Yin Zhen was born in AD 79 (the fourth year of Emperor Zhang's reign). She was born into a wealthy family, had a dandy habit at a young age, and was smart and studious since she was a child.
In the eleventh year of Emperor Yongyuan (99 AD), when Yin Zhen was 20 years old, she already had a considerable foundation in her studies. She thought she was from a deserted origin, knew etiquette and justice, had a high heart, and traveled thousands of miles to reach you. Nan (today's Henan), went to Luoyang, the capital, to study, and became a disciple of Xu Shen, a famous Confucian master and classics scholar, and became a great Confucian.
Xu Shen, also known as Shuzhong, was well versed in the Five Classics and wrote "The Different Meanings of the Five Classics". He was known as "Xu Shuzhong, the Unparalleled One in the Five Classics". He was also proficient in philology and wrote "Shuowen Jiezi" which has been published to this day. Considered a classic of Sinology. Xu Shen was moved by Yin Zhen's spirit of studying thousands of miles away, and taught him carefully. Yin Zhen studied the Five Classics assiduously and received systematic education in Confucian moral thought, which was also reflected in aspects such as "filial piety", "loyalty" and "respect". Yin Zhen is not only proficient in the "Five Classics", but also has the true transmission of "Shuowen Jiezi".
During the study period, Xu Shen was compiling "Shuowen Jiezi". Yin Zhen studied seal script and practiced official script under the guidance of her teacher. Xu Shen wrote "Shuowen Jiezi", which collected various ancient and modern books, bamboo slips, inscriptions and bells and tripods. Yin Zhen studied it carefully and greatly improved her calligraphy skills. She became a famous calligrapher, especially in official script. During the Liu and Song Dynasties of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Wang Min's "Zhi Zhi" commented on 120 calligraphers from Qin, Han, Wei and Jin, including Yin Zhen's name. In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Yanyuan's "Fa Shu Yao Lu" quoted the contents of "Wen Zhi", which made Yin Zhen remain in the world as a calligrapher. Yin Zhen's seal script is also included in the five-volume collection "Guangjin Shiyunfu" printed in the seventh year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. In 107 AD, Yin Zhen returned from studying in the Central Plains in the north. He "built a thatched cottage with three couplets by hand" in Wulianba and set up a library to recruit apprentices and teach. His footprints spread all over Yelang, Wulian, Zhenzhou, Nanpingjun, Fan and other counties, so learning began in the southern region. He is one of the founders of early education in Nanzhong. He is known as "the origin of knowledge in the southern region." His cultural influence on the southwest region has been profound. "Everyone who belongs to the old county of Zanggan is called the first teacher without land." . The place where Yin Zhen lectured was a wooden triple courtyard, with one front and two horizontal sides, in the shape of "pin". Compared with the ruins of old academies in Huguang and other places, it was small and crude, which also reflected the lagging socio-economic development of the county at that time.
Yin Zhen set up a museum to teach apprentices, and enlightenment was divided into two stages. The first stage is elementary school, where students learn calligraphy books for the purpose of literacy. Literacy textbook for children and adolescents, written in standard small seal script, and organized into rhymes based on literature and logic for easy memorization. In teaching, literacy and understanding of text are combined, and students receive some common sense in the process of literacy education. Yin Zhen's teaching attaches great importance to writing regulations, micro-achievement in character creation, and the art of calligraphy. He explains the eight styles of writing teaching and is extremely serious. His students have high attainments in philology and calligraphy. In the second stage, students study "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Classic of Filial Piety" to provide students with more systematic Confucian moral education. That is, a moral code with "benevolence" as the core and "propriety" as the form. "Practice the ten righteousnesses to cure the seven emotions", which educates people to follow the "ten righteousnesses" of "father's kindness, son's filial piety, brother's kindness, brother's brother-in-law, husband's righteousness, wife's obedience, long-term benefit, child's obedience, king's benevolence, minister's loyalty". Cultivate and restrain people's "seven emotions" of joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, evil, and desire.
There are calligraphy classes among the apprentices to teach the art of calligraphy, and I also learn thousands of words every day. By the river in front of Wubentang is where Yin Zhen washes his pens and washes his inkstones. His official calligraphy was exquisite and well-known far and wide. There were many requests for his calligraphy, couplets and tombstones. During the period when Wangcao opened the school for teaching, a house was built next to the school specifically for writing, which was later known as the "Stele House".
Yin Zhen ran schools, preached, taught, solved doubts, and enlightened people in his hometown. He "established schools and gradually adapted their customs." This enabled the southern barbarian border people in the barbaric land to subtly accept the civilization, morals and customs of the Central Plains at that time. Yin Zhen's actions, words and deeds, filial piety to her parents and brothers, love to her brothers, sisters, nephews, loyalty to her duties, trustworthiness in making friends, and humility and kindness to the people have all been recognized as a model of "filial piety and integrity" by local officials and township party public opinion, and she has a good reputation. Spread far and wide. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Confucianism was prevalent. The imperial court established Confucianism as an official school, established doctors of the Five Classics, hired officials, and took eight exams. Anyone who was proficient in one of the Five Classics could become an official.
Scholars in the Han Dynasty had relatively high writing skills and calligraphy attainments, and those who excelled in seal script and official script could be regarded as ministers of history. In order to recruit talents to govern the country, rulers mainly obtained officials through Confucian studies. Therefore, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the practice of setting up museums to teach the classics was prevalent. Confucian teachers were established in counties, counties, and townships across the country. Confucianism flourished, and many famous classics masters were produced. Some famous scholars passed down the classics from generation to generation, forming a "family tradition" of classics. There are thousands of students recorded. Most of the people who participated in the apprenticeship and scripture reading were disciples from local counties, governors, and wealthy families, because disciples from these powerful families would be given priority in the investigation and recruitment.
The Eastern Han Dynasty recommended "talented" and "filial and honest" people. Yin Zhen was a disciple of Xu Shen and a famous teacher. She not only had the "fame" of a wealthy family, but also had the "virtue" of enlightenment and abidance by filial piety. His good deeds have a high reputation and he is highly praised by the township party and public opinion. Due to their proficiency in Confucian classics, local officials recommended them to the imperial court for admission to the literary disciplines.
Yin Zhen was selected by the imperial court to be the Minister of Science and Cheng Lang because of her skills in Confucian classics. Later, she became the governor of Jingzhou. When Yin Zhen assassinated Jingzhou, he had a rank of 600 shi and an official of 2,000 shi as a prisoner. It can be said that the rank was low but the power was high but the reward was generous. During the period when the governor inspected the prefectures and counties according to the Six Articles and only acted according to the imperial edicts, he was still a supervisor sent by the central government, not a local official. However, the power of the governor is very heavy, and he can control two thousand local officials. In fact, it is easy to exceed his power. In addition, the class contradictions in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were acute. In order to strengthen local control and suppress the peasant uprising, the governor was gradually given six powers beyond the scope, including the ability to lead troops. They have the right to elect and engrave seals. As a result, the governor developed from a mere censor to a chief executive who oversaw local power. "When the Han Dynasty was prosperous, the court valued virtuous and literary people. Those who were well-known for their crafts could be promoted to public officials, prime ministers, or officials to two thousand shi. As a result, they used Confucianism to embellish their officialdom, so they became prosperous. Yin Zhen both He has the Confucian cultivation of "cultivating oneself, regulating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world"; there is also a great scholar who uses Confucianism to govern officials and becomes an important minister of the Han Dynasty. Ying Feng, Yin Zhen's teacher, also served as a lieutenant in the imperial court. The two became famous all over the country and became a legend.
Yin Zhen became famous, but he was old and frail, so he resigned and returned to his hometown, resumed his old business, and renamed the original school "Wuben Hall". Determined to educate people. He died of illness in 162 AD (the fifth year of Yanxi reign of Emperor Huan) and was buried in Wubentang. He died at the age of 84.
"Book of the Later Han·Biographies of the Southern Barbarians" and "Huayang Guozhi·". Yin Zhen is recorded in "Nanzhong Chronicles", Kangxi's "Pingyi County Chronicles" (renamed Yi in the 34th year of Kangxi's reign), Guangxu's "Pingyi County Chronicles", and even authoritative dictionaries such as "Chinese Names Dictionary" and "Cihai" There is also a special introduction. Yin Zhen, together with Fu Bao, a native of the city, and Yin Gong, a native of Yelang, were known as the "Famous Scholars of Nanzhong". Together with Sheren and Shenglan, they were also called the "Three Sages of the Han Dynasty".