When Xie Shang was eight years old, his father Xie Kun became a satrap. Taishou is a powerful local governor with great power. So many people come to flatter Xie Shang's father, and the guests at home are also in an endless stream.
On one occasion, Xie Kun led Xie Shang to meet a guest. Seeing that the child is smart and lovely, the guests have asked him questions and tested him. Shang's answer is like running water, and no one can beat him. The guests kept praising him.
Xie Shang praised people a lot. He knows that some people are sincere; Some people leave the social scene and echo; And more people flatter themselves in order to please their fathers.
Xie Shang doesn't like people who flatter him, so he wants to find a chance to refute them.
At the right moment, once, Xie Shang's family gave a banquet and the guests were full. When a guest saw Xie Shang, he said to Xie Kun, "Like father, like son. Our satrap is resourceful and our son is young and clever. Xie Gongzi is really Yan Hui in the middle! "
Yan Hui was a famous clever boy in ancient times, and also the most proud student of Confucius. Xie Shang felt inferior to Yan Hui, whose praise was too much. So he immediately stood up and refuted him, saying, "No one is better than Confucius. Where did Yan Hui come from? "
The implication is that talents like Yan Hui were educated by Confucius. Now, you adults are not as knowledgeable as Confucius. How can we train students as knowledgeable as Yan Hui?
Xie Daowen
Xie Daowen was the daughter of Xie Yi, the general of Anxi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Wang Xiejia was a famous font in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Even in the crowded Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie Wang had a high opinion of himself. Except for entering the palace to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, marriage only took place within the two ethnic groups. After the demise of the Jin Dynasty, their two families were still very beautiful. Until Liang Wudi, Hou Jing, a great and lean man, proposed to the two families, but both were rejected, so he regarded it as a lifelong hatred. Finally, when he rebelled, he completely killed two families in Xie Wang. The romantic life of several generations in Xie Wang came to an abrupt end here, leaving only a poem by Liu Yuxi, "The old king Xie Tang flew into the homes of ordinary people", which made later generations chant.
Xie Daowen was very good when he was a child. Once her uncle Xie An asked her, "What is the best sentence of Shi Mao?" Xie Daowen replied, "There are 300 books of songs, and there is a cloud of" Elegant and High Song ",which is sung by Ji Fu and cool as the wind. Zhongshan always comforts himself. " Xie An praised its elegance. Don't underestimate this praise, what kind of person Xie An is, not to mention his calm tolerance in the battle of Feishui, his superb political tactics, and his lonely mentality of wanting to live in seclusion. It is only said that Li Taibai, a poet of later generations, has always been above the top and has the arrogance of the emperor. However, the only person in his life who believes in it is Xie Anshi who can't get out of Dongshan. At that time, there were more than 10 million celebrities in the world, and it was almost a lifetime honor to get a compliment from Xie An. Another story is more classic. A gathering of Xie's family in winter is just catching up with the goose feather-like snow falling. While enjoying the warm wine and enjoying the snow, Xie An was very happy. He asked Xie's younger generation what it was like to be snowed. Xie Daowen's cousin Xie Ming said: "The air difference of salt spraying can be simulated." This guy sprinkles salt into the air. Why, do you want artificial snowfall? :))。 Xie Daowen immediately whispered, "If the catkins were not due to the wind." In a word, Xie Daowen's poetic talent is nothing compared with her cousin! Xie Anda claimed to be good and praised Min Hui.
Cao Chong
Cao Cao is not only a successful politician, strategist and writer, but also a successful father. His sons have their own merits in literary talent and martial arts, and Cao Chong is his favorite. In ancient times, the so-called prodigies were mostly linguistic talents, but Cao Chong showed superb thinking ability to solve problems. When Cao Chong was seven years old, elephants were replaced and weighed equally, which not only shocked the public at that time, but also spread through the ages and became one of the most classic stories of children's intellectual enlightenment.
There is another story: Sun Quan once sent a beautiful pheasant. Cao Cao wanted to watch the pheasant dance, but he tried his best. This rare bird just doesn't sing or jump, which makes people very helpless. Cao Chong thought of a way to make a big mirror and put it in front of the pheasant. Seeing the same kind in the mirror, the pheasant became eager to win, and immediately danced in pairs.
Some stories not only reflect the wisdom of Cao Chong, but also show his generous and kind side. Once, the saddle of Cao Cao's mount was put in the warehouse and accidentally bitten by a mouse. The treasurer was so frightened that he thought he would die. When Cao Chong knew this, he had a plan: first, he stabbed his single coat into the mouse's teeth with a sharp knife, and then he went to see his father with a sad face. Cao Cao asked him what was on his mind. Cao Chong said: "The common people think that a rat's teeth are covered with clothes, and its master is not good. Today, I saw my teeth alone because I was worried. " Cao Cao quickly comforted Aiko and said, "This nonsense is nothing to feel." After a while, the treasurer reported that Cao Cao's saddle had been bitten by a mouse. Cao Cao smiled and said, "Even my son's light coat has been bitten, let alone the saddle?" There is no intention to pursue it at all. It is said that every time Cao Chong meets a prisoner, he always asks if he has been wronged. If so, he will try his best to save his life or reduce his sentence; Whenever I see those diligent and capable officials breaking the law because of negligence or mistakes, he will personally go to Cao Cao to intercede and ask his father for forgiveness. According to historical records, Cao Chong was "distinguished and kind, born with beauty, handsome in appearance and unique, so he especially loved others". -this kind of compassion and generosity is reflected in a teenager, which makes people cry.
Hateful heaven is unpredictable. God generously endowed Cao Chong with wisdom, but cruelly took his life. In the thirteenth year of Jian 'an, Cao, who was only thirteen years old, died of a serious illness. According to later generations, it may be "strangulation." Cao Chong's untimely death left a broken beauty for history and a regrettable sigh for later generations.
Maybe God's profound intention is invisible to us ordinary people.
After Cao Chong died, Cao Cao was very sad. Xelloss came to comfort him. Cao Cao said, "The death of Cao Chong is my misfortune and your great fortune." After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he often said to his opponents, "If Cang Shu (Cao Chong's word) were here, I would have no world." Visible, Cao Chong's death, objectively cleared the biggest obstacle for xelloss for the throne.
Talented Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang, who can fight tigers, both ended in tragedy in the struggle for Cao Cao's successor. If Cao Chong were still alive, with his kindness, what would be the end of the inevitable struggle with xelloss and others, and who could have predicted it?
Wang Rong
Wang Rong is seven years old and tries to swim with other children. Look at the roadside. There are branches everywhere in Li Shu. The children are fighting for it, but they are unwilling to move. People asked him and replied, "There are trees on the roadside, but there are many seeds, which will make plums bitter." Accept it and believe it. -This story about bitter plum on the roadside was first recorded in Shi Shuo Xin Yu. This philosophical short story makes us put Wang Rong into the ranks of prodigies without hesitation. If Cao Chong's talent lies in solving problems, then Wang Rong's talent lies in observing and summarizing.
Wang Rong in history is an indefinable figure with typical symptoms of split personality. There are many articles about him in Shi Shuo Xin Yu, and it is not difficult to draw this conclusion by listing one or two.
1, Wang Xiaoqi, married from his son, single coat, and later more responsible. Wang Rong gave his nephew a light coat when he got married, and then asked for it several times. )
2. Situ Wang Rong is both expensive and rich, belonging to the district house, where boys graze and plaster fields. Writing in the palm of your hand, every time you are with your wife, you will be scattered and calculated. (When Wang Rong was Stuart, he became rich and counted money behind closed doors with his wife as soon as it got dark. )
3. Wang Rong has a good plum and sells it, fearing that people will get their seeds and keep drilling its core. Wang's plum trees are excellent in variety. When you sell, you are afraid of being introduced, so drill into the core first. )
4. Wang Rongnv is suitable for Pei Wei, and she has borrowed tens of thousands of money. It is a relief for a woman to come home, but she doesn't say anything about it and pays back the money. He shook his face when his daughter got married and borrowed money from him. When her daughter paid back the money, she smiled at once. )
Judging from the above records, Wang Rong's meanness has reached an incredible level. There are nine stories about thrift in the world's twenty-nine books, and he alone accounts for four. But in the same book Shi Shuo Xin Yu, he has a completely different performance:
1, Wang Rong and He Hao suffered great loss at the same time, which is called filial piety. King chicken bone bed, crying for gifts. Emperor Wu said Liu Zhongxiong said:
"Qing has several provincial kings, are there any more? Make people worry and listen to mourning. " Brother Zhong said, "He Jiao has prepared a gift, but he does not lose his dignity. Wang Rong
Although I didn't prepare a gift, I grieved for my bones. I was born with filial piety and peace, and Wang Rong died of filial piety. Your majesty should be worried not about you, but about Rong. "
Wang Rong and He Hao are both very filial, and their mothers died at the same time. He Shen, on the other hand, was in mourning. Although Wang Rong didn't obey the rules, he was as thin as a dry chicken because of the pain. )
2. Wang Rong's father, Xiongnu, has a name, and the official is the secretariat of Liangzhou. Hunqiu has lived in nine counties for a long time, with his virtue and benefits, and his phase rate is one million, so he can't learn. His official father is a well-known honest official. After his death, the following people sent millions of dollars to express their memory, but Wang Rong refused. )
3. Wei Mingdi cut off the tiger's minions in Xuanwu for the people to watch. Seven-year-old Wang Rong also took a look. The tiger and bear climbed over the fence and growled. The sound shook the ground, and all the audience could easily shake their servants, but Zhan Ran didn't move or be afraid.
(Wei Mingdi mistreats tigers and greets people. The tiger growled and scared everyone out of their wits, but seven-year-old Wang Rong was as cool as a cucumber.
4, Wang Rong bereavement, "mountain out of the province briefly. Wang was heartbroken. Jane said, "The children are holding things in their hands, why not?" Wang Wei;
Saints forget; The least affectionate; The clock of love is in our generation. "What's more exciting is to bring his words simply.
When his son died, he cried his eyes out and showed his true nature.
5. When Liu Gongrong was sitting on the ground, Ruan said to the king of Chu, "It is a great honor to have two glasses of wine once in a while and drink with you."
No foresight. "
(Ruan Ji pours wine for Wang Rong Jr.)
6, although there is no special ability at work, but ordinary performance repair. (This article is from the Book of Jin-it's not that I don't have special abilities, but I'm afraid I don't want to show my special abilities and just do my duty. )
Wang Rong described in these articles is affectionate, fearless in times of crisis and greedy for money. It is really impossible to unite him with stingy Wang Rong. Combined with the analysis of the political background at that time, Wang Rong's meanness was probably a plan to hide his strength and a show. Otherwise, according to the temperament of Ji Kang, Ruan Ji and others, how could he be willing to mix with a humble and greedy guy and be called "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest"?
Wang Rong once led troops to participate in the war to destroy Wu, and his writing style and martial arts were quite complete. He lived for 7 1 year from 234 to 305, and finally died in the "Eight Kings Rebellion", ranking the left servant, Stuart. In the turbulent social background and complicated political struggle at that time, it was not easy for him to live at the age of 70, which was probably related to his self-polluting strategy of keeping a low profile.
Kong Rong
There is a cloud in the three-character scripture: at the age of four, you can make pears, brothers and dragons, and be prophets. It is a miracle that a four-year-old child knows how to be modest. (Note that the works that he later cast as a model can't be compared with this promoter).
There is also a story about Kong Rong: "It's getting late, but it's not necessarily good.".
Kong Rong was ten years old and went to Luoyang with his father. Li Yuanli became famous. Those who come to you are either talented, famous or relatives at the middle table. Only when the cabinet members were willing to deliver the message, Kong Rong came to the Li family alone and said to the doorman, "I am a relative of the Li family." After he delivered the message, the doorman invited people to meet him at the mansion. Li Yuanli asked, "What is your relationship with your servant?" Kong Rong said to Japan: "The ancestor Zhong Ni (Confucius) and the ancestor Bo Yang (Laozi) have the friendship of asking questions, and it is very good to take your servant as your friend." This sentence comes from a child of 10 years old, which surprised Li Yuanli and the guests present. Dr. Yang Chen, a Chinese medicine doctor, arrived later and heard about it. He said, "It's time, but it's not necessarily good to be older." Smart when you are young, not necessarily good when you grow up. This is a common thing, but not for Kong Rong. Unexpectedly, Kong Rong replied, "When I was young, I became a pawn."
Here, a technique of rest is used, which means that Chen Yi is now "big may not be good". Yang Chen was so embarrassed by this counterattack that he could not speak for a moment. A 10-year-old child, the celebrity was tongue-tied in one sentence, and Kong Rong's quick thinking was really amazing.
But Kong Rong's status as a child prodigy only stays at the level of debate. And this eloquence without wisdom is not more useful to others than to others. As an adult, Kong Rong successively served as Beihai Xiang, Qingzhou Secretariat, Shaofu and Dazhong Doctor. During his tenure, he did little to prove his political talent except making empty remarks and doing some image projects of repairing city walls and rebuilding schools.
Generally speaking, people who are eloquent but unwilling to be lonely always give guidance to people who work, and Kong Rong has not jumped out of this mode. Under the protection of Cao Cao's wings, he was able to dream that "the guests were always full and the glasses were not empty" in the era of warlord separatism, but he was extremely cynical about Cao Cao's policies. If he discourages Cao Cao from attacking Liu Bei as a "meaningless teacher, fearing to lose the hope of the world", though pedantic, it still smells like a plan of the world, then the story he fabricated to satirize Xelloss and Zhen Shiyin is purely for rhetoric, and it is completely a hippie mentality of addiction and death.
Rulers in the Three Kingdoms period usually had amazing patience with intellectuals, but Cao Cao's patience was finally pushed to the limit. In 208 AD, Cao Cao hacked Kong Rong to death. At that time, there was a sad tidbit: when Kong Rong was arrested, his eldest son was nine years old and his youngest son was eight years old. "The second son is embarrassed to cut his nails"-he is absorbed in playing some kind of game. Kong Rong also asked the messenger with luck: "I am a good man, can I let my child go?" Unexpectedly, the son inherited his hard-core spirit and early wisdom and said slowly, "Did Dad see any eggs under the nest?"
"Under the cover of the nest, has Ann finished laying eggs?" This idiom was invented from the mouths of these two children. It can be seen from these words that his children not only inherited his eloquence genes, but also had extraordinary insights beyond his knowledge. Unfortunately, history didn't give these two children enough opportunities to show themselves, so they were killed in a hurry, which made people take a long breath.
Kong Rong is not only a political commentator, but also a poet. In Dian Lun Zawen, Cao Pi compared him with RoyceWong and other six people, so he was listed as one of the "seven sons of Jian 'an". The original collection has been lost, and the Ming Dynasty compiled Kong Beihai Collection.
Zhugeke
The monarch and ministers of Wu Dong have always maintained a warm relationship. Sun Quan often plays jokes on ministers. When Zhuge Ke was six years old, he attended a banquet in Wu Dong. He attended it with his father Zhu Gejin. Zhu Gejin pulled a long face, and Sun Quan brought a donkey. He wrote on it with chalk: "Zhuge Yuzi". Everyone laughed. But when he walked to the front, he picked up the chalk and wrote two words on it: "Zhuge Yuzi's donkey." The room is full of surprises. They were overjoyed and gave him the donkey. Another day, a big official gave a banquet, and Sun Quan ordered him to light a lamp. Zhang Xun went to Zhao's house, but Zhao didn't drink it, saying, "This is not a gift for the elderly." Quan said, "Can you drink with a strong hand?" But when he was ordered, he said, "Jiang Shang's father is 90 years old. He never said he was old. On this cold war day, Mr. Wang fell behind; On the day of drinking, Mr. Wang was in front: What do you mean by not supporting the elderly? " Zhao was speechless and had to stop drinking. The son of heaven loves it, so he lives to help the prince.
At the age of six, he knew how to solve conflicts. Zhuge Ke is a child prodigy. However, as can be seen from the above records, Zhuge Ke's cleverness also belongs to Kong Rong's cleverness, and it is more than enough to keep festivals, lobby and persuade people to compete for temples without damaging the country's majesty; If it is used to assist the king and govern the country, it is not enough. Sun Quan has blue eyes and a reputation for knowing people and making good use of them, but it is a big mistake to let people like Zhuge Ke "help the prince".
Many magical and weird things are often attached to smart people. There is a widely circulated story in Taiping Guangji: When Wu was in power, someone in Yongkang met a chinemys reevesii and drove it away. The tortoise said, "When you can't swim well, you will understand." People are very strange. They want to see the king of Wu. The more at night, the more on the mulberry tree. In the middle of the night, the tree called the tortoise and said, "Why bother Xu Yuan?" The tortoise said, "I didn't see cooking until I was arrested." Although you can't beat me, you can't beat me. " The tree said, "Zhuge Yuan has knowledge, and he must have words of suffering. How can you get out like me? " The tortoise said, "Zi Ming has no words, which will harm you." The tree stopped in silence. When you get there, you have the right to cook it and burn a hundred cars. The language is like the old one. Zhuge Ke said, "I know old mulberry well." The person who offered also said that the turtle tree was * * *, and the right to climb and cut was done, and the boiled turtle was rotten. Today, the tortoise is still cooked with mulberry wages, so the savage calls it Xu Yuan. -here for Zhuge Ke's well-informed description, some strange taste.
One of the characteristics of cleverness is the desire to show one's cleverness.
After Sun Quan's death, 9-year-old Sun Liang ascended the throne. At that time, generals Zhuge Ke, Sun Hong and Sun Jun helped him make a will. With his close relationship with the royal family, Sun Hong wanted to monopolize power and planned to get rid of Zhuge Ke. Unexpectedly, Sun Jun stood on Zhuge Ke's side and tipped off Zhuge Ke. Zhuge Ke lured Sun Hong to the General's office and took it with one knife.
After Lu Xun's death, Zhuge Ke succeeded Lu Xun as prime minister, and the military and political power was dominated by one hand. As soon as he took office, he abolished academic officials, exempted debts and reduced miscellaneous taxes, which won the hearts of the people. People love from respect. There are many legends about him. The story of Tai Ping Guang Ji was probably left at that time. Whenever I go out, there are many people crowded on both sides of the road, craning their necks, hoping to see their faces. The scene is as warm as a groupie.
In this warm atmosphere, it is not difficult to understand that you are hot-headed.
After Zhuge Ke took office, instead of trying to reconcile contradictions, control the political situation and stabilize people's hearts, he was eager to make contributions. In his second year in office, he led the troops to build a city and embankment in the eastern boundary of Chaohu Lake at the junction of Wei and Wu to prevent Wei from attacking. This levee is the famous Dongxing Dike (now the northeast of Chao County, Anhui Province). Coincidentally, just when everything was ready, Sima Shi led the troops to attack. Earlier and earlier, Wu Jun defeated Wei Jun just in a confrontation. It was a small victory, which was not well publicized. But in the eyes of fans, the almost unpredictable skill of this clock further proved the magic of Zhuge Ke.
Zhuge Ke was carried away by victory and worship, and once again recruited 200,000 soldiers to besiege Hefei. Not so lucky this time. Zhuge Ke's shallow wisdom is not enough to win a thousand miles. The war dragged on for four months, Wu Jun suffered heavy casualties, the plague spread, and the defeat was decided. Zhuge Ke, out of vanity, turned a deaf ear to the advice of General yi zhu, a surname Cai Lin and others, and still forced the soldiers to attack the city in spite of illness, resulting in great morale disorder and serious attrition.
Wei fought back, Zhuge Ke was defeated and retreated along the river. Wu Jun suffered numerous casualties, and the survivors complained bitterly. Zhuge Ke does not admit defeat and is ready to fight again. Later, under the urging of Sun Liang's withdrawal, he retreated to North Korea.
After this fiasco, Zhuge Ke lost the popular support, and there was a lot of complaints in one's hand and one's hand. Sun Jun took the opportunity to kill Zhuge Ke, and the Wu Dong regime fell into the chaos of power struggle.
It should be said that among the prodigies of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Ke is the one who has the best chance to display his talents. He was deeply appreciated since he was a child, and later he mastered the power to dominate a country. However, his poor performance surprised all those who were optimistic about him. In the end, he not only ended up with a tragic ending, but also seriously damaged Wu Dong's national strength, confused state affairs and even perished. Sun knows it well, so he must regret smashing the coffin board. This premature cleverness and the subsequent psychological distortion are the roots of Zhuge Ke's life tragedy. Shallow wisdom, light suicide, heavy mistake country, its situation is thought-provoking.
make peace
At the age of seven, Yanhe was a clever man, and Wei Wuqi liked him very much. He brought Yan into the palace because he wanted to be his son. Yan nai paints a picture of being a party. He is at home.
One of them is. People asked him why, and they replied, "So is his home." When Wei Wu knew about it, he was sent back. * Speak Newspeak.
The prodigies of the Three Kingdoms often began to flash at the age of seven, and the degree of coincidence was doubtful. Yanhe is not well-known among ordinary readers, but when it comes to his grandfather He Jin, everyone knows him. If the Yellow turban insurrectionary uprising was the trigger for the tripartite confrontation between the three countries, then Ho Chin, the prince's maternal uncle and general, was the mastermind to carve up the world. It was he who introduced foreign aid in the battle with Shi Changshi-Dong Zhuo's wolf army, which stabbed a fatal knife in the soft underbelly of the dying Han Dynasty.
He Jin was born a butcher, but his descendants were born with red lips and white teeth, and their white faces were like powder. He is slender, delicate and elegant (more and more like mung bean sprouts), and smart since childhood. Although Cao Cao's own sons are excellent, they still like to make peace and want to accept him as their adopted son. I didn't expect to be so careful to draw a circle on the ground and mark it "His home"-this persistence comes from a seven-year-old child, which is really amazing.
There used to be an allusion about Yanhe's fair skin: Many people think Yanhe's face is as rich as powder because she imitates female powder, and Cao Rui is also very curious, so she set up a bureau to verify this. On a hot day, Cao Rui called peace to the palace. Peace came here sweating profusely, but nothing happened. Cao Rui just prepared a bowl of hot noodle soup for him to drink. It's natural to wipe your sweat with your sleeves while eating, but your face is still white and there is no sign of gully.
However, making peace finally sided with Cao Shi's interest groups. His mother Yin was betrothed by Cao Cao as the ninth wife. He married Princess Jinxiang, Cao Cao's daughter, and was named "Qiu". According to textual research, this is still from what he called the princess's son-in-law by Ma Xu. This nepotism determined that he could not get rid of the Cao Shi Group, so he later became an important figure under Cao Shuang, an official in the official department, and was killed in the power struggle between Sima Yi and Cao Shuang in 249 AD. Yanhe was born in an ominous era. According to Cao Zhi and others at the same time, he should be in his sixties when he died.