs? What elixirs?" Wu Wen asked curiously.

"Blood-nourishing pill!"

Master Zhu Jiu smiled and said, "This time it can be considered a blessing in disguise. I learned how to refine this elixir in Qingyi Hall."

As he spoke, Master Zhu Jiu came and sat on a bench nearby, followed closely by Wu Wen.

"I'll tell you, and you'll remember it."

Master Zhu Jiu explained in detail the method of refining the blood-nourishing pill.

"The effect of Yangxue Dan is to replenish essence and blood, and it mainly treats deficiency of qi and blood.

The required medicinal materials are 2 liang each of motherwort, galangal, donkey-hide gelatin, cooked rehmannia, 1 liang each of eucommia, white peony root, atractylodes, Chinese toon bark, radix dipsaci, ligusticum chuanxiong, moxa charcoal, and poria, 4 liang each of processed cyperus and angelica, and 6 qian of corydalis. Make pills with refined honey, take 2 qian each time, and wash it down with yellow wine and warm water..."

After listening to Jiu Ye's story, Wu Wen memorized the method of refining the blood-nourishing pill.

At the same time, he thought to himself: The medicine recipe is such an important thing. After Jiu Ye learned it in Qingyi Hall, how could the other party let him leave so easily?

Thinking about it this way, the reason behind this must be because of Wei Zheng's help.

With the support of the Eastern Palace and the Crown Prince's Mansion, let alone a secret recipe for elixir, I'm afraid even if it's the entire Qingyi Hall, the other party will have to hand it over with just one word.

Thinking of this, Wu Wen couldn't help but feel fortunate.

Fortunately, I didn't wait at home foolishly. It was clear that Master Zhu Jiu would never come back once he left.

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(End of this chapter)