Zhu Mu’s courtesy name is Gongshu. At the age of five, he had the reputation of being filial. My parents are sick and often don't eat or drink. They only return to normal after recovering from the illness. When he is in his prime, he is very good at learning and puts more effort into speaking and reciting. Sometimes when he is concentrating on a problem, he loses his clothes without even realizing it. He often stumbles and falls in potholes and river banks. His father often thought that he was too self-absorbed and almost stupid. Zhu Mu studied his knowledge more carefully.
At this time, Zhao Kangshusheng of the same county lived in seclusion in Wudang Mountain. He was quiet and did not want to be an official. He taught his disciples by passing on the classics. Zhu Mu was fifty years old, so he was called his disciple by letter. After Zhao Kang died, Zhu Mu mourned him like a teacher. His behavior of respecting morality and morality was admired by people at the time.
Original text: From "Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Volume 43. Biography of Zhu Lehe No. 33"
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"Book of the Later Han Dynasty Volume 43 Zhu Lehe" "Biography No. 33" contains: Zhu Mu's courtesy name is Gongshu. At the age of five, he has the title of filial piety. The parents are sick and often do not eat or drink, and the condition becomes normal again. When he is strong enough to study, he will recite with determination, or when he thinks about it, he will lose his clothes and hat without realizing it, and he will be thrown into a trap. His father often thought that he was a fool and didn't know how to count the horses' feet. Mu Yu became more refined and sincere.
The theory says: Zhu Mu saw that Bizhou had harmed justice, favored party and ruined customs, and wanted to suppress the private interests of friends, so he wrote the theory of "breaking off friendship". Cai Yong thought that Mu Zhen was lonely, and he also wrote "Zhengjiao" and made it widely known. Confucius once said, "Don't flatter people when making friends, and don't flatter people when making friends." He also said, "Yan Pingzhong is good at making friends with others." Zixia's disciples also asked about making friends with Zi Zhang. Therefore, "Yi" clearly states the meaning of "breaking gold", and "Shi" contains the ballad of "banquet with friends".
If a husband is a good scholar, can be forgiving to friends who are well-informed, and can help them benefit from time to time. If a husband has his clothes turned upside down, his crown tied with a ribbon, he will be good to him, and he will be a good friend. As for the visitors of Tian, ??Dou, Wei, and Huo, and the guests of Lian Po and Zhai Gong, their advance is due to the combination of force, and their retreat is caused by decline. In addition, Zhuan Zhu and Jing Qing were grateful, Hou Sheng and Yu Zi devoted themselves to it, their love was a favor, and their destiny was light.
They all use interests to divert their attention, and they are virtuous. It is not the foundation of husband-to-wife friendship, and the reason for loss and gain cannot be explained. The disciples divide the young and the whole as friends, because they reject the demands of their comrades; Party heroes are born I have forgotten the meaning of being a friend. What Cai Zhengu said is true! There are many good friends in ancient times. In the Xing Dynasty, there were Wang Yang, Gong Yu, Chen Zun, and Zhang Song; in the middle age, there were Lian Fan, Qing Hong, Chen Chong, and Lei Yiyun.
Zhu Mu was famous for being meditative, studious and single-minded since he was a child. Due to his concentration, he lost his clothes or fell into a pit without realizing it. When he was 50 years old, he lived in seclusion in Wudang, the same county. Zhao Kang, who taught the classics of Professor Shan, was called his disciple by the book and was admired by people at the time.
Zhu Mu was an upright and upright person. At the age of 20, he was elected as a filial and honest man. Later, he became a doctor and a minister of the book. He was known as "both civil and military, and a rare scholar in the world" (Fan Ye: "Book of the Later Han" Volume 43 " "Zhu Mu Zhuan") At the end of Emperor Shun's reign, he served as general Liang Ji, serving as a general in military affairs, and was even appointed personally.
Emperor Huan ascended the throne and was promoted to serve as censor. Soon he moved to Yilang. He went to Dongguan of the National History Museum with Bian Shao, Cui Shi, Cao Shou and other officials to compile the "Han Ji" and wrote "Xiao Mu, "Biography of the Second Emperor Chong and Queen Shunlie", and "Biography of Foreign Relatives" and "Biography of Scholars" were added.
Emperor Huan advocated honesty and honesty, and Zhu Mu then wrote "On Chonghou Lun", calling for the emphasis on moral education; he also wrote "On Severing Diplomatic Relations", advocating that exchanges be based on justice. In the first year of Yongxing (153), serious floods and famine occurred in Jizhou, and the social order was chaotic. Zhu Mu was ordered to serve as the governor of Jizhou. Intimidated by Zhu Mu's reputation, corrupt officials fled after hearing the news. Among the hundreds of counties in Jizhou, only those who had their seals fled. There were more than 40 county magistrates. As soon as he took office, he severely punished the corrupt and powerful officials who committed evil crimes. In the end, because he offended the eunuchs and dignitaries of the imperial court, he was arrested and returned to the capital, where he was punished as a prisoner.
Thousands of people including Liu Tao, a student of the Queen Mother, wrote a letter to appeal for Zhu Mu's injustice, and then he was released and returned to his hometown. After staying at home for several years, he became minister again, but he was still upright. He repeatedly wrote or asked in person to dismiss the eunuchs, but Emperor Huan refused, so he was ostracized and slandered. He was angry and depressed all day long, and died of gangrene in the sixth year of Yanxi (163). After Zhu Mu's death, he was given the posthumous title of "Mr. Wenzhong" by the imperial edict to the prefect of Yizhou. Good diction was valued by Cai Yong, and his only remaining poem is "Poetry on Breaking Diplomacy with Liu Bozong".
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia---Zhu Mu