Chapter 4 young man with a strong mind

One of the important criteria for judging whether a person is successful is whether he can control his own destiny and his attitude towards the environment, especially adversity.It is difficult to reflect a person's ability and level when the wind is going smoothly. Only the performance in adversity can best explain how strong his ability is. No matter what adversity He Shen encounters, he can control himself rationally, never give up his goals and dreams, and never follow the trend. This is a truly smart person.How open-minded he is to turn adversity into a sharpening stone for sharpening his will, and to use adversity as a training ground for his own development.

As the old saying goes: hardships and hardships, jade Ru Yucheng.There is also a lyric that sings: How can you see a rainbow if you don't experience wind and rain?Many people cannot stand the baptism of adversity, sink in the bitter wind and rain, and get lost in the waves washing the sand.Fortunately, He Shen's family was in decline and failed to seize his ambition, so that he did not bow to fate. When He Shen was still ignorant, he had to face the first huge test in his life.When Heshen was still young, a sudden change occurred in his family, which pushed him into a crisis in his life.

Although He Shen was not born in a wealthy family, he was also a general. He originally had a stable source of income and could live a leisurely and comfortable life without being burdened by livelihood.If this continues to develop, it will be difficult for us to find Heshen, the prime minister and greatest favorite of Emperor Qianlong, in historical materials. He Shen lost his mother at the age of three, and suffered the greatest misfortune in his life when he was a child.Heshen's father, Changbao, was an upright and peaceful man, and he was an upright and honest official. If it weren't for his hereditary shady position and his famous son Heshen, I'm afraid it would be difficult for us to know these things.As the governor of Fujian, he is rarely in the capital and rarely has the opportunity to get close to the core power level, so he cannot be transferred back to the capital.He has been guarding outside for many years and has no time to take care of He Shen, his younger brother He Lin and their family.The stepmother also seldom smiles when she treats their brothers, and it is rare to see warmth.Brother Heshen spent every day under the eyes of his stepmother, which was very desolate and miserable.Therefore, He Shen grew up in a family environment where it was difficult to find fatherly love and no motherly love.

Heshen's family basically had no extra income, and did not buy any property other than the official land, and lived entirely on his father's salary.Although they have no worries about food and clothing, they are almost moonlight clansmen. Perhaps it is this kind of family environment that made He Shen and He Lin taste the sufferings of the world at a young age and know the importance of reading.The two brothers were very competitive and worked hard to study. When He Shen was nine years old (the 24th year of Qianlong, 1759), He Lin was selected into the official school of Xian'an Palace together with He Lin.

The Xian'an Palace Official School was the best school in the capital at that time. To enter this school, one must be a good-looking person among the children of the Eight Banners or a child of the House of Internal Affairs. Ten candidates from each banner), and adhere to the principle of preferring shortages to excesses.The school has a management minister, an associate affairs minister, and a man-han president.The president must be Hanlin, and most of the teachers are Hanlin. There are very few who are not Hanlin, and they must be well-known and well-educated people who have passed the examination before they can take up the post.The school not only offers general classics, history, zi, and ji classes, but also offers courses in Manchu, Chinese, Mongolian, and Tibetan languages. It also teaches riding and archery and the use of firearms.It can be said that the Xian'an Palace Official School is an aristocratic school that cultivates all-round talents in civil and military affairs.

The Xian'an Palace official school does not charge tuition fees, but daily living expenses need to be borne by themselves.With their father's regular salary, He Shen and He Lin don't have to worry about things other than studying. However, blessings are unparalleled, and misfortunes never come singly. It seems that the sky will send a great mission to Heshen, and he must first suffer from it.When Heshen was ten years old, suffering hit him again, and his father Chang Bao died suddenly of illness while he was working in Fujian.The only source of livelihood for the whole family was suddenly cut off, and life at home immediately became difficult.

Chang Bao did not leave much property for future generations. Therefore, although the young man He Shen lived in a family of officials for many generations, it was difficult to guarantee his daily life.Coupled with the loss of his mother and father, he suffered a heavy psychological blow and was truly at the bottom of his life. Without their father, He Shen and his younger brother He Lin had to spend more on food and clothing while studying in Xian'an Palace in the capital. There was no stable source of study and living expenses, and they had to borrow money to survive.Borrowing money from relatives and friends around, some people still borrow money at the beginning, and the number of times is too many, and others will stop dealing with him.Some of these people are afraid that Heshen will not be able to pay back the money after borrowing money, and some are afraid of losing their identities because they look down on poor relatives like Heshen.Even his grandfather Jiamo misunderstood him a lot, thinking that he was just a playboy who borrowed money to maintain high consumption, all of which made He Shen extremely troubled.The so-called poor people live in the busy city and no one cares about them, while the rich have distant relatives in the mountains.He Shen's heart once again felt the coldness of the world.

The eldest brother is the father, and he tried his best to act as a little adult in front of his younger brother, and tried his best to raise money for the two brothers.He has also been tempered and gradually grown up in the process of asking for help again and again, and these have inspired his courage to work hard. This extraordinary experience of going from prosperity to decline, becoming an orphan at a young age, and borrowing money to live around, made Heshen develop a strong psychological endurance.Like a bud that broke out of the ground, after experiencing the baptism of the miserable wind and rain, it finally grew up and radiated infinite vitality.

What kind of person is He Shen?The world has been arguing about it.However, the hardships he suffered in his childhood had a very important influence on his ability to reach the high position of being under one person and above ten thousand people, which is recognized by the world. The misfortune in Heshen's life is by no means what he wishes, nor is it the only way for him to succeed.With Heshen's ingenuity and eagerness to learn, success is inevitable.His unfortunate experience was just a catalyst, which accelerated his process of self-improvement and exercise.Mencius in the pre-Qin period once said: People are born in sorrow, and die in peace. If the heavens will send a great mission to the people, they must first suffer from their hearts and minds, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, and empty their bodies. What he did, he moved his heart and forbearance, and once benefited what he could not, so that he reached the other side of success.