| | The Dongguan Han Ji says: "Emperor Zhang issued an edict to Huang Xiang, ordering him to go to the eastern pavilion of the palace and read books he had never seen before." He said to the scholars: "There is none equal under this sun; it is Huang Tong of Jiangxia."
It also says: "Cao Bao carried a lead pencil in his bosom when lying down, and recited poetry and books when walking."
It also says: "Gao Feng read books, and his voice did not cease at night. His wife went to the fields to dry wheat and gave him a pole with which to guard the chickens. When it rained heavily, he was so absorbed in reading that he failed to notice the wheat being washed away."
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