The ninth day of the lunar month: The shock comes, and after that, the smile is mute, which is auspicious.
"Zhen Lai Hu Hu" and "Laughing Yan Du Ya" are both explained in the hexagrams. The meaning in this Yaoyao Ci has not changed, but only the word "hou" is added in the middle, and the meaning expressed is completely different. . "Shocked by thunder, people are dumbfounded by laughter." The shock caused by the thunder shocked people, and they couldn't help but stop laughing and talking. "The shock came to me, and I was speechless with laughter after that." Although he recovered from the initial shock, he did not resume his laughter and conversation. This is a very auspicious phenomenon. Although these two sentences can be easily explained literally, what is the deeper connotation they express? In fact, we have already mentioned it during the explanation of the hexagrams.
The arrival of the "shock" must have its goal, and the realization of this goal must first make everyone feel the arrival of the "shock". If there is no feeling at all, it makes no difference whether it comes or not, and there is probably no hope of achieving the desired effect of "shock". After the initial shock passed, the laughter and conversation still did not return, because the shock brought by the "shock" had already had its initial effect. People have begun to worry about gains and losses, and naturally it is impossible to reply to "jokes" anymore. Only by attracting everyone's attention and concern can it be possible to gradually achieve the ultimate goal. Therefore, for the development of the overall event, it is a very good start to achieve the effect of "afterward, laughing and mute", and makes a good start for the subsequent better development, so it is more pertinent to judge it as "auspicious".
In addition to initially causing confusion and shock to people, the decree promulgated by the king should also make people always pay high attention to its arrival. Shang Yang When the decree of "Yimu Weixin" first came down, most people didn't believe it, but few people paid attention to Shang Yang's decree. But when the first person gets fifty gold, people are probably more shocked, and a sense of belief in the decree will arise spontaneously. The purpose of Tumu Weixin was achieved, and the smooth development of Shang Yang's reforms began.
