Tao Kan's mother, James, was a famous good mother in ancient China. Together with Meng Mu, Ouyang Mu and her mother-in-law, she was known as the "four-virtue mother" in ancient China. Her excellent words and deeds often make people cry. "Study Tour" says: "My mother cut her hair short to entertain guests. The village killed the chicken and thanked the guests. The sage of this woman. " This "Kan Ma" refers to this great mother.

Zhan was a native of Ninao County, Wu State during the Three Kingdoms period. Jinchuan Town, Xin 'gan County, Jiangxi Province. /kloc-When she was 0/6 years old, by chance, she married General Wu as a concubine. A few years after giving birth to Tao Kan, her husband Dan Tao died of illness. Since then, I have fallen from my family and have never recovered. The Zhan family was lonely, so they had to take their young son back to his new home from Xunyang (now Jiujiang City) and make a living from textiles for Tao Kan to study.

Because Tao Kan studied thousands of books and was proficient in the art of war, he was recommended as a county magistrate by the prefect Fan Kui. Tao Kan in his official career, ZhanNuo called his son to the front, to longly say:

"Kan son, for niang bitter all his life, finally see you have ambition. But I hope my son will be an upright person and not mistake the country and the people. "

"Don't worry, Mom, Tao Kan remembers."

"Because the mother can't give anything as a farewell party for her son, I will give you three local things."

"Three pieces of soil?" Tao Kan was puzzled. "Mom, you-"

"Yes, three pieces of pottery," said Zhan, taking out a package prepared in advance and handing it to Tao Kan. "Take it with you, and then you will understand."

When he came to the yamen, Tao Kan opened the bag and saw a clod, a clay bowl and a piece of white homespun. He was curious at first, but after a while, he gradually understood his mother's intention. It turns out that a clod is the hometown that the teacher will always remember; A pottery bowl is to teach children not to be greedy for wealth, but to keep their true colors; This piece of white homespun is to teach children to serve the people wholeheartedly, to be honest and clean, to lead a clean and honest life, and not to forget their roots.

Mother's advice deeply touched Tao Kan's heart. Later, Tao Kan was as successful as Zhan expected in his official career. He is honest and innocent.

When Tao Kan was a county magistrate in Haiyang, he just supervised fishery administration. Filial Tao Kan always feels guilty and uneasy when she thinks of her loving mother who has lived in poverty all her life in the countryside. Once, a subordinate was on a business trip and asked him to bring an altar of pickled fish to his mother.

Who knows that Zhan's family returned the fish intact and wrote in the letter: "As an official, it is not good for you to bring back official things, but it will increase my mental burden!"

Tao Kan felt very shocked and guilty when he received the reply from Fish and his mother. He is determined to follow his mother's instruction, be an innocent person, be honest and diligent for the court and do more useful work for the country.

Later generations praised: "If the mother of the world is as capable as Zhan Jiaozi, why is the country useless?" And ignore the use of evil in the world? "(Zhang Ming and Jiu Shao's Rebuilding Tao Mu's Tomb); Kangxi Xingan County Records (Volume 14 Literature and Art Records)

Tao Kan is knowledgeable, honest and law-abiding, so his career is very smooth. He was a prefect, prefect and magistrate, and became a model of ancient literati in China. And all this is inseparable from the education of Taomu.

In the first year of Daxing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 3 18), a virtuous mother, Zhan, died. According to her will, people buried her in Niigata Prefecture.

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Rick Black (1736— 1785) is a native of Yao Jia Village, Song Yuan Town, Qingyuan County. I have been eager to learn since I was a child. At the age of 23, I recommended excellent tributes. In the thirty years of Qingganlong (1765), Shuntian Township won the entrance examination. In thirty-four years, he was a scholar and held an official position in the cabinet. He has served as director of the Ritual Department, minister of punishments, examiner after the examination in Shuntian Township, Zheng Xue, Shandong Province, magistrate of Raozhou, governor of East Sichuan, governor of Jiangguang and magistrate of Hejian. Thirty-five years later, Dr. Zhi, Dr. Zhong Xian and Dr. Zhong Xian were called the "three doctors" in the world.

Rick Black is an honest and upright official with outstanding achievements and is highly respected. This is due to the family integrity education that Liang Yao received from an early age. The story of Yao's adopted son was circulated in Qingyuan. One year, the court gave Liang Yao the title of inspector and asked him to go to state capitals to investigate corrupt officials. His mother knew about it, and her old man was afraid that his son was incompetent and decided to let him try.

One night, Liang Yaogang came home from outside, and his mother really asked, "Liang Er, I cooked a big bowl of delicious eggs at noon and put them in the cupboard. When I opened the cupboard door at night, I found three were missing. Is it because my daughter-in-law stole it? You have to help me check, because I want to teach my thief! " Rick Black was not amused when he heard this. He thinks it is worth being so serious to eat a few sweet eggs for his family. So he said to his mother, "A few sweet eggs are counted after eating, so there is no need to pursue them." Unexpectedly, his mother solemnly said, "You can't even tell the little things at home, but you dare to go to the country and go to the government to investigate the case?" As soon as Liang Yaoyi understood his mother's intention, he immediately found several washbasins and tooth cups, filled them with clear water, called his mother, wife and children and other family members, gave each one a washbasin and tooth cup, and ordered everyone to gargle together and spit into the washbasin in front of him.

Rick Black one by one to observe the past, others' basin saliva is clear, only mother's basin saliva floating some broken egg yolk. Liang Yao found that it was none other than his mother who ate eggs. When he was in trouble, his mother kept urging him and asked him, "Did you find it?" . Rick Black said, "Yes, I did, but ..." His mother asked, "But be selfish, right?" At this time, Rick Black couldn't help but bravely point out: "Eggs are eaten by mothers."

Rick Black's daughter-in-law complained that he shouldn't embarrass the old man in public. Unexpectedly, his mother smiled and said, "I am relieved that you can be careful and selfless." Soon, Rick Black ordered an unannounced visit to the state capitals. According to the ascertained facts, a group of corrupt officials were severely punished. Legend has it that Rick Black won the trust of the people by being honest and clean, which is inseparable from his mother's family education.