respected minister of state

respected minister of state

Zong Chen (1525-1560), Zi Xiang, fangchengshan, Xinghua, Ming Dynasty writer, Song Dynasty famous anti Jin general Zongze descendants. In the 29th year of Jiajing (1550), he was a Jinshi. He was transferred from the Ministry of punishment to the Ministry of officials. He returned from his illness, built a room on BaiHuaZhou, and studied in it. Later, after the death of wailang, a member of the Ministry of officials, Yang Jisheng, a member of the Ministry of officials. He was hated by Yan Song for his gold. He was a counsellor in Fujian Province. He was promoted to the Vice Minister of Fujian University and a dead official by his contribution to Japanese pirates. The poems advocate to return to the ancients. They are as famous as Li Panlong and so on. They are one of the "seven sons of Jiajing".

Life of the characters

Zong Chen (1525-1560) was a writer of Ming Dynasty. Zi Xiang is a man of Fangcheng mountain. Xinghua (now Jiangsu) people. Jiajing 29 years (1550) Jinshi. At the beginning, he was given the principal of the Ministry of punishment, and later he was changed to wailang, a member of the Ministry of officials. The sex is honest, not attached to the powerful. In the 36th year of Jiajing period (1557), Yan Song was demoted as the left counsellor of Fuzhou's political secretary because he offended Yan Song by writing a memorial to Yang Jisheng. In office, he led the public to repel the Japanese pirates. He was transferred to the Vice Minister of the Academy. Zong Chen was one of the later seven sons. His prose is excellent. For example, "Bao Liu Yizhang Shu" strongly attacked the corruption of feudal officialdom. His article focuses on the description of the shameless men running to power. The details of their love, flattery and flattery are vividly portrayed by the author. "The story of Ximen" and "the story of the western expedition" describe the Anti Japanese struggle vividly and vividly, and point out the shortcomings of the times. They are all good works. He began to learn from Li Bai in his poems, and he was very happy with the ups and downs of his poems. On the surface, he also pursues the super sudden movement, but lacks the unique heroic momentum and abundant emotion of Li Bai's poems, so his works give people a sense of mixed clamour, and there are not many excellent works. His metrical poems are often full of meaningful sentences. They are good at depicting the scenery in front of them, but they also have the same problems. Some people ridicule their poems as hibiscus, willow, and so on Respect "jinglaoju poetry". His quatrains have more verve, such as the old friend cup, the Castle Peak Road, the horse to Chuiyang, looking back on the evening of the clouds. The content of zongchen's poetry is relatively thin, so his creation achievement is not very high. His works include 15 volumes of zongzi Xiangji. He was born in December of the fourth year of Jiajing (1525) and became a Jinshi of gengxu in 1550. At the beginning, he was appointed as the principal of the Ministry of punishment. In the 30th year of Jiajing period (1551), he was transferred to the imperial examination. Because he was young and full of vigor, he was deeply dissatisfied with the corrupt government of "eunuch, but Yan Song, father and son helped evil". In September of 1552, he took the examination of merit and returned to Xinghua. Immediately "build a room on a hundred flowers Island, read among them." In the first month of the 33rd year of Jiajing reign (1554), Zong Chen went to Beijing to return to his post in order to express his high hopes. He was transferred to Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of officials and entered wailang, a member of Jixun. At this time, the corruption of the government was even more serious: "Song held power for a long time, leading to private places." As the power grew, so that "all the vassals begged for mercy and bribes." As a result, "both the north and the south are the first officials to discuss corruption." In the face of the increasing corruption of the government and the wanton rampage of the treacherous parties, he never feared the power and gave tit for tat. Therefore, Wang Xianqian, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, praised him in his preface to zongzixiang's poetry anthology for his "integrity" and "Mr. Fang was a member of Jixun, who was hated by Yan Song." In the spring of 1555, when he learned that Liang Youyu, one of the "seven sons" who had been excluded from the capital by Yan Song, died of illness, he and Wang Shizhen and Wu Guolun "became friends and wept in Yan Di." In October of the same year, Yang Jisheng was persecuted and died unjustly. Regardless of the risk of death, the Zong Chen stripped his clothes and covered his body on the spot to comfort his loyal soul. Wu Guolun, one of the "later seven sons", was also relegated to Jiangxi as a magistrate because of "advocating the public to send him away, disobeying Yan Song and pretending other affairs." Of course, there is no exception to the Zong Chen belongs to the exclusion of the list. In August of the 36th year of Jiajing (1557), he was finally expelled as the Deputy envoy of tixue in Fujian. Here, I passed by Nanjing and traveled to Yanziji. I wrote a poem named "the story of traveling to Yanziji" and wrote a poem named "the stone scales on the head of Yanziji". Once Zong Chen arrived at the post, he was widely loved by the people. According to the seventh volume of Huang Yunmei's textual research on Ming history, it is said: "when the minister moved to Fujian to study as an assistant envoy, there were about eight disciples who moved to the Academy of prefectures and cities, and the sixth one was about talking about art." In addition, according to Wang Xianqian, "in Linjun County, I wear clothes and vegetables, and refuse to offer them. In order to practice fan Zhusheng, I see the sufferings of the people, and I can't rest my words." In April of the 37th year of Jiajing (1558), the second year of Zong Chen's arrival in Fujian Province, Japanese pirates broke the border. The situation at that time was quite appalling. GUI Youguang, a writer of the Ming Dynasty, wrote in his "preparation for Japanese affairs strategy": "Japanese pirates broke the border, and thousands of people were killed. The village is empty. For months now, its momentum is growing What's more hateful is: "the Japanese pirates in Jiangnan used Zhao Wenhua to supervise the military situation, accepted bribes to leave song, and caused chaos to the pirates." Not only are foreign enemies rampant, but it is also very difficult to rescue guest soldiers. When Zong Chen marched across Tingzhou, he wrote "the story of Dishui rock" and "the story of the western expedition" to record the scene of the guest soldiers disturbing the people in Tingzhou. It says: "at the right time, Xu Jun's envoys came to Guangdong to ask about the soldiers' status, and wrote a letter to them. The words said," if you return to Jian'an, you will have a call to protect the army. They are salty, tiger and halberd. They will not rob the soldiers day and night, but they will move the soldiers to other places. I'm very lucky to tell you that you can't let the chickens and dogs go, and that you can't let the soldiers worry about you. " He also said: "although there are few fires and robberies, the chicken, duck, fish and turtle's door and the stove are desolate, and the auspicious scenery is more and more important. When Yu Jian asked his father from the public, he often cried for Yu and said, "the sufferings of our people are greater than those of thieves." The man who is in charge of the matter has gone thousands of miles to summon the outside world to attack the thief. He is not anxious for the people, but he is not willing to give a shot and just snatch the gold to return. " As an emissary of the garrison, Zong Chen not only supervises the left and right sides of the army, but also rope them day and night. The fashion is still hot, the autumn sun is hot, and the guests and soldiers are afraid of the heat, "galloping day by day and night". Zong Chen does not refuse to work hard, but also "gallops with them, and crows with them." When the Japanese invaders first entered, they came fiercely and came closer and closer. All the people were frightened and worried, and the Zong Chen looked at himself freely. He repeatedly comforted everyone: "I don't worry about thieves." In the fight against Japanese pirates, although he was a gentle scholar, he seemed to be seven feet long, upright, heroic, and took the lead. He placed his bed on the tower, which had the general demeanor of strategizing and winning thousands of miles. He always ate, lived and fought with the soldiers and civilians. His life and death were related and he shared weal and woe. In his article "the story of Simon", this matter is described in detail. The story of Ximen was collected from Shuo Ying Xu, which was compiled by Tao Yu, and was listed in the forbidden bibliography, so it was rarely circulated. We may as well record a section of it, so that we can have a general understanding of the Zong Chen and the fighting situation at that time. It is said in the record: "in the afternoon of May and April, I hope that I will be able to enjoy myself. At that time, Ruan Gong, the imperial censor of the capital, was arrested and went to the north. The island bandits directly attacked Min'an, and the people in the province left in a hurry. However, the officials discussed the matter of guarding the city day by day, so they guarded the west gate. There are seven gates in Ximen City, and those in Ximen are also the routes of Yuyuan, Hengtang and Nantai. First of all, there were the elders and sons of Si Xi bu le who guarded PI. Then, when he ascended PI, he learned that the poor, the sick, the lonely and the cowardly were left to be strong. He said: "the day is home, the night is Pei. It's better to break down the Ming radius and hang the fire outside Pei. It's better for those who make an agreement to engage in military law." It will be reported that the bandits will arrive tomorrow, and the six gates will be closed. There are 100000 people outside the city calling for the entrance, so the west gate will enter. When I get up in the morning, I often sit in the city. There are dozens of athletes at the gate. People ask me to enter, but I don't ask. The guest said, "the door is sincere and good, but why don't you worry about treacherous people?" Yu said, "if the guest stops, I will do it. That is to say, if there are treacherous people, I will let them.". So for calling out the salary valley of a hundred miles outside the city, I will move to the city. If I don't move, I will set fire to it! And the strong man who does not shoulder the salary Valley and enters our door is not allowed to enter. So every day, ten thousand stones were used to fill the gate of the salary Valley outside the city, and no less than one hundred thousand people ate the food inside the city. If the city guards for 50 days, and the rice does not add a dollar, it will be covered with many things At that time, the bandits in Xingquan were already in the south, while those in the east of Zhenquan were still on the sea, and their intentions were very high. When the governor's office arrived, thousands of companies and dozens of boats were called on to attack. The bandits ignored me and often drove the boats against me. However, our soldiers were furious, and they broke out in the wind, so they captured the others and sank into the sea. When they arrived, they were relieved to return to the Department. But the father and the old people are leaving, and their clothes are stained with tears. " At that time, Zong Chen was only 34 years old. In the early spring of 1560 (the 39th year of Jiajing reign), Zong Chen died in Ren Suo. When he died, "all the people cried.". In February, Wang Shizhen, one of the "later seven sons", wrote three chapters of Shaoge to mourn after hearing the news of zongchen's death. After his death, the people of Fujian chose the place to bury him. The beloved tomb stands on the beautiful Wuyi Mountain at the junction of Fujian and Jiangxi. The clothes he wore before his death were from Fuzhou to Nanjing, and then from Nanjing to Xinghua. His family and his hometown built a tomb on BaiHuaZhou outside xiaonanmenwai, so-called clothes tomb. Since then, BaiHuaZhou has become a place for celebrities and scholars to stop and linger in Xinghua. In 1980, his tomb was found in Huangcheng Township, Baoying County, Jiangsu Province. The original edition of the novel water margin was handed over by Shi Naian's descendants to Zong Chen for printing.

Literary achievements

Zongchen is one of the "later seven sons". Wang Xianqian said: "my husband's ambition is not to be named as a literary person, and many of the later people call him a poet

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