It is said that Jingqing was originally named Geng, but was rumored to be Jing. He was a native of Zhaizi Village, Xinzhuangli, Zhenning County, Ming Dynasty (now Zhaizi Village, Shanhe Town, Zhengning County).
Jing Qing has been poor since he was a child, but he is smart and eager to learn, has a quick literary mind, and has memorized his books. When he was studying in the Imperial College, because his family was too poor to buy books, he often borrowed books from others to read. Once, he borrowed a book from a classmate named Gong to read, but he refused to lend it to him. Jing Qing begged many times, but he agreed to borrow it only for one night on the grounds that he was a "family secretary" in the book department. It will be returned early in the morning. The next day, the classmate urged him to return the book. He claimed that the book was his own and was not borrowed. The two sides argued endlessly about this. Later, he went to file a lawsuit with his husband. Jing Qing was the first to say that this book was his family's "family secretary". It had been passed down to several generations and he knew it by heart. The teacher asked Jingqing to endorse in person, and Jingqing was calm, articulate, and recited the whole article without missing a word. The teacher later asked the classmate named Gong to endorse it, but he was so flustered, incoherent, and speechless that he did not know the content of the book. Seeing this, the teacher gave the book to Jing Qing and severely criticized the classmate. The classmate was aggrieved and angry, but had nothing to say and had to obey. Unexpectedly, Jingqing immediately returned the book to the classmate and told the truth: "I'll tell you the secrets with my son, and we'll make fun of each other!" The teacher marveled at Jingqing's young talent and that he will become a great person in the future. Because Jingqing loves reading, he often forgets to eat and sleep, and his family often screams at mealtimes. Therefore, people in the village nicknamed him the "book-eating boy" at that time. To this day, in Zhaizi Village, Jingqing's hometown, there are still the remains of "Jinggong's Lecture Platform" and the cave dwelling where Jinggong studied - "Jingye Kiln". After Jing Qing was reinstated as imperial censor, he not only accepted his orders, but also acted to the right. Some people secretly ridiculed him at that time, saying that Jing Qing "disregards his words and deeds, and is greedy for life and afraid of death." However, Jing Qing did not care about other people's opinions and still appeared in "disguise" , endured humiliation, waited for the opportunity, and plotted to assassinate Ming Chengzu to avenge his late master. One day, Jing Qing went to court and met Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. His unusual behavior aroused suspicion. In addition, beforehand, the Imperial Heavenly Supervisor hurriedly reported that "the alien star has reported a change, the light is very red, and it has invaded the throne of the emperor." Therefore, Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty had already been on guard. At the end of the court, Jing Qing rushed forward and was about to commit a crime. Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty ordered him to be searched. As expected, he found that Jing Qing was wearing court clothes outside, a scarlet robe inside, and a dagger hidden at his waist. Ming Chengzu asked him what he wanted to do. Seeing that the plot was exposed, Jing Qing shouted angrily: "I avenge my late master, but it's a pity that I can't succeed!" He also cursed loudly: "An uncle who seizes his nephew's throne is like a father who cheats on his son and his wife. You betrayed Taizu's order, and you are really a treacherous minister. Everyone gets it and kills him!" Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty was furious when he heard this, and ordered that Jing Qing's teeth be knocked out and Jing Qing's tongue be cut off. Jing Qing sprayed blood on the dragon's face, dragon case, and dragon robe. Chengzu ordered Jingqing to be executed by "beating", his limbs were split, his skin was skinned, and thatch was stuffed in his belly, and he hung it on Chang'an Gate for public display. Then they carried out the cruel and inhumane "Guamanchao" and ordered the "annihilation of the nine tribes". However, due to the "turn of the tide", almost all the tribesmen with the surname Fanjing were killed. They also killed Jingqing's teachers, relatives, friends and students. There were corpses everywhere and rivers of blood. Jingqing's nephews Liu Gu and Liu Guo were in Beijing with their uncle. When they heard that their uncle had been killed, they knew that they were in danger. They were extremely sad and angry and committed suicide. Hundreds of people were implicated in this inhumane "Guamanchao" massacre. The situation was so horrific that it was called "the most bizarre injustice in the world." Jingqing's former residence was also burned to the ground, and the village became a devastated ruin strewn with rubble. Seeing this tragic situation, the Zhenning County magistrate suggested that the person named Jing should hide his name and go into exile to try to survive. After being reminded by the county magistrate, it is said that people with the surname Jing took the surname Gao as soon as they stood on a high place, and took the surname Shi as soon as they sat on a rock, so only a few families survived. According to research, the families named Gao and Shi in today's Zhaizi Village are indeed descendants of the Jing people.
During the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty (1426~1435), Zhu Zhanji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, ordered the world to compile true records. Based on the fact that Emperor Jianwen was the legitimate emperor and Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, usurped power and sought the throne, he ordered Fang Xiaoru and Lian Zining, who had died for Emperor Jianwen, to rehabilitate Zhaoxue and call them loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Zheng, a Confucian scholar in Zhenning County, researched Jing Qing's loyal deeds and wrote a memorial to ask the emperor to worship Jing Qing. The imperial court issued an edict to grant him the posthumous title of "Zhonglie". Confucian schools in various places built ancestral temples in memory of Fang Xiaoru and Jing Qing. Chapter 29 of "The Scholars" clearly records: "The temples of Dukes Fang and Jing are very majestic...". "Jinggong Temple", "Bangyanfang" and "Jingye Temple" were built in Luochuan, the hometown of Jingqing, Zhenning County. In the east of today's Shanhe City, there is the site of the "Mingdu Censor Jingqing's Tomb", which is called "Jingye's Tomb" by Zhenning people.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, many people paid homage to Jingqing, including local officials and officials and literati from far away who came here to pay homage to Jingqing. They wrote many poems to commemorate Jingqing. Some of them have been lost over time, and some are still recorded in historical records. There are records.
Jing Qing was good at writing, but most of it has been lost. The ones that can be seen today include "Chu's Chastity Book of Begging Jing Mother", "Chu Tai'an People's Poems for Building a Workshop on Jingjie", and "Inscribed on the Boundary of Zhengning County" 3 articles (first). (Wen Zhenglian)
Weng Fanggang's "Ink Postscript of Jing Zhongzhuanggong" says:
In the Ming Dynasty, Jianwen died in the imperial censor, Jing Gongshi, and was given a posthumous title by imperial edict in the 41st year of Qianlong's reign. Loyal and strong. The public's poems, essays and writings are ignorant of the world. This scroll has five rhymes and one verse of "Taiyi near the capital of heaven" written in Tang Dynasty. It was later signed in the autumn of Yihai in the 28th year of Hongwu, eight years before his death. The calligraphy is clear and plump, and has a sense of elegance. It is believed to be illuminated by the sun, stars, rainbow and moon, and the heart is green and blood is hanging down. It is not just a treasure of calligraphy and ink. (It may be said that the original surname is Geng, and it is mistaken for Jing. However, the surname in this calligraphy is actually the word "Jing", and the seal is the same.) (Fu Chuzhai Collected Works, Volume 31)
This shows the personality of Gong's calligraphy. It can also be seen that a person with the surname Geng did not wear silk. Qianlong gave the posthumous title Zhongzhuang, which is different from the general Zhongzhuang people. It can make up for the shortcomings.