No need to hate a wife without a matchmaker, there are women in the book who are as beautiful as jade. Original text_Translation and appreciation

No need to hate having a wife without a matchmaker, there are women in the book who are as beautiful as jade. ——Zhao Heng, Song Dynasty, "Poetry to Encourage Learning" There is no need to hate a wife without a matchmaker, there are women in the book who are as beautiful as jade. Rich families don't need to buy fertile land, they have thousands of grains of millet in their books.

There is no need to build a high hall to live peacefully, there is a golden house in the book.

Don’t regret not being accompanied by anyone when you go out. There are so many carriages and horses in the book.

Don’t hate an unscrupulous matchmaker when marrying a wife, there is beauty in the book.

If a man follows his life's ambition, he should read the Six Classics diligently in front of the window. Encourage Reading Brief Analysis

"Golden House" refers to a life of glory and wealth, and "Yan Ruyu" refers to a beautiful woman.

"The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own beauty like jade" summarizes the purpose and pursuit of many scholars in the past. In fact, listing these two is just a metaphor. They are the most representative gains after becoming famous in the gold list. Here, they are also referring to the famous names. The purpose of many scholars in ancient times was to get ahead in their studies. Therefore, people often use this sentence to encourage others or their children to read. Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng (December 23, 968 - March 23, 1022), the third emperor of the Song Dynasty, the third son of Song Taizong, his mother was Empress Li of Yuande. In the first year of Zhidao (995), he was established as prince and changed his name to Heng. In the third year of Zhidao (997), Zhao Heng ascended the throne. In the first year of Qianxing (1022), Zhao Heng died at the age of fifty-five and reigned for twenty-five years. His posthumous title is Emperor Wenming Zhangsheng Yuanxiao, and his temple name is Zhenzong. Buried in Yongding Mausoleum. Later, the posthumous titles were accumulated to the title of Fu Ji Gu Sheng Gong, Deming Ming, Wu Ding, Zhang Sheng, Yuan Xiao, Emperor. Zhao Heng is good at literature and calligraphy. The famous proverb "The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own beauty like jade" came from him. Its purpose was to encourage scholars to study for imperial examinations and participate in political affairs, so that the Song Dynasty could recruit wise men to govern the world.

Zhao Heng sang sadly, the rain and snow disturbed the forest trees, he put down his books and dropped his sword to think of the high hall. Reading is already late, and every inch of time is worth every inch of gold. Although my eyesight in front of the lamp is not what it used to be, I still have twenty thousand words to teach. Enjoy the wonderful articles and analyze the doubts. What I have learned on paper is ultimately shallow, and I know that I have to do it in detail. Shandong was in chaos before the pit ashes were cold, and Liu Xiang did not study. In the third winter, he studied Confucianism for a while, while Qianqiu still worked as a farmer for his father. If you don’t read for a month, your eyes and ears will lose their clarity. It is good to relax with poems and books on the pillow, and the scenery in front of the door is beautiful when the rain comes. Yesterday, the neighbor asked for a new fire, and Xiao Chuang was given a reading lamp. Black-haired people don't know how to study diligently early, and white-haired people regret studying late. The paper windows are lit with lights and the bamboos are lit, and the sound of reading is heard. You are so smart that you can read books and recite them frequently. It is said that the clogs go to the morning to find medicine, and the lamp is divided into night to read. I imagine my head has turned white when I read, and the ape across the stream is crying because of the miasma of vines in the stream.