When everyone is born, most parents have high hopes for them, hoping that they will become very good and different people, but in fact, most people are still ordinary and mediocre, and it may be difficult to have particularly outstanding achievements in their lives.
Because most people's qualifications, abilities, etc. in all aspects are relatively close, through the hard work of the day after tomorrow, everyone may have some differences, but it is not insurmountable.
Compared with this large number of people, there are a few people who are born different, they are born with talent, talent, and more wisdom and ability than ordinary people.
Prodigy at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty - Cao Chong
Cao Chong was Cao Cao's 7th son, born to his concubine Lady Huan. Cao Chong was born intelligent, and at the age of five or six, he already had the wisdom of an adult, was deeply loved by Cao Cao, and had the intention of making him the heir.
Unfortunately, the sky did not follow people's wishes, and Cao Chong had a serious illness when he was 13 years old, and he died of ineffective treatment.
When he was ill, cao cao personally took care of him, which shows how much Cao Cao liked him.
After Cao Chong's death, Cao Cao wept even more bitterly, and once told Cao Pi that Cao Chong's death was a great misfortune for him, but it was very fortunate for Cao Pi. It is conceivable that if Cao Chong did not die, there would be nothing for Cao Pi
Cao Cao was an outstanding politician and military man, he had more than 20 sons, and if Cao Chong did not have extraordinary wisdom and talent, he could not have been so favored by Cao Cao.
Regarding Cao Chong, what we are familiar with should be the historical event of "Cao Chong calling the elephant", a group of ministers can not weigh the weight without hurting the elephant in the slightest, and was easily cracked by Cao Chong, who was still a child, so the wisdom is indeed extraordinary.
In addition, Cao Chong also had a benevolent heart, and when he learned that a servant who managed the warehouse was careless, causing Cao Cao's saddle to be bitten by a rat, and he might lose his life, he took the initiative to use his wisdom to help the servant escape the disaster.
It is really rare for a person like Cao Chong to be able to help an unnamed official without bothering, which shows that he is a kind and benevolent person, and if he does not die, he should also be a generation of famous courtiers or famous kings.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the prodigy of juguo - Xiang Qi
Xiang Qi's family does not have a prominent background, but is just a family of ordinary men and women, who have been living a quiet and peaceful life without dispute with the world.
Xiang Qiao is a very intelligent, thinking child, often ask a lot of questions from the family, because he is a child, so the answer given is also relatively perfunctory, but Xiang Qi often questions, so that they are dumbfounded.
In the eyes of the adults around him, Xiang Qi's wisdom may only be more eccentric and did not attract the attention of the adults, because ordinary farmers may not understand wisdom and talent until they met Confucius.
At that time, Confucius was already a relatively famous scholar, lobbying and lecturing everywhere, that is, on the way, Confucius saw a child drawing seriously on the ground, went up to watch, and found that it was a child painting a city, and the painting was very careful.
Confucius could not bear to step on it and wanted to walk around, but he did not think about it, but the child was not happy, and asked Confucius why there was a "city" that did not go, but instead bypassed. Confucius gave an explanation, but the children were still dissatisfied, "Isn't the city just for people to go?"
Confucius became interested in the child at this time, and teased him that his city gate was too small to be drawn, and he could not enter. At this time, the child knocked and said, Yes, adults should go to the gate of the city. So the fingers drew a large city gate in the void for Confucius to go.
Confucius saw that the child was intelligent and reacted very quickly, and he liked it very much, so he asked him to accompany him all the way. This child is Xiang Qiao.
Along the way, Xiang Qi asked Confucius a lot of questions, and Confucius also gave answers, but Xiang Qi was not satisfied, and a generation of sages Confucius was also questioned by Xiang Qi, and his doubts and arguments were very reasonable, but it made Confucius suddenly cheerful and benefited a lot.
It is also because of this that Confucius and Xiangqi have become friends for many years, and Confucius even feared rumors and worshiped Xiangqi as a teacher. At that time, Xiang Qi was only 7 years old, and Confucius was worthy of a generation of saints, which could not be achieved by others, and it also proved that Xiang Qi's talent was not ordinary.
It is rumored that Xiang Qi became famous for becoming Confucius's teacher. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were constant disputes in various countries, and they all hoped to have geniuses for their own use, and Xiang Qiao would be a capable person when he grew up, so they all wanted to win him over.
However, if Xiang Qi could not be used for his own purposes, he could only kill, so the life of the 12-year-old Xiang Qi was finally ruined in the disputes of various countries, and there was a feeling of "Pi Fu is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime". If he had known that this was the end, perhaps he would have preferred not to have superior wisdom and talent.
Prodigy at the end of the Warring States period - Ganluo
Ganluo was the grandson of Ganmao, the left chancellor of the Qin dynasty, and was a famous courtier. Since childhood, he has been brilliant and has been taken in by Lü Buwei. At the age of twelve, Ganluo was given the title of Chancellor, which has always been a well-known story in history.
At that time, Lü Buwei, who was already a minister and controlled the entire imperial court, could not persuade the chancellor Zhang Tang to go to the Yan Kingdom, but Ganluo automatically asked Miao to persuade him, Lü Buwei did not believe in a 12-year-old child, with the mentality of trying it out, but Ganluo finally succeeded in persuading Zhang Tang.
Later, Ganluo also took the initiative to ask Miao to send an envoy to the State of Zhao, and without abandoning a single soldier, he obtained more than a dozen cities for the State of Qin, which was very amazing, and the King of Qin gave him Shangqing, the official and the chancellor, which can be described as a young man's ambition!
However, not long after, Ganluo died violently. There are not many records in the history books of Ganluo's death, but there are many theories that have been handed down, some saying that Ganluo Jianglang was exhausted and was killed by the King of Qin, some saying that he was killed by Lü Buwei, and some saying that he died of illness.
The Death of a Child Prodigy
Perhaps, Heaven is fair, giving prodigies extraordinary wisdom and talents, making them worshipped and admired by the world, but taking their lives early.
In fact, in those dynasties of history, ordinary people will also get sick and die, and the death of prodigies is not unusual, more or less a pity, if they live, maybe history will be different.
They died at a young age, and before they could even really start their lives, there should be a lot of reluctance and regret, they are talented and intelligent, but none of them have lived past the age of 18.
Although their lives are very short, they shine brightly, allowing us to see their extraordinary wisdom and talents, which is worth the trip compared to the obscure lives of many people!