What is the Twenty-four Filial Pieties about?

Twenty-four Filial Piety Pictures is a book about twenty-four filial sons in ancient China, with pictures.

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Xiaogan moving heaven: Shun, one of the five emperors in ancient times, was the son of the nether world. I have been filial to my parents since I was a child. His father is an honest and kind farmer. Shun's biological mother died when she was a teenager, and Shun's father, Gu Sou, was blind. It is said that he has a high musical talent. He married a second wife, who was rough and fierce. Shun's mother often speaks ill of his father because of her poor family. She gave birth to a son named elephant. Elephants grow up to be cruel, overbearing, arrogant, unreasonable, and often arrogant and disrespectful to their fathers. Only by being consistent, not complaining, obeying parents as usual, caring more for my brother and guiding him to turn over a new leaf. This extraordinary filial piety touched the sky. When Shun plowed the fields at the foot of the mountain, the gods helped him. And the god bird helps mow the grass. At that time, Emperor Yao heard that Shun was filial, so he sent nine waiters to serve Zhuo and his wife, and married his daughters E Huang and Nv Ying to Shun in recognition of his filial piety. Later, Yao also gave way to Shun. People praised Shun for changing from a commoner to an emperor simply because of his filial piety. Later generations have a poem: the team ploughs the spring elephant, and the ploughing birds are one after another; When Yao ascended the throne, Xiaogan moved his mind. This is the story of Xiaogan moving heaven.

Lu Yishun's mother: In the Zhou Dynasty, she was a dutiful son. When his mother died young, his father pitied him for lack of food and clothing, so he married his stepmother to take care of Min Zikai. A few years later, the stepmother gave birth to two sons, and the children gradually became cold. One year, winter came and dad didn't come home. My stepmother is eccentric in making cotton-padded clothes, while her son uses thick cotton wool and his son uses reed tidbits. One day, my father came back and asked Zi Qian to help pull the cart out. It was cold outside and his clothes were cold, but he put up with it silently and said nothing to his father. Later, the cotton cloth on Zi Qian's shoulder was worn out by the rope. When the father saw the reed flowers in the cotton cloth, he knew that his son was abused by his stepmother and would divorce his wife when he came home. Min Zikai saw her stepmother and two younger brothers crying. They were inseparable, so she knelt down and begged her father to say, "If mom is alone, she will get a little cold;" If the mother is thrown out, all three children will catch a cold. "Zi Qian's filial piety touched her stepmother and made her repent. Since then, the mother is kind and filial, and the family is happy.

There is a poem praising: Min's family has a good husband and has never complained about his stepmother; The mother stood in front of the car and the third son was protected from the wind and frost.

Relatives: In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a man named Tanzi, who was very filial since childhood. His parents are old, both have eye diseases and want to eat deer milk. Tanzi thought hard and finally came up with a solution. So he put on deerskin and went to the deer in the deep mountains, hoping to get deer milk to worship his parents, but he was not found by hunters. Just as the hunter raised his bow and arrow to shoot him, he hurriedly shouted, "I put on deerskin to get deerskin for my parents with eye diseases, and mix it with deer to get deerskin." Knowing that it wasn't a deer, the hunter put down his bow and arrow and didn't shoot him, surprised at his filial piety.

There is a poem praising: I miss deer milk and wear a brown sweater; If you don't talk loudly, the arrow will return in the mountain.

Lao Lai entertained relatives: During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a hermit named Lao Laizi in Chu State. This old lai is very filial to his parents, considerate to them, and tries his best to please them. In order to make his parents happy, Lao Lai specially raised several beautiful birds for his parents to play with. He often teases the birds himself to make them make beautiful calls. Father was very happy to hear that. He always smiles and says, "What a beautiful bird sound!" Lao Lai was very happy to see a smile on his parents' faces. Lao Lai is actually not young, he is over 70 years old. Once, parents looked at their son's gray hair and sighed, "Even our son is so old, and our days in the world are not long." Lao Lai is afraid of his parents' worries and tries his best to make them happy. He specially made a colorful suit and pretended to dance when he walked, which made his parents very happy. One day, he brought water to class for his parents and accidentally fell down. Afraid of his parents' sadness, he pretended to cry and rolled on the ground. Parents really think that Lao Lai fell and rolled on purpose. Seeing that he always couldn't get up, he smiled and said, "Laizi is really fun. Get up quickly. " Later, "Lao Lai entertained relatives" became an idiom to describe children trying their best to make their elderly parents feel comfortable.

Luz Fuxi: In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a man named Zhongyou, whose name was Zi Luz. My family is very poor, and I often collect wild vegetables such as Chenopodium album as food outside. In order to support his parents, Luz often goes to places hundreds of miles away to transport rice back and do his filial piety. After his parents died, Zilun swam south to Chu. The king of Chu appreciated and admired his knowledge and personality very much, and named Luz as the position of owning 100 chariots and horses. At home, the grain has reached 10,000 minutes from scratch. But Lutz still does not forget his parents' hard work and sighs; Although I hope to live as before, eat some wild vegetables such as quinoa and feed my parents with rice hundreds of miles away, it's a pity that I can't.

There is a poem that says: it is better to give rice for the purpose than a hundred miles away; I lost my honor and family, but I still miss the past.

Grieving with grief after biting his finger: Zeng Shen, a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, was a proud pupil of Confucius, known as the "Ceng Zi" and famous for his filial piety. When I was a teenager, my family was poor and I often went to the mountains to collect firewood. One day, there were guests at home, and my mother was at a loss and bit her finger with her teeth. Zeng Shen suddenly felt distressed. Knowing that his mother was calling him, he hurried home with firewood on his back and knelt down to ask why. Mother said, "Suddenly a guest came, and I bit my finger. I hope you will come back." Zeng Shen received the guests and treated them with courtesy.

Mourning for Lei Wen's Tomb: During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Wang Pou in the State of Wei who was filial to his mother. When his mother was alive, she was born timid and afraid of thunder. When it thunders, Wang Pou often comes to her side to give her courage. After his mother died, Wang Pou buried him in a quiet place in the mountains. It was windy and rainy, and hearing the deafening thunder, Wang Pou ran to his mother's grave and knelt down, crying in a low voice and telling him, "Wang Pou is by your side, mother, don't be afraid."

There is a poem that says: a loving mother is afraid of listening to thunder and stays on the platform at night; When A Xiang was shocked, he walked around the grave for a thousand times.

Killing an old wound with a stick: There was a man named Han Apollo in Daliang, Han Dynasty, who was pure in nature and filial to his parents. He is a famous dutiful son. His mother is very strict with him. If she makes a slight mistake, she raises her stick and waves it. One day, when Apollo was beaten, he even cried sadly. His mother was surprised and asked, "You can always accept hitting you. Why are you crying today? " Apollo replied: "I always feel pain when I hit me, knowing that my mother is still strong and healthy, but I don't feel pain today, knowing that my mother is going downhill and weak." So I couldn't help crying. It's not that the pain is unbearable. "This shows that he is very filial to his mother.

There is a poem that says: I am sincere to my mother, and I care about her weight very much; Once the strength of Anemarrhena asphodeloides falls, I feel sad and wet.

Guo Ju Buries His Son: During the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Guo Mingju whose family was very poor. He has a young son, and Guo Ju's mother often gives her food to her grandson. What should Guo Ju do, because his family is too poor to support his mother, and his son has to share his mother's food? So I always wait for my son to go out before I go to my mother to get food. The elderly mother always leaves food for her son, so Guo Ju will bury her son. Guo Ju said, "Don't disturb your mother. A son can have another one. Mom can't have any more. Why not bury your son? " Guo Ju's wife didn't dare to go against her husband's words, so she dug a hole in the ground. Digging more than three feet deep, I was about to throw my son in. Suddenly, there was a thunderbolt, and there was a pot of gold under the ground, which read: "God-given Guo Ju, officials can't take it, and people can't take it!"

Taste the decoction personally: In 202 BC, Liu Bang established the Western Han regime. Liu Heng, the fourth son of Chinese Emperor Liu Bang, is a famous dutiful son. Liu Heng is filial to his mother and never neglects her. Once, his mother was very ill, which worried Liu Heng. His mother was ill for three years and was bedridden. Liu Heng personally boiled medicine soup for her mother and guarded her bedside day and night. Every time I see my mother sleeping, I lie on her bed and sleep for a while. Liu Heng decocts medicine for his mother every day. Every time he finishes frying, he always tastes it first to see if the soup is bitter and spicy. He thought it was almost enough and gave it to his mother. Liu Heng's filial piety to his mother is widely circulated in the ruling and opposition circles. People all praised him as the son of Renxiao.

There is a poem praising: benevolence and filial piety are famous in the world, and they are crowned with hundreds of kings; Mother has been ill for three years, so the soup must be tasted first.

When Emperor Wen of Han wrote a letter to save his father, there was a man named Chunyu Kun, who learned superb medical skills under Qing Yang, a famous doctor in Qi, and once worked as a minister in Qi. After his teacher died, he gave up his official position to practice medicine. Because of honest and frank's personality, he offended a terrible person when he was practicing medicine, which led him to be framed and taken to Beijing for punishment. His daughter's name is Ti Ying. Although she is a weak woman, she went to Chang 'an to complain to the emperor. She stated the harm of corporal punishment and explained that her father was honest and loved the people when he was an official, and he was really wronged when he was a doctor. Willing to be punished for my father. Deeply moved by Ti Ying's filial piety, Wendi pardoned her father and issued an imperial edict to abolish corporal punishment.

There is a poem praising: I went to Beijing with my father through hardships, and I am eager to write a letter; Imperial Amnesty became filial piety, and corporal punishment was abolished for the benefit of future generations.

Selling one's body to bury one's father: There was a famous dutiful son named Yong Dong in the Han Dynasty. His family is poor. After his father died, Yong Dong had no money for the funeral, so he had to borrow money from the landlord to bury his father. After the funeral, Yong Dong went to the landlord's house to work and pay back the money, and met a beautiful woman on the way. Stop Yong Dong from proposing to Yong Dong. Yong Dong remembered that he was penniless and owed money to the landlord, so he refused. The woman blocked the right and left, saying that she didn't love money, but only loved his good character. Yong Dong was helpless and had to take her to the landlord's house to help. That woman is clever and weaves like a fly. She worked day and night, and in just one month, she knitted 300 feet of fine silk and paid off the debts of the landlord. On the way home, when they came to a locust tree, the woman said goodbye to Yong Dong. According to legend, this woman is the seven fairies in the sky. Because Yong Dong was kind-hearted, the seven fairies were moved by his filial piety, so they came down to help him and later married Yong Dong.

There is a poem praising: Burying father borrows Kong Xiong, Ji Xian meets stranger; Weaving thread to pay off debts, filial piety touches the sky.

Cage negative mother return: Bao Chu, word, Xinfeng people in the later Han Dynasty, born tall and filial. One day, when he was not at home, a group of robbers took his mother away. Bao was furious and rushed to Chu Jun. He grabbed a knife and ran after it. Killed more than a dozen thieves along the way, finally caught up with the robber who robbed his mother and saw her tied up with the neighbor woman in the distance. With a loud roar, he pushed forward. The thieves saw that he was fierce and unstoppable, and they were scared to flee. Baochu forgot to chase the enemy and ran straight ahead, kowtowing and confessing. Kneeling to untie my mother and old neighbors and liberate them to go home. Later, when the war broke out, he served his mother and took refuge in Nanyang. When the thief is pacified, the mother misses her hometown. However, the sedan chair is difficult to walk on the road. Bao thought for a long time, made a bamboo cage, let his mother sit in it and took her home.

Later generations have poems praising: saving mother is like walking on thin ice and crossing the mountain road with cautious steps; More risks benefit perseverance, and filial piety is unparalleled.

Crying bamboo shoots: In the Three Kingdoms, there was a dutiful son named Meng (from Fushuiyang New Village, Yangxin County, Hubei Province). He lost his father when he was a child and his family was poor. Mother and son live together. When she grew up, her mother was old and sick. Whatever his mother wants to eat, he tries his best to satisfy her. One day, my mother was very ill and wanted to eat bamboo shoots and cook soup to treat her, but it was winter and it was snowing heavily. Where can I buy bamboo shoots? He was helpless and couldn't think of any good way, so he ran to the bamboo forest and cried bitterly. I cried for a long time, but I felt hot all over and the wind was very hot. When he opened his eyes, the surrounding snow and ice melted and the vegetation changed from dry to green. Then he looked carefully and found that there were many bamboo shoots around him. His filial piety touched the world. He let his mother eat bamboo shoots, and she recovered.

There is a poem that says: tears are dripping in the cold wind, and bamboo is counting; In a little while, the winter bamboo shoots will come out, and God will bring peace.

Abandoning officials and respecting relatives: Pan Yue, a native of Zhongmou, Xingyang, whose word is Anren, was then the order of Heyang County, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty. He is very filial. After his father died, he took his mother to work anywhere. He likes planting flowers and trees. Over time, all the peaches and plums he planted have become forests. Every year when the flowers bloom, he always chooses a sunny day to help his mother enjoy the flowers in the forest. One year, my mother was ill and wanted to go home. When Pan Yue learned of his mother's wish, he immediately resigned and went back to his hometown to commemorate his mother. Shangguan repeatedly retained. He said, "What kind of son am I if I am greedy for money and don't listen to my mother?" Shangguan was moved by his filial piety and allowed him to resign. After returning home, his mother recovered. When the family is poor, he grows vegetables and sells them, and then buys back the vegetables that his mother loves. He also feeds a flock of sheep and milks his mother every day. Under his careful care, my mother spent her old age peacefully.

The poem says: Abandon the official, be loyal to the mother, and return to the fields to shepherd and farm; In order to nourish mother and restore future happiness.

Kill the tiger to save the father: During the Jin Dynasty, there was a dutiful son named Yang Xiang (now a native of Qinyang, Henan). At the age of fourteen, he often followed his father to harvest crops in the fields. One day, suddenly a tiger took his father away. At that time, Yang Xiang was unarmed, but he deeply knew that he had to save his father, so regardless of his own danger, he immediately climbed up the tiger's back and held the tiger's neck tightly. The tiger finally let go and ran away. His father escaped from the jaws of death and saved his life.

There is a poem that says: the mountains are facing the white forehead and struggling to fight the wind; Father and son are safe and sound, out of the jaws of death.

Lying on the ice looking for carp: In the Jin Dynasty, there was a man named Wang Xiang, who was kind-hearted. He lost his mother when he was young. Later, his stepmother Zhu treated him badly and often gossiped in front of his father. His father became cold to him. Wang Xiang's stepmother likes to eat carp. One winter, it was very cold, freezing for three feet. In order to get carp, Wang Xiang lay naked on the ice. He was red with cold and still prayed for carp on the ice. While he was praying, the ice on his right suddenly cracked. Wang Xiang was overjoyed. When he was about to jump into the river to catch fish, two lively carp suddenly jumped out of the crack in the ice. Wang Xiang was very happy. She took two carp home and presented them to her stepmother. His behavior is a much-told story in Shili Village. People all praise Wang Xiang as a rare dutiful son in the world.

There is a poem praising: there is a stepmother in the world, but Wang Xiang doesn't; There are still ice molds on the river so far.

Wang Yunsi's relatives: In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Di, who grew up in a poor family and was diligent and eager to learn, and later became a prime minister. He is an upright official and a benevolent man, and he is respected by the government and the public. One of his colleagues, when he was sent to the frontier by a letter, his mother was seriously ill. It will be sad if she leaves like this and can't wait on her. After knowing his painful feelings, Di Renjie hereby requested the emperor to reassign others. One day, Di went out for a trip and passed Taihang Mountain (now Jincheng) on the way. He climbed to the top of the mountain and looked down at the clouds. He said to his entourage, "My relatives live under the white clouds." Wandering for a long time, I didn't leave, and I couldn't help but shed homesick tears.

There is a poem that says: I miss you so much that I cry frequently when I climb the mountain; Being in the prime minister's country is still filial, and I am worthy of being a minister for the people.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Yang, who was very poor, but very filial, and supported his parents by begging. So people call him Yang Qi. All the food he asked for was taken home to his parents. His parents didn't taste it. He was hungry and didn't dare to taste it first. If there is wine, kneel down and hold it to your parents. When your parents take the cup, they will get up and sing and dance like children, which makes your parents very happy. Some people sympathize with his poverty and suggest that he work for others and support his relatives with his income. Yang Qi replied, "My parents are old. If they work for others and are too far away from home, they cannot serve them in time. " The listener thinks he is really a dutiful son. Later, when his parents died, he begged for a coffin burial. On the first and fifteenth day of the first month, I went to the grave with food to cry and sacrifice.

There are poems in praise: begging for wine to serve relatives, singing and dancing to learn charm; Entertainment is wonderful, it will bring laughter, and the spring breeze will keep blowing all over the room.

Kneeling Father and Leaving Mother: In Song Dynasty, there was a filial daughter named Zhang Juhua in Jiangnan. At the age of seven, my mother died unfortunately and my father remarried. Chrysanthemum didn't tell the difference between birth and upbringing, and was respectful to her stepmother. Her stepmother has ulterior motives. One day, her father went out to do business and her stepmother took the opportunity to sell her to others as a maid. It happened that Chrysanthemum's father met Chrysanthemum on his way back. Father and daughter meet, sad and happy. When her father asked her why she was in this situation, Chrysanthemum was silent with tears for fear of implicating her stepmother. She had to tell her under her father's questioning. Father was shocked and immediately redeemed the chrysanthemum. Father and daughter went home three days later. When his father saw his second wife, he was very angry and wanted to divorce her. Seeing this, Chrysanthemum immediately knelt down to plead for her stepmother, and her father was finally moved by her filial piety before giving up. Stepmother has no children. After her father died, Chrysanthemum was as filial to her stepmother as when her father was alive.

There is a poem in the world that says: a piece of worship is like Shi Jian, and a quilt is still there; Kneeling deeply forgives the mother, pure filial piety and money.

Loyalty and filial piety: In the Ming Dynasty, Daozhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, was the prefect of Shen, who had an only daughter named Shen Yunying. Smart and studious since childhood, I learned a good martial arts from my father. Because his father led the soldiers to sudden death on the battlefield, Shen Yunying was only 17 years old. She climbed to the heights and shouted, "Although I am a little woman, I will die to fulfill my father's legacy of guarding the city.". I hope that all the soldiers and civilians will defend their hometown. " Everyone was deeply moved and vowed to recover lost ground. The siege was quickly lifted and victory was achieved. Shen Yunying found his father's body and cried loudly. All the soldiers and civilians put on mourning clothes and attended the funeral. The imperial court appointed Shen as the deputy governor, appointed Shen Yunying as the guerrilla general, and continued to guard the Daozhou government. Later, people built a memorial hall for her with both loyalty and filial piety.

There is a poem saying: the new army attacked the city and surrounded the righteous soldiers, and Emei was alone in saving the city; Father hates the snow, but the name of loyalty and filial piety lasts forever.

Gu Xiaozu: In the Ming Dynasty, there was a family named Yang in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province who married a wife named Liu. She is only twelve years old, but she is very sensible and respects her family. Her mother-in-law Wang always offends her elders. She often calls her grandmother an "immortal old woman" and regards her as a "burden". Her words were rude. One night, Liu came to Wang's boudoir and couldn't afford to kneel. Wang was surprised and asked why. Sister Liu Lanjie replied, I am worried that my mother-in-law will disrespect my grandmother. In the future, my daughter-in-law will take you as an example and treat you as a "burden" when she is old. How sad you will be then! It is a great blessing that my family can live a long life. I beg you to think twice. After listening to it, Wang suddenly realized, crying and sighing: Good words have benefited me a lot! So I repented and turned over a new leaf, and treated my grandmother gently and obediently. Liu did the same to Wang.

It's true: 26 daughters know righteousness, watching aunts scold their ancestors; Kneel into the room to persuade regrets and show filial piety to children and grandchildren.

Xiaogan stepmother: Li Yinglin, a native of the Qing Dynasty, lives in Kunming, Yunnan, and has been gentle and kind since childhood. After his mother died unfortunately, he advised his father to remarry. He supports his parents with the income from selling divination. Although Li Yinglin is very filial to his stepmother, her stepmother regards him as a thorn in his side, making things difficult for him in every way and often stabbing him. Whenever this happens, Lin Ying is always kneeling, respectful as always, and has no intention of resisting. However, his father believed his stepmother's slander and drove him out of the house. Lin Ying still didn't complain. Every year on his parents' birthdays, he prepares gifts to go home to congratulate them. Soon Yinglin heard that her stepmother was ill and hurried home to recuperate. Every day, whether it was rainy or sunny, she had to go 30 miles away to treat her illness and take medicine until her stepmother recovered. At the same time, Lin Ying was particularly friendly to the children born to her stepmother, which finally made her regret. It is this mother-child relationship that has improved more than her own.

Later generations praised: I am not worried that my stepmother will leave her hometown and my mother will go home to take medicine soup when she is sick; If you treat your brother as if he had made it himself, your mother will regret it and become kind.

Brothers fight for filial piety: There were four Wu brothers on Chongming Island outside the Yangtze River estuary in the Qing Dynasty. When they were children, their parents had to sell them to wealthy families as child laborers in order to make a living. When they grew up, they all managed their families diligently, redeemed the deed of sale, returned to their hometown, built a house together and married each other. At this time, they have understood their parents' painstaking efforts that day, so they rushed to support their parents to show their gratitude. Began to believe that each family provided one month. Later, the virtuous and filial sister-in-law thought that three months was too long to support, so she changed it to one day for each family. Later, the boss gave everyone a meal and changed it to take turns. Every five days, the whole family, old and young, get together to make good food and support their parents. The children and daughters-in-law at the dinner table rushed to serve and toast, showing filial piety in every way. This is really a happy family. The two old people lived happily for a long time. They lived for nearly a hundred years without getting sick.