For ordinary people, being called a donkey by the emperor is simply a blessing cultivated in a previous life, and it is too late to rush up, let alone refuse to marry. However, in history, there are indeed some "ungodly" people who have adopted a gentle attitude towards marrying a princess, such as Song Hong, the prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who is a typical example. While refusing to marry, Song Hong also said a famous saying that has been passed down through the ages, which is still loved today. So, what kind of sentence is this?
Song Hong was the prime minister in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty
Song Hong was born in the late years of the Western Han Dynasty, and in the early years he served as a waiter and a common worker in the Western Han Dynasty and the New Dynasty, and when Wang Mang was defeated and died and the Chimei army entered Chang'an, he fled back to his hometown to escape the chaos of war. Liu Xiu claimed the title of empress dowager, and because he admired Song Hong's virtues, he enlisted him as the Grand Master of Taizhong, and soon promoted him to the position of Grand Sikong (one of the Three Dukes, who held the position of prime minister). Song Hong is in a position of position, known for his elegant character and outspokenness, and these personalities are the most obvious in two things.
It is said that Emperor Guangwu summoned Song Hong to the palace in his spare time, and sat in front of the new screen to chat with him, while talking, he frequently turned back to see the beautiful women painted on the screen. When Song Hong saw this, he solemnly said to the emperor: "The subject has never seen a son of heaven who likes virtue as much as he likes beauty." Emperor Guangwu laughed when he heard this, and immediately ordered someone to remove the screen, and then told Song Hong: "Obey when you hear words that conform to morality, okay?" Song Hongdun bowed again, and then replied, "Your Majesty cultivates moral character, and Wei Chen is deeply inspired." ”
The Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu was very attached to Song Hong
Hongdang feasted, sat on a new screen, painted a column of women, and the emperor looked at it. Hongzheng Rong said, "I have not seen a virtuous person like a lustful person." "The emperor is the one who is thorough. Laughing at Hongyue: "Smell the righteousness and serve, can you?" "Your Majesty has entered the country, and the subjects are overjoyed." See Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Vol. XXVI, Biography of Fuhou Song Feng Feng Zhao MouWeilie.
When Song Hong was chancellor, he recommended the Great Confucian Huan Tan to emperor Guangwu and asked him to accompany the emperor. However, after Huan Tan became an official, he did not use the scriptures to persuade the emperor's words and deeds, but used complicated music to please his eyes and ears. Song Hong was very unhappy when he found out, so he ordered someone to summon Huan Tan into the palace, and then criticized him fiercely. When Emperor Guangwu learned of this, he solemnly apologized to Song Hong and sent Huan Tan back out of the palace, no longer letting him accompany him.
The emperor feasted, and ordered the drums and pianos to be loud. Hongwen was displeased, repented of the recommendation, waited for Tan Nei, sat in the palace, and sent the officials to summon him. Tan Zhi, do not let it go with the table... The emperor changed Rong Xie and rebelled, and then he did not order Tan to give it to him. Ibid.
Song Hong was known for his elegant conduct and outspokenness
Of course, the most emblematic of Song Hongjie's noble conduct and lack of glory and profit was that he firmly refused Emperor Guangwu's proposal and refused to divorce his wife and marry Princess Huyang. Princess Liu Huang of Huyang was the eldest sister of Emperor Guangwu, and the feelings between the sisters and brothers were very deep. Although Liu Huang was a princess, her life was not very good, she was widowed and widowed very early, and her emotional life has always been very empty. When Emperor Guangwu saw that his eldest sister was sullen and unhappy, he thought of marrying her another family affair and eliminating the feeling of loneliness through marriage.
But Emperor Guangwu also understood that when mentioning such a thing as kissing, he should figure out his sister's meaning, and he could not take the risk of making a choice for her. Therefore, one day, during small talk, emperor Guangwu and the princess commented on the personality of the chancellor and secretly observed her intentions. The princess was not very interested in the other ministers, but attached great importance to Song Hong, and constantly praised him for his appearance and noble morals. Emperor Guangwu understood, so he said to his sister, "I am also inspecting this person, so leave this matter to me."
Princess Huyang took a fancy to Song Hong and asked Emperor Guangwu to help her broker
Not long after, Emperor Guangwu summoned Song Hong into the palace to talk and asked the princess to hide behind the screen to listen to the movements. Emperor Guangwu and Song Hong casually said: "As the saying goes, 'when you have a high status, you must change your friends, and if you have more money, you must marry another wife', which is probably the common sentiment of people, right?" Song Hong listened obediently, knowing very well that the emperor was thinking of divorcing him from his wife and then marrying the princess.
However, how could Song Hong abandon his wife for the sake of wealth, so he replied with a solemn face: "Wei Chen does not know, but he has heard that 'friends when they are poor and lowly must not be forgotten, and wives who have suffered together cannot abandon her'. Emperor Guangwu knew that it was useless to talk more, so he turned back to the screen and said, "It seems that this matter is doomed to be impossible." After the princess listened, her mood was very disappointed.
Song Hong refused to give up his wife and resolutely refused to marry the emperor
When the emperor's sister Princess Huyang was newly widowed, the emperor and the courtiers were discussed together, and the microscopic exhaustion was exhausted. The Lord: "Song Gongwei Rong De Instrument, the group of courtiers is beyond reach." The emperor said: "Fang and Tuzhi." Hou Hong was introduced, and after the emperor ordered the lord to sit on the screen, he said: "Proverbs are expensive and easy to make friends, rich and easy to wife, and human feelings?" "The knowledge of the poor and the lowly must not be forgotten, and the wife of the chaff does not go to the church." Emperor Gu said to the Lord: "Things are not harmonious." Ibid.
As a "guide" for people to act, "the knowledge of the poor and the lowly must not be forgotten, and the wife of the chaff does not go to the church" is the principle and norm that society has been vigorously advocating for thousands of years, and its source and outlet are Song Hong. Song Hong's character is so noble that Fan Ye, the author of the Book of Later Han, when he wrote a biography for him, he wrote with great praise that "Hong's body is far away, and his benevolence does not forget the original", which can be described as accurate.