Xu Jing

Xu Jing

Xu Jing (May 28, 1091 - June 13, 1153), a self-confident resident, was born in Hezhou Liyang (now Hexian County, Anhui Province). He was an official, envoy and calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty. He once sent an envoy to Koryo, and wrote "Xuanhe Fengshi Koryo tujing".

Life of the characters

Xu Jingzu was originally from Ouning, Jianzhou (now Jianou, Fujian), and his great grandfather Xu Shuang moved to Liyang, Hezhou (now Hexian, Anhui). Xu Jing was born into an official family. Since his great grandfather, the Xu family has been an official for generations. His father, Xu Hongzhong, was an official in the imperial court. Xu Jing was born in Jiangxia, Ezhou (now Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei Province) on May 8, 1091, the sixth year of Yuanyou reign of emperor zhezong of the Song Dynasty. At that time, the city of Ezhou was flooded with water. The whole family of Lieutenant General Xu Hong, who was then a state magistrate, was placed in the Yellow Crane Tower. That night, Xu Jing was born in the building. Xu Jing was fond of painting and calligraphy since he was a child. He was distinguished and respected. At the age of 18, he entered Taixue. Although he was outstanding in his studies, he didn't get good grades when he took part in the exam. In the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (1114), he was appointed to TongZhou (today's Nantong, Jiangsu Province) to serve as a magistrate. At that time, there was a man named Huang Lin in Guizhou who claimed that he could make the state of Dali pay tribute. Xu Jing was ordered to go to investigate. Xu Jing came to ask the truth of the mountains and rivers in Dali. Huang Lin could not deal with it, so he identified the fraud. Later, it was the magistrate of yongqiu (now Qi County, Henan Province) in Kaifeng Prefecture. At that time, there was a brother who "had been litigating for a long time and could not decide for a long time". Xu Jing asked his subordinates to set up a case, so that the two brothers could sit and lie together every day and eat in the same pot. A few days later, the two brothers realized it and cried bitterly: "this is the education of our officers. We are willing to reform." Therefore, Xu Jing established his prestige in yongqiu, and the public security of the whole city was greatly improved. Jingxi transport envoy called 200 deserters to build his residence. These people harmed the county and harassed the people. Xu Jing took them all in custody. After hearing about this, the transport envoy personally led people into prison to release them. Xu Jing said: "regardless of the status, we should obey the law. Otherwise, we will commit the crime of deceiving the monarch and please others. I can't bear to do so." So they took people to block the way out of the prison, counted their crimes, and no one was able to escape, so their reputation was greatly increased and they were well-known. Later, he was the magistrate of Yuanwu (now Yuanwu Town, Yuanyang County, Henan Province). The former magistrate was corrupt and abused the sick people. When Xu Jing took office, he was considerate and deeply loved by the people. Zheng Zhongzhong, the Duke of the state of Yan, sighed: "if the county magistrate is like Xu Jing, how can the world be ruled out?" After Ding mother worry, service, supervision Yuanfeng library. In the fourth year of Xuanhe (1122), Wang Minamata, Ruizong of Koryo, died. Huizong sent a special envoy to Yundi of Shizhong Road, Fu Moqing of Zhongshu sheriff and others to express their condolence in order to strengthen the ties with Koryo. At that time, Koryo asked for "those who can write to junior high school", hoping that calligraphy and painting talents would come to Koryo to exchange, and Xu Jing, who is good at calligraphy and painting, was selected as the envoy. In February 1123, Xu Jing was appointed to Korea as a national messenger. Before leaving, they went to tongwenguan to learn the precautions and the local customs. Huizong of Song Dynasty also specially arranged to build two "Shenzhou" for the mission to "frighten the barbarians". When the ship arrived in Korea, it attracted the Korean people to "admire the country, cheer and sigh". On March 18, when everything was ready, the Song Dynasty mission set sail from Mingzhou (now Ningbo, Zhejiang Province), passed through Heishan Island, arrived at Licheng port (now Incheon, South Korea), and arrived in Kaijing (now Kaesong, North Korea), the capital of Koryo, in June. Along the way, Xu Jing pays attention to the mountains and rivers, customs and habits. After he returned to China, he wrote a book named "Xuanhe Fengshi Gaoli tujing" in June 1124, which was published in Huizong of Song Dynasty. The preface says that "Han Zhang Qian's envoy Yueshi, who returned after three years, can only describe the terrain and products of the country he lived in. Minister in Korea for more than a month, the museum has soldiers and guards, only 56. As for the people who drive the chariots and horses and offer rewards and respect to their ancestors, it's not as long as they are 13 years old. However, those who have established a state and established a political system, are suitable for customs and things, and have almost no painting records, dare not be bold to listen to the dust and cover it with a few pieces of newspaper, just in case. " Huizong read after Dayue, called Xu Jing asked for the temple, granted Jinshi origin, know Dazong Zhengcheng affairs, and master calligraphy, later moved to the Ministry of punishment member wailang. In April 1125, Cai Jing was dismissed. Xu Jing was demoted to Yongfeng prison in Chizhou (now Chizhou, Anhui Province) for his father's kindness to Cai Jing. After Ding Fu you, he became the chief of Hongqing palace in Nanjing (today's Shangqiu, Henan Province) and the chief of the administrative department along the Yangtze River. In his later years, he lived in Yiyang, Xinzhou (today's Yiyang, Jiangxi Province) for more than ten mu, which is called xiyanchi. He is well-known for his seclusion in the south of the Yangtze River. He has been a self-confident resident for more than 20 years. He is content to retire and has nothing to do. In 1153, Xu Jing died of illness on his way back to Wu county (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province).

Character evaluation

Gongzhu calligraphy, especially seal script. He is also good at landscape figure painting.

Relative members

Great grandfather: Xu Shuang; father: Xu Hongzhong

Chinese PinYin : Xu Jing