Yin Zhongwen

Yin Zhongwen

Yin Zhongwen? He was born in Changping County (now Xihua county, Henan Province), the grandson of Taichang Yin Rong, the son of Yin Kang, the prefect of Wuxing, the younger brother of Yin Kai, the captain of Nanman, and the minister and poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Yin Zhongwen has few talents and beautiful appearance. He was recommended by his cousin Yin Zhongkan to join the army as a Hussar of Sima Daozi, king of Kuaiji. Yin Zhongwen's wife is Huan Xuan's elder sister. It happened that Huan Xuan had a conflict with the imperial court, so she was suspected and alienated, and was demoted to Xin'an Prefecture.

When Huan Xuan occupied the capital, Yin Zhongwen abandoned the county to take refuge with him and was appointed as a witness to join the army. General Huan Xuan made a disturbance and ordered general Yin Zhongwen to serve as the commander-in-chief and general Zuowei. Huan Xuan's imperial edict was written by Yin Zhongwen.

After the failure of Huan Xuan, Yin Zhongwen pleaded guilty and got the understanding of Jin'an emperor. From then on, Yin Zhongwen failed and was moved to Dongyang Prefecture. In the third year of the reign of Yixi (407), he was executed for treason. Yin Zhongwen has a collection of seven volumes (SUI Shu, Tang Shu Jing Ji Zhi) handed down to the world.

Life of the characters

Take refuge in Huan Xuan

Yin Zhongwen was talented and handsome when he was young. His cousin Yin Zhongkan recommended him to Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji. Sima Daozi immediately appointed him to join the army as a hussar, and he was rewarded with special treatment. Soon after, he became a counsellor of the army. Later, he served as the commander of the army of Sima Yuanxian, the son of Sima Daozi. In the first year of Yuanxing (402), Huan Xuan set up a rebellion. His sister was Yin Zhongwen's wife, so Yin Zhongwen was suspected and alienated, and was demoted to Xinan Prefecture. Although Yin Zhongwen and Huan Xuan were relatives, they usually had no close contacts. When they heard that Huan Xuan occupied Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu Province), they gave up Xin'an County under their jurisdiction and went to join Huan Xuan. Huan Xuan was very happy and appointed Yin Zhongwen as a witness to join the army. At that time, Wang MI was treated with courtesy but not close, Bian Fanzhi was treated with courtesy but little, and Yin Zhongwen was trusted by Huan Xuan and treated each other with Longli, which also gave preferential treatment to Wang MI and Bian Fanzhi. In the second year of Yuanxing (403), Huan Xuan was about to usurp the throne. He ordered Yin Zhongwen to take the imperial edict and serve as a servant and a general of Zuowei. Huan Xuan was granted by Jiuxi, which was an imperial edict written by Yin Zhongwen.

Greedy and stingy

In December 403, when Huan Xuan usurped the throne and became emperor, the bed of Jiankang palace suddenly sank and the officials were shocked. Yin Zhongwen said that Huan Xuan's virtue was so deep that the earth could not support him. Huan Xuan was very happy. Huan Xuan took Yin Zhongwen as his assistant, who was close to the dignitaries. He offered a lot of rewards and clothes for chariots and horses. There were dozens of Kabuki women and wives in the back room, and the sound of silk and bamboo was endless. Yin Zhongwen was greedy and stingy by nature. He accepted many bribes and accumulated a lot of money in his family. Huan Xuan was defeated by Liu Yu, and Yin Zhongwen fled West with him. All his treasures were buried underground. When he arrived at baling, Yin Zhongwen served as the commander of the town army and changed his post to minister because he escorted the two queens to the rebel army. In 404, Yin Zhongwen replaced Huan Xiu as governor of Xu and Yan. In May of the same year, Huan Xuan was defeated and killed.

Execution for treason

In the first year of Yixi (405), just after Sima Dezong of Jin'an emperor was restored, Yin Zhongwen went up to defend himself and asked to resign. In February of the third year of Yixi reign (407), Yin Zhongwen considered himself intelligent and prestigious. He thought that he should manage the government, but he never realized his ambition, so he was always depressed. Later, when he came out of Beijing to be the governor of Dongyang, he was even more unhappy. He Wuji, the governor of Jiangzhou, usually admired Yin Zhongwen's fame. At that time, Dongyang was under the jurisdiction of he Wuji. Yin Zhongwen promised to visit he Wuji on his way. He Wuji was very happy and treated this matter with caution and respect. In order to wait for the arrival of Yin Zhongwen, the literati Yinshan and kongningzi were ordered to write articles. However, Yin Zhongwen was often in a trance because he was frustrated in officialdom, so he could not come to meet him. He Wuji thinks that Yin Zhongwen looks down on himself. He is very angry and wants to slander and frame Yin Zhongwen. At this time, Murong Chao, the emperor of Nanyan, invaded the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He Wuji said to Liu Yu, "Huan Yin and Yin Zhongwen are our serious troubles, but the robbers in the North need not worry." In February, Luo Bing, the general of Liu Yu's government, conspires to create a rebellion. When the incident is discovered, Liu Yu kills him. Therefore, they claimed that Luo Bing, Yin Zhongwen, Huan Shisong, Cao Jingzhi, Bian Chengzhi, Liu Yanzu and others colluded with each other in secret and planned to support Huan Yin as the leader of the alliance, so they killed all these people and their families.

Anecdotes

Please build music

In the first year of the reign of Yixi (405), Yin Zhongwen was the minister at that time. Because the music facilities of the imperial court were not complete, he told Liu Yu and asked for reconstruction. "There's no time to do it now, and I don't understand why," Liu said Yin Zhongwen said: "if you like it, then naturally understand." "I don't want to learn it because I love it when I understand it," Liu said

The tree is lifeless

After the failure of Huan Xuan, Yin Zhongwen returned to Kyoto as the Chief Secretary of the imperial court. His mood seemed to be in a state of uncertainty, not the same as before. There is an old locust tree in front of the official hall of Da Sima mansion, with very loose branches and leaves. Because of the gathering at the beginning of the month, Yin Zhongwen was in the hall of the government with all the people. He looked at the tree for a long time and sighed: "the branches and leaves of the tree are scattered and no longer alive!"

Sun ce again

Yin Zhongwen has always been very famous. He thinks that he will certainly be in charge of state affairs. In addition, Xie Hun, who was despised in the past, always stands on a par with himself. Therefore, he is often frustrated. Suddenly was transferred to Dongyang Taishou, the heart feel more unfair. Liu Yi, the governor of Jingzhou, was a good scholar. He was very polite to Yin Zhongwen. When he took office in the county, Liu Yi and Yin Zhongwen played and drank all day. After passing Fuyang, Yin Zhongwen sighed with emotion and said, "look at the geographical situation of the mountains and rivers here, we should have another sun CE."

More writing than books

Yin Zhongwen is good at writing and is valued by the world. Xie Lingyun once said, "if Yin Zhongwen reads more than half of Yuan Bao's books, then his literary talent is no worse than Ban Gu." It is said that Yin Zhongwen wrote more articles and read less books.

No head in the mirror

When Yin Zhongwen was not dead, every time he looked in the mirror, he could not see his head. After a few days, Yin Zhongwen was killed by Liu Yu.

Historical evaluation

Xie Lingyun: "if Yin Zhongwen studies half Yuan Bao, his literary talent will not be reduced." (Shi Shuo Xin Yu records Fu Liang's comments on it) Liu Yiqing's Shi Shuo Xin Yu: "Yin Zhongwen is a gifted scholar, but he does not read widely." Liu Xie's Wenxindiaolong: "Yin Zhongwen's solitary rise, Xie Shuyuan's leisure, and the dissolution of the CI style, ethereal floating sound, although surging and romantic, but pouring the meaning of the text." Fang Xuanling et al. In the book of Jin: 1 In Sima Guang's Zi Zhi Tong Jian, Yin Zhongwen always has talent and hope

personal works

"Poems written by Duke Huan of Nanzhou in Jiujing", "poems sent to the governor of Dongyang" and "poems sent to Shan"

Family members

Father and ancestor

Grandfather: Yin Rong, the official to the Ministry of officials, Shangshu, Taichang. father: Yin Kang, the official to the governor of Wuxing.

brother

Yin Yi (Yin Qi), an official, went to Nanman as a captain. Yan Shuxian Yin Shuwen

wife

Huanshi, huanxuan's sister

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