Little stories of filial piety

Twenty-Four Filial Piety:

Yu Shun’s filial piety moved heaven:

Yu Shun lost his mother in his early years, his father was an honest man, and his stepmother framed him. Not only did he not resent his stepmother, but he treated her even more Be filial and be more friendly to your younger brothers, so that they can be influenced. When Shun was farming in Mount Li, his filial piety moved the Emperor of Heaven, who sent elephants to plow the fields for him and birds to weed for him. Emperor Yao knew about his talents, made him prime minister, and passed the throne to him. Shun later became a famous sage in history.

Tanzi, the king of Tan in the Spring and Autumn Period. His parents suffered from eye diseases in old age. Tanzi heard that deer milk could cure their parents' eye diseases, so he wore deer skins and went to the mountains to mix with the deer to obtain deer milk for marriage. The hunter mistakenly thought it was a deer and was about to shoot him. He quickly shouted and told the truth. The hunter respected his filial piety and gave Tanzi deer milk as a gift and escorted Tanzi out of the mountain.

Laolai plays and entertains relatives

Lao Laizi was a native of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. In order to honor his parents, the seventy-year-old often wears colorful clothes and learns to play children's games. Sometimes he would carry water into the house and fall to the ground, crying like a child, trying every possible means to make the two elders happy. His filial piety moved the King of Chu, and he personally went to ask him to assist the government. Lao Laizi was unmoved in the face of high officials and nobles, and politely declined the King of Chu's invitation, and spent his old age with his parents in the mountains.

Zhong Yuan bears rice as a relative.

Zhong Yuan, courtesy name Zilu, was a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period and a disciple of Confucius. Born to be extremely filial, his family was poor and he often ate wild vegetables. In order to honor his parents, Zhong You often carried rice back from hundreds of miles away to support his parents. After Zhongyou's parents passed away, when he traveled around the world with Confucius, he encountered delicious food in Chu State, recalled the hardships of his past life, and missed his parents.

Min Sun was single-clothed and obedient to his mother.

Min Sun was a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period and a disciple of Confucius. After losing his mother when he was young, his stepmother made cotton clothes for his two biological sons and used reed catkins for him. Once, he was driving for his father. His body was cold and his hands were shaking. The car almost lost control. His father was so angry that he whipped him, causing the reed flowers to fly out. His father decided to divorce his stepmother, but Min Sun cried and tried to dissuade him: "My mother left the child alone in the cold, and she took away the clothes of her two younger brothers." When the stepmother found out, she was deeply moved, and from then on she treated him as if she were her own child.

Liu Heng tasted the decoction himself

Han Emperor Wen Liu Heng, the third son of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. His biological mother, Empress Dowager Bo, had been ill for three years. After Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty finished handling the government affairs, he stayed by the Queen Mother's bedside without blinking an eye or taking off his clothes. The decoction that my mother took was tasted personally before I allowed her to take it.

Jiang Ge worked as a servant to support his mother

Jiang Ge of the Later Han Dynasty lost his father in his early years. To avoid the war, he fled with his elderly mother on his back. Encountering robbers on the road, they wanted to kill Jiang Ge. Jiang Ge cried and complained that he had an old mother with no one to support him. The robbers felt his filial piety and let her live. Jiang Ge carried his mother on his back and finally settled down in Xiapi. In order to make a living, he worked as a servant in a family to support his mother. Later, he returned to his hometown of Linzi with his mother on his back. When his mother goes out for business, he will drive slowly by himself.

Zeng’s mother bit her finger and felt heartache

Zeng Shen, courtesy name Zixing, also known as Zengzi, was a native of Wucheng in the state of Lu. Disciple of Confucius. Author of the book "University". One of the representatives of Confucianism. One day, he went into the mountains to chop firewood, and guests came to his home. His mother was anxious for her son to return, so she bit her finger. At this time, Zeng Shen suddenly felt heartache, and knowing that it was his loving mother calling, he hurriedly carried firewood home. It’s really a heart-to-heart connection between mother and son.

Yu Caishun collected caskets for his mother

Cai Shun, whose courtesy name was Junzhong, was from Runan in the Han Dynasty. The young man lost his father and was extremely filial to his mother. At that time, we encountered Wang Mang's rebellion, years of famine, and lack of food. Cai Shun collected mulberries to satisfy his hunger and packed them into different containers. A group of red eyebrow soldiers passed by and asked him, and he said: "Give the black and sweet ones to mother, and give the green ones to myself." The red eyebrow soldiers praised his filial piety and gave him a cow's foot and two measures of white rice, asking him to take it home to support his mother. .

Huang Xiang fan pillow warm mat

Huang Xiang, courtesy name Wenqiang, was a native of Jiangxia in the Han Dynasty. He was filial to his parents since he was a child. When he was 9 years old, his mother passed away. He was extremely sad and stayed in mourning for his mother for three years. The weather was hot in summer, and his father couldn't sleep because he missed his mother, so he used a fan to cool his pillow and mat. It was cold in winter, so he used his body to warm the bedding before letting his father go to bed to rest. The story of "yellow fragrant fan pillow warm mat" has been passed down from generation to generation.

Lu Ji is pregnant with his deceased relatives

Lu Ji, courtesy name Gongji, was born in Wujun (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). He was born into a family of officials and had a deep understanding of loyalty, justice, filial piety and brotherhood since he was a child. When he was 6 years old, he went to Jiujiang with his father to meet Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu entertained him with red tangerines, and he picked up a few and put them in his arms. When he said goodbye and bowed, the red tangerine fell from his arms to the ground. Yuan Shu laughed at him: "You are my honored guest, why did you steal the tangerine?" Lu Ji replied: "I want to take it back to give my mother a fresh taste." ." After hearing this, Yuan Shu felt deeply that he would be an extraordinary person in the future. The deeds of "Lu Ji pregnant with his deceased relative" are widely circulated.

Fighting Tigers to Save Father

Yang Xiang, the daughter of Yang Feng of the Jin Dynasty, went to the fields to harvest rice with her father when she was 14 years old. Suddenly, a colorful tiger jumped out and killed her father. Thrown to the ground. When Yang Xiang heard her father's cry, she stepped forward, jumped on the tiger's back, raised her fist, smashed the tiger's head, and then pressed the tiger's mouth into the pit. Unable to breathe, the tiger fell to the ground and died. Yang Xiang is not afraid of tigers, and the story of "fighting a tiger to save her father" has become a popular story.

Wu Mengzhimosquito

Wu Meng was a native of Yuzhang (now Nanchang, Jiangxi) in the Jin Dynasty. He was only 8 years old. Because his family was poor and could not afford to buy a mosquito net, there were so many mosquitoes at night in summer that he could not fight them off or drive them away. Moreover, his father was afraid of smoke. The young Wu Meng really had no choice but to suddenly think: If the mosquitoes When he is full, he will not bite his father.

So he spent every night naked next to his father, letting mosquitoes bite him.

Nurse-in-law takes care of herself

Mrs. Tang is very filial and treats her mother-in-law very well. Her mother-in-law, Mrs. Changsun, was old, her teeth were falling out, and she could not chew food, so she fed her mother-in-law with her own milk. Her mother-in-law was ill, and Mrs. Tang was even more undressed. She stayed by her side day and night, making soup, giving medicine, and taking good care of her. The mother-in-law said movedly: "I have nothing to repay you, but I hope your son and daughter-in-law will be as filial as you."

Shuchang abandoned his official position to find his mother

Zhu Shouchang, Song Dynasty people. When she was seven years old, her biological mother, Mrs. Liu, was jealous of her aunt and went out to get married. Mother and son have not seen each other for more than fifty years. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, Zhu Shouchang was an official in the court. In order to find his mother, he abandoned his official position and went to Shaanxi, vowing never to return to his hometown unless he saw his mother. Finally, he found his mother in Tongzhou (now Dali, Shanxi) and returned home happily.

Huang Tingjian of the Song Dynasty was one of the four great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty. He was extremely filial. Although he was a high-ranking official, he still took good care of his mother's life. Because his mother loved to be clean, he would personally wash the toilet bowl for her every night to appease her heart and never give up his filial piety as a son.