Tai Shigong said: "Poetry" has this: "The high mountains stand still, and the scenery stops." Although I can't reach it, my heart goes to it. Zhong Pian's benevolence and admiration for justice are endless. He once again served as a civil official and served as a military general in the court. How can he be a gentleman who has read a lot of history? ?
The translation is as follows:
Wu Tang, whose courtesy name is Zhongpian, is from Changzhou. Because he avoided the name taboo of Zhu Youtang, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, he replaced his name with a character. When Wu Zhongpian was born, there was a heavy rain and the house was flooded. The flood first reached his thighs and later could submerge his whole person. Wu Zhongpian's father, Wu Shiba, led his wife and children to dismantle a door as a boat and use the door frame as an oar. At this time, thunder was rolling in the sky, and Wu Shiba's wife had abdominal pain and gave birth to a child. Wu Shiba used a gun and an oar to name the child. The door panel could not bear the weight, so Wu Shiba himself sank into the water to save his wife and child. The child survived. Wu Zhongpian was homeless since he was a child, and lost his father before he could remember. He was intelligent, respectful and prudent by nature, studied ancient classics thoughtfully, and was known for his filial piety in serving his mother. Wu Zhongpian is good at regular script, running script and cursive script. Experts believe that his calligraphy is quite the essence of Jin people's calligraphy. People regard the scraps of paper he wrote on as treasures, just as Wu Zhongpian treasures gold and silver treasures. At the age of 15, Zang passed the examination to become a scholar, and at the age of 20, he won the first place in the imperial examination. The emperor gave him a banquet and the Ministry of Etiquette. He was selected as a good scholar and appointed as editor and editor. In the last years of Zhengde's reign, he served successively as Shidu and Youyude. After Emperor Shizong Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, he served as a lecturer and was soon promoted to a bachelor's degree. Jiajing missed him, and Wu Zhongpiao was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. Not long after, he resigned from his job and returned home due to his mother's funeral. He became extremely thin due to excessive grief, and it seemed that only a skeleton was left to support his body. The emperor wanted to seize his love and promote him to the position of Minister of Rites, but he was stopped by Yan Song, the Imperial Academy's wine-sacrifice. After Wu Zhongpian heard about it, he said: "The person who understands me is Wei Zhong!" After saying this, he was moved to tears. Wu Zhongpian was an upright and strong man and did not know Yan Song's sinister ways. In the past, every time when political affairs were discussed, Wu Zhongpian often refuted Yan Song, which created a rift, but Wu Zhongpian did not notice it. After the mourning period was over, Wu Zhongpian served as the right minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, and then as the Minister of Rites. Not long after, he replaced Jia Shangshu as the Minister of Rites. He had a very filial temperament. Although he had taken off his mourning clothes, he still ate vegetables and slept on straw. He did not eat fish and meat, and was more sad and sad than common etiquette. When he was in trouble, he was full of heroic spirit. He lifted his beard and talked and argued. Even the loyal ministers and wise men could not surpass him. Wu Zhongpian was ordered to inspect Quanzhou's shipping administration, but he regarded the pearls and treasures as nothing but grass and did not even look at them. In November of the seventh year of Jiajing, Wang Shouren, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, passed away. His last words were: "My heart is so bright, what else can I say!" Wu Zhongpian cried for three days (after learning about it).
In the ninth year of Jiajing, the emperor wanted to marry the princess to the son of Duke Wei. Because he loved her very much, he wanted to increase the amount of the dowry to exceed that of the eldest princess, and asked the officials if it was feasible. Yan Song said: "Very good. Now that the world is at peace, Your Majesty should use this (princess wedding) to demonstrate the prestige of my kingdom."
The people missed Wu Zhongpian's kindness and built an ancestral hall for him near the capital. Every meal was accompanied by rituals and music, and sacrifices were offered. The emperor was obsessed with Huang Lao's theory and destroyed all the ancestral halls, but issued a special edict to preserve the Wuzhong Piao Ancestral Hall.
Tai Shigong said: "The Book of Songs" says: "The high mountains stand still, and the scenery stops." Although I cannot reach such a state, my heart is yearning for it. Wu Zhongpian's benevolent heart and admiration for morality continued throughout his life. He was in charge of border affairs as a civilian official and entered the court as a military general. What a well-informed and knowledgeable gentleman he was!