In the first two years of the Western Han Dynasty (72 BC), Han Xuan Emperor had a script, and wanted to upgrade the "Miaole" of the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to vigorously celebrate the great achievements of his great-grandfather.
Ministers of the Qing Dynasty immediately expressed their heartfelt support. Unexpectedly, Changsheng Shaofu (the Empress Dowager) Xia Housheng stood up and said, "While the Emperor Wudi has the power to smash the earth and the earth, he kills the people and exhausts the people. The death of Thailand, the loss of the world, the displacement of the people, and the conclusion is that "it is not appropriate to set up a temple. " This is tantamount to a blatant challenge to the emperor"s authority. The prime minister, Yushi and other people immediately acted together, and jointly impeached Xia Housheng"s "non-examination of the edict, destroying the emperor", and he was not willing to sign the chapter. The crime of "not paying" was reported to the emperor. As a result, they were quickly arrested and imprisoned in the name of "big rebellion" and sentenced to death, waiting for the autumn to ask.
In the cold and bloody prison, Xia Housheng can not help but be disheartened. He has always been temperamental and will not be tempted. Now, if he speaks the truth, he will be greatly humiliated. Think about the imperial ego, think about the impermanence of life, and the sorrow of Xiahousheng can be imagined. In fact, Huang Ba, who didn’t say anything and didn’t do anything, should be more embarrassed, but he was optimistic and didn’t seem to care about everything at hand. He had long known that Xia Housheng was a great Confucian. He wanted to study "Shang Shu" with him. He just had no closeness. He did not expect to be locked into the same cell due to an accidental disaster. He thought:
he was a bureaucrat but did not study in depth. After passing the book, there is no time for busy work every day. Now there is time, and the good teacher is close at hand. Why not make up this lesson? When he showed Xia Housheng the meaning of seeking advice, Xia Housheng could not help but smile again and again.
He said: "We have all committed death sins and will be executed tomorrow. What is the use of the Bible study now? " Huang Ba said: "Confucius has words: "When you hear the news, you can die in the evening. " People should live in the present, seize the present, learn to have income, and understand the heart. Today is happy, why should you manage the illusory tomorrow? " Xia Housheng listened, and the spirit was shocked. His heart was greatly moved, and he immediately agreed to Huang’s request. From then on, the two people sat on the ground, and every day Xia Housheng carefully conveyed "Shang Shu" to Huang Ba. Huang Pa listened with all his heart, and if he didn't understand, he asked, and the two of them talked about the rhythm of day and night.
After studying the subtleties, they laughed from time to time. The prison guards came to see it, and the result was a fog, and I couldn’t understand why the two dying people were so happy. The autumn was over, and the yellow leaves on the trees fell. Some people reminded that the death of Han Xuan, Xia Housheng and Huang Ba. Xuan Emperor then sent people to the prison to investigate whether the two men were sad and repentant. They said that they were happy to read and read every day. Han Xuan Emperor was dissatisfied, but he also lamented the sages of the two, and could not bear to kill it, and the case was still unresolved.
Although in the prison, Xia Housheng and Huang Ba, who are determined to live in the present, have no obstacles, and nothing can restrain them. As time went by, their study of learning became more and more refined, and their thoughts grew and their spirits became more fulfilling. One day two years later, a sudden earthquake occurred in forty-nine counties in Kanto. The landslide broke and the wall collapsed. More than 6, 000 people died. For the rulers, this is not only a natural disaster, but also a warning to the world that there is imprisonment in the world. Han Xuan Emperor did not dare to neglect, while he quickly rushed to the disaster and announced the world. Xia Housheng and Huang Ba were able to be released from prison. What surprised them even more was that they were not taken back to their hometowns, but were directly promoted to the court. Xia Housheng was appointed as a doctor and stayed with the emperor. Huangba was Yangzhou.
The history of the thorns, outside the official. Really staying in the green hills, not afraid of no firewood, an unexpected earthquake caused two people to be reborn.
Later, Xia Housheng became a teacher of the Prince with integrity and learned to die. At the age of 90, he died for the five-day service for the Empress Dowager. The Confucian scholars are proud of the world. Huang Ba is famous for his savvy and savvy performance. Later, he was officially accommodating to the prime minister. The history book evaluates him. Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, he has been able to make a great difference. However, when it comes to governing the people, he is going to take him as the leader. Ranked first.
Who can think that the turning point of Xia Housheng and Huang Ba’s fate is actually a prison sentence. It’s just that from the invaluable scholar-officials, it has suddenly fallen into a prisoner of death in prison. This turning point is too big, and it is too big for people to adapt. The average person may die in this depression, but they understand that the meaning of life is to live in the present, so that in the dark and terrifying places, the sound of reading is heard every day.
It is impossible for a person to always win. The important thing is that when you fall, you should not admit defeat. Hemingway said: "A person is not born to be defeated, you can destroy him, you can not beat him. " In distress, as long as you choose to stick to it, the fate of the turn may be in front of you. In a buzzword, the dream still has to be, if it succeeds?