The First Eight Sages
Zhao De
A native of the Tang Dynasty, after becoming a Jinshi, he returned to Chaozhou to live in seclusion and did not want to be an official.
When Han Yu wanted to educate people, he found that this man was "elegant, quiet, knowledgeable, well-versed in classics, had articles, could know the ways of the previous kings, discussed and rejected heretics, and was of the Kong clan..." so he invited him He came out to take charge of educational matters.
During the interaction, the two gradually established a friendship because of their like-mindedness.
When Han Yu was about to leave the tide, he also invited him to go with him.
Before leaving, Han Yu gave him all his writings, and Zhao compiled them into "Changli Wenlu". Unfortunately, this collection has been lost.
Xu Shen
A native of the Song Dynasty, he was a Jinshi in the third year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1010). He served as the prefect of Shaozhou, Jizhou, Liuzhou, Jianzhou and other places. During his tenure, he "had the power to govern." Traces", "Scholars and people still think about it."
The later official was tired of punishment and became a doctor in the Ministry of punishment.
He once "dedicated poems to Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty to praise the disasters and disasters, which extremely slandered the evils of the times."
During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, he was demoted "because he wrote a letter saying that the new law was extremely inconvenient".
Zhang Kui
Jinshi in the eighth year of Zhenghe (1118).
When he was in Lianzhou, he was considered by everyone to be the most honest official, "but he bribed the rich and deposed the dirty officials."
Later he served as the magistrate of Xinzhou, and his political achievements were even more remarkable. He established schools, built embankments, and developed agriculture. The embankment he presided over was called "Zhanghou Po" by the local people.
Liu Yun
He is famous for his "common knowledge of classics and history, and his extensive knowledge of books".
In the fourth year of Shaosheng's reign (1097), he became a Jinshi and left a rich legacy of more than 200 articles.
His eldest son Liu [Japanese], who was a bachelor of Longtuge, once wrote "New Book of Young Children", which is a pediatric medical work with high academic value and influence.
Lin Xun
Song Renzong participated in the imperial examination. During the countermeasures, he offended the powerful because of his outspokenness, so he resolutely returned to Chaozhou and immersed himself in studying the "Book of Changes".
Author of eight chapters of "Yi Fan", he once wrote: "Five hundred years from now, there will be someone who can interpret my book.
" Unfortunately, this book has been lost.
Wang Dabao
In the second year of Jianyan (1128), he won the first and second place in Jinshi, and was appointed as the Minister of Rites.
This man had an upright character and strongly advocated the abolition of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. When the Jin soldiers invaded the south, he tried his best to lead the battle and fought tit-for-tat with the capitulationists.
He is quite talented in literature, and his famous works include the prose "Han Mu Zan" and so on.
Lu Tong
"He is extremely filial to his relatives and is highly respected by the villagers."
He once built a hut on the West Lake Mountain in Chaozhou and studied there every day, so he was very knowledgeable. "He studied Confucian classics extensively, especially in the Book of Changes."
Later he was awarded direct lecture at the Imperial College.
Wu Xiuxiu
Ziye, a weirdo.
He has always been a chivalrous man and did not want to be an official.
When Li Tianzhang was the governor of Dengzhou, he traveled to Dengzhou and got twelve "beautiful and brilliant" stones, which he brought back on his ship.
Once, when he went to Kyoto, he met a Taoist named Lan Qiao and wandered with him for six years.
Later, he returned home and said to his wife: "What is in the yellow dust is not my property. Deep in the white clouds is my home."
His wife abandoned her home and stayed on Mount Matian. Build a nunnery and live in seclusion.
Su Shi named this nunnery "Yuanyou nunnery".
He has a good relationship with the Su Shi brothers.
The Later Eight Sages
Gu Chaojian (1598-1668 AD)
The courtesy name is Duanjing, the title is Gong; a native of Dazhai, Haiyang (now Guangdong) Jinshi Gucuo Village, Chaozhou).
He enrolled in Jieyang at that time and passed the examination, so the "Election Form" listed him as a Jieyang native.
Famous minister of Ming Dynasty and Southern Ming Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty.
In the first year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1628 AD), he was a Jinshi and was awarded the magistrate of Youcheng County, Anhui Province. Later, he served as the censor of Shandong Province, the Hu Ke Shizhong, and the Ministry of Rites Shi Shizhong.
In the twelfth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1640 AD), Gu Chaojian was given seven royal banquets by Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty because of his meritorious service in paying the governor.
After Beijing was captured by Qing troops, Gu Chaojian sneaked back to his hometown.
Later, when he heard that Zheng Chenggong was carrying out anti-Qing and restoration activities in Xiamen, he went to join the Zheng family.
In the fifteenth year of Yongli in the Southern Ming Dynasty (the eighteenth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, 1661 AD), Zheng Chenggong crossed Taiwan and ordered Gu Chaojian to stay in Xiamen.
After Zheng Chenggong passed away, he crossed the sea to Taiwan and died of illness in Changhua, Taiwan, in the seventh year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1668 AD) at the age of seventy.
Gu Chaojian was an active anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty activist. He resigned from the senior imperial official appointed by Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty and resolutely defected to Zheng Chenggong, who was resolutely anti-Qing.
Zheng Chenggong led his troops to cross the sea ***, and he was entrusted with the important task of staying behind, which shows that Zheng has great trust in him.
After Zheng Chenggong passed away, Gu Chaojian crossed the sea to Taiwan and lived in Taiwan for many years.
There is a saying in Taiwan today that Gu Chaojian has descendants in Changhua, Taiwan.
Guo Zhiqi (1607-1662 AD)
His courtesy name was Zhongchang, also known as Shuzi, and he was from Jieyang.
He was a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen (1628) and a bachelor of Liguan University in Yongli.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he led the uprising in various places to resist the Qing government. He was martyred in the first year of Kangxi (1662) and was given the posthumous title of Zhongjie during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty.
He is the author of "Collection of Poems and Essays by Wanzaitang", and his articles are included in "Collection of Qijiu".
His poems are divided into nineteen collections. He is the poet who has written the most poems in the history of our Chao Dynasty.
The resentment and pathos of his poems directly echo the legacy of Chu Sao.
His early works have a fresh poetic style and unique insights, such as the poem "Looking at Lushan Mountain and Su Yun": "I have no chance to recognize the mountains and peaks, and the only sight is the same as the white clouds.
Jiang Zhou The sun is divided horizontally, and the real face is facing the water.
"Su Shi's poem "Inscribed on the Wall of the Western Forest" is very interesting.
Guo's poem adopts a new perspective, saying that if the heart can be as clear as a river, even if things are changing, they can still be understood.
It is in line with Wen Danming’s comment that “it is clear and capable of wonders”.
Huang Qiyu (1599-1666 AD)
Also known as Huang Xiangchen, nicknamed Pingzhai, and in his later years he was named Luyuan Jushi. He was born in Yuhu, Jieyang County (now part of Rongcheng District) .
The young man was famous for his articles. He was awarded Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1628) and was awarded the title of Gu'an County Magistrate in four years.
During his term in office, he donated money to build city walls, compile county annals, and redress unjust prisons.
In the ninth year, he was promoted to editor of the Hanlin Academy, participated in the compilation of "Records of Xizong", and served successively as Chunfang Zhongyun and Daily Commentary.
In the 17th year of the reign of Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in Meishan, Beijing. Descendants of the Zhu Ming Dynasty established the Nanming Dynasty in Guangdong and Guangxi.
He followed Emperor Longwu of the Southern Ming Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty and was awarded the title of Shaozhanshi.
Soon, Emperor Longwu was killed by Qing soldiers.
In the fifth year of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1648), he served as Zhan Shifu of Zhan Shifu in the Yongli Dynasty of the Southern Ming Dynasty. He was promoted to Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, and later to Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War.
At that time, the ministers of the Southern Ming Dynasty were divided into two parties, Wu and Chu, and they were fighting each other.
Huang Qi saw that the state affairs were deteriorating, so he took advantage of the death of his mother and returned to his hometown to stay in seclusion. He called himself a "Green Garden layman" and entertained himself with poems and books until he died.
Song Zhaoxian (1600-1642 AD)
Also known as Erfu, nicknamed Xigong, he was a native of Fengwei Village, Yuhu Lake, Jieyang (now Rongcheng District).
In the forty-sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1618), he passed the imperial examination. Ten years later, in Wuchen (1628), the first year of Chongzhen, he met Chen Sixian, Guo Zhiqi, Gu Chaojian, Huang Qiyu, Liang Yinglong and Yang Ren. Si, Li Shichun and other Chaozhou nationals were selected as Jinshi, so they were called the "Eight Sages of Wuchen". There was a "Shengshi Yuankai" archway built in Chaozhou City.
Because he was in the same class as Guo Zhiqi, Huang Qiyu and Gu Chaojian from Jieyang, he was known as the "Four Heroes of Wuchen", and an archway "Long Fei Sheng Sheng" was built in Rongcheng to commemorate him.
After becoming a Jinshi, he was initially appointed as the magistrate of Guangchang County in Jiangxi Province. Ten months later, he returned home due to the death of his mother.
Although he has been in office for a short time, he is well received for his diligence in government affairs and clearing up unjust cases.
Later he served as the magistrate of Renhe County, Hangzhou (now Hangzhou County).
He died in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642) at the age of 43.
Song Xigong is famous for his poems. There are two collections of poems, "Xueyan Yucao" and "Jiugongtang Cucao".
His poems have been compiled by recent collectors into one volume, "Jiu Geng Tang Collection", which contains a total of 27 poems, which have not yet been published.
Li Shichun (1585-1665 AD)
A native of Chengxiang (now Meixian County), the magistrate of Woyicheng County in Guanqu, he was selected as editor of the Hanlin Academy and served as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
In the late Ming Dynasty, the construction of Yuankui Tower was advocated.
The tower is octagonal, 42 meters high, with 8 floors on the ground and 9 floors plus a spire gourd top. The top is made of pig iron. There are 154 spiral steps in the tower. , accessible to the highest level, is the main place for "murder" film.
Liang Yinglong (1597-1677 AD)
Also known as Liang Linhai, a native of Raoping.
Born into a scholarly family in Xin Songdu, Raoping County (today’s Quzhou Town and Haishan Town area).
In the seventh year of Qi tomorrow (1627), he was a candidate for the Dingmao imperial examination, and in the first year of Chongyang (1628), he was a Jinshi in the Wuchen examination.
He was first appointed as an official in the Taiping Prefecture, in charge of prisons, and enforced the law.
Later he served as the prefect of Baoning, Sichuan. At that time, the peasant uprising army broke through more than 30 cities including Anlong and Zhangzhou, and Baoning Prefecture was in danger.
Liang Yinglong had been summoned to the court, but he still mobilized troops and generals with the courtiers. After five months of fighting, the rebel army was disintegrated.
Then he was transferred from the head of the Ministry of War to Yuan Wailang of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and was promoted to patrol Ningdao, Fujian, and arrested Chen Ren, the leader of the rebel army.
Later, the Qing Dynasty was established, so he gave up his official position and returned home.
After that, he stayed in the countryside for more than 30 years, devoted himself to Confucianism and tutored students.
Donate money to build Dongjin Embankment and repair Hekou Pi to benefit farmland water conservancy.
He died of illness at home in the 21st year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1682).
Yang Rensi
Zi Jungeng, a native of Puning, settled in Haiyang (now Wenli Village, Anbu, Chaoan County).
Chen Suoxian
The courtesy name is Jungeng.
A beauty from the west of Wenli Village, Anbu Town, Puning County, Chaozhou Prefecture, promoted officials for Baoding Prefecture.
In the first year of Qi tomorrow (1621), he will be promoted to Jinshi.
He served as the official of Baoding Prefecture. During his tenure, he was cautious in solving cases. In most of the suspicious cases, the truth was revealed and the grievances were cleared.
When he was an official, he was as frugal as a poor scholar. He read history books for entertainment in his spare time.
At that time, a eunuch in power passed by Baoding. All the officials in the government rushed to flatter him. Only Chen Suoxian did not do anything, so the eunuch resented him. Later, he heard about his virtuousness and began to change his attitude. .
Soon, Chen Suoxian was elected to the court because of his moral quality and served in the ministry's department.
Died from illness