In the Song Dynasty government, Qian Ruoshui was highly regarded as an honest official and a capable minister. Ruoshui was intelligent and insightful from a young age and could write essays by the age of 10. Upon meeting Ruoshui, the hermit Chen Tuo of Mount Hua foretold: “Your mind is clear, so you could pursue studying the Tao; equally, you could achieve wealth and nobility, but be careful not to do so too quickly.” He was implying that Qian was someone endowed with a solid foundation for cultivating the Tao.

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