No one knows Kuang Heng's inspirational deeds when he was a child. "Chiseling the Wall to Steal the Light" is not only one of the most well-known idioms, but also an excellent example of teachers from all generations to inspire students to study diligently.
But all the teachers seemed to stop mentioning the role model boy when he grew up. In the hearts of ordinary people, there will be rewards for paying, and he will surely rise in the official arena, a smooth road. But who could have predicted that his life would be so bumpy and eventually come to fruition.
At the beginning of the story, Kuang Heng was young and poor, and he could not even afford to use candles, and he could not read books every dark. One day, I found that there was a small hole in the wall, and there was light in the neighbor's house, so I quietly opened the hole and learned by the bright light of the neighbor's house. Later, when the neighbors found out, they were touched by his spirit and perseverance in loving learning, and not only lent him books for free, but also let him go to his home at night to read.
As an adult, Kuang Heng lived up to the expectations of everyone, and because of his deep familiarity with the Confucian classics and his profound knowledge, he quickly gained the trust of the emperor Lao'er. The position was also promoted all the way, and even reached the high position of the imperial doctor.
If the story ends here, we can fully express our praise for him, but then things go haywire. Kuang Heng was in a high position of power, and his son gradually became arrogant and arrogant, and even killed innocent people after getting drunk, and had no choice but to go to prison and wait for the death penalty. However, his brother and subordinates did not admit their fate and tried to rob the prison, but they were accidentally captured and exposed, and the end was tragic. After all, Kuang Heng had the support of the Son of Heaven, and this matter was not affected. Who would have thought that the real catastrophe of his fate was still to come.
Emperor Yuan of Han made him a Marquis and rewarded him with 310,000 mu of land. However, in the division, there was a special situation, Kuang Heng's land was measured into forty thousand, in ancient times the land problem is not a small problem, but driven by interests and luck mentality, Kuang Heng did not report in time, but quietly covered up the past, the face can not be shameless and greedy!
Then there was an uncontrollable corruption, exploitation, and indifference to the point of not being able to tell the hard-working and simple child of the year. Emperor Yuan died, and in the blink of an eye, Emperor Cheng was in power, and no one was backstage but still did not recognize the status quo, and he was as rampant as ever. Soon, he had a big entanglement with his colleagues and was impeached and dismissed. Remembering his past achievements, Emperor Cheng did not severely punish him, but also reduced him to a commoner and was driven back to his old nest. Kicked from the Heavenly Son Hall to the earthly world, from the high position of the Prime Minister and fell fiercely, Kuang Heng was really difficult to calm down, he could not swallow a breath, and suddenly fell ill, taking the old man's life.
Looking back on his life path that was diametrically different from that of the past and the second half of his life, it was really lamentable and indescribable. It is no wonder that the books only talk about the young man who stole the light and eventually became the prime minister, and do not mention his bad deeds, but ask us to learn from his diligence, but not to learn from his greed and selfishness, so as not to ruin the smooth road of life.