Cui Mian

Cui Mian

This data is missing

Overview chart

, add related content, make data more complete, but also quickly upgrade, come on!

Cui Mian (673-739), the word ruochong, Boling Anping (now Anping County, Hebei Province). During the Tang Dynasty, he was the son of Wei Shaoqing.

It's from the second room of Cui family in Boling. It's pure and respectful. Jinshi was born and was given the title of Lu Hun. When Tang Ruizong ascended the throne, he moved to Yu Department as a doctor and censor as Zhongcheng. He dared to impeach the powerful and powerful, and moved to zuolang, the crown prince and Zuo Shuzi. Zhongshu order Zhang said that he was in power, and he was granted Zhongshu's minister, but the cooperation was not harmonious, so he became the governor of Weizhou. He was appointed as the official Minister of the school inspection department and was in charge of the selection of talents. Turn left to serve the Jixian, the hall of the palace, responsible for the publication of registered residence and the development of ritual music, to the Secretary, Prince of the guests.

In the 27th year of Kaiyuan (739), he died at the age of 67. He was presented to the Minister of rites with the posthumous title of filial piety. After paying homage to the prime minister, his successor Cui Youfu presented Zuo pushe with his works "humble chamber inscription" and "Luo Xing Shi Fu".

Life of the characters

Cui Mian is pure and prudent, and has no false words. He is very filial and talented in serving his parents. He was a Jinshi in the exam, a virtuous person in the exam, and a good grade in the exam. No one publicly slandered him. Empress Wu ordered the competent department to examine him again. Cui Mian's answer was even better, and finally ranked first. Lu Hun was appointed to the Ministry of official affairs. Cen Yi, Minister of the Ministry of official affairs, praised Lu Hun and said, "you are today's Yingshen." So he was recommended as zuobuking. Cui Mian is gentle and gentle, but he is strict when dealing with official business. No one can make him yield.

Tang Ruizong recruited him and granted him the post of Zhongshu Sheren. Because his mother was ill in Dongdu, he could not bear to leave. He resolutely refused and asked to support his mother. He also suggested that Lu Hun County captain Guo Lin, Tai Lecheng Feng Xiyan and Chu Shi Li Xi should take the place of him. Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty ordered him to be a doctor of the Yu Department. Soon afterwards, he was appointed Zhongcheng, the censor of the school. Cui Mian asked to distribute Taicang's grain and reduce the feed of birds and animals in the garden to relieve the poor people. People benefited from his invitation. The censor song Xuanyuan and Lu Huaishen are in laws, playing with the law according to Lu Huaishen's power; Yao Yi, Yao Chong's son, made friends with guests and accepted bribes when he was in Dongdu. Cui Mian was going to impeach them. Yao Chong and Lu Huaishen were in power at that time. They recommended Cui Mian together and said that he had historical talent. They asked him to become a writer and took away his power, probably because they were afraid of him. After a long time, Cui Mian became Prince Zuo Shuzi. When his mother died, Cui Mian accepted the condolence of the guests in front of the room. None of the guests had ever entered the inner room where the coffin was placed. He told the guests, "my mother is not a close relative in this life. If she can't go into the hall to meet her, how can she change her etiquette because of her death?" Zhongshu Ling Zhang praised him many times. When Cui Mian's filial piety expired, he was promoted to minister of Zhongshu.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty planned to abolish Xianzhou because of his assassin's repeated death. Cui Mian asked to move the hospital to Wuyang. Wuyang was originally fan Kuai's vassal state and changed its name to Fanzhou. Tang Xuanzong didn't take his advice and Xianzhou was eventually abandoned. Cui Mian likes to talk about the gains and losses of the imperial government. Some people say that "the present Zhongshu orders act according to the emperor's will. Although the Chamberlain assists the prime minister, it's just an empty post." Cui Mian replied: "all officials share different responsibilities and are connected with each other so as to realize the great rule. How can they blindly obey and empty their salaries?" Cui Mian often held different opinions on imperial edicts and departmental affairs. Zhang said that he was not happy and let Cui Mian be the governor of Weizhou. Heavy rain in the state, water washed crops, Cui Mian relaxed the ban to facilitate the people. Later, he was recalled by the emperor and took charge of the ten branches of the Ministry of official affairs. He was appointed as a Jixian Xiuzhuan in the capacity of Zuo Sanqi, and served as Secretary Supervisor and Prince guest.

He often discussed increasing the sacrificial utensils and beans used in the ancestral temple, and wanted to improve the specifications of mourning clothes. So Qing Wei Tao asked him to sit down and increase the utensils and beans to twelve. His grandfather took great and minor merits, and his aunt was as good as his uncle and aunt.

Cui Mian said: "in sacrificial rites, ancient people must be strict in their diet. There is no cremation, so there is the recommendation of Maoxue. There is no Quzhen, so there is the foundation of Xuanjiu. After the king as wine and Li, sacrifice to fragrant, so there are three sacrifice, eight sacrifice, five Qi, nine offer. The Shinto is respectful. It can be prepared but not abandoned. Although it is said to be prepared, it can be restrained. Kuzu, kudou, and kuzun were all eaten in the Zhou Dynasty. They were used to entertain the guests. The Duke of Zhou, Maoxue and Xuanjiu were also recommended by his ancestors. The sacrificial rites of Lu Chen's family in Jin Dynasty were all recommended by Jin Dynasty. They were often eaten in Jin Dynasty, and were not purely used in ancient times. The sage changed his writing and understood his feelings. However, at that time, food and drink should not be limited to sacrifice. In the Qing Dynasty, it was enjoyed in the temple, and the ritual and food were set up. It was also made in the Zhou Dynasty. It's very rare for Chinese people to eat in the garden and prepare meals in time. The service tribute comes to sacrifice, and the service is also far away. If you have something new, you must recommend it. Yuan Yuan and Yu bow to the harvest, search for relatives, do not recommend and then eat, sincerely respect the people. If this is enough, there is nothing to add. In the second imperial edict, there was a minister who wrote the order and recommended it according to the situation. There was no need to add a bean to it. Big soup, ancient food, is also served in ancient utensils. And soup, often eat also, Sheng in the instrument. Maoxuesheng in the plate, Xuanjiu Sheng in respect. For those who use ancient utensils without recommendation for food, it is convenient to use ancient utensils instead of modern ones. Therefore, jiaqiongdou is not enough to make the world beautiful, but to take measures in all dynasties, it is just a waste of time. The couplets in the palace of Lu Dan Huan are engraved with Jue, which is not in the spring and Autumn Annals. Ban Gu said: "the Mohist school came from the temple of the Qing Dynasty because it was expensive and thrifty. But the temple is not extravagant, it is old. Too often asked, I am not at ease. "Too often said:" Jue small less than he, holding to difficult. "Cui Mian said:" there are those who regard small as the most important gift, but it is also right to offer nobility. However, if we can't make it now, it's not polite, and it's also rude. With the loss of conditions, it is not to be discussed. "Cui Mian said:" the ceremony is based on the family, and the family is determined by the world. Family can not be two, so the father to respect, the mother to detest. It's the combination of internal service and external service, but it's not easy in ancient times. In the past, Xin was suitable for Yichuan. When he saw that he had been sent to sacrifice, he knew that he would be in the army, and the ceremony would die first. Compared with the Tang rites, it promoted uncle's kindness. Therefore, since the spread of Taoism, the country's destiny has been transferred to another surname. The rites have been proved dead, but we can't give up! "At that time, Wei Shu, the doctor of the office, Yang Bocheng, the doctor of the Ministry of household affairs, Yang Zhongchang, the member of the Ministry of rites, Cao Canjun, the soldier of the prison, Liu Zhi, and so on, discussed with Mianhe, and ordered the imperial edict to take part in the decision. Therefore, there were six people in the ancestral temple, each with his aunt as his uncle's minor merit, his aunt's fine linen, and his aunt's sparing.

Whenever the court had a dispute that was difficult to decide, it consulted Cui Mian and then chose the middle opinion. Cui Mian was 67 years old when he died. He was posthumously awarded the title of "filial piety" as the Minister of rites. Cui Mian was frugal and thrifty. His salary was distributed to people of the same clan at any time. Instead of building houses, he once wrote the inscription on humble rooms to express his ambition. 　

Character evaluation

Cen Xi: today's Yingshen.

Li Jixiu: the talent of Wang Zuo.

Chen Zi'ang: Although Gongsun and Chao Ying were not.

Anecdotes and allusions

Gaosuntang

Cui Mian lived in Chengdu when he was a child. When Cui Mian was eight years old, his father died and he and his mother depended on each other ever since. When he was 13 years old, his mother got eye disease again, so he sold his family property and went to seek medical advice for her everywhere, but he still couldn't cure her eye disease. At a young age, Cui Mian supported the family and served his mother well. There is a pond in front of Cui Mian's house. Beside the pond is a winding path. People living here pass by it every day. One night, mother and son were eating when they heard a loud cry outside the door. Cui Mian ran out to see that a child had just passed by the pond in the dark and accidentally fell into the water. Fortunately, he was saved in time and saved his life.

Back in the house, her mother suddenly said to Cui Mian, "Mian Er, hang a lantern in front of the door tomorrow. The road here is narrow and it's dark at night. It's very inconvenient for people to pass here. If you hang up a lantern, no one will fall into the water again. " Cui Mian is worried about spending more money on oil. His mother said, "let's just save a little." Cui Mian was a dutiful son, and immediately followed his mother's wishes. The next day, when it was just dark, he hung a lantern at the door of the house. Everyone was very moved. Knowing that Cui Mian's family was poor, you and I volunteered to bring some oil. No one will ever fall into the water again.

Cui Mian made a living growing vegetables and studying hard at the same time. Later, he was admitted as a Jinshi. He never forgets his mother and often accompanies her to play. One day, they went to a restaurant to eat, Cui Mian picked up vegetables for his mother to eat. Mother ate and asked: what is this dish? Cui Mian said it was a high bamboo shoot, and his mother said, "high bamboo shoots are delicious, smooth and refreshing." In order to let her mother often eat high bamboo shoots, Cui Mian later asked someone to dig a pond in front of her house to plant high bamboo shoots, and planted fruit trees around her. Cui Mian's official career grew, but he never forgot his mother's nurturing feelings. Later, her mother died, and Cui Mian was very sad. He went back to his humble home to keep filial piety for his mother. High bamboo shoots were planted all over the pond. Every year during the Qingming Festival, he never forgot to send a high bamboo shoot to his mother. High bamboo shoots like white jade carried Cui Mian's filial piety. In order to commemorate Cui Mian's filial piety to his mother, later generations named this place gaosuntang.

On My Modest Room

Cui Mian may be the real author of "humble chamber inscription". The author of the traditional famous essay "humble chamber inscription" and other anthologies, such as Liu mengde's anthology, Selected Prose of past dynasties and selected translation of ancient prose, are all identified as Liu Yuxi of Tang Dynasty. Some scholars did not include Liu Wenji or Liu wenweiwaiji according to the inscription on humble rooms, while Cui mian "tasted the inscription on humble rooms to see his ambition" in the new book of Tang Dynasty It is inferred that Cui Mian may be the real author of the inscription on humble chambers.

Relative members

Ancestors

Gao grandfather: Cui Shiyue (Cui said), the governor of Longzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Great grandfather: Cui Hongjun, a long history of the king of Zhao (Yang Gao) in the Sui Dynasty.

Grandfather: Cui Yan, magistrate of Luo County, Yizhou in Tang Dynasty.

Father: Cui Xiang, head of Ruzhou, male of Anping County, as a gift to Wei Shaoqing.

Chinese PinYin : Cui Mian