Kong Yong

Kong Yong

Kong Yong (1417-1489) was born in Changzhou (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province) of Suzhou Prefecture in southern Zhili. In the second year of Hongzhi's reign, he was called to be the right Minister of the Ministry of industry. He died on his way to Guizhou in September.

Historical records of Ming Dynasty

In the first year of Chenghua, Ye Sheng was recommended to Gaozhou Prefecture. Liu Hai, the former magistrate, was a Yao police officer, closing the city gate to protect himself. The villagers who avoid Yao often don't accept it, and they are also killed by Yao. They also suspected that the people were possessed by thieves and killed them frequently. The reason of the thief is to arouse people's anger, and the city will fall. Yongzhi, open the door to accept those who come, exile day return. Don't build a city to live in the northeast. There were many violent remains attached to Guo, and the people died of epidemic diseases, so they were buried in a righteous grave. At that time, there were more than ten units in the territory of the bandit village, but Feng Xiaotun, the leader of the bandit village, Huazhou, and Deng gongchang, the commander of the bandit village, were not able to do so. On the first day, Yong rode alone from two people to Maodong. When Dong went to the city for ten miles, he met the thieves and told them, "I'm the new prefect." When he heard of the arrival of the new guard, he called on his party to welcome him. And see Yong Tan Yi no follow, Qi big Ju. Yong Xu dismounted and entered the court. The Duke led his apprentice, Chi Jia Luo Bai. Yongyu said: "Ru Cao is a good citizen, so he is forced to be cold and disheartened. I have been ordered to be your parents. You, my son. If you believe me, you will send me back to you. If you don't believe it, you will kill me, that is, the army will arrive, and there will be no seeds left. " When the leader hesitates, his party will feel it and cry. Yong said, "if you are discouraged, eat me." He knelt down to drink and eat. After eating, said: "day and evening, when the end." I undress at night and sleep soundly. The thieves were in awe of each other. Stay up again and come back. Seeing that there are many naked people hanging on the trees by the roadside, we can inquire about them, and all of them will be able to explain their lives. The governor sent dozens of riders to return them. When the people in the city saw them, they were all shocked. They said that the magistrate had been held, and they had come to surrender and ascended the palace. Yong stopped riding outside the city and entered alone with Lei. He took grain and silk and sent them back. The Duke was grateful, so he burned his nest and led thousands of the party to surrender. When the Duke was demoted, the thieves took the money, but they knew that they would not accept the danger. Yong selected 200 strong men and arrived in Huazhou by night. Xiaohuang went to hide in a hurry and got his wife's return. His pension was very generous. Xiaoyi also gave up 500 people. Already, he defeated the thief Liao Po Bao with Tao Lu. He was the first to commit the crime, but he lost a lot. In Dading. Shangguan recommended, promoted Deputy envoys according to the inspection, divided into patrol high and Leifu. Yi Zhao drama thieves ran Ding, Hou Da Liu, Deng Xin you and so on, gave the land property, and divided it into the mainland as an official for other thieves. Guangxi bandits Xinyi and Cenxi were defeated. When we hear about our achievements, we will give our orders to honor the differences. Bereaved, mourned, changed to Guangxi. Yao, Tong Wen Yong to, know far follow. In the fourteenth year, the Ministry of war made great contributions and offered silver coins to the military. The bandits came to attack in Lipu. Governor Zhu Ying attached himself to Yong as a soldier. He defeated him and ate second grade salary. He has moved to the left to serve as an envoy. To the right, the vice governor of Guizhou. Miao Axi, a member of the Qingping tribe, was rebellious and intelligent. His adopted son, Alai, was particularly powerful, and he ran through all the ministries. All the ministers who were in charge of the Ministry were Naxi bribes, and arrogance could not be controlled. When Yong Xingbu arrived at Qingping, he inquired about the two people who were close to Xi. Then he captured the river and tried to level the chicken back Miao. The county was awed. He was honest and upright. He has been an official for more than 30 years, all of whom are in the border areas. Don't beg for bones. In the second year of Hongzhi, he was called to be the right Minister of the Ministry of industry, and was a Taoist soldier. He was sixty-three years old. Li Shimin of Pingle is the magistrate of Xinyi. Try and Yong, a total of Ping Yao chaos, meritorious, moved to know Huazhou. Guangdong people are also known as Kong and Li.

Honesty reduces thieves

Kong Yong, to be the magistrate of Tianzhou (now Tianyang County, Baise City, Guangxi). There are often ethnic rebellion in Tianzhou, which is beyond the control of the former magistrate. At that time, there were more than a dozen traitors stationed in the territory under Kong Yong's management. The government recruited them several times, but they refused to surrender. Soon after Kong Yong took office, spies suddenly heard that several gangs of bandits in the nearby mountain stronghold were preparing to gather to invade Tianzhou city. All the people in the city were terrified and suggested to guard the city behind closed doors, but Kong Yong said, "it's not the way to stick to and be beaten. Today's plan is only to publicize the imperial court's kindness and prestige to them, and perhaps to make them restrain. " Kong Yong didn't listen to people's persuasion, so he chose two brave followers to go out of the city and break into the thieves' nest. The robber's sentry saw an official coming on horseback with only two attendants. He was very surprised. Someone stopped him and asked him. Kong Yong replied, "go and report. I'm the new prefect." The leader of the bandits in the stronghold, Mr. Deng, was shocked when he heard that the new prefect had come in person. At first, he thought that the army was coming, so he immediately asked his subordinates to take up arms and fight against the army. The robbers didn't know Kong Yong's intention, so they had to lead him into the stronghold and bring him to the leader. When Mr. Deng saw Kong Yong, he was surprised: "how can this prefect dare to break into my territory with only two attendants?" So secretly, I was a little frustrated. The robbers drew their swords and glared at Kong Yong. Kong Yong calmly dismounted the horse and stood among them. Mr. Deng asked who he was. Kong Yong said calmly, "I am Kong Yong, the new prefect of Tianzhou. I'm your father and mother officer. Get me a chair and sit down for me. See you Someone brought a couch and put it in the middle. Kong Yong sat down with a golden sword and called the people forward. Mr. Deng didn't know what to do. Some of his subordinates have already laid down their weapons and hastily saluted the prefect. Mr. Deng had to kneel down. Kong Yong said: "I know that you used to be good people, but now you are a bandit because you have no food or clothing, and you are cold and hungry. The former Taishou attacked you. In order to survive, you naturally had to resist. " The robbers scolded one after another, counting the bad deeds of the former officials. Kong Yong gave a frank smile and then said, "I've been ordered by the imperial court to be your official parent. You are all my people. I don't have the heart to harm you. If you will take my advice and send me back to the city, I will forgive you for your sins and give you food and cloth. From now on, you will not be allowed to commit any more crimes. If you don't believe me, you can kill me now! The army of the imperial court will come soon, and you will all die, and even the children will not survive! " The robbers were shocked at this. Mr. Deng was still hesitating, but many of his followers were so excited that they began to cry. Finally, Mr. Deng said in a trembling voice: "if you can really help us, then as long as you are here, we will no longer invade and harass you." "A word from a gentleman, a whip from a horse!" Kong Yong said firmly. He suddenly changed his words, "I'm on my way. I'm hungry. You can get me something to eat." They quickly cooked a big dinner, and Mr. Deng knelt down to deliver food to him. After a big meal, Kong Yong said, "now it's dark. Let me sleep here all night." Then he untied his clothes and lay down to sleep. The traitors looked at each other, surprised and admired his extraordinary courage. After a night in the village, Kong Yong woke up and wanted to go back to the city. Mr. Deng sent dozens of horsemen to take him back. The people in the city were shocked to see that the magistrate was captured by the traitors, who came to attack the town, and all the soldiers boarded the tower to prepare for the battle. Kong Yong asked the following people to stop outside the city and asked the old and weak people to follow him into the city. He sent for food and clothes and gave them to take back. Mr. Deng was very grateful to him. He felt that his words were true and everyone had a support. He burned the stronghold and led thousands of people to surrender to the government. Since then, Tianzhou county has been in peace.

Chinese PinYin : Kong Yong