Hanging beams and thorns: Sun Jing of the Han Dynasty was very diligent in reading. He read from the dawn in the morning to the bright moon rising in the east without resting for a moment. If you get tired of watching and want to take a nap, tie a rope to the top of your head and hang the other end of the rope from the roof beam. This will prevent you from dozing off and keep you awake. With this energy, Sun Jing finally became a great scholar in the world. During the Warring States Period, Su Qin came from a humble background and was often looked down upon by others, but he was very diligent in studying. If he fell asleep, he would take an awl and stab his thigh, causing blood to flow to his ankle. The sharp pain reminded him to keep pushing. In this way, Su Qin finally learned a lot of economics, signed the seal of the six kingdoms, and presided over the plan of jointly resisting Qin.
Burning Gao and Following the Dial: Han Yu, a famous litterateur and philosopher in the Tang Dynasty, said in his autobiography of his learning experience: “My mouth is constantly reciting essays on the six arts, and my hands are constantly writing on the compilations of hundreds of schools of thought. … Burning the anointing oil (the oil that lights the lamp) is used to follow the sundial (dial: read guǐ, the shadow of the sun, a metaphor for time), and Hengwuwu (hengwuwu: the appearance of diligent study) is used for the poor years. "He studied. When studying, I often recite the "Six Classics" constantly in my mouth and read various classics in my hands. I light the oil lamp until dawn, just like this day and night, year after year. From then on, "burning the ointment and following the sundial" became an allusion to describe diligent study. When people read Han Yu's series of well-known masterpieces and admire his vigorous, unrestrained, magical, vivid and artistically charming words, will they think of his days and nights burning ashes and following the sundial?
Diligence can make up for weakness: Zheng Banqiao was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" in the Qing Dynasty. He is not very talented and his memory is not good. But diligence can make up for weakness, so he worked hard on the word "diligence". For example: Others only need to read a book once or twice to remember its contents, but Zheng Banqiao cannot. So, he read several more times, and he would read some classic books hundreds of times until he understood them thoroughly and would not stop until he understood them thoroughly. He is not only diligent in reading, but also diligent in thinking and practicing. He often stares at the sky and remains motionless in a daze. When others talk to him, his answers are often incorrect, or his words are incorrect, but in fact he is concentrating on thinking about the problem. Because of his hard work, he finally became a famous painter, calligrapher and poet in the Qing Dynasty.
Start with admiration: During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a general named Lu Meng in the state of Wu. He grew up in a poor family and relied on his brother-in-law Deng Dang to make a living. Therefore, apart from practicing martial arts hard, he did not read much. Since then, he has been living a military life and has not been able to read any books seriously. Later, Sun Quan, King of Wu, asked him to study seriously, so Lü Meng resigned from his duties in the Israeli army. Sun Quan said: "You said you have many things to do, do you think you have more to do than me? I often read history books and military books, and I feel that I have benefited a lot." From then on, Lu Meng studied hard and worked tirelessly. The governor Lu Su once visited Lü Meng, and at first he looked down upon him. After talking, he found that Lu Meng knew more than himself in some aspects. He happily patted Lu Meng and said, "I thought you only had military skills. I didn't expect that you are so knowledgeable and knowledgeable now. You are no longer the Amen under Wu Xia before." Lu Meng said: "I have been separated for three days, so I should look at each other with admiration."
Yingyue Reading: During the Southern Qi Dynasty, Jiang Mi's family was poor and he made a living by making shoes during the day, so that he could find time to study at night. Unable to light a lamp, he took his book to the roof and read by the moonlight. Bai Juyi has a poem that goes: "The sky is cloudless at that time, and there is a bright moon in the mountain pavilion. I read under the moon many times, and sing in front of the wind." Meng Jiao also had a poem that said "The lamps are out at night, and the bright moon shines on my book", which illustrates that Many ancient people had the experience of reading under the moonlight.
Nang Ying Ying Xue: Nang Ying Ying Xue means that Che Yin and Sun Kang in the Jin Dynasty could not afford to light a lamp at night in order to study, so Che Yin caught fireflies in the summer and put them in silk bags for lighting. Sun Kang, on the other hand, was reading against the light of the snow on a winter night when it snowed heavily. Later, the "Three Character Classic" quoted this allusion and said: "Like a firefly in a bag, like a reflection of snow, even though the family is poor, he never stops studying."
Chiseling through walls to steal light: Kuang Heng, a scholar in the Western Han Dynasty, was poor but eager to learn. There was no light at night, so he cut a hole in the wall so that he could read by candlelight from a neighbor's house. A wealthy local family had a large collection of books, so Kuang Heng went to work at his house, but he did not want payment. The master was surprised and asked him why. He said: "I want to get the master's book and read it all." The master was very moved and used the book as a reward to support him. Later, Kuang Heng became a knowledgeable scholar.
Reading hard under the bright lamp: Wang Mian, a painter and poet of the Yuan Dynasty, was born in a farm family. When he was a child, he had to help others herd cattle and do chores.
One day, he borrowed a book that he had wanted to read for a long time, but he was so busy working in the temple during the day that he was out of breath, and the old monk did not let him read while working, so he had to read it at night. read. But having no money to buy lamp oil, the studious Wang Mian suddenly thought: Isn’t there an ever-burning lamp in the Buddhist temple? The old monk would not go there at night. It is extremely quiet and without any disturbance. Late at night, he came to the Buddhist temple and saw the ever-bright lamp swaying in the breeze. The weak light shone on the Buddha statue, making it look eerie and terrifying. However, his strong desire for peace made him courageous, climbed onto the lap of the Buddha statue, and held the ever-bright lamp. Read his favorite books. He was so focused that he soon forgot everything around him. From then on, under the ever-burning lamp in the Buddhist temple, there was a child studying hard every day.
Ouyang Xiu learned literacy: Ouyang Xiu, a famous writer in the Song Dynasty, lost his father when he was four years old. His mother washed clothes and did needlework to support the family. When Ouyang Xiu reached school age, his family was too poor to enter a private school, so he had to study with his mother. He poured the fine sand in the yard to use as paper, and used the reed stick as a pen. Ouyang Xiu learned calligraphy and received training from his mother every day. After a while, Ouyang Xiu was able to read some books. After gaining the ability to self-study, he worked harder and passed the Jinshi examination at the age of 22, and later became a famous prose master