Yan Song (1480-1567), whose courtesy name was Weizhong, whose nicknames were Mian'an, Jiexi, Fenyi, etc., was from the Jiangyou ethnic group of Han nationality and was a native of Fenyi County, Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province. He lived in the 18th year of Hongzhi (1505). ) Jinshi of Yichou Division. He was a famous powerful official in the Ming Dynasty. He was good at governing the country for 20 years. He gradually became the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, a bachelor of the Jinshen Palace, a young master and the crown prince's grand master, a young master, and a bachelor of the Huagaidian Palace. At the age of 63, he became the prime minister and entered the cabinet. Yan Song has profound attainments in calligraphy and is good at writing Qing Ci (actually ghostwritten by others). "History of the Ming Dynasty" lists Yan Song as one of the six treacherous officials in the Ming Dynasty, saying that he "only wants to flatter others and steal power without profit." Through operas, literary works, and historical classics, the image of Yan Song as a traitor has been deeply rooted in the people. (Overview picture source: "Qianshantang Collection" by Yan Song of the Ming Dynasty)
Wang Gao, courtesy name Gongyu and alias Tangxi, was born in Xiping, Henan Province in the Wuwu Year of Hongzhi (1498) in the Ming Dynasty. Japanese heroes.
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Wang Gao, courtesy name Gongyu and alias Tangxi, was born in Xiping, Henan Province in the Wuwu Year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1498). He was young, intelligent and knowledgeable. He was the second emperor of Jiajing. He was a Jinshi in 1523 AD. He is the author of books such as "Hexi Manuscript and Huainan Memorial", "Sanyu Yahui Ti", "Dongyu Jihan" and other books. He once served as deputy envoy of the Shandong Administrative Bureau, Shaanxi Chief Secretary, and Nanjing Hubu Right He held positions such as the Minister of Military Affairs, the Left Minister of the Ministry of War, the Censor of the Right Capital of the Imperial Palace, and the Governor of Water Transport. He conquered the South and the North and made many extraordinary achievements, making great contributions to the stability and development of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Gao was loyal to the people and dedicated to his duties. He ordered the Datong Rebellion, patrolled Gansu, and exterminated the Japanese pirates, which was a great achievement. During Wang Gao's lifetime, he was appointed as a traveler and moved to Guo Langzhong; he was appointed to Datong, and his success was recorded in the records; he was appointed as Runing, a hereditary family member, and was later appointed as the prefect of Dongchang, Shandong Province, and was promoted to deputy envoy of Shandong Anchasi; he was promoted to deputy censor. He was governor of Gansu Province, trained troops and horses, built more castles, guarded the borders and defended the country. His political achievements were outstanding and he was granted the gift of Baijin Wenqi. He later moved to Nanjing to be the Right Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Left Minister of the Ministry of War, and the Right Imperial Envoy of the Metropolitan Inspectorate. He was the governor of water transportation and also cared for Huainan. place. At that time, Japanese pirates broke out again. Wang Gao raised the military affairs of the nine provinces of Zhejiang, Fuzhou, and Hu, and mobilized troops to punish the generals. Feng Cong responded, and the land of Jianghuai became peaceful. The inscription of Gaoping Japanese inscriptions is recorded in "Funing County Chronicles" of Jiangsu. Wang Gao served as an official all his life. In the Dingsi year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1557), he died of illness and was buried on the north bank of the Hong River, one kilometer southwest of Wangjibaizhuang, Tandian Township, Xiping County. "Henan Tongzhi" records that Ming Wang Gao's "hometown is Laowangzhuang, Baoxiali, Xiwangzhai, County", and Wang Gao's tomb is "on the north bank of the Ru River, thirty miles west of Xiping County, where Gao Youdu is the censor."