Lanfeng historical celebrities

Wang Tingxiang (1474~ 1544), a native of Yifeng County (now Yifeng Township, lankao county) in the Ming Dynasty, was a minister of the Ministry of War, a consultant and administrator of Duchayuan Zuodu, and a prince of Taibao. He was a famous politician, philosopher and strategist in Ming Dynasty.

Wang Tingxiang was born in Buyi nationality, 13 years old, and was elected to Hanlin Jishi Shu at the age of 29. In the seventeenth year of Hongzhi (1504), he served as the minister of war. It was an emergency at the northern border of Datong. Wang Tingxiang wrote a letter saying that he would take expedient measures, and initially showed his great ambition and extraordinary talent in military reform. Later, he was gradually promoted to the posts of Shandong Deputy Military History, Huguang Governor History, Sichuan Governor Right Deputy Suggestion, Nanjing Ministry of War Shangshu, Duchayuan Right Suggestion, Ministry of War Shangshu, Shaobao Prince and Taibao Prince. In the twentieth year of Jiajing (154 1), he was dismissed from his post and returned to his hometown because of the Guo Xun case. He died in 1544 and was buried in Erlixu, East Yifeng Town (now south of Laojunying Village, Yifeng Township).

Wang Tingxiang is determined to reform for life. He not only put forward a series of reform measures in politics, economy and military affairs, but also made outstanding achievements in education, philosophy and literature. During his tenure in Shandong, he introduced culture and education, changed the scholar's style, advocated the reform of education and the imperial examination system, put forward that "learning to be excellent is to be an official" and insisted on positive education. Zhang Boxing (1651-1725), a native of Yifeng (present-day lankao county East), was a famous upright official in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. He was promoted by a county student and later became a scholar. After winning the Jinshi, he returned to his hometown to study day and night. A few years later, I went to the official department to try again and was awarded the cabinet book. He has served as the official of Zhongshu Sheren, the Taoist priest of Jining, the provincial judge of Jiangsu, the governor of Fujian, the governor of Jiangsu, the assistant minister of Cangchang, the right assistant minister of the household department and the minister of rites. He was an honest official, and Emperor Kangxi praised him as "the first honest official in the world". His greatest feature is diligence for the people and benefiting the people, but he has nothing to do with money. He is as vicious as an enemy, never associates with corrupt officials and dares to resist the blackmail of his superiors. He has a famous saying: "a grain is my honor;" Two cents is the essence of the people. One point wider, one more point for the people; Take a penny, I'm worthless. "Because of this, he was jealous of Governor Gary and his gang. When recommending an honest official, none of his superiors recommended him, but Emperor Kangxi personally recommended him. When he left Jiangsu for his post, the people along the way saw him off and praised him: "Jiangnan no longer drinks a glass of water" for several years as an official. At that time, "the sincere people in the world, although known as the public." "Zhang Boxing's life is not only famous for his political voice, but also rich in writings. Representative works include Records of Learning from Difficulties, Records of Learning from Persistent Difficulties, Learning from Living in Economy, Collected Works of Justice Hall, Collected Works of Zi Xue, Records of Thinking from a Broad Field, etc.