During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Lu Sheng. This year, Lu Sheng was going to Beijing to make a name for himself, and it was already noon when he arrived in Handan. So I found an inn in the north of Handan to stay and rest. As it happens, Taoist Lu Weng also lives in the inn. So Lu Sheng and Lu Weng sat on a mat and talked about it.

Lu Sheng looked at his shabby clothes and said with a sigh, "I am a scholar. I should have earned fame early, become a senior official and live a happy life. " . But I didn't catch up with good luck, and I'm still so poor. Really sad! "After listening to Lu Sheng, Luo Weng smiled and said," Is this bad for us? But if you want wealth, I can satisfy your wish. " With that, he took out a blue magnetic pillow from his satchel and handed it to Lu Sheng, saying, "You can sleep on this pillow, and you will have everything. "

At this time, the shopkeeper is making a fire to cook, and the washed pipe rice has just been put into the pot. Lu Sheng put a green magnetic pillow on the pillow and soon fell asleep. Lu Sheng dreamed that he married a rich woman first. His wife was not only beautiful, but also married many things, and the family soon became rich. The following year, he went to Beijing to take an exam and was admitted to Jinshi, and soon became the chief executive of Beijing. Later, he was rewarded by the emperor for leading the troops to fight, and became the highest prime minister of North Korea, holding the power in the DPRK. He eats delicious food and lives in a pavilion. Surrounded by military forces when going out, accompanied by beautiful women when coming back. He has five sons, all of whom are very learned and talented, and all of whom have become officials. His five sons have more than a dozen grandchildren. They are full of children and grandchildren, enjoying a luxurious and rich life on earth. He lived until he was over 80, and then he resigned. Just then, a rooster crowed and Lu Sheng woke up from his dream. He opened his eyes and saw that Luo Weng was still sitting next to him, still wearing his shabby clothes. The pipe rice cooked by the host family is steaming, and it's not cooked yet!

Lu Sheng was surprised to think that decades of prosperity turned out to be a short-lived dream. Lu Weng said with a smile: "Life is like this! If you really want to enjoy prosperity, you must work hard and create with your own hands. "

Now, not far from the north of Handan, there is a Lusheng Temple. People still use "daydream", "daydream", "daydream" and "Handan dream" to describe unrealistic fantasies or disillusionment of some desires.

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Han Yu was a famous scholar in the Tang Dynasty. He studied the Six Classics, contended with a hundred schools of thought, advocated Confucianism, and advocated taking ancient prose as his career. He is one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties. Like other literati in China, Han Yu also hoped to be reused by the imperial court to show his ambition and talent. He was a scholar when he was young, but his personality was not suitable for officialdom. His career was ups and downs all his life, and he was quite frustrated. It is in this mood that I wrote the work Understanding Learning.

According to the article, Mr. Guo Zi (Han Yu claimed that he had been a doctor in Guo Zi for ten years) taught his students: "If you want to achieve something, you must study hard. Learning morality is good, not afraid of being buried in the future. " Before the words were finished, a student questioned and said, "Teacher, don't lie to us! For a long time, I think you have mastered the six arts, and you still can't put it down every day, even lighting the lights at night and studying during the day. And the result? Just because the concept does not conform to the person in power, it is excluded by the person in power and cannot be reused, leading to a miserable life. You have such an experience yourself, and we have to concentrate on our studies! "

On the one hand, Han Yu mocked politicians for not making good use of talents, on the other hand, he also expressed his disappointment.