In the history of China, there has been an extremely loud name, that is, Zhuangyuan. This name has swept the Chinese folk in the history of more than 1,300 years, and countless students and families dream of being able to produce a title. The people of the people even regarded the title as a literary and musical star in the sky, "ten years of cold window no one asked, in one fell swoop to become famous in the world knows", the title was synonymous with the glory and prominence of society at that time. During the Qing Dynasty, there was one of the poorest champions, but he was appointed by the emperor as a champion with eight characters during the temple examination.
This man's name was Luo Chengjun, and he was born on May 20, 1865. Originally surnamed Li, he lost his mother when he was seven years old. His father was not good at managing the family, and his life was very difficult, and he finally relied on a Sichuan businessman Luo Tenghuan and his wife to do business here. The couple had no children, so Luo Chengjun's father passed on his young son to the family. Soon, Luo Chenghua's adoptive parents made money and returned to Zizhou, Sichuan with their adopted son.
Like most talented people, Luo Chengjun was very intelligent and studious when he was a child. He was also very hard-working and serious, and showed his talent for reading at a very young age. When he was nine years old, his adoptive father sent him to Jinjiang Academy for careful training. At the age of fourteen, Luo Chengjun won the state examination, and his article was praised by some people at the time. With a good result of the first place, he entered the Zun Jing College to continue his studies, and he won the weight of the main lecturer.
In the twenty-first year of Guangxu (1895 AD), he took the temple examination when he was a jinshi. In the face of the Guangxu Emperor's examination, Luo Chenghua only said eight words, "The Lord is worried about the humiliation of the subject" and "the Lord insults the subject to death". The Guangxu Emperor was deeply moved by these eight words after seeing them, and could not bear to shed tears. Immediately, he was the first place, and Luo Chengjun became the Yuanlang that countless people wanted to become.
It is also peculiar to say that Sichuan has produced two titles in the imperial examination for more than 1300 years. One is the Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing twenty-one years (1151 AD) Xin Weike Yuan Zhao Kui, the other is Luo Chengjun. Luo Chengjun was not greedy to become a champion, and someone once suggested that he build a zhuangyuan mansion in his hometown, but he refused. Unlike many people who forgot their ideals when they studied after becoming officials, Luo Chenghua did not forget his original intention. All his life, he was honest and honest, and never sought high-ranking officials.
How poor is Luo Chengjun? He only eats two meals and one soup, which is very simple, and you must know that his official position is actually not small. Because he really didn't have any money, the kitchen at home was often empty, so he also had a poor title. In his lifetime, Luo Chengjun experienced major deeds such as the Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, the Penghu Reform, the Xinhai Revolution, and the warlord melee. Perhaps many people think that the readers at that time should be decaying, but Luo Chenghua is not a Yuanlang, who not only keeps pace with the times in speech, but also keeps up with progressive ideas in action.
Luo Chengjun, who has been engaged in education for most of his life, began to advocate the sports of a strong country and a strong species in his later years, and he had to start from Luo Chengjun's son's return from studying in Germany in 1920. At that time, Luo Chengjun heard his son talk about someone in Germany who specialized in learning Oriental jiu-jitsu, and Luo Chengjun began to think that the nations always wanted to invade China. He had to fight with powerful countries, so he began to advocate martial arts and became the president of the Samurai Association. He also donated thousands of yuan in gifts to the Samurai Association, and all over Sichuan heard the news and learned more jiu-jitsu. In 1926, the poor man ended his life at the age of 61.
Reference: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty