Yuan Yi’s eldest concubine brother Yuan Shun, whose courtesy name was Zihe. When he was nine years old, he took Chen Feng from Le'an as his teacher. At first, he was asked to write several thousand words of Wang Xizhi's "Elementary School". Yuan Shun recited it day and night. After fifteen days, he understood and recited it all thoroughly. Chen Feng was very surprised and said to Yuan Cheng: "I studied with the teacher when I was fifteen years old, and I have grown old now. From what I have seen and heard, there is no one who can compare with him. The Huangtong of Jiangxia cannot be unparalleled!" Yuan Cheng was very surprised! Cheng smiled and said, "Lantian produces beautiful jade, what's wrong with it!" At the age of sixteen, he was proficient in "Du Shi's Spring and Autumn Annals". He closed his door to study and loved ancient books very much. He has an upright temperament and is indifferent to fame, wealth and honor. He likes drinking and can play the piano. He often chanted long chants, chanting in empty rooms. During the reign of Emperor Xuanwu, he once presented "Ode to Wei Dao", but most of the text was not recorded.
He began to serve as an official. At that time, Gao Zhao held great power, and all the scholars in the world looked down on him and worshiped him. Yuan Shun once brought his name card to Gao Zhao's gate. Because Yuan Shun was young, the gatekeeper said to him, "There are many distinguished guests here." He refused to inform him. Yuan Shun scolded them and said, "Is the son of King Rencheng a lowly person?" When he came to see Gao Zhao, Yuan Shun went straight to bed, bowed his hands to Gao Zhao, and all the princes and nobles felt strange, but Yuan Shun Shunyan was arrogant, as if no one was in front of him. Gao Zhao then said to the guests, "Such a young child is so heroic, let alone his father!" When he left, Gao Zhao gave him gifts with special respect. When Yuan Cheng found out, he was furious and beat him dozens of times. Later, he was appointed Taichang Shaoqing, but he resigned due to his father's death. He cried bitterly until he vomited blood, and personally carried soil to his father's grave. He was only twenty-five years old at the time, but he already had white hair. When he plucked out his white hair after the period of mourning, it stopped growing back. Everyone thought it was due to his filial piety.
Soon he was appointed as the Minister of Huangmen. At this time, Yuan Cha, the leader of the army, was at his most powerful, and all those who had been promoted came to thank him and ask for an audience. Yuan Shun only sent a letter of respect and never went to see Yuan Cha. Yuan Cha said to Yuan Shun, "Why don't you come to see me?" Yuan Shun said seriously and solemnly: "The emperor is young and entrusts the clan with important affairs of government. My uncle should serve the public wholeheartedly and recommend wise men to serve the country." How can you sell favors privately and ask people to thank you privately? Is this what the court expects of you?" As for the pros and cons of various matters in the court, Yuan Shun always speaks out and never agrees against his will. . Because of this, he was feared by some people and made him the governor of Hengzhou. Yuan Shun said to Yuan Cha: "The chaos in Beizhen is a disaster for the country. Please let me act as the governor and defend the country from enemies." Yuan Cha was very suspicious and embarrassed, and did not want to grant him military power, so he asked Yuan Shun Said: "This is a matter decided by the imperial court, not something I can decide alone." Yuan Shun said, "Since my uncle claimed that the power of life and death rests with him, and he said that God's will is with him, where can there be an imperial court?" Yuan Cha said After hearing this, I became even more angry and afraid. He was also appointed governor of Qizhou. Yuanshun was proud of his talents, but could not serve in the court. He was often depressed and unhappy, which was reflected in his words and expressions. So he indulged in drinking and enjoying himself, and did not care about political affairs. After Yuan Cha was dismissed from his post as leader, the imperial court called him back to serve as the minister of Huangmen. Relatives and friends went to the outskirts to greet him and congratulate him on taking up his post in the DPRK. Yuan Shun said, "I'm not worried about not joining the imperial court. What I'm worried about is coming back after entering the court!" Soon he was appointed as the minister of the palace, and then as the minister. At first, King Yuanxi of Zhongshan launched an army to attack Yuancha, but failed and was killed. When the Empress Dowager Ling resumed her duties, she was able to be reburied. When Yuan Shun was sitting in the West Garden, he reported to the Empress Dowager Ling: "Yesterday, I went to watch the funeral of the King of Zhongshan. Not only the royal family members were sad because he was wronged and tortured, but also the people on the road saw a family. The ten mourners were all wearing black soul-calling flags, and they were all crying bitterly. Yuan Cha's wife was sitting next to the Queen Mother Ling. Yuan Shun pointed at her and said, "How can your Majesty not hold Yuan Cha accountable because of a sister?" What crime makes everyone in the world feel guilty?" Queen Mother Ling remained silent and did not say a word.
When Dexing rebelled in Yingzhou, the imperial court sent Shangshu Lu Tong to fight against him, but he returned with a great defeat. At this time, the attendants Mu Shao and Yuan Shun happened to be sitting next to Queen Mother Ling, discussing how to deal with Lu Tong's guilt. Lu Tong had previously lent his nearby house to Mu Shao. Mu Shao wanted to put in a good word for Lu Tong. Yuan Shun said angrily: "Lu Tong will definitely not be guilty in the end!" Empress Dowager Ling said: "How could the servant say such a thing?" Yuan Shun said, "Lu Tong gave a good house to a powerful servant, so he is still afraid of being punished?" After hearing this, Mu Shao was very ashamed and did not dare to speak for him anymore.
Empress Dowager Ling likes to decorate and often goes out to play. Yuan Shun remonstrated bluntly in person, saying: "According to etiquette, when a woman dies and her husband is deceased, she should call herself a widow, remove pearls and jade earrings from her head, and do not decorate her clothes with colorful embroidery. Your Majesty has governed the world with maternal etiquette for nearly forty years, but it is too late. How will the grooming and decoration leave an example for future generations?" Empress Dowager Ling felt ashamed and returned to the palace. She summoned Yuan Shun and scolded her: "I summoned you from thousands of miles away to come back to the court, could it be that I wanted you to be in public? Come and humiliate me!" Yuan Shun said: "Your Majesty is wearing gorgeous clothes and showing off his appearance. He is not afraid of being laughed at by the people in the world. How can he be ashamed of his words?"
< p>At first, Chengyang Wang Yuanhui admired Yuan Shun's talent and reputation, especially admired him and made friends with him. However, Guangyang Wang Yuanshen had an affair with Yuan Hui's wife Yu, and the two had a feud.When Yuan Shen was recruited from Dingzhou to join the court and served as the Minister of Civil Affairs and the leader of the army, Yuan Shun drafted an edict in which he praised Yuan Shen. Yuan Hui suspected that Yuan Shun was Yuan Shen's confidant, so he and Xu He alienated Yuan Shun in front of Queen Mother Ling, and sent Yuan Shun out to serve as the general of the army guard and Taichang Qing. When Yuan Shun said goodbye to the Queen Mother Ling in the Westward Garden, Yuan Hui and Xu He happened to be waiting nearby. Yuan Shun pointed at them and said to the Queen Mother Ling: "These two are the prime ministers of the Wei State. If the Wei State is not destroyed, they will Then he won't die." Xu He hunched his shoulders and walked out. Yuan Shun scolded him loudly: "A villain who uses a knife and pen is only qualified to be a clerk in the desk. How can he be allowed to hold a halberd and a staff here and harm him? Where is my ethics?" Then he stood up. Queen Mother Ling remained silent. At that time, some people traced Yuan Shun's father's meritorious service in assisting the government as entrusted by the late emperor, and granted 2,000 households in Yuanyi's food town to the king of Rencheng, and divided 500 households in Yuanyi's food town to make Yuan Shun the Duke of Dong'a County. Yuan Shun resented Yuan Hui and others for alienating his relationship with the court, so he wrote an "Ode to a Fly", saying that he was ill at home and stopped all contact with outsiders.
Later he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the right servant. He was appointed on the same day as Chengyang King Yuanhui. Zheng Yan, the master of the house, first paid homage to Yuan Hui and then to Yuan Shun outside the carriage door. Yuan Shun was furious and said, "You are a sycophant, so of course you must pay homage to King Ning first. I am a straight person and will not accept the courtesy of Qu Ren." Zheng Yan repeatedly expressed his apology. Yuan Shun said, "You are a son of a high-ranking family, but you have become a favorite of the Beigong. Li Sichong, a servant, was also co-written with Wang Luocheng in a biography. According to this estimate, you will also be written in the back of the same volume. "Everyone who saw this was shocked, but Yuan Shun was calm and composed. When he went to the official department to do business, climbed the steps and walked to the couch, he saw that the couch was very old, so he asked the official Shi Xuwuqi. Xu Wuqi said, "This couch was once sat on by the late king." Yuan Shun's throat immediately became choked, tears and runny nose ran down his face, and he was speechless for a long time, so he had the couch changed.
At that time, Zhu Hui, the third Duke Cao Ling Shi, had been serving Yuan Yong, the king of Gaoyang, who was the official secretary of the imperial court. Yuan Yong wanted him to serve as a court official, but Yuan Shun was told by people many times that Yuan Shun refused to appoint him. Yuan Yong then ordered that Yuan Shun must be appointed. Yuan Shun threw Yuan Yong's order to the ground. When Yuan Yong heard about it, he was furious. The next morning, he sat in the capital hall and summoned all the ministers, prime ministers, langs and other officials, preparing to give Yuan Shun a command in public when he arrived. Yuan Shun waited until the sun was very high before arriving. Yuan Yong rolled up his sleeves and pressed on the table, and said to Yuan Shun: "As the emperor's son, the emperor's brother, the emperor's uncle, and the emperor's prime minister, such closeness and nobility are unique in the world. You Yuan What kind of person is Shun, who dares to throw the order I wrote on the ground?" Yuan Shun's hair stood on end immediately, anger surged in his chest, and he hissed without saying a word. After a long time, he shook a white feather fan and said slowly to Yuan Yong: "Gaozu moved the capital to the Central Plains and created a nine-stream official system. Officials were divided into clear streams and turbid streams as an eternal custom. But Zhu Hui was just a little man. As a provincial official, how can he be qualified to serve as a Qingliu official like Tingwei? Since His Highness was born at the same time as the late emperor, he should follow his orders and follow his own rules. How can he disobey it? " said Yuan Yong. "As the prime minister and the Minister of Records, why can't I appoint someone to be an official?" Yuan Shun said, "Even if the cook doesn't cook, he can't let the cook who specializes in sacrificial rituals do it! I haven't heard that the imperial court has The decree allows you to participate in the selection of officials." After saying that, Yuan Shun said loudly and in a very stern tone: "If your highness must do this, I will report this matter to the Ming court in detail." Yuan Yong then said. He laughed and said, "How can we hate each other because Zhu Hui is a villain?" He stood up and called Yuan Shun to enter the inner room with him, hold a banquet and drink with him. Yuan Shun's stories of perseverance are similar to this. Later, he also served as Zuopushe.
When Er Zhurong supported Emperor Zhuang, he summoned all the officials to Heyin. He had heard that Yuan Shun had spoken out many times to give advice and cherished him as an upright man, so he treated Zhu Rui He said: "You can tell Yuan Pushe to be a director of the Ministry of Personnel and not to come." Yuan Shun didn't understand what he meant. When he heard that hundreds of officials had been killed, he ran away immediately and was killed by Xianyu Kangnu, the Linghu household. His family was so poor that they only had four walls and nothing to bury him in. They only had thousands of books. The general ordered Shi Wangcaida to tear open his clothes and cover his body. Emperor Zhuang returned to the palace and sent Huangmen Shilang Shanwei to inspect the capital. Shan Wei attended Yuan Shun's funeral and was so sad that he couldn't control himself. After returning to the court, Emperor Zhuang was very surprised and asked him why his voice was hoarse. Shan Wei reported the truth to Emperor Zhuang. Emperor Zhuang said to his servant Yuan Zhi, "It is not just one or two people in the clan who have died, and it is impossible to help them all. Yuan Pu She's miserable state was even more obvious after his death. He was specially given a hundred pieces of silk, and the rest were not allowed to do anything." For example. "Given to Shangshu Ling and Situ Gong, they were given the posthumous title of "Wen Lie".
At first, when Emperor Zhuang was still the vassal king, Yuan Shun dreamed that a black cloud was coming from the northwest, crushing the sun and moon in the southeast, and covering the sky with stars. It was dark. Soon, the clouds and fog dispersed, and a red sun rose from the southwest corner. It was very bright and was said to be the sun of King Changle. Soon he saw Emperor Zhuang entering the palace through the Changhe Gate, ascending to the Taiji Hall, and after shouting three times, all the officials were wearing court clothes to pay homage to the emperor. Only Yuan Shun took off his clothes and hat under the locust tree on the west side of the Jishu Province Corridor. Sleep and lie down. After waking up, he told Yuan Huiye: "I had a dream last night, which was very bad for me.
He then described the scene in his dream and explained at the same time: "Black clouds are the evil things in the air, and they are also the color of the north. In the end, there must be enemies from the north who will cause trouble in the capital, maim the second palace, and kill hundreds of officials." Why do you say this? The sun is the symbol of the king; the moon is the symbol of the queen; the stars are the symbols of the officials. Judging from this, the capital may be in trouble! In the past, Liu Yao defeated the Jin Dynasty and turned it into a skull tower. Looking forward to the future, will it be the same? Although this is the case, King Xie of Pengcheng has great virtues and has been passed down to the world. Now he dreams that his son has become the emperor. It is inevitable that those who have accumulated good deeds will have their retribution. It's just a pity that he didn't last long. I say this because he came from the southwest. Calculating the number of years in hours is only three years. But I just regret that I can't see it with my own eyes. Why! I dreamed that I was lying under a locust tree, and next to the word "locust tree" was the word "ghost". My body was merged with the ghost, and I took off my clothes. How could I not die? But after death, you can get a posthumous gift from the Third Duke! "It turned out to be consistent with his dream. Yuan Shun once wrote twenty volumes of "Emperor's Records" and dozens of poems, poems, poems and odes, most of which were lost.
Yuan Shun's eldest son Yuen Long, who was seventeen years old at the time, lurked for a long time, and finally killed Kang Nu with his own hands, and sacrificed his head in front of Yuan Shun's tomb. Lang later served as an official of Situ. During the Tianping period, he was killed by his slaves and was posthumously appointed as Shangshu Youpu She.
Yuan Shun's younger brother Yuan Ji, named Zigang, followed Emperor Xiaowu into Guanzhong and served as a posthumous official. Shangshu Zuopushe was the king of Huashan County.