During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Shao and Shi Shi studied together and became good friends. After they returned home after studying, they agreed to meet again on the Mid-Autumn Festival two years later. Two years later, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhang Shao killed chickens to prepare rice. His family members said that he would not come after such a long time. Zhang Shao didn't take it seriously. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shi Fan came all the way, and the two drank and chatted.

In ancient China, there were many such stories and characters. Every time I think of them, I feel warm in my heart.

Kong Rong lets pears

Kong Rong was a famous writer in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. When he was young, every time he and his brother ate pears, they would only take the smallest one. When his father asked him why, he said: "I am the younger brother and the youngest, so I should eat the smaller ones." Later, "Kong Rong let the pears" became an allusion of unity and friendship.

Cheng Menlixue

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Yang Shi and You Zuo went to seek advice from their teacher Cheng Yi. They happened to catch Cheng Yi resting. They couldn't bear to disturb them, so they waited quietly. The teacher wakes up. After a while, it snowed heavily outside the house, and the weather was cold. When Cheng Yi woke up, the snow was already a foot deep. And "Cheng Menlixue" has also become a model of respecting teachers.

Su Wu shepherds sheep

During the Western Han Dynasty, Su Wu was ordered to send an envoy to the Huns. The Xiongnu nobles wanted to recruit Su Wu to surrender. They threatened and lured him many times and even exiled him to the remote Beihai to shepherd sheep. Su Wu held on to the talisman representing the Han Dynasty and never left his body. As time went by, the three layers of yak tails on the pole fell away. Despite all the hardships, he never betrayed his country.

The friendship between Guan and Bao

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Bao Shuya was the counselor of Duke Huan of Qi. His good friend Guan Zhong once worked under the enemy of Duke Huan of Qi and was captured after his failure. Duke Huan of Qi asked Bao Shuya to be the prime minister, but he strongly recommended Guan Zhong. In the end, Guan Zhong became the prime minister and Bao Shuya became his subordinate, but the two remained good friends. This friendship has been legendary in history.

A promise is worth a thousand gold

In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, there lived a man named Ji Bu in the Chu region. He was upright, chivalrous and helpful. As long as it is something he promised, no matter how difficult it is, he will try to do it. Therefore, there is a widely circulated proverb among the people of Chu State: "It is better to get Jibu Yinuo than to get a hundred catties of gold." This is also the origin of the idiom "a promise brings a thousand gold", which describes a person who values ??his promises and keeps his integrity.

Zhao Rou sells plows

Zhao Rou is from the Northern Wei Dynasty. Once he went to the street to sell plows. A man wanted to buy Zhao Rou's plow, and Zhao Rou asked for twenty pieces of silk. Another man saw that his asking price was too low, so he offered thirty pieces of silk to buy it. Zhao Rou said, however, that when dealing with others, it is settled with just one word. How can one be tempted when there is a profit? Still sold the plow to the same person.

Tiying saves her father

During the Western Han Dynasty, official Chun Yuyi was sentenced to corporal punishment and escorted to Beijing. His youngest daughter Chunyu Tiying insisted on going to Beijing with her father all the way. In order to save her father, she wrote to Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, saying that corporal punishment would prevent the prisoner from reforming, and she was willing to enter the palace and become a slave to pay for her father's crime. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was so moved that he abolished corporal punishment, and "Tiying saved her father" became a famous allusion of filial piety.

Yang Zhen refused gold

There was a minister in Heze named Yang Zhen. He was an honest official and often recommended talents to the court. One night, Wang Mi, who was recommended by him as an official, went to visit Yang Zhen. Wang Mi offered gold to Yang Zhen, but Yang Zhen rejected him. Wang Mi insisted: "No one will know at night." But Yang Zhen said: "Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know, how can you say no one knows?"

Cui Shu Returning the Pearl

Cui Shu was from the Tang Dynasty. He lived with a businessman when he was rushing to take the exam. Later, the businessman became seriously ill and died, and gave him a jewel worth a thousand dollars. Cui Shu buried the merchant, but did not accept the pearl, but buried it in the tomb with him. His lack of greed for money later became a legend.

Jubo Xun sacrificed his life to save his friends

Jubo Xun was a wise man during the reign of Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Once when he went to visit a sick friend, Hu soldiers attacked the city. He refused to abandon his friends and run away alone, and was willing to use his own life to replace his friends' lives. Hu Bing was greatly moved and led his troops to withdraw, and the whole city was saved. Xun Jubo's loyalty to friendship has also been passed down through the ages.

Send goose feathers thousands of miles away

During the Tang Dynasty, Mian Bogao, a special envoy from a place in Yunnan, was ordered to present swans to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. On the road, the swan flew away, leaving only a few goose feathers. Mian Bogao still traveled thousands of miles to deliver the gift, and said: "Gifts are light but affection is heavy, but goose feathers are sent thousands of miles away." Since then, "send goose feathers from thousands of miles away" has been used to describe a thin gift but extremely strong affection.

Xu Heng did not eat pears

Xu Heng was a scholar of the Yuan Dynasty. One time, he was walking in midsummer and was very thirsty. He came across a pear tree on the roadside. Others were vying to pick pears to eat, but Xu Heng sat alone. The people next to him advised him that this pear tree has no owner now, so why should you mind. He replied: "The pear tree has no owner, but my heart has an owner. I cannot accept taking what others have lost."

Xun Jubo visited his friends

Yanzi refused the reward

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During the Qin and Autumn Period, the Prime Minister of Qi, Yanzi, used a very crude chariot and horses when he went to court. Qi Jinggong sent people to give him luxury cars many times, but he declined them all. He believed that when managing officials, he should start from himself, be diligent and frugal, and set an example for the officials and the people.

Nangying Yingxue

There were two people in the Jin Dynasty who were poor but diligent in their studies. One, named Li Yin, used small pockets to illuminate his books while reading in the summer. The other, named Sun Kang, used the reflection of snow to read in the winter. Therefore, people describe studying hard as a firefly reflecting the snow.

Zhang Liang's apprenticeship

Before Zhang Liang became Liu Bang's military adviser, one day he was walking on a bridge and met an old man who deliberately dropped his shoes under the bridge and asked Zhang Liang to pick them up. Come up and put it on for him. Although Zhang Liang was surprised by the old man's behavior, he still did it out of respect for the old man. The old man happily called him a teachable boy and gave him a book, which was the military classic "Tai Gong's Art of War". This story later became an allusion to respecting the elderly.

Li Shiqian was philanthropic

Li Shiqian in the Northern Dynasties was from a wealthy family. One year he lent thousands of stones of grain to his fellow villagers. However, there was a famine that year and the borrowers were unable to repay the grain, so he signed the loan to the villagers. Burn it all. The next year, the crops were abundant. When the person who borrowed the grain came to pay him back, he still refused to harvest it. This also serves as an example of helpfulness.

Fan Zhongyan cared about the world

Fan Zhongyan was a famous patriotic minister in the Northern Song Dynasty. He heard that some places were building official residences and mansions and cutting down precious trees, so he strongly opposed them. When he learned that there was a drought and locust plague in the Jianghuai River, he also persuaded the emperor to open warehouses to provide disaster relief. And his famous line expressing his ambition, "Be concerned about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness" has been widely circulated in later generations.

Shi Shi Zhang Shao made friends and valued integrity

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Shao and Shi Shi lived and studied together in Taixue and were very good friends. When they parted ways, they agreed to meet again at Zhang Shao's house on the Mid-Autumn Festival two years later. Two years later, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhang Shao killed chickens and prepared rice. His family members said that after such a long time, his friends would definitely not come. Unexpectedly, on this day, Paradigm came from thousands of miles away. The allusion of the two keeping their promises also spread from this.