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During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a person named Xie An, who was not only highly talented, but also good at calligraphy and good writing. Xie An was reluctant to be an official, so he began to be a writer, and soon resigned on the grounds of illness. He lived in seclusion in Dongshan in Shangyu, Huiji, Zhejiang, and often traveled with Wang Xizhi to play in the mountains and rivers, writing poems and essays.

The court called him to be a minister, but he refused. Later, Huan Wen, the general of the imperial court and the son-in-law of Emperor Sima Shao of the Ming Dynasty, asked Xie An to be Sima Xila, and he had to agree. By this time he was in his forties.

On the day Xie An was about to take office, the ** people in the court came out to welcome. At this time, there was a ** named Gao Xiang, jokingly said to him: You used to lie high in Dongshan, repeatedly violated the will of the imperial court, and refused to come out to be an official, and I couldn't imagine that I would come out today.

Later, Xie An has always achieved the official position of prime minister, and in the famous battle of Weishui between the former Qin State and the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he sent his younger brother and nephew as generals to lead the army to meet and defeat Fu Jian's million-strong army.

The resurgence of Dongshan is from "The Biography of Xie An in the Book of Jin". It originally meant to come out of office after seclusion, but now it is used as a metaphor to show a comeback after failure.

Lying on the ice and begging for carp. Wang Xiang of the Jin Dynasty lost his mother at an early age, and his stepmother Zhu was not loving, and often told Wang Xiang's rights and wrongs in front of his father, so he lost his father's love. One winter, the stepmother Zhu was sick and wanted to eat carp, but because the cold river was frozen, he could not catch it, so Wang Xiang lay naked on the ice and prayed, and suddenly the ice cracked, and two carps jumped out of the crack.

His actions were spread as a good story in the ten-mile countryside. People praise Wang Xiang as a rare filial son in the world. There is a poem that says:

The stepmother has it in the world, but Wang Xianghu has nothing in the world; So far, on the river, there is a lying ice model.

Zhou Gongdan (about 1100 BC), surnamed Ji, name Dan, clan name Zhou, title Gong. Because the mining is in Zhou, it is called Zhou Gong, and because the name is Wen, it is also called Zhou Wengong. The uncle of King Cheng of Zhou, because King Cheng was young when he ascended the throne, he became the king of the auxiliary government.

According to legend, he made ceremonies and music, established a system of rules and regulations, and was revered as the founder of Confucianism, and was the ancient sage most revered by Confucius.

Story] After King Cheng of Zhou became in power, he built a new capital of Luoyi and sealed the princes. He gave Lu Di to the son of the Duke of Zhou, and Zhou warned his son: "In the past, the son is not as proud as the Lu country."

The son of King Wen, the brother of King Wu, the uncle of King Cheng, and the world, I am not light in the world, but I am not lightly in the world, but I am afraid of losing the world. I have heard that those who are virtuous and generous and keep them respectful are honored; The land is vast and thrifty, and those who are thrifty are safe; Those who honor the position and keep it to the humble are noble; Those who are strong and fearful will win; The wise and wise keep the foolish, philosopher; Erudite and strong remember to keep the shallow, wise. These six are all humble and virtuous.

The husband is the son of heaven, rich all over the world, and thus virtuous. Those who are not humble and lose the world and die are also ruined. Don't be careful!

This is Zhou Gong's "Book of Commandments". He warned his son Bo Yu: "Don't slack off and despise talents just because you are enshrined in the Lu State.

I am the son of King Wen, the younger brother of King Wu, the uncle of King Cheng, and I also have the important responsibility of assisting the emperor, and my status in the world cannot be regarded as cheap. However, when you take a bath, you have to stop many times, hold your loose hair, receive guests, and eat a meal, so as not to lose your talent due to neglect. I have heard that if you are generous but respectful, you will be glorified. If the land is vast but diligent and thrifty, there is no danger; If you are honorable but humble and self-controlled, you will always be rich; If a man is strong but fearful, he will always be victorious and undefeated; Wise and wise, but always thinking that he is dull and ignorant, he is a wise man; Erudite and strong in memory but consciously shallow, that is really smart.

These six points are all virtues of modesty and prudence. Even if you are the Son of Heaven, the reason why you are rich all over the world is because you follow these virtues. Ignorance of humility leads to death and national mourning, and this is an example of this.

How can you not be careful? And Uncle Yu did not live up to his father's expectations, and within a few years, he governed the country of Lu into a state of etiquette with simple folk customs, pragmatism, and reverence for teaching and learning.

There is a way to "Zhou Gong spit and feed, and the world returns to the heart". Duke Zhou's earnest teachings to his son can be described as good intentions.

Excerpt from 360 Library, thank you.