Three things about Wang Zhongsu and Gongao

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Afatherandadaughter(1),marriedtoawifeofanofficialinJifu(2).Thehusband-in-lawlovesherdaughterverymuch.Whenevershewelcomesher,herson-in-lawwillnotsendher(3),andshesaid(3):"WhileWengChangquan(4),movedmyBeijingpost(5),thenRuChaoxi'smaid(6);Andmovingmeislikeshakingtheearsoftheleaves(7),butwhataboutthestingy(8)?"Thewomansendsamessagetohermother(9).Thewifeboughtwineovernight,kneelingdownonthewhitefather(10).Thegrandfatherwasfurious,tookthecaseandwoundedhiswife(11),wentout,droveandstayedinthecourthouse(12),andXunnaireturned(13).Theson-in-lawdidn'tadjust(14).

Thepublicistheimperialenvoyofthecapital(15),andacertaineunuchguardsLiaodong(16).Somealsoabidebythelawandgetalongwellwiththepublic(17).AfterthepublicreformofGuangdongandGuangxi(18),theeunuchcriedfarewell(19),andgavefourlargebeads(20).Publicremarks.Theeunuchweptandsaid:"Itisabribe(21).Inthepast,theemperorawardedthewesternpearlstothecourtiers(22),acertainbayan(23),andnowitisahalf-legal(24).Don’tbegreedy(25)."GongShouzhu,inthemantle(26),Renzhi(27).Later(28),afteraskingtheeunuch,hegotErCongzi(29).GongLaoZhisaid(30):"IfWengLian(31),ifthegenerationhasnosufferingorpoverty(32)?"Allsaid:"Ofcourse(33)."Gongsaid:"Ifthereisacamp(34),youZorja(35)."Thetwosonsarescheming(36),andthepublichasnothingtodo(37),expressingthefeelingsoftheoldman(38).JiYangyingsaid(39):"Nuo(40)."Thepublicrepeatedlyurgedittobeaspromised(41).Itwasafakehousevoucher(42),andLijia'sfivehundredgold(43),confessedtothepublic.Thepublicdismantledthejacket,gaveitoutofbeads(44),andsealedtheknowledgeofWanran(45).

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(1)Public:ReferstoWangAo.

(2)Kisuke:TheareaaroundKyoto.Ji,athousandmilesoflandwheretheancientcapitalwaslocated,laterreferstotheareaunderthejurisdictionofthecapital.Supplementalsoreferstotheplacesnearthecapital.Forexample,outsidethecapitaloftheHanDynasty,therewerethreeadministrativedistrictsofJingZhaoyin,ZuoFengyi,andYouFufeng,calledSanSu.Someofficial:Someonewhoisanofficial.XX,theformeractingofficialposition,thelatteractinghisname."TheHistoryoftheMingDynasty·WangAoBiography":"Theson-in-lawJiaJieguanJinki."

(3)Solid:adverb,resolute,persevere.Don'tsend:Don'tletyoureturntoyournatalhome.Dismissed,sentaway.

(4)Yun:Resentment.Language:Tell.Thissentencemeansthatyourfatherisaminister.And:you,pronoun.Weng:Father.Chief:Sir.Usedhereasaverb,tobe...sir.Quan:Quanselection,thesystemofselectingofficialsfromtheTang,SongandQingdynasties.Therefore,theofficialdepartmentisalsoknownasthe"quandepartment",anditschiefofficialiscalledShangshu.

(5)MovemetoBeijingpost:TransfermetoanofficialpostinBeijing.Relocation:Thetransferofofficialpositionsinancienttimeswascalled"relocation",whichgenerallyreferstopromotion.

(6)Then:conjunction,then.Ru:You.Dayandnight:everyday,everymoment.

(7)And:conjunctions,besides.Indicatesahigherlevelofmeaning.Shakeleaves:Shakedowntheleavesthatarefalling.Shake,shake.Ear:That'sit,nothingmore.

(8)And:But.Hewhoisstingy:Whydoyouinsistonbeingsostingy?Solid,persist.

(9)Sendamessage:sendamessage,asksomeonetobringamessage.

(10)Bai:Tellme.

(11)Case:Afewtables,thisreferstothediningtable.Onesaid,theshort-footedwoodenplatethatwaseateninancienttimes.

(12)Driving:Bycar.House:Thehousewheretheofficialsstayedforwardandrested.

(13)10days:tendays.Nai:Only.Article:Themansion,theresidenceoftheprincesandministers.

(14)Actually:Finally.Notransfer:Notransfer.

(15)DuYushi:ChiefoftheMetropolitanProcuratorate.Both,total.YuShi,MingandQingwasanofficialofthesupervisoryofficials,belongingtotheMetropolitanProcuratorate.

(16)Eunuchs:collectivelyreferredtoaseunuchsintheQingDynasty.DuringtheMingDynasty,thechiefeunuchwascalledtheeunuch.Liaodong:TheMingDynastyestablishedtheLiaodongCapitalCommandDivisionintoday'sLiaoningProvincetodefendtheborder.

(17)Veryclose:getalongverywell.Getintouchwitheachother.

(18)Change:Changeofappointment,changeofofficialposition,oranotherofficialappointment.GuangdongandGuangxi:GuangdongandGuangxiprovinces.WangAowastransferredtothemilitaryaffairsgovernorofGuangdongandGuangxiin1452(DaiZongJingtaithreeyears)whenhewassixty-nineyearsold.

(19)Weeping:Weepingquietly.

(20)pieces:Theoriginalmeaningisatreetrunk,anditisextendedasaunitofmeasurement,like"piece","piece",etc.

(21)is:demonstrativepronoun,thisreferstothebigpearl.Bribery:Obtainedbyacceptingbribes.Bribery,bribery,herereferstoacceptingbribes,usedasanadverbial"get".

(22)Thefirstemperor:theemperorfirst.First,thehonorifictitleforthedeceased.HerespecifyChengZuorMingXuanzong.Awarded:Reward.SengBao:Thenameoftheperson,unknown.Goods:buy.WesternOcean:Pan-guideOceanIslands,India,SriLanka,ArabianPeninsula,EastAfricaandotherplaces.WhentheMingDynastybecametheancestor,hehadorderedZhengHetogototheWestseventimes.Yu:Yes.Courtiers:courtiersaroundtheemperor,includingeunuchs.

(23)XX:aself-proclaimedword,referringto"I".Yan:Modalparticles.

(24)Don’t:giveaway.

(25)Solid:adverb,originally.

In(26):Sameas"acquisition",putin.Zhe:Theoriginalwordfor"zhe",wear.Jacket:Thecoatwornontheoutside,mostlyclippedorcotton.

(27)Renzhi:Itmeanstosewbeadsinthemantle.Sewing:sewing.

(28)After:Descendants,herereferstotheeunuch’sheir,adoptivesonoradoptedson.

(29)Congzi:brotheroryoungerbrother’sson,nephew.

of(30):Condolencestothem.

(31)If,you,pronouns.

(32)Nothing:Istillsay"Maybe"and"I'mafraid",indicatingthemeasurementoffacts.Poverty:Sufferingfrompoverty,beingtrappedbypoverty.

(33)Ran:Adverbsexpressingcoping,oftenaloneinasentence,canbetranslatedas"yes","right".

(34)Camp:Operation,purchase,referstodoingbusinessorbuyingrealestate,etc.

(35)I:I,pronoun.Zuo:Assistance,help.Jia:Same"price",money.

(36)Scheming:Calculatingintheheart.

(37)Nothing:Noway.

(38)Special:adverb,only,but.Oldfriend:oldfriend,oldfriend.

(39)Yang:Pretendanddisguisewiththe"pretend".

(40)Promise:Thevoiceofpromise,expressingagreementandobedience.Still"yes","okay".

(41)Aspromised.Doasagreed.Suchasinaccordancewith.

(42)is:So,just.adverb.Fakehousevoucher:Fakeacontracttobuyahouse.For,verb.Coupons,deeds.Ancientcouponsareoftendividedintotwohalves,eachholdingoneasavoucher,today'scontract.

(43)Legia:Thelistedprices.Fivehundredgold:fivehundredtaelsofsilver.Gold,theancientunitofcalculationofcurrency.Inthepre-Qinperiod,twentytaelsofgoldwasusedasoneyue(yì),andoneyurtwascalledonegold;intheHanDynasty,onecattyofgoldwasusedasonegold;later,silverwasusedascurrency,andoneortwosilverwascalledonegold.Sue.

(44)Grant:Give,give.

(45)FengzhiWanran:Itmeansthattheoriginalsealedmarkisstillthesame,thatis,itisstilltheoriginalpackage.Consciousness,thesame"will",mark,mark.Turnsout,still.

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Theprincehasadaughterwhoismarriedtosomeonewhoisanofficialnearthecapital.Theprince’swifelovesherdaughterverymuch.Whenevershetakesherdaughterbacktoherfamily’shome,theson-in-lawinsistsonnotlettinghimgo.Hecomplainstohiswife:"Yourfatheristhechiefofthestaff,andyoucantransfermetotheofficialpositioninthecapital,soyoucanservefromtimetotime.Mother;besides,mobilizingmeislikeshakingdownaleafthatiswithering,butyourfatherinsistsonbeingsostingy.Whatisthereason?"Thedaughteraskedsomeonetotellhermother.Theladyputthewineonherkneesonenightandtoldtheprince.Theprincewasveryangry.Hepickeduptheutensilsonthetableandinjuredhiswife.Hewalkedoutthedooranddrovetothechapeltostayinthehouse.Aftertendays,hereturnedtohismansion.Theson-in-lawfinallydidnottransfertothecapital.

Whentheprincewasthecapitalprince,heguardedLiaodongwithsomeonefromtheeunuch.Theeunuchwasalsolaw-abidingandgotalongwellwiththeprince.Later,theprincewastransferredtoGuangdongandGuangxi,theeunuchcriedandbidfarewelltofourbiggems.Theprinceresolutelyresignedandrefused.Theeunuchcriedandsaid,"Thisbiggemisnotsomethingyoucangetbytakingbribes.Theemperorusedtorewardthewesternpearlsboughtbythemonktotheneighbors.Igoteight.TodayIwillgiveyouhalfofitasagoodbye.Youalreadyknewme.It'snotsomeonewhoisgreedyformoney."Theprincetooktheorb,

putinthemantlehewaswearing,andsewitinside.Later,hereturnedtothecourttosearchforthedescendantsoftheeunuchandfoundhistwonephews.Theprincecomfortedthemandsaid:"Youroldmanisveryclean,areyouafraidthatyouaretrappedbypoverty?"Bothsaid:"Yes."Theprincesaid:"Ifyouwanttodosomething,Iwillhelpyoupay."TheeunuchHistwonephewsthoughtthattheprincecouldn'tdoit,itwasjustshowingthewishesofhisoldfriends.Theyallpretendtosay"yes".Theprinceurgedthemseveraltimesandmustdoasagreed.Sotheyforgedacontracttobuyahouse,setoutapriceoffivehundredtaelsofsilver,andtoldtheprince.Theprincetookoffhiscloak,tookouttheorbandgaveittothem.Themarkontheparcelwasstillthesame.

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Thepublicistheofficialbook,loyaltotheQing,andtrustedbytheemperor.ZhongsunYiyinenterstheprison,andwilltaketheautumntest,sothatthereisaSiYinjuanBaiGong.Thepublicsaid:"Youcanonlybeinthefirstplace,howcanIbeartohideit!Ifyouareselectedbymistake,youwillbeapoorman.Andifyouhavearank,whyshouldyoubestrongandcan'tbefortunate?"Offire.

Afatherandadaughter,marriedasthewifeofanofficialinJifu.(InitiatedfromWangAo’sdaughter.Thefatheronlyhas"onedaughter",whichimpliesherdelicacy;theson-in-lawisnamedastheofficialofJisuke,layingthegroundworkforherplantobepromotedtothecapital.)Thefather-in-lawlovesherdaughterverymuch,(""Love",becauseof"adaughter",itisevenmoreseenasagirl.Thewifewilldoeverythingpossibletomeetherrequirements,foreshadowingthefollowing"welcomingdaughters"and"whitefathers",andalsoactivelyseekpersonalfavorsforhisson-in-lawtothreatenZhangBen.)Everytimethedaughter-in-lawisgreeted,theson-in-lawwillnotsenditaway,andthewomanwillsay:("welcomeagirl"iscausedby"verylove"."Yellow"but"notsend",deliberatelystayintrouble,seizethe"verylove"mentality,andtaketheopportunitytoproceedThreat.Theword"every"canbeseeninitslengthandnumberoftimeswithoutexception.Thecontradictionhasalonghistory,anditisnotcoldinaday.Thewords"solid"and"yun"aremoreemotional.Opposing,angry,threatening,stubbornandbadattitude."YuNu",saidthatshedidnotdaretospeakdirectlytothepublic,butusedherwifetounclogherjoints,hidingherjoints,andpretendingtobeverywell-behaved.)"AndWengChangquan,(Let’stalkaboutthe“WangWeng”officialfirst,whichisquiteconvenientforpersonalgains.)IfImovemypostinBeijing,thenyouwillbeamaid;Whynotdoit?")Andmovingmeislikeshakingtheearsoftheleaves,("Qi"meansonelevel,andthevividmetaphorcorrespondstothepreviousproverb"WengChangquan",anditisextremelyeasyto"movemetothecapital".Heisfullofingeniouswords,toseducewomen'shearts.)Andwhoisstingy(threatening)?"("and"turnedaround,angeredhisdaughterwithcomplaints.Itwasconvenienttotransferhimtothecapital,buthisfather-in-lawwas"stubborn.""Sting",thisisthereasonwhyhe"shunned"and"notsent".Intheconclusion,heusedtheword"He"tocross-examinehim,showingtheintensityofdissatisfaction.Itisvividlyexpressed;italsoreflectsWangAo'snoblecharacteroflaw-abiding,uprightandupright.(Theheartismovedbyingeniouswordsandasksforhelpfromthemother.Theword"send"echoestheabove"solidnotsend".)Thewifeputswineovernightandkneelsdowntothefather.(Fromtheson-in-law"YuNu",fromthedaughter"tothemother,"andthenfromthemother"BaiGong",thejointscomealltheway,thebackiscoveredwithpowder,arbitrarilyspreadthenarrative,forWangAo'sappearance.Thearticleusesa"white""Theword"toloveadaughter,thebenefitsofmovingtoBeijing,theeaseofgainingpower,andthepetitionforfavoritism"areallsummedup.Thewritingisconcise,andtheinkislikegold.One"set"andone"kneel",solemnly,showingthemother'sloveforherdaughterDeep,pleasurable,andbecauseofunfeelinginvitations,heknowsthathisreasoniswrong,andhisheartisguilty.Withrespectfulactions,hewritesthegoodnessofhisintentions,andtheportraysarelifelike.ItalsoreflectsWangAo'sintegrity.)Thefatherisangry,Hetookthecaseandwoundedhiswife,wentout,droveandstayedinthecourtroom,andreturnedthefirsttendays.(Thesituationchanges,thesituationchangessuddenly,anditwillbetriggeredwhenitistriggered,anditwillcauseanuproar.One"strike"andone"out".WangAo’sintegrityandstrictself-disciplineareinstarkcontrasttotheactionsofhisson-in-lawandothers.)Theson-in-lawisnottuned.(Thelawenforcesthelawimpartially,theevildoesnotinvadetherighteous,theson-in-law’swishfulthinkingwilleventuallycometonothing.Withthisending,adeeppurposeisexpressed.TheabovewritesthatWangAocategoricallyrefusestheson-in-law’stransfertothecapital,whichshowsthathedoesnotusepowerforpersonalgain.)

GongisthecapitaloftheimperialcourtandguardsLiaodongwithacertaineunuch.(Explaintheposition,relevantpersonandlocation,andtracethewritingfromadistance.)Acertainalsoabidesbythelawandhasacloserelationshipwiththepublic.(Abidingbythelawisthefoundationoftheirfriendship.ThearticlespecificallypointsoutthatWangAo'sfriends'law-abidingislikegreenleavessupportingredflowers,reflectingtheintegrityofWangAo'sbehavior,andalsoimplyingthereasonswhyitisdifficultforhimtoacceptthegiftofbeadstohimbyhisfriends.)AfterthepublicreformofGuangdongandGuangxi,theeunuchweptgoodbyeandgavefourlargebeads.(Iknowmyselffaraway,andthedateofmeetingisunpredictable,soIreluctantlygaveabead,whichreflectsWangAo'sdeepfriendshipfortheeunuch.)Gongguremarks.(Inordertoavoidsuspicion,heisdelicateandmeticulous,showinghisintegrityandintegrity,emphasizingloveandjusticeanddespisingwealth.)Theeunuchcriedandsaid:"Youcangetitbybribery.(Itshowsthattheinnocenceofjewelryisnotill-gottenwealth.)Thefirstemperorawardedthewesternpearlssoldbythemonktothecourtiers,andacertainwoneightYan,(explainingtheoriginofthejewelry,brightandupright,italsoshowstheeunuch'saffectionandfriendship,andalsosetsoffWangAo'scleanliness.),Gongguknowsthatacertainpersonisnotgreedy.”(Eunuchsarealwayssaidtobe“notgreedy”,alltosetoffWangAo’sintegrity.Itisalsoforeshadowingthefollowingtext,“Ifwenglian,ifthegenerationhasnohardshipandpoverty”.)GongReceivingbeads,wearingamantleinside,threadingit.(Hospitalityisdifficult,soIhavetoendureit;however,hejustkeepsitforhisfriends,soheisveryseriousaboutcollectingjewelry,showinghisdeterminationtopreparefortherestorationoftheownerinthefuture.)Later,(Explainthetime,theplotgoeson.Withtheabove"PublicReformofGuangdongandGuangxi"echoes.)Afteraskingtheeunuch,hehastofollowtheson.(The"after"ofaskingafriendmeansthatthefriendhaspassedaway,echoingthe"weepinggoodbye"above.Theword"begging"expresseshisinitiativeandeagernesstoseek,andhewillnotchangehisoriginalintentionofreturningthejewelry.)"IfWengLian,(meaningthatyouroldmanisveryclean.)Ifthegenerationisfreefromsufferingandpoverty?"(Iknowthatthiseunuchfriendwascleanbeforehislife,andhisfamilywillbedepressedafterhisdeath,andhisdescendantsmustbepoor,soIaskedthemaboutit.Sufferingisnotbitter.Itechoesthesentence"Gongguknowsthatacertainpersonisnotgreedy"above.)Jiesaid:"Yes."(Asheexpected.)Gongsaid:"Ifthereisacamp,giveZorja."(byWangAosincerelyhelpedthemwhentheyaskedabouttheirlivingconditionsandofferedtohelpthemwithmoney.Hewantedtoreturnthejewels,buthedidn'tknowit.Hehadagoodintentions.)Thetwosonswerescheming,andthepublichadnowaytodoit.(TheyarealsowellawarethatalthoughWangAoisinahighposition,hehasacoolbreezeinhissleevesandisunabletosupport;atthesametime,theyhavetastedtheworld'scoldness,sotheythoughtthathehadpromisedtopaymoney,butitwasagesture,afalsepromise.)JiYangyingsaid:"Promise".(Thecomparisonbetween"Yangying"and"Zuojia"furtherreflectsWangAo'sinnocenceandhonestyandsincerity.)Thepublicrepeatedlypromotesit,anditwillbeaspromised.(Seealsothesincerityofmutualassistanceandthecutofthereturnofbeads.)Itisafakehousecertificate,whichisfivehundredgold.ItalsocontrastswithWangAo'shighstyle.)Thepublicremovesthejacket,givesitoutofbeads,andsealstheknowledge.(EndBireturnedtoZhao,Zhureturnedtothemaster,WangAowasclean,self-conserved,andverytrustworthy.Itechoestheprevious"PublicAccepted...RenZhi",withalongrhyme.TheaboveisaboutWangAoreturningthejewelsgiventohimbyhisfriendstohisdescendants.,Whichshowshishonestandself-containedcharacter.)

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ThisarticleisfromthefifthvolumeofHuanci.WangAo,thewordJiugao,posthumouslyZhongsu,wasborninYanshan(nowHebei).DuringtheYonglereign(1403-1424),heservedastheImperialHistory,YouduImperialHistory,AdmiralofLiaodongMilitaryAffairs,GovernorofGuangdongandGuangxiMilitaryAffairs,andOfficialSecretary.Hewasawell-knownofficialintheMingDynasty.ThisarticleisnotaboutwritingabiographyofWangAo,butonlynarratinghisnotseekingajobinthecapitalforhisson-in-lawandhisdealingswithfriends.Itrewriteshishonestyandintegrity.Becausethesefewthingshavetypicalsignificance,WangAo'scharacterhasbeenwellexpressed.Itsimageisadmirable,anditisstilleducationaltoday."HistoryoftheMingDynasty"alsotookalittlebitofitandincludeditinWangAo'sbiography.

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CuiXian(1478—1541),ZiZhong,YouZiZhongFu,ThefirstnameisHouqu,thenameischangedtoShaoshi,Anyang(nowAnyang,Henan)people.In1505(theeighteenthyearofHongzhi),Jinshi,selectedShujiShi,andtaughtediting.Participatedinthecompilationof"RecordsofXiaozong".BecauseofoffendingLiuJin,hebecametheheadoftheNanjingstaff.AfterLiuJin'sdefeat,hecalledtherecoveryofficer,servedasthelecturerofthebanquet,enteredtheattendanceschool,andpromotedtheNanjingGuozitoworshipwine.In1524(thethirdyearofJiajing),CuiXianimpeachedZhangCongandothers,withwordssuchas"theloyaltodayissparse,andtheeviloneisrich",whichangeredtheemperorandwasdismissedfromoffice.Later,hebecameabachelorofShaoZhanandservedasabachelor,andbecametherightservantoftheNanjingRites.TheposthumousposthumoustitleWenMin.Heistheauthorof"HuanCi"and"ZhangdeMansionChronicles","HouquYongyan","ZhengYi","WenYuanChunQiu"andotherbooks.