There were also many amazing child prodigies in ancient China, such as the well-known Cao Chong and Gan Luo, who are all famous child prodigies in history. This time I would like to introduce to you the ten most famous prodigy figures in history. Some of them may be unfamiliar to us, so we can take this opportunity to learn from them. However, there is no guarantee that the stories here are all true allusions, and some changes may have been made, but gifted children definitely exist, and this is also very common in our modern life. Let’s take a look at who the ten of them are.
Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of 12
Gan Luo (date of birth and death unknown), was born in Xia Cai (now Yingshang, Anhui) of Chu State during the Warring States Period. Famous young politician. Gan Luo was selected as the youngest politician in Chinese history by the China World Records Association. His grandfather Gan Mao was a famous figure in the Qin State and once served as the Zuo Prime Minister of the Qin State. Under the guidance of his grandfather, Gan Luo was smart and eloquent since he was a child, and was deeply loved by his family. Later, Gan Mao was squeezed out by others and forced to flee Qin, and died in Wei soon. When Gan Luo was twelve years old, he went to the sect of Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei and became his guest.
At that time, the state of Qin was trying to unite with Yan to attack Zhao, and planned to send minister Zhang Tang to the state of Yan, but Zhang Tang declined with excuses. Lu Buwei had nothing to do. Gan Luo, who was only twelve years old at the time and knew the state affairs well, volunteered to persuade Zhang Tang to take office. Lu Buwei didn't believe him at first, and Gan Luo said confidently: "Xiang Luo became Confucius' teacher when he was 7 years old. I'm 12 years old now, can't you let me give it a try?" Lu Buwei had no choice but to agree to his offer. Require.
, died in Duyou. Now Wenxinhou has much greater power than Yinghou. If you disobey his order, it seems that your death is not far away!" Zhang Tang obediently agreed to go to Yan as an envoy.
Gan Luo obtained Lu Buwei's consent and went to Zhao to lobby in accordance with Qin's intention to expand Hejian County. In response to King Zhao's worry that the Qin-Yan alliance would be unfavorable to Zhao, he made great efforts to Gongxin said: "The Qin-Yan alliance is nothing more than trying to occupy Zhao's Hejian land. If you cede the five Hejian cities to Qin, I can go back and persuade the King of Qin to cancel Zhang Tang's mission and sever the alliance with Yan. . When you attack Yan State, Qin State will never interfere, and Zhao State will gain more than five cities!" King Zhao was overjoyed and hurriedly handed over the maps and household registrations of the five cities in Hejian to Gan Luo. Gan Luo returned with a full load, and the Qin State conquered the land between the rivers without spending a single soldier. The King of Qin made the 12-year-old Gan Luo a minister and rewarded him with the land that had been granted to Gan Mao.
Since the rank of Prime Minister and Shangqing were almost the same at that time, the people deduced that Gan Luo became Prime Minister at the age of 12.
It can be seen that Gan Luo’s intelligence is not only incomparable to his peers, but also inferior to ordinary adults. He is also a child prodigy!
Cai Wenji can distinguish the sound of strings at the age of six
Cai Wenji, whose name is Yan, whose original name is Zhaoji, was changed to Wenji to avoid the taboo of Sima Zhao in the Jin Dynasty. She was born in Chenliuyu in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. She is the daughter of the great writer Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty. She is a famous talented woman and writer in Chinese history. Cai Wenji was good at poetry and prose since she was a child, and was especially fond of the music of the harp and harp.
When Wenji was six years old, she pestered her father to teach her how to play the piano, so Cai Yong played a piece first. But because I played too hard, I accidentally broke the first string. I didn't notice it and continued to play without mistake. But Wen Ji immediately heard: "Father, you broke the first string!" Cai Yong was shocked. Her daughter had never learned to play the piano, or even touched the piano. How could she hear him? Did he break the first string? Cai Yong continued to play and deliberately broke the fourth string. Wen Ji immediately recognized: "Father, you broke the fourth string again!" Cai Yong believed that his daughter had indeed mastered the music without any teacher.
Later, under the guidance of her father, Cai Wenji became proficient in piano skills.
Cao Chong’s amazing wisdom
Among the prodigies of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Chong is undoubtedly the most famous. Cao Chong, son of Cao Cao. Cao Chong showed amazing talent and strong understanding ability since he was a child. By the age of 5 or 6, his intelligence reached the adult level. There are allusions about Cao Chong calling him an elephant. "The Biography of Wei Shu, Deng Ai and Wang Chong" also records an incident, saying At that time, Cao Cao conquered the world with a large army, imposed orders and prohibitions, and the punishments were very severe, which often led to unjust cases. Once, a saddle placed in the warehouse was bitten by rats, and it happened to be Cao Cao's. The soldier who managed the warehouse was frightened and thought that he must be doomed and dead. When Cao Chong found out, he used a knife to make small holes in his clothes, pretending that they were bitten by mice, with a sad look on his face. After Cao Cao saw him, he asked him what was wrong. He replied: "Everyone says that if the clothes are bitten by mice, the owner of the clothes will suffer misfortune." Cao Cao smiled and said: "That's all nonsense, there will be no luck or misfortune at all." Later, the soldier who managed the warehouse truthfully reported the matter of the rat biting the saddle. Cao Cao immediately understood Cao Chong's intention, smiled, and did not pursue the matter further.
Compared to the talented Cao Zhi and the power-playing Cao Pi, Cao Chong's wisdom can be said to be astonishing. In fact, Cao Chong not only has this kind of "little cleverness", but also "discerns benevolence, is born with nature, and has a beautiful appearance that is different from others, so he is particularly favored." He often uses his wisdom and status to do things to save people's lives. According to historical records: "At that time, the military and the country were troubled, and the punishments were severe... There were dozens of people who were killed in response to crimes, but who were justified by the slightest and relied on for forgiveness." Cao Chong was undoubtedly a genius, and probably because of this, he was favored by Cao Cao. He was chosen as his successor at a very young age. Unfortunately, he only lived to be thirteen when he died of a sudden illness.
Yuan Jia, the Fairy Boy
In the Northern Dynasties, there was a child named Yuan Jia. He was called the Fairy Boy because he could do multiple things at the same time.
Yuan Jia once performed such a performance: holding a pen in both hands, drawing left and right, reciting the article word for word, and at the same time, he could accurately count the number of people eating grass. number of sheep. His mind was not idle either, he was contemplating a five-character poem, and he wrote the five-character poem neatly on the paper on the ground with a pen between his feet. He was doing these six different things at the same time, and each one was done so well that everyone who witnessed it was astonished.
Zhuge Liang’s ingenious plan
If you have read the book "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", you will definitely be deeply impressed by Zhuge Liang’s ingenious plan, but do you know , Zhuge Liang could use ingenious tricks when he was a child?
When Zhuge Liang was a child, he once worshiped Mr. Shui Jing as his teacher. One day, Mr. Shui Jing said to the students: "From now until three quarters noon, whoever can get my permission to leave Shui Jing Village can become a teacher." Other students tried their best but failed to convince the teacher to let them leave. Zhuge Liang walked up to the teacher and said, "You deliberately created problems to harm us. I am no longer your student. Please pay me back the tuition for the past three years!" The teacher was very angry when he saw Zhuge Liang being so rude and presumptuous, and immediately ordered someone to drive him away. Deshui Jingzhuang.
Zhuge Liang burst out laughing as soon as he left Zhuangzi. He ran back to the school, knelt in front of the teacher and said, "I just said something rude just to get out of Zhuangzi. Please punish me, teacher." The teacher suddenly understood. , immediately turned his anger into a smile and let him go. Zhuge Liang became a famous strategist when he grew up.
Sima Guang broke the jar to save his friends
Sima Guang, courtesy name Junshi, was from Xia County, Shaanxi Province. When Sima Guang was born, his father Sima Chi was serving as the magistrate of Guangshan County in Guangzhou, so he named him "Guang". When he was seven years old, he was "as awe-inspiring as an adult. After hearing the "Zuo Family's Spring and Autumn Annals", he could understand its main purpose. " From then on, "if I don't let go of the book, I won't know the hunger, thirst, cold or heat." The children's story "Sima Guang smashed the urn" was widely circulated in Tokyo and Luoyang at that time as "Children Hitting the Urn Picture".
The story of Sima Guang smashing the vat is this: One time, he was playing in the backyard with his friends. There was a large water tank in the yard. A child climbed up to play on the edge of the tank and accidentally fell into the tank factory.
The water in the tank was so big that the child was almost submerged. When the other children saw that something had happened, they were so frightened that they cried and shouted and ran outside to ask adults for help. However, Sima Guang was so anxious that he picked up a big stone from the ground and threw it at the water tank. "Bang!" The water tank broke and the water in the tank flowed out. The child who was drowned in the water was also saved. The little Sima Guang was calm, witty and brave in times of trouble, which has been passed down through the ages.
Laozi discussed misfortunes and blessings when he was young
Li Er, also known as Boyang, also known as Lao Dan, was the greatest philosopher in ancient my country and one of the standard thinkers who thought of Laozi. He is the founder of the Taoist school and a world cultural celebrity. Later generations called him "Laozi" (in ancient times, the pronunciation of the word "Lao" was the same as the word "Li").
Li Er was very knowledgeable when he was more than ten years old. At that time, the State of Chu conquered the State of Song with great momentum, but Li Er said: "This is not necessarily a good thing. The State of Chu was weak before, so no one paid attention to it, so it was able to recuperate and grow stronger. Now it has won the battle and the tree is big and attracts the wind. From now on, it will not be able to win the war." Peace."
A year later, the Battle of Chu-Jincheng-Pu occurred, and the Chu State was defeated miserably. People remembered Li Er's words and believed that he had the power to predict the future. King Xiang of Zhou asked Li Er to teach him his ability to predict the unknown. Li Er said: "I am not a prophet. Things in the world have inherent laws; everything complements each other and can be transformed into each other. Good fortune depends on misfortune, and misfortune lies on blessing. This is the truth." Zhou King Xiang admired Li Er very much and kept Li Er as an official in the court.
Mengchangjun inspired his father with words
Mengchangjun’s real name is Tian Wen, and he is the son of Tian Ying, the prime minister of Qi State. Tian Ying has more than forty sons, and Tian Wen is one of Tian Ying’s children. Born by my concubine, he was born on the fifth day of May. Because local custom believed that a baby born on this day would be detrimental to the father, Tian Ying asked Tian Wen's mother to throw the baby away and told her: "Don't feed him." However, Tian Wen's mother still secretly Feed him.
On Tian Wen's fifth birthday, Tian Ying discovered the secret and became furious. He angrily said to his mother: "I asked you to throw this child away, but how dare you feed him?" Why?" Before Tian Wen's mother could answer, Tian Wen immediately kowtowed and then asked Tian Ying, "Why are you not allowed to raise a child born in May?" Tian Ying replied: "In May A child born who grows up to be as tall as his family will harm his father and mother." Tian Wen said: "Is a person's destiny given by God? Or is it given by his family?" Ying didn't know how to answer, so he remained silent. Tian Wen continued: "If it is granted by God, why should you worry? If it is granted by the door, then just make the door higher. Who can grow so tall!" Tian Ying was speechless. He reprimanded: "Stop talking!" After some time, Tian Wen took the opportunity to ask his father: "What is the name of your son?" Tian Ying replied: "My grandson." Tian Wen then asked: "Grandson. What is the name of your grandson?" Tian Ying replied: "My great-great-grandson is called." Tian Wen asked again: "What is the name of my great-great-grandson?" Tian Ying said, "I don't know." Tian Wen said, "You are in charge of the throne. The country has been the prime minister for three generations now, but the territory of Qi has not expanded, but your private family has accumulated tens of thousands of gold, and there is not a single worthy person in your family. I heard that the general's family is. There must be generals, and there must be prime ministers in the prime minister's court. Now your concubines can trample silk and satin, but the wise men cannot wear coarse cloth and short clothes; You can't even eat enough. Now you are still trying to save more and want to leave it to those who can't even be called, but you forget that the country is losing ground among the princes."
From then on, Tian Ying changed his attitude towards Tian Wen, valued him, and asked him to take charge of housekeeping and receive guests. The number of guests continued to come and go, and Tian Wen's reputation spread to all the vassal states. All the vassal states sent people to ask Tian Ying to make Tian Wen the crown prince, and Tian Ying agreed. After Tian Ying's death, he was given the posthumous title of Jing Guojun. As expected, Tian Wen inherited Tian Ying's title in Xue Yi. Tian Wen later became a famous politician with 3,000 followers. This is Lord Mengchang.
Fang Xuanling knows the overall situation at a young age
Fang Xuanling, also known as Fang Qiao, also known as Xuanling (some say Xuanling, named Qiaosong), Han nationality, a native of Linzi, Qizhou in the Tang Dynasty , was the founding prime minister of China's Tang Dynasty and his father Fang Yanqian. Xuanling was well-read in classics and history, and was good at writing and writing. When he was 18 years old, he was promoted to Jinshi in his state and was awarded the titles of Yuqiwei and Xichengwei successively.
Fang Xuanling grew up in the Sui Dynasty. Not long after Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty took over the world, the society was prosperous. Most people think that the Sui Dynasty is unbreakable, but the young Fang Xuanling can see its potential decline from its superficial strength. He said to his father: "The Sui Dynasty did not benefit the people at all, but only relied on fooling the people to maintain their rule. , and the royal brothers are at odds with each other, and the conflicts will definitely intensify in the future, causing chaos in the world! In my opinion, the day of the Sui Dynasty's fall is not far away." After hearing this, the father couldn't help but turned pale and told his son not to talk nonsense.
Soon, Fang Xuanling’s words came true. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was killed and Yang Guang came to the throne. Soon rebels broke out and the world was in chaos. The Sui Dynasty was vulnerable, and Li Yuan and his son took the opportunity to seize the world.
Fang Xuanling later became the prime minister of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and established outstanding achievements.
Li He's genius surprised Han Yu
Li He, whose courtesy name is Changji, is known as Li Changji, Guicai, Shigui, Li Changgu, and Li Fengli. Together with Li Bai and Li Shangyin, he is also known as the "Tang Dynasty" Three Li".
When Li He was six or seven years old, he could recite poems and compose poems. At that time, the famous litterateur Han Yu admired his poems very much, so he went to Li's house to see Li He in person, and asked him to write an impromptu poem on the theme of his visit. Li He thought for a while and then started writing quickly. After a while, he wrote an ancient poem "Gaoxuan Guo". When Han Yu looked at it, he saw that the whole poem was smooth and natural, with great literary talent. It described the momentum of Han Yu's visit, praised Han Yu's literary achievements, and also expressed the poet's lofty ambitions.
Han Yu admired Li He's talent very much, so he asked Li's father for permission to take him home and personally teach him to write poems and compositions. With the guidance of a famous teacher, Li He's talent and learning improved by leaps and bounds. When he grew up, he became a famous poet, known as the Poet Ghost.
In our country, there are far more stories about child prodigies, such as: Xiang Luo was not defeated by Confucius when he was 7 years old, but instead defeated Confucius and became a Confucius teacher; Dongfang Shuo of the Han Dynasty was able to achieve prodigy at the age of 2 He secretly recited "History of Wei"; Liu Xiaochuo, a writer of the Southern Dynasties, could write at the age of 6; Yin Keng could recite a thousand poems a day at the age of 4; "Goose" poem; Wang Bo wrote well-conceived articles at the age of 5, often surprising everyone with his words. At the age of 8, he wrote "Notes on Flaws in Han Shu"
Yang Jiong was awarded the title of child prodigy at the age of 9, and was later awarded the title of school scholar Li Bai received Chinese and Turkic languages ????from an early age. He could recite "Liujia" at the age of 5, and had read the books of hundreds of schools of thought by the age of 10.