The Biography of the Great Qing Xu Gong
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The public name is Gong, the courtesy name is Guangxian, the surname is Xu, and he is from Dayuanli, Shuinan, Taihe. He first moved from Zaokou, Wan'an. His great-grandfather was tabooed by Yinglin, his ancestor was tabooed by Yizhong, and his father was tabooed by Menglang. In the first two generations, he was appointed as the head of the district administration. When his father succeeded him, he built a separate building on the Chexi River and taught the disciples diligently. Gong and his uncles Chuan and Ji Diwei are all different. They learn from each other and learn from each other. After completing their studies, they receive letters from their hometowns one after another. In Chenghua Jiachen, the Duke ascended to the rank of Jinshi. Next year, I will get married to Gao Ning, but Russia will encounter internal difficulties. After Hongzhi Wushen, he served as emperor, returned to the court, and was appointed as the head of the Nanjing Military Department. Jiayin, the driver of the department is Wai Lang. Ding Ji was promoted to doctor and returned to the post. After the imperial edict was issued to promote talented people, Nanda Sima Zhang Gongqi and Shao Sima Zhang Gong were appointed as officials, and they were promoted to the Chief Secretary of Fujian Province, Zuo Shenzhen. The public is a dignified and modest man, but he is strict with himself. When dealing with matters, he considers the situation and the law, and is neither harsh nor indulgent. When he was in the Ministry of War, he tried to take charge of five things, and he was able to handle them all according to the decree. Tolerance ships take care of criminal husbands, and people are especially convenient. When they first arrived in Fujian, some wealthy people took the liberty of cultivating sea fields and attracted thousands of followers. In the place where the patrol was suspected, the three divisions gathered for discussion, but no one dared to be resolute. The Duke said: "I have checked it out and found that the harvest is 16 to 70% done. If you are in a hurry, you will have to change the situation. As soon as you get it, you will punish the person and impose a strict ban, and you will be safe." The crowd then considered that the matter was public. . Everything depends on the public. Scholars from the hometown of Fujian invited monks to cultivate their fields, and the vassal department under the command of the Ministry of Finance investigated and dealt with it. During the Duke's reign, he was also in charge of the four realms. He not only inspected their capitals, but also reviewed all the discussions, and decided to implement them accordingly. The Duke thought that the farmland belonged to the monks, and no one could be spared from the food shortage. Now he wants to sell it, and the empty food of tens of thousands will not be collected, and if it is sold to a powerful family, then those who are spared will have to pay more. Who will be left as tenants in the big temples, monks, and disciples? There are no less than a thousand people in the guest house. Once their property is taken away, those who live can sit quietly and wait for death. It is hard to understand how to repay the troops. Even though they objected to the order and took action again, it was still in vain. They also built Ning Dashui and the city gate. Gong Dong built the city. In the old days, there was a flowing spring that had been blocked for a long time. It was caused by frequent fires and there were no more subjects to talk about. They all said that the spring was blocked and it was difficult to open it. However, the entrance and exit of the spring interfered with the city wall. Is it fair to say that it was caused by the accident? Today, they have been channeled to their own devices. As a result, the disasters have subsided. Everyone said that it was a gift from the Duke of Xu. Zhangpu is located in the south of Shao, adjacent to Guangdong. Bandits from Guangdong tried to invade. The Duke suggested that the city should be built and that a guard should be built to protect thousands of people. He actually thought that there were 400 Zhangzhou Guards and troops. As the long discussion was not carried out, the thieves came back and the patrol officer went to the public. Immediately, he supervised the soldiers and captured the leader of the culprits and the Party and more than 200 people. Then they held a preliminary meeting and the city was opened to the public. After the No. 2 barracks were ready, people began to live there. Ning Yu tried to close the Yin Pit, and immediately ordered the garrison officers and soldiers to patrol from time to time, and dismissed the guest soldiers. The provincial rations were several hundred and two hundred stones, and the Fuqing County Treasury was robbed from time to time. The trick was to lure the two of them into surrendering and absolve themselves of the crime, which was a false attempt to lure more than eighty civilians. The honest people knew that it was not really a reprieve for their imprisonment, but they actually obtained the real thieves. According to the regulations, silver, rice, and ding are still dried and sold in salt. When a guard in Quanzhou violated the ban, there were twenty people guarding the border. However, one day, he asked where the person who violated the salt ban was, and the answer was that there was an example of two thousand kilograms. In the above sentence, there is no word "crossing the border" in the words "crossing the border" at the beginning of the sentence. Everyone sitting here is stunned, but there is a frown. Since then, there are few people who have asked the soldiers. Fu Qing's old amount of fish food was 7,000 shi. This year, only 4,000 people were brought in. After all, I know the fisherman In the old days, those who shipped eight hundred materials received eight stones and six hundred materials, and the rest were six stones. This was because the difference was that the days of the old brothers were gone and the days of the new brothers were long, and they were not included in the records. So they checked one by one and the new brothers each paid half to make up for the old ones. Ejiu E immediately recovered, and its people had no complaints. The Fujian vassal had been in power for ten years, and its political achievements were very good. Mao was awarded the title of Zhengde Ji by the censor. He was promoted to the right in the spring of Henan and participated in political affairs. There were people who were involved in the vassal government. According to the rules, everyone was satisfied. In the winter of that year, he was promoted to Minister of the Yuanmasi Temple in Liaodong. He had been ill for a long time and had left home before he could recover. He gave a very sincere speech and was invited to return. He was born in Pingyi. He mourned his relatives and was polite. After receiving the official position, he gave it to his father, a foreign minister of the Nanjing Military Department, and his mother, Ouyang. When Anren Jinyiren and Xiu were old, they often paid homage to the ancestors and built the ancestral hall in Pingyi, Zhanzhou. They were kind to their children, nephews and clan members. However, they followed the police's orders and did not regard appeasement as love. Going to the county seat to stop across a river is not for official business. I have never been a scholar. Gentlemen especially highly admired Gongsheng. He was orthodox in Wuchen and died in Jiajing and Bingxu years. He was seventy-nine years old, but it was always common sense. He built a longevity cache under the peak of Tianzhu Gang. It was done and remembered. It is said that the calligraphy written by Yu Chang in the History Museum is as outstanding as a public person and a person in government. It can be said that it is suitable to establish a biography and pass it down for a long time. According to the events recorded by Zeng Guiyang, the reference is based on what is known in ordinary times. This book is a good and good public. The Liu family succeeded the Zhou family in conferring the title of Junyiren. Their fourth son, Gao Yuanli, was born in Xiang, the county of Tai, and died in front of Tai.
The theory is that the former official served the public, Yan Shao allowed to be an official, Nan Yongzui, and the public was kind and generous. In this way, he traveled to the public and talked with me about the manager. What is gained from learning is so profound that it is suitable to apply all kinds of political principles that are beyond the reach of ordinary officials. So how can a gentleman not learn it?
——Volume 11 of "Zheng'an Cunshu" written by Luo Qinshun of the Ming Dynasty (selected from "Qinding Sikuquanshu")
Translation
The gentleman's name is Gong. The courtesy name is Guangxian and the surname is Xu. He is from Dayuanli, Shuinan, Taihe. His ancestors moved from Zaokou, Wan'an. His great-grandfather's name was Yinglin, his grandfather's name was Yizhong, and his father's name was Meng Lang. His ancestors served as district governors successively for two generations. It was not until his father's generation that he was replaced. So he built a house and settled down by the Chexi River and taught several children seriously. ...
Notes
Chenghua Jiachen (1484), that is, the twentieth year of Chenghua. The next year, 1485, will be the 21st year of Chenghua and the Yisi year of Chenghua. Three years later, in 1488, Ming Xiaozong ascended the throne and changed the name to Yuan Hongzhi, that is, the first year of Hongzhi and the Wushen year of Hongzhi.