Liu Daxia

Liu Daxia

Liu Daxia (from January 31, 1437 to June 29, 1516) was named ruichangbao, Shiyong and Dongshan. Huguang Huarong (now Hunan) people. He was a famous official and poet in the middle of Ming Dynasty.

Liu Daxia ranked first in the rural examination in the third year of Tianshun (1459). In the eighth year of Tianshun (1464), he ascended the Jinshi Section and was granted the title of Imperial Academy's Shu Ji Shi. He was the chief of the Department of military affairs, the doctor, the right political envoy of Guangdong Province, the left servant of the Ministry of household, and the censor of Youdu. In 1502, he was promoted to minister of the Ministry of war. Liu Daxia was deeply favored by Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty. He assisted emperor Xiaozong to realize "the prosperity of Hongzhi". Together with Wang Shu and Ma Wensheng, he was called "the three gentlemen of Hongzhi". Together with Li Dongyang and Yang Yiqing, he was called "the three heroes of Chu". After emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, Liu Daxia repeatedly resigned and returned to his hometown as crown prince. When Liu Jin was in power, he was punished to garrison Suzhou. In the fifth year of Zhengde (1511), when he was pardoned, he returned to his hometown and immediately became an official. In 1516, Liu Daxia died in 1981. The posthumous title of Taibao is Zhongxuan.

Liu daxianeng's poems are handed down from generation to generation, including Dongshan poetry anthology and Liu zhongxuangong poetry anthology.

Life of the characters

A new official career

Liu Daxia's ancestral home is Dongping, Shandong Province. Liu Bao, the 11th generation ancestor, was under the control of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty. After Yue Fei was killed, Liu Bao abandoned his official position and settled in Huarong. Liu Daxia's father, Liu Renzhai, was a Juren in the 18th year of Yongle (1420) and an official in Guangxi.

On December 25, 1436, the first year of Zhengtong, Liu Daxia was born in Ruichang County, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. His young name is ruichangbao. He has always been wise since he was young. He looks cool and has strong memory. When he came to Beijing with his father when he was six years old, Yang Pu, a bachelor, was surprised to see him and said, "maybe this child can reach my position in the future." It was named Daxia, and Xu Zhi was the daughter of his clan.

In the third year of Tianshun (1459), Liu Daxia ranked first in Huguang rural examination. Tianshun eight years (1464), test Jinshi, was elected as Shu Ji Shi. In the first year of Chenghua (1465), the Imperial Academy proposed to invite Liu Daxia to serve as an official. However, he asked to serve as an official himself, so he was appointed as the head of the Department of military affairs, and was promoted to be a doctor of the Department of military affairs.

Liu Daxia was well versed in military affairs, and devoted himself to eliminating the accumulated malpractice of the palace department during his term of office. Most of the contents he wrote were in line with the will of emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, and were relied on by successive ministers of the Ministry of war.

Wang Zhihao invited Bian Gong. Later, Li Hao, the pilgrim of Li Dynasty, was defeated by Laos. Wang Zhi wanted to seize the opportunity to capture Li Hao. When he told Xianzong, he asked for the documents of Zhang Fu's southern expedition to Annan. Liu Daxia hid it and said to Yu Zijun, Minister of the Ministry of war, in secret: "as soon as the disaster of the war started, the southwest was immediately eroded." Yu Zijun woke up and the matter had to stop.

Falsely jailed

The tribute of the Korean Li Dynasty came from the Yahu pass to the Ming Dynasty. In the 16th year of Chenghua (1480) of Ming Dynasty, due to the interception of Nuzhen in Jianzhou, North Korea demanded to change the route of tribute and enter from Yalu River instead. A middle ranking official from North Korea pleaded for this, and all the generals agreed. Liu Daxia said: "when you leave Liaoyang from Yahu pass, you pass through Guangning and qiantunwei (now Suizhong County in Liaoning Province), and then you enter the mountain customs, winding around three or four big towns. You don't know what happened in the ancestral Dynasty. I'm afraid there's something else in this way. If you take the main road from Yalu River to qiantunwei and Shanhaiguan, I'm afraid it will bring you worries in the future. It cannot be approved. " This is the end of the discussion.

Ren Jingwei, the elder brother of eunuch a Jiu, was flogged by Liu Daxia for his crime. Ah Jiu held a grudge and slandered the emperor Xianzong, which led to Liu Daxia's arrest in Imperial prison. After being interrogated by the East chamber, no result was obtained. After eunuch Huaien tried his best to save Liu Daxia, he was released after being sentenced to 20 years. After his father's death, Liu Daxia left for the funeral.

Outstanding achievements

In the second year of Hongzhi (1489), when Liu Da's summer mourning expired, he was promoted to the right governor of Guangdong. Tianzhou and Sicheng were not stable. Liu Daxia went to warn them that the matter was solved smoothly. After the rise of bandits, Liu Daxia denounced. He ordered his subordinates only to catch them alive and kill them after they were identified as thieves. Half of them survived. He was transferred to Zhejiang Province.

Hongzhi six years (1493) spring, the Yellow River burst in zhangqiudi, the emperor issued an edict Bo selected officials to governance. Wang Shu, the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs, recommended Liu Daxia and promoted him to be the right deputy censor. After taking up his post, he dredged the Jialu River in huanglinggang and the upper reaches of sunjiadu and sifuying to divide the water potential. From Huicheng, through Dongming and Changyuan, to Xuzhou, a long dike was built, 360 Li long. The flood was cured and Zhangqiu town was renamed "Anping town". Xiaozong praised Liu Daxia and gave him a seal. He was called to be the censor of the left Deputy capital and served as the left Minister of the household department.

In the 10th year of Hongzhi (1497), Liu Daxia was appointed as the censor of Jindu, and went to Xuanfu to deal with the military pay. The Minister Zhou Jing said to him, "the children of the powerful families in Saishang seek personal gain by buying and selling grain. Don't bring disaster because of your uprightness." Liu Daxia said: "in dealing with the affairs of the world, we should take reason instead of power, and wait until I arrive." At the beginning, the plug must be millet thousand stone to buy, grass ten thousand bundle to receive. Thus, eunuchs and military officials were able to manipulate the market and obtain huge profits. Liu Daxia ordered that those who had grain and grass should be allowed to buy and sell at least Cao Baishu and Su Shishi, and the powerful family's profit-making efforts were also lost. In less than two months, the government had more than enough reserves, and the people on the border suffered from it.

In the autumn of 1498, Liu Daxia resigned from his official post because he was ill. After returning home, he built a thatched cottage at the foot of Dongshan mountain and studied in the cottage. He was known as "Mr. Dongshan" at that time. In the 13th year of Hongzhi (1500), the court officials recommended Liu Daxia one after another and appointed him as the censor of the right capital to take charge of the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi. Liu Daxia and his two servants set out. Therefore, people from Guangdong and Guangxi came to Miss Liu Daxia, and they were glad to learn that he would come to work. After Liu Daxia took office, he cleaned up the administration of officials, reduced the supply of official fees, and prohibited the garrison officials from slaving soldiers without permission. As a result, the number of thieves gradually decreased.

In 1502, Liu Daxia was appointed Minister of the Ministry of war. He refused repeatedly and was not allowed to accept it. Before long, Xiaozong summoned him and said, "I have appointed you several times. Why did you go several times when you were sick?" Liu Daxia kowtowed and said: "I am old and ill. I see that the country is in dire need of money. If something happens, the responsibility lies with the Ministry of war. I don't think I can do it well, so I quit." Xiaozong was silent. The trees were pulled up by strong winds in Nanjing and Fengyang, floods occurred in Henan and Huguang, and long rains in the capital. Liu Daxia asked all those who belonged to the old system not left by their ancestors and harmed the army and the people to list them one by one and submit them to the court for removal. In February of 1504, the 17th year of Hongzhi, Liu Daxia played again. Xiaozong ordered the relevant departments to report the cases that should be implemented and the removal. All the relevant departments reported the cases according to the facts. When the court officials reported 16 things, they were all against the dignitaries. Therefore, the dignitaries tried their best to stop them. Xiaozong could not make up his mind and discussed them in the next court. Liu Daxia and others said: "the matter belongs to foreign officials of the imperial court, and they all approved it. When it comes to dignitaries, it is necessary to discuss and verify. I don't know why you are so stupid? " After a long time, he got the order: "report the name of the zhuanfengguan, and the young craftsman and kitchen worker will reduce the rice by three times every month; add eunuchs and ceremonial supervisors to verify the report; the four guard warriors, and the Royal Horse supervisor will report the list. The rest shall be handled in accordance with the previous discussion. " Weaving and fasting were all stopped, and the salary alone saved a lot of money, and the disadvantages of the brave men's false claim were greatly reduced. At the emperor's command, the court was happy. In the past, his relatives and Jinxing were not knighted for their merits, but for the emperor's personal favor. Xiaozong knew that this was harmful to the government, so he made great efforts to rise to the throne. Because of the frequent occurrence of disasters, he also told the officials and made them responsible for their mistakes. Liu Daxia played Chen Shushi again.

In June 1502, the 15th year of Hongzhi, Liu Daxia played the ten evils of Chen Bingzheng for the second time, and asked to resign and return home. Xiaozong didn't agree, and asked him to give a more detailed account of all the malpractices that should be eliminated. Therefore, Liu Daxia cited the hard work of the northern and southern army in transporting grain by land and water in turn, as well as the situation that the border army was tired and tired, and the border generals had been detained. Xiaozong then summoned Liu Daxia in the hall and asked, "Qing said before that the people in the world are exhausted. There has been a common law for levying taxes since our ancestors. Why is it so now? " Liu Daxia replied: "that is to say, we did not collect according to the usual law. If you take wood from Guangxi every year and incense and medicine from Guangdong every year, you can imagine the cost in tens of thousands. " When Xiaozong asked about the army, he replied, "as poor as the people." Xiaozong said: "there is monthly grain in the house, but there is grain in the house. Why is it poor?" Liu Daxia replied: "how can he be not poor if he is handsome and buckled more than half?" Xiaozong sighed: "I have been in power for a long time, but I still don't know how to be a monarch because the army and people are poor." So it was forbidden. At that time, Emperor Xiaozong was determined to be peaceful, with Liu Jian as the leader and Ma Wensheng as the assistant. He led six departments with Shichen (Shaoshi and Taizi Taishi, who was the Minister of the Ministry of war at the beginning, and later changed to the Minister of the Ministry of officials), which was known as "Zhongzheng Yingchao" in history. Xiaozong knew that Liu Daxia was upright, rigorous and skilled, and trusted him in particular. He was summoned several times to judge things, and Liu Daxia did his best for Xiaozong.

Datong small war, Xiaozong listen to eunuch Miao Kui's words, ready to send troops. Liu Jian of the cabinet tried his best to dissuade him, but Xiaozong was still hesitant. He called Liu Daxia and asked, "Qing is in Guangdong and Guangxi. Do you know the credit of Miao Kui for destroying the nest of Yansui?" Liu Daxia replied: "I heard that they had captured only a dozen women and children. They entrusted the imperial court with their authority and the whole division returned. Otherwise, the consequences will be hard to say. " Xiaozong was silent for a long time and asked: "Taizong (Ming Chengzu Zhu Di) frequently went out of the fortress, why not now?" Liu Daxia replied: "Your Majesty's ability is certainly not inferior to that of Taizong, and the general's horse is far inferior to that of Taizong. For example, the Duke of Qi (Qiu Fu) disobeyed his restraint and entrusted hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the desert. How could he

Chinese PinYin : Liu Da Xia