Xu Jiaozi learns from his father.
Ouyang Tong is the son of the famous calligrapher Ou Yangxun. Ou Yangxun was very young when he died. His mother Xu taught him to learn his father's calligraphy and inherit and carry forward his father's artistic style. Every time he bought Ouyang Tong's money with pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Xu coaxed and said, "This money was bought with your father's ink as collateral." Ouyang Tong admired his father's reputation and practiced calligraphy very diligently. Every time I think of my father, I dare not slack off. Under the urging of his mother, he finally inherited and developed his father's calligraphy art and became a famous calligrapher.
Mencius' mother moved three times
There is a saying in Saint Amethyst that "Meng Mu used to choose a neighbor. If you don't learn, you will break the machine. " This is a story about Monk's mother teaching her son to become a talent. Mencius was born in Zou (now Zou County, Shandong Province) during the Warring States Period. The teenager lost his father and lived by his mother's spinning performance. His home is adjacent to the cemetery, and Monk learned to bury the dead while playing games. "Playing is a matter between tombs, and it is enthusiastically built and buried." Meng Mu thought it was not good for children's growth, so he moved his family to a nearby market, while Monk learned from others to do business. "Its frolicking is a good market". Meng Mu didn't think it was a good place to live, so he moved near Gong Xue. Monk learned to be a gift of resignation and a festival of advance and retreat. Meng Mu thought it was a suitable environment and finally settled here. Later, Monk became a disciple of Confucius' grandson Sisi and became a master of Confucianism.
Once participated in killing pig's adopted son.
Zeng Shen was a student of Confucius. He emphasizes honesty in life. One day, Zeng Shen's wife was going to the street, and her youngest son grabbed her skirt and cried to leave. Zeng Shen's wife was very sad and said to the child, "You stay at home, and mom will kill the pig for you when she comes back.
When Zeng Shen's wife came home from the street, she saw Zeng Shen tying a pig with a rope and a sharp knife, ready to kill it! The wife quickly stopped and said, "I'm just joking with the children." Zeng Shen said: "Children can't be deceived. Today, you don't keep your word. You lied to your child, which shows that you are teaching your child to lie. Moreover, the mother lied to the child, and the child felt that the mother's words were unreliable. If he was educated later, it would be hard to believe. " As a result, Zeng Shen persuaded his wife to kill the pig.
Ma Yuan teaches nephews.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, both Long and Du were friends. Longbo is simple and honest, careful and cautious, honest in speaking, modest in treating others, frugal in life, decent in style and has a high reputation and prestige; Du is generous, enthusiastic about public welfare and justice, discerning right from wrong, ready to help others, and has a wide range of friends. His father passed away. People from several counties went to pay their respects. Ma Yuan has a lot of contact with these two friends. He knows them well and respects them. Ma Yuan has two nephews, one is Ma Yan and the other is Ma Dun, both of whom are almost adults. Ma Yuan is very worried that they will fail. Ma Yuan was in the military camp and could not teach his two nephews face to face, so he wrote them a letter. In the letter, I first introduced the investigation style of Long and Du, saying that they are "the most important" friends in love. But he hoped that his two nephews could learn from Long Gaobo, not Du Ji Liang. He said, even if you don't learn well, you can still be a loyal and honest person, such as carving a swan, which is still like a wild duck. However, if you don't learn Du well, you will become a frivolous and dissolute prodigal son, just like painting a tiger. Instead of drawing it, you will draw it as a dog. This letter is very vivid and serious. The two nephews saw it and were very moved.
Zhuge Liang's adopted son
Zhuge Liang warned his children that a gentleman should be calm when doing things, so as to improve his self-cultivation, restrain his behavior and cultivate his moral character. Without the idea of being quiet and not greedy for fame and fortune, you can't express your ambitions; Without a quiet mind without distractions, there is no way to achieve lofty goals. To acquire talents, you must study. When studying, you must be quiet. If you don't study, you can't broaden your intelligence; Without lofty aspirations, you can't achieve your studies. If you are too lazy, you will not be able to get up; Rough and impatient, you can't cultivate temperament. Time flies with time, will disappears with time, withers like dead branches and leaves, and makes no contribution to society. How can I stay in the old house sadly in my old age?
Tao Mu sealed the altar and blamed it on Zi.
Tao Kan, a famous soldier in Jin Dynasty, was born in a poor family when he was a child, and his mother Zhan worked hard for his son to study.
When Tao Kan was a county magistrate in Xunyang County (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province), he was in charge of fisheries. He didn't forget his mother's hard work to raise her and save money to honor her. One day, he saw the new good and bad fish in the library, so he took an altar and asked someone to take it back to his mother. When Tao Mu asked why, her face became warm. She sealed the bad fish intact, asked someone to take it back, and wrote a letter to her son. The letter said, "As a state official, I don't know how to do my duty faithfully. Instead, I was sent on official business, which not only did no good to me, but increased my worries." I urged Tao Kan to be an honest official.
Under the guidance of the Zhan family, Tao Kan lived frugally, didn't drink or gamble, was honest and honest, and was loyal to his duties. He was one of the few honest officials in feudal society for forty years.