Mengzong

Meng Ren

Mengren (218 ~ 271), the original name of Mengzong, word Gongwu, Hubei filial touching. During the period of the Three Kingdoms, the Minister of the state of Wu, one of the main characters of "crying for bamboo shoots" in "twenty four filial piety".

Less from Nanyang famous Li Su learning, character benevolent filial piety. He set up a cavalry official, moved to prison Chi Sima, worshipped Wu county magistrate, and was appreciated by Prime Minister Lu Xun. He served as guangluxun and imperial historian.

After SUN Hao ascended the throne at the end of the state of Wu, he worshipped Sikong. Jianheng three years, died in the official.

Life of the characters

The original name of Zong, avoid Hao word and change benevolence. Little orphan, old mother sick. Many months think of bamboo shoots and cook soup. No plan to get, but to the bamboo forest, embrace bamboo and cry. Xiaogan heaven and earth, split in an instant, shoot a few stems. Return to hold, serve the mother as soup, the disease is cured after eating. From Nanyang, Li Su studied day and night. Su is very strange, with the prime minister's instrument. Later, he was an official of General Zhu of Hushi, who set up his mother's camp. Later, he was ordered to be the commander of the prison pool. He sent his mother to catch fish in net, but she was not accepted. He was promoted to Wu Ling. In the sixth year of Jiahe reign, Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu, banned officials from going to mourning. Mengzong went to Wuchang after his mother's death. Lu Xun, Chen Qisu, did it because he asked. Sun Quan was reduced to the first class, and then he could not be compared, so he died. In the third year of Taiping period, he moved to guangluxun, sun Gu abolished Sun Liang as the king of Kuaiji, and lingzong told Taimiao and left tunjiangxia. In the winter of the fifth year of Yong'an, he moved to the right of Yushi doctor. SUN Hao ascended the throne and changed his name to Ren to avoid taboo. Baoding three years, Ren Sikong. Jianheng three years, died in the official.

Related anecdotes

Wu Lu said: his mother made a thick mattress and quilt, or asked the reason, his mother said: "children have no virtue, scholars are poor, so it's a wide quilt, common people can connect with Qi." His unremitting reading all day long, Su Qi, said: "Qing prime minister also." At the beginning, he was an official of the Cavalry General Zhu, and his mother was in the camp. When he was not satisfied with his ambition, he began to cry at night to thank his mother. His mother said, "but I should encourage him. Why should I cry?" As far as I know, except for the governor Chi Sima. He could net himself, catch fish with his hands, and be his foster mother. His mother returned him and said, "you are a fish officer, but he sent me, not to avoid suspicion." The order of moving to Wu. When the officials of the family are not allowed to take care of their parents, they often do not eat first. And heard that his mother died, violated the ban, and the word was in Quan Chuan. In order to reduce the death rate and make the envoys become officials, it's also a good idea.

Biography of the sages of the state of Chu: Zongmu loves bamboo shoots, and winter festival is coming. When the bamboo shoots were not yet born, they lived in the bamboo forest and lamented. When the bamboo shoots came out and were offered to their mother, they all felt that they were filial. After many years of moving to guangluxun, he became a public official.

Historical evaluation

"Twenty four filial piety" says: "the wind is cold and the tears are fresh. Xiao Xiao bamboo counting pole. In a moment, the winter shoots come out. God's will is for peace. "

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