Zhong Zhao's grandfather, Huang Shousheng, is the grandson of Huang Tao, the fifteenth grandson of Huang Tao. At the beginning of Wen Jian, he was recommended to imperial academy by his hometown. In the sixth year of Yongle (1408), I tried Beijing first again. The following year, he became the top scholar and chose Hanlin Jishi Shu. Zi Zijia, a filial son, recommended Shulu County as the discipline. Give birth to two sons, the eldest son is deep, and the official supervises the empire; The second son Zhong Zhao, in the second year of Chenghua (1466), was a scholar of Luolun. Jishi Shu, an early official of the Hanlin Academy, edited the poem "On Lantern Fireworks", satirizing the imperial court's indulgence and whitewashing the peace, which angered Zhu Jianshen, the first emperor of Xianzong, and Zhong Zhao, Zhang Mao and Zhuang Chang were held accountable by the imperial court. Zhong Zhao, the magistrate of Xiangtan, commented on Nanjing Dali Temple and admonished Jiangxi in the first year of Hongzhi. After a long time, he retired to write books on Japanese affairs at home and became a popular scholar.
In the third year of Tianshun (1459), Zhong won the sixth place in the provincial examination in Fujian, and the first place in the second year of Chenghua (1466). Choose Jishi Shu, awarded the academician courtyard editor. In December of the following year, Xian Zong ordered officials of the Imperial Academy to write poems for the Lantern Festival next year. Zhong, together with Zhang Mao and Zhuang Chang, proposed to ban the fireworks poetry meeting, demanding that solving problems for the country and the people be the most important, which angered Xian Zong. All three of them were punished by the court and demoted. Zhong Zhao was demoted to Xiangtan County, Hunan Province, and was appointed as a judge of Nanjing Dali Temple on the way to his post. Dali Temple is a law enforcement organ in Ming Dynasty, which specializes in examining cases. When Zhong Zhao served in Nanjing, he enforced the law impartially, acted as a small judge, and dared to refute powerful people. He once declared that "I commit crimes and don't do anything to flatter big officials." Many misjudged cases have been repeatedly refuted and overturned by Zhong Zhao, thus safeguarding the dignity of the law. However, because of many cases of reform, many people hate him. In the 11th year of Chenghua (1475), Zhong was worried at home and watched the world go from bad to worse. He didn't want to go to the officialdom to pursue him again, but when he returned to Beijing after serving his sentence, he begged. Outside the south gate of the city, Gao Xia (Huahuating Town this summer) built a "Jule Pavilion", cultivated a handful of Long Mu, and lived a poor life of "ploughing mulberry in the morning and reading at night". Home 17 years. During this period, he completed the task of compiling the first provincial chronicle of Fujian Province, Bamin Tongzhi. In the first year of Hongzhi (1488), Xiaozong ascended the throne. Please use Zhong Zhao for Jiang Hong's suggestion. After many invitations, Zhao Zhong went to Beijing for three years (1490). Filial piety asked him to participate in the compilation of A Record of Xian Zong, but he was stopped by jealous people and took a teaching position in Jiangxi. After he took office, he reorganized the school, corrected the scholar's style, "taught people to be practical first" and suppressed "impetuous" people, especially dude; Print and engrave books such as "One Mirror and One Brocade" and "Zhu Zi's Outline Calligraphy"; Collection "Crown Faint Funeral" was published. In the eighth year of Hongzhi (1495), Zhong Zhaolian abdicated. After returning to China, I will give lectures and write books. In the 14th year of Hongzhi (150 1), at the request of Chen Xiao, the magistrate of Xinghua, he co-edited the Annals of Xinghua with Zhou Ying, and finished writing the characters in it. In the third year of Zheng De (1508), he died at home. At the age of 74. Huang is a famous ancient local chronicler. In addition to Bamin annals, there are Shaowu Prefecture annals and Nanping County annals. Ba Min Tong Zhi, 87 volumes, total 18 category, 42 orders. Each category is described in the order of province, prefecture and county, with a rigorous style and a large number of precious historical materials, which is the basis for the compilation of local chronicles at all levels in Fujian Province. The chronicle he wrote has a strong "enlightenment" function, and the categories of characters are complete. In addition to local chronicles, his works also include unexposed collections (12).
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