Ma Zuchang

Ma Zuchang

Mazu Chang (1279-1338), a famous poet, was born in Semu of Yuan Dynasty. Guangzhou (now Huangchuan, Henan Province) people. In the second year of Yanyou's reign, the imperial examination was the first and the imperial examination was the second. During the reign of emperor Renzong of the Yuan Dynasty, Tiemu Dieer was the prime minister, who was in charge of affairs. Mazu often impeached him for ten crimes, so he was demoted. From the reign of emperor Yongzong to Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty, he successively held the posts of Hanlin Zhishi, Minister of rites, counsellor of Zhongshu Shengshi, Jiangnan xingtaizhongcheng, Yushi Zhongcheng, and privy Deputy envoy. He died in the fourth year of the Zhiyuan Dynasty (1338) at the age of 60. He was given the title of "Wenzhen" to a meritorious official of Xuanxian xiezheng, Youcheng of Henan Province, shanghujun, Duke of Weijun. In the pre Qin and Han Dynasties, it is rich and novel. It contains many works, such as imperial edicts and inscriptions. The poems are round, dense and beautiful. Besides the works of social intercourse, there are also works reflecting the suffering of the people.

Life of the characters

Mazuchang was a noble of YONGGU tribe, who believed in Nestorianism. After his death, he was granted the title of governor of Hengzhou. His descendants changed their surname to Ma according to the custom of taking official as their surname. Yuehe, the great ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, followed Kublai Khan to attack the Song Dynasty and stayed in Bianjing, where he was the Minister of rites. His father, Ma run, once served as the general manager of Zhangzhou, and later as the supervisor of Guangzhou, so his family settled in Guangzhou.

At the age of seven, Mazu often knew how to study and used some money to buy books. When he was ten years old, a candle set fire to his house, but he didn't panic and often took water to put out the fire. There was a lot of discussion and everyone thought it was unusual. When he grew up, he devoted himself to his studies and was taught by Zhang Yu, a Confucian scholar in Central Sichuan. He often raised many questions and was highly valued by his teachers.

In the early years of Yanyou, Emperor Renzong of the Yuan Dynasty, he just resumed the imperial examination. He won the first place in the two examinations in the village and society. In the second place, the imperial examination should be given the imperial script, and the official position should be the Prime Minister of the imperial censor. And Yuan Jue, Wang Shixi and other mutual exchanges of text, very close contact. Renzong of the Yuan Dynasty had been in power for a long time. He lived alone in the East Palace and often drank too much and ignored the government. Mazu often wrote to yuan Renzong and asked him to "attach importance to the ancestors of heaven and earth, rule the Yamen and set up the court instruments, the censor hold the bamboo slips, and the Taishi hold the pen." he put forward 15 things, explained them one by one, and made many suggestions. Soon, he became the master of crown prince Shen Jian. On the other hand, he impeached the prime minister Tiemu Dier for the top ten crimes. In Yuan Renzong's anger, he immediately removed his prime minister's position. Later, he went on to say that Taizhou's shaking ground is due to the fact that "there are wise people in the opposition who should use it or not, and there are sycophants in the officials who should say nothing". If you hear about it, all the ministers will be punished. He also pleaded guilty because of memorials. Many times because of impeachment, recommendation was guilty, we can see that Ma Zuchang "recommend virtuous pull lag, know everything.".

After a short time, he changed to xuanzhengyuan. After more than one month, he resigned and returned home. Later, it was appointed as the order of the Bureau of state affairs and changed to Yin of Kaiping county. Because the treacherous officials were in charge, Mazu often retired and lived in Guangzhou. When the treacherous minister died, Ma Zuchang was appointed to the Imperial Academy. During the reign of TAIDING, the crown prince was established, and Ma Zuchang served as the junior supervisor of Dianbao and the crown prince Zuo zanshan. Soon, he became the Minister of rites and the academician of Hanlin. Because of the death of the old man, he stayed at home for several years and returned to be an official. Then he became the Minister of rites and the Minister of youzanshan, and soon returned to his hometown.

In the first year of Tianli (1328), Mazu often served in the Ministry of rites. He had two examinations and one reading official. At that time, he was called Mazu Chang. He selected a large number of talents for the country. Later, he was promoted to the provincial counsellor of Zhongshu and Zhongcheng of Nantai. In the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, Mazu often paid homage to Zhishu, served Zhongcheng, the censor, and experienced privy Deputy envoys. Mazu often resigned and returned to Guangzhou. Later, he was sent to the south of the Yangtze River and Shaanxi Province to travel to Taichung. Mazu often refused to go because he was ill.

In March of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, Ma Zuchang died at the age of 60. As a gift, he is a meritorious official of Xuanxian Association, Youcheng of Henan Province, shanghujun, Duke of Weijun, and his posthumous title is Wenzhen. Zu Changchu married Suo, the daughter of Changzhou recorder judge, and Kelie, the daughter of Qianhu monk in Henan Province. He was the provincial inspector and Secretary of the provincial government.

Literary achievements

He once sponsored the governor of Guangzhou to build a Confucius Temple. He also built a famous Shitian mountain house in Huainan. He flaunted it by farming and reading. He taught filial piety, the Analects of Confucius and Confucius. It is also suggested that the nation and its ministries should not only recite the books of sages, but also respect their mothers, so as to be honest in human relations.

Zu Chang is good at writing articles, and "takes the Qin and Han Dynasties as the law, and makes his own family's words". He once participated in compiling Yingzong Shi Lu, translating Huangtu Da Xun and Chenghua Shi Lue, and compiling liehou Jin Jian and Qianqiu Ji Lue.

Although Ma Zuchang was a prime minister, he was still concerned about the people's life. His works often expressed the feelings of sympathizing with the people's sufferings. His poems are "round, dense, clear and beautiful, with large and short chapters that can not be passed on". He is very talented, especially good at writing seven character ancient style and five character poems. Emperor Wenzong of Yuan Dynasty once praised "the great scholars in the central plains are only ancestors". There are fifteen volumes of Shi Tian Ji, a collection of poems and essays, which are collected in Si Ku Quan Shu.

Historical records

History of the Yuan Dynasty

Mazuchang, whose name is Boyong, was born in the ancient part of Yongzhou and lived in Tianshan of Jingzhou. There is a person named xilijis. Yu Zu is often Gaozu. Jin Ji is a judge of Fengxiang's army and horse. He gives the governor of Hengzhou a gift on the day of death. His descendants take Ma as their surname because of his official position. The great ancestor, Yuehe Nai, recruited the Song Dynasty from the emperor Shizu, stayed in Bian, took charge of the salary, and tired the official rites. Father run, Tongzhi Zhangzhou Road, head of the government affairs, home in Guangzhou. When Zu Chang was seven years old, he knew how to learn, and when he got the money, he used it as a book. When I was ten years old, I saw the candle burning the house and undressing the water to put out the fire. He is good at learning. Zhang Yi Zhen, a Confucian of Shu Dynasty, went to the door of learning from Taoism. He had dozens of doubts, which was very difficult. At the beginning of Yanyou period, the imperial examination was the first one, and the imperial examination was the second one. He should be given the Hanlin script. Pay homage to the censor. At that time, Renzong had been in the imperial palace for a long time and still lived in the east palace. He often drank too much. Zu often wrote a letter to ask "Yu Zheng ya, Li Chao Yi, Yu Shi Zhi Jian, Tai Shi Zhu, although there are those who cherish treachery and self-interest and beg officials for reward, dare not speak out.". The son of heaven, bearing the weight of the ancestors of heaven and earth, should be extremely attuned. As for wine and Li, when he comes near to serve the emperor, he should think about the meaning of offering a hundred sacrifices. " Yingzong was the crown prince, and he wrote to master Shenjian. So Tiemu Dieer, the treacherous minister, became the prime minister, and his authority was arbitrary. Zu often knew that he had stolen the history of the country and led the same group to impeach him for ten crimes. Renzong was angry and dismissed him. Qinzhou mountain move, the ancestors of the saying: "mountain immobile things, now move Yan, from the opposition have when use not wise, in the official have when the words do not speak of the sycophant, so Zhiran er." If you hear about it, all the ministers will be punished. The ancestor often recommended the virtuous to pull out the stagnant, knew without saying. After the experience of reforming the xuanzhengyuan in Russia, he resigned for more than a month. When he died, the treacherous minister returned to his prime minister and left to move to Yin of Kaiping county. Because he wanted to slander him, he retired to Guangzhou. For a long time, since the treacherous minister died, he got rid of the Imperial Academy. TAIDING built a reserve, promoted Dianbao Shaojian and Prince Zuo zanshan. In addition to the Minister of rites. The mother of Ding Zu was worried, and he began to praise the goodness of the right. He got rid of the book of rites and found his way back.

In the first year of Tianli, he was called as the inner captain of the king of Yan, and was still in the Ministry of rites. He was known as Gongju by two people, and he was also known as the official of reading papers. He was promoted to consult Zhongshu to save trouble, participated in the etiquette of relatives and suburbs, read the book of zhuguan, paid homage to Zhishu to serve the censor, and moved to Jiangnan as Taichung Cheng. In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, a new deal was proposed, and two hundred taels of platinum and ten thousand yuan of banknotes were given. He also learned about huizhengyuan affairs, so he paid homage to Zhongcheng. Emperor with its disease, imperial edict special exemption, Guanglu day to respect. Zu Chang held the Constitution and kept the general situation. When the censor of Xitai impeached his officials, he had wine on his face to dethrone them. Shandong Lian visited Si and said that the Kong family's lawsuit was related to the famous religion, and those who pressed it also led to it. In addition to the Privy Deputy envoy, Qingzhi resigned and returned to Guangzhou. In addition to the southern line of Taichung Cheng, but also moved to Shaanxi line Taichung Cheng, are not to go to the disease. He died in the fourth year of the Zhiyuan Dynasty at the age of 60. He was given the title of Wenzhen, a meritorious official of Xuanxian xiezheng, Youcheng of Henan Province, shanghujun, Duke of Weijun.

Since the founding of the ancient dynasty, many of them have been established. Discussion: today's national people and various ministries should respect their mothers and be generous with Yi's ethics when they recite the books of sages and sages. Another discussion: the general family's children are arrogant and fragile, and there are isolated envoys, while the common people have those who beat Zhang to death. They should build up martial arts and military examinations, and store up materials for special use. Though time is often used, those who know it will judge it. The ancestor often works in the article, supports the grand but the fine core, the duty goes to the Chen speech, specially takes the pre Qin two Han Dynasties as the law, but becomes one's own family's speech. Especially devoted to poetry, round, dense and beautiful, large and short chapters can not be passed on. There are Anthologies in the world. He also translated Huang Tu Da Xun and Cheng Hua Shi Lue, and compiled liehou Jin Jian and Qianqiu Ji Lue. When Wenzong stayed on the dragon and tiger platform, his ancestors often wrote poems, which was especially praised. It was said that the great scholars in the Central Plains had only their ancestors.

Selected Poems

[send to the Zongyang palace of Huashan hidden place]

Jiangge Yulong near, Shanfang fog and rain. The ground is clear, the sky is not hot, and the water in the pool is not wavy.

Bamboo shoots and sheaths meet the book belt, cherries send brocade nest. Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo.

We can weave the bamboo and take a leisurely seat to weave the coir. A few pieces of jade method, a Jiao Xingke.

The fragrant flowers sink into silver leaves, and the train wears purple lotus. Danguang leaves the moon in the sea, and Jiangjing leaves the pines.

Drunk spring floating milk, you pity stone rotten. Shenjun climbs green osmanthus, tiannv goes to Qingsha.

Invite guests to climb to the top of the mountain and find the truth. Dongxiao blowing Road Song, cloud paper writing fish song.

What can I do for you? Talk about the moon, ask for me.

[driving to Beijing]

Canglong to the que Jiatian min, autumn driving early in the morning to go abroad. One hundred thousand people riding on the flag, a pair of embroidered flags.

It is said that hunting is better than Huangyang pottery, and the feast of tin is better than white beast Zun. Heyihan family is rich, and Maqing has Fu in Wenyuan.

By chance in Hubei post

The flower dew of rice in Jiangtian began to disappear, and the lotus seeds in Puzhong turned green again. Chu boat Temple dragon to buy wine, ten Pu fan on Dongting.

Luoyi is a salt peddler in Yangzhou. Next year, he will take rice to Chang'an, and his wife will be the county governor.

[chasing Xu Hun and wandering in the river, returning to rhyme at night]

The stream is connected with the clouds, and the sound of the stream is half murmuring. The crane comes near the house, and the children are familiar with it. Under the heron, there are long pines.

Every time the moon mark invades the stone dock, it will also recognize the firewood pass. In life, officials are not the only ones who are valued, so that they can ask the king to cross the mountain.

Dragon and tiger platform

Dragon and tiger high

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