Sima Hui (?) –208), courtesy name Decao, was a native of Yangzhai, Yingchuan (present-day Yuzhou, Henan). A hermit at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was proficient in Qimen, the art of war, and the study of scriptures. It is known as "Mr. Water Mirror".
Sima Hui was a man of elegance, extensive knowledge, and knowledge, and recommended Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and others to Liu Bei, who were respected by the world.
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Biography
The Theory of Mulberry
Sima Hui, Zi DeCao, Yingchuan Yang Zhai Ren. He is a person who is highly educated, has a wide range of knowledge, has the ability to know people and distinguish talents, and is respected by the world.
Pang Tong, a native of Nan County, heard that Sima Decao lived in Yingchuan, so he traveled two thousand miles to visit him. When they arrived in Yingchuan, they met Sima Hui picking mulberry leaves, and Pang Tong said to Sima Hui in the car: "I heard that when the eldest husband is in the world, he should be in a very prominent position, and if there is a suppressed flow of huge water, he should do the work of curing silk women!" ”
Decao said, "You get out of the car for the time being." You only know how fast you can walk, but you don't worry about getting lost.
In the past, Bocheng preferred to cultivate rather than envy the glory of the princes; Yuan Xian preferred to live in a simple house with mulberry wood as a door axis than in an official residence. Who lives in a luxurious house, goes out to ride a fat horse, and has to have a dozen maids waiting for him, which is a different reason? This is the reason why the hermit Xu You and Chao Father sighed, and it is also the reason why the incorruptible people Bo Yi and Shu Qi sighed. Even with Lü Buwei's title and the wealth of Qi Jinggong, it was not worthy of respect. ”
Pang Tong said: "I was born in a remote and remote place, and I rarely saw the great truth. If you don't strike a loud bell and drum, you don't know how loud it sounds. ”
Sima Hui and Pang Tong talked to each other day and night.
After the discussion, Sima Hui was very surprised by Pang Tong, and said that Pang Tong was the head of the famous people in Nanzhou, so that Pang Tong gradually became known to others.
Guest residence in Xiangyang
In 198 AD (the third year of Jian'an), Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao set up a school and a scholar, and widely sought the world's celebrities. Sima Hui lived in Xiangyang, Jingzhou.
Sima Hui was knowledgeable and proficient in Qi men, martial arts, and classics, and was on a par with Song Zhong, a famous scholar at the end of the Han Dynasty, in Jingzhou. Liu Shu (廙廙) and Xiang Lang (襄郎) from Xiangyang, Jingzhou, were once students of Sima Hui;[4][5] Yin Mo and Li Ren of Yizhou came to Jingzhou to learn ancient chinese scriptures from Sima Hui and Song Zhong because Yizhou was only popular in modern classics.
Sima Hui knew that Liu Biao was narrow-minded and would definitely murder the good, so he kept silent and did not talk about the current situation. Someone said to Liu Biao: "Sima Decao is a Qishi, but he has not met a confidant." Later, Liu Biao personally visited Sima Hui and said: "What people say is false and untrue, this man is just a small scholar, and his insight is the same as that of ordinary people." ”
Recommend Junjie
Sima Hui had contacts with the famous Jingzhou scholar Pang Degong and others, as well as Han Song, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, and Cui Zhouping, who had fled to Xiangyang, and had close relations. Sima Hui regarded Pang Degong as his elder brother and was called "Water Mirror" by Pang Degong.
Sima Hui
Most of the people of the late Han Dynasty pursued their meritorious names and ran to their masters, while Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong lived in seclusion between Xiang and Han, indifferent to fame and fortune, and did not easily turn to others, Sima Hui recommended Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to Liu Bei. [13]
Later, Liu Bei, who was attached to Liu Biao and stationed in Xinye, went to visit Sima Hui and discussed world affairs with Sima Hui.
Sima Hui said to Liu Bei: "How can ordinary readers and people with shallow knowledge recognize the general trend of the world?" Only those who can recognize the general trend of the world can be called Junjie. ”
Liu Bei asked who could be called Junjie, and Sima Hui replied, "Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong."
At the same time, Xu Shu also recommended Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei then made Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong the generals of the army.
In 208 (the thirteenth year of Jian'an), Cao Cao marched south, Liu Chun surrendered, and Sima Hui was also acquired by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao wanted to reuse him, but Sima Hui fell ill and died shortly thereafter.
Posthumous commemoration
Tomb of Sima Hui
The tomb of Sima Hui is located on the east side of Panzhuang in Yuwang Village, Chuhe Town, Yuzhou City, Henan Province. The tomb of Sima Hui stands majestically.
In the early 20th century, the ancestral hall and tombstone in front of Sima Hui's tomb were destroyed, leaving only the Beiyin Temple and Donglin Temple. During the Cultural Revolution, these two small temples were not spared. In front of the tomb, there was originally a stone stele with eight characters engraved on the stele " The Tomb of Mr. Sima Hui of Han" was erected by posterity. This stele was lost during the Cultural Revolution, but has now been found and stored in Panzhuang.
Water Mirror Village
Shuijingzhuang is located in the south of Nanzhang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were frequent wars in Yingchuan. In order to avoid the scourge of war, Sima Hui moved to Xiangyang City under Liu Biao's rule in Jingzhou. The earliest relevant records of Nanzhangshui Jingzhuang can be found in Qianlong's "Xiangyang Fu Zhi".
According to the article "Yuxi Mountain" in Nanzhang, Volume IV of the book, Yuxi Mountain "has a towering peak, a stream under the mountain, and the sound of water is like a jade pendant." "There is a stone chamber called the White Horse Cave, which is the hiding place for Mr. Han Shuijing."
In 1954, the county government allocated funds for maintenance. During the Cultural Revolution, the "Water Mirror Ancestral Hall" and the Sima Chronicle were demolished.
In 1981, the Water Mirror Ancestral Hall was restored, and in 1985, the Xian hall was restored, reproducing the style of the Water Mirror Village in the Qing Dynasty, and becoming the only ancient building left in Xiangyang to commemorate Sima Hui. Today's Shuijingzhuang has a pleasant scenery and tourists, and has become an important attraction for people to pay tribute to their predecessors and feel the culture of the Three Kingdoms.