In the history of China, there have been countless outstanding talents, who have the innate ability beyond ordinary people, and who continue to study hard the day after tomorrow. There have been many prodigies in Chinese history, such as Ganluo in the Warring States period, Yuan Jia in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Yang Jiong and Wang Bo in the Tang Dynasty. There are countless prodigies in Chinese history, of which the 3 recognized prodigies are very powerful, they are gifted and very intelligent, but unfortunately they all died young.
The first was named Xiang Qi, a native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, who was once the teacher of the great thinker Confucius, who was only 7 years old at the time. Xiang Qi was very knowledgeable and was respected by the world as a "Holy Father", but he was able to speak eloquently and think clearly at a young age, and Confucius was also difficult for him, so he humbly asked for advice and worshiped him as a teacher. There is a very classic sentence in Han Yu's "Sayings of the Master": "Therefore, the disciple does not have to be inferior to the master, the master does not have to be wise to the disciple, there is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art." Although Xiang Qi was only 7 years old at the time, Confucius realized that he had talents higher than himself, so he worshiped Xiang Qi as a teacher.
There is a sentence in the Three Character Sutra: "Xi Zhongni, Shi Xiangqi." "When Confucius was abroad lobbying and lecturing, passing through Yanzhou Xiguan, on the way he met a child painting on the ground with a branch, Confucius took a closer look, it turned out that the child was painting a city, he could not bear to walk on the painting, so he took a detour. The child saw the situation and said, "The old man is so unreasonable, why don't you let the city gate go, why do you go around the city?" Confucius thought that the child misunderstood himself, so he explained: "I saw that your city was well drawn, afraid of stepping on it, and then I took a detour, you should thank me, right?" ”
The child said disapprovingly, "If the city is not passed by, what is the use of wanting a city?" The city I painted was meant to let everyone go. When Confucius saw that the child was clever and clever, he wanted to test him, and deliberately said with embarrassment: "The city gate you painted is so small, how can I get through?" Unexpectedly, the child's behavior surprised Confucius. The child turned around in the direction of Yanzhou City, used his fingers to draw a door in the air, and then respectfully said to Confucius: "Lord, that city is painted, please go on the road." "This clever kid is Xiang Qi.
Later, Confucius walked with Xiang Qi, and Xiang Qi asked Confucius why pine trees can still grow in winter, Confucius thought that pine trees were not vain, but Xiang Qi did not think so, saying: "Bamboo is not real, but he is also as resistant to cold as pine trees." Confucius was speechless for a moment. Confucius then said, "I often say, 'There will be a teacher in a three-person walk,' and this child can be my teacher." "At the age of 7, Xiang Qi had superior intelligence and became the teacher of the sage Confucius, but unfortunately Xiang Qi was eventually executed by order of the monarch of the State of Qi, only because he refused to be an official, he could only say that he was jealous of talents, and later generations called Xiang Qiu as a prodigy.
The second was Ganluo, who was given the title of Shangqing of the Qin State (equivalent to a chancellor) at the age of twelve. Ganluo, a Lower Cai of the late Warring States period, the grandson of Gan Mao, a famous minister of the Qin State, was a famous young statesman. When GanMao died, Ganluo was only twelve years old, he was already serving lü Buwei, the xiangguo of the Qin state, and later Ganluo sent an envoy to the Zhao state, although he was young, he was able to come up with strange plans and effortlessly obtain more than a dozen cities for the Qin state. After returning to the Qin state, Qin Wang Zheng (Qin Shi Huang) rewarded Ganluo with the post of Shangqing.
I thought that Ganluo's future career would be smooth sailing, and Qin Shi Huang unified the Six Kingdoms, Ganluo was a teenager, there was a very big stage for him to play, but did not expect that Ganluo died violently in the year of his canonization, and the specific reasons are not recorded in the history books. A genius teenager was thus buried by history, and the beautiful talk of Ganluo's twelve-year-old visit is still passed down to this day.
The third is Cao Chong, who was called an elephant in childhood. In the primary school Chinese textbook, there is an article called "Cao Chong Calls elephants", which tells the story of the genius child Cao Chong. Cao Chong was born to Cao Cao's concubine Lady Huan, who was sensitive to observation and very intelligent when he was a teenager, and at the age of 5, Cao Chong's intellectual mind had reached the level of an adult. In ancient times, most of the succession to the throne was the eldest son, and Cao Cao favored Cao Chong and also intended to train him to become a successor.
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records: "(Cao Chong) Shaocong Chaqiling, born five or six years old, had the wisdom to reach, and had the wisdom of an adult. "In 208 AD, Cao Chong was 13 years old, and in this year Cao Chong fell seriously ill, and the specific history of the disease is not recorded, and some wild histories believe that it was done by Cao Cao's other sons, mainly for the sake of heirs. Cao Chong died of a serious illness, and Cao Chong was very sad and said to his other sons: "This is my misfortune, but it is your luck." ”
These three prodigies recognized in history are gifted, but none of them have survived adulthood, and the eldest Cao Chong is only 13 years old, and their deaths have many similarities, all related to political struggles.