1. Three Moves of Meng’s Mother

Mencius, named Ke. People from the state of Lu (now Shandong Province) during the Warring States Period. His father died when he was three years old, and he was raised by his mother.

Mencius was very playful and imitative when he was a child. His family used to live near a cemetery, and he often played games like building tombs or imitating other people's cries and worships. His mother thought this was not good, so she moved her family near the market. Mencius also imitated other people's business and pig-killing games.

Meng’s mother thought that the environment was not good, so she moved her family next to the school. Mencius followed the students to learn etiquette and knowledge. Mother Meng thought that this was what children should learn. She was very happy and stopped moving.

This is the famous story of "Meng Mu's three moves" in history.

2. Mother-in-law tattooed characters

Yue Fei, a native of Tangyin County, Xiangzhou (now Tangyin County, Henan Province) during the Song Dynasty, was a famous general who fought against the Jin Dynasty, and was a famous military strategist, strategist, and calligrapher in Chinese history. , poet, anti-Jin hero, and national hero, ranking first among the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zongze, the marshal of the Song Dynasty, was seriously ill and handed over his seal to Yue Fei. He vomited blood and died. Du Chong was ordered to seal the seal, but the resistance against gold was not good. Yue Fei was depressed and went home privately to visit his mother. His mother-in-law urged him to return to the camp to fight against the enemy, and tattooed the four words "Serve the Country with Loyalty" on Yue Fei's back, so that he would always aspire to serve the country and serve the motherland throughout his life.

3. Cao Cao taught his son

Wei Emperor Cao Pi, named Zihuan, was born in Peiguoqiao County, Yuzhou (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province). A famous politician and writer during the Three Kingdoms period, he was the founding emperor of Cao Wei (reigned from 220 to 226). The second son of Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei.

Cao Cao has a clear goal in educating his children. What he wants to cultivate is to cultivate talents who can rule the country and bring peace to the world. In order to encourage his children to study vigorously, he once issued the "Ling of Zhu'er": "Although my son saw love when he was young, when he grows up and is good at it, he must use it. I have nothing to say. Not only does he not be selfish, but he also does not want to have anything. "Private."

It means that when my sons were young, I liked them all, but when they grow up, I will use them according to their talents and do what I say. I am not partial to my subordinates, and I am fair to you. Only the most talented people are worthy of being my successors. Cao Pi was "well-read, knowledgeable, talented and talented", which is inseparable from Cao Cao's emphasis on family education.

4. Sima Guang taught his son

Sima Kang, named Gongxiu, was from Xia County, Shaanxi Province (now part of Shanxi). The son of Sima Guang's eldest brother Sima Dan, he was later adopted as his son by Sima Guang.

Sima Guang paid great attention to educating his children in his work and life to avoid extravagance and to exercise restraint in life.

In order to complete the historical masterpiece "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", he not only hired Fan Zuyu, Liu Shu, and Liu Lian as assistants, but also asked his son Sima Kang to participate in this work.

When he saw his son scratching the pages with his fingernails while reading, he was very angry and carefully taught him his experience and methods of caring for books: before reading, wipe the desk clean and put a tablecloth on it; when reading, Sit upright; when turning the pages of a book, first hold up the edge of the page with the side of your right thumb, and then gently cover it with your index finger to open the page.

He taught his son: Business people should save more capital, and scholars should take good care of their books.

In terms of life, Sima Guang was frugal and simple. He "had enough clothes to protect himself from the cold and enough food to fill his belly all his life", but he "did not dare to accept the evil deeds in order to gain fame". He often taught his son that abundance of food breeds luxury, and wealth breeds luxury.

In order to make his son understand the importance of being frugal, he wrote an article on frugality in the style of a letter from home. In the article, he strongly opposed extravagant life and strongly advocated frugality and simplicity.

He also kept admonishing his children: Studying must be serious, work must be practical, and life must be frugal. On the surface, these may not appear to be important matters for running a country, but in fact they are the foundation for building a family and a prosperous country. Sima Guang's aphorism about "It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality" has become a famous saying passed down by the world.

Under his education, his son Sima Kang understood the importance of frugality from an early age and practiced frugality and self-discipline. He successively served as the school secretary, author and lecturer. He was also known for his erudition, integrity and frugal life.

5. Hua Di teaches his son

Ouyang Xiu was an outstanding politician, writer, and historian in the Northern Song Dynasty. His achievements were inseparable from the great education of his mother.

Oumu is a single mother. Her husband passed away when her son was four years old, leaving her alone to raise her son.

When Ouyang Xiu's father was alive, the family's finances were relatively well-off. However, since his death, the family's situation has plummeted, and it has become increasingly poor. It is understandable how difficult it is for orphans and widowed mothers to live in such a situation.

Ou Mu is a strong-willed woman. Her family is poor and ambitious. She raised her son with her own hard work and taught Ouyang Xiu how to read in the most primitive way.

This is the famous "Hua Di teaches his son": when Ouyang Xiu was five years old, Ou's mother taught him how to read, read, and behave. It was just that the family was poor at the time and had no money to buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones, so Ou's mother had to use reed sticks instead, spread some sand on the ground, use the ground as paper, and teach Ouyang Xiu to write stroke by stroke.

Under the careful guidance of his mother, Ouyang Xiu was very sensible, so he worked hard and achieved excellent academic results. He was a Jinshi in high school in the eighth year of Renzong Tiansheng (1030 AD).