Everyone only knows that Sima Guang smashed the cylinder, do you know who he saved? What exactly is the textbook hiding?
Introduction: In the textbook, Sima Guang smashing the cylinder is our classic text, and many people still remember it. In fact, the child who was rescued by Sima Guang in that year was also a well-known official, and he also promoted Sima Guang many times, and the friendship between the two was very strong. This person is Shangguan Shangguang. Shangguan Shangguang was born into a rich family, loved to read since he was a child, and became a classmate of Sima Guang. When he was six years old, he and his companions unfortunately fell into the water tank while playing, but fortunately Sima Guang was in a hurry and broke the big vat, which saved Shangguan Shangguang's life.
After being rescued by Sima Guang, Shangguan Shangguang has always remembered his kindness, and the two began to get closer and closer, becoming friends without saying a word. At the age of twenty-one, Shangguan Shangguang passed the examination for the middle ranks, and he walked very smoothly in the official arena by virtue of his excellent family wealth, and he also won the trust of the emperor. On the contrary, Sima Guang's career path was quite bumpy, he was almost thirty years old and had not yet passed the examination, and could only do some chores at home.
Seeing such a situation, Shangguan Shangguang took the initiative to recommend Sima Guang to the Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, which gave Sima Guang the opportunity to show his talent. In 1045, Shangguan Shangguang announced that he had left Beijing to return home, and at this time Shangguan Shangguang was in an important position, responsible for supervising the compilation of the Four Libraries of Books, and was respected by the Ministers of the Imperial Chinese. However, Shangguan Shangguang knew that as soon as he became an official, Sima Guang would be criticized, and Sima Guang's talent was likely to be questioned. Before leaving, Shangguan Shangguang warned Sima Guang to cherish the opportunity and perform well, but not to linger on wealth and glory.
After Sima Guang listened to this, he thought about it, and he began to work conscientiously, not casually walking close to other officials. Later, Sima Guang successfully wrote the Zizhi Tongjian, a huge work that greatly pleased the emperor, and Sima Guang was immediately entrusted with a heavy responsibility. After that, Sima Guang also became a left chancellor and had a very high status. Moreover, Sima Guang has always been highly praised for his honesty as an official, a noble character, and not offending others at will. Three years later, Sima Guang told the old man to return to his hometown, he did not have a penny on him, and all the family property was still the original one, which made the emperor moved. After returning home, Sima Guang's wife died soon after, because the family was poor, and Sima Guang actually had no money to bury. Shangguan Shangguang took the initiative to rush to solve the urgent need for Sima Guang.
Conclusion: Everyone in the world knows that Sima Guang saved Shangguan Shangguang, but little is known, and Shangguan Shangguang has been repaying his kindness all his life. In Shangguan Shangguang's hometown, everyone praised Sima Guang, which made Sima Guang very embarrassed. Sima Guang repeatedly tried to tell everyone about Shangguan Shangguang's promotion of himself, but shangguan Shangguang stopped him. Shangguan Shangguang was indifferent to fame and fortune, and his character was elegant, and he thought that he could make friends like Sima Guang, which was a gift from heaven.