Gongsun Hong in the Western Han Dynasty should be regarded as an inspirational model for us to learn even today, why do we say so?
Gongsun Hong, a native of Xue County, Qidi, had been poor since childhood, had not read any books, and relied on helping the rich to supplement his family.
(Gongsun Hong)
As an adult, Gongsun Hongmou was given an errand as a prison guard at Yamen. Although it is only a small minions in the yamen, the good villains can also be regarded as eating the national meal, and their lives are a little better. As a result, because I have no culture, I don't understand the provisions of the law. If his business ability is too poor, he is prone to error, so it was not long before he committed malfeasance, the problem was very serious, so he was expelled.
After losing his job, Gongsun Hongyi had no craftsmanship and no education, so he could only return to the old road again and earn a living by working for the rich. This time his job was to herd pigs. At that time, the pigs were all ecological pigs, and the pigs were driven out for stocking. Gongsun Hong, in this way, drove the pigs into the wild every day, staying for a day. Life is like a photocopier, every day like a replay of yesterday's life.
Just when Gongsun Hong was herding pigs. The Western Han Dynasty promoted Confucianism, and a man of his age named Jia Yi was famous for his proficiency in poetry and books, and soon this cultured Jia Yi was highly valued by the imperial court and promoted to the post of Taizhong Doctor in just one year. What is Taizhong Doctor? It is almost the level of cadres at the deputy provincial and ministerial level or the department and bureau level now. In short, Jia Yi's ability to become a high official by virtue of his education deeply stimulated the herding of pigs, Gongsun Hong.
Gongsun Hong suddenly woke up, can not do a lifetime of pig herding, life is rare to beat several times, maybe a gamble, but also become a big winner in life! As a result, Gongsun Hong, who was in his forties, began to enter the stage of reading without blindness.
(Literacy Reading)
To start from scratch is really a very difficult thing for the proletarian Gongsun Hong. However, there are adventures everywhere in life, just when he was inspired to be a scholar, Hu Wusheng, a doctor who specialized in "Ram Spring and Autumn", told the old man to return to the field, just returned to the township, gongsun Hong worshiped under his door, studied well, and went up every day. Needless to say, under the guidance of the master, coupled with Gongsun Hong's down-to-earth willingness to learn, after twenty years, he actually learned something.
In 140 BC, Emperor Wu of Han succeeded to the throne, and he was eager for talents to implement the "inspection system", and Gongsun Hong was fortunate to be recommended to the imperial court by the state of Jingchuan.
This year, Gongsun Hong was more than sixty years old.
While waiting for Emperor Wu of Han to see him, the white-haired Gongsun Hong met a person who influenced his career. This person is called Yuangu, also known as Yuangusheng. He was the great V who had studied "Poetry" at that time, and was thirty years older than Gongsun Hong. He was also known as the Great V, and he was older than himself, and Gongsun Hong naturally had great respect for him, and he did not even dare to look at him directly. Seeing that Gongsun Hong had such respect for himself, Yuangu sheng gave him a friendly reminder in the tone of a senior celebrity: "Mr. Gongsun, you must act according to Confucian thought, and do not distort your scholarship in order to be favored by the world." ”
After being able to get the guidance of the celebrity Yuangu, Gongsun Hong was naturally grateful for Zero Nose and kept it in mind.
Gongsun Hong, who had just arrived at the imperial court, went on a business trip - an envoy to the Xiongnu.
After Gongsun Hong returned, he reported to Emperor Wu of Han according to the guidelines of Yuangusheng. As a result, his report was contrary to Emperor Wudi's thoughts, so Emperor Wudi of Han was very unhappy and decided that he had no talent.
(First Entry)
Think about going to work every day to see the boss's black face, this bowl of rice eats like a fish in the throat. Gongsun Hong, who could not continue to mix, had to submit a resignation letter, falsely claiming that he was ill and could not continue to serve the people. Emperor Wu of Han agreed to his application, and Gongsun Hong returned home from unemployment again.
Nearly seventy people are unemployed again, Gongsun Hong should not have a head day, right? Wait a minute, there's still a chance.
Even when Gongsun Hong was unemployed at home, Emperor Wu of Han was also committed to reform, especially for the problem of cutting the domain. In order to pool his wisdom, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once again issued an edict to the whole country, asking all localities to recommend virtuous people.
Considering that Gongsun Hong was a famous scholar of the "Ram Spring and Autumn" (at least in Qidi), and that the officials of the State of Jingchuan were very filial to their stepmothers, they also kept filial piety for three years after the death of their stepmother, which was in line with Emperor Wu of Han's policy of "raising filial piety and honesty", so they once again recommended Gongsun Hong to the imperial court.
At this time, Gongsun Hongdu was more than seventy years old, thinking about the last time he was recommended, his heart was full of trepidation, so he resigned, saying that he wanted to give up the opportunity to others. But the more he resigned, the more it showed that he was of good character, so the local officials still recommended him to the imperial court. In this way, Gongsun Hong began his second journey to the throne.
(Question)
In the Western Han Dynasty, the size of the official position of a sage who was recommended in the form of "filial piety and honesty" also had to go through the emperor's "strategy", which was almost the meaning of the examination, and then decided the size of the official position based on personal opinion.
At that time, there were more than a hundred people recommended from all over the country, and it was not easy to stand out among these hundred people. Gongsun Hong had work experience as a prison guard, and he had suffered hardships from Emperor Wu of Han because of his ideological contradictions, so when he answered the question, he started from the idea of Emperor Wu of Han, so he first started with "the son of heaven must be upright and establish faith and righteousness for the people", and then put forward the eight policies for governing the country: "Appoint officials by virtue of ability, do not listen to useless opinions, do not manufacture useless utensils, do not obstruct the people's strength when they do not seize the people, those who have virtue enter and those who have no virtue retreat, those who have meritorious service are punished accordingly, and those who are virtuous are rewarded accordingly." Finally, he considered that Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty admired Confucianism, and also regarded the "benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, and faith" in Confucianism as the basis for governing the country. In short, Gongsun Hong's policy was written entirely by speculating on the thoughts of Emperor Wu of Han.
The policy was judged by the eunuchs in the imperial court. Too often official to take a look, yo! This was not Gongsun Hong, whom the emperor did not want to see that year, and he was so old that he was afraid that the emperor would not want to see him anymore. Therefore, without looking at it, he put Gongsun Hong's policy at the bottom and presented it to Emperor Wu of Han.
(Gongsun Hongmi Emperor Wu of Han)
Emperor Wu of Han was anxious about state affairs and wanted to ask the sages to share it for him, so he carefully read the policy submitted, and as a result, he felt that Gongsun Hong was a talent, so he ranked Gongsun Hong's policy in the first place.
In order to confirm Gongsun Hong's talents, Emperor Wu of Han announced that he would be seen. At this time, Gongsun Hong was no longer the person who had no experience in entering the dynasty for the first time, and after he performed the salute to Emperor Wu of Han, he stood there humbly and modestly, and for the questions of Emperor Wu of Han, he was even more cautious in his words and deeds, and he carefully considered the words and sentences, and every sentence said to the heart of Emperor Wu of Han. Emperor Long Yan of the Han Dynasty felt that this jun was the "Thousand Mile Horse" he had longed for for many years, so he immediately named him a doctor of classics.
Since then, Gongsun Hong's life has finally ushered in a golden age, and later he has become a royal master and a chancellor, although he is more than seventy years old at this time.