His name is Shen Que, and his courtesy name is Mingzhi.
When he was eight years old, he discovered that he had a photographic memory - not only the books, but also the trembling knees of the tenant farmers when they knelt on the ground, and the words his father said when he reduced the rent, "You must have compassion in life."
From that day on, he knew two things: there were suffering people in this world, and he would be a person who could help them in the future.
At the age of twenty, his father gave him the word "Ming Zhi": "Know right from wrong, good from evil, advance and retreat."
At the age of twenty-six, he entered officialdom. Some people taught him to solve cases, some taught him to protect himself, and some taught him that "it is difficult to be an honest official, but it is easy to be a corrupt official. The most difficult thing is to be a good official who can get things done." There was also someone who gave him his first taste of suffering.
Thirty years old, returned from overseas study. He learned to predict, learn to leverage, and learned to hold on to the bottom line even after suffering big losses.
Then, Hongwu died, Jingnan's army rose up, and Nanjing was destroyed.
He guarded the yamen, the files, and himself in the cracks.
This is not a story you are born with.
This is a story of knowing through learning, knowing through practice, and knowing through pain.
There are the fireworks of family, the dangers of court, the love of husband and wife, and the support of brothers in life and death.
The cypress tree in front of the courtyard is evergreen all year round.
He stood there for a lifetime.
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Open "Tingqianbai" and see how a mortal can become his own supporter.
