Does anyone know the origin of "Ye surname" in Longnan, Jiangxi?

At present, Ye's surname ranks 49th among the most popular 100 surnames in China, especially in Fujian, Taiwan Province, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Jiangxi. Overseas, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines are the most, and the Chinese surnamed Ye have spread all over the world.

◆ The origin of surname

Ye Ye's surname comes from four sources:

1, from the Mi family, later descended from Zhuan Xu, taking the feudal city as the surname. According to materials such as Tongzhi Yi Tong, Tongzhi Imperial Clan takes the city as its surname, Shen Zhuliang, a descendant of Zhuan Xu, is also known as Ye Gong, who is in the idiom Ye Gong Long Hao. His real name is Shen Zhuliang, the son of Sajima Shen Yinxu of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. His talent is outstanding. During the reign of King Hui of Chu, he was appointed as the chief executive of Ye Yi, a city in northern Chu. Ye Gong built a water conservancy project in Ye Yi, which greatly improved the local living environment, and the people of Ye Yi were reluctant to wear it. He put down Bai Gong's rebellion, held an important position and did not love power. He bravely retired to Ye Yi. Later generations took Yi as their surname, Ye Zudi and Ye Zudi as their ancestors.

2, from the leaf hanging pot. Yediao is an ancient country name, and his hometown is in Java or Sumatra in Indonesia today. In the sixth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty, envoys were sent to China to establish friendly relations. Most immigrants from Ye Diao's country came to China with Ye as their surname, which is called bamboo silk.

3. It comes from the ancient surname of China. "Yang Ye" and "Doctor Ye" in China's ancient surnames are not seen today. According to the rule that two-character surnames and three-character surnames were changed to single-character surnames, the surnames of Dr. Ye were later changed to Ye's surnames.

4. Ye's family from other lineages and ethnic minorities:

According to the research of surnames, there are many people who take Ye as their surnames in Rinan County (now Vietnam), an ancient southern minority in China. For example, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Ye Xiong, a native of the State of Wu, was a descendant of the southern minorities.

(2) The Nala, Yelehe and De 'anghai nationalities of Manchu, as well as the aborigines, Yi, Mongolian, Tujia, Xibe, Baoan, Hui and Miao nationalities in Taiwan Province Province all have Ye surnames.

Zu: Ye. In ancient times, Lu Zhong, a descendant of Zhuan Xu, had six sons, and the youngest son was named Ji Lian. The descendants of Ji Lian used to be Zhou Wenwang's teacher, who was hunted by Zhou Chengwang in Jingshan (present-day western Hubei). When the People's Republic of China was founded, it was Jing, with Danyang as its capital, then moved to Ying, and changed its name to Chu. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Xu, our great grandson, was Yin of Shenxian County (now Linquan County, Anhui Province) when King Chu Ping was king, and his successor was Shen Shi. Sakima, the successor of Chu, was respected by Chu people for his integrity and hatred. In the eighteenth year of King Zhao of Chu (498 BC), he died heroically in the war with Wu Jun, so he sealed his son as Yin. Inheriting his father's footsteps, pacifying the white rebellion, benefiting the king of Chu, and making great contributions to Chu. He was named Nanyang people and Ye Gong, and the world respected him as Ye Gong. Later generations took the city as their surname and were honored as the ancestor of Ye. Because of its large font, later generations used to call it Gaoye.

◆ Migration distribution

1. After his death, during the Warring States Period, the State of Qin destroyed Chu. In order to avoid the disaster of genocide, one or several of his descendants changed Shen to Ye and respected him as their ancestors, and moved to Hejian, Hebei, Yongzhou, Shaanxi and Xiapi, Jiangsu. This is why Ye County is Ye's ancestral home, but there are not many Ye people, and most Ye in Henan moved south to return home.

2. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, because all ethnic minorities had won the Central Plains, some descendants of Ye who migrated to Shaanxi and Hebei moved south and some returned to the Central Plains. At this time, the concept of aristocratic family represented by "Nanyang Ye" was formed.

3. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, leaves migrated most frequently. This time, due to many branches, the migration is uncertain. Some of them avoided the chaos in the late Tang Dynasty, and some of them went south to be officials in the Song Dynasty. One of them moved from Ye County, Henan Province to Gushi, Guangshan and other places, which had a great influence on the migration after Ye. Ye Ang, Ye Ting, who moved to Fujian at the end of the Song Dynasty, became the ancestors of Ye surnames such as An Bing, Foling and Lianxi. Ye, who lives in Xiapi, also moved to Shuozhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, a large number of celebrities named Ye emerged, and Ye became a famous surname in the south of the Yangtze River.

4. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the rise of western industrial civilization, people with lofty ideals in coastal areas went overseas to develop, including many famous people. Many people crossed the sea to Taiwan Province Province in the Ming Dynasty, and even more people went to Taiwan Province Province to start businesses in the Qing Dynasty. It can be said that there is not a Hakka named Ye in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Guangdong who does not develop in the sea. Ye, who lives in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, is his descendant. Ye has a population of more than 200,000 in Taiwan Province, ranking 20th among the major surnames.

5. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Ye descendants from coastal areas, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan began to develop in Southeast Asian countries, especially in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and other places, and Ye sages and elites also appeared in the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan. Ah Loy Yap, who lives in Malaysia, has become a big family in Malaysia.

At present, Ye has experienced thousands of years of reproduction, and has already traveled all over the world. Especially in Fujian, Taiwan Province, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and other places with the largest population and densest distribution. Overseas, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines are the most, and the Chinese surnamed Ye have spread all over the world. Ye's surname ranks forty-ninth among the hundred surnames in China today, with a large population, accounting for about 0.4 1% of the Han population in China.

◆ Historical celebrities

Ye Shi: A native of Yongjia, Wenzhou (present-day Zhejiang), a materialist philosopher and thinker in Song Dynasty, a master of Yongjia School, assistant minister of rites, and works such as Xue Ji and Collected Works of Mr. Shui Xin.

Ye Xin, a native of Songjiang, Shanghai, was a famous painter in Qing Dynasty and one of the "Eight Schools of Jinling".

Ye Xie: Born in Wujiang (now Jiangsu), he was a writer in Qing Dynasty, good at poetics, and wrote The Original Poem and other books.

Ye Zi: Yiyang, Hunan, a modern novelist. His works include Harvest, Night in a Mountain Village and Stars.

Ye Ting: a native of Huiyang, Guangdong, a proletarian strategist in China and one of the founders of the People's Liberation Army in China. He led the "August 1st" Nanchang Uprising and participated in the Guangzhou Uprising. Later, he served as the commander of the New Fourth Army and was killed in a plane crash.

Ye: A famous painter in the Song Dynasty, his works are mostly based on the customs of Tianjia in the south of the Yangtze River. Ye Mengde: A famous litterateur in Wuxian County in Song Dynasty, he was a senior official of the Ministry of Finance, and he wrote books such as Biography of Stone Forest in the Spring and Autumn Period, Collection of Literati in Jiankang Stone Forest, Stone Forest Ci and Stone Forest Poetry.

Ye: A native of Fuqing, Fujian Province, he was an official during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. He was a scholar of Dongge, a prime minister in Guangzong, a loyal minister with integrity and honesty, and he wrote a book "Lecture". Xianzu Ye: A native of Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, was a dramatist in the Ming Dynasty. There are seven kinds of legends and twenty-four kinds of zaju.

Ye: Longquan (present-day Zhejiang), a scholar in Ming Dynasty, is the author of four volumes of Caomuzi.

Ye: Wujiang (now Jiangsu) was a writer in the Ming Dynasty, and his works include Ye Tian Zhong.

Ye: Guangxi native, general of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was killed in the battle between Anqing and Xiang Army.

Ye Gongchuo, a native of Panyu, Guangdong, was a teacher at Hubei Agricultural School and Dialect School. He once supported Yuan Shikai as emperor, and later served in the Kuomintang. He wrote Yuan Anjiang's Draft and On Saving the Country by Traffic.

Ye Chuchen: A native of Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province, joined the League in his early years and participated in the establishment of National Daily. Later, he became an important member of the Kuomintang, and served as the chairman of the Kuomintang Jiangsu provincial government and the vice president of the Kuomintang government legislative yuan.

Ye Shengtao: a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, is a famous writer and educator. He used to be a member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), deputy director of the General Administration of Publication, deputy minister of education and editor-in-chief of People's Publishing House.

Ye Jianying: A native of Meixian County, Guangdong Province, a famous proletarian revolutionary and strategist, and one of the top ten marshals of China People's Liberation Army. In his early years, he served as deputy director of the professor department of Huangpu Military Academy, and later participated in the Northern Expedition and led the Guangzhou Uprising. After liberation, he served as an important leader of the party and the country.

◆ County Hope Hall No.

Wang Jun 1

2. Hall number

Nanyang Hall: Ye's family belongs to Nanyang County in ancient times, and Ye's family is a famous family in Nanyang, so Nanyang is the hall number.

Chongxintang: In the Song Dynasty, Ye Mengde, a scholar of Hanlin, served as an envoy of Jiangdong when the imperial court crossed south, leading troops to Jiangjin, making it impossible for nomads to cross the river. The court promoted him to a bachelor's degree in Guan Wendian and transferred him to Fujian Anfu Ambassador. He defeated Jin Bing more than 50 times and became an official of Chongxin Army.

In addition, the main names of Ye's churches are: Dunmu Hall, Dianyi Hall, Xugu Hall, Jimei Hall, Bairen Hall, Tianxu Hall, Yongsi Hall, Yu Xiang Hall, Tianzhitang, Qingzhitang and Jimei Hall.

◆ Clan characteristics

1. There is only one branch of the Han nationality called Ye, and Zhuan Xu is its legendary ancestor.

2. Ye inherited the virtues of his ancestors, and took "Dunmu", "forbearance", "Yongsi" and "Chongben" as hall names to admonish future generations. Among these people called Ye, many celebrities are prime ministers, painters and writers.

3. The lines are regular and the rhyme is far-reaching. For example, in Ye Chengzhong's Ye Family Tree, there is a saying from Zhejiang Ye family: "Wangzu, Chengqi Zhicheng." There is a saying of Jiangsu Ye family in Ye Ye's genealogy: "The sages of Germany and Myanmar spread far and wide, spread Shao Xiqi's knowledge with the development of the south, and be filial to their ancestors."

◆ Ye's Ancestral Hall General Couplet

[Inscription on the lintel of Ye Ancestral Hall]

Chu Jun's Legacy

"Legacy of Chu Jun" originated from the ancestor Zhu Lianggong, whose word was high and his official position was Chu (the highest official at that time). He has repeatedly made outstanding achievements and is famous all over the world. King Hui of Chu praised him for his "great contribution to Chu" and "the legacy of Chu Yin", which means praising his great achievements and demeanor.

Ye's ancestral hall four-character couplet

Books become nautical records;

Fu is a cloud officer.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

The first couplet refers to Ye Tingjue, a native of Chong 'an in Song Dynasty, who was a scholar in Zhenghe years. He used to be the magistrate of Dexing County and the official of Taichang Temple. Later, due to disagreement with Qin Gui, he was appointed as the prefecture magistrate by the left dynasty. I like reading, borrowing different books everywhere, and choosing what I can copy, I named it "Broken Things in the Sea". The second couplet refers to Ye, a native of Changzhou in the Song Dynasty, who was famous for his love of learning and writing. When he took the exam in his heyday, he wrote "A Review of Yun Rui", which ranked second. Zhejiang Communications Assistant, Bachelor of Hanlin, and full ambassador.

Shui Xin branch;

The law is good at chasing souls.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

The first couplet refers to Ye Shi, a philosopher in the Southern Song Dynasty. Scholars call him Mr. Shui Xin, a native of Yongjia and a representative of Yongjia School. During his reign, he was a scholar. He worked as an official, an official, a doctor, a Bao, and an assistant minister in the official department. Writing behind closed doors in his later years and forming his own family contributed to philosophy, history, literature and political theory. His works include the collected works of Shui Xin. The second couplet refers to Ye Fashan, a Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty. When Emperor Gaozong was in China, he was called to Beijing. When Zong Rui was in China, he worshipped Hong Qing and made him King of Yue. He asked Li Yong, the secretariat, to write an inscription for his grandfather, but Li Yong refused. According to legend, one night, Li Yong saw him begging for a book in his dream, and he happily wrote it for him, entitled "The Monument to Chasing the Soul".

The two orphans are even;

Double drowning and loyalty.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

The first couplet refers to Ye Songgao Qing's law enforcement in Guizhou. Wuhua made both husband and wife die, leaving two women. Ye Gaoqing pitied his orphan and married his second son. The second couplet pointed out that in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng entered Beijing, and the Ministry of War Shangshu Ye and his wife Wang Tong died.

Pomegranate should be a symbol;

The tired leaves are fragrant.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

The first couplet refers to the statement that Ye Zuqi and Shangguan in the same county were the first and second scholars respectively, which should be "pomegranate in the county, double reality first". The second couplet refers to Ye Zhiyuan as a straight bachelor in the Northern Song Dynasty, and there is a saying in Wang Anshi's poem that "the crown falls".

Clear as water;

The interface is like a mountain.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

Couplets refer to people in Shimen, Zhejiang, who are honest and good at painting landscapes. Ye Zuqi, a native of Shaowu in the Northern Song Dynasty, was the champion of Xining, an official to a school official, a doctor, a doctor of Zuo Si, a doctor of Chinese calligraphy, an assistant to the official, and a magistrate of Hongzhou. According to legend, when he was studying, the pomegranate tree of the official school bore two fruits before it was in season, which was considered auspicious. When the list was published, Ye Zuqi was the first and Shangguan was the second in the same county. The second couplet is the son of Ang, a Xianyou man in the Southern Song Dynasty, from Shaoxing. He has served as magistrate, Shang Shulang, right remonstrator, assistant minister of official department, minister of history, and political officer (prime minister). He is honest, straightforward, honest and frugal.

Nanyang noble family;

Famous artists from eastern Guangdong.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

This couplet is the "Nanyang Hall" of Ye's ancestral hall in eastern Guangdong (Chaoshan and Meizhou). (See the introduction of the heading "IV". County Hope HallNo. "above)

Five-character couplet of Ye's Ancestral Hall

Crown service tired leaves first;

The smell of pomegranate is fragrant.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

This couplet is the "Nanyang Hall" of Ye's Ancestral Hall. The first pair of couplets is Ye Tao of the Northern Song Dynasty, with the word Zhiyuan, a native of Longquan County in the Song Dynasty. During the reign of Xining, he was admitted to the second division of Jinshi in 1068- 1077. Later, he promoted the idea of worshipping Xi through the system of serving in Longtuge. When Wang was appointed as a straight bachelor, he presented a poem entitled "Foliage Covering". The second couplet refers to Ye Zuqia, a native of Shaowu in the Northern Song Dynasty, who was admitted as a scholar in the early years of Xining (A.D. 1068- 1077). At that time, there was a pomegranate tree in the county (institution of higher learning) that was out of season, and people called it auspicious. The ancestors ranked first, and Shangguan in the same county ranked second. Therefore, it should be a sign that "pomegranates in the county bear fruit first".

Donglujiayuan;

Nanyang shizechang.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

This couplet is the "Nanyang Hall" of Ye's Ancestral Hall.

Moonlight breeds a blue sea;

Plain color fills the jade pool.

-Tang Ye inscribed Ye's Ancestral Hall General Union.

This couplet was written by Ye, a literati poet in Zhenyuan, Tang Dynasty, and presented the moon as a poem couplet of the Ice Pool.

Teaching in the name of things;

Reason is connected with spirit.

—— Qing Ye wrote the General Union for Ye's Ancestral Hall.

This couplet was presented by Ye, an engraver in the Qing Dynasty.

Yip's Ancestral Hall Six-character Couplet

Jianyang Zhuangyuanfu;

Dr. Shui Xin's home.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

Couplets refer to Ye Qi, a scholar in Song Dynasty and a native of Jianyang. The second couplet refers to Ye Shi (1 150- 1223), a philosopher and writer in the Southern Song Dynasty, whose real name is Zhenggang, who was born in Yongjia, Wenzhou (now Wenzhou, Zhejiang). Cherish spring Jinshi, called imperial academy, moved to doctor. The official to Baowenge is a waiting system and a messenger of Jianghuai. He has a materialistic tendency in philosophy and is a master of Yongjia School in Southern Song Dynasty. His works are unique, and scholars call him Mr Shui Xin.

[Yip's ancestral hall seven-character couplet]

The family has a collection of thousands of Qiao Yun records;

At four o'clock, Mianqi Changchun Garden.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

The first couplet refers to Yunqiao Ye, a collator in Qing Dynasty. The second couplet refers to Ye Tao, a painter of the Qing Dynasty, handed down from generation to generation like Changchun Garden.

The Original Theory in the Collected Works of Shui Xin;

Jinshi Xiao Jian Banjianyuan

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

The first couplet is Shui Xin Collection written by Ye Shi, a philosopher and writer in the Southern Song Dynasty. The second couplet refers to Ye Yibao, a poet in Qing Dynasty, who lived in seclusion, built a "half cocoon garden" and wrote "The Story of the Stone".

Shilin sent Yan Jia thousands of miles;

Wu returns to a new atmosphere.

-Yip's Ancestral Hall, Nanping Village, yi county, Anhui Province.

Zhuge was cautious all his life;

Lv Duan doesn't get confused about big things.

—— Mao Zedong wrote the General Union for Ye's Ancestral Hall.

This couplet is a gift from Mao Zedong to Ye Jianying.

Resolutely do not follow the customs;

Pay attention to learning from the ancients.

—— Ye Gongchuo wrote the General Union for Ye's Ancestral Hall.

This couplet was inscribed by Ye Gongchuo, a famous contemporary calligrapher.

Dawn of a thousand people;

Thousands of birds and magpies turn to spring.

-Ye Zhongying wrote Ye's Ancestral Hall Federation

This couplet is addressed to Ye Zhongying. See China Couplet Dictionary.

Dance and sing snow with catkin poems;

Play the plum blossom full moon piano.

-Ye Zhongying wrote Ye's Ancestral Hall Federation

This couplet is Ye Zhongying's book couplet. See China Couplet Dictionary.

Who can inherit the old things;

Self-proclaimed peach blossom new poet.

-Ye's Ancestral Hall Federation written by Ye Ming Fan Ai.

At the end of Ming Dynasty, scholar Ye Fan loved to give books.

Old people like to sing at dusk;

There are sparkling mountains everywhere.

—— Ye Jianying wrote the Yip's Ancestral Hall Federation.

This couplet is a poem couplet of Ye Jianying's Eighty Books.

Watching fishing is more interesting than fishing;

Why don't you ask someone when you plant flowers?

-Ye wrote Ye Shengtao's "Ancestral Hall General Union"

This couplet was written by Ye Shengtao, a modern educator and writer.

[Yip's ancestral hall seven-character couplet]

Wu Jiasheng, Gui Fu;

Buried hills are full of water and mountains.

—— Ye Jianbo wrote the General Union for Ye's Ancestral Hall.

This couplet is the Yip's Ancestral Hall in Lujiang County, Anhui Province. "Wuyi" in Lianzhong refers to Wuyuan and Qianchuan, both of which are place names. "Qin Xiang Gui Fu" is a metaphor for a versatile person who won the imperial examination.

J.J. is like a mountain, showing its crown on the tired leaves;

Clear as water, ten thousand families are better than pomegranate flowers.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

Write a home, a total of Taishan Beidou;

No ambition in life and death, loyalty is enough.

-Yip's Ancestral Association written anonymously.

Couplets refer to the chronicle of Ye Shi, a philosopher and writer in the Southern Song Dynasty. The second couplet refers to the story of Song Xianchun and Ye Mengding's participation in politics.

Music tells the achievements of ancestors, and mountains and rivers sing together;

The descendants of Qunlun celebrate the prosperity and harmony between heaven and earth.

-Yip's Ancestral Hall in Mashan Village (formerly Shilin Village), Ruokeng Township, Qimen County, Anhui Province.

The tribe opened five rooms, the elephant's appearance is shared, the former is brilliant;

Open four generations in large quantities, teach loyalty and filial piety, and assist the Guoxing family.

-Jiang Maoshan wrote Ye's Ancestral Hall Federation

This couplet is a couplet of Yeshi Ancestral Hall in Zhaoqing, Guangdong. Couplets describe the development and reproduction of this Ye family.

Surnames began in Nanyang, tracing the length of melons and carrying forward the past into the future, only for more than two thousand years;

The official patrol violated the northern Anhui, looking at the pine trees and feeling melancholy, closing the mound and showing the tomb, and caring for 43 years.

-Ye Fa wrote Ye's Ancestral Hall General Union.

This couplet is the Yip's Ancestral Hall in Anqing, Anhui Province. The first couplet lists the origin, county appearance and long history of the Ye family. The second couplet refers to Ye's family situation and the author's feelings.

◆ Appendix 1: Ye Qilian Miao Team

Ye He, the prime minister of Ming Dynasty, had good communication and friendship. Chen Dagong, a native of Min County, was once the governor of Shanxi and the governor of Yanmenguan. On one occasion, Ye went back to Fuqing's hometown to visit Chen Dagong who retired from his hometown. Chen Dagong saw his friend coming and was busy preparing wine for dinner. During the dinner, Chen Dagong was abused and said a sentence:

Spoil humble family, lonely in poor windows;

Leaves a little meditation, should be a sentence:

The guest officer lives in the official residence, and the rich room is tolerant.

It became a strange couple. Spoil the prime minister and point to the leaves. Amazingly, this couplet shares the baogaitou radical of 18. And the meaning is appropriate, the antithesis is neat, and it is very difficult. Later generations carved this pair of strange couplets in Renyi Ancestral Hall.

Another version said that in the first year of the Ming Dynasty's apocalypse, Prime Minister Ye passed by Fuzhou and stayed at the home of the new champion Weng. Weng improvised: spoil the humble family and live alone in the poor window. Ye Gao Xiang was surprised to see that the couplet was full of the word "Bao Gai", and then said, "The guest official lives in the palace and is rich in room capacity." . The next day, Weng sent Ye on his way. Passing by the pond, Ye said: Weng Gong said last night that the poor window was lonely. I don't think so. You see:

There are seven ducks floating in the pond, counting: three pairs of one;

WengZhengChun take an army unprepared, looking for a pond, eyebrows a wrinkly, immediately should way:

A foot fish jumped into the water and measured: nine inches and ten minutes.

Say that finish, two people smile at one another.

◆ Appendix II: Allusions and Anecdotes of Ye's surname

Ye Gong Haolong

"Ye Gong Long Hao" comes from Liu Xiang's A New Preface to Hanshu Miscellaneous Matters.

It is recorded in "New Preface Miscellaneous Affairs": "Ye Gongzi is tall and good at dragons, writing dragons with hooks and chiseling dragons ... Ye Gong is not a good dragon, but a good husband is like a dragon rather than a dragon." During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a man named Shen Zhuliang, who was very tall. Because the king of Chu gave Ye's land to his father, and later he inherited his father's fief, people called him Gao. He likes dragons very much. The dragon god in the sky heard that Ye Gong liked it very much, so he planned to go to Ye Gong. One day, the sky was overcast, and soon, there was a loud thunder. It turned out that the dragon god descended from the sky to visit Lord Ye. When its head was just near the window of Ye Gong's house, its tail had been thrown into the hall. When Ye Gong saw the real dragon, he turned pale with fear and ran away. This shows that Ye Gong doesn't really like dragons.

Later, people used "Ye Gong is good at dragons" to describe people who like empty talk but dare not face reality. Sometimes it also means love in name rather than in fact.

Good after death

Ye Heng, a famous minister in the Southern Song Dynasty, was exiled to Binzhou by Tang Bangyan. One day, Ye Heng was ill at home, and relatives and friends came to visit him. Ye Heng asked everyone, "I'm afraid I won't live long. I don't know if I'm comfortable after death?" A scholar said, "It's very comfortable after death." Ye Heng asked in surprise, "How do you know that you are comfortable after death?"

The scholar said, "It's not good after death. All the dead people have fled back." . However, since ancient times, the dead have passed away. Therefore, I know that after his death.

Very comfortable. "

The full house was amused by his humor.

-Master Ming Fu Bai Zhai's Elegant Joke

Ye Shengtao and wine

Mr. Ye Shengtao, a famous educator, loved wine all his life and was addicted to it. Few people have seen him drunk, but he was drunk twice, once on the 60th birthday of Commander-in-Chief Zhu De in 1946. Ye Shengtao was invited to dinner. He was very happy at that time, so he got drunk and was escorted home by the staff! Once, I was invited to compete with Mr. Reina, a British professor, for drinking during the Anti-Japanese War. The two men "sealed their opponents with wine" until the sun went down. Finally, Reina got drunk first, but Ye Shengtao was able to walk home by himself, drunk at home, of course!