Ye Mengxiong, male sign, also known as Longtang and Huayun. He was born on January 27, the 10th year of Jiajing, and died on June 12, the 25th year of Wanli, at the age of sixty-seven. He is very proficient and has written books such as "Huayun Collection", "Five Towns Memorial", "Border Planning", "Taibao Collection", "Chariot Collection", "Siku Synopsis", "Operations and Decisive Victory Outline". Wu Dingguo won the favor of Emperor Wanli with his extraordinary talent and outstanding achievements. He served as an official for 25 years, until he became the Minister of the Ministry of War, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the Taibao of the Crown Prince. He created a light car cannon and defeated enemies who invaded many times from Liaodong, Gansu, and Mongolia. He was given a sword and made great contributions to Helan Mountain in Ningxia. When Emperor Wanli evaluated civil servants in Wuzhi, Ye Mengxiong won the honor of being the first in integrity and first in political performance. After his death, Yu Ci was buried in Yulong Mountain beside Linghu Lake in Huizhou City. Yu presented two floating dragon gold medals with "Kui Xin Body Fruit" and "Ode to Loyalty", and displayed stone figures, stone horses, stone sheep, stone cows, and stone turtles in the cemetery.
First, the overall perspective of wasting schools
Ye Mengxiong was born on the 27th of the first lunar month of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty into a scholarly family in Wansili, Fucheng, Huizhou. When he was born, his mother, Mrs. Shi, "Meng Xiong entered the house", so he was named Meng Xiong. Meng Xiong is the fourth in the family because of his unusual physical features, protruding skull and bright eyes.
Ye Mengxiong’s father, Ye Chunfang, also named Yingyuan, his father Ye Biao, and his mother Zou, were widowed at the age of nineteen and gave birth to Chunfang. Mrs. Zou is determined to care for lonely people. She always tries her best to get it, but she can't take it away. Her famous name encompasses female biography. When Ye Chunfang waited a little longer, she burst into tears when she heard her mother talking about her father. She was determined to learn, thinking that she was the one who reported it herself. When he was only 15 years old, he became a student of Huizhou Prefecture. When he was the governor of Guangdong, Wei Pai was outstanding in writing and served as a minister. He hired Ye Chunfang as a social studies teacher, and no one cared about his middle school children. Ye Chunfang did not do well in the lifts and lost all 7 lifts. For example, when choosing tributes, when you came to Nanjian, a Cantonese named Jian served as a wine sacrifice. When you see Ye Chunfang, you chat with him and get along with him. He is often the leader of the school. Soon he became the county magistrate of Gutian County, Fujian Province. When he first took office, he wrote a book as usual. On one occasion when he disagreed, the supervisor appointed him acting deputy to a neighboring city. After only a few months in power, the people became like their parents. Instead, he was assigned to Gutian, determined to do what he wanted to do, run a social school, make a covenant with his hometown, establish an insurance system, pray for rain, drive tigers away from the mountains, resist thieves and steal profits, and keep it to those in power. When Shangguan passed through Gutian, he thought that Ye Chunfang's reception was short and slow, so he returned to the people with his clothes and the local people set up a monument for him. The first thing Ye Chunfang did when he returned to his hometown was to build the "Yongsi Hall" so that he could still be respected by others. For the clansmen who once coveted his family property and harmed his mother and son when he was young, he not only refused to hold him accountable, but showed great mercy to his descendants, saying, "My ancestors saw it with anger." Zhan admired his pure knowledge very much, and sent him Zi worshiped him as his teacher. Ye Chunfang, a tomb of Wen Zhi, said: "Gutian was strict in running his family, thrifty in self-discipline, humble in customs, and loyal to others. He became brave when he saw righteous deeds, and became righteous when he saw them. Zhou Ji's poverty and loneliness, Everyone knows that he values ??righteousness over wealth." This highly summarizes Ye Chunfang's life.
Ye Chunfang first married Mrs. Yan, gave birth to Meng Lin, and chose Gong as the head of Rugao County. After marrying Mrs. Shi, they gave birth to Mengkui, Mengyang, and Mengxiong. Mrs. Shi was born into an aristocratic family in Huizhou. It is said that Shi was born with a strange sign. Ye Chunfang once joked: "You were born with a strange sign. How could your husband be just a small county magistrate? Will it come true?" However, Ye Mengxiong's childhood did not give people the impression of success. On the contrary, he was a "wild boy" who "wasted his studies" and often skipped classes. According to records, when Ye Mengxiong was 6 years old, he had already shown his personal charm of courage and ambition. That year, he met Tang Shuye, who was one year younger than him. While traveling with Chun on the city wall, he was "shocked by strong winds and thunder" at the right time, but was "brought to the gate of the city, looking cool", so he got the nickname "Brave". There was also a skeleton that other children saw during an outing. He was so scared that Ye Mengxiong dared to touch him. Many people didn't like Ye Mengxiong. Only Ye Hechun's father, Ye Tianyou, firmly believed that Ye Mengxiong would achieve great things in the future. He had high expectations for him and taught him strictly, just like his own grandson.
Second, hard-working youth
When Ye Mengxiong was 12 years old, he followed his father Ye Chunfang to Gutian County, Fuzhou. Ye Chunfang, who was proficient in five cars, wrote poems for Professor Ye Mengxiong in his spare time. Professor Ye Mengxiong "recited" and made rapid academic progress. Later, Ye Chunfang resigned angrily and returned to China because of his neglect of senior officials in Gutian. Ye Mengxiong, who returned to Huizhou, was not affected by his father's bad career and studied under Tang Shuye at Fengshan Yongfu Temple in West Lake. Chun and others. Ye Chun and his later poems described the situation at that time: "Huxi must be drunk tonight, and the moon will not shine on the empty cup." "This poem can provide a glimpse into Ye Mengxiong's life at that time.
In the 25th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Ye Mengxiong and Ye Chun were selected for preface at the same time. Wu Zhi, then governor of Huizhou, attached great importance to local education and talent cultivation." Ye Mengxiong, who was "brave in literature", was deeply appreciated by Wu Zhi. In the first month of the year when Ye Mengxiong was 18 years old, he and Ye Hechun swore an oath in the Confucius Temple: "If he doesn't suck beans during this period, he will be a gentleman!" "In his early years, he showed extraordinary ambition. On February 13, when Ye Mengxiong was 19 years old, his father Ye Chunfang passed away.
Ye Mengxiong, who wanted to "become famous", followed his father's last wish and went to Guangzhou to study under He who was demoted by the traitor Yan Song. During the Jiajing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty, famous scholars founded Tianshan Academy with many customers. The frail Ye Mengxiong often discussed moral issues with He, often from early morning to late at night, and was highly valued by He, who was regarded as the pillar of the country. The inspector Yang Zaiming was from Taihe, and he had a sound in the sea, which means "If you are determined to become talented, you will have many titles."
In the thirty-sixth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, Ye Mengxiong and Ye Jichun, who was 27 years old at the time, came to Luofu Mountain and continued to study hard. They stayed in a cave in the mountains for more than a year. In the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, 29-year-old Ye Mengxiong met the most important friend in his life——the vacuum monk in Quanzhou. Monk Vacuum stayed at Yongfu Temple when he traveled to Huizhou. Ye Mengxiong, who was studying in the temple at that time, "kept a respectful distance" from this "noble and dignified" vacuum monk and respected him as his teacher. Monk Vacuum is also willing to date Ye Mengxiong. Vacuum Monk believes that Ye Mengxiong is very courageous and will achieve great things in the future.
Forty years after the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, the 30-year-old Ye Mengxiong finally emerged in the imperial examination and ranked fourth in the August provincial examination. Four years later, he was appointed magistrate of Fuqing County, Fuzhou, and Ye Mengxiong could finally use his talents in his official career.
3. A bumpy year in official career
When he first arrived in Fuqing, Ye Mengxiong wrote a poem in the county government, expressing his lofty ambitions: "The land is getting wider day by day. The mountains are getting higher day by day. "When adults look to the sky, they see clouds and feathers. "People in Fuqing County have always been litigious. When Ye Mengxiong got off the bus, the officials were strict and the people did not dare to go private. "Honesty can bring about change," a city ruled. In the second year of Longqing, he was promoted to director of the Yunnan Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs; Longqing In the fourth year, he served as the governor of Shanxi Province. He was handsome and fearful. That winter, Yuan's descendants died on the Mongolian grassland because Han Naji, the grandson of Andan Khan, the leader of Andan Khan, let his wife Sanniangzi be killed by him. Angry that his grandfather was taken away, the Khan asked the Ming court to send his grandson back to the north. In order to pay tribute and open mutual markets, all parties advocated "Wang Feng". Over the years, Anda Khan led troops to invade the Ming border many times, killing and plundering the residents. , robbed supplies, and once stormed the capital, which made the Ming Dynasty unable to defend itself. Ye Mengxiong and other censors believed that the "enemy situation was dangerous" and could not be trusted, so they "defended the enemy first" and strongly opposed the imperial court's tribute in "Be Careful in Accepting Surrenders". "Border officers should not be arrogant." Ye Mengxiong's move violated the intention of executing Gao Gong and Zhang. What is more regrettable is that it was a temporary force. "Especially in Song Guo's introduction, it angered the emperor. As a result, Longqing was demoted to Heyang County, Shaanxi Province.
The high-spirited Ye Mengxiong encountered another low point in his life, but he was not depressed. In Heyang, he took benefiting people's livelihood as his own responsibility. "He was diligent, considerate of the people, encouraged scholars, discussed classics with students day and night, taught literature and art, and changed the literary style of scholars." For a while, Heyang took on a new look. "Heyang's literature and education became popular, and then its disciplines The name became famous. Now called Gong, he must be called Master. "Two years later, Ye Mengxiong left office. People in Heyang came out in droves to see him off, and built a "Ye Fuzi Temple" and a "tablet" for him. At that time, Cen Yongbin, a native of Nanhai, was working in Shaanxi, and they never spent much time together. Not long after, Cen Yongbin passed away, and Ye Mengxiong received the obituary notice. His family cried bitterly, and the whole world was filled with sorrow. He rushed day and night to prepare for his funeral.
Fourth, the age of no doubt.
Records: "I beg Governor Fengyangcang to cut off his forehead and never invade fishing. In the second year of Wanli, Ganzhou was known to Langzhong, and the city was stopped for an unknown expedition. The Filipino party in Huangping Township was Huang Kai, and the people were Dai Deci. "
In the first year of Wanli, Ye Mengxiong was promoted to director of Henan Guide Department. A few months later, he was transferred to the head of the Nanjing Household Department and soon supervised Fengyang Granary. When supervising Fengyang Granary, Ye Mengxiong's vigorous and resolute style was fully revealed. According to Wanli's "History of the Ming Dynasty", "The Story of Fengyang" is full of envy. In the old case, officials of various health centers received their wages in a criminal manner, and they were given timely compensation when they were reinstated, which was called supplementary support. Four-tenths of every thousand dollars is regulated. "Ye Mengxiong said excitedly: "Why use warehouses as currency? "Resolutely cut off everything. In the second year of Wanli, he was appointed as the chief physician because he was good at supervising the granary, and was soon transferred to the prefect of Ganzhou.
Ganzhou is the thoroughfare of four provinces, where bridges and passes meet business travelers, which is regarded as a benefit. As soon as Ye Mengxiong arrived in Ganzhou, he set up ten counties in Shu, among which Xue Yuetang in "Starting anew" was the most important, and the county was the place for purification. There was a theater in Huangxiang Fort in Anyuan, Ganzhou, and it was built in Wanshan Ancestor Cave. His Sun Huangkai had been robbing and killing more than 20,000 people for many years. Ye Mengxiong was determined to eliminate Huang Xiang's bandits and agreed with Jiang Yilin to eliminate them. First of all, he did not fight head-on. He secretly visited those who were in contact with the thieves and asked for secret guidance. Then he called in the people appointed by Huang Jie. After a few months, he learned that everyone wanted to go back. A suitable place was chosen, a social school was established, a village convention was established, a social security system was established, and local children were influenced by education. Huang Jiehe learned that willing scholars would go to the county and city to extend the education of teachers. Several chiefs no longer entangled with each other, and the feud between them turned to the west. Ye Mengxiong thought that the time had come, summoned Huang Jiezhi to surrender to his subordinates, and said: "If we don't stop, the imperial court will be spared. How wonderful! Don’t let go of those who can start a family. "Send home. Huang Jie has led more than 10,000 people in the uprising.
Ye Mengxiong had already divided his forces to attack the enemy, but Huang Jie's men suddenly took action anyway, leaving Huang Jie stunned. In panic, he fled back to the mountains with his wife, children and 1,000 people. Half of the 1,000 people had already obtained Ye Mengxiong's photo and immediately turned against him. Huang Jie, his wife and children fled into a temple and set themselves on fire. The knight gave them. Three hundred were killed and the rest were cured. When the good news came, Jiang Yilin sighed and said: "It's a brilliant plan to get rid of it all!" This move caused a sensation in the government and the opposition. After hearing the news, Emperor Wanli issued an edict to award gold coins and was about to increase his reward. When Ye Mengxiong's mother passed away, he went home to express his condolences.
In the sixth year of Wanli, the imperial court appointed Ye Mengxiong as the prefect of Anqing Prefecture in Zhili. Raoze Mansion, located at the hub of Anqing waterway, Ye Mengxiong governs by doing nothing, and everything rests for the people. There were orders to bow to Tian and go up and down the Ajiang Mountains. They were strict, but Ye Mengxiong was lenient. Fu Guang bowed and reminded him that he would go to the hillside and the lake ten days ago. Ye Mengxiong defended: "There are many cave dwellings in Anqing City. In winter, weeds are overgrown. In spring and summer, they are the caves of fish and turtles. If we discuss it from Taiwan, I am the one who represents the people." Fu Tai reprimanded Ye Mengxiong for not strictly following the order and ordered him to 3 months salary deduction. Records: "Although Anqing Prefecture's compensation for the bow field is civil, it ignores the slow payment of salary. People will work, pray for rain, and build 'Yunting'."
The verb is the year when the country knows its destiny. Come to peace and stability
No one thought that Ye Mengxiong, who had entered the age of knowing his destiny, would usher in a lifetime of glory, and it was an extremely dazzling glory. He changed from an experienced and mature civil servant to a military attache galloping on the battlefield. He repeatedly made military exploits, became famous, feared the enemy with courage, and made great contributions to defending the borders of the Ming Dynasty. "Huizhou Prefecture Chronicle" was called a "national hero".
Record: "Change Zhejiang Road. Deploy ships and Haibo Police." In the tenth year of Wanli, Ye Mengxiong was promoted to the fourth rank of the Yunnan Jinteng Bingbei Inspection Department. Before he could leave for Yunnan, he was appointed as the Zhejiang Commander. Deputy of the Inspection Department. After traveling to Zhoushan from Siming, I lamented that "the country spends money to grow grain every year, but intellectuals only protect the territory." So I called the fishing boats from the distant sea, ordered them to be numbered, and divided them into different divisions to teach martial arts and repair equipment. It's not just a matter of sentry, there are soldiers at sea and Ran Yan along the coast. He saved half of his salary last year.
Records: "When the imperial edict was issued, Yang Ta
In the fifteenth year of Wanli, the emperor ordered an assessment of Wuzhi's national civil servants. Ye Mengxiong was awarded first place because of his honesty and ability. And held a banquet in the Royal Garden. He was often promoted to Shandong's visiting envoy. Under the rule, all the counties in Shandong were once cleared, and within a few months, they were promoted to the right jurisdiction of Shandong Province. In the 18th year of Wanli, he was promoted to the governor of Zuoyidu of Guizhou Metropolitan Inspectorate. Zhu's divisions were subordinate to the local officials of Taipu Prefecture. The people are greedy and cannot tolerate the people. The proposal to change the land has been pending for many years. The fire chieftain conspired to rebel and had a secret plan to defeat him. "Chief Hui Huo was worried, and the court decided to appoint Ye Mengxiong as the governor of Shaanxi. Ye Mengxiong rode his bicycle to Hezhou, Shaanxi, where he repaired armor, repaired cars and guns, and lived and ate with the soldiers. Chief Huo led all the troops stationed in Glauber Gongchuan , Ye Mengxiong secretly gave the commander a plan. He killed more than 200 people and captured countless people.
In the 19th year of Wanli, he was promoted to the right deputy governor of Gansu. . Ye Mengxiong felt a heavy responsibility, because Gansu was far away from the river and had weak troops, so the minister asked the emperor to build firearms to capture Lu. The Emperor of Ghana sent a letter to the Ministry of War, asking for the payment of horse prices. Ye Mengxiong built thousands of cannons in Lanzhou. , which greatly improved his military strength at that time. The Mongolian bandits in Songshan and Hetao all surrendered.
In April of the 20th year of Wanli, the Mongolian clans such as Xiaobai, Cheng En, and Liu Dongyang were preparing to attack. The weak defeated the strong, thinking that Mazhuang had a strong army. According to Ningxia, they killed Chen Fu in Ningxia, threatened the clan, and colluded with Song Tao II to rebel against Lu Han. After hearing this, Ye Mengxiong said excitedly: "This is suitable for the prosperous age. ? It would be hard to figure out if it wasn't released sooner. So the minister was willing to fight as a thief himself, and Emperor Zongshen issued an edict, saying: "Ye Mengxiong's generosity in killing thieves is commendable for his loyalty." He is trying to kill the thief with the cooperation of former officials and the Governor's Office. "Ye Mengxiong received the order, traveled day and night, and entered Ningxia in June. At that time, more than 30,000 people gathered in Luoshan and the roads were blocked. Ye Mengxiong took the opportunity to go to Lingzhou, where he met the governor Wei Xuezeng. But he was unprepared and his troops were weak. Lu Da In an emergency, Ye Mengxiong once said to Xue Wei: "To attack more with less is not appropriate as soon as it goes on the market. "So he ordered his trusted general Ma Gui to lead thousands of troops to protect Xiao. After God's first shot, 30,000 people did not dare to leave. At the north gate of Lu Fucheng, people were shouting and communicating, collecting money from the children in the city, and inviting them to help. The Gansu soldiers arrived, At this time, the Miao soldiers fought bravely, and Lu Dun went to the city gate to resist. The court was afraid that the old master would show weakness, so he took action and asked the relevant parties to make a special decision to find Ye Mengxiong to replace Governor Wei. Soldier Xiong was inspired by the sword and built a dike to divert the river water into the city. There were many city walls. Sometimes the dike of Chen Wu was not tight, causing the water to flow out, so Ye Mengxiong led the troops to intercept it with arrows and fire. Then, they destroyed the tower and oars and made desperate resistance. They could not attack for a long time.
Ye Mengxiong was worried that the salary of the old teacher could not be paid, so he sent people from one line to another, leaving behind a thief with a wax book. The thief cried because of this book, he felt it
The good news reached the court, and both the government and the public were in Daqing. In terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, Ye Mengxiong was promoted to the position of censor of Zuodu, son of Yin, Jinyiwei, with thousands of households. His achievements are in Helan Mountain, Ningxia. On that day, the town was returned to Guyuan and the troops stopped.
Sixth, sixty years old.
Records: "A bear was allowed to return only if he complained of illness and retreated. The day the bear arrived home, the luggage was empty."
From a small seventh grade From official Zhima to a highly respected "Minister of Defense", Ye Mengxiong felt a great responsibility. He remembered the three hints given to him by the Vacuum Monk: According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty" compiled in the early Qing Dynasty and the "History of the Ming Dynasty" in the Republic of China, the Vacuum Monk once gave Ye Mengxiong three hints to let him deal with major military incidents that he could not solve. Open. After Ye Mengxiong became an official, he repeatedly achieved military exploits and "made many secret paintings." These three tips are. Is it time to “retire”?
Ye Mengxiong told Jing that he was suffering from heresy, so he went to the hospital to report his illness and retired. The emperor entertained him warmly, encouraged him to stay, and promoted him to the Ministry of War. Yin's son went to the prince's prison. Then Ye Mengxiong went to the office three times and asked to resign and return to China, but the cult did not allow it. In October, news of the victory came from the Ministry of War, and Yulin was beheaded 120 levels. Zongshen issued an edict, saying: "Ye Mengxiong thought about Thursday Town, tried every means, made every effort to prepare for a rainy day, assumed the responsibility of the battlefield, and made strategic plans. He I vowed to take care of your father's worries, make extraordinary efforts, take the lead, and become the crown prince. He was given the imperial decree for three generations and two generations. In the same month, another good news came from the Ministry of War: the capture of many unexpected prisoners and military exploits. Outstanding. Gansu captured 600 prisoners and preached in the palace: "Ye Mengxiong and Kaixiao are in the country both physically and mentally, and they are worthy of the military talisman. He decided early on to spread fame and fortune, so he played in an empty stadium. He is good at protecting the four towns of Fanzi, so he should be different. In order to reward his achievements, he joined the crown prince's Taibao, and he was promoted to the first level of Jin Yiwei to direct hereditary affairs. On November 29th, another good news came from the Ministry of War. The emperor issued an edict: "Ye Mengxiong slapped the secret of the secret curse to protect the four towns, but Zhou cut off the conspiracy, took away the soul, and killed the entire Shaanxi. You came to investigate and report him." His son was imprisoned."
Ye Mengxiong went to the hospital for the fifth time and asked to go home, but Zongshen still refused, and Yu Yun left the town. When he returned to China in the 23rd year of Wanli, his luggage was bare. After Ye Mengxiong returned home, he visited the graves of his ancestors. In his spare time, he calls his son, nephew, Shi Jun, etc. Boating, drinking, and writing poetry in the West Lake. If he were freed from a heavy burden, he would set a dusty table. The envoy urged the governor to take office. Ye Mengxiong raised his hand and said: "You must repay the kindness you have given to the country." Twenty-five years after Wanli, in 1597, on the morning of June 12, I went out to the library and brought two men and a The grandson called for a long time and said, "But you are old enough. If you abide by the family motto, please encourage your mother and husband." These words passed. The family looked around, their faces were full of ocher, and their noses were full of jade chopsticks.
Records: "No one mourns near or far. A memorial was given to Mang, and he was buried in Yulong Mountain in West Lake, Huizhou. Yang Qiyuan, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, showed his tomb, and Wu Honghui, a bachelor, inscribed it. The monument in the tomb passage still stands tall, and Weng Zhong's cattle and horses Standing tall.
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