Xu Zhongxing

Xu Zhongxing

Xu Zhongxing, a native of Linhai in the late Northern Song Dynasty, is a neo Confucianist and educationist. He is famous for his eight virtues of "filial piety, fraternity, amity, marriage, appointment, compassion, Zhonghe" and is known as "Mr. Baxing". Once praised by Sima Guang, he lived in seclusion in Weiyu mountain of Huangyan because of his cynicism. In his later years, he taught students and students from all over Dongou came to invest.

His third son, Tingyun, was deeply influenced by his father. He once instructed Zheng Boxiong (Yongjia school) of Huangyan county magistrate to study Neo Confucianism. Together with his father, he was called "Mr. erxu"

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Xu Zhongxing? -He was born in Linhai at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. According to historical records, I am very handsome and like to drink. Sima Guang praised Hu Yuan for his "clear and peaceful spirit, which can be used to enter Taoism; he is not a national instrument, but a Confucian school." But he saw the darkness of officialdom and never became an official all his life. He lived in seclusion in the countryside and occasionally went to meet his relatives and friends. "A napkin and a staff of chenopodiac come and go to Weiyu mountain." In his later years, he taught his students tirelessly. Students from all over Dongou have come to invest. He said: "education should be practiced and learning should be carried out step by step." After his death, he was called "Mr. Ba Xing" or "Mr. Zhen Ding" because of his virtues of "filial piety, good marriage, benevolence and neutralization".

His third son, Tingyun, was deeply influenced by his father and lived with him. He was upright and devoted to education. When Qin Hui was in power, he took part in the imperial examination with the title of "Zhongxing". He sighed, "is it time to sing praises today?" He handed in the blank paper and put forward five reasons for his inadequacy. Since then, he has been isolated from his official career. At home, together with his father, he also teaches. One day, he went out to visit his old friend and came back a few months later. "I felt a little sick and died in my eyes. There are five years in eighty. " It is called "Mr. Wenjie". Father and son were buried together in a tomb, and later generations collectively called them "Mr. erxu".

Celebrity anecdotes

In the 43rd year of Jiajing reign, Wu Chengen was appointed the county magistrate of Changxing, Zhejiang Province. During this period, Wu Chengen met Xu Zhongxing, a native of Huzhou Prefecture, and they became intimate friends. When Xu Zhongxing was the magistrate of Henan runing, he toured the beautiful scenery in the sky. When he got to know Wu Chengen, he heard that he was writing a wonderful book called journey to the west, which he appreciated very much. Xu Zhongxing told Wu Chengen many times about the scenery of Chaya mountain in runing mansion, especially about his feeling of climbing Zhapi mountain several times, and chanted his poem "the wizard of Chaya": looking for the wizard of Chaya mountain, stone monkey stands in the air. Wu Chengen was fascinated by Xu Zhongxing's story, especially when he heard that the Tang Monk had been to Chaya mountain many times to preach scriptures and taught stone monkey to become an apprentice.

Xu Zhongxing also recommended: "to write a journey to the west", you have to walk thousands of miles. You have to travel thousands of miles to Chaya mountain. It's really a wonderful place to go! " Later, Wu Chengen was sent to prison for opening a warehouse to release grain and providing relief to the victims. Xu Zhongxing tried to save Wu Chengsi from prison and advised him to travel far away to avoid disaster. When Wu Chengen asked where he was going, Xu Zhongxing said, "you can go to Chaya mountain in Henan runing prefecture to avoid disaster. Secondly, you can inspire the creation of journey to the West." Wu Chengen arrived in Nanjing from Yangzhou, sailed up the river to Wuhan, rode a donkey from the old road of Beijing and Han Dynasties to runing mansion, and finally ascended Chaya mountain in the autumn of 1564. In front of him, this natural and vivid stone monkey image, like Huang zhongdalu, opened the artistic gate of his brewing creation of journey to the West.

Historical records of Song Dynasty

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Xu Zhongxing is a native of Linhai, Taizhou. He began to learn, and heard that Hu Yuan of Anding explained Daoism. His apprenticeship changed to teach, and he was going to follow. To the capital, I paid my first visit to fan Chunren, who was recommended to Sima Guang. The light said that the spirit of this man was pure and harmonious, and he could enter the Tao. In Tang Dynasty, Liu Yi went to the Que and got the scriptures from yuan. He read them carefully and thought hard. He was not satisfied with hardships and food. He was not fan in summer, stove in winter and sleepy at night. It is to repair the small room, sitting in danger every day, and the attainments are unpredictable. Father died, barefoot tomb, Gonggeng foster mother. Push its spare force, bury inside and outside relatives and state poor no more than ten funeral. In his later years, he was a professor and scholar. He was able to manage the country and the world without losing his nature.

His friend, Luo Shi, took the road of chastity, and led his envoys to recommend him to Yiyi. In Chongning, Li Er, the prefect of Chongning, recommended the eight elements. When Zhang and Cai stole the power of the state, they ran away from the good and tried their best. When BOC heard the fate, they often burst into tears. One day, when I went to Huangyan, I met my relatives and friends, destroyed all the articles he had done, and went back and forth to Weiyu mountain. In order to avoid mentioning important names, Zhongxing said, "human beings have nothing to do with animals. If I can apply the eight elements to the subject, then those who are not promoted are not human beings and human beings? I just want to avoid this name, but I have to have a name. "The guest retreated in shame. When Chen Yu was banished to Taizhou, he was well-known for accepting diplomatic relations. He recorded his deeds, saying that he was as famous as Xu Ji in Shanyang and called him "Mr. Baxing".

The three sons, Tingyun and Jiye, have lofty ideals and deeds, and are filial friends to their father and brother. Mourning is a very bad thing, so I can't bear to marry for more than ten years. When Qin Hui was in power, he was flattering and flattering in the imperial examination. When he asked about Zhongxing's praises, Ting Yun sighed: "today is not the time to sing praises! "If you don't think it's enough, you'll find it more popular." ting Yun said, "I don't want to lie, but dare to deceive you? "

Huang Yanwei and Zheng Boxiong went on behalf of him and asked for help. Tingyun said, "wealth is easy to get, but honor is hard to keep. I wish to live in peace and order and advocate the way of the world. "Bo Xiong is a famous official. There is an imperial edict for people to taste the five spring officials to the temple. Tingyun adapted to the situation and was advised by his relatives. Tingyun said in his words, "if I try to seal things with grass, it means that the redundant salary of Yuemiao temple is useless. Since the heart is not, you can bow to it? "

His learning is based on sincerity and respect. At night, he will stay on the couch and then take off his towel. At Dan, he will get up later. There is no indolence in living, no jest in liking, no fringes, and no scruples. When you hear a piece of good news, remember its name. In case of cold and hunger, it's better to push food and clothing. It's not sad to live in a house. In order to keep his name, you Mao sent letters to him. One day, I visited the old town for several months. Return feeling slight disease, sit in peace and die, 80 years have five. He was respected by the local people. He was called Mr. Er Xu because his father and son were reclusive. During Chunxi period, Zhu Xi, the envoy of Changping, paid homage to the tomb and wrote a poem with the words "Daoism has been passed down for thousands of years, and Dongou said Er Xu", and the big book said "there is the tomb of Er Xu, a senior scholar of Song Dynasty".

Tingyun's brothers, tinghuai and Tinglan, all have their father's style. Sun Risheng studied hard and kept his word, so Xu's poems and books continued for six generations.

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