Full-text Translation of the Biography of Adam Huai Ying in Jin Dynasty

Dang Huaiying's real name is Shijie,no. Zhuxi. Feng Yi, the 11th grandson of Dangjin in Song Dynasty. His father was pure and harmonious, joined the army in Tai 'an and died in office. His wife and children couldn't go back to their hometown, so they settled in Taian. He is young and smart, and he can recite articles of 1000 words every day. He and Xin Qiji were classmates when they were young and studied under Liu Zhan in Bozhou. At that time, they were both excellent in poetry and prose, and they were called "Xin Party". Chu Jin met with troubled times and joined the army together. Xin Qiji led thousands of troops south one day, and his reputation became prominent in the Song Dynasty. Dang Huaiying is in the north, but unfortunately he didn't pass the exam, so he got rid of the secular world and enjoyed traveling. Lack of food and drink, he is also safe. Ten years after Dading, he was admitted to the Jinshi, transferred to the Juzhou army judge, and promoted to the editor of Ruyin County Magistrate and National History Institute. He wants to serve the Hanlin calligraphy style and Hanlin system, and he also wants to study national history. The Party is good at writing articles, seal script and calligraphy. At that time, he was called the first, and scholars respected him very much. In the twenty-ninth year of Dading, he was the editor of Liao history with Hao Tuo, the prefect of Fengxiang. The inscriptions and epitaphs of the Liao Dynasty collected by the people, as well as the selected books of various schools, or the words describing the history of the Liao Dynasty, should be sent to the government. He is good at poetry, especially poetry. Nature likes mountains and rivers, and the poems and songs written do not advocate vanity and decoration, so they can be practical. The language is fluent, natural and elegant. He wrote thirty volumes of Zhu Xi Ji, but unfortunately it was lost because of its age. The party is good at calligraphy, and the world praises him as "the unique Jin Dynasty". He especially likes to carve seal characters on jade chopsticks. In the fourth year of Taihe, he wrote "Taihe Chongbao" and cast it on coins, which was called "Golden Taihe".

At that time, Jin Zhangzong had just acceded to the throne. He likes and advocates literary language, and extensively seeks talents with literary talent as literary attendants. Zhang Zong said to Zaichen, "What if Hanlin is short of people?" Zhang Rulin replied: "Hao Xu is good at writing articles and has a good political record." Zhang Zong said: "Only Dang Huaiying is the best candidate to draft the imperial edict recently."

In the first year of mingchang, he was promoted to a national son to offer wine. In the second year of Ming Chang, he was promoted to a bachelor's degree as an assistant lecturer. The next year, the court planned to dig trenches for border defense. Sixteen people, including the Party, asked to cancel the project, and the emperor listened to their opinions. He was promoted to a bachelor's degree in Hanlin, acting as assistant minister of Zhongshu. At that time, the Xuansheng Temple in Qufu was added, and the emperor ordered: "Dang Huaiying wrote an inscription, and I will personally pay homage." In the second year of Cheng 'an, the party asked for withdrawing troops, and the court changed him to the Taining Army. He is tolerant, concise and not harsh when dealing with political affairs, while the people naturally obey naturalization. The following year, he was recruited as an academician. Daan died in September of three years, at the age of 78, and posthumous title was Wen. After his death, he was buried in Fengfuxiwang Village. Zhao Bingwen wrote an epitaph for him: "Official documents are like Ouyang Gong, not the language of sharp new adventures;" Poems such as Xie Tao, selected Wei and Jin Dynasties; After Li, he was obsessed with seal script, but he was only one person. The ancients each had their own art, both public and independent, which was omnipresent. "