Gu Yong

Gu Yong

Gu Yong (168-243), the character Yuan Tan. Wu county (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province) people. From the end of Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, Wu was an important minister.

He was born in the Gu family of Wujun, one of the four surnames of Wujun in Jiangdong. Gu Yong was educated by Cai Yong when he was young. Weak crown was the head of Hefei County, and successively served as the head of Lou, qu'a and Shangyu counties. He was appointed as the prefect of Kuaiji County, acting as the prefect, pacifying the bandits and stabilizing the counties. A few years later, he joined the shogunate of Sun Quan as Zuo Sima. Later, he moved to Dali and served as an official. He was also appointed as the Marquis of yangsui township. Huang Wu four years (225 years), changed too often. In the same year, he was promoted to prime minister, and became the Marquis of Liling. During his 19 years as prime minister, Kuang Bifu wrote many of his poems.

In 243, Gu Yong died in 1976. Sun Quan was given a posthumous title of "Su". In Tang Huiyao, Gu Yong and other eight people were rated as "eight gentlemen of Wei and Jin Dynasties".

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Life of the characters

Learn from Cai Yong

Gu Yong, a native of Wuxian County in Wujun County, was born in the Gu family of Wujun County, one of the four surnames in Wujun County in Jiangdong. His great grandfather Gu Feng was the prefect of Yingchuan County in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In his childhood, Gu Yong learned to play the piano and calligraphy under the guidance of Cai Yong. He was quick witted, calm and single-minded, and his art industry was advancing day by day. He was deeply loved by Cai Yong. Cai Yong gave it a name. So Gu Yong and his teacher Cai Yong have the same name ("Yong" is homonymous with Cai Yong's "Yong"). He was praised by the teacher, so he took the character sigh.

Later, he was recommended by the prefectures. When he was weak, he became the county magistrate of Hefei. He successively served as the county magistrate of Lou, qu'a and Shangyu.

In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years), Sun Quan was granted the title of general to beg for prisoners by the imperial court. After Sun Quan was appointed, he did not take office in the county. Instead, he took Gu Yong as the prefect of Kuaiji County, acting as the prefect of Kuaiji county. Gu Yong denounced the bandits and made the county quiet and the officials and the people submit to him. A few years later, he entered the Sun Quan shogunate as Zuo Sima.

In the first year of Huangwu (221), Sun Quan was the king of Wu. Gu Yong was appointed as Dali and Fengchang. He was also granted the title of Marquis of yangsui township. After Gu Yong was granted the title, his family didn't know it at all, until they were surprised to hear about it later.

be scanty of words

In the fourth year of Huangwu (225), Gu Yong welcomed his mother to Wuchang in Wu County. After arriving in Wuchang, Sun Quan congratulated him personally and paid homage to his mother in court. All the ministers attended the banquet. Later, sun Deng, the crown prince, came to celebrate.

Gu Yong did not drink, was silent, and acted properly. Sun Quan once sighed: "Gu Jun doesn't speak, as long as he speaks, his words will be right." When all the officials were having a feast, they were afraid that they would be seen by Gu Yong after drinking, so they did not dare to enjoy themselves. Sun Quan also said: "we can't be happy when Gu Gong is sitting on the table." He was so awed. In the same year, he changed his post to Taichang and became the Marquis of Liling. Soon after that, he became the prime minister on behalf of Sun Shao.

Whatever you can do

After Gu Yong became prime minister, he imitated the way of governing the country in the early Han Dynasty. When he chose civil officials and military generals, he had to choose those who were competent, and he never chose them with his own hobbies. Once appointed, he will entrust them wholeheartedly. He often visited the people, collected suggestions and secretly spared Sun Quan. If it is adopted, it will be attributed to Sun Quan; if it is not adopted, it will never be said. So Sun Quan valued him very much.

However, he made some statements and suggestions in the court. Although his words and expressions were respectful, his principles were upright and unyielding. Sun Quan once consulted the court about the gains and losses of government. Zhang Zhao, general of Fu Wu, took advantage of the time to state the opinions he had collected. He thought that the law was too strict and the punishment was too heavy, so it should be reduced. Sun Quan was silent. He asked Gu Yong, "what do you think?" Gu Yong replied, "what I heard is what Zhang Zhao said." So Sun Quan discussed the reduction of penalty by litigation.

At that time, all the generals stationed at the front line offered their strategies to win over the enemy. Sun Quan asked Gu Yong about this. Gu Yong replied: I think they are all for their own self-interest and fame, so I should not listen to them.

Sun Quan had great respect and trust for Gu Yong. Whenever he had a problem, he would send zhongshulang to consult him. Whenever Gu Yong agrees with Sun Quan's opinion, he will invite Sun Quan's secretary to have a meal, study the problem thoroughly, and then send the Secretary away. If Gu Yong disagrees with Sun Quan's opinion, he will not treat him or talk more, so Sun Quan will know that his views need to be improved. Therefore, after Sun Quan sent his secretary to consult Gu Yong, he did not ask his secretary, "what did Gu Gong say?" Instead, he asked, "have you eaten yet?"

be impartial to

In his later years, Sun Quan trusted Lu Yi and Qin Bo, the cruel officials, and appointed them as Zhongshu, in charge of examining the documents submitted by the government and counties. As a result, LV Yi and others gradually became domineering, so they began to set up institutions to sell wine, collect taxes at the pass, make exorbitant profits, report other people's crimes, and report trivial matters to the court. Then they aggravated the case to frame up, slander the minister, and exclude innocent people. Gu Yong and others were all reported by them and were condemned. Later, LV Yi's evil crime was exposed and he was detained in Tingwei's house. Gu Yong went to hear the case. LV Yi met Gu Yong as a prisoner. Gu Yong was very kind and asked him about his words. Before leaving, he said to LV Yi, "what else do you want to say in your heart?" LV Yi just kowtows and has nothing to say. At that time, Shangshu Lang huaixu scolded and humiliated LV Yi face to face. Gu Yong criticized him and said, "the government has a clear law. Why is it so?"

Teaching children well

Gu Yong is good at teaching his children. Once, Sun Quan married a niece and Gu's nephew. At the wedding banquet, he invited Gu Yong and his son and grandson Gu Tan (then Cao Shangshu). At that time, the monarchs and ministers were very happy. Gu Tan drank a lot and was drunk. He was drunk and danced. He couldn't stop it. Gu Yong was angry and had to wait until tomorrow.

On the second day, he summoned Tan to face up to him and said, "the king's virtue is to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, and his subordinates' virtue is to be respectful and prudent. In those years, Xiao He and Wu Han made great achievements, but every time Xiao he met emperor Gao (Liu Bang), he seemed to be unable to speak; Wu Han served Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu), and he was always cautious and diligent. Do you have any contribution to the country? It's just that we are favored because of the qualification of Gu's family. Why do we dance so well? Although it's because of drinking, it's still because of kindness and lack of modesty. It seems that you must be the one who destroyed my family. After that, he turned to the wall and lay down, no longer paying attention to tan. Gu Tan repented and stood aside for an hour (two hours) before he was sent away by his grandfather.

lament at the death of a famous man

When Gu Yong was slightly less ill, Sun Quan ordered the imperial doctor Zhao Quan to diagnose him, and worshipped Gu Ji, Gu Yong's youngest son, as the riding captain. After hearing this, Gu Yong said sadly, "Zhao Quanshan, don't live or die. I must not be able to get up, so your majesty wants me to live to see Gu Ji and worship him."

Gu Yong died in November, 243, at the age of 76. Sun Quan dressed in filial piety went to the memorial ceremony and was given the posthumous title of "Su". Gu Ji attacked the Marquis, and Gu Ji had no descendants. Therefore, after his death, the national heir was cut off.

In the first year of Yong'an (258), sun Xiu, the king of Wu, issued an imperial edict to take Gu Yu as Marquis of Liling.

Character evaluation

Bu Yu: Prime Minister Gu Yong, general Lu Xun and Taichang Pan Jun are deeply worried and responsible. They are determined to pay homage. They are cautious all day long and have restless sleep and food. They want to make the country and the people safe and build a long-term plan. They can be called ministers of the state.

Sun Xiu: therefore, Prime Minister Yong is extremely virtuous, loyal and virtuous. He helps the country with courtesy, but Hou Tong abolishes it.

Chen Shou: Gu Yong was able to gain great honor by relying on his staff and his wisdom.

Lu Kai: the Han Dynasty was assisted by Xiao (he) and Cao (Shen), and the former emperors were accompanied by Gu and bu (Chu).

Huatan: he was a master of transportation, a master of Tianting, a master of benevolence, a master of benevolence, a master of loyalty, and a master of Zhuge, Gu, Bu, Zhang, Zhu, Lu, and Quan. Therefore, he was able to whip Baiyue, and was called Nanzhou.

Murong Shai: Jiquan (Sun Quan) ruled by Yang Yue, zhouyu (Zhou Yu) Zhang (Zhang Zhao), Guyong (Gu Yong) Lu (Lu Xun), Chibi (Wei) and Xiangyang (Xiangyang).

Yuan Hong: Yuan Tan, Mu yuan, Shen He, Xing Jian. As white as that, the quality is immaculate. We should make constant progress and gradual progress. Clear does not add clean, turbid does not add dye.

Xu Zhong: Yong didn't see the destruction of LV Yi, but he had a pleasant face and was a sincere elder. However, it's not the same to ask what you want. It was a treacherous and dangerous act, which damaged the loyalty and wisdom of the state of Wu. Since the crown prince Deng and Lu Xun had gone down, they could not get the advice. Pan Jun wanted to get rid of the country's troubles, and he was loyal to the Lord. Now he issued the order. If you call it evil and don't apply for justice, it's not the original intention of recording the prison; if you accept the speech and play it, Wu Zhutang will forgive the prime minister by respecting what he said, but Bo Yan and Cheng Ming should not be sad! Huaixuben is selfless and hateful, and has no suspicion of doing anything. Therefore, it is abusive and insulting. It is also benevolent if it is evil and not benevolent. When Ji Wuzi died, he once leaned on his door to sing; when Zi Bi made his hair, Zi Chan urged him to make his own decisions. In this way, Yong should not blame Huai Xu.

Yu Shinan: in the past, when Gu Yong was appointed as a marquis, his family didn't know about it, so he was called a virtuous person.

Duguji: in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the eight gentlemen were Jia Xu's strategy, Jia Kui's loyalty, Zhang Ji's political ability, Cheng Yu's wisdom, Gu Yong's density, Wang Hun's capacity, Liu Yao's judgment and Yu Yi's ambition.

Xiao Chang: the second son of Yongjin, who was loyal to what he had done.

Sun yuanyan: who praises the economy and fiber of the state? Duke Cai sighs and teaches. When you are the prime minister, your family will never know.

Hao Jing: first, power was called King at the beginning, according to the system of releasing Han Dynasty, and Sun Shao was chosen as prime minister. Gu Yong, Lu Xun, and bu Lu successively called them honorary titles. They all have the virtue to see the utensils. They are graceful and peaceful. They have the style of a minister. ② If you talk about the prime minister, you will be benevolent. When the thunder stops, the country of Zeguo springs. Yuan Tan de Du, deep Mu Fu. Chengyuan not wave, dragon pan jiaozhuan. Zishan Chunyi and Ziyu worked together. Praise Yuan Jiang's life, a total of an Kun axis.

Li Zhi: Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zhu Gejin, Zhang Dan, Gu Yong, introduced by PI Bi, a true gentleman.

Wang Fuzhi: the materials of less than three generations are as fresh as those of Gu Yong. When you are quiet and cautious, you can only employ people who are competent but not suitable; when it comes to the advantages and disadvantages of the people, you can only speak in secret but not dazzle them

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