Zong Jun (BC 140- BC 1 12) was a young diplomat in the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, so people also called him "Zong Tong". In order to entrust the admiration of hometown people, a high archway was set up on Zhonggong Street, which read the words "hometown of the final army". The tall sculpture of this young hero, inscribed by the famous calligrapher Jiang Weisong and by An He Lin Yanshun, stands in the street center of Zhonggong Town.
The final army was smart and eager to learn since childhood. He is eloquent, knowledgeable and can write good articles. There are disputes in the neighborhood, and everyone is convinced in a few words, which is quite famous in the county. In order to consolidate and strengthen centralization, expand the cause, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty recruited talents. He carried out the "inspection system" throughout the country and adopted the measures of "promoting the virtuous". Too often, young people with knowledge above 18 are chosen to fill in doctoral programs, and candidates can enter the official position. In the first year of founding ceremony (BC 122), when the final army 18 years old, he was selected as a doctoral student and was recommended by the local government to study in the capital Chang 'an. On his way to Beijing from home, there was a story of generous abandonment of soldiers, which was told by people for thousands of years: with the ambition of doing great things for the country, the army finally bid farewell to his parents and relatives and resolutely embarked on a journey. After a long journey, I arrived at Hangu Pass, which is an important pass in the capital. Seeing a tired and troubled young scholar asking to enter the customs, the foot soldiers guarding the customs coldly handed him a "coffin" made of silk, and told him that it was a certificate for entering and leaving the customs, and I should take good care of it. When I come back, I will go through this customs clearance again, or I will bring this silk symbol to the customs clearance. Unexpectedly, the final army laughed after listening to it, claiming that "a person has ambitions in all directions, and he will never come back if he doesn't do something this time", and then threw the "body" aside and roared off. When the customs officer saw this scene, he was dumbfounded and secretly surprised. After the final army arrived in Chang 'an, it was appreciated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for its outstanding talents, so it worshipped him as an admirer. This kind of official position is for the special adviser of the Office to handle and discuss political affairs, and it is also conducive to giving full play to the eloquence of the final army and showing its lofty political ambitions. Two years later, as an envoy of the imperial court, the final army was ordered to go to the county seat and pass through Guanguan Valley. Wearing a long sword and holding a standard specially given by the emperor, he rode majestically on a marooned horse and rushed out of Guandong. The customs guard recognized that the official headed by him was a handsome young man. He left while passing through the customs. He was surprised and praised the young man's commitment.
Finally, the erudition and eloquence of the army were fully demonstrated in Dr. Yan Xu's cross-examination. At that time, in order to strengthen centralization, consolidate national unity, weaken local separatist forces, and increase national fiscal revenue, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered the cancellation of the county's right to cast money in 1 13 BC (four years), forbidding businessmen to control salt and iron and speculation, but "not in a hurry to assist the country" and ordered the monopoly of salt and iron industry to be monopolized by the state. These favorable measures were opposed by conservative forces. When traveling in other places, the doctor openly defied the government's policy of salt and iron official camp, and encouraged Jiaodong, Shandong and other counties and countries to cook salt and iron in the name of the monarch. For Yan Xu's disobedience to state laws and regulations, Zhang Tang, an ancient counselor, impeached him and demanded that he be put to death according to law. However, Yan Xu quoted the provisions of the Spring and Autumn Annals, saying that a doctor would go to a vassal state as long as it was beneficial to the country. This sophistry made Zhang Tang speechless for a while, and also made Liang Wudi, who only respected Confucianism, make up his mind for a while, so he called the last army by imperial edict. After listening to Yan Xu's explanation, he retorted in a tit-for-tat manner: "Ancient vassal states had different customs and often formed alliances, which changed the national security situation." Therefore, ministers cannot be outsourced. Under the guise of your orders, you encouraged the county to cook iron with salt. Why? Besides, the salt and iron in Jiaodong and Lu countries have "surplus grain reserves", and the right to boil salt and iron in the two counties should have been abolished a long time ago, but you are arrogant and overbearing without considering the financial interests of the country and taking "protecting the country and saving the people" as an excuse. Why? Then he asked: "Jiao Jiao is near Langxie in the southeast, Beihai in the north, Shandong and Taishan in the west and the East China Sea in the east." These four counties can completely supply salt and iron. What you said about letting those two counties smelt iron to solve the farm tools used for spring ploughing is completely deceptive. Finally, you reprimanded Yan Xu for asking permission to cook salt and smelt iron in counties and counties for three times, but the emperor refused. This shows that this opinion is simply not feasible. The successive refutations of the final army made Yan Xu feel helpless and forced to bow his head and apologize to death, so the final army played: "Yan Xu misrepresented the imperial edict and lost it as a minister. Please order the punishment of Yushi, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately allowed him to play.