In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Sun Jing, a famous politician. When he was young, he was eager to learn. He often closed the door and kept reading alone. Reading from morning till night every day, often forgetting to eat and sleep. After studying for a long time, I am tired, but I still don't rest. After a long time, I was too tired to doze off. Afraid of affecting his study, he came up with a special method. In ancient times, men had long hair. He found a rope and tied it firmly to the beam. When he is tired of reading, he dozes off. When his head is lowered, the rope will hold his hair and hurt his scalp, wake up immediately and continue to study.
This is the story of Sun Jing's hanging beam.
During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Su Qin, who was also a famous politician. When I was young, because of the lack of knowledge, I went to many places to do things and was not taken seriously. After returning home, his family was also very cold and looked down on him. This is a great stimulus to him. So, he made up his mind to study hard. He often studies late into the night, is very tired, often takes a nap and wants to sleep. He also figured out a way to prepare an awl. Once he dozed off, he stabbed himself in the thigh with the awl. In this way, I suddenly felt pain, woke up by myself, and then insisted on reading. This made the story of Su Qin's "thorn".
Note: This idiom comes from the story of Sun Jing and Su Qin studying, and is used to describe the spirit of studying hard and studying hard. Their spirit of studying hard is good, but their methods of studying hard need not be imitated.
A hole was drilled in the wall to get light from the neighbor's house.
In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a great scholar named Kuang Heng. He loved reading when he was a child, but his family was too poor to buy candles, so he couldn't read at night. He often worries about it. That night, Kuang Heng was surprised to find that there seemed to be some lights on his own wall. When he got up, he saw the wall cracked and the neighbor's candle was sticking out of the crack. Kuang Heng saw this and immediately came up with a solution. He found a chisel and made a small hole in the crack in the wall. Immediately, a candlelight rose, and Kuang Heng read the book carefully under this candlelight. From then on, every night, Kuang Heng would lean against the wall and read by the neighbor's candlelight. He has been studious since he was a child. Later, Kuang Heng became a learned Confucian scholar.
Two stories about ancient people's diligent study
First, Shi Kuang's learning theory
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a blind man named Shi Kuang in the State of Jin. He loves learning and has made great achievements in music.
One day, Duke Jinping asked Shi Kuang, I am 70 years old, and I really want to study. I'm afraid it is too late.
Shi Kuang replied: Since it is late, why not light the candle?
Jin Ping admitted that he answered irrelevant questions and was very unhappy. Just say: I'm telling you something serious, you're joking. As a courtier, how can you joke with the king?
Shi Kuang replied, "How dare I, a blind courtier, joke with the king?" ? I have heard people say: when you were young, you were eager to learn, like the rising sun, shining brightly; I am eager to learn in my prime; Like the scorching sun, the flame is dazzling; I didn't think of studying until I was old. Lights are like candles lit at night. The light of candles is indeed far less than that of the sun. However, with this light, it's better than groping in the dark, right?
Jin Pinggong listened, nodded and praised: "You speak very well!" !
Second, Zheng Qian persimmon leaves practice calligraphy
Zheng Qian, a native of Xingyang, Zhengzhou in Tang Dynasty, was a good friend of Du Fu. When Tianbao was Xie Lvlang in his early years, he collected contemporary historical facts and wrote a historical work including more than 80 articles. Someone saw it and accused him of writing national history privately. He panicked and quickly burned all the manuscripts. To this end, he was demoted. The blow didn't demoralize him. He studied geography seriously. He made clear the important issues such as the country's mountains and rivers, local products and fortress garrison, and finally wrote a concise and detailed "Tianbao Army Shoulu".
He is also a learned artist and has made great achievements in many aspects such as poetry, painting and calligraphy.
He keeps practicing calligraphy every day, but there is not so much paper. He heard that Ji 'enji, south of Chang 'an, kept several rooms of persimmon leaves and moved there to live. He takes out a number every day and writes the front and back. A few years later, persimmon leaves in several rooms were almost finished.
He put so much energy into calligraphy. It is not difficult to imagine how he achieved success in other fields.
He once painted a picture for Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and wrote a poem on it. After reading it, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty clapped his hands and wrote a postscript. "Zheng Qian Three Musts". To this day, people still praise artists who are good at poetry, calligraphy and painting with the allusion of "Zheng Qian's Three Musts".
The story of "Snow" was passed down with "Capsule Firefly".
Sun Kang was born in Jingzhao, Jin Dynasty. Like Che Yin, he loves studying and often feels that there is not enough time during the day. He wants to work day and night, but he can't light a lamp. Especially in winter, it's a pity that the days are short and the nights are long, which is a waste of time.
One night, when he woke up, he saw white light coming through a crack in the window and thought it was dawn. When I went out, I saw that it was snowing heavily, and the mountains, water, trees and houses were all wrapped in silver and sparkling. He enjoyed the snow scene for a while and suddenly had a brainwave: can't he study in snowy days?
Since then, he has been studying in the snow every night. He doesn't feel cold or tired. He often reads cock crow.