Jiang Shang 1

Due to its long history, Jiang Shang's date of birth and death is not reliable. Legend has it that he lived 100 years old, which is a legend after all. But it's certainly no problem to say that Jiang Taigong is a late bloomer. Very representative and legendary, but perhaps few people have such luck. Of course, your own strength is also crucial.

When Jiang Shang was young, he slaughtered cattle and sold meat in Shangdu Chao Ge (now Qixian County, Henan Province), and then went to Jin Meng (now northeast of Mengjin County, Henan Province) to sell wine. Although he is poor, he is ambitious, studies hard, and always studies and discusses ways to govern and rejuvenate the country in order to make great achievements and serve the country one day. Until my later years, I finally met the opportunity to display my talents. During the period of assistance, Jiang Shang formulated a series of correct domestic and foreign policies to strengthen Zhou and destroy business.

After Zhou Wenwang's death, Ji Fa, the king of Wu, succeeded to the throne, worshiping Jiang Shang as his teacher and honoring him as his father. Continue to assist Zhou in handling state affairs. In the eleventh year of King Wu, King Wu sent troops to conquer Konoha and won a great victory. After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Shang was given the title of Yingqiu (now Linzi City, Linzi North) in the State of Qi.

There is an old saying in China that "a squire meets a king of letters in eighty". Probably exaggerated. But I remember reading there that Jiang Shang was worshipped as a Buddhist teacher at the age of 72, which was more credible. Whether we met King Wen in the 1980s or worshipped him in the 1970s, it was enough to inspire every one of us.

2. Wu Cheng'en

In fact, Wu Cheng'en was a minor celebrity in his hometown since childhood. When he was a child, he was diligent and studious, and he read all his lines. He is good at painting, calligraphy, lyrics and Go, and he also likes to collect Fa Tie's famous paintings. As a teenager, he became famous in his hometown because of his outstanding literary talent, but the famous The Journey to the West was written very late.

He was born in a poor family where a scholar was reduced to a businessman. Wu Cheng'en was brilliant since he was a child. The Records of Huai 'an Prefecture recorded that he was "Minhui, a learned man, who wrote for poetry." However, his scientific examination was unfavorable, and he didn't make up for the "year-old tribute student" until middle age, and then he lived in Nanjing for a long time and subsidized his family by selling literature. In his later years, due to his poor family, he became a county magistrate in Changxing. Because he didn't like the darkness of officialdom, he quickly resigned angrily and died of poverty.

After the age of 30, the anecdotes he searched have been "hidden in his chest" and he has a creative plan. At the age of 50, he wrote the first dozen of The Journey to the West's novels, but for some reason he was interrupted for many years. It was not until he resigned in his later years and returned to his hometown that he was able to formally create The Journey to the West. Wu Cheng'en, who was poor all his life, died in the 10th year of Wanli (82 years old) with mixed feelings after doing his best to complete the famous The Journey to the West at home and abroad.

It is said that Wu Cheng'en was 72 years old when he officially wrote The Journey to the West. If you are too old to make achievements in academia, politics and business, you can consider writing novels, or maybe a generation of grandmasters.

3. Zhong Er

In order to take refuge, 43-year-old Jin Wengong began to live in exile, which can be said to be a bumpy displacement and suffered a lot. After living abroad for 19 years, Chunqiu Bawang was able to return to China and then dominate the Central Plains. His life is full of legends.

656 years ago, persecuted by the rebellion, he left Jiang, the capital of Jin State, and came to Pucheng. His father Jin Xiangong sent Bo Wei to murder Zhong Er, and Bo Wei cut Zhong Er's sleeve. Zhong Er climbed the wall to escape and began his exile.

In 636 (62 years old), Qin Mugong escorted Zhong Er back to the State of Jin. Zhong Er acceded to the throne, known as Jin Wengong. After he acceded to the throne, he enjoyed high prestige among the governors. Jin Wengong has been wandering abroad for 19 years, and has tasted the joys and sorrows of the world. He has been to Qi, Cao, Chu, Qin and other countries. Some monarchs are polite to him, while others are unfriendly.

When he was in Cao, Cao Gonggong was curious to hear that his ribs were connected together, so he took a shower and peeked at his nakedness. A monarch actually likes to watch strangeness.

633 years ago, Shangqiu, the capital of the Song Dynasty, was surrounded by Chu troops. At the beginning of 632 (at the age of 65), Jin Wengong led the troops to save Song. In order to repay the hospitality of Chu in exile, he ordered the army to stay away from their homeland (90 miles) and defeated the Chu army in Chengpu (now south of Pu County, Shandong Province). Jin Wengong presided over the soil training alliance and became the overlord. Jin Wengong died in the winter of 628 (aged 69).

4. Huang Zhong

Huang Zhong appeared in the Three Kingdoms late and became famous late, but I think he may be a little famous when he was young, but he did become famous with Liu Bei when he was old, especially after the battle of Dingjunshan, when the famous Xia was beheaded, and he was later made a post-general by Liu Bei, which may have a lot to do with this war.

When Huang Zhong was young, he worked for Liu Biao in Jingzhou and was appointed as a corps commander by Liu Biao. He and Liu Biao's nephew Liu Pan were stationed in Youxian County, Changsha (now Youxian County, Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, the hometown of tigers). In 208 AD, Cao Cao occupied Jingzhou and temporarily served as General Bi. He was stationed in the same place and was subordinate to Han Xuan, the magistrate of Changsha.

In 209 AD, Liu Bei attacked Jingzhou counties and occupied Changsha, Lingling, Guiyang and Wuling. Huang Zhong surrendered to Liu Bei. In AD 2 1 1 year (64 years old), Huang Zhong followed Liu Bei into Sichuan and fought in Yizhou, with outstanding performance, and won the title of Three Armies. After pacifying Yizhou, Liu Bei named him general soliciting.

In 2 19 AD (72 years old), Liu Bei attacked Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong, and Huang Zhong killed Xia, the battle-hardened commander of Wei, and Cao Jun was defeated. Since then, Huang Zhong has gained great fame. After Huang zhong was promoted to general Zheng,

In 2 19, Liu Bei established himself as the king of Hanzhong and regarded Huang Zhong as the post-general. In 220, Huang Zhong died at the age of 73.

5. Mu Rongchui

Mu Rongchui was the champion of the three armed forces since he was a child, and was deeply loved by his father Murong Mu. Later, he was forced away by a teacher named Murong, and he endured humiliation under Fu Jian for decades. It was not until his hair and beard turned white that he reorganized the Yanshi family, which was a late bloomer.

Mu Rongchui is the fifth son and uncle of Murong Yong, the founding emperor of Yan Qian. Murong Mu liked him very much, and later he was appreciated by Murong Ke. He is the commander-in-chief of the vanguard army and the former prince of Yan State. In 369 AD, Jin led Huan Wen to attack and retreated to the square head. Mu Rongchui led 30,000 riders to Xiangyi (now Suixian County, Henan Province) and defeated 8 Jin Army.

Later, he was forced away by his teacher Mr. Murong and surrendered to the former Qin Dynasty with his wife. In the battle of Feishui, he was ordered to attack Xiangyang, secretly preserving his strength, and defected after the defeat of the former Qin Dynasty. Mu Rongchui reconciled Xianbei and Wuhuan, established Houyan, led 200,000 troops to attack Yecheng, and seized Yecheng a year later.

In 386 (at the age of 60), he proclaimed himself emperor and made Zhongshan his capital (Dingzhou City, Hebei Province). In 393 (67 years old), Murong Hong's Xiyan regime was destroyed. Because the younger brother of Tuoba GUI, the king of the Northern Wei Dynasty, was detained, the relationship with the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was originally a vassal, deteriorated. In 395 AD (69 years old), Mr. Murong of the Northern Wei Dynasty was defeated in the Battle of Shenhe North. He fought back the following year, but died on his way to the expedition.

6. Qu Yuan

In fact, it may not be appropriate to describe Qu Yuan as a late bloomer, but I think the peak of Qu Yuan's literary achievements is really late. This is related to his rough experience. In his early years, Qu Yuan was bent on being a loyal minister who was loyal to the monarch and served the country. Maybe he can't put too much energy into literature, but he is excluded from politics. The great Li Sao appeared only after he was exiled.

In twenty-four years, Qin Chu formed an alliance with Huang Ci, and Chu was completely embraced by the State of Qin. Qu Yuan was also expelled from the capital and moved to the Northern Han Dynasty. Thirty years after Wang Huai, Qu Yuan returned to Du Ying.

In the same year, Qin made an appointment with the military attache, was detained by Qin, and finally died in Qin. After Chu Xiang ascended the throne, he continued to implement the policy of surrender. Qu Yuan was once again expelled from the capital of Ying and exiled to the south of the Yangtze River, and was displaced between Yuan and Xiang. In the twenty-first year of King Xiang of Chu (62 years old), General Qin attacked Yingdu, but failed. Qu Yuan threw himself into the river in anger and died for his political ideal.

The poet spent most of his life writing Li Sao. In order to realize his political ideal, he was constantly squeezed out and hit by decadent aristocratic groups, and now he is exiled, to the point where there is no way to save the country; Chu is also a promising country, but it has been brought to the brink of extinction.

The poet looked back and forth with excitement. He put the painful feeling of persisting in struggle and failing to realize his patriotic ideal into this exciting poem.

Li Sao shows the poet's fighting spirit of dedicating himself to the motherland for lofty ideals through the poet's unremitting struggle and faithful action for his ideals all his life. Showed the deep patriotic feelings of sharing weal and woe with the motherland; It also shows his personality of loving progress and hating darkness and brilliance.

Qu Yuan is also one of the four cultural celebrities in the world (the other three are Polish Copernicus, French rabelais and British Shakespeare).

7. Liu Bang

Liu Bang should be regarded as a typical late bloomer. Besides being surprisingly lucky, I think he also has his own advantages. In September of the first year of Qin Ershi (209 BC), Liu Bang gathered in Peixian County to respond to Guangwu Uprising, and Chen Sheng was called Pei Gong. At this time, Liu Bang was 47 years old.

47 years old, I want to start a business today, and I feel old. More than 2000 years ago, a 47-year-old person might be equivalent to a 67-year-old person today. What's more, it is still the gap between a small cadre in a county and the highest in the country.

Liu bang's revolutionary cause is progressing very rapidly. In October of 206 BC (only three years), Liu Bang entered the hegemony. Zi Ying, king of Qin, surrendered and Qin perished. After Liu bang entered the customs, he abolished Qin's harsh laws and made three chapters with the elders in Guanzhong: "The murderer dies, and the wounded steal to apologize." Therefore, it is welcomed by the people. After Xiang Yu defeated Qin Jun's main force, Liu Bang took Sean's advice and went to Hong Men. He paid lip service to it.

Xiang Yu named Liu Bang Hanwang, ruling Bashu and Hanzhong. Unwilling to be monopolized by Xiang Yu, Liu Bang led the army eastward and launched the Chu-Han War for four years. In the winter of the fifth year of Hanwang, Liu Bang invited Han Xin, Peng Yue and others to lead the troops into the Chu army. Xiang Yu led his troops to break through and commit suicide in Wujiang River. In February of that year (55 years old), Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, made Luoyang his capital, and soon moved to Chang 'an, which was known as the Western Han Dynasty.

It is generally said that "from a slave to a general" is a leap for a person, and it took Liu Bang eight years to complete the leap from a pavilion to an emperor, which is even more awesome.

8. Gou Jian

Gou Jian succeeded to the throne at the age of 23, and soon defeated the powerful State of Wu, which can be said to be full of ambition, but Gou Jian was certainly "successful" at this time. Because the powerful State of Wu was fighting for bloodshed and humiliation, a catastrophe immediately came to the young king and his country.

He Lu was injured and died, and his son Fu Cha was determined to take revenge. Gou Jian took the initiative to attack Wu the following year. In Fujiaoshan (now southwest of Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province), there was a fierce battle with Wu Bing, and the Vietnamese army was defeated. Gou Jian withdrew his troops to Huiji Mountain (now south of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province) and made peace with Wu.

In five years, Gou Jian took his wife and minister Fan to Wu and took tea as an oath to Wudu. Gou Jian bring disgrace to oneself, who claimed to be a modest minister, was extremely respectful to the prince of Wu, eating coarse grains, sleeping in stables and serving hard labor. The lady's clothes are out, and Shi Zuoguan is in chains. "Be careful to serve Focha, be obedient, raise horses, let the lady supply water, remove dung and sweep the floor. Three years without anger and hatred. Better than the servant of Fucha.

Gou Jian returned to Vietnam in the seventh year (30 years old). After returning home, in order to motivate himself not to forget revenge, he slept with firewood instead of a mattress. There is a gallbladder hanging in the room. Try it before every meal. This is the origin of the allusion of "paid service". Ten years of reunion, ten years of lessons.

Finally, Gou Jian took advantage of Wu's hegemony in the Central Plains and domestic natural disasters to defeat Wu. In the 24th year of Gou Jian (47 years old), Wudu was besieged for three years, the city was broken, and Fu Cha committed suicide. Wu Wu died. Subsequently, Gou Jian sailed northward, and Song, Zheng, Lu and Wei joined the army in succession, and moved the capital to Langya (now Jiaonan, Shandong Province), where he joined forces with the governors of the Qi and Jin Dynasties and was officially recognized as the overlord by Zhou Yuanwang.

"Where there is a will, there is a way, and 3,000 armor can swallow Wu."

9. Qi Baishi

This famous artist in modern China painting world also started late and had a poor foundation. Qi Baishi was born in a poor family and worked as a farmer for generations. He only went to a private school with his grandfather once before 12 years old. He cuts wood, grazes cattle, cultivates land, and does everything. Learn carpentry at the age of 65,438+02, and learn carpentry at the age of 65,438+05 to earn money to support the family. I didn't formally learn painting until I was 27 years old. At this time, you may not even think of yourself, you will become a master in the future and get a series of honors.

It's hard to say when Qi Baishi can be called "success". I think he was famous when he was young and middle-aged, but what is certain is that he began to boldly break through himself after the age of 56 and changed his painting style before he became famous.

65438-0949 was elected as a member of the Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the All-China Artists Association. 1952 was hired as honorary professor of Central Academy of Fine Arts, chairman of China Artists Association, research librarian of Central Museum of Literature and History, chairman of Beijing Chinese Painting Research Association and honorary president of Beijing China Painting Academy.

He was elected as a deputy to the first National People's Congress. 1953 The Central Ministry of Culture awarded the title of "People's Artist". 1955 The Academy of Arts and Sciences of the German Democratic Republic awarded the honorary certificate of "Communication Academician". 1956 won the international peace prize of the World Peace Council 1955. 1957, Honorary Dean of Beijing China Painting Academy, died on September/0/6 of the same year. He died at the age of 95.

10, Su Xun

It is said that when Su Xun was young, he didn't study hard and muddled along. He often competed and traveled with a group of "friends" until he was 27 years old, so he made up his mind to study.

After studying for more than a year, I thought I was almost there, so I went to the Jinshi and failed. This made him realize that learning is not easy and it takes hard work to get results.

From then on, he refused guests, studied behind closed doors and studied day and night. After studying so hard for five or six years, I finally made great progress in literary talent and wrote thousands of words in an instant.

In the first year of Renzong Jiayou, he led Su Shi and Su Zhe to Bianjing and called Ouyang Xiu, a bachelor of Hanlin. Ouyang Xiu admired his works, such as Power, Balance and Tactics, and thought that they could be comparable to Jia Yi and Liu Xiang, so he recommended them to the court. At that time, officials and scholars rushed to tell stories, and the literary name flourished.

Three years after Jiayou, Renzong called him to the Scheeren's office to take the exam, but he said that he was ill and refused to reply. Jia You five years (52 years old), served as the secretary of the provincial school book lang.