Confucius was not ashamed to ask questions:

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius was respected as a "sage" by people. He had two thousand disciples, and everyone asked him for advice. His "The Analects of Confucius" has been handed down from generation to generation for thousands of years.

Confucius was knowledgeable, but he still humbly asked for advice from others. Once, he went to the Ancestral Temple to worship his ancestors. As soon as he entered the Ancestral Temple, he felt novel and asked other people this and that. Someone laughed and said: "Confucius is outstanding in knowledge, why do you still ask?" After hearing this, Confucius said: "You have to ask about everything, what's wrong with that?" His disciples asked him: "After Kong Yu died, why did he call him Kong Wenzi? Confucius said: "Only those who are smart and eager to learn are worthy of being called 'Wen'." The disciples thought: "Teachers often ask others for advice, and they don't feel ashamed."

You are open-minded and willing to learn from others. People, including those with lower status than themselves, are called "not ashamed to ask"

The story of ancient celebrities who studied diligently

Liu Qirandi studied. During the Liang Dynasty, Liu Qi, a native of Pengcheng, "was alone in her early years and her family was poor, and it was difficult to make lamps and candles. She often bought and folded the seeds and burned them for lamps." She studied hard.

Su Ting blows fire to read. "I rarely get the love of my father. I often hang out with the servants, but I am eager to learn. Every time I want to study, I always have no light, so I have to use the fire to illuminate the book and recite in the stable. It is so painful."

Chang Lindai After plowing and hoeing. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Chang Lin was "a studious person, and he brought scriptures and hoeing. His wife often paid him her own salary. Although Lin was in the fields, they treated each other as if they were guests."

Li Mi hung a book on the horn of an ox. During the Sui Dynasty, Li Mi was assigned as a bodyguard in the court of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty when he was a boy. He was flexible by nature. When he was on duty, he looked around and was discovered by Emperor Sui Yang. He thought that the child was not honest, so he was exempted from his duties. Li Mi was not depressed. After returning home, he studied hard and decided to become a learned person. One time, Li Mi rode an ox and went out to see friends. On the way, he hung the "Book of Han" on the horns of an ox and took the time to read. This incident became a legend.

Dong Zhongshu did not visit the garden for three years. Dong Zhongshu concentrated on his studies and worked tirelessly. Although there was a garden behind his study, he concentrated on reading and studying and did not take a look at the garden for three years. Dong Zhongshu was so dedicated to studying knowledge that he became a famous thinker in the Western Han Dynasty.

Guan Ning divided the seats and sat separately. During the Han Dynasty, Guan Ning and Hua Xin were classmates and friends. One day, the two of them were studying at the same table, and a dignitary passed by in a car. Guan Ning was not disturbed and could study as before, but Hua Xin went out to watch and was filled with envy. Guan Ning saw that Hua Xin and he were not really like-minded friends, so he separated the seats. Guan Ning finally succeeded in his career!

Kuang Heng cut through the wall to steal the money. During the Western Han Dynasty, there was a particularly knowledgeable man named Kuang Heng. When Kuang Heng was a child, he came from a poor family. In order to study, he dug through the wall of his illiterate neighbor and read by stealing a ray of candlelight. Finally, he was moved. His neighbors were illiterate, but with everyone's help, little Kuangheng succeeded in his studies. During the reign of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, Kuang Heng was recommended by Shi Gao, the Grand Sima and Chariot General, and Kuang Heng was granted the title of doctor and became a doctor.

Che Yin and Nang Ying read at night. Che Yin, courtesy name Wuzi, was born in Nanping (today's Gongan City, Hubei Province) in the Jin Dynasty. His family was impoverished since he was a child, but he studied very hard. "My poor family didn't often get oil. In the summer months, I would make a bag to hold dozens of fireflies to illuminate the books. "The story of Che Yin Nang Ying Zhao reading has been passed down as a beautiful story in history, inspiring generations of scholars in the future.

Chen Ping endured humiliation and studied hard. Chen Ping, a famous prime minister in the Western Han Dynasty, was poor when he was young and lived with his elder brother. In order to uphold his father's destiny and shine in the family, he did not engage in production and studied behind closed doors. However, he was not tolerated by his elder sister-in-law. In order to eliminate the conflict between brother and sister-in-law, he faced repeated humiliation and could not bear it. However, as the sister-in-law's behavior worsened, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and ran away from home, wanting to wander around the world. After being chased back by her brother, she disregarded the previous grudges and prevented her brother from divorcing her, which became a good talk among the locals. Finally, there was an old man who came here because of his reputation and accepted apprenticeships for free. After completing his studies, he assisted Liu Bang and achieved great success.

Lu Yu abandoned Buddhism and followed literature. Lu Yu, a famous scholar in the Tang Dynasty, was an orphan since he was a child and was raised by Zen Master Zhiji. Although Lu Yu was in the temple, he did not want to chant sutras and chant Buddha's name all day long. Instead, he liked to read poems and books. Lu Yu insisted on going down the mountain to study, but was opposed by the Zen master. In order to pose a problem to Lu Yu and educate him better, the Zen master asked him to learn how to make tea. In the process of studying tea art, Lu Yu met a kind-hearted old woman and not only learned the complicated tea-making skills, but also learned many principles of reading and life. When Lu Yu finally brought a cup of steaming Kuding tea to the Zen master, the Zen master finally agreed to his request to go down the mountain to study. Later, Lu Yu wrote the widely circulated "Tea Classic" and carried forward the tea culture of the motherland!

Younger Bao Zheng learns to solve the case. Bao Zheng and Bao Qingtian were smart since childhood, studious and inquisitive, and especially enjoyed reasoning and solving cases. His father had close contacts with the county magistrate. Bao Zheng had been exposed to it since childhood and learned a lot of knowledge about solving cases, especially in the case of burning temples and killing monks. Based on the clues at the scene, he peeled off the cocoon and pulled out the silk, and after identifying the criminal suspect, he pretended to be the King of Hell to find out the truth, assisted the county magistrate in arresting the murderer, and eliminated harm for the people. He worked hard to learn legal and criminal knowledge, laying a solid foundation of knowledge for when he grew up, he would be able to resolve cases like a god and redress justice for the people.

Wan Sitong studied hard behind closed doors. Wan Sitong, a famous scholar and historian in the early Qing Dynasty, participated in the compilation of "Twenty-Four Histories", an important history book of our country. But Wan Sitong was also a naughty child when he was young. Wan Sitong lost face in front of the guests because of his playfulness, and was criticized by the guests.

In anger, Wan Sitong overturned the guests' tables and was locked in the study room by his father. Wan Sitong went from being angry and hating reading to shutting himself up and thinking about his mistakes. He was inspired by the "Tea Classic" and began to study hard. More than a year later, Wan Sitong read many books in the bookstore. His father forgave his son, and Wan Sitong also understood his father's good intentions. After a long period of diligent study, Wan Sitong finally became a famous scholar who was familiar with history and read many books. He also participated in the compilation of "History of Ming Dynasty" in "Twenty-Four Histories".

Tang Bohu devoted himself to learning painting. Tang Bohu was a famous painter and writer in the Ming Dynasty. He showed superhuman talent in painting when he was a child. Tang Bohu became a disciple of the great painter Shen Zhou. Naturally, he studied harder and more diligently. He mastered painting skills quickly and was highly praised by Shen Zhou. Unexpectedly, due to Shen Zhou's praise, Tang Bohu, who had always been modest, gradually became complacent. Shen Zhou saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. During a meal, Shen Zhou asked Tang Bohu to open the window. Tang Bohu found that the window under his hand was actually Tang Bohu was very ashamed of a painting by his teacher Shen Zhou, and devoted himself to learning painting from then on.

Qu Yuan studied hard in the cave. When Qu Yuan was a child, he ignored the objections of his elders and hid in a cave to secretly read the Book of Songs regardless of wind, rain or freezing weather. After three full years, he read 305 chapters of the Book of Songs, absorbed rich nutrition from these folk songs, and finally became a great poet.

Fan Zhongyan cut off the bones and carved the porridge. Fan Zhongyan grew up in a poor family. In order to study, he lived frugally. Finally, his diligence and studious moved the elders of the temple, and the elders sent him to study in Nandu Academy. Fan Zhongyan still adheres to a simple living habit and does not accept gifts from rich children in order to sharpen his will. After studying hard, he finally became a great writer.

Sima Guang police pillow is inspirational. Sima Guang was a child who loved to play and sleep. For this reason, he was often punished by his teacher and ridiculed by his peers. Under his teacher's earnest instruction, he was determined to get rid of his bad habit of sleeping. In order to get up early, he drank some alcohol before going to bed. His stomach was full of water, but he didn't wake up in the morning, but wet the bed. So the clever Sima Guang made a warning pillow out of garden wood. When he turned over in the morning, his head fell on the bed board, and he woke up naturally. From then on, he woke up early every day. He got up to study and persevered, and finally became a learned and great writer who wrote "Zi Zhi Tong Jian".

Xuan Zang studied Buddhism hard. Xuanzang was an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty. In order to obtain the original text of Buddhist scriptures, Xuanzang left Chang'an in August of the third year of Zhenguan. He traveled thousands of miles to the west to obtain scriptures and finally arrived in India. It took seventeen years and he wrote "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty". He has made great contributions to Buddhism, human progress and world civilization.

Yue Fei studied art. The national hero Yue Fei was born in troubled times, and his family was poor since he was a child. With the support of his neighbors, he studied martial arts with Zhou Tong, a famous Shaanxi master. During this period, he witnessed the broken mountains and rivers and the displacement of the people. He developed the ambition to learn arts to serve the country and overcame his pride and complacency. After practicing hard in the cold and summer, under the careful guidance of the famous teacher Zhou Tong, I finally mastered Yuejia Qiang, and led Wang Gui, Tang Xian and other partners to join the patriotic torrent of fighting against gold and saving the country.

Li Guizhen learned to draw tigers. Li Guizhen, a famous tiger painter of the Five Dynasties, liked painting since he was a child, especially tigers. However, because he had never seen a real tiger, he always painted tigers as sick cats. So he decided to go into the deep mountains and forests to visit real tigers, and went through many hardships. With the help of Uncle Orion, he finally saw a real tiger. Through a lot of sketching and copying, his tiger painting skills improved by leaps and bounds, and the tigers he painted were so lifelike that they could almost be real. From then on, he spent most of his life traveling to many famous mountains and rivers, seeing more birds and beasts, and finally became a master of painting.

Shen Kuo went up the mountain to see the peach blossoms. "The fragrance of April in the world has ended, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple have begun to bloom." When reading this poem, Shen Kuo's brows condensed into a knot, "Why do the peach blossoms on the mountain begin to bloom when all the flowers here have failed?" , in order to solve this mystery, Shen Kuo invited a few friends to go up the mountain for an on-the-spot investigation. In April, it was warm or cold on the mountain. The cool wind came and made people shiver with cold. Shen Kuo suddenly realized that the temperature on the mountain was actually higher than the cold. It is much lower down the mountain, so the flower season comes later than down the mountain. With this spirit of exploration and empirical methods, Shen Kuo wrote "Mengxi Bi Tan" when he grew up.

Xu Xiake’s ambition is to conquer the world. One day, a strange thing happened by the river. Many people were trying to salvage the stone lion that had fallen into the water, but they couldn't find it. At this time, a child named Xu Xiake said that as long as you go up the river, you can find the stone lions. Sure enough, the stone lion was found, and everyone praised this smart child. It turned out that he was Xu Xiake, who grew up to become a great geographer and traveler.

Li Sheng became a master archer. Li Sheng's father was a powerful general, and Li Sheng hoped to grow up to be like his father. However, his father always said that he was too young to practice martial arts. Unwilling to give in, Li Sheng secretly learned archery and finally became a perfect archer, which impressed his father.

Lu You studied diligently in Shuchao. Lu You, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, was diligent, sensitive and studious since he was a child. In his house, there are books on the table, books in the cabinets, and books piled on the bed, which is called a book nest. He was diligent in creation and left more than 9,000 poems in his life, becoming an outstanding writer in the history of our country.

Borrowed from Liu Xie Buddhist Hall. It was late at night, and the sound of reading suddenly came from the Buddhist temple. The young monks were frightened, thinking there was a ghost inside, and immediately reported it to the old monk.

So the old monk led the young monk to catch ghosts. Unexpectedly, the "ghost" turned out to be a poor boy named Liu Xie, who was borrowing a Buddhist lamp to study. After studying hard, Liu Xie finally became a great writer.

Yan Ruocha’s stuttering has become a big deal. Yan Ruochu, a well-known textual scholar, was a child who stuttered when she was a child. She was often laughed at and bullied by everyone. With the encouragement of her mother and teachers, Yan Ruoxuan relied on the spirit of diligence to make up for her shortcomings, studied hard, and worked several times as hard as others, catching up with normal students. Classmate, since then, Yan Ruoqi still relied on this spirit of being studious and willing to endure hardships to become a famous scholar.

Gu Yanwu read more than ten thousand books. Gu Yanwu, a thinker in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, had a very unfortunate childhood. Smallpox almost took his life. Although he was frail and sick, under the guidance and encouragement of his mother, Gu Yanwu studied diligently and copied the "Zizhi Tongjian" by hand with extraordinary perseverance, and finally became a great scholar.

Ouyang Xiu borrowed classics. Ouyang Xiu, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, was very talented since he was a child. However, due to his poor family, his family had no money to buy paper or pens. In order to let his son practice calligraphy, Ouyang Xiu's mother, Zheng, came up with an ingenious way to use Ogi grass instead of brush teaching. Little Ouyang Xiu writes. Ouyang Xiu worked hard, developed good calligraphy, and became a well-known child prodigy. This hard-working spirit also influenced his little friend Li Yaofu, leading Li Yaofu to the path of learning.

Pu Songling asked about the road in Caoting. Pu Songling, a writer in the Qing Dynasty, built a thatched pavilion on the roadside to record the stories told by passers-by. After decades of diligent collection, coupled with his own sleepless nights and creations, he finally completed the epoch-making and brilliant masterpiece "" in the history of ancient Chinese literature. "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".

Jia Kui studied secretly across the fence. Jia Kui, whose courtesy name was Jingbo, was born in AD 30. He was a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty and a famous Confucian scholar and astronomer. He is the ninth grandson of Jia Yi, a famous figure in the Western Han Dynasty. His father, Jia Hui, was also a scholar. Jia Kui was deeply influenced by his family and was very smart since he was a child. In order to be able to study, Jia Kui eavesdropped on the teacher's lectures through the bamboo fence when he was a child.

Meng Ke changed his mind and studied diligently. Mencius was a famous thinker and politician during the Warring States Period.

However, Mencius was not a naturally knowledgeable person. When he was young, he was very playful and did not like reading. Later, in order to educate him, Meng's mother moved three times and cut pieces of cloth to teach him. Finally, Mencius understood that if you want to become a talent, you must work hard and diligently.

Song Lian visited his teacher in the snow. Song Lian, a famous essayist and scholar in the Ming Dynasty, was eager to learn since childhood. He was not only knowledgeable, but also good at writing articles. He was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, as "the first civil servant in the founding of the country." Song Lian loves reading very much, and always asks for details when encountering something she doesn’t understand. This time, in order to figure out a problem, Song Lian walked dozens of miles in the snow to consult Teacher Mengji, who no longer accepted students, but the teacher was not at home. Song Lian was not discouraged and visited the teacher again a few days later, but the teacher did not receive him. Because of the cold weather, Song Lian and his companions were freezing. Song Lian's toes were all frostbitten. When Song Lian visited alone for the third time, he fell into a snow pit and was fortunately rescued. When Song Lian almost fainted at the door of the teacher's house, the teacher was moved by his sincerity and patiently answered Song Lian's questions. Later, in order to gain more knowledge, Song Lian was not afraid of hardships and hardships, and visited many teachers, and finally became a famous essayist!

Tao Hongjing studied in the vegetable garden. In ancient times, there were many misunderstandings about the natural world. People believed in the absurd legend that Luoying turned a borer into his own son, and called the son he brought into the world "Bollfly". Tao Hongjing expressed doubts about this. He found a nest of midges in the vegetable garden near the village and squatted in the vegetable field to observe them attentively all day long. Tao Hongjing discovered that they were both male and female. After many days of careful observation, Tao Hongjing finally revealed the secret of the borers: it turns out that the borers also have their own offspring, and the borers are carried into the nest to serve as food for the larvae. They do not exist at all. There is such a thing as "a adopted son"! From then on, Tao Hongjing felt that it was best to observe everything in person. How does the chairman study?

Special Hobbies

Chairman Mao has been very busy for decades, but he always finds time, even every second, to read and study. His former residence in Zhongnanhai is simply filled with books. There are books everywhere on the bookshelves in the bedroom, on the office desk, dining table, and coffee table. Except for the place where one person is lying on the bed, all of them are occupied by books.

In order to study, Chairman Mao used all available time. During the few minutes of physical activity before swimming, I sometimes read a few poems by famous people. After swimming up, I didn't bother to rest, so I picked up the book again. He never wastes even a few minutes on the toilet. A reprint of "Selected Works of Zhaoming" by Chunxi of the Song Dynasty and some other books and periodicals were made by using this time to read a little bit today and a little bit tomorrow, intermittently.

Chairman Mao often brought a box of books with him when he went out to hold meetings or inspect work. He ignored the vibrations and bumps of the train on the way. He always held a magnifying glass in one hand and pressed the page of the book with the other, reading without stopping. When I go abroad, just like in Beijing, there are books placed on the bed, on the office desk, on the coffee table, and on the dining table, and I read them whenever I have free time.

Although Chairman Mao was seriously ill in his later years, he still continued to read. He re-read a set of hardcover "The Complete Works of Lu Xun" that was brought to Beijing from Yan'an and published before liberation, as well as many other books and periodicals.

Once, Chairman Mao had a fever of over 39 degrees, and the doctor did not allow him to read.

He said sadly, I have loved reading all my life, but now you don't let me read, and you tell me to lie here and eat and sleep all day long. You know how uncomfortable I am! The staff had no choice but to put the taken away books next to him, and he smiled happily.

Study seriously and read over and over again.

Chairman Mao has always opposed reading methods that are only for speed but not for effectiveness. When he was "Reading the Complete Poems of Han Changli", except for a few chapters, he carefully considered and studied every chapter, from vocabulary, sentence reading, chapters to the meaning of the full text, not letting go of any aspect. Through repeated reading and chanting, he can recite most of the poems in Hanji fluently. He had read "Journey to the West", "A Dream of Red Mansions", "Water Margin", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and other novels since he was in elementary school, and read them again in the 1960s. He has seen more than ten different versions of "Dream of Red Mansions". He read "Selected Works of Zhaoming" when he was in school, in the 1950s, in the 1960s, and several times in the 1970s. There are three existing versions of his annotations.

He has read some books on Marxism-Leninism and philosophy more times. He read "History of the United Communist Party" and Li Da's "Outline of Sociology" ten times each. He has repeatedly studied "The Communist Manifesto", "Das Kapital", "Selected Works of Lenin", etc. Many chapters and paragraphs are also annotated and outlined.

No writing, no reading

For decades, every time Chairman Mao read a book or article, he would mark important places with circles, lines, dots, etc. Symbols, write many comments in the header and blank space. Some even excerpted the best parts of the book or article or wrote down reading notes or experiences at any time. Many of the books collected by Chairman Mao are full of ink and ink, with comments, circles, and outlines all over the book. Straight lines, curves, double straight lines, triple straight lines, double circles, triple circles, triangles, crosses and other symbols abound.

Read everything

Chairman Mao had a wide range of reading interests. He read everything from philosophy, politics, economics, history, literature, military and other social sciences to some natural science books.

Among the books he has read, there are many books on history. Chairman Mao loved to read all kinds of Chinese and foreign history books, especially Chinese history books. He has extensively covered everything from "Twenty-Four Histories", "Zizhi Tongjian", chronicles of previous dynasties, to various unofficial histories, barnyard histories, and historical novels. He has always advocated "serving the past for the present" and attaches great importance to historical experience. In his writings and speeches, he often quoted historical allusions from Chinese and foreign history books to vividly illustrate profound truths. He also often relied on historical experience and lessons to guide and treat today's revolutionary cause.

Chairman Mao also read a lot of books on Chinese literature. He is a truly well-read man.

Lu Xun chewed chili peppers to ward off the cold.

Mr. Lu Xun studied hard since he was a child. When he was a boy, he studied at the Jiangnan Naval Academy. He had excellent grades in the first semester, and the school awarded him a gold medal. He immediately took it to the streets of Nanjing's Drum Tower and sold it, then bought a few books and a bunch of red peppers. Whenever it was cold at night and he couldn't bear to read at night, he would pick a chili pepper, put it in his mouth and chew it, which made him sweat on his forehead. He used this method to keep away the cold and insist on studying. As a result of studying hard, he finally became a famous litterateur in our country.

Children Gathering Shells

Rousseau, the French Enlightenment thinker of the 18th century, always opposed dead reading and excessive reading.

At that time, some people in society learned one knowledge and rushed to learn another without stopping for a moment. They only spent time learning other people's ideas, but had no time to exercise their own ideas. As a result, some knowledge is learned, but the intelligence rarely increases.

Rousseau couldn't stand this. In his book "Emile", he said that this kind of person is "like a child who picks up shells on the beach. At first he picked up some shells. But when he saw other shells, he wanted to pick them up again, but ended up throwing away some and picking up some. Even when he picked up a lot of shells and didn't know which one to choose, he had to throw them all away and go back empty-handed."

Being a king or studying?

The famous historian Macaulay once wrote to a little girl, saying, if someone wants me to be the greatest king, I will live in a palace all my life, with gardens, delicious food, fine wine, big carriages, and gorgeous scenery. clothes and hundreds of servants, on condition that I am not allowed to study, then I will never be a king.

I would rather be a poor man living in an attic with a lot of books than be a king who cannot read

Gu Yanwu supervised his own reading

"The world "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall." This well-known saying was first put forward by Gu Yanwu, a patriotic thinker and famous scholar in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.

Gu Yanwu has been diligent in studying since childhood. He was enlightened at the age of 6 and started reading history books and literary masterpieces at the age of 10. When he was 11 years old, his grandfather Liyuan Gong asked him to finish reading "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" and warned: "Nowadays, some people want to save trouble and think that everything is settled after just browsing a book like "Compendium" , I think this is not worthwhile." These words made Gu Yanwu realize that studying and learning is an honest thing and must be treated seriously and faithfully. Gu Yanwu studied diligently, and he adopted the measure of "self-supervision of reading": first, he set himself a number of volumes that he must read every day; second, he restricted himself to copying the books he read after reading every day.

After he finished reading "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", one book became two books; again, he required himself to take notes and write down his experiences every time he read a book. Some of his reading notes were later compiled into the famous "Rizhilu"; finally, every spring and autumn, he would review the books he had read in the first half of the year, reciting them silently and inviting others to read them aloud, and discovered the differences. Check immediately. He stipulated that he should review 200 pages of classes in this way every day. He would never finish the review and never take a break.

Zhao Pu, the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty

"Song History" says: Pu was less familiar with official affairs and less academic. When he became prime minister, Taizu often encouraged him to study. In his later years, he would not let go of the scrolls. Every time he returned to his private residence, he would open his suitcase, pick up the books and read them all day long; and the next day, he would be executed in a flurry. After he passed away, his family sent out a box to look at him, and there were twenty chapters in the Analects of Confucius.

The head is suspended from the beam, and the cone is bone-piercing

Nang Ying reads at night

Chisel the wall to steal the light

Hear the chicken dancing

Chisel Stealing light from the wall

During the Han Dynasty, Kuang Heng was very diligent and eager to learn when he was a boy.

Because his family was very poor, he had to do a lot of work during the day to earn money. Only at night could he sit down and read in peace. However, he couldn't afford candles, and he couldn't read when it got dark. Kuang Heng was heartbroken for this wasted time, and felt very painful inside.

His neighbor's family is very wealthy, and candles are lit in several rooms at night to light up the house. One day, Kuang Heng plucked up the courage and said to his neighbor: "I want to study at night, but I can't afford a candle. Can I borrow an inch of your house?" The neighbor always looked down on people who were poorer than his family, so he made a vicious mockery. Said: "Since you are too poor to buy a candle, why should you read?" Kuang Heng was very angry after hearing this, but he was more determined to read well.

Kuang Heng returned home and quietly cut a small hole in the wall. The neighbor's candlelight came through the hole. With this faint light, he began to read books eagerly, and gradually read all the books at home.

After reading these books, Kuang Heng felt that the knowledge he had mastered was far from enough, and his desire to continue reading more books became more urgent.

There is a wealthy family nearby with many books. One day, Kuang Heng packed up his clothes and appeared in front of a wealthy family. He said to the master: "Please take me in. I will work for your family for free. Just let me read all the books in your family." The master was moved by his spirit and agreed to his request to borrow books. .

Kuang Heng studied diligently in this way. Later, he became the prime minister of Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty and became a famous scholar in the Western Han Dynasty.