Translation:
Yu Zhongning is from Yuyao, Huiji. When I was young, I was very disciplined, read widely and liked ancient books. When Zhuge Hui was in charge of Huiji County, Yu Bai was the hero. He was recommended as Lian Xiao and the country recommended him as a scholar. Stuart confessed, but Yu never went.
When the Jin and Yuan emperors began to rule Jiangdong, someone recommended Xi. After Jin Huaidi acceded to the throne, he sent a car to recruit talented people and made him a doctor, but he didn't go to his post. He Xun, a fellow countryman of Yu, is an old-timer of dignitaries. Every time he goes to Yu's house, he stops for a day or two, forgets to go home and says Yu is inscrutable.
When Taining asked, Yu and Linhai people were recruited as doctors, but neither of them arrived at their posts. The emperor also wrote a letter saying: "It is best to respect moral enlightenment and clarify the truth of modesty and simplicity in order to revitalize enlightenment and join in national politics. Confucianism has declined since the chaos. Whenever I read the poem Ji Zi, I can't help feeling deeply.
Linhai people, who benefit others, are upright and upright, and have not changed in the sinister years. They studied the ancient classics, but today they can fulfill the morality of the ancients. Their ambition and morality are enough to inspire the secular, and their extensive knowledge is enough to clarify the truth. Although they didn't come to their order a few days ago, they should have recruited a doctor again. "
I refused to go to work on the grounds of illness. At the end of Xianhe, Shao ordered officials or officials to recommend wise men, and Taichang Huaheng recommended them as wise men. It happened that there was a war in the country and it was not implemented.
In the early years of Xiankang, He Chong, a literary and historical scholar, said, "I heard that after recommending talents, the four temples in Tang Ming were solemn, the world was at peace, and the goodness was clear. This is the origin. Now the sage De Qinming believes that if you want to make great achievements, you must clean up the chariots and horses used to recruit talents, and recruit them as soon as there are talents.
It is said that the former sage jade was intelligent, pure and simple, noble and transcendent, restrained his behavior and established virtue until he was old. In addition, he read widely, read widely, memorize by rote, and study profound and mysterious knowledge. His diligence is unparalleled. He has no intention of being an official. He is at home in Chai Men.
It is best to use ox carts to recruit and commend good conduct. On the one hand, it can carry forward the broad education, on the other hand, it can change the custom of contempt. When Shu began to play, the Emperor said, "Those who seek Yang in the Zhaitang and those who benefit the people, are all faithful, naive, not secular, devoted to their studies, and noble in moral integrity, which can be compared with the ancients.
Once upon a time, although there were imperial edicts to recruit him, he did not bow to his knees. Is this a polite neglect of white silk cloth? The implementation of the policy plan needs talents, and they should be recruited to the court. Both of them were recruited as official servants. "I should not life again.
In the early years of Yonghe, officials said that King Jingzhao was going to move to the ancestral hall on October Festival, and the governors in Zhengxi, Zhang Yu and Yingchuan just lacked owners, so they could not make a decision after extensive discussions at home and abroad. At that time, Yu was in Huiji, and the court sent someone to ask Yu. That's how he is valued.
He devoted himself to studying classics and divination books, wrote On An Tian, challenged the two heavenly principles of Turbid Heaven and Covering Heaven, explained Mao Shilue, annotated Xiaojing and wrote 30 articles of Zhi Lin. Notes * * * hundreds of thousands of words, popular all over the world. He died at the age of 76 without a son. My brother Yu Yu has another biography.