Should Kong Rong give me the pear?

Kong Rong, courtesy name Wenju, was a native of Qufu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The 20th grandson of Confucius, the second son of Kong Zhou, the captain of Mount Tai. When Rong was seven years old, on × month × day, it was his grandfather's sixtieth birthday, and the house was packed with guests. A plate of crisp pears was placed on the birthday table, and the mother ordered them to be melted and divided. Rongsui divided them according to the order of elder and younger, and each got his own place, but his own gain was very small. The father was surprised and asked: "Others have a big pear, but I am a small one. Why?" Rong calmly said: Trees are high and low, and people are old and young. Respecting the elders is the way to be a human being! My father was overjoyed.

When Kong Rong was a child, he was smart, studious, quick-thinking, and eloquent. Everyone praised him as a strange boy. At the age of 4, he could recite many poems and understand etiquette. His parents loved him very much.

One day, his father bought some pears and specially picked the largest pear for Kong Rong. Kong Rong shook his head, but picked the smallest pear and said tiredly: "I am the youngest, I should eat it." Little pear, give your pear to your brother." My father was very surprised after hearing this. The story of Kong Rong letting pears spread quickly throughout Qufu and has been passed down ever since, becoming a good example for many parents to educate their children.

When Kong Rong was a child, he was not only diligent in studying, but also good at thinking. When his father went out to visit, he always took him with him. When he was 10 years old, he came to Luoyang with his father. It happened that Li Ying, the governor of Luoyang, was leaving his mansion. At this time, the gatekeeper hurriedly pulled him and asked: "Which child are you from? Go and play aside!" Kong Rong replied seriously: "Please go in and report that Kong Rong from Shandong is visiting." Seeing that he was serious, the gatekeeper also I don’t know where it comes from? He smiled and asked, "Young master, do you have a red sticker?" Kong Rong said, "My family has been with your master for generations, and we have a teacher-student relationship. There is no need for a red sticker, just let me know." The gatekeeper was afraid of being indifferent to the distinguished guest, so he had to go in. Notification. At this time, Li Ying was talking with many literati. After listening to the announcement, he couldn't remember the relationship between Kong Rong and his family, so he had to laugh: "Please come in!" Little Kong Rong walked into the hall happily and greeted the host. While greeting all the guests, his attitude was neither arrogant nor humble. Li Ying gave up his seat and looked at this handsome young man. He felt very strange: he had never met this child before, so why did he claim to be from the same family? So Li Ying asked: "Young Master, you said that our two families have been friends for generations, why can't I remember it?" Kong Rong smiled and said: "500 years ago, Confucius once asked me for courtesy. Confucius's surname was Kong, and my surname was Laozi. Li, it shows that the Kong and Li families have had a teacher-student relationship for 500 years. Now you are Li, and my surname is Kong. We are also a teacher-student relationship. Aren’t our two families connected for generations?”

Kong Rong The words were astonishing, and all the guests present were secretly amazed. The eunuch Li Ying couldn't help laughing: "Young Master is really a prodigy." Only Taizhong doctor Chen Wei disagreed and said coldly: "People who were smart in childhood may not be able to achieve anything when they grow up." Faced with the challenge, Kong Rong smiled and said: "In this case, Mr. must have been very smart when he was a child." This clever reply made Chen Wei blush and speechless, and secretly sat aside and got angry. Kong Rong didn't look sideways, pretending to be an adult, and drank tea seriously, which made everyone laugh.

"Kong Rong Gives Up Pears" is a true story about Kong Rong, a writer in the late Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China. It educates people on the etiquette of humility in everything. This is the reason why "at the age of four, you can make pears" in the "Three Character Classic".

A new interpretation of Kong Rong giving the pear

The story of "Kong Rong giving the pear" was originally intended to teach Chinese children to learn to be modest and courteous, but the latter part was omitted from the textbook. So people always think that Kong Rong is a very sensible and good boy, but this is not the case. When Kong Rong gave the big pear to his elder brother and younger brother, someone pointed out: "You are so young, you can have such a beautiful city." Sure enough, when Kong Rong got a little older, he abandoned his wife and children, and ended up being betrayed by all his relatives