What character traits does Ban Chao have?

Ban Chao (32-102), courtesy name Zhongsheng, was born in Anling, Fufeng (now northeast of Xianyang, Shaanxi Province) in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the youngest son of Ban Biao. Ban Biao, nicknamed Shupi, was once appointed as the county magistrate of Xu County (now Sihongnan, Jiangsu) by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. After recovering from his illness, he devoted himself to compiling history and concentrated on historical books. According to the history recorded in "Historical Records", it ended in the Taichu period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Many people compiled collections of current events, but they were too vulgar to continue their books, so they collected historical events and anecdotes and wrote sixty-five chapters of "Historical Records". But when Ban Chao was born, his father was still serving as the magistrate of Xu County. Ban Chao also had an older brother, Ban Gu, who was as famous as Sima Qian in history. Ban Gu inherited his father's ambition and devoted himself to research, which lasted more than 20 years and completed one hundred volumes of "Han Shu". Later historians who wrote official history in the chronicle style were not qualified enough to watch Ban and Ma Zhixiangbei. Under the influence of his father and brother, Ban Chao was broad-minded, ambitious, and informal. He was also very filial, diligent, thrifty, and not ashamed of hard work and disgrace at home. As for essay writing ability, he was not as good as Nai's father, who was "highly talented and good at narrative writing", let alone Nai's brother, who "was able to compose and recite poems at the age of nine, and became well versed in ancient books and the sayings of hundreds of schools of thought". But Gongyang Chunqiu and other classics and biographies are also involved in many books, and they are very eloquent, especially good at questioning. Ban Biao died in the 30th year of Han Guangwu's founding (54 years), and Ban Chao's family returned to his hometown. In order to complete his father's unfinished business, Ban Gu began to immerse himself in the compilation of history books. Soon, someone wrote to Emperor Ming, accusing him of privately changing the history of the country. Emperor Ming ordered Fufeng County to arrest Ban Gu.

Fufeng County took Ban Gu to Jingzhao Prison and copied all the manuscripts from Ban Gu's home. Because not long before Ban Gu was accused, Fufeng native Su Lang was imprisoned and executed for advocating a privately fabricated prophecy, so the situation was very unfavorable to Ban Gu. Ban Chao was worried that the county officials would torture him to extract a confession, and that his brother would be unable to provide a strong defense for himself, so he rushed to the capital and wrote to Yi Que. Fortunately, he was summoned. Ban Chao made an impassioned speech and explained in detail Ban Gu's purpose of compiling history books, which won the appreciation of Emperor Ming. Fufeng County promptly submitted the manuscript of Ban Gu's book to the court. After reviewing it, Emperor Ming was astonished not only by Ban Gu's book but also by Ban Gu's talent. He not only issued an edict to release Ban Gu, but also summoned him to the capital, joined the school's book department, and appointed him as the Lantai Order Historian. He also ordered him to communicate with Chen Zong, the former Suiyang Order. Yan Min, the commander of Changling, Meng Yi of Sili, etc., together with ***, compiled the "Shizu Benji".

In the fifth year of Yongping (62 years), Ban Gu moved to Lang, secretary of the school. Ban Chao and his mother also moved to Luoyang with Ban Gu. At this time, Luoyang was already very prosperous. There were palaces with "bright palaces and beautiful pavilions" and numerous terraces, temples, pavilions and pavilions, as well as the magnificent Piyong and Lingtai. "Outside, the plains were used as gardens, and the flowing springs were used as swamps." There were many gardens, ponds and swamps for the emperors to hunt. Moreover, industry and commerce are prosperous, and materials are abundant. "Ox, horses, carriages, and carriages fill the roads, and idlers fill the cities." However, Ban Chao not only lived in poverty at home, but also often had to be employed by the government and copy books to make up for the family's shortfall. He does not have so much spirit of poverty, nor does he have so much time to work hard. He wanders around the mansions and immerses himself in the bustling city. He also believes that there is no future in sticking to the capital. A good man should aim at all directions and not be obsessed with the capital. bustling. On one occasion, Ban Chao stopped what he was doing, threw up his pen and sighed: "If a man has no other ambitions, he should imitate Fu Jiezi and Zhang Qian and make contributions to foreign lands in order to be granted a title. How can he always be in the pen and inkstone?" You’re just trying to make a living!” Everyone around him laughed at him. Ban Chao was not angry, but said with emotion: "How can a boy understand the ambition of a strong man?" Afterwards, Ban Chao went to find a fortune teller. The person who met him probably had heard about his ambition, and deliberately promoted it, saying: "Jiejiu, you are just a scholar, but you are destined to be a marquis thousands of miles away." Ban Chao asked the person who met him to explain the reason for reaching this conclusion. Appearance. The person who met the physiognomist pointed out in a serious manner: "You have a swallow's jaw and a tiger's neck, flying and eating meat. This is exactly what Wanlihou looks like!" Most people at that time were superstitious, and although Ban Chao was not so pious, he was not an exception. After being encouraged by the fortune teller, he naturally strengthened his determination to achieve extraordinary feats, and actively prepared and waited for the opportunity. After a while, Emperor Ming suddenly remembered Ban Chao, who was very eloquent and good at eloquence. , get some reward to support my old mother.” Emperor Ming then promoted Ban Chao to Lantai Lingshi. Later, Ban Chao was convicted and dismissed from office because he was implicated. But that was not his intention and he didn't care.