In the twenty-eighth year of Shaoxing (1158) in the Southern Song Dynasty, an emperor immersed himself in studying classical classics in addition to intense government affairs. This emperor is Zhao Gou, and his love for books has reached an unbelievable level.
Every morning, Zhao Gou always patiently read the imperial court recitals, but this could not satisfy his inner thirst for knowledge. In the afternoon, he would immerse himself in the world of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Records of the Historians, and in the evening, he would concentrate on reading the Shangshu until the middle of the night. And his favorite is "Zuo's Spring and Autumn", which he gnaws through every 24 days, which shows his fanaticism for books.
Hu Anguo's "Spring and Autumn Solution" is even more important, and Zhao Gou puts it next to his seat and regards it as a treasure. Perhaps in the eyes of this emperor, books shine more than **, and knowledge is better than scheming.
Finally, in that year, Zhao Gou decided to build a study for himself. He hung a plaque in the fast, which can be called a temple for his ancient books. It has become a collection of all kinds of ancient books, and he usually reads ancient books here quietly, or writes large characters with a splash of ink.
In order to express his understanding of the way of harming himself, Zhao Gou specially made the "Loss of Fast" and carved it into a stone tablet to become an eternal memory. This account not only records in detail his motives for establishing the study, but also criticizes monarchs in history who could not profit at the expense of themselves, such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. He took this as a precept to show a monarch's high requirements for his own cultivation.
For learning day by day, for the Tao day by day", this is Lao Tzu's proverb, and Zhao Gou introduced it into the "Loss of Fast". Through this study, he showed his attitude towards life of "tranquility and few desires, pure heart and trouble". In this space filled with the fragrance of books, he transcended the hustle and bustle of the world and pursued peace of mind.