The Original Text and Translation of Dong Zhang's Biography of the History of Song Dynasty

The original text and translation of Dong Zhang's biography in Song Dynasty are as follows:

Zhang Zhongtong was born in Kaifeng. Father is simple, too often, too young. Cave is a person with picturesque eyes, enlightened and different from others since childhood. Simply be different and embrace the divination in the interview. He said, "Lang Jun was born very strangely, so he must get ahead in the future. He must show it in literature and politics." Reading, thousands of words a day, is very sensitive to words. Without a crown, there will be an outcry. If you are in trouble, be generous and promise to do something. At that time, Zhao Yuanhao rebelled against the border, Guan and Long had a dim future, were trapped, and repeatedly lost their mentor. Injong was too relieved, thinking about Chinese and foreign plans. The cave seeks the general plan with cloth, and calls for a test of the Scheeren's home, trying to be the supervisor's book.

Looking for the first place in Jinshi, the judge of Lianshui Army was transferred and bereaved, and then transferred to Yingzhou for promotion. Liu Jia, a citizen, lashed Liu's wife with a whip, then threw a stick, and the couple wept at each other. Item is furious, drove Liu to whip again. This woman died innocently. The official should be extremely law, and Ouyang Xiu, who knows the state, wants to follow it. Dong said, "The Dharma is headed by the preacher, and the husband obeys it, which is not his intention, so he doesn't deserve to die." If people don't listen, the cave will be called disease-free, so they have to pay homage to the DPRK. If it looks like a hole, it will be repaired seriously.

Yingzong acceded to the throne and was transferred to the foreign minister. The British Sect offered condolences, or failed to imperial the main hall ten days later, and Dong said, "Your Majesty was the first heir to the Great Unity in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is not appropriate to compete with the young master for a long time. When you bow to every opportunity, you will collect all the materials and say that the first emperor paid for it, and you are tired of Yuan Yuan's hope. "

The minister also thought it was true, so he listened to politics.

A letter to Qi Huangong said that he was in prison, had close ties with his family and was arrogant. Prison equipment, Yingzong thought it was insulting to the country and didn't want violence. Dong said, "Zong said that sin is not a crime. Although your majesty will punish evil and promote good, it is difficult to be violent, it is only because few of him are guilty. " Yingzong Yixi: "You get the gist." Dong said: "There were many virtuous prime ministers and celebrities in the imperial clan of the Tang Dynasty, and their knowledge and insight made it so. The state is a branch of Buddhism, and it does not care about everything, so it is not difficult. Maids and concubines can sing and dance, and the number is unlimited, and they are very fond of etiquette and righteousness. Lending will violate public laws, and punishment will hurt the feelings of flesh and blood. Because of the rank system, Professor Lao Cheng should be selected. " The relationship between the imperial clan is a point of resentment, and it is not a crime to slander it when it hurts.

Transfer the secretary to seal Yuan Wailang and empower the judges of the Third Division. The imperial clan wanted to choose the imperial palace, but I avoided it, so it was a transshipment ambassador for Jiangxi. Jiangxi recommends hunger, collects old taxes from the people, and avoids playing in caves. People who lose silk are not moderate. The old responsibility is to lose money by the size of the hole, and the people can do it. Transfer to Huainan, transfer to the Ministry of Industry. The land in Huainan is not suitable for wheat, the people are hard to lose, the hole loses money, and the official is wheat, which does not exceed the time. Several victims, 49 years old.

Translation:

Zhang Zhongtong is a lucky man in Kaifeng. Father Dicky Cheung, officer to too often Shao Qing. Dong Zhang is tall, handsome and beautiful, and smart since he was a child, so that he can surpass ordinary people and be different. Dicky Cheung thought he was strange, so he took him to consult the village fortune teller. The fortune teller said, "This son is very strange, and he will definitely become the top scholar in the future. He should be famous for literature and politics. " After studying, Dong Zhang can read thousands of words every day and write articles with quick thinking. Before the coronation ceremony, his reputation was very famous, and he would be very emotional when he met something that he thought he could make a difference. At that time, Zhao Yuanhao's rebellion invaded the border, the people's livelihood in Guanzhong and Gansu was bleak, and the transportation of grain and grass was inconvenient, and he was defeated repeatedly. Song Renzong sighed, trying to solicit opinions from inside and outside the court. Relying on the identity of Buyi, Dong Zhang asked for advice. Renzong called him to take the exam at Sheren Academy and promoted him to supervisor.

Soon, Dong Zhang should be a Jinshi, transferred to judge Lianshui Army. After bereavement, Dong Zhang resigned in mourning and was transferred to Yingzhou as an official. A citizen named Liu Jia forced his younger brother Liu Liu to whip his wife, and then threw away the stick. The couple hugged each other and cried. Liu Jia was furious and forced Liu Liu to let him beat his wife again. This woman was killed by innocent people. The official sentenced her husband to death, and Ouyang Xiu wanted to agree to the death penalty. Dong Zhang said: "According to the law, the person who ordered the beating was the first offender, and the woman's husband was an accessory. It was not Liu Liu's intention to whip his wife, so he should not be sentenced to death." When no one listened, Dong Zhang refused to go out, so he had to report to the court for advice. As Dong Zhang said, Ouyang Xiu attached great importance to him.

Song Yingzong acceded to the throne and Dong Zhang became foreign minister. Yingzong mourned, and sometimes he was not in the main hall for more than ten days. Dong Zhang said, "Your Majesty is young and has just succeeded to the throne. How can he be wronged for a long time and compare himself with a young monarch? You should personally handle government affairs, recruit talents, realize the wishes entrusted by your ancestors and meet the expectations of the people. " The minister of the DPRK also made suggestions for this matter, and Yingzong then took charge of the state affairs.

The imperial edict tried the case told by Qi Zonggong, who said that he was arrogant by relying on himself as the emperor's closest relative. After the conviction was finalized, Yingzong thought it was detrimental to national dignity and did not want to disclose the crimes mentioned by Zongzong. He said, "The sin that Zong said is unforgivable. Even so, your majesty will punish his evil deeds but it is difficult to publicize his crimes, so just because he has harmed several innocent people, he can be convicted according to law. " Yingzong said happily, "Qing knows to put the overall situation first." Dong Zhang took this opportunity to suggest: "There were many talented prime ministers and celebrities in the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, because they knew how to learn. The real surname of the country (the royal family) is prosperous, regardless of relatives and friends, giving them generous salaries and not letting them know the hardships of life. Maid-in-waiting, wife, geisha, without any restrictions, eventually died of courtesy, so that their hobbies and desires reached the extreme. Forgiving them will disturb the laws of the country, and punishing them will hurt the feelings between the flesh and blood. We should establish a system according to the official rank, and then choose people with high morality to teach them. " Therefore, the imperial clan resented Dong Zhang and tried to slander him, but the emperor didn't punish him.

Dong Zhang was transferred to Commissioner Yuan Wailang and Judge Quansan. Answering questions in Linchaotang was in line with the emperor's wishes, so Yingzong wanted to reuse him, and the minister hated him and went out to serve as a transshipment ambassador in Jiangxi. After years of famine in Jiangxi, the court levied taxes owed by the people, and Dong Zhang played a role in exempting the people from taxes owed. Some people also pay diaosi that does not meet the requirements. In the past, their punishment was to pay the full amount of silk, and Dong Zhang ordered to pay the money according to the lost size. People think it's convenient. Dong Zhang was transferred to Huainan as a transshipment ambassador and to the Ministry of Industry as a doctor. The land in Huainan is not suitable for growing wheat, and it is difficult for people to pay the food they should pay. Dong Zhang ordered them to pay the money, and the government bought wheat for them, but they paid in full before the deadline. Soon, 49-year-old Dong Zhang died.