Ye Fan (398-445), a native of Yang Shun, Nanyang (now Xichuan County, Henan Province), was an official, historian and writer of the Southern Dynasties, the great-grandson of Wang Fan, general of Anbei in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the grandson of Fan Ning, the son of Fan Tai.
Born into a noble family, he read widely. In the second year of Yuanxi (420), after Emperor Wu ascended the throne, he became the champion, moved his secretary, and became a new Cai Taishou; In the ninth year of Yuanjia (432), he offended Stuart Liu Yikang and was demoted as the satrap of Xuancheng. He began to write the Book of the Later Han Dynasty and moved to General Ning Shuo.
In the 17th year of Yuanjia (440), he took refuge in Shixing Wang Liujun, and served as a post-general, a long history, a satrap of Nanpi, a left-back general and a prince James. In the 22nd year of Yuanjia (445), Liu Yikang, king of Pengcheng, was enthroned by Kong Xixian, defeated and killed at the age of 48.
He was brilliant all his life and made outstanding achievements in history. The book "The History of the Later Han Dynasty" is rigorous in structure and beautiful in writing, and it is also called "the first four histories" with Historical Records, History of the Han Dynasty and History of the Three Kingdoms.
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original work
The Biography of Kong Rong in the later Han Dynasty was annotated by Li Xian, who said,' When I was four years old, I ate pears with my brothers and I learned from them. The adults asked him why, and replied,' I am a child and should bring the youngest. The reason is that the clan is unfamiliar. "
"The Biography of Li Xian and Kong Rong" records: "When Kong Rong was four years old, he ate pears with his brothers, and Kong Rong always ate small ones. An adult asked him why he did it. He replied: "I am young and have a small appetite. I should eat small." "Because Kong Rong is so smart and wise, he has understood this truth since he was a child, and his clan relatives all think that he is a wizard. "
Educational significance
This story tells people that we should know how to abide by public order and good customs in everything. These are moral common sense that should be known from an early age. The ancients attached great importance to moral common sense. Moral common sense is the basic content of enlightenment education, which is integrated into all aspects of daily life and study.
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