The story of ancient celebrities in China:
1. The story of Sun Shuao: The Gospel of the Barren Hill
Sun Shuao was a famous minister of the State of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. When he was seriously ill, he warned his son, "Your Majesty gave me fiefdoms many times, but I didn't accept them. This was done so that after I ascended to heaven, your Majesty would give you fiefdoms. If that's the case, you must never accept the fertile land!
There is a barren hill between the State of Yue and the State of Chu, where the dead are buried. That place has a bad reputation and the land is not fat. Because Chu people believe in ghosts and gods, and Vietnamese people take praying for ghosts and gods' blessings to avoid disasters as a common thing, so they will not compete for this "ominous land". You can rely on this land to achieve your career. "
After Sun Shuao's death, the King of Chu really wanted to give his son some rich land. His son didn't accept it, but only asked to seal the wasteland of "Sleeping Hill" to himself, and the King of Chu readily agreed to his request. As a result, until the Han Dynasty, Sun Shi's family had been thriving there.
2. Qi Huangong is generous with Guan Zhong
Qi Xianggong is a bad king with no way. At that time, there were two far-sighted and experienced talents in Qi State: one was Guan Zhong and the other was Bao Shuya. The two of them discussed and said, "If the monarch continues to be in such a daze, he will inevitably lose his political power. Gong Zijiu and Xiao Bai are the only ones worthy of assistance among the childe of Qi. We each serve one person, and the one who succeeds first will attract the other. "
Gong Zijiu, as they say, is the eldest son of Qi Xianggong, who was born to a woman from Lu. Childe Xiaobai is the second son, born to a woman from Juguo. So Bao Shuya followed Xiao Bai, the son, to Ju 'an, and Guan Zhong followed Gong Zijiu to Lu.
Qi Xianggong's fatuity finally aroused the anger of his ministers, launched a mutiny, killed Qi Xianggong, and made Gongsun ignorant king. Subsequently, Sun Ignorance was also stabbed and killed. The ministers sent people to Lu to welcome Gong Zijiu as your monarch, and Gong Zijiu took Guan Zhong and headed for Qi under the escort of Lu Jun..
In Ju 'an, the son Xiaobai heard that there was no monarch in Qi, so he discussed with Bao Shuya, borrowed a hundred chariots from Ju 'an, and went back to Qi to become a monarch. In this way, a fierce battle took place between the two brothers. In the battle, Guan Zhong personally shot an arrow at Xiao Bai, the son, and he was injured. But in the end, Xiao Bai killed Gong Zijiu and became the monarch of Qi. This is Qi Huangong.
Bao Shuya was a hero of Qi Huangong, and was trusted and respected by Huan Gong, who appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the army. He didn't forget Guan Zhong, looking for opportunities to recommend Guan Zhong to Huan Gong. At first, Huan Gong refused to appoint Guan Zhong because he had been an enemy of himself and almost killed himself. Bao Shuya explained to him: Guan Zhong and I were both masters at the beginning, and there was nothing wrong; If you want to do great things, you must be open-minded
So, regardless of the former enmity, Huan Gong accepted Bao Shuya's suggestion and appointed Guan Zhong as the prime minister, and finally achieved a generation of hegemony.
3. Ma Huanghou's admonition on misjudged cases in Ming Dynasty
Ma Huanghou was the married wife of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming Dynasty. She is one of the few female politicians in the history of China. Zhu Yuanzhang was impatient by nature. After becoming emperor, he became harsh, more headstrong and moody.
Whenever Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he came to the court, Ma Huanghou intervened. Many innocent people were saved or their punishment was reduced because of her secret protection and rescue. Guo Jingxiang's son, who joined the army in Hezhou, was accused of disobedience and unfilial, and once held a spear to kill Guo Jingxiang. Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang flew into a rage and immediately ordered the killing.
Ma Huanghou remonstrated and said, "Guo Jingxiang is such an only son. How could he kill his father? Rumors may be slander. To take a step back, even if his son was unfilial, it didn't produce the consequences of killing his father. If you kill this son for this reason, it will not only be inappropriate for the law, but also make Guo Jingxiang lose his family in the old age and his fate will be even more tragic. "
Zhu Yuanzhang felt justified, so he recovered the imperial edict and ordered an investigation. Later, it was found out that Guo Zi killed his father, which was indeed a misinformation.
4. Ban Chao joined the army
Ban Chao has lofty aspirations and doesn't care about small things. However, filial piety and diligence at home often lead a hard life, and labor is not a shame. He is eloquent and has a rough look at many historical classics. In 62 A.D. (the fifth year of Yongping), my brother Ban Gu was recruited as a school book boy, and Ban Chao and his mother also went to Luoyang with their classmates.
Because of poor family, Ban Chaochang copied books for the government to earn money to support his family. He has been copying for a long time, and he has worked hard. On one occasion, he stopped his work and threw a pen and sighed: "If a gentleman doesn't have a better ambition and strategy, he should make great achievements in a foreign land like Fu Jiezi in the Zhaodi period and Zhang Qian in the Wudi period, so as to get a seal. How can he be busy between pens and inkstones for a long time?"
Everyone around laughed at him. Ban Chao said, "How can a boy understand the ambition of a strong man!"
5. Zhao Guang, the painter, is unyielding
Zhao Guang, a native of Hefei, was originally Li Boshi's extremely bookish family. Li Boshi served around when he painted. After a long time, he became good at painting, especially at drawing horses, almost the same as Li Boshi did. During the Jian Yan period, he fell into the hands of nomads from the army. Jinbing heard that he was good at drawing, so he asked him to draw captive women.
Zhao Guang resolutely refused to paint, and Jin Bing threatened with a knife, but failed, so he cut off his right thumb. Zhao Guang actually painted with his left hand. After the situation calmed down, Zhao Guang only painted Guanyin tuas. A few years later, Zhao Guang died, and most of Li Boshi's Guanyin paintings are written by Zhao Guang.