Wanxiansheng translation

The Biography of Mr. Wan is selected from Qian Yiji's Biography of Monuments in Qing Dynasty, and the translation is as follows:

Mr. Wen Zhen's name is Wan Sitong, and his real name is Ji Ye, a native of Yinxian County. He is the eighth (youngest) son of Wan Tai, Minister of Housing. When he was young, he was disobedient and refused to follow his brother meekly. All the places he passed were destroyed, and several brothers ignored him. His father wanted to put him in a temple, and soon, because of his stubbornness, he was put in an empty room.

Mr. Wen Zhen saw dozens of historical materials of the Ming Dynasty on the bookshelf. He was very happy to read them and finished them in a few days. I also read Confucian classics and read them all. After coming out of the closed room, I often follow my brothers and listen to them. One day, eldest brother will prepare the contents of the one-year study assessment, and Mr. Wang wants to participate. Big brother smiled and said, "What do you know?"

Mr. Wang replied, "It is easy to see what my brothers want to achieve." Big brother was surprised when he heard this, and said, "In that case, I'll test you." So I tested him with Confucian classic questions, which were rambling and thousands of words, and I finished it in a short time.

His big brother was very surprised. He took the article and shed tears. He reported the situation to his father and said, "I almost lost a younger brother." Wan Tai also said gloomily, "I almost lost a son." On the same day, I dressed my husband in new clothes and shoes and sent him to school. A year later, he was sent to Huang Zongxi to study and was arranged next to the teacher's lecture hall.

Mr. Wen Zhen reads five lines at a time, and the speed of reading is like that of seawater flooding into a seawall. However, I still insist on the ancient Confucian warning that books that are not beneficial do not need to be read and articles that are not beneficial do not need to be written, so I don't want to read and only remember the big aspects.

In the Wuwu year of Kangxi, the emperor issued a letter to recruit talents and scholars (that is, to set up a knowledgeable and profound ci department), and Xu Hongxun, the governor of Zhejiang Province, recommended Mr. Xu, but Mr. Xu insisted on refusing to be exempted from the examination. In the second year, the imperial court set up a book-writing institution to compile the History of the Ming Dynasty, and Mr. Xu was invited by the Bachelor of Kunshan.

At that time, the learned people recruited by the editing and editing institutions of historical records were all paid according to the seven-product officials, known as Hanlin editing and editing officials. Xu wanted to give it to Mr. Xu according to the example of others, but Mr. Xu asked to participate in the editing of history books as a civilian, without professional titles and salaries, and the person in charge agreed.

All the editors sent the manuscript to Mr. Wang for review. After reading it, Mr. Wang said to the people around him: take a book, record something one page at a time, and add it; When you are holding a book, you should compare it and proofread it. Everyone around him did as he said, without mistakes.

The 500-volume Draft of the History of the Ming Dynasty, although not completely in line with Mr. Wang's original ruling, was decided by Mr. Wang himself. If you want those copies, you can turn them into a book. When Mr. Wang first arrived in Beijing, people talked about his expertise in history. It was not until Xu, assistant minister of Kunshan, was in mourning at home that Mr. Wang told him about the "mourning" that people knew that Mr. Wang had a deep study of Confucian classics.

The assistant minister then asked Mr. Wang to compile more than 200 books about the Five Rites. At that time, the capital was full of talents, each with its own expertise and magical powers. Mr. Wang is a low-key person, but all princes and even lower-class scholars don't call him Mr. Wan, and Mr. Wang only writes the word "Buyi" when interacting with people, and there is no other name.

Mr. Wang is calm and elegant, but determined. Some of the in-laws of the deceased prosecutor held important positions, so they went to the history museum to ask for a slight relaxation of the prosecutor. Mr. Wang clearly listed his sins and told him. An official who escorted the food expenses died on the road because he gave up the escort, so he escaped.

His grandson tried to bribe his grandfather to be included in the list of people killed in the line of duty, but Mr. Wang reprimanded him and asked him to retire. Qian Jie Zhong's children are very poor. Mr. Qian took pains to express sympathy and finally failed to solve it, but Mr. Qian enjoyed it. The children of Feng Jizhong, the father's friend and assistant minister, were taken to Xunwei's house to be domestic slaves.

Mr. Wang redeemed them and sent them home. I don't inspire my spirit and make public my reputation. I especially like to encourage the introduction of young people for fear of brain drain. Even in the lecture at the party, he was sincere and repeatedly expressed his thoughts. He is a gentleman who cultivates self-cultivation. After his death, posthumous title, the descendant of the students, was called "Wen Zhen".

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The original text of the biography of Mr. Wan:

Mr. Wen Zhen Wan Sitong, Yinren, Ji Ye, the eighth son of nirvana in fire. Young and unruly, falcone posted with his brothers, but too many of them were ruined, and the brothers ignored them. The monastery that the Ministry wants to send has been closed in its stubborn and empty room. Mr. Wang peeked at dozens of Ming historical materials on the shelf and read them with relish, only to finish them in a few days; See also the Confucian classics, which are inexhaustible.

Since I came out, I have always followed my brothers and listened to their comments. One day, when my uncle was in a home class, he wanted to make a comment. My uncle smiled and said, "What do you know?" Mr. Wang replied, "Just listen to what your brothers have done." Bo Ge suddenly heard it and was terrified. He said, "But I will try you." Because of the miscellaneous words, I tried it with my eyes and sweated a thousand words. Brother Bo was so scared that he began to cry and told the fact that "I lost my brother."

"I lost my son several times," the minister said in surprise. That was the beginning of the day when I was sent to school to study for my husband's new clothes and shoes. Over the years, Mr. Li Zhou was sent to work, and he was put in a crimson account. Mr. Wang learned the five elements in parallel, like breaking a seawall, but tried his best to keep the Confucian precepts, thinking that useless books don't have to be read and useless articles don't have to be written, so all the books in the books are known for their greatness.

Kangxi Wuwu, a scholar of imperial edict, was recommended by her husband, Xu Hongxun, the governor of Zhejiang Province, and was exempted from the word. "History of the Ming Dynasty", Mr. Yuan, Xu, a native of Kunshan, went to the History Museum, where he was asked to be awarded seven salaries, and was called the editor of the Hanlin Academy. The bachelor wanted to help him set an example, so he asked Mr. Xu to take part in the historical bureau in cloth. There was no Xian Xia and no salary, and the president promised him.

All the editors sent the manuscript to Mr. Wang for review. After reading it, Mr. Wang called the waiter, "take a book, one page at a time, and have something to add;" Bring a book, a book, and something on one page to attend school. If the waiter comes as he says, he will be unhappy. The Draft of Ming History has 500 volumes, all written by Mr. Wang. Although not as old as Mr. Wang, it is enough to make a book by myself.

When Mr. Wang first arrived in Beijing, he thought his specialty was history, and assistant minister Xu of Kunshan had excellent knowledge. Mr. Wang told him about "mourning", but he knew that Mr. Wang was deeper than Jing, and the assistant minister invited Mr. Wang to write more than 200 volumes of Five Rites.

At that time, there were many talents in Beijing, each with his own strengths, and Mr. Wang was the most indifferent. But from governors to corporal, they are all called Mr. Wan, and Mr. Wan belongs to others. He just called "Wan Sitong in Cloth" and didn't taste his taste.

Mr. Wang is gentle and elegant, but his intermediary is natural. Therefore, the warlord's in-laws live in Jin Yao, and begging for the history museum is lenient to the warlord. Mr. Li told him about his crime. A reimbursement officer abandoned it and transported it away, and died without regret. Sun Tzu begged for death, but Mr. Wang rejected it. The male heir of Qian Jie Zhong is very sleepy, and the proud husband is very tired, but the pawn can't get it, and the husband is never tired.

My father's good friend assistant minister died in Xun Wei's home and was redeemed by Mr. Feng. I don't care about my spirit, I don't care about unity, I'm afraid I'll miss it. I will pay tribute to you in the lecture and be a gentleman. The man who died at the back door privately said it was Wen Zhen.

Interpretation of the biography of Mr. Wan;

Post: Very quiet.

Residual extinction: destruction; Cruel and tyrannical.

Yihe: A contemptuous remark is like saying that it is easy to deal with.

Khan Man: The original meaning is that the water is vast, which means that the words are vast.

Crimson: Red curtains. In the later Han Dynasty, Ma Rong often sat in a high hall, made curtains, and taught students before and women after. Later, the crimson account was used as an agent for teachers or lectures.

Erudite and versatile: one of the ways of selecting scholars in the Qing Dynasty, also known as erudite and versatile, was recommended by officials with the title of third-class or above in Beijing, governors and other officials abroad, and then gathered in Beijing for a unified court examination. Candidates were awarded the post of imperial academy. In the eighteenth year of Kangxi, 143 people took the exam and 50 people were admitted.

At that time, celebrities in the world, except Gu and Huang Zongxi, refused to accept the recommendation, others such as Zhu Yizun, Wang Wan, Mao Qiling and Shi. Should be elected to imperial academy to compile the Ming history. This not only ensures the compilation quality of this historical book, but also has a great influence on eliminating the anti-Manchu thought of Han literati and promoting the further confluence of the Manchu and Han ruling classes.

Department title: add the official title before the name.

Review: further verification and approval.

Participation in schools: inspection and verification.

Endless: endless and incomplete; Still, same, still.

To: collect.

Trouble: During the funeral of parents and elders.

Five Rites: Five ancient ritual systems, namely, Wu Li, Wu Li.

Dark: that is, dim, not bright, not bright, metaphorically low-key.

Elegance: Virtue is noble, which also means generosity and elegance. [14] Leave: free to borrow and be tolerant.

You are a student uniform, so the scholar called you.

Spirit: friendship, kindness.

Unity: We have the same motivation and help each other.

Three greetings: quán quán, sincere; Pay tribute, express your meaning again and again, make people understand and change.