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35. Frugality cultivates virtue, peace and peace in the country

When Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ascended the throne, he valued the wise ministers Yao Chong and Song Jing and worked hard to govern, and he did a lot of achievements. Yao Chong was practical, Song Jing adhered to principles, Xuanzong advocated frugality, and the monarch and ministers joined forces. He once created a Kaiyuan prosperous era with clear politics, prosperous people, strong national strength, and stable society.

Under the strong advocacy of Emperor Xuanzong, the style of frugality gradually became a fashion, and Prime Minister Yao Chong's frugality was the representative of it. Yao Chong not only had his life frugality and dressed simply, but also influenced his wife and children to live a poor life willingly. Once the prime minister was a little bitched, his family was barely covered, he slept with a broken bed, ate pickled rice, and wore coarse cloth clothes.

After Yao Chong died, his family had no money to mourn him, but his family voluntarily sold his body to hold a funeral for him. After his death, he didn't even have a tombstone. After his death, Xuanzong was moved to tears and ordered someone to erect a piece for him and wrote the inscription with Jialiangchen.

36. Be indifferent to fame and fortune, and have lofty ambitions

The Medicine King Sun Simiao (581-682 AD) was born in an ordinary peasant family. He was smart and knowledgeable since childhood and remembered him even more. At the age of seven, he could recite more than 1ooo words every day and was called a child prodigy.

The little prodigy was sick when he was young, and his family almost lost all his money to treat him. In addition, he witnessed the villager's illness and died of no money for treatment. At the age of 10, he decided to be a doctor. Sun Simiao spent ten years studying the medical skills and pharmacopoeia. At the age of 20, he began to treat relatives, friends and neighbors. At the age of 30, he left his hometown and traveled a long distance to Taibai Mountain to live in seclusion, practicing medicine and collecting medicine and studying alchemy. At the age of 70, he accumulated fifty years of medical practice experience and compiled "Qianjin Yifang". At the age of 100, he wrote "Qianjin Yifang", which was collectively called "Qianjin Fang". Sun Simiao's representative work "Qianjin Fang" is the earliest existing medical encyclopedia in my country and has high value in traditional Chinese medicine. In addition, he also wrote "Su Shu in the Pillow", "Fu Lu Lu", "Laozi's Notes", "Zhuangzi's Notes", "Shesheng Zhenlu" and other books.
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