Prodigy, which is not uncommon now, is a kind of name for children with excellent talents, the so-called "special heterogeneity, different and transmutation, Qi Ling zhao in swaddling, Ying Enlightenment originated in the age of the dragon" "Insight in the unborn, wisdom in foresight, scheming enough to accomplish business, oral discernment enough to resolve disputes." Since the implementation of the Sui and Tang Dynasty examination system, prodigies seem to have become more and more numerous, and more and more gifted people, everyone should have heard Edison's famous saying: "Genius is 99% sweat, plus 1% inspiration." However, there is a sentence that follows, that is, "It is often the 1% of talent that determines success", which shows the importance of talent.
In ancient times, there was a little prime minister, Ganluo, who had already been called a prime minister at the age of 12, and for us ordinary people, we were still in elementary school, looking forward to weekends, worrying about holiday homework, looking forward to the pocket money of our parents, and enjoying our childhood life carefreely. He was also selected as the "Youngest Politician in Chinese History" by the China World Records Association.
There is also a female prodigy, Cai Wenji, who is the daughter of the great scholar and calligrapher Cai Yong at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the age of 10, she showed an amazing talent in music, and she was proficient in poetry and etiquette. The gut-wrenching piano song "Eighteen Beats of Hu Di" was created by her.
Fang Zhongyong, also known to us, was born into a peasant family, and he was able to write poetry without any education, but then his father used his ingenuity to make profits, which led to his eventual degeneration into being like ordinary people.
Cao Chong was a prodigy during the Three Kingdoms period, and when he was five or six years old, his IQ exceeded that of an adult. The story of Cao Chong calling himself an elephant is also known to everyone, but in the end Cao Chong was killed by his brother Cao Pi.
Long Qirui was a famous literary scholar, bibliographer, and phonologist of the Qing Dynasty, who was familiar with ancient and modern times. At the age of 27, he passed the exam. Later, he gave his teacher a couplet, "Southern and northerners, this thief steals things." The first word to steal is a noun, referring to thief; the second and third synths of stealing, which is an adverb; the fourth word of stealing is a verb, that is, stealing something. In this way, it is said that this teacher did not come out until his death. Later generations regard this couplet as the supreme state of the couplet.