The story of Wu Zhongmu, a famous minister in Ming Dynasty

Wu Min, Zhong Ye, is from Changzhou. Because I avoid filial piety, I use words. There will be a rainstorm when the paddle is born, the house will be flooded, and the water will reach the initial level, but there will be no one after that. Father 18 took his wife apart as a boat and used her as an oar. When it was true, thunder rolled and my wife gave birth to a baby with a stomachache. Named after her at the age of eighteen, the family couldn't afford it, so she settled down to live with her wife. Zhong paddle is a baby, lonely and ignorant, intelligent and respectful, worried about his grave and filial to his mother. Zhong paddle is really cursive, and people who know it all say that it has the brushwork of Jin people, but single-sheet paper men compete for treasure, not gold. Tie the hair as a scholar, weak crown as the first scholar, and give a banquet. Change it to Jishi Shu, Grant editing. At the end of moral integrity, Shi Li read and was right in virtue. Sejong succeeded to the throne as an official and sought to move for a bachelor's degree. Jiajing four years, ZhuoLi right assistant minister. Russia returned in grief and indignation, climbed to the top to win love, honored the minister of rites, and offered a drink offering to imperial academy and Yan Song. Zhong Paddle listened and said, "Those who know me are only in China!" Words end in tears. Although the paddle is strong, its nameless music is insidious. Interested, every time there are more political disputes, there is a gap, but the secondary paddle has not been investigated. He served as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Finance. After the reform of does, he died and succeeded Jia Shangshu as minister. Its pure filial piety, although undressing, vegetables do not change, do not spit fish. As soon as something happens, the British hair stands on end, and the argument starts. Legalists can't pass. I was ordered to sail to the nuclear spring. I looked at the pearl and rhinoceros, but my eyes did not leave. In the winter of seven years, Wang Shouren, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, died, and his last words said, "I know this, what can I say!" The clock struck for three days and howled.

In nine years, I want to take the princess's wife, Wei's son, as a pet, which is twice as much as princess royal's dowry. I asked my ministers if they could. Song said, "Very good. Now that the river is clear and the sea is clear, your majesty will take this opportunity to show his majesty in the spirit of heaven. " Zhong Paddle sarcastically said, "Emperor Han Ming wanted to seal the crown prince, and the emperor said,' Can my son be compared with the son of the first emperor!'" "However, it is said that the dragon master respects the princess. Let the river clear Christina, and the ceremony can't be wasted. I sincerely hope that your majesty will think twice. " He said quietly, "Wu Shangshu knows about this, but only Song doesn't know about it? Emperor Han Ming attacked Xiongnu in the north, and money and food were empty. In today's prosperous times, folk women are still precious, especially the royal family! Besides, although her husband Han Ming has achieved something, he is naturally observant. Wu Shangshu said this. There are still traitors who say that your majesty is as good as Han Ming. Isn't this a curse? "Re-discussion on the paintings of Yu Zhenting Hall. Zhong Paddle tried to break the ancient friendship, but he was not good at words. His face turned red and his hands, feet and lips trembled for a long time. He said, "Yan Song ruined me! How dare the old man! "Song Xun said:" Wu Shangshu is so complicated and unpredictable that he is afraid of people's words. " Zhong paddled to his feet and hit him with a ten thousand words. At the invitation of his colleagues, he was furious and said, "Go! Ercao treats me like a fog! "Sitting in the roaring court, know Xiangzhou.

The second oar got off the bus and praised Wei Hui, and the people gladly offered it. In the past, Yin ruled by engraving depth, or forgiveness was a problem. Zhong Ye said: "Being compassionate is the training of saints. I was still worried about the harshness before I went, so I didn't forgive. " Chen Meinan, the national treasure of Xiangzhou, has suffered countless hardships, and the officials and the people are afraid. Master Zhong depends on the situation, so please pay the law. The superior was the original, and Zhong said, "Why did your majesty pity sinners and lose the king's law?" I don't want to ask questions. Why don't you forgive me? Please send my family to Java as a warning of future loyalty! "But the world is promising, so Xiangzhou is awesome.

In the spring of ten years, there will be a great drought. The clock paddled down to pray for rain and cut off its hair. As a sacrifice, he prayed to God that it rained heavily. The clock stood paddling in the rain, and it was raining hard enough. Next summer, there will be a flood of locusts, and Xiangzhou will be hungry and people will eat each other, so that when there are wild geese at first, people will gather as thieves and bees will rise. Or please attack it with soldiers. Zhong Paddle said, "People take pleasure in thieves? The world is difficult and there is no food, so the rate is very rampant. " Therefore, there are thousands of people in the valley, but the price of the city valley cannot be raised, and the people in neighboring counties rely on it. Pay a hundred thousand dollars in tax. Emperor Huan Huai, Zhejiang residual salt or what he didn't produce, which is easy to be shaken by silver? Or: "easy money is slow, you have to send money." Song Yin was depressed, and it was over. There are many people who live by hunger. The middle oar wears a cloth robe, and the rain is rushing, and the wait is more than ten days. Fleas are very tired at night and have a big heart. They have to do everything themselves. Send medicine and meals to patients, and pay more for private money. When the epidemic is raging, the bell oars ask about the sufferings, and the lady takes medicine, and everyone gets it. That autumn, there was no grain harvest in Xiangzhou, and the secondary paddle was a commercial terrain. Li Shu, a servant, made a living by chiseling mountains, breaking the achievements of grinding stones, chiseling ditches and streams straight, preventing scour and stopping accumulation, and setting a water gate ten miles away, so there was no danger of leakage. So people also get the money to make a living. The people in the city are virtuous and painted like temples. In the second year, I will tour the city, praise it and want to appoint an important task. Song Jian said, "The people pay more attention to the construction of the bell oar in the famine year, but it is already a favor. How can I get in? " Go to sleep. After the neighboring state locust, it invaded the border of Xiangzhou and died. It was a long time ago, and people heard it.

Zhong paddle is good at writing, likes it, is gentle and resourceful. Sometimes there is a suggestion that the enemy's summer harbor or the auxiliary paddle can be attacked, and soldiers are often transferred to the city to prepare an agreement. Li Yuanmude of Xiangzhou, old and young, went to Que to present books and beg for oars, but failed. When he left, Yuanyuan invited him to cry, and the sound shook ten miles until a yellow hair stopped the horse and hung down his clothes. Zhong paddle has a strategic vision, and military and political events are very serious. Every division will pay tribute to Japan: "I hope that the military and civilians will not violate our orders, and those who violate them will not rent them." The enemy was so arrogant that the messenger made a plan. Soon, Xiagang won a great victory, catching up with Jingjiang, and went to sea with Governor Feng Meng. Fei Biao offered a profit, and the son of heaven was strong, and he was deployed in Henan. In the eighteenth year, he changed the right to be the suggestion and governor of Ningxia. Just arrived, the salary did not continue, and the noise of the scholars changed. The bell oar will comfort and recommend it, and the fun department will pay it, and the army will be defeated. Looking for troops to enter Shu, passing through Ningxia, learning from teachers, second only to the suburbs, the army arrived at noon, the people were tired and sleepy, the soldiers were arrogant and fierce, or they stole fish, and they dared not. When the official department went out of the suburbs, he saw several riders galloping by the car, reprimanding them for asking the truth, and tying them up and sending them to the guards for beheading. bending the law, the soldiers and the guards were awed and did not dare to commit crimes. To the governor. Second-class oars know the sides, March through the array, repair the war, descend into the interior, and send troops to pound the nest. Kou repeatedly frustrated his town, and Ningxia was alone. The assistant oar eats and wears the same clothes as the foot soldiers, and shares pains with the foot soldiers. If a soldier is sick and gangrenous, the second paddle will suck and everyone will post it, but there is no good order.

Twenty-four years, he served as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War. Song Zishi's vassal tried to enter imperial academy with the help of his father's shadow. When really, Fan Shi first moved Shao Qing to Taichang Temple, and both father and son were doing nothing. Tang painting and Li Ya are all harmful. They said, "Self-reliance, single-minded desire for power, everything is in chaos." Therefore, the emperor is also sparse, and there is no discussion. When the mountain was in trouble, Zhong You invited him to be the minister of the capital to appease him, saying, "Those who used to be proud of Hu are all ungrateful. Today, because of its urgency, it can be cherished by virtue. " On Jia, it's for listening. Go to the official post, attack the town prison, and build its camp by the paddle. He said to everyone: "I am the secretariat, and I am the son of heaven who supports you." Don't be afraid. " Or call it rectification, show it with the sword on the side, and thieves will not dare to move. Therefore, knowing the pros and cons, knowing the fortunes, Qu Shuai felt happy, dismissed the soldiers and left, with hundreds of thousands of people joining before and after. In the first year, he led a foreign minister to settle in other places and held a festival to recruit foreigners. At first, the barbarians were suspicious and eager to resist. Zhong Paddle did his best to send soldiers and guards from dozens of soldiers to the barbarian wall. Yi jumped for joy and jumped into the army to obey orders. As a result, the security guard was blocked and 5 thousand soldiers were stopped. First of all, the army plundered a lot of women, and Zhong Paddle was very handsome in the camp, so he was plundered and sent to his family for demobilization, with dozens of them. What did the emperor say? He moved the envoy. Zhong paddle has been in Zizhou for three years, and he is not afraid of hard work and won the summer heart.

The emperor ordered Zhong to paddle and wait and see, and thought for a long time. However, the vassal ownership of Song and Shi damaged his ability, saying, "The people of Zizhou only know that there are political envoys, but they don't know that there is a son of heaven." The emperor was very worried that it would change, so he ordered Zhong Paddle to rejoin as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War. In thirty-two years, Annan paid tribute to rare animals named Lin. It's all auspicious and congratulations. Du Zhong said, "If the authenticity is unknown, make it true, but not self-sufficient, and be willing to return it." Dance with the wind. The next year, the comet will see you, but it won't take long to stay in Antares on Mars, and the color will darken, and even there will be a solar eclipse, which will surprise people. A secretary said, "If the story doesn't get full marks or lacks capital, congratulations." Zhong paddle said: "I can see everywhere, but I can't see the capital." This man is shrouded in evil spirits; The world knows it, but the court doesn't know it. It is a great benefit to the disaster and should not be congratulated. " Chenchen also changed the tax system, saying, "The sky is strange, and the task is to improve this situation. Once upon a time, there was a cloud in Guanzhong:' If you are a monarch, people are the sky. People are safe with it, strong with it, dangerous without it, and dead with it. "It's time to reform the tax system for the benefit of all the people." The painting in the hall will reflect on the past. He said angrily, "Can the laws of our ancestors be changed?" Yes, he said, "If you don't rule the world together, the country will be illegal and ancient. Therefore, Tang Wu did not follow the ancient times and became king, and Yan Xia did not die easily. It is essential to resist the ancients, but there are not many people who follow the ceremony. " As you said, although the tax system has not been reformed, it has collected 5 million silver, and nothing has changed in the end. At that time, Fan Shi was left assistant minister of Xiaohong, and wanted to transfer him to Shangshu Province. Zhong Paddle said, "I should take White Hemp as the history of the Ministry of Industry and cry at the imperial court." The princes in the world are greedy for money, not as good as the princes, but also strong.

First, the Crown Prince carried the coffin. The Crown Prince didn't stand for long. When the founder was Zhu Zaiyu, Yu Wang, and the Song Party supported Zhu Zaiyu, King of Jing, it said, "Your Majesty was in the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period. Why is it ominous? " In thirty-nine years, Guo Xiyan, a counselor of the Ministry of Rites, invited Long Lin to build a shop. When he saw the abandonment of the market, he was eager to rein in those promising people, but no one dared to speak for a while. Hello, Emperor Huang Lao, the dragon bell is dying. The clock paddled for help, but he didn't call. In four or five days, Yandang was full of contempt for it, and the emperor was angry. He is forty years old and a servant in Longchang, Guizhou.

In forty-one years, Song Jianhu and Zhong Ye moved to Nanjing and served as ministers of punishments. The emperor dreamed that he was drowning, and a female crown came from the southwest and saved him with an oar. Taoist Landaoxing explained: "Your Majesty has a noble person in the southwest, and his name should include' Paddle'." The emperor was overjoyed, and he surpassed the ministers of the Ministry of Rites. Every time he hired a hundred civil and military officials, he tried his best to correct traitors and thieves and could not follow suit immediately. His pro-German corporal, who pushed the hub backward, was never tired, although he was a senior. Less than half a year old, he was admitted to the cabinet by the Minister of Justice and was known for his sincerity. In forty-three years, Zhong Ye was ill, so please be an official. The emperor was lucky enough to see him and tried his best to keep him. He worshiped, did not worship, and went to the temple with his sword. The last few envoys visited middle-level officials. The following year, he died as an official and drove to Lin Diao. At that time, he was 66 years old and his name was Wen Xiang. People think of their virtue and recommend them to build a shrine in the capital. Emperor learned that the houses were destroyed, so he specially summoned them to Zhong Paddle Temple.

Taishi said: The Book of Songs says: "The lofty mountains can be seen, and the broad avenues can be followed." Although I can't go back to the era of Confucius, I am very yearning for it. Bell oars are inexhaustible, and they are civil servants, and military commanders enter the DPRK. How can he look at natural history and gentleman studies? ?

The translation is as follows:

Also known as Zhong Paddle, Changzhou people. Because he avoided Zhu Shitang's taboo and filial piety in the Ming Dynasty, he used words instead of names. When Wu Zhongying was born, it coincided with a heavy rain and the house was flooded. The flood first reaches the thigh, and then it can flood the whole person. Wu Zhongying's father, Wu Chai Dog, led his wife and children to tear down a door and use it as a boat and a doorframe as an oar. At this time, thunder rolled in the sky, and Wu's wife gave birth to a child with unbearable abdominal pain. Wu named the child with bamboo poles and paddles, and the door panel was unbearable, so Wu himself sank into the water, saving his wife and children. Wu Zhongying was displaced from his childhood and lost his father before he remembered it. He is intelligent, respectful and cautious by nature, delving into ancient books and honoring his mother. Wu Zhongying is good at regular script, running script and cursive script. Experts believe that his calligraphy is quite the essence of Jin calligraphy. People regard the pieces of paper he wrote as treasures, no less than gold and silver. Wu Min was a Jinshi at the age of 65,438+05, and was the first among Jinshi at the age of 20. The emperor gave him a banquet. Jishi Shu was re-elected, appointed and edited. In Zheng De's last years, as a servant, he gave instructions to Germany. After Emperor Sejong Jiajing ascended the throne in the Ming Dynasty, he became a lecturer and was soon promoted to a bachelor's degree as assistant minister. Jiajing missed, and Wu Zhongying was promoted to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. Not long after, because of my mother's funeral, I resigned and went home. I am extremely thin because of excessive sadness, and my body seems to be supported by only a skeleton. The emperor wanted to seize the affection and promote him to be the minister of rites, but he was stopped by imperial academy and Yan Song and made a toast. Wu Zhongying heard about it and said, "Only people who know me!" After that, I shed tears. Wu Zhongying is upright and strong, and he doesn't know the sinister nature of Yan Song. Before every talk about politics, Wu Zhongying refuted Yan Song, so there was a bad blood, but Wu Zhongying didn't notice it. After the mourning period, Wu Zhongying served as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Commerce and was appointed as the minister of rites. Soon, he succeeded Jia Shangshu as the minister of rites. He is very filial. Although he has taken off his mourning clothes, he still hasn't changed his habit of eating vegetables and sleeping on grass. He doesn't eat fish, and his grief is more than usual. When he was in trouble, he was in high spirits and raised his beard. Kan Kan argued that even loyal ministers and wise men could not surpass him. Wu Zhongying was ordered to inspect Quanzhou's shipping administration, and regarded the pearl treasure as dirt without even looking. In November of the seventh year of Jiajing, Wang Shouren, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, passed away. His last words said: "This heart is bright, what can I say!" Wu Zhongying cried for three days.

In the ninth year of Jiajing, the emperor wanted to marry the princess to the son of Wei Guogong. Because he loved her very much, he wanted to increase the amount of dowry to more than that of princess royal, and asked his ministers if it was feasible. Yan Song said, "Very good. Now that the world is peaceful, your majesty should show the prestige of our country with this matter. " Wu Zhongying gently advised: "In the past, Emperor Han Ming wanted to seal the crown prince, and Emperor Han said,' How can my son be compared with the son of the former emperor!'" "The so-called princess royal, really because princess royal is nobler than the princess. Even if the world is at peace now, the way of governing the country cannot be abandoned. I really hope your majesty will think twice. " Yan Song said unhappily, "Wu Shangshu knows allusions, but I don't know Yan Song? Emperor Han Ming attacked Xiongnu in the north, and the treasury grain depot was empty. Now is the heyday, and people still advocate preciousness when they marry their daughters, not to mention the royal family. Besides, although Emperor Han Ming had policies, he was narrow-minded and critical. Didn't Wu Shangshu have ulterior motives and say that your majesty is not as good as Emperor Han Ming? "Re-discussion on the paintings of Yu Zhenting Hall. Wu Zhongying tried to convince him by citing ancient truth, but his speech was slurred, his face flushed and his hands, feet and lips trembled for a long time before he said, "Yan Song slandered me! How dare this old thing! "Yan Song said angrily," Wu Shangshu is eccentric and changeable, and his heart is unpredictable. Are you afraid of being told? "Wu Zhong rowed up and hit him with a water board, which was stopped by his colleagues. The emperor was furious and said, "Go away! Do you think I'm fog? "Wu Zhongying was convicted of roaring in court and transferred from Beijing to Xiangzhou Zhizhou.

As soon as Wu Zhongying arrived in Xiangzhou, he showed great prestige and declared goodwill. Han people and ethnic minorities are completely convinced. The former magistrate was harsh in administration. Some people say that leniency will lead to disaster. Wu Zhongying said: "The combination of generosity and fortitude is the teaching of saints. It's time to get rid of the previous harshness, and I'm worried that if I don't do enough, where will it cause great disaster because of generosity? " Chen Meinan, a clansman with a queen in Xiangzhou, accepted a lot of bribes by virtue of human feelings. Officials and people are afraid of him. Wu Zhongying interrogated him more than a month after he arrived at his post, demanding that he be handed over to the Ministry of Justice to discuss the charges. The emperor even pardoned him. Wu Zhongshu said, "Why do you pity a man who has committed a crime and defile the law?" If you don't want to investigate him, why don't you pardon him? I request to take my family to Java as a lesson for future loyal ministers! " ? The emperor reluctantly agreed to deal with Chen Meinan. Since then, Xiangzhou has been orderly.

The ten-year spring of Jiajing coincided with the drought in the world. Wu Zhongying personally prayed for rain, cut off her hair, and used her body as a sacrifice to pray for the blessing of the gods. It rained heavily, and Wu Zhongying stood in the rain until it rained enough. The following summer, there was a flood of locusts, and Xiangzhou suffered a serious famine. People even eat goose excrement in the lake, people gather together to become thieves, and their places flock to rob property. Someone asked to send troops to attack them. Wu Zhongying said: "Are the people willing to be thieves? When times are hard, there is no food, so we have been plundering for a living. " So he took out 10 thousand Hu Gu to sell, so in the end, the price of Hu Gu in the market did not rise, and even the people in neighboring counties relied on him. He also asked the court to exempt 102 thousand silver from tax arrears. The emperor intends to sell the remaining salt and confiscated industries in Huai-Zhe area in exchange for silver relief. Some people say, "Let's go to Ginta. You must transfer money from the state treasury. " Yan Song secretly stopped, and the matter was shelved. Wu Zhongying opened a warehouse to cook porridge for hungry people, and many people were saved. Wu Zhongying wore a light coat and braved the wind and rain to go to many villages in person, so more than ten days passed. Never slack off in the morning and evening, no matter big or small, you should do it yourself. Most of the expenses for taking medicine and eating for patients are their own money. When the plague struck, Wu Zhongying visited everywhere and suffered greatly. His wife and children (also came) to take medicine, and the people are grateful to them. In the autumn of this year, there was no harvest in Xiangzhou. Wu Zhongye surveyed the terrain, hired people to dig mountains and hills, cut off sand and stones in the water, directly cut off tributaries of ditches and streams, build dikes to stop water, dredge blockages in the river, and set a sluice every ten miles to make the river swirl and pour, so that there would be no more bank failures and water leakage disasters, and people would no longer worry about floods. They would also get commissions, which could be used for their livelihood. The villagers thanked him and even built a shrine for his portrait. The next year, the emperor visited here and praised Wu Zhongying, wanting to entrust him with an important task. Yan Song remonstrated, saying, "Wu Zhongying built a big project in a famine year, and the people were very angry. If he is not cleared, it will be a blessing. How can he be promoted? " So the matter was put on hold. Later, the neighboring state suffered a large area of locust plague, and the locusts attacked Xiangzhou and died. Xiangzhou is famous for its bumper harvest in autumn and year after year, and all the people praise him.

Wu Zhongying is good at writing articles, likes to talk about military affairs and is very familiar with the strategy of leading troops to fight. Pirates invaded Xiagang at that time. It was suggested that Wu Zhongying could crack down on pirates, and Wu Zhongying was transferred to Changzhou town as an agreement. The people of Xiangzhou admire his virtue, and everyone personally went to the capital to petition Wu Zhongying to stay in Xiangzhou, but failed. When Wu Zhongying left, everyone stopped crying and the voice spread to ten miles away. Some old people even stopped horses and children holding skirts. Wu Zhongying is knowledgeable, resourceful and very clean in military affairs. Whenever he sent troops, he would burn incense and pray the next morning, saying, "I hope my soldiers and people did not violate my orders, and those who violated them would not be forgiven at all." The enemy is very cunning. He sent someone to investigate before making a plan. Soon, the battle of Xiagang was won, and Wu Zhongyang pursued troops to Jingjiang. Later, he pursued the enemy from Governor Feng Meng to the seaside. Hurry back to the good news, the emperor appreciated his bravery and promoted him many times, appointing him as the right ambassador of Henan. In the eighteenth year of Jiajing, he served as the right suggestion and went to Ningxia for inspection. As soon as Wu Zhongyan arrived, the army's pay could not be paid, and the sergeants clamored for mutiny. Wu Zhongyan comforted the soldiers and urged Taiwan Province to save money before the army settled down. Before long, the army entered Shu and passed through Ningxia. The army advanced and was temporarily stationed in the suburbs. The army collected a lot. The common people are tired and sleepy, but the foot soldiers are more arrogant and fierce. Sometimes they steal and plunder, and no one dares to stop them. On the first day of March, Wu Zhongye traveled all over the country and came to the suburbs. He saw several cavalry rushing past the front of the car. Wu Zhongye reprimanded them for stopping, interrogated them and got the truth. He immediately tied them up and sent them to the guards to be beheaded. Since then, the garrison has been disciplined. No one dares to hurt the people. Be transferred to the governor. Wu Zhongying was well aware of the dangers of each roadside, personally participated in military operations, repaired offensive and defensive facilities, surrendered to join the army after receiving love, and sent troops to the enemy's lair many times. Enemies and bandits have destroyed other border towns many times, but Ningxia is intact. Wu Zhongying shared clothes and food with the soldiers at the bottom, and shared labor with the soldiers. One of the foot soldiers got sore, and Wu Zhongying sucked pus for him personally. Everyone obeys him, and no one disobeys orders.

In the twenty-fourth year of Jiajing, he entered the DPRK as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War. Yan Song's son, Yan Shifan, went to imperial academy to study under the protection of his father. At this time, Yan Shifan has just been promoted to Shao Qing of Taichang Temple. Both father and son are at odds with Wu Zhongying. Both Zhen and Li Ya were jealous of him, so they spoke ill of Wu Zhongying: "Wu Zhongying only wanted to monopolize power and made a mess of politics with his own merits." So the emperor alienated him and refused to adopt his proposal. Just when the rebellion was launched, Wu Zhongying, as the secretariat of Zizhou, asked to leave Beijing to suppress and pacify, saying: "The reason why the Hu tribe is dissatisfied is because we don't have enough protection and trust for them. Now, when they are in a critical situation, it may (or hope) be useful to appease them with goodwill. " The emperor rewarded him and listened to his advice. When Wu Zhongying arrived, Liao people were besieging Dalao Town. Wu Zhongying visited their barracks alone and said to the Liao people, "I am a secretariat, and I am here to comfort and persuade you." Don't be scared. " Some people say that he falsely preached the imperial edict, and Wu Zhongying immediately showed them the camera. No thief dares to act rashly. So knowing the relationship between interests and fortunes, their leader was moved and happy, and let the army retreat, with hundreds of thousands of people joining before and after. A year later, he was also the foreign minister who reclaimed land and took Jeff to recruit foreigners. The barbarians began to be afraid of being suspected, and they greeted him in armor. Wu Zhongyan asked dozens of guards to evacuate and went to the barbarian military camp alone. When the barbarians saw it, they shouted happily, laid down their weapons and obeyed orders. Since then, people there have settled down, so they evacuated 5000 soldiers guarding the city. In the past, many women were plundered in the army. Wu Zhongying sent a letter to the battalion commanders, registered these plundered women, gave them money and sent them home. There are dozens of them. The emperor was glad to give him a promotion, and later he was promoted to special envoy. Wu Zhongying stayed in Zizhou for three years, appeasing soldiers, not afraid of hard work, and was very popular with ethnic minorities and Han nationality.

The emperor put Wu Zhongying in charge of frontier affairs, and a eunuch told him that he planned to make a long-term plan. However, Yan Song and Yan Shifan were jealous of his ability and said to the emperor, "People in Zizhou only know that there is a military envoy, but they don't know that there is a son of heaven." The emperor was very worried, afraid that he would launch a rebellion, so he ordered Wu Zhongying to be re-appointed as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War. In the thirty-second year of Jiajing, Annaonan gave the monster a famous forest. Everyone congratulated the emperor on his good fortune, but Wu Zhongying said, "It is unknown whether it is true or not. Even if it's true, it doesn't mean it's an auspicious sign. I hope to repay their sacrifices. " He wrote another satirical and protesting article. In the second year, comets appeared, and not long after, the astronomical phenomenon of Mars staying in Antares appeared, and the purple and micro stars were dim, and even a solar eclipse appeared, which made people very afraid. Officials from relevant departments said: "According to the usual practice, if the solar eclipse is not enough, or the capital can't see it, you should congratulate it." Wu Zhongying said: "The four sides can see, but the capital can't see. It can be seen that the king is blinded by sinister villains; Everyone knows it, but the imperial court doesn't know that it will bring more disasters and should not celebrate it. Chen also called for the reform of the tax system. He said, "The weather is not beautiful, so we must be kind to the people." . "Guan Zhong once said:' As a monarch, people should be the sky. If we obey, the country will be stable, and the country will become strong with the help of talents. If the people don't turn to the country, there will be a crisis. If the people betray, the country will perish. It's time to reform the tax system to benefit the people. Zhen hall painting has always been based on ancient times, and angrily said, "How can the laws of ancestors be changed?" "Wu Zhongying replied:" There is no fixed way to govern the country. If it is good for the country, there is no need to imitate the old laws. Therefore, Tang Wu can rule the world without the old statutes, and Xia Yin will perish without the old etiquette. Those who oppose the old law cannot be criticized, and those who follow the old etiquette are not worthy of praise. "The emperor thinks he is right. Although he didn't reform the tax system, he was exempted from the tax of five million and two thousand silver, and nothing happened in the end. The emperor trusted Wu Zhongying more. At that time, Yan Shifan served as the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the emperor wanted to promote him as a senior minister. Wu Zhongyang threatened: "If Yan Shifan is allowed to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry, I will definitely wear white linen and cry in court to ruin it." When his greed and money were not satisfied, he did not become a history book, which was due to Zhong Paddle.

Previously, Prince Zhu Zaiyu died and the Crown Prince had been in office for a long time. Yu Wang Zhu Zaimian should be the crown prince, while Yansong Party supported Zhu Zaizhen, the king of scenery, and said, "Your Majesty is in his prime, why should he do something unlucky in a hurry?" In the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing, Guo Xiyan, a counselor of the Ministry of Rites, pleaded for Prince Li, disobeyed the emperor and was executed. The person who excused him was punished by pliers, and no one dared to mention it again for a while. The emperor likes to know the situation. He is getting older and older. Wu Zhong invited the emperor to make Yu Wang the Crown Prince, but he didn't get a reply, but he did it again. (Still no reply), he did it four or five times. Yan Song and his party took the opportunity to slander constantly, and the emperor was very angry. When the court official was in charge of forty, he was demoted to Cheng Yi in Longchang, Guizhou. It is a great comfort for Wu Zhongyan to think that Wang Shouren has been demoted to this place before.

In the forty-first year of Jiajing, Yan Song was deposed and Wu Zhongying was promoted to the position of director of Nanjing punishments. The emperor dreamed that he was drowning, and a female Taoist priest came from the southwest and saved him with a paddle. Taoist Lan Daoxing explained his dream and said, "You have a noble person in the southwest, and there should be the word' paddle' in your name." The emperor was very happy, so he promoted Wu Zhongying as the minister of rites. Wu Zhongying selects civil and military officials and gives full play to their talents. Raise your hair to kill evil thieves, and never be afraid to retreat. He approached talents, bent down to make friends, and recommended younger generations. Although he is old, he doesn't look tired at all. Less than half a year later, he was appointed as a cabinet member by Minister does, and he was known for his prudence and honesty. In the forty-third year of Jiajing, Wu Zhongying was seriously ill and resigned. The emperor came to visit him personally, and tried his best to keep him, giving him three privileges: praise and worship, not going to court, and taking a sword to the temple. Later, many eunuchs were sent to offer their condolences. In the second year, Wu Zhongying died in office, and the emperor went to pay homage. This year, he was sixty-six, and he was named Wen Xiang. People miss Wu Zhongying's kindness and set up an ancestral temple for him near the capital. Every meal should have sacrificial ceremonies and music. The emperor was addicted to the theory of Huang Lao and destroyed all the ancestral halls, leaving only the ancestral hall of Wu Zhongying, which was reserved by imperial edict.

Taishi Gong said: In the Book of Songs, it says, "The mountain rises and the scenery stops." Although I can't reach this level, I yearn for it. Wu Zhongying's kindness and admiration for morality continued his life. He was in charge of border affairs as a civil servant and entered the court as a military commander. What a well-informed and knowledgeable gentleman!