China was a late bloomer: Cui Yan, Liu Bei and Jiang Ziya.

Hours are short, greatness is not necessarily good. How many talented people either die young or become mediocre in the passage of time. On the contrary, people who were ugly in their early years insisted on themselves for many years and eventually went down in history. So who is the biggest late bloomer?

The word "a late bloomer" originally came from Laozi, but there is no specific number to match it. It is Cui Yan, one of the three countries, who really made the late bloomer world-famous, because he often used it to motivate himself. Cui Yan's fame was not obvious when he was young. It was not until he was twenty-three years old that he began to study the Analects of Confucius and other classics. At the age of 29, Cui Yan studied under Zheng Xuan, a master of Confucian classics. However, the good times did not last long, and the Yellow Scarf Army uprising made the situation turbulent and it was impossible to teach students. Cui Yan had to go back to his hometown and amuse himself by playing the piano and reading books. Later, Yuan Shao heard about Cui Yan's talent and recruited him to join the army, but Yuan Shao didn't listen to dissuasion, which led to the defeat in the battle of Guandu. After his death, the two sons fought with each other again. Cui Yan refused to work for him, so he was put in prison and saved from death with the help of his colleagues.

Cui Yan's talent was fully exerted after playing for Cao Cao, and he made a lot of contributions to Cao Cao. Cui Yan is thirty or forty years old, but the ancients lived a short life, and they were old at the age of fifty or sixty. Many heroes became famous at the age of 20. In contrast, Cui Yan is older. No wonder he encourages himself by being a late bloomer.

Cui Yan is old, but he is not a late bloomer. He just made the word late bloomer known to more people. There are many talented people who spend almost their whole lives waiting for the blockbuster moment. who the hell are all these people？

Jiang Ziya is definitely a typical late bloomer. Jiang Ziya spent half his life in poverty. His ancestors had high officials, but by the time he arrived, his family had declined. He used to be a butcher and a liquor seller. Although he had been studying hard, he had achieved nothing until he was seventy. At the age of seventy-two, Jiang Ziya was discovered by Ji Chang and regarded as a teacher. Jiang Ziya, as a surname, assisted Ji Chang in destroying Zhou Dynasty. By the time Ji Chang died, two-thirds of the governors had approved Zhou. After Ji Fa succeeded to the throne, Jiang Ziya assisted Ji Fa in attacking Zhou Dynasty, and finally destroyed the Shang Dynasty. Later, Jiang Ziya helped the Zhou Dynasty to pacify the imperial court. It can be said that Jiang Ziya spent half his life waiting for a blockbuster, and finally achieved himself at the age of 70.

In fact, Liu Bei is also a late bloomer. Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor at the age of 61, only two years before his death. Liu Bei's reputation in history is so great that many people mistakenly think that Liu Bei has been extremely proud all his life, but it is not. Liu Bei's family is down and out. When he was young, he and his mother made a living by selling shoes. It was not until he was 33 years old that he embarked on his official career because he suppressed the uprising of the Yellow Scarf Army. Liu Bei's official career is not smooth either. During this period, he defected to many people and became an official under Cao Cao. At the age of 46, Liu Bei defected to Liu Biao's office and did not establish his own power. At that time, he felt the fat that had been born on his thigh and lamented that he had come back from the dead, but his achievements were not built and he could not help but feel sad. At the age of 47, with the help of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei began to build his own career slowly. He proclaimed himself emperor only a few years before his death. It can be said that Liu Bei is also a late bloomer.

Of course, the biggest late bloomers are far more than these people, although they were not respected when they were young. However, it is admirable to be able to persist in self and make contributions in the test of history.