Liu Minyuan helps the lonely old.

Liu Minyuan, whose real name is Daoguang, is from Beihai County (now Weifang, Shandong Province). He attaches great importance to moral cultivation and study, and is not moved by ups and downs. He likes the divination of Yin and Yang in astronomical calendar, and focuses on Zhouyi and Xuan Jing written by Yang Xiong, but he doesn't like reading history. He often says to like-minded friends: "You should deeply understand the fundamental truth when reading, so why spend your time on flashy articles! Zhouyi is the foundation, and Xuan Jing is an introductory book to explore the profound theory of Zhouyi. They can help me understand these profound knowledge and are my teachers. "

In the 5th year of Yongjia (AD 3 1 1), Liu Yao, a Hun, attacked Luoyang and captured the emperor Huai Jin. Jin people also established Sima Ye in Chang 'an as Emperor Chen. Liu Minyuan went from Shandong to Chang 'an to vote for Emperor Li. In the same county, there was a man named Guan Ping, who was over seventy years old and followed Liu Minyuan to the west. When I walked to Xingyang, I was robbed by robbers. Liu Minyuan escaped. Seeing that Guan Ping was still in the thief's hands, he went back and said to the thief, "This old man is lonely, old, and I am still young. I am willing to stay with you instead of him. I hope you let him go. " The robber said, "Who is this old man?" Liu Minyuan said, "Just from the same county. He is poor, childless and dependent on me. If you want him to do heavy work, how can you do it when you are old? If you want to kill him and eat him (according to: after the rebellion of the Eight Kings in the Western Jin Dynasty, Chang 'an went to Luoyang hungry and cold, and even killed people with horse meat as military food), it's not as good as my meat. I beg you to have pity on him! A robber opened his eyes and shouted, "I just won't let the old man go." Am I afraid that you will run away? "Liu Minyuan drew his sword and said," Am I afraid of death? I'll kill you before I die! The old man is poor and old, and the bodhisattva still pities him. He and I are neither flesh and blood relatives nor friendship between teachers and friends. He asked to take his place just because he sought asylum from me. Most of you are kind and have the intention to accept my request. How dare you say such things! Then, he turned to the robber leader and said, "You don't always have the opportunity to do what is just and moral. Do you really want to lose the opportunity to accumulate goodness? "(As long as you are willing to accumulate virtue and do good deeds,) if you do well, you will hopefully achieve the imperial career like Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu. No more than Chen Sheng Xiang Yu? You should take money wisely and let passers-by praise your weeds. How can you allow such a person to damage your reputation? I'll get rid of him for you and help you succeed! " With that, he waved his sword and tried to kill the robber. The bandit leader stopped quickly and said to the other robbers, "This is a righteous man! Hurting him violates the loyalty of the rivers and lakes. " So they were released together. Later, Liu Minyuan worked for Liu Yao, just like assistant minister Zhongshu and satrap Qiu Shi.