1. Chiseling through walls to steal light
In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a great scholar named Kuang Heng. He liked reading very much when he was a child, but his family was very poor and couldn't afford candles, so he couldn't read at night. He often worried about this. That night, Kuang Heng accidentally discovered that there seemed to be some light on the wall of his home. When he got up and looked, it turned out that the wall was cracked, and the neighbor's candlelight shone through the crack.
After watching it, Kuang Heng immediately came up with a way. He found a chisel and made a small hole in the crack in the wall. Immediately, a candlelight came over, and Kuang Heng read the book seriously according to this candlelight. Every night from now on, Kuang Heng would lean against the wall and read by the neighbor's candlelight. Because he was diligent and studious since childhood, Kuang Heng later became a knowledgeable Confucian scholar.
2. Su Qin's assassination
During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Su Qin who was also a famous politician. When I was young, due to my limited knowledge, I went to work in many places, but was not taken seriously. After returning home, his family was also very cold towards him and looked down upon him. This stimulated him greatly. Therefore, he made up his mind to study hard. He often studied until late at night and was very tired. He often took naps and wanted to sleep.
He also figured out a way to prepare an awl, and when he dozed off, he would use the awl to prick his thigh. In this way, I suddenly felt pain, woke myself up, and continued reading. This leads to the story of Su Qin's "gut stabbing".
3. Ox-horn hanging book
Li Mi’s ox-horn hanging book. 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 the child was not honest and exempted him 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.
4. Young Bao Zheng learns to solve cases
Bao Zheng and Bao Qingtian are smart since childhood, studious and inquisitive, and especially like to reason and solve cases. His father has close contacts with the county magistrate, and Bao Zheng has been influenced by it since he was a child. , learned a lot of knowledge about solving crimes, especially in the case of burning temples and killing monks. Based on the clues at the scene, Bao Zheng peeled off the cocoons and pulled out the suspects. After identifying the criminal suspects, he pretended to be the King of Hell to find out the truth and assisted the county magistrate in arresting the suspects. The murderer eliminates 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 solve cases like a god and redress justice for the people.
5. Yue Fei’s martial arts training
The national hero Yue Fei was born in troubled times and his family was poor since childhood. With the support of his neighbors, he studied martial arts with the famous Shaanxi master Zhou Tong. During this period, he witnessed the broken mountains and rivers. The people were displaced, developed the ambition to learn art and serve the country, and overcame their pride and complacency. After practicing hard in the cold and summer, under the careful guidance of the famous teacher Zhou Tong, he finally mastered the Yue Family Robbery, and led Wang Gui, Tang Xian and other partners to join the patriotic torrent of fighting against gold and saving the country.