Allusions: Gan, a native of Nanyang. Soldiers, uncles and nobles are not officials. When he was young, Bing asked him about his ambition and said, "I would like to ride the wind and waves." Bing said, "If you are not rich, you will destroy my family." My brother is a novice in marrying and was robbed at night. At the age of fourteen, he stood up and refused the thief. More than a dozen thieves were allowed to enter the house. -"Song Shu Zong Yi Biography".
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a young man named Zong Yi. At that time, the world was relatively stable, so the families of the gentry respected reading. Zongxi's uncle Zong Bing is a learned man, but he didn't become an official. Other brothers in the family are also very studious, but Zong Xi likes practicing martial arts, so everyone thinks that he will have no future.
Once, my uncle asked Zong Xi about his ambition, and Zong Xi replied, "I would like to ride the wind and waves." It means doing great things. My uncle commented: "You are either rich or expensive, or you are the root of the ruin of our family."
Later, Zongbi's brother Zongbi got married. On the night of the wedding, suddenly a group of robbers rushed in to do evil. At that time, the whole family was frightened, and the brothers who read a lot of poetry books could do nothing. Only 14-year-old Zong Yi stepped forward and fought the robbers with his sword. There were a dozen robbers, but they were beaten out of the water by Zong Yi, so they couldn't enter the room and had to run away.
It is such a young man, brave and good at fighting, who has repeatedly made meritorious military service. He became an important general in the Southern Dynasties and the Song Dynasty. He was appointed as the county magistrate, and was posthumously named the general of the Western Expedition, posthumous title Suhou.
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