A short inspirational story about ancient poets is as follows:
Yue Fei’s studies:
The national hero Yue Fei was born in troubled times. His family was poor since he was a child. With financial support, he studied martial arts under the famous Shaanxi master Zhou Tong. During this period, he witnessed the broken mountains and rivers and the displacement of the people. He developed the ambition to learn martial arts to serve the country and overcame his pride and complacency. After practicing hard in the cold and summer, under the careful guidance of the famous teacher Zhou Tong, he finally mastered the Yue Family Robbery, and led Wang Gui, Tang Xian and other partners to join the patriotic torrent of fighting against gold and saving the country.
Qu Yuan studied hard in the cave:
This story tells that when Qu Yuan was a child, he ignored Chang Pei's objections and hid in the cave to read secretly no matter it was windy or rainy or cold. "The Book of Songs". After three full years, he read 305 chapters of the Book of Songs, absorbed rich nutrition from these folk songs, and finally became a great poet.
Wen Tianxiang. Brothers have different ambitions.
Wen Tianxiang had a younger brother named Wen Xishan, who was still an official in Huizhou at that time. Seeing that the Song Dynasty was in decline, he did not want to cheer up, but he was willing to be charming and make enemies. In May of the following year after Wen Tianxiang was captured, he surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, and then went to Yanjing to show off in the city on horseback. When Wen Tianxiang heard the news in Yandu Prison, he beat his chest and screamed loudly, scolding his brother Wen Xishan for having no spine. After crying, I wrote a poem with my pen:
Last year you left me in Shichuling, this year you come to Yan, one brother is in prison and the other is on horseback, the same father and mother are in different heavens. Poor flesh and blood are separated, and the world is less than fifty years old. The three benevolent people have their own ambitions in life and death, and the long day is full of smoke. Wen Tianxiang also had an older brother named Wen Tianzhen, who was elected to the provincial government during the Baohu period and also served as an official. Later, due to the death of his younger brother Wen Tianxiang, Qian no longer wanted to be an official and lived in seclusion in the mountains. Although they are from the same mother, the three brothers have taken very different paths in life, which is inseparable from their different moral beliefs and life pursuits.
Li Guizhen learned to draw tigers:
Li Guizhen, a famous tiger painter of the Five Dynasties, liked painting since he was a child, especially tigers. Since he had never seen a real tiger, he always painted tigers as sick. Cat, so he decided to go into the deep mountains and forests to visit real tigers. After going through all kinds of hardships, with the help of Orion, he finally saw the real tiger. Through a lot of sketching and visiting the tomb, his tiger painting skills improved by leaps and bounds. It's so lifelike that it's almost like the real thing. He spent most of his life traveling to many famous mountains and rivers, seeing more birds and beasts, and finally became a master of painting.