The zhài surname is an ancient surname that is small in the country and has relatively few historical celebrities. However, in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were two "fierce men", one called Ji Zun, who was an important general under the han Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, who made great achievements in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and later ranked ninth among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai. The other is called róng, which guarded the northern frontier for nearly thirty years and spread its prestige in Liaodong, and was subjected to the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan and so on. Both of them are Yingchuan Yingyang people, and they are cousins. Let me tell you the legendary story of these two brothers:
Matsuri (film and television)
Sacrifice: Outstanding in battle, but highly respected by future generations for his honesty and official duties
First, the reclusive teenager is gentle and rigid, and the law enforcement is strict when enlisted in the army
Born into a relatively wealthy family, his early image was a weak rich man, very filial to his parents, life was very low-key, dressed simply and simply, a bit like the hidden rich man chartered in the urban villages of Guangzhou and Shenzhen wearing shorts and slippers. But it may be a little too low-key, the small officials of the yamen think that he is a soft persimmon, from time to time to bully this weak-looking young man, at first the sacrifice chooses to give in, but when these small officials are getting more and more excessive, he intervenes. Before, he knew some chivalrous people in society, and he told them the situation, and those chivalrous warriors could not sit still, and went directly to kill the bully who was afraid of the hard. From then on, no one in the Yingchuan area dared to provoke the worshippers anymore.
Later, because of his family's reasons, he also became a county official. But in fact, he was very resistant in his heart, he had his own ideas, had his own grand ambitions, and was not willing to be a county official who bullied the people. At that time, the imperial court was in turmoil, various uprisings broke out everywhere, and the whole country was in chaos, he always paid attention to the changes outside, and also secretly compared the situation of the various rebel armies, he felt that the Han army formed by the merger of the Nanyang Sect's Lingling Army and the Green Forest Army was the strongest, the most disciplined, and the most clear-eyed, and Liu Xiu, who had just turned the tide and led the army to defeat the new dynasty government Wang Yi and Wang Xun's army, had the most potential to be a bright lord.
Fortunately, after the Battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu passed through Yingyang, and the priest zun was very surprised, and immediately went to defect, because Liu Xiu was originally a handsome man, and he liked it very much when he saw the same Mei Qingmu Xiu. Liu Xiu left the sacrifice by his side and made him a military order, that is, to manage the transactions and taxes in the army. It didn't take long for the matsuri to do the military order, and it was still a big deal. Not long after joining the army, this "stunned Qing" who had no qualifications and fame actually beheaded one of Liu Xiu's domestic slaves, on the grounds that he had violated military regulations. This angered Liu Xiu, and he ordered that the priest be arrested immediately. Fortunately, at that time, a man named Chen Vice saved him, and Vice Chen said to Liu Xiu, "Ming Gong often wants the army to be neat, and now he obeys the law and does not avoid it. Liu Xiu thought about it, not only did he not punish the sacrifice, but also promoted him to an official, and made him a "stabbing general" (this reputation is quite interesting), Liu Xiu also expressed his attitude to the generals: "Be prepared to sacrifice and obey!" If the children in my house break the law and kill them, they will not be selfish to the secretaries of state. (You see, my slaves were cut down in violation of the law, and I will not pursue the sacrifices. ）。 Sacrifice this slash and shock the whole army! Soon after, Liu Xiu continued to promote him to a higher rank, making Jingzun a partial general and following Liu Xiu's main army to pacify Hebei.
Second, the North and the West marched to the forefront of the soldiers, and the three armies of the brave crown repeatedly built a miracle
Shortly after pacifying Hebei, Liu Xiu ascended the throne as emperor, and Ji Zun was also made a marquis because of his military merits. But this was only the beginning of the cause of the priesthood. After that, he gained liu xiu's high trust, was further reused, and began his brilliant military career in the northern expedition to the west. The first was the northern battlefield, in the second year of Liu Xiu's ascension to the throne, he was made a general of the Conquest, and together with Jing Dan, Zhu You, Wang Chang, Wang Liang, and Zang Gong, he would pursue the remnants of the forces throughout Hebei, and he began with Zhang Man, the head of the displaced people in southern Hebei. In the process of conquest of Zhang Man, The Priest was wounded by an arrow, and the blood flowed non-stop, but he did not care, leading his men to continue to fight, and the army was infected by his bravery and morale. Later, the priest cut off Zhang Man's grain road, and then divided his troops to cut off his subordinates, and finally destroyed Zhang Man.
Later, Zhang Feng in the Yuyang area rebelled and raised troops in response to Peng Pet, who had previously rebelled. Liu Xiu sent Sacrifice Zun, Geng Yi, Zhu You, and others to quell the rebellion, and it was Also Sacrifice Zun who took the lead in killing Yuyang, taking advantage of the situation to kill Zhang Feng, and then joining forces with other generals to surround Peng Yu, and finally pacifyIng Yuyang, and taking advantage of the situation to wipe out all the remnants of the displaced people's army, the entire territory of Hebei was returned to Liu Xiu.
After the end of the battle in Hebei, Ji Zun accompanied Liu Xiu to the battlefield on the western front. They attacked Kui Huan, who had divided Longxi, and were again the vanguard of Ji Zun, who defeated Kui Huan's general Wang Yuan. Subsequently, Matsuzun joined forces with other generals to fight against Kui Huan's main force, and Matsuzun defeated Kui Huan many times. At that time, Matsuri was already ill, but he insisted on fighting with the disease. Later, Gongsun Shu came to the rescue, and the other generals of the Han army retreated to avoid their sharp edges, and only the sacrifices insisted on not retreating.
Sacrifice
Third, the world will be determined but suddenly departed, and there will be nothing in self-denial and self-denial
As the war continued, the Han army dispatched troops and gradually gained the upper hand, but the sacrifices continued to fight with illness, and their bodies could not be eaten, and they died in the army in the spring of 33 AD. Liu Xiu was very sad, and when the coffin of the sacrifice was transported back to Luoyang, he wore a mourning costume to weep at the scene, and he was sad and weeping, and handled the aftermath of the sacrifice with the highest taigao etiquette, and the funeral of Huo Guang in the Western Han Dynasty was the same.
Death before the master succeeded, and the hero was in tears! It is possible that the historical data do not find the specific age of the priest, but it is estimated that he was still very young at the time of his death, and he had no heirs at that time. This seemingly weak Confucian general was one of the bravest generals under Liu Xiu, and if he had not died young, with his military achievements and position in Liu Xiu's heart, he should have ranked only ninth among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai.
But unexpectedly, many people in later generations focused on his military achievements, but on his good character of "self-denial and public service". The Book of the Later Han Dynasty praises the sacrifice of honor as "famous in the sea, and incorruptible in the world." According to the historical records, "Obey the covenant of honesty and be careful, self-denial and public service, reward all the soldiers and soldiers, and the family has selfless wealth." "The priest is such a man of high moral character, he is honest and upright, he and his wife are dressed in simple clothes, coarse cloth, and they also exercise restraint after being crowned as princes, never seeking selfish interests for themselves, and the rewards they receive are given to subordinates. Even when he was about to die, he only explained the affairs of his family and did not make a request to Emperor Wu of Han. Later, the priest became a representative of a clean and honest official, and posterity admired him endlessly, and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection also wrote an article calling on the vast number of cadres to learn from the honor.
Sacrifice: Brother Yin became an official, but he was built as a shrine by the people of Liaodong because he insisted on sticking to northern Xinjiang
First, he was under the influence of his brother Yin and subordinate, and made remarkable achievements in transferring local government affairs
After the death of Matsuri, because of Liu Xiu's feelings for Matsuri, he made proper arrangements for the family of Matsuri, and Matsuri's brother Matsuri became The Taishou of Jiuquan, while his cousin Matsuri was arranged to be by his side as a waiter at the Yellow Gate. The priest was a great filial piety, his father died very early, he often went to guard the tomb of his father, because of the barren mountains and wild mountains, from time to time there were mountain thieves passing by, but the mountain thieves saw that he was so filial, they could not bear to hurt him. After serving as a waiter at the Yellow Gate, he followed Liu Xiu for a long time, which was a valuable asset for him, not only often showing his face in front of the emperor, but also learning from the emperor, which helped him a lot in his growth.
Sure enough, soon after, Liu Xiu sent a priest to serve as the commander of Yanshi County. Yanshi County is very close to the cemetery, and the priests often go to worship. He served as a priest in Yanshi for five years, achieved remarkable results, and won the first place in the county official examination, and he turned to the Xiangben County Order, when the bullies and robbers in Xiangben County were rampant, and the people were invaded. After arriving in Xiangben County, he resolutely took strong measures, arrested the robbers and killed them, and also pursued their remnants, eliminating these social bullies and robbers in one fell swoop, restoring order in the county and greatly improving social order. Because of his meritorious service in governing the localities, Liu Xiu specially issued an edict to encourage him and reward him.
Sacrifice
Second, surrender to Yidi and pacify the northern frontier, and rule the border to distinguish the people from stability
Due to his good performance in local government, Liu Xiu decided to continue to put pressure on the sacrifice. At the beginning of the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although the strength of the Xiongnu was far less than before, Xianbei and Wuhuan began to rise, and they often joined forces with the Xiongnu to harass the border and plunder the people. Due to the mobility of these nomadic peoples, it brought great difficulties to the northern border defense of the Han Dynasty, and it was necessary to station troops for a long time. In view of liu xiu's performance in Yanshi and Xiangben, he decided to send him to serve as the Taishou of Liaodong. This time, Liu Xiu partyed people. In Liaodong, the priest soon showed his ability to rule the border. After he arrived in Liaodong, he quickly began several aspects of work: First, he trained soldiers and actively prepared for war. The second is to strengthen information intelligence and scientifically set up sentries at key border locations. The third is to appease the people, enhance the people's confidence in the government's resistance to the enemy, and stabilize the people's hearts and minds in Eastern Liaoning. The fourth is to adopt a strategy of combining military strikes and internal differentiation. On the basis of military strikes, they actively divided the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan, disintegrated their alliances, and made them distrust each other and attack each other.
The sacrificial vessel itself was also very brave in battle, and the history books recorded that he could pull off three hundred pounds of bows and arrows. When the enemy invaded, he took the lead in killing the enemy, the soldiers were encouraged by him, morale was high, and the Han army often repelled the enemy on the frontier. Once, xianbei more than 10,000 cavalry invaded with great momentum, the sacrifice was not afraid, he was calm and calm, only led a few thousand soldiers to meet the battle, he took the lead in the charge, unstoppable, the Xianbei cavalry was actually frightened by his momentum, the whole army retreated in a panic, and then was chased to the river, many people jumped into the river and drowned, and the rest fled everywhere, and were chased by the sacrifice to chase thousands of people. Since then, Xianbei and Wuhuan did not dare to provoke the sacrifice, and accepted the invitation of the sacrifice, and Xianbei and Wuhuan paid tribute to the Han Dynasty. The sacrifice also guided Xianbei and Wuhuan to attack the Xiongnu by means of money rewards, and the Xiongnu were beaten north. Later, Chishan Wuhuan rebelled, and Xianbei also helped the crusade.
Through the efforts of the sacrificial offerings, from Wuwei Commandery (now the Hexi Corridor) in the west to Xuanju County and Lelang County (northern Korea) in the east, including the previously submissive Xianbei and Wuhuan, and other ethnic minority tribes also came to the Han Dynasty. The northern frontier has settled down, and the army stationed on the border of the imperial court has also withdrawn, which shows the great contribution of the sacrifice to the protection of the frontier! The character of the sacrificial servant is still very good, he treats people sincerely, he is solemn and resolute, and his physique is superb, and all the ethnic minorities in the frontier are afraid and love him, and all of them obey and obey him, and dare not make a mistake.
Third, unjustly imprisoned and died of grief, and the people commemorated the construction of temples and shrines
Although he achieved a lot of credit, he did not end well. After he guarded the northern frontier for more than thirty years, the emperor at this time was already Liu Xiu's son Liu Zhuang of Hanming, and Emperor Hanming considered that he was older and asked him to return to the imperial court as a servant (one of the nine secretaries). Emperor Hanming was very touched to see the incorruptible sacrifices, and he praised the sacrifices heavily, and also rewarded them with a lot of money, horses, and cloth.
But the priest was an idle man, and Emperor Hanming also relied on him. A few years later, he was also sent to lead troops to fight the Huns. But this time, he was framed by the traitors and did not reach the position designated for the original battle, resulting in him being sentenced to stay and fear the enemy after returning to the dynasty, and was deposed and imprisoned, and although he was later released, he felt that this was a great shame in life, and he vomited blood and died shortly after he was released from prison. Before dying, he also said to his son, "I have received great grace from the country, but I have not been praised, I have not made small achievements, and I am sincerely ashamed of my death." Righteousness cannot be rewarded without merit, and after death, if you receive the gifts in the book, you will be a soldier and march forward in death, in order to follow my heart. "He went so far as to demand that all the rewards of the court be surrendered, and that his son continue to fight on the front lines and serve the country loyally." When Emperor Hanming learned of this, he was deeply moved and admired the sacrifice even more. Ethnic minorities such as Wuhuan and Xianbei are very nostalgic for the sacrifices, and every time they go to Luoyang to worship, they will take time to go to the tombs where they are sacrificed. In order to commemorate this meritorious general, the people and officials of Liaodong built a temple and a shrine for him. His exploits and spirit will forever go down in history.
Later generations of ancestral shrines will adopt these four words: Yingyang image, Liaozuo Li Ancestral Hall. Shanglian refers to the sacrifice, "Yingyang" refers to the "Marquis of Yingyang" that he sealed, and "image" refers to his image being engraved on the Yuntai Pavilion, with great achievements in the annals of history. The lower link refers to the sacrifice, "Liaozuo" refers to his former liaodong taishou, and "lici" refers to the people on the border who specially erected a temple to worship in order to commemorate him, and he lives in the hearts of the people on the frontier. From these simple eight words, it highly summarizes the legendary life of the heroic brothers. Two heroes in one door! Whether it is the sacrifice of Liu Xiu, the Emperor of Han Guangwu, or the sacrifice of guarding the world for the Eastern Han Dynasty, they are all the pillars of the country, they are all legendary heroes, and their stories are passed down through the ages!