Preface to Qianjiang History Celebrity Biography

Qianjiang, seeing the convenience of receiving ships here and the beauty of Lin Qingmu, married a Qianjiang woman and has never been there since. His seventh grandson, Sun Wanhong, and his descendants made a living by Confucianism, and gained fame and the gift of the imperial court. By the age of thirteen, Wan Jiabao (Cao Yu) had become a world-renowned master of drama, and Wan Gang was currently the vice chairman of the China People's Political Consultative Conference and the chairman of the Zhi Gong Dang Central Committee.

During the imperial examination system, Qianjiang Kejia rose, and Zongmen He Yi. The world once praised Qianjiang as "the first in humanities". According to historical records, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties alone, there were 265 juren admitted to Qianjiang, 399 in Gong Shi and 63 in Jinshi (this is only the number recorded in Qianjiang County Records in the fifth year of Guangxu). In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a Hanlin bachelor, Lin Shiyuan; In the Song Dynasty for more than 270 years, Hubei had only 1 1 champion, while Qianjiang had a champion. It is found that there were 1 12 people in Qianjiang in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and 262 works were written by Gan, the last scholar and famous historian who entered Qianjiang in Qing Dynasty. Interpretation of the Law written by Ouyang Dongfeng, a Changzhou magistrate during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, was included in the History of the Ming Dynasty and the Records of Arts and Literature. Li Shizhen Compendium of Materia Medica, written by Liu Ruojin, the minister of punishments in the Ming Dynasty, has become two famous ancient medical works in China, and was republished by Chinese Medicine Ancient Books Publishing House in 2005. The General Catalogue of Sikuquanshu contains the Selected Annals of Spring and Autumn Annals written by Fan, a famous minister in Ming Dynasty.

Qianjiang, a fertile land, is not only a gathering place for literati, but also a large number of famous officials, honest officials and sages. Objectively speaking, the feudal imperial examination system trained and selected a number of officials, but these people who were trained by Confucius and Mencius and Confucianism were all historical elites. As a tool to serve the ruling class, most of them are conscientious officials who work diligently for the people, the place and the nation, such as building water conservancy projects, unjust imprisonment and resisting foreign aggression. In particular, Qianjiang people have been diligent in this industry since ancient times, and the people are simple and literary. "The villagers know nothing about their old age. Afraid of the government, no one dares to refuse. Would rather starve than crawl "(contained in Kangxi's Qianjiang County Records). This fashion has not only created a large number of Qianjiang officials abroad, who can fulfill their duties, work hard for the people, pay attention to fame and fortune, and encourage honesty, but also made many other officials in Qianjiang have outstanding achievements and be recorded in history.

For example, my grandfather's uncle, Yuan Yunxing, was a member of the Yuan family in Qianjiang. During the orthodox period of the Ming Dynasty, he became the magistrate of Anhui Lead Mountain and served as an official for seven generations in the court. When Yuan Yunxing retired from his hometown, he passed by Poyang Lake. Some people saw that his boat was deep in water and thought he was greedy and dirty. After inspection, the tax officials found that there were dozens of stones in the cabin that pressed the wind and waves. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Yuan's great-grandson was sent to Chu by imperial edict. He refused to accept the gold presented by the king of Chu. Touched by his incorruptibility, the King of Chu built a "Quejinge" for him at the edge of a post station leading to Jingshi Road in Dabie Mountain, with the inscription "Jun Zheng Qing Feng", which was remembered by the world. Another example is Chu Kun's family, a cross-toed provincial judge in the Zheng De period of the Ming Dynasty. He was also an official who lived under one roof for seven generations. His great-grandfather Chu Jinzhong died in Shaxian County, Fujian Province, and the remaining official salary was only enough to buy a thin coffin for the funeral. His wife and children have no money to go back to Qianjiang. His Xian Sun was a beginner, during the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, that is, during the well-known (now Binxian) period in Shaanxi Province. Zhishi was also in a light car when he went back to dive. There were only a few boxes of books in the car. Another example is Wang Youdan, a magistrate of a county in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, who was originally from Heyang (now Heyang) in Shanxi. He rebuilt Confucianism in Qianjiang, revised the records of Qianjiang County, and built a new "Zhuangyuan Square", which touched Zhu Shizun, a hermit who claimed to be a flower farmer in Yizhuang, and made him "out of the mountain". As a result, Wang Zhifu made outstanding performance as an official and was promoted to a household in one fell swoop.

In recent years, I have studied the ancient and modern editions of Ming Tong Zhi, Qing Tong Zhi, China Personal Names Dictionary, Huguang Tong Zhi, Kangxi Qianjiang County Zhi, Guangxu Qianjiang County Zhi, Qianjiang Collection, Qianlong Jingmen County Zhi and Guangxu Jingzhou County Zhi. Modern versions of Historical Records, China Historical Dictionary, Literati Records of Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zheng Wen of Hubei Province, Jingzhou Local Records, Qianjiang Old News Records, Qianjiang County Records, Qianjiang City Records, Tianmen County Records, etc. From these ancient and modern books, I found that in the long history of Qianjiang, talented people came forth in large numbers, which is the historical starry sky of Qianjiang. The records of these characters and events in history books and old chronicles are abstruse classical Chinese without punctuation and segmentation, and they are scattered and incomplete, which makes most people feel puzzled and discouraged.

Take history as a mirror, educate people with executives, learn from old age and open up the future. In the era of information society, we should also be courteous to our ancestors and treat excellent traditional culture with respect. Examine and study the sages and celebrities in history with a pious heart. In order to make these historical celebrities in ancient paper alive, let people know them without reference books, and let their official achievements, righteous acts and good deeds be passed on. Therefore, I would like to focus on the celebrities and sages of Qianjiang in China's calendar treasure house. I want to explore the exquisiteness of Qianjiang River in the sea of China history and spread it to the world. I also want to let the world know more about Qianjiang, let Qianjiang go to the world better, and let hundreds of millions of Qianjiang people have more pride and honor. We should also carry forward excellent traditional culture and promote the practice of socialist core values.

As the saying goes, iron bars can be ground into needles as long as you work hard. I'm going to use two years or so to collect the selected representatives of more than 100 historical celebrities into a book, so that the heritage of our ancestors can be passed down from generation to generation, inspiring the latecomers to see Si Qi, inspiring them to forge ahead and create greater glories.