Because Huang Tingjian is very filial, he was afraid that his mother would not be able to accept the smell of the toilet. In order to make it easier for his mother to get up at night, Huang Tingjian specially prepared a spare bedpan for him. Although he is an official of the imperial court, he spares no effort to clean the toilet for his mother even in his busy schedule. Such a person is really very filial.
In Chinese history, there has always been the idea that filial piety comes first, and filial piety has become an excellent moral character in this society. There are many famous filial sons in Chinese history, and their behaviors are It moved the world and therefore became a model for us to learn from. In the Song Dynasty, there was a minister named Huang Tingjian. This man was a court official and had many servants at home, but he was willing to clean the toilet for his mother.
Huang Tingjian was a famous writer and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty. Huang Tingjian was very smart in reading since he was a child. He could memorize it all in just a few times, and he was also very talented in literature when he was young. He also loves and values ??his studies very much, but it cannot stop him from becoming a filial person. Huang Tingjian's mother is a very mysophobic person. Because she cannot accept being served by servants at home, Huang Tingjian cannot bear to see his mother. Life was uncomfortable, so he chose to study and prepare for exams during the day and help his mother with housework at night.
When Huang Tingjian was 22 years old, he entered the officialdom and served the country. At that time, Huang Tingjian was already a court official, and there were many servants at home, and he himself was very busy, but Huang Tingjian still insists on cleaning the toilet for his mother. Huang Tingjian has very deep feelings for his mother, and he can understand his mother's difficulty.