Edison famously said, "Genius is one percent inspiration, plus ninety-nine percent sweat." But many people don't know his next sentence, which is "but that one percent inspiration is often more important than ninety-nine percent sweat." "I have to say that when we were young, we always encountered some talented people, a particularly difficult mathematical problem, he can calculate it in a few minutes, some people can remember dozens of words in ten minutes, I have to say that their ability makes people feel jealous, in ancient China, there are also three talented prodigies, but it is regrettable that they are jealous of talents, none of them have lived to adulthood.
First of all, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the child of the State of Lu Xiang (tuó), his wisdom, even Confucius admired the five bodies to the ground, according to legend, one year Confucius lobbied and lectured, and when he drove to Yanzhou Xiguan, Xiang Qi was crouching on the ground to paint the castle, Confucius saw it and planned to take a detour, but did not expect Xiang Qi to say angrily: "You old gentleman is so unreasonable, my castle is for people to walk, why do you have to take a detour?" Confucius thought it was very interesting, the two walked together, and Xiang Qiao asked Confucius why pine trees do not lose their leaves in winter.
Confucius replied, "The pine tree is honest in heart, so it is resistant to severe cold." Unexpectedly, Xiang Qi counterattacked: "The old man is not right, the bamboo is not real, but it is equally resistant to severe cold." Confucius couldn't help but sigh: "The bamboo of the humble heart, the evergreen of the four seasons, people should learn the quality of pine, the humble heart of bamboo, this child can be my teacher." "There is not much literature about Xiang Qi's death, he should have died in the war, and he was not more than 15 years old.
The second Ganluo, his greatest achievement, should be that at the age of twelve, he was worshipped by Qin Shi Huang as Shangqing (equivalent to Xiang Xiang), Ganluo was the grandson of Ganmao, the left chancellor of the Qin State, when Ganmao died, Ganluo was only more than ten years old, he defected to the Xiangguo of the Qin State, wenxin Marquis Lü Buwei's disciples, as a doorman. At that time, the State of Qin was expanding to the outside world, and Ganluo persuaded Lü Buwei to send himself as an envoy of the State of Qin to the State of Zhao, and used three inches of tongue to persuade the King of Zhao to attack the State of Yan, and the State of Qin would guarantee that it would not interfere. It will also be sent back to Prince Dan of Yan.
When King Zhao heard this, he began to attack the Yan kingdom without fear, and captured more than thirty sitting cities in Shanggu, and the king of Zhao took eleven as a gift to the qin state, so the king of Qin, Yingzheng, as a reward, made Ganluo shangqing, and rewarded him with a large number of fields and houses.
However, since then, Ganluo has not heard from him. Regarding how he died, the Chronicle of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty records that the young man ascended to heaven without illness and was taken away by ghosts and gods, which is naturally impossible, and Ganluo's early death should have originated from some kind of disease.
The last prodigy, should be Cao Cao's son Cao Chong, I believe everyone has heard the story of Cao Chong calling the elephant, when everyone wants to weigh the weight of the elephant sent by Sun Quan and can't do anything, Cao Chong cleverly solved this problem with a boat, Cao Chong is not only smart, but also has a kind heart.
However, the punishment at the end of the Han Dynasty was very heavy, and the official in charge of the warehouse was very frightened because Cao Cao's saddle was eaten by rats, thinking that his life was short, and planned to turn himself in, cao Chong learned of it, asked him to tell the truth in three days, Cao Chong returned to the palace, immediately cut his clothes with a knife, pretending to be a sad face.
When Cao Cao came back and found out, he asked Cao Chong the reason, and Cao Chong said sullenly: "My clothes have been bitten by rats, and some people think that this is an unlucky thing." Cao Cao smiled and comforted: "There is no such thing", after two days, the official took the saddle and trembled and took the saddle to plead guilty, and Cao Cao easily forgave him: "My son's clothes are all bitten and broken, let alone hanging on the saddle on the pillar?" ”
Cao Cao was particularly fond of this son, and repeatedly expressed to his ministers his desire to make him an heir, and the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records: "Taizu Shu made a statement to his subjects, and he wanted to pass on his intentions. However, in 208 AD, Cao Chong still died of illness at the age of thirteen, for which Cao Cao was very sad, and he often said to Cao Pi and other sons: "This is my misfortune, but it is your luck!" ”
The experience of these children is indeed regrettable, if God gives them a few more decades, perhaps each of them can have greater achievements.