1. Taste the decoction personally

Emperor Liu Heng of Han Dynasty, the third son of Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, was born to Empress Dowager Bo. He became emperor in the eighth year of his reign (180 BC). He was known all over the world for his benevolence and filial piety, and he never slacked off in serving his mother. His mother had been ill for three years, and he often couldn't sleep without blinking an eye or taking off his clothes. He personally tasted the decoctions his mother took before letting her take them with confidence.

He reigned for 24 years, focusing on moral governance, promoting etiquette, and paying attention to the development of agriculture, which stabilized the Western Han Dynasty society, prospered the population, and restored and developed the economy. His reign with Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was known as " The rule of Wenjing".

2. Biting one’s fingers hurts

Zeng Shen, courtesy name Ziyu, was a native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period and a proud disciple of Confucius. He was known as "Zeng Zi" and was famous for his filial piety. When he was young, his family was poor and he often went into the mountains to collect firewood. One day, a guest came to the house, and my mother was at a loss, so she bit her finger with her teeth. Zeng Shen suddenly felt distressed. Knowing that his mother was calling him, he quickly returned home carrying firewood and knelt down to ask why.

My mother said, "A guest came unexpectedly. I am biting my fingers and hoping that you will come back." Zeng Shen then received the guest and treated him with courtesy. Zeng Shen was very knowledgeable and once proposed the self-cultivation method of "I should examine myself three times in a day" ("The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"). It is said that he wrote Confucian classics such as "Great Learning" and "The Classic of Filial Piety". Later Confucians respected him as "Zongsheng". .

3. A Hundred Miles of Negative Rice

Zhong Yuan, also known as Zilu or Jilu, was a native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period and a proud disciple of Confucius. He was straightforward, brave and very filial. In his early years, his family was poor, so he often picked wild vegetables to make meals, but he carried rice home from hundreds of miles away to serve his parents. After the death of his parents, he became a high official and was ordered to go to the state of Chu. He was accompanied by hundreds of chariots and horses, and he had as much grain as ten thousand bells.

Sitting on the stacked brocade mattresses and eating a sumptuous feast, he often missed his parents and sighed: "Even if I want to eat wild vegetables and carry rice for my parents, where can I get it again? Confucius praised: "You serve your parents with all your strength when you are alive, but you will miss them after you die." ("Confucius' Family Sayings")

4. Selling yourself to bury your father

< p>Dong Yong, according to legend, was a native of Qiancheng (now north of Gaoqing County, Shandong) during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He lost his mother when he was young and moved to Anlu (now in Hubei) to avoid war. Later, his father died, and Dong Yong sold himself as a slave to a wealthy family in exchange for funeral expenses. On the way to work, I met a woman under the shade of a locust tree and said she was homeless. The two got married.

The woman weaved three hundred pieces of brocade in one month to pay off Dong Yong's debts. On her way home, she went to Huaiyin. The woman told Dong Yong that she was the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven and was ordered to help Dong Yong pay off his debts. . After speaking, he flew away in the air. Therefore, Huaiyin was renamed Xiaogan.

5. Carving wood for marriage

According to legend, Ding Lan was born in Hanoi (now Henan and Huanghebei) during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Both his parents died when he was young. He often missed his parents’ nurturing kindness. So he carved statues of his parents out of wood, and everything was discussed with the wooden statues as if they were real. He would only eat three meals a day after serving his parents. He would always inform his parents before going out and meet them when he got home. He never slacked off. Over time, his wife lost respect for the wooden statue and curiously pricked the wooden statue's fingers with a needle, and blood flowed from the wooden statue's fingers. When Ding Lan came home and saw tears in the eyes of the wooden statue, he asked for the truth and then abandoned his wife.