1. Qi Baishi

This famous art master in the modern Chinese painting world also started late and had a poor foundation. Qi Baishi grew up in a poor family and had been farming for generations. He only attended a private school with his grandfather before he was 12 years old. He cut firewood, herded cattle, farmed, and did all kinds of work. He learned carpentry at the age of 12 and carving at the age of 15 to earn money to support his family. He only started to learn painting formally when he was 27 years old.

At this time, no one, not even him, would have thought that he would become a master and receive a series of honors in the future. After he turned 56, he began to boldly break through himself and change his painting style, and then he became famous.

In 1949, he was elected as a member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and a member of the All-China Artists Association. In 1952, he was appointed as honorary professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, chairman of the Chinese Artists Association, research librarian of the Central Museum of Literature and History, chairman of the Beijing Chinese Painting Research Association, and honorary president of the Beijing Chinese Painting Academy. He was elected as a deputy to the first National People's Congress.

2. Gou Jian

Gou Jian inherited the throne at the age of 23. He defeated the powerful Wu State not long after he took the throne. He was very satisfied, but the powerful Wu State was working hard. Disgraceful, a disaster immediately befell the young king and his country.

Helu was injured and died, and his son Fucha was determined to take revenge. Gou Jian took the initiative to attack Wu the following year. There was a fierce battle with Wu soldiers at Fujiao Mountain (now southwest of Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province), and the Vietnamese soldiers were defeated. Gou Jian withdrew his troops to Kuaiji Mountain (now south of Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and used Fan Li's strategy to beg for peace with Wu. In the fifth year of Goujian's reign, he led his wife and minister Fan Li to the state of Wu in person to serve as husband's servant and to be held hostage in Wu.

When he arrived in the capital of Wu, Gou Jian endured the humiliation and bore the heavy burden. He called himself a humble minister and treated the king of Wu with great courtesy. He ate coarse grains, slept in a stable, and performed hard labor. Zuo Guanzhiru. "Serve your husband carefully, be obedient, raise the horses, and provide water, remove manure, and sweep the house." For three years, he has not been sullen or resentful. Better than Fu Chai's servants.

3. Su Xun

"Su Laoquan, after winning seventeen, began to work hard and read books." This is a story in the "Three Character Classic" that was widely circulated among Chinese people in the past. It is about the youth of Su Xun, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty and the author of "Theory of Six Kingdoms".

It is said that when Su Xun was young, he did not study hard and lived in a muddle. He often raced horses and traveled with a group of "husbands and dogs". He did not realize it until he was twenty-seven years old, so he studied hard. .

After studying for more than a year, I thought I was ready, so I went to take the Jinshi exam, but I failed. This made him realize that learning is not easy, and you have to work hard to get results. From then on, he declined guests and studied behind closed doors, working day and night without letting go of the scroll. After studying so hard for five or six years, my literary talent finally improved greatly, and I could write thousands of words in an instant as if I was inspired.

In the first year of Renzong Jiayou's reign, he led Su Shi and Su Che to Bianjing to pay a visit to Ouyang Xiu, a Hanlin scholar. Ouyang Xiu admired his "Book of Quan", "Lun of Heng", "Several Strategies" and other articles, and thought they were comparable to those of Jia Yi and Liu Xiang, so he recommended them to the court. At that time, officials and officials rushed to recite it, and its reputation became very popular.

In the third year of Jiayou's reign, Renzong summoned him to take an examination in Sherenyuan. He refused to answer the imperial edict, claiming to be ill. In the fifth year of Jiayou's reign (52 years old), he was appointed as Secretary and Provincial Secretary.

4. Murong Chui

Murong Chui bravely won the three armies since he was a child, and was deeply loved by his father Murong Huang. Later, he was forced to leave by Taifu Murong Ping, and he endured the humiliation and heavy burden under Fu Jian for decades. Only when his beard and hair turned white did he regain control of the Yan family. He can be regarded as a late bloomer. Murong Chui was the fifth son of Murong Wei, the former founding emperor of Yan State, and his uncle. He was favored by Murong Huang, and later appreciated by Murong Ke. He was once the commander-in-chief of the vanguard and the former king of Yan and Wu.

In 369, Jin general Huan Wen led his army to attack Qian Yan and retreated at Fangtou. Murong Chui pursued him with 30,000 cavalry to Xiangyi (now Suixian County, Henan) and defeated the Jin army. Later, he was forced to leave by the Taifu Murong Ping, and he surrendered to the former Qin Dynasty with his wife. During the Battle of Feishui, the offensive was assigned to attack Xiangyang. He secretly preserved his strength and rebelled after the defeat of the former Qin Dynasty. Murong Chui united with Xianbei and Wuhuan to establish Later Yan, led an army of 200,000 to attack Ye, and captured Yecheng a year later.

Proclaimed himself emperor in 386 (60 years old) and made his capital Zhongshan (Dingzhou City, Hebei Province). In 393 (67 years old), Murong Hong's Xiyan regime was eliminated. Due to the detention of the younger brother of King Tuoba Gui of the Northern Wei Dynasty, relations with the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was originally a vassal state, deteriorated.

In 395 (age 69), Prince Murong Bao conquered the Northern Wei Dynasty and was defeated in the Battle of Shenhepi. The following year, Murong Chui fought back, but died of illness during the expedition.

5. Liu Bang

Liu Bang should be regarded as a typical late bloomer. In addition to being surprisingly lucky, I think he also has his own merits. In September of the first year of Qin II (209 BC), Liu Bang gathered a crowd in Peixian County to respond to the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and he was called Peigong. At this time, Liu Bang was already 47 years old.

Liu Bang's revolutionary cause is progressing very rapidly. In October 206 BC (only 3 years later) Liu Bang entered Ba Shang. Prince Qin Ying surrendered and Qin was destroyed. After entering the Pass, Liu Bang abolished the harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty and made a three-part agreement with the elders in Guanzhong: "Those who kill will die, and those who hurt others and steal will not be punished." Therefore, he was welcomed by the people.

After Xiang Yu defeated the main force of the Qin army, Liu Bang followed Zhang Liang's advice and went to Hongmen in person, making humble remarks. Xiang Yu made Liu Bang the King of Han and ruled the Bashu and Hanzhong areas. Liu Bang was unwilling to let Xiang Yu monopolize the fruits of the revolution, so he led his army eastward and launched the four-year Chu-Han War.

In the winter of the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang asked Han Xin, Peng Yue and others to lead an army to encircle the Chu army at Gaixia. Xiang Yu led his troops to break out of the encirclement and went to Wujiang River to commit suicide. In February of that year (55 years old), Liu Bang ascended the throne and established his capital in Luoyang for the first time. Soon it was moved to Chang'an, which was known as the Western Han Dynasty in history.