Since ancient times, the role of the old man cannot be underestimated, and the talented poor boy, once he catches the rich and powerful old man, immediately soars.
Of course, this kind of thing also scores people, can not but be beaten to death with sticks, there are many talented and virtuous young people, but also because of the help of the old man and achieved a great cause.
For example, the leader to be talked about today - Chen Mian .
It was the ninth year of Guangxu (1883), and just after the end of the temple examination, Sheng Yu, the president of the GuoziJian (president of the National University), appeared in the examination room, and with his relationship with the chief examiner, he asked for the papers of Chen Mian, a candidate of Wanping (now Daxing, Beijing).
Chen Mian's classmates are talented, and their calligraphy is a must, which has long been spread in Beijing and is recognized as the biggest hit of undergraduates, so Principal Sheng wants to see what level he is.
Chen Mian's level was really good, and Sheng Yu nodded his head, thinking in his heart that the leader of this family must be none other than him. Suddenly, Sheng Yu's eyes narrowed at once, and he sighed continuously. It turned out that there was a place in Chen Mian's volume that did not conform to the rules, not to mention the title, and even the second class might not be able to enter.
At this time, Chen Mian's elder brother-in-law Liao Shouheng also came, and Sheng Yu called him over and showed him. Liao Shouheng looked at it, and sighed a pity, and said to Sheng Yu, you have to help me, don't because of this small mistake, the title of the hand is gone!
Sheng Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Come with me, maybe there is still a chance to make amends." The two men went to the chief examiner and explained the situation to him. The examiner looked at it, it was indeed a small mistake, and it had nothing to do with the overall level of the article, but the exam was over, and it was certainly not okay to change the paper.
Sheng Yu and Liao Shouheng took turns to launch a softening offensive against the chief examiner: You see that just because of this small mistake, the champion is gone, don't you think it is too cruel? If such a talented candidate is not promoted because of this matter, do you feel good as the chief examiner...
Finally, the chief examiner was relieved and asked Sheng Yu to add a word to the roll. Liao Shouheng was so moved that he almost fell to his knees on the spot.
Facts have proved that Chen Mian's level is indeed not ordinary, and after making up for this small mistake, he was successfully elected as an undergraduate.
This may be the most typical and blatant cheating incident in the history of the Qing Dynasty, but the reason why people have not criticized it is largely because this Chen Mian Zhuangyuan is indeed a talent and a noble character.
In the year of Chen Mian's high school, the Yellow River flooded in the Jinan area of Shandong Province, and it happened that his father Chen Enshou was the leader there, so he personally presided over the flood prevention and rescue work. In the end, the flood was subdued, and Chen Enshou also fell seriously ill due to overwork, and died in the winter of that year. According to historical records, Chen Enshou died
"The scholar and the doctor hanged himself in the house, and the villagers mourned hundreds of people every day, burning incense and weeping." And at the time of his funeral, the family sacrifice alley wept, the road was congested, and the viewer sighed and drooled, thinking that Shengde was touching. If this is a grand occasion, it has never been seen in modern Times in Jinan. ”
His father died, and Chen Zhuangyuan had to leave the Hanlin Courtyard to go home to "Ding Worry". The next year, there was another flood in the Yellow River, Chen Zhuangyuan saw that my father was gone, and I was there, so he led everyone to continue to fight floods and rescue dangers, and won the unanimous praise of the masses.
A few years after returning to the Hanlin Courtyard, Chen Zhuangyuan's mother died again, and Chen Zhuangyuan had to go home again to "Worry Ding". The next year, when he heard that there was a drought in Shanxi, Chen Zhuangyuan immediately launched a disaster relief fundraising activity in his hometown, and also sold all his family property, and the donations totaled more than 1,000 taels of silver, and found someone to send to the disaster area in Shanxi.
Unfortunately, good people do not live long, Chen Zhuangyuan, like his father, because of overwork, also had a serious illness, and died that year, only 34 years old.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that there is also a celebrity in Chen Zhuangyuan's department, called Liu Guangdi, who ranks 88th in the second division. Liu Guangdi was an important figure in the Pengshu Reform Law, and after the failure of the Reform, he was killed together with Tan Si and the likes, and was known in history as the "Six Gentlemen of Wushu". Liu Guangdi's reputation is very good, when his coffin was transported back to his hometown of Sichuan, everyone wore filial piety, the family paid tribute, and even when the ship passed through the Three Gorges, the people on both sides of the strait also ran to the river to burn paper money for him.
One Chen Mian and one Liu Guangdi, the undergraduate examination is enough to be famous in history.