Sima Hui

Sima Hui

Sima Hui? He was born in Yangzhai, Yingchuan (now Yuzhou City, Henan Province). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was a hermit, and he was proficient in Qimen, the art of war, and Confucian classics. It is known as "Mr. Shuijing".

Sima Hui was elegant, knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He recommended Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others to Liu Bei and was respected by the world.

Life of the characters

On Sangxia

Sima Hui, a native of Yingchuan and Yangzhai. He is respected by the world for his noble personality, broad knowledge, ability to know people and judge talents.

Pang Tong, a native of Nanjun County, heard that Sima Decao lived in Yingchuan, so he went two thousand miles to visit him. In Yingchuan, when Sima Hui was picking mulberry leaves, Pang Tong said to Sima Hui in the car, "I heard that a man should be very prominent in his life. How can he suppress the huge flow of water and do silk women's work?"

"You can get off the bus for the time being," he said. You only know how to walk fast, but you don't worry about getting lost.

Once upon a time, Bocheng preferred farming to the glory of the princes; Yuanxian preferred to live in a shabby house with mulberry as the doorpost rather than an official residence. How can you live in a luxurious house, ride a fat horse, and have more than a dozen maids to wait on it? This is the reason why hermits Xu you and Chao Fu sigh, and also the reason why incorruptible scholars Boyi and Shuqi sigh. Even with the title of Lu Buwei, Qi Jinggong's wealth is not worthy of respect. "

Pang Tong said: "I was born in a remote place. It's rare for me to realize the truth. If you don't knock on a loud bell and drum, you won't know its sound

Sima Hui and Pang Tong talked with each other day and night.

After talking about it, Sima Hui was very surprised at Pang Tong, and said that Pang Tong was the head of famous scholars in Nanzhou, which made him known to others gradually.

Living in Xiangyang

In 198 A.D. (the third year of Jian'an), mu Liubiao in Jingzhou set up a school and an official to seek the world's celebrities. Sima Hui lives in Xiangyang, Jingzhou.

Sima Hui was knowledgeable, proficient in strange gate, art of war and Confucian classics. He was as famous as song Zhong in Jingzhou at the end of Han Dynasty. Liu Luo, a native of Nanyang, Jingzhou, and Xiang Lang, a native of Xiangyang, were once students of Sima Hui; Yin Mo, a native of Fu, Yizhou, and Li Ren, a native of Yizhou, came to Jingzhou to study ancient Chinese classics from Sima Hui and song Zhong because only modern Chinese Classics were popular in Yizhou.

Sima Hui knew that Liu Biao was narrow-minded and would certainly murder good people, so he kept silent and did not talk about the current situation. Someone said to Liu Biao, "Sima Decao is a wonderful man, but he didn't meet a confidant." Later, Liu Biao visited Sima Hui in person and said, "what people say is false. This man is just a little scholar. He has the same insight as ordinary people."

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Sima Hui had a close relationship with Pang Degong, a famous scholar in Jingzhou, and Han song, Shi Tao, Meng Jian and Cui Zhou who lived in Xiangyang. Sima Hui regarded Lord pound as his elder brother and was named "water mirror" by pound.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, most of the scholars pursued fame and went to their masters. However, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong lived in seclusion between Xiang and Han Dynasties. They were indifferent to fame and wealth and did not easily take refuge in others. Sima Hui recommended Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to Liu Bei.

Later, Liu Bei, who was attached to Liu Biao and stationed in Xinye, went to visit Sima Hui and discussed the world affairs with him.

Sima Hui said to Liu Bei, "how can ordinary scholars and people with superficial knowledge recognize the general trend of the world? Only those who can recognize the general trend of the world can be called heroes. "

When Liu Bei asked who could be called a hero, Sima Hui replied, "ZHUGE Liang and Pang Tong.".

At the same time, Xu Shu also recommended Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei took Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong as Zhonglang generals.

In 208 A.D. (the 13th year of Jian'an), Cao Cao marched South and Liu Cong surrendered. Sima Hui was also obtained by Cao Cao. Cao Cao wanted to reuse him, but Sima Hui died soon after.

Anecdotes and allusions

Sima Chenghao

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, scholars were popular in commenting on characters. However, Sima Hui, a famous man, never evaluates the level of others. As long as he is asked, Sima Hui always answers, "this man is good, very good.". Sima Hui's wife said to him, "when asked how someone is, you should say something specific, and all of them answer" good, very good. "How can this work? When people come to ask you, they don't want to hear you say "good, very good." Sima Hui replied to his wife, "what you just said is also very good." This is the origin of the idiom "Mr. Hao".

Later, the word "good sir" is often used to describe people who don't want to stir up trouble and just want to be safe.

Pushing pigs and people

Someone once lost a pig and said that Sima Hui's pig was the one he lost. Sima Hui gave the pig to this man. After a few days, the man got the pig that had been lost before, quickly returned Sima Hui's pig, and kowtowed to himself. Instead of scolding him, Sima Hui thanks him for bringing the pig back.

Garden farming

Once, Liu Cong, Liu Biao's son, went to see Sima Hui. Liu Cong asked his entourage if Sima Hui was at home. Sima Hui was working at home and answered, "I am.". But no one believed it, and scolded him: "you are a slave of farming dare to call yourself Sima Hui." As a result, Sima Hui had to go home, comb his hair, wear a scarf, and then come back to see Liu Cong after putting on his coat. When the attendant saw that Sima Hui was still the old man, he told Liu Cong in horror. Liu Cong got up and kowtowed to Sima Hui and apologized to him. Sima Hui said to Liu Cong, "you don't have to. I'm very ashamed of that. I work by myself, only you know me

Temporary silkworm borrowing cluster

Once, someone raised the silkworm cocoon, no place to cluster, came to Sima Hui home to borrow cluster foil. Sima Hui lent him his family's cluster foil. Someone said to him, "when you lend something to others, it's the situation that others are in urgent need but you are idle. Now he and you are in urgent need of cluster foil. Why do you give it to others?" Sima Hui replied, "others have never asked me. Today I beg. If I don't lend it to him, he will feel very ashamed. Where is the reason why people should be ashamed of their wealth? "

Commemoration of later generations

Tomb of Sima Hui

Sima Hui tomb is located in the east of Panzhuang, Yuwang village, Chuhe Town, Yuzhou City, Henan Province. The tomb of Sima Hui stands tall.

In the early 20th century, the ancestral hall and tombstone in front of Sima Hui's tomb were destroyed, leaving only the Beiyin temple and Donglin temple. Fortunately, these two temples did not survive the cultural revolution. In front of the tomb, there was a stone tablet engraved with eight characters "Tomb of Mr. Sima Hui of Han Dynasty", which was erected by later generations. It was lost during the cultural revolution and has been found and stored in Panzhuang.

Shuijing Villa

Shuijingzhuang is located in the south of Nanzhang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were frequent wars in Yingchuan. In order to avoid the disaster of war, Sima Hui lived in Xiangyang City under Liu Biao in Jingzhou. The records of shuijingzhuang in Nanzhang can be found in Qianlong's Xiangyang Fu Zhi.

According to the book's four "mountains and rivers" and "Yuxi mountain" in Nanzhang, Yuxi mountain "has towering peaks, streams under the mountains, and the sound of water is like a jade pendant." "There is a stone room called Baima cave, where Mr. Han Shuijing lived."

In 1954, the county government allocated funds for maintenance. During the cultural revolution, shuijingci and Sima Jishi stele were demolished.

The Shuijing temple was rebuilt in 1981 and Jianxian hall in 1985, which reappeared the style of Shuijing village in Qing Dynasty and became the only ancient building in Xiangyang to commemorate Sima Hui. Today's Shuijing villa has a pleasant scenery and many tourists. It has become an important scenic spot for people to pay homage to their predecessors and experience the culture of the Three Kingdoms.

Historical evaluation

History of the Three Kingdoms: Sima Hui of Yingchuan is elegant and well-known. (Zhuge Liang is called "Wolong" and Pang Tong is called "fengxiao")

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Literary image

In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sima Hui appears in the 35th and 37th chapters.

Liu Bei met Sima Hui by chance after he jumped Tanxi. Sima Hui recommended Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to Liu Bei, and called Zhuge Liang "Wolong" and Pang Tong "fengxiao". Liu Bei then stayed in the villa at night. The next day, Sima Hui called himself a "idle man in the mountains" and declined Liu Bei's request for help. Before long, Zhao Yun led his army to find Zhuang Qian, and Liu Bei left with Zhao Yun.

Later, Liu Bei is ready to visit Zhuge Liang. Sima Hui wants to visit Xu Shu, but Xu Shu has gone to Xuchang according to Cao Cao's plan. Liu Bei mentions to Sima Hui that Xu Shu recommends Zhuge Liang, and Sima Hui strongly recommends Zhuge Liang again.

Film and television image

1994 TV drama romance of the Three Kingdoms: Su min as Sima Hui;

In 1995, Chang Feng played Sima Hui in the TV series the legend of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms;

2001 TV series Wolong xiaozhuge: Deng Limin plays Sima Hui;

2010 TV series "Three Kingdoms": Wang Shijun plays Sima Hui.

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