Zhou Bian

Zhou Bian

Zhou Bian, the word Jun Yi, Ninghai Dongao people. His father, a good history, was known in the countryside for his ability to write. He was generous and magnanimous.

In the fifth year of emperor Tianxi of Song Dynasty (1021), Liang Shi sailed to Japan and left home in March. In the next seven years, Liang Shi's life and death are unknown. In the sixth year of Tiansheng (1028), when the bad news came, Shi Shi was 22 years old, so he was widowed and taught his son to study.

He is young and studious. He studies all night long. The family was poor, but they refused to turn to their neighbors for help. Later, he went to his uncle Siming's home to seek good teachers and friends to sharpen his knowledge. In 1038, he was recommended to rural school and studied hard for more than 20 years. In 1061, at the age of 41, he became a Jinshi. At the beginning, he was the chief inspector of Kuaiji, and later moved to Songxi County. Xining seven years (1074) changed to know Wuyi, and then transferred to Huangpi, the official end Pingjiang Festival push official. He is very good at reading all his life. Wang Anshi, a famous statesman, paid great attention to his deeds. He has 20 volumes of Zhou shaoshice and 17 volumes of Yunlei.

Zhou Bian was not only studious, but also attached importance to the cultivation of his children. He had seven sons, Zhou Bing, the eldest son, and Zhou Wei, the second son. In the third year of the song and Yuan Dynasties (1087), he became a Jinshi in the list of Li Changning. There are also four sons who have been promoted to the first rank. One of his sons in law is also a Jinshi. Therefore, it is called "seven Jinshi in one discipline, eight women in one discipline".

Chinese PinYin : Zhou Bian