Once, Zi Gong said to Confucius:? I'm tired of studying constantly. I really want to help the monarch. This can be done.
Go and have a rest. ? Confucius listened and said to him gently:? Have you read the Book of Songs? It says,
? Serve the monarch diligently every day, and be gentle, courteous and frugal, and be careful in doing things. ? supplement
It is difficult to assist the monarch. How can you rest?
Zi Gong thought about it and continued to beg Confucius. Then let me stop studying and serve my parents. ?
Confucius still said kindly to him:? The book of songs says, A dutiful son will never stop being filial.
To your parents. ? It's not easy to serve your parents and you can't rest. ?
Hearing this, Zi Gong added:? In this case, let me stop studying and go back to my wife. ?
Confucius said with a smile:? The Book of Songs says:? Love your wife more and be kind to your family.
Brothers should also care for each other, so as to put the family in order. ? So it's not easy.
What can you do. ?
Zi Gong looked at Confucius for a while and said, Well, let me stop studying and make friends. ?
Confucius said to him: The Book of Songs says:? Friends should help each other, and at the same time, they should also help each other when making friends.
Pay attention to the dignity of the instrument. ? It is also difficult to make friends, which needs to be taken seriously. ?
Zigong was a little angry and said, then I will go home and farm, so I can have a rest, right?
Confucius said:? The Book of Songs says:? Even in winter, farmers trim thatch during the day and at night.
Rubbing straw ropes, rushing to build a house, and busy plowing and sowing at the beginning of the new year. ? Agricultural land is
It's hard. You can't be lazy at all. ?
Zi Gong was helpless and said to Confucius:? So I can't rest?
Confucius stood up, pointed out the window and said seriously. You see hills, big and small, in the distance.
Come on, they look like graves! Do you know when you can rest now?
Zi Gong suddenly realized:? Teacher, I see. A person's life should be tireless study and hard work.
Fight to the death, but don't drag out an ignoble existence! ?
Tan Xue learns to sing.
Xue Tan was a disciple of Qin Qing, a famous singer in the Warring States Period. Tan Xue is smart, studious and has a special voice.
Sweet and smart, he studies very well, so Qin Qing wants to teach him all the singing skills.
After studying for a while, Xue Tan felt that she almost mastered the trick of singing and wanted to say goodbye.
Teacher, sing by yourself. Qin Qing heard Tan Xue speak his mind, lower the head wanted to think and said:
? You really learn well. You have mastered seven or eight points in all ten skills. But if you can learn it again.
For a while, there may be more progress. ? Tan Xue was a little unhappy to hear the teacher say this, and felt that the teacher had underestimated it.
Your own abilities. Qin Qing also saw through his mind and said to him with a smile. All right! Now that you have made up your mind,
And I won't stop you. Our teacher is very close to the students. I'll see you off tomorrow. ? Tan Xue was very excited after hearing this.
Happy.
Early the next morning, Qin Qing gave a banquet and drank with Tan Xue. After three rounds of drinking, Qin Qing is Tan Xue.
Sing a farewell song. This song is full of passion and sadness of parting. This song shook the forest and made it make a sound.
A buzzing echo; Singing makes the white clouds floating in the sky stop and let them stop and listen quietly.
That's what we talked about later? Very sonorous? .
Xue Tan was moved to tears by this wonderful song. It took her a long time to wake up. He said with shame:
? Teacher, you sing really well. I didn't know until now that I learned so little from you. I only learned.
A little fur makes you complacent. Teacher, I'm not leaving. I want to be by your side forever and study hard all my life.
Learn all your skills. ?
Tang Bohu studied painting.
Tang Bohu was a famous painter and writer in Ming Dynasty. When he was young, he showed superhuman talent in painting.
Hua. Later, Tang Bohu learned from Shen Zhou, a great painter, and naturally studied harder and mastered painting skills.
Come on, Shen Zhou praised you.
Unexpectedly, due to Shen Zhou's praise, Tang Bohu, who has always been modest, gradually became complacent.
I feel that my studies have been finished, so I want to go home. Shen Zhou see in the eye, in mind. When Tang Bohu proposed
Shen Zhou was noncommittal when he wanted to go home. A few days later, Shen Zhou specially invited Tang Bohu to have dinner at home. During the dinner, Tang Bo.
Shen Zhou smiled when the tiger asked to go home again. You are very talented. After studying for such a year, you can draw well.
So, we can get started. ? Shen Zhou paused, then said? I drank too much for the teacher and felt a little fat.
It's very hot. Can you open the window for ventilation? Tang Bohu went to open the door, only to find that the window wouldn't open.
Take a closer look. What window is this? It was painted by teacher Shen Zhou. It was so lifelike that I didn't recognize it myself.
Come out. Tang Bohu was so ashamed that he knelt before the teacher and admitted his mistake. From then on, Tang Bohu devoted himself to painting and eventually became a painter.
Play a famous painter.
Wu Daozi studied painting.
Known? Painting saint? Wu Daozi, a great painter, was born in poverty and worked for others at an early age.
I became an apprentice and learned painting from craftsmen. One day, he was very upset and went to play in the street. I saw it on the street
Two women are baking a cake. I saw the old woman make a piece of bread and picked it with a rolling pin. It was accurate.
It landed unmistakably on the frying pan behind her. After the young women baked the bread, they also tossed it with their hands.
It fell in the telephone booth next to her. Wu Daozi paused and asked? Grandma, you bake noodles.
How can you throw the cake so accurately? The old woman smiled and said, This is not surprising, just because we do it every day.
Well, after a long time, I became proficient in kung fu and threw the bread accurately. ? Hearing these words, Wu Daozi has a deep understanding.
Say with emotion:? It seems that no matter what you do, you must work hard! ? From then on, Wu Daozi studied hard.
Painting became a famous great painter.
Modesty and studious
Fan Zhongyan's? A word teacher?
Fan Zhongyan was a famous politician and writer in Song Dynasty. He is very rigorous and modest in his writing. friendship
Next time, he wrote an article, but after repeated deliberation, he still felt it was inappropriate, so he took it to consult others. Lee Tae in Nanfeng
After reading it, Bo and others were amazed by it, but they were silent. Fan Zhongyan said modestly:
? Please give me your advice. ? Li Taibo saw his sincere attitude and said? When Gong Fan's article is published, it will be famous all over the world.
Have a good reputation. It's just that I want to dare to change the word What do you think of Fan Gongyi? Fan Zhongyan is very happy and excited.
Hold Li Taibo's hand and let him speak quickly. Li Taibo way:? Yunshan is gray, and the rivers and seas are vast? , gas.
Magnificent, magnificent, there is another one behind? Sir's virtue? It looks too small. In my opinion, it should be changed to? Sir's wind?
More appropriate. what do you think? The words sound just fell and Fan Zhongyan cheered loudly and worshipped Li Taibo as one.
The teacher also gave him 1200 silver as a reward.
Chen Hongshou's Three Paintings "Seventy-two Sages"
Chen Hongshou, a famous painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, loved painting when he was a child and was famous for copying Guan Yu's portrait.
Noise. However, Chen Hongshou was not complacent, but learned painting and painting skills from the famous painter Lan Ying.
Great progress.
One day, Chen Hongshou and his master went to Hangzhou to visit the map of seventy-two sages. Lan Ying asked Chen Hongshou to extend it back.
Roger that. It took three months to copy Chen Hongshou for the first time. Lan ying looked at it and said, The characters are plump, lifelike, and very similar! ? Chen Hongshou knew what it meant, so he copied it again and again when he got home. Six months later, Chen Hongshou handed in his work. Lan ying said this time: Plagiarism is not like, go back and think about it! ? Chen Hongshou understood.
I am very happy in my heart. The third time, it took Chen Hongshou nearly a year to show it to the master again for evaluation. blue
Ying said happily after reading it. Well, this time you are not copying, but creating. This is where you belong.
Your "72 sages"! ?
It is with this spirit of being open-minded and eager to learn that Chen Hongshou finally became a famous painter, with a small reputation in Beijing.
On a par with Cui Zizhong? Chen Bei Cui? .
Song Lian is a master.
Ming dynasty? The head of the founding civil servant? Song Lian loved learning since he was a child, and he often encountered problems that he didn't understand.
Ask someone else. Once, Song Lian was going to a far-away place to consult a famous scholar and made an appointment to meet him. Who knows?
It snowed heavily on the day of departure. When Song Lian picked up her luggage and was ready to leave, her mother said with surprise. such
How can you travel far in this weather? Besides, the teacher has closed the mountain in heavy snow. You old cotton-padded jacket, you also held back.
Can't live in the cold mountains! ? Song Lian said? Mom, if you don't start today, you will miss the master's day, and it will be lost.
About; To stand up is to disrespect the teacher. No matter how heavy the snow is, I have to hit the road. ?
Song Lian arrived at the teacher's house on time, and the teacher sighed and praised him. Young people, trustworthy, studious,
There must be promise in the future! ?
learning method
God helps those who help themselves.
Zeng Guofan is one of the most influential figures in the history of China, a famous strategist, politician and
A writer. However, his talent is not high. Reading at home one night, I don't know how to recite an article repeatedly.
I said it many times, but I still didn't recite it.
A thief happened to visit his house that day and took some with him during the Zeng family's night outing? A souvenir?
Go home. The thief sneaked into his house early and ambushed under the bed, thinking: everything else is ready; We just need a shareholder wind-everything is ready, only the east wind.
Well, as soon as this nerd sleeps, I'll be rich. ?
An hour passed and thieves kept coming in? Guan Guanji dove (J ū ū ū) is in Hezhou.
My Fair Lady, Gentleman? The voice of endorsement.
Be patient!
Two hours later, the thief kept hearing the same endorsement in his ear.
Be more patient! !
Three hours later, the same endorsement was read from the same crowd? Zeng Guofan still didn't recite the article. ? Guan Heming's osprey, accompanied by the small continent of the river. My Fair Lady, Gentleman? The rhythm of reading is endless. I can't bear it, there's no need to bear it! ! ! The thief simply stopped stealing, slipped out from under the bed and shouted: What books are you reading at this level? ? Then recite the articles Zeng Guofan read and walk away!
Although Zeng Guofan's talent was very low, he finally achieved great success with this valuable spirit of diligent study.
Li Guizhen learns to draw tigers.
Li Guizhen was a famous painter in China during the Five Dynasties. He is good at drawing landscapes, trees and animals, especially tigers. Who is the tiger he painted? Looking like a tiger from a distance? . Li Guizhen liked tigers since he was a child, so he decided to learn to draw tigers. But at that time, tigers were generally invisible, so Li Guizhen could only draw tigers with paintings, cats, tiger skins, etc., and the painted tigers lost their charm, and the world dismissed them. In order to draw a real tiger, he decided to venture into the deep mountains to see a real living tiger.
So he took dry food and painting tools to the depths of the forest where tigers often haunt, built a hut on a big tree and lived on it. Faint mountains, boundless forests, far away from human beings, very lonely and desolate. A few days later, Li Guizhen witnessed and heard strange rocks, poisonous snakes and wild animals, and the roar of pine trees. But he is determined, courageous and not afraid. The only thing that makes him regret is that he hasn't seen the tiger yet. Finally, one night, the mountain wind roared and Lin Tao screamed. A wild goat jumped under the tree. Li Guizhen was about to kill sheep to satisfy his hunger when he heard a thunderous roar, which scared him to almost fall from the tree. Then, a tiger jumped out like lightning, pouncing on the goat with lightning speed, biting its neck desperately. The goat kicked its hooves and struggled desperately. During the fight, Tiger Claw and the sheep's hoof kicked a big hole in the ground, and the scene was breathtaking.
After returning from the mountains, return to the original? Jumping in court in tiger skin? Imitate and think about the various sports states of tigers. Later, the tiger he drew was really good? The coat is bright and moist, which seems to be a threat to all animals. .
Cai Wenji can tell a broken string by listening to the sound.
Cai Wenji is the only daughter of Cai Yong, a famous writer and calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and also a famous talented woman and writer in history.
Cai Wenji has read widely since childhood, and he can write poems and understand music. One day, Cai Yong was playing the piano at home when a string suddenly broke. Cai Wenji asked, listening with his eyes closed? Is the second line broken? Cai Yong looked down and it was really good. He was very happy and praised Cai Wenji. A few days later, Cai Yong told his friend about it, but his friend didn't believe him. A piano has seven strings, and each string has seven sounds, which a professional musician can't tell apart, let alone Xiao Wenxi. So Cai Yong immediately played a song, and Cai Wenji closed his eyes and listened carefully. Suddenly, boom? With a bang, the string broke, and Cai Wenji immediately replied, "The fourth string." . ? My friend came closer and saw that the fourth string was really broken. Friends teased Cai Wenji: You must be making a wild guess. ? Cai Wenji said seriously:? Everything has its own rules. Every string in music has a different melody. I listened to this song carefully, and of course I know which string is broken! ? My friends were speechless, and at the same time they all praised Cai Wenji's erudition.
Honesty article
Pei Du is not ignorant of change.
Pei Du, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, was born in a poor family when he was a child. One day, Pei Du went to Xiangshan Temple for a stroll, and when he saw the golden light on the altar, he came closer and saw that it was a jade belt. Pei Du thought: This jade belt is so valuable that people who lost it must be very anxious. I can't keep it for myself. So he waited at the door with a jade belt.
After a long time, I saw a woman running to the altar in a panic and looking around, complaining and crying. Pei Du stepped forward and asked? Miss, why are you so sad? The woman said:? My father was framed and has no recourse. I used to come here to pray for Buddha's blessing, but now my father is finally lenient. As long as I get the money, I can redeem my father Unfortunately, my family is poor and I can't get money. I begged all over the hall. Yesterday, someone finally took pity on me and gave me a precious belt. I know that Buddha helped me. Today, I brought my baby to Buddha to show my gratitude. But because I was too eager to redeem my father, I forgot to take my belt before I left. I suddenly remembered halfway and rushed back, but the tape was gone. Without this tape, my father really doesn't know when he will be released from prison. ? He began to cry again. Pei Du took out the tape and said to the woman. Girl, don't be sad. I found the tape and have been waiting for the owner to pick it up. I'll give it back to you now. ? . The woman is very grateful. She wants to know Pei Du's name, so she comes to thank him every day. But Pei Du took it for granted to return people's relics, so he left without giving his name.
Song Lian borrows books.
Song Lian, a writer in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, liked reading when he was a child, but his family was poor and had no money to buy books, so he had to borrow them from others. Every time he borrows a book, he talks about the deadline, returns it on time, never breaks the contract, and people are willing to lend it to him.
Once, he borrowed a book, and the more he read it, the more he couldn't put it down, so he decided to copy it. But the deadline for returning the book was coming, so he had to copy the book overnight. At that time, it was the cold winter season. His mother said distressfully, Son, it's midnight and it's so cold. Copy it at dawn, and people are not in a hurry to use this book. ? Song Lian said? Whether people use this book or not, they must return it before the deadline. This is a question of credibility and a sign of respect for others. If you don't keep your word, how can you get respect from others?
Paradigm credibility
Fan, whose name is Ju Qing, studied in imperial academy when he was young and made friends with Zhang Shao. After finishing their studies, the two will return to their hometown at the same time. Paradigm said to Zhang Shao:? I will visit your parents and children in two years. ? So they agreed on a date to meet.
Time flies, two years will come soon. Zhang Shao asked his mother to prepare food and wine for a good reception. Zhang Shao's mother said? It has been two years since you were appointed. Are you sure the example will appear on time? Zhang Shao said firmly: Paradigm is a very honest person who will never stand up. ? When the appointed date arrived, Paradigm visited Zhang Shao as scheduled, and we had a meal, chatted and said goodbye.