When Kangxi was young, sourdrang dowager asked him, "What do you want? Kangxi said: "I don't want anything, I just want the world to be peaceful, the people to be happy, and I share peace with the people." Empress Dowager Tai was surprised to see that her grandson had this ambition, so she hired a teacher for him to teach him carefully.

According to the magistrate of Yu Ying Pavilion, Emperor Kangxi's Chinese teacher was a southern scholar. His name is not recorded in the history books, but only called "Heather". Heather went to Beijing to catch the exam, but he failed. He packed his bags and was ready to go home. That night, I suddenly heard a knock at the door. When the scholar opened the door, he saw several strong guards accompanying a rich man. The other party said, "I have heard for a long time that Teacher Liu's moral articles are admirable. I have a child, and I hope to entrust him with teaching. 」

Heather said modestly, "I'm just a corporal in the south. I didn't get into Beijing. " I'm going back again. How can I be a teacher for my children? 」

The rich man insisted, "My sister-in-law has been widowed for many years and has only one child. Now I hope to find a good teacher to teach him. Now that Mr. Wang is here, why not wait patiently for another three years, maybe you can get in. 」

Heather is sincere when he meets the rich. Considering that I have been in Beijing for three years, it is not bad to educate my children while waiting for the next scientific examination, so I agreed.

The next night, the rich man sent guards and chariots to take heather away. A group of people walked a lot and took heather to a house. The servant prepared everything for him, including food, clothes and shelter. Heather felt very strange, but it was not convenient to ask.

The next day, the rich man came with a child. According to the teacher's etiquette, the child bowed respectfully to heather. Heather saw that the child was very clever and was happy to be his teacher. In the past three years, the rich man has been very kind to heather and often asks questions. All the money and goods letters that need to be sent home need not be handled by heather, and the rich man sent someone to handle them properly. Three years passed quickly.

Heather wanted to take the exam, but the host refused and said, "Sir, why are you in such a hurry?" One day you will be successful in my official career! You can teach this child for another three years. Heather was helpless and taught for another three years. Although the rich man was kind to him and had everything he needed, he was homesick and begged him to return to China.

One day, the rich man came to him and said, "My child has grown up thanks to the teacher's teaching. Mr. Wang is so eager to become famous that I dare not stay any longer. Another day, I'll see Mr. Wang off Heather is very happy.

One night, the servant took him to a place. Heather saw four or five people dressed as eunuchs here. The eunuch took him through the corridor of the beautiful palace, and he was very surprised. When he entered the hall, he saw a young man sitting in the dragon chair, which was his disciple. This young man is now Emperor Kangxi. Heather witnessed the dragon's face with her own eyes and was pleasantly surprised. He couldn't help kneeling down to pay homage to the emperor. Emperor Kangxi conferred an official position on him.

Thanks to the teacher's instruction, Emperor Kangxi learned reading chinese's Four Books and Five Classics. Emperor Kangxi taught the prince in the "Palace Motto" that he should be familiar with classics and not read novels. Emperor Kangxi said that as long as you open the books on classics and history, it will be conducive to self-cultivation

Emperor Kangxi loved reading China's classics. He studied too hard and was too tired to cough up blood. Historically, the place where Emperor Kangxi sat was surrounded by books. In his study, there are several aphorisms, all written by Emperor Kangxi himself, with "Respect for Heaven" written in the middle. On the left, it says "Love the person you love"; On the right, it says "Blame yourself for blaming others". These maxims are also a portrayal of the virtues of Emperor Kangxi's life.