"Be calm when faced with great events, and don't believe that there are no ancient sages today!" is a couplet written by Weng Tonghe, the emperor of the third generation of the Qing Dynasty. It can be explained that whenever encountering big problems, you should deal with it calmly and calmly, and do not believe that there are no ancient sages today. It means that the sages of ancient and modern times are all magnanimous. When encountering major events, they are calm and calm, handling heavy tasks as if they are light, and responding to them with ease.
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Weng Tonghe (1830-1904), courtesy name Shuping, nickname Songchan, alias Junzhai, Pingsheng, Pinglu Jushi, Bingmei Jushi, etc. Hao Tianfang Xianren, Hao Ping'an layman in the evening, a native of Changshu, Jiangsu Province, a famous politician and calligraphy artist in modern Chinese history. The third son of Weng Xincun, a scholar of Tirenge University, was the champion in the sixth year of Xianfeng (1856). He successively served as Minister of Household Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Minister of Military Aircraft and Prime Minister, Minister of International Affairs. He served as the imperial advisor of Tongzhi and Guangxu dynasties of the Qing Dynasty. After his death, he was given the posthumous title Wengong.
Weng Tonghe was a poet and painter, especially famous for his calligraphy. He studied Ou and Chu when he was young, and Dong Qichang and Mi Fu at the beginning. After middle age, he pursued Yan Zhenqing from Qian Feng, and was not bound by the word Yan. The body is wide and open, the strokes are strong and powerful, the style is bold and vigorous, simple, majestic and graceful. He is the author of "The Diary of Wengwen Gonggong" and "Pinglu Poetry Manuscript".
"Quietness" is a very important symbol in traditional Chinese culture. It is the quality of life and aesthetic pursuit accumulated by the Chinese nation through their natural daily routine, hard work in farming, and hard study. "Guanzi" says, "Therefore, a ruler with a Tao is as if he is ignorant and his responses are accidental. This is the Tao of quiet causes." It is believed that only by keeping a calm mind can we correctly understand objective things. "Xunzi" also believes that "how can the heart know?" It says: "empty and unified", which means to observe things with an open mind, concentration and calmness. The idea in "The Book of Rites" that "man is born quiet is the nature of nature" has developed into one of the methods of moral cultivation. Zhou Dunyi's "Tai Chi Tu Shuo" "No desire leads to tranquility" embodies the idea of ??"maintaining tranquility". "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu says, "The things of a general: quietness leads to secludedness, integrity leads to governance." Tranquility leads to long-term success.