During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Su Qin in Luoyang. In order to be a big official in the future, he studied hard. Sometimes I'm too tired to watch, so I have to doze off. So, he thought of a way: holding an awl, stabbing his thigh when he fell asleep, and he couldn't sleep when it hurt, so he could continue reading.
Sometimes he is really tired. In order to prevent dozing off, he tied one end of a rope to the beam and the other end to his hair, so that his head and neck could stand upright. If you doze off like this, you will hurt your hair and wake up immediately. Therefore, later generations used "hanging beam and stabbing stocks" to describe the spirit of diligent study and good reading.
2. Liu Gongquan is arrogant and famous.
Liu Gongquan has shown great talent in calligraphy since he was a child, and his calligraphy is well known. He's a little proud of it, too. One day, however, he met an old man with no hands and found that the handwriting written by the old man with his feet was better than his. Since then, he has always kept in mind "guard against arrogance and rashness", diligently practiced calligraphy and studied modestly, and finally became a generation of calligraphy masters.
3. Study hard in Qu Yuan's cave
When Qu Yuan was a child, he hid in a cave and secretly read the Book of Songs, regardless of the opposition of his elders. For three years, he familiarized himself with 305 Poems of the Book of Songs, and gained rich nutrition from these folk songs, eventually becoming a great poet.
4. Liu Xie borrowed a Buddhist temple.
Late at night, the voice of reading suddenly came from the Buddhist temple. The young monk was frightened and thought there was a ghost inside, so he immediately reported it to the old monk. So the old monk led the young monk to catch ghosts. Unexpectedly, the "ghost" turned out to be a poor boy named Liu Xie, who was reading with a Buddha lamp. After studying hard, Liu Xie finally became a great writer.
5. Wang studies calligraphy hard.
Wang Caisi is quick, but his calligraphy is not satisfactory. So, he made up his mind to practice calligraphy well. Finally, under the guidance of Uncle Yin Bao, he finally realized the true meaning of calligraphy and became a great calligrapher and writer.