Stories of historical celebrities

1. Fan Zhongyan aspired to the world

1. Fan Zhongyan’s father died when he was two years old. My mother was very poor and had no support. So he remarried to the Zhu family in Changshan. (Fan Zhongyan) When he grew up, he knew his life and death, bid farewell to his mother with tears in his eyes, and left to study at Nandu Academy in Yingtian Mansion. (He) studied hard during the day and late at night. In five years, I never took off my clothes and went to bed. Sometimes I feel drowsy at night and often pour water on my face.

2. (Fan Zhongyan) often studied hard during the day and ate nothing until the sun turned west. In this way, he understood the main purpose of the Six Classics, and later set up his ambition to benefit the world. He often preached to himself: "Be concerned about the worries of the world first, and be happy after the joys of the world."

Original text: Fan Zhongyan was orphaned when he was two years old. His mother was poor and helpless, so he suited the Zhu family of Changshan. When he grew up, he knew his family, so he wept and bid farewell to his mother, and went to study in Nandu. He studied hard day and night and didn't even take off his clothes to go to bed for five years. Or if you are lazy at night, you often wet your face with water. Often the rice porridge is not enough, and the food is eaten at the end of the day. Then the purpose of the Six Classics is understood, and the ambition is to be in the world. I often recite to myself: You should worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness.

2. Chen Fan is willing to wipe out the world

When Chen Fan was fifteen years old, he lived alone in a place with a very messy courtyard and house. His father's friend Xue Qin from the same city came to visit him and said to him, "Son, why don't you clean the room to greet the guests?" Chen Fan said, "When a man deals with things, his duty should be to clean up the world. He can't care about a room. Things about the house." Xue Qin believed that he was unique in his ambition to clarify the world.

Original text: In the fifteenth year of the vassal period, I was living in a single room, but the courtyard was deserted. Xue Qin, a friend of his father's from the same county, came to wait for him and said to the feudal lord, "Why don't you sweep the house to entertain the guests?" The feudal lord said, "When a man lives in the world, he should sweep the world and live in one house." Strange.

3. Ban Chao joined the army

1. Ban Chao has lofty ambitions and does not care about small things. However, he is filial and diligent at home, often working hard in his life, and does not regard labor as a shame. He was eloquent and had a thorough reading of many historical books. In 62 AD (the fifth year of Yongping), his elder brother Ban Gu was recruited as a school clerk. Ban Chao and his mother also accompanied Ban Chao to Luoyang. Because his family was poor, Ban Chao often copied books for the government to earn money to support his family.

2. He had been copying for a long time and was exhausted. Once, he stopped what he was doing, threw down his pen and sighed: "If a man doesn't have better ambitions and strategies, he should be like the people of Emperor Zhao's time." Like Fu Jiezi and Zhang Qian during Emperor Wu's reign, they made great achievements in a foreign land to get a title, so how could they be busy with pens and inkstones for a long time?" The people around him laughed at him, and Ban Chao said: "Why, boy? How can you understand the ambitions of a strong man?"

Original text: Ban Chao was born in Pinling, Fufeng, and was the youngest son of Xu Lingbiao. A man who has great ambitions and doesn't pay attention to details. However, he is filial and conscientious, always works hard at home, and is not ashamed of the humiliation of hard work. There is oral defense, but he dabbles in writing and biography. Yongping five years. Brother Gu was called to be a school secretary, and Chao and his mother followed him to Luoyang. His family was poor, so he often wrote letters to official servants to support him. After working hard for a long time, he quit his job and wrote and sighed: "A real man has no other ambitions. He should just imitate Fu Jiezi and Zhang Qian and make contributions to foreign lands in order to win the title of marquis. How can he be able to study and write for a long time?" Everyone laughed at it. Chao said: "You know how strong the ambition of a strong man is!"

4. Zong Cui (què) rides the wind and waves

1. Zong Cui, whose courtesy name is Yuanqian, is from Nieyang, Nanyang. His uncle Zong Bing was very knowledgeable but refused to be an official. When Zong Ji was young, Zong Bing asked him what his ambition would be when he grew up. He replied: "I hope that the strong wind will blow away the huge waves that stretch thousands of miles." (Zong Bing said: "Even if you are not rich and powerful, you will definitely be able to honor your ancestors.") One time, Zongbi's brother Zongmi got married. On the night of the wedding, He was robbed by robbers.

2. Zongqi was only 14 years old at the time, but he stood up and fought with the robbers, beating more than a dozen robbers to the ground and unable to enter the main house. At that time, the world was peaceful, and people with a certain reputation believed that practicing essays to gain fame was a legitimate career. Because Zong Bing was highly knowledgeable, everyone liked to read Confucian classics with him. However, Zongtou was not praised by his fellow villagers because he was willful and fond of martial arts.

Original text: Zongqi, named Yuanqian, was a native of Nieyang, Nanyang. Uncle Bing is a noble man but not an official. When he was young, Bing asked him about his ambition. Chou said: "I would like to ride on the long wind and break the thousands of miles of waves." Bing said: "If you are not rich, you will destroy my door." My brother married a wife and started to enter the house. He was robbed at night. When Chou was fourteen years old, he stood up and resisted the thieves. More than ten people were all dressed in clothes and were not allowed to enter the room.

At that time, there was nothing going on in the world. Scholars also took literature and art as their profession. They were well-educated and upright. All the disciples and disciples were eager to learn, but they were weak and fond of martial arts, so they were not known as folk songs.

5. Zu Ti heard the chicken dance

1. In the beginning, Zu Ti, a native of Fanyang, had great ambitions when he was young. He once served as the chief secretary of Sizhou with Liu Kun and slept with Liu Kun. Hearing the rooster crow in the middle of the night, he kicked Liu Kun awake and said, "This is not a disgusting sound." He got up and danced with his sword. After crossing the river, Sima Rui, the prime minister of the left, asked him to serve as military advisor and drinker.

2. Zu Ti lived in Jingkou, gathered together brave and strong men, and said to Sima Rui: "The chaos in the Jin Dynasty was not due to the emperor's unrighteousness and the resentment of his subordinates, but to the rebellion between the emperor's relatives and the clan. They fought for power and killed each other, which allowed the people of Rong and Di to take advantage of the loopholes and cause harm to the Central Plains. Now that the survivors of the Jin Dynasty have been devastated and harmed, everyone is thinking about self-improvement. Your Majesty, you can indeed send generals to lead troops. , let people like me lead the army to regain the Central Plains, and heroes from all over the country will definitely respond to the news."

3. Sima Rui has never had the ambition of the Northern Expedition. He listened to Zu Ti! After saying this, he appointed Zu Ti as General Fenwei and governor of Yuzhou. He was only given rations for a thousand men and three thousand pieces of cloth. He was not provided with weapons and was left to Zu Ti to find a way to raise them on his own. Zu Ti led his private army to cross the Yangtze River with more than a hundred families. He banged the oars in the river and said: "If Zu Ti cannot make the Central Plains clear and recover successfully, it will be like a big river that will never return!" So he stationed in Huaiyin, built a furnace to smelt and cast weapons, recruited more than 2,000 people, and then continued to move forward.

Original text: Fan Yang Zuti, who rarely had great ambitions, was the chief secretary of Sizhou with Liu Kun. They slept together. Hearing the crow of roosters in the middle of the night, Kun Kunjue said: "This is not an evil sound!" Because he started dancing . After crossing the river, Prime Minister Zuo Rui offered wine to the soldiers for consultation. Ti lived in Jingkou, reunited with Xiao Jian, and said to Yu Rui: "The chaos in the Jin Dynasty is not caused by the lack of justice at the top but the resentment and rebellion at the bottom. The clans fight for power and fight against each other, so the Rong and Di take advantage of the opportunity to spread poison to the mainland. Today. Since the remnant people have been defeated by the bandits, people want to work hard. Your Majesty, if you can, will send out troops to unite those like Ti and restore the Central Plains. The heroes of the county and country will be able to respond to the call. "

Rui Suwu! The ambition of the Northern Expedition was to make Ti a powerful general and the governor of Yuzhou. He was given a thousand men and three thousand pieces of cloth, but no armor. He had to recruit his own troops. Ti sent more than a hundred of his tribe across the river, struck the river, and swore: "Ancestor Ti cannot clear the Central Plains and restore the economy, just like the big river!" Then he stationed in Huaiyin, smelted and forged troops, and recruited more than 2,000 people. Enter.

6. Painter Zhao Guang is unyielding

1. Zhao Guang is from Hefei and was originally a book boy in Li Boshi's family. When Li Boshi was painting, he stayed by his side. As time went by, he became good at painting, especially horses, which was almost the same as what Li Boshi did. During the Jianyan period, he fell into the hands of Jin Bing. Jin Bing heard that he was good at painting, so he asked him to paint the captured women.

2. Zhao Guang resolutely refused to paint. Jin Bing threatened him with a knife. When he failed, he cut off his right thumb. Zhao Guang actually paints with his left hand. After the situation calmed down, Zhao Guang only painted Guanyin. A few years later, Zhao Guang died. Most of Li Boshi's Guanyin paintings collected by prominent intellectuals today were written by Zhao Guang.

Original text: Zhao Guang, from Hefei. This is a short history of Li Boshi's family. Boshi painted during his time, and he served as an attendant every time. Over time, he became good at painting. You Gong painted horses. How could he deceive the real thing? Jian Yan was trapped by a thief. The thief heard that he was good at painting, so he captured the woman in the picture. Guang resolutely said that she could not draw, so he threatened her with a white knife. If she refused, he cut off the thumb of his right hand and sent her away. Guang used his left hand all his life. Chaotic determination is just a painting of Avalokitesvara. A few years later, he died. Today, the scholar-bureaucrats have many great works of Guanyin in Boshi.

7. Su Wu Muyang Beihai

1. Wei Lu knew that Su Wu could not be forced to surrender after all, so he reported it to Shan Yu. The Chan Yu wanted to make Su Wu surrender more and more, so he imprisoned Su Wu and put him in a big cellar without giving him anything to drink or eat. It was snowing, so Su Wu lay down and chewed the snow, swallowing it together with the felt wool to satisfy his hunger. He survived for several days. The Xiongnu thought it was magical, so they moved Su Wu to a deserted place by the North Sea and asked him to herd rams, saying that they would not return to the Han until the rams gave birth to lambs.

2. At the same time, his subordinates and his entourage Chang Hui and others were relocated to other places. After Su Wu moved to Beihai, food could not be transported, so he could only eat wild fruits stored by wild rats. He used the Han court's talisman festival to herd sheep, holding it on when sleeping and getting up, until all the yak tail hairs tied to the festival fell off.

Original text: The law knows that Wu Zhi cannot be threatened, Bai Shanyu. Shanyu is getting more and more eager to surrender. Nai Youwu, placed in a large cellar, never eats or drinks. It's raining and snowing. Wu lay down and chewed the snow, swallowing it together with the felt hair, and survived for several days.

The Xiongnu thought they were gods, so they moved to Wubei Sea to an uninhabited place to herd cattle. The milk is returned. Except for the officials who belonged to Chang Hui and others, they were all placed in other places. When Wu reached the sea, he couldn't find any food, so he dug up wild rats to eat the grass. On the day of the stick man, shepherds the sheep, and when he gets up and takes care of himself, all the knots are gone.

8. The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan

When Chen Sheng was young, he was hired to plow the fields. Once, he suddenly stopped while farming and walked to the ridge of the field. On the way, Trouble had been resentful for a long time and said to his companions: "If anyone gets rich in the future, don't forget each other." The companions smiled and asked: "You were hired to plow the fields, where did you get the wealth? "Chen Sheng sighed and said, "Oh, how can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"

Original text: When Chen She was young, he tried to farm with servants. He stopped farming on the ridge and felt regretful for a long time. If you are rich and noble, you will never forget each other." The servant smiled and said, "How can you be rich and noble if you work for a servant?" Chen She sighed and said, "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"

9. Xiang Yu’s great ambition and talent

When Xiang Ji was young, he had no success in studying, so he left studying to practice swordsmanship, but achieved nothing. Xiang Liang was very angry with him. Xiang Ji said: "Reading can only help people remember their names. Learning swords can only defeat one person, so it is not worth learning. To learn, you must learn knowledge that can defeat thousands of people." So Xiang Liang began to teach Xiang Liang. Xiang Ji was very happy to learn the art of war. However, he had just understood a little bit of the art of war, but he was unwilling to learn it to the end.

Original text: When Xiang Ji was young, he couldn't learn to read, and he couldn't learn to sword. Xiang Liang was angry. Ji said: "Books are enough to remember names and surnames. Swordsmanship can be defeated by one person, but it is not enough to learn. Learn the art of war by thousands of people." So Xiang Liang taught Ji the art of war, and Ji was very happy. He knew a little about its meaning, but he refused to learn it.