Celebrity moral story

1, the thoughts of Zuo Gong and Ceng Gong.

Zeng Guofan and Zuo were both important ministers in the late Qing Dynasty. Both of them are very famous, and the court generally called them "Zeng Zuo". Zeng Guofan was older than Zuo, and he was promoted to Zuo. However, Zuo was very conceited and never took Zeng Guofan seriously.

On one occasion, Zuo Tang Zong asked his attendants discontentedly, "Why is everyone called' Zeng Zuo' instead of' Zuo Zeng'?" An attendant boldly said, "Ceng Gong always has a Zuo Gong in his eyes, but there is no Ceng Gong in Zuo Gong's eyes." The words of the attendants made Zuo think deeply for a long time.

2. Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty was very generous.

Liu Che, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was a generous and hungry emperor. As soon as he acceded to the throne, he sent an unusual letter asking for talents, pointing out that no matter how noble or humble a person is, as long as he has special talents, he can be named a leader. As he said, he hired many talents from the lower classes.

Once, 17-year-old Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took his entourage traveling incognito to visit a place called. In the evening, they stayed in an inn. The shopkeeper saw them young and furtive and thought they were thieves.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was thirsty and wanted to ask for some water to drink. The shopkeeper looked up and said angrily, "I have no water here, only urine!" " "After that, he sneaked out of the store and planned to call people nearby to attack suspicious passengers. The shopkeeper's wife is a clever woman. She guessed her husband's calculation and quickly followed her, coaxing and saying, "I don't think they are thieves, but the leader looks like a noble son."

Never act rashly and injure good people by mistake. "The shopkeeper hesitated, and his wife took the opportunity to pull him back into the house and advised him to drink. After a while, the shopkeeper was drunk. So, the hostess killed the chicken and slaughtered the sheep, and put down a banquet to warmly entertain the guests.

Early the next morning, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knew what had happened. After returning to the palace, he immediately summoned the owner and his wife, first gave the hostess 1200 gold, and then turned his eyes to the man. Suddenly, the atmosphere in the hall became tense, and people thought that the man would be punished. Who knows, instead of mitigating his crimes, Emperor Wudi praised him as a macho man and worshipped him on the spot.

3. respect the teacher, and eventually become a great instrument?

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Zhao Wei. When he was still studying as a child, he saw Guo and thought he was a rare good teacher. He said to people, "It is easy to find a teacher who can teach people to be teachers, but it is not easy to find one." Guo, on the other hand, became a famous scholar because of his intensive reading of various classic works.

Later, he went to Luoyang, the capital, to be an official, and resolutely decided to worship Guo Wei, who was far away in Nanyang, and sent handmaiden to serve the teacher. However, Guo was weak and sick, and once he asked him to cook medicine for him himself. When he came in with the boiled medicine, Guo scolded him for boiling it too hot and cooked it again. After delivery, Guo said the medicine was too bitter.

This happened three times in a row. The fourth time, when he took medicine again and didn't look bad, Guo smiled and said, "I only saw your appearance before, but today I finally saw your sincerity!" " So he was overjoyed and passed on what he had learned all his life to Zhao Wei. He eventually became a great Confucian scholar in the history of China.

4. Gu Kaizhi

During the Eastern Jin Dynasty in ancient China, a Buddhist temple named Crock Temple was built in Nanjing. After the temple was completed, the monks asked for donations. Gu Kaizhi came to the temple and wrote down several "millions" in the donation book, which surprised people.

Because these days, among many donors, no one has donated more than100000 yuan. Everyone thought that this poor young man named "Tiger Head" was bragging and doodling, so the monk immediately asked him to erase the words he had written, but Gu Kaizhi said confidently, "Find me a blank wall first."

So he closed the door and drew a picture on the designated blank wall, but his eyes didn't draw. He said to the monk, "Everyone who comes to see this painting on the first day will donate100000 yuan to the temple;" Donate 50 thousand the next day. The amount of donations after that is up to you. "

When Gu Kaizhi pointillized Vimalakīrti's eyes in public, the temple gate was wide open, like a divine light, and the whole city was shocked, and people rushed to paint in the temple. They all praised the picture for its vividness. There is an endless stream of people looking at the paintings. It didn't take long for millions to make up.

5. Fang Lingxuan

Fang was a famous official in the Tang Dynasty. When he was not an official, he was once seriously ill. He said to his wife Lu: If I die of illness, don't be widowed and remarry. Lushi went to the room and dug out an eye to show that he would never change his mind. Later, Fang recovered from illness and rose to the high position of prime minister, always showing great respect for his wife.