It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, there was a family of men in Taicang, Suzhou, that is, the Taicang Ling family. According to some research, most of the Ling clan in jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai are descendants of Ling Tong, a famous general of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. Ling Tong (189-217), courtesy name Gongjie, was a general under Sun Quan during the Three Kingdoms period. The general Guan Zhiwei was praised by the historian Chen Shousheng during the Western Jin Dynasty as "the Tiger Minister of Jiangbiao".
When did the Ling clan of Taicang Zhitang come from? According to the Ling clan genealogy of Changzhou Yuqingtang and the Ling clan genealogy of Changzhou Dunmutang, the Ling clan of Taicang Zhitang was moved from Huzhou, Zhejiang in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, and the so-called branches and leaves were scattered, and the descendants of the Ling surname were scattered to live and reproduce in various places. Therefore, the Ling surnames of Taicang, Changshu and Changzhou and the Ling surnames of Huzhou are all the same surname, which responds to the old saying that "500 years ago was a family". The Ling clan of Taicang Zhitang, the highest official position was Ling Yunyi of the Ming Dynasty, who was a famous general for the twenty-sixth year of Ming Jiajing and became a famous general for suppressing rioters everywhere. The official to the Nanjing Bingbu Shangshu, equivalent to the current Minister of National Defense. Among the descendants of Ling Yunyi, the more famous grandson Ling Bizheng.
▲Ling Bizheng 《Flower Butterfly Diagram》
Ling Bizheng (born and died unknown), character Zhenqing, one character Mengqiu, number Yue'an, Ming Chongzhen four years Xin Weike (1631) year jinshi, once served as the deputy envoy of Guangxi armament, according to the current equivalent of the deputy director of the logistics department of the provincial military region (zhengshi level). Ling Bizheng was a good official and was deeply loved by the people. He was also a famous painter at that time, according to the local chronicle "Taicang Prefecture Chronicle, Silent Poetry History, Tongyin On Painting": he was good at landscapes, set colors and elegant, precise position, and connected with the Song people. Painting flowers and birds, but flowers and birds are not as elegant and flexible as the landscape. Unfortunately, there are not many works circulated by him, only a few paintings of flowers and birds have been seen, and landscape paintings are rare to see.
▲Ling Bizheng "Landscape Map"
▲Ling Bizheng 《Ammonite Brocade Diagram》
▲Ling Bizheng 《Bi Tao Spring Bird Diagram》
▲Ling Bizheng "Ribbon Diagram"
▲Ling Bizheng "Parrot Diagram"
▲Ling Bizheng 《春燕圖》
▲Ling Bizheng 《喜上眉梢圖》
▲Ling Bizheng's "Perched Goose Diagram"
▲ Ling Bizheng 《Hibiscus Quail Diagram》