Beggars are amazing through the ages —— The first person recorded as a beggar in the history of China.

In our impression, beggars are like "beggars" in martial arts novels, and they are an organized and disciplined Jianghu gang. In fact, the life of beggars is very miserable, not to mention in feudal society. Speaking of beggars, images of ragged clothes, messy hair, sticks and broken bowls come to mind.

In ancient times, the social status of beggars was really low, lower than that trampled by anyone. Many people are forced by life, some because of diseases, some because of disasters, and some because of physical defects. They can't make a living, they can only make a living in this way. And the beggar I want to talk about today, despite his identity, is a very great figure. His name is Wu Xun.

▲ Wu Xunchuan stills

Wu Xun, a native of guanxian, Shandong Province, was born in a poor family. It doesn't even have a name, because it ranks seventh in China, so it is called "Wuqi". Later the Qing court trained him. He lost his father at the age of seven, so he had no money to go to school and had to beg for a living. When I was fourteen, I worked as a servant. Because they have no education, they are often insulted, and it is common to beat and scold. Without culture, it is difficult to move, and even being a servant is treated like this, so Wu Xun is determined to beg and learn! He started his life as a beggar at the age of 20. Ragged clothes, broken cloth bags, copper spoons in hand, begging everywhere, footprints all over Shandong, Henan, Hebei and Jiangsu provinces.

▲ The picture comes from the Internet.

Scrimping and saving, begging all the way, he saved more than 200 yuan at the age of 30 and slept in the wind for decades. Singing while begging: eating groceries can be eaten as a meal, saving money and building morality. Pick up the thread, wrap it up, and concentrate on building an upright college. I save money, buy land and build a voluntary school for the poor. At the age of 48, he had bought 230 acres of fertile land and accumulated more than 3800 yuan. At the age of 50, he spent more than 4000 yuan to establish the first Yi college-"Chongxian Yishu". At the age of 52, the second school was established, and at the age of 58, the "Book of Imperial History" was established. He has been working hard to establish Yi Academy all his life.

▲ Wu Xunchuan stills

Wu Xun, unmarried. He knelt down and begged poor families to send their children to school, and personally knelt down and invited knowledgeable people to teach. Living at the bottom of society, he has a deep understanding. He helped these poor children with strong sympathy and fraternity. The experience of his youth is something he will never forget. Looking at the Yi Academy he founded, in the 22nd year of Guangxu, and listening to the students' reading, he died with a smile at the age of 59.

▲ Taichung Martial Training Wall, bearing in mind the statue of a saint.

Hearing the news of his death, countless people came from all directions to attend his funeral, and there were countless spectators along the way. The cries of teachers and students were deafening, and the villagers also shed tears. In the history of education in China, as a beggar and a member of the lowest social stratum, he founded Yi Academy with great wealth and educated countless poor children. This is unique in China and even in the history of the world. He is the only person in the history of China who is recorded as a beggar in official history. Known as the "strange beggar of the ages"

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