Liu Chonggui

Liu Chonggui

Liu Chonggui, with a long character, was born in Huazhou (now Yanjin, Henan Province). Xiantong six years Jinshi. He was once a member of the Ministry of etiquette and the Ministry of war. In the spring of 880, the first year of Guangming of emperor Fu Zong of Tang Dynasty, Zheng congdang, the governor of Hedong, was in charge of Taiyuan. He invited Liu Chonggui to be the judge of Duzhi, the doctor of the inspection department, and the Zhongcheng of the censor. Zhonghe three years (883) into the court as an official, for the Ministry of war doctor, worship to the matter. During the reign of emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty (890-891), he moved to the left to serve as an official, a Bachelor of Jixian hall, a judge academician, a minister of the household department, and a secretary of the household department. Later, he served as the governor of Guangzhou, the governor of the Qing Navy, and the observation and disposal envoy of Lingnan East Road.

According to historical records, Liu Chonggui was honest in his calligraphy and painting. The stele of Tang Zhaojue temple, written by Xiao Fu and Liu Chonggui in 885, is highly praised by scholars. (Tang Zhaojue temple is located 5 kilometers away from the northern suburb of today's Chengdu City. It is a famous royal temple. Tang Xuanzong granted the name of "Zhaojue" and known as "the first jungle in Western Sichuan.") He is good at drawing flowers and birds, especially litchi. He was once famous for his work, but it was hard to get a piece of paper. Tang shushuzhuan, jinshilu, BEIMENG Suoyan.

Liu Chonggui has been an official for many years. He has rich experience and is shrewd and changeable. In particular, the story of Liu Chonggui changing his knife has been widely spread among the people.

Character story

In the year when Liu Chonggui was guarding Nanhai, the son of a rich businessman was young and white, which was different from the ordinary businessmen who bought cheaply and sold cheaply. One day, his ship was docked by the river, and there was a house on the bank. There was a woman in her twenties. She was very beautiful and coquettish, which was not common. This woman doesn't avoid people. So the son of the rich merchant was able to exchange eyes with her. And took the opportunity to say to her, "I'll come to your house in the evening. "She just nodded and smiled. In the evening, she was waiting for the rich merchant's son with her door open. Before the son of the rich businessman came to the appointment, a thief came in to steal. He saw a room without light. Then he ran in. The woman jumped on happily. The thief thought someone was coming to catch him, so he stabbed the woman with a pig knife, then threw down the knife and ran away. The woman's family didn't find out. The son of the rich merchant came later. As soon as he entered the house, he stepped on the blood and immediately fell to the ground. At first, he thought it was water. He touched it with his hand and smelled a smell of blood. Then he felt a dead man lying on the ground and went out quickly. I got on the boat directly. The boat had been sailing all night. By daybreak, it had sailed for more than 100 li. The woman's family followed the blood to the Bank of the river. Then he reported the case to the palace. The officials in charge of the case generally asked the people who lived by the river. Some people said that a certain ship sent out at night on a certain night. The case officer immediately sent someone to recover the son of the rich businessman and put him in prison to torture. The son of the rich merchant told the truth, but did not admit to the murder. The woman's family picked up the murder weapon. Give a pig knife to the government. The sheriff ordered: "one day, a grand banquet will be held. The butchers from all over the country will gather on the court and wait to slaughter the animals. "When the butchers got together, he ordered," it's too late today. Come back tomorrow and leave the pig knives in the kitchen and go back empty handed. "Then he asked for the butchers' knives, and replaced them with the one that killed them. The next morning. The butchers were ordered to go to the Yamen to get the knives. They all claimed their knives and left. Only one butcher stayed at the end and refused to take the knives. The sheriff asked him why he didn't take the knife, and he said, "this is not my knife. "And asked whose knife he was. The butcher said it should be someone's knife. He asked the owner of the knife where he lived. The sheriff immediately sent someone to catch him. As a result, the murderer had escaped. So the sheriff ordered that the prisoners who should be executed in the prison, pretending to be the son of the rich businessman, should be publicly executed in the market in the evening. The families of the escaped murderers would listen to the government's news every morning and evening. Now that the "murderer" has been killed, the murderer will go home in a day or two. He was immediately arrested by the government. He confessed all the murders and was sentenced to death according to the law. The merchant's son went into the house at night and was only punished as adultery. After a beating, he was released. It can be said that Pengcheng's trial of the case is clear.

The story has also been widely selected in the "Chinese Wisdom Series" and other books, as well as textbooks and extracurricular reading articles.

Main works

Liu Chonggui is not only a smart and wise official, but also an excellent poet. His poems are not only beautiful, but also far-reaching. There is one of his poems "to Gui Shuai" in the whole Tang poetry“

Bi Zhuang Ren Shi He Hong Jun, GUI Shulin times before the spring.

Don't love the beautiful scenery at this time. Jixi is not a fisherman. "

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