Speaking of Yang Yun, there may not be too many people who know, because in the era of the Han Dynasty, few people could survive the rule of glory and defeat. But if Yang Yun's grandfather is Shi Ma Qian, it is estimated that no one does not know.
The thirty-sixth volume of the Book of Han: The present grandson Liu Tian Wang Yang Cai Chen Zheng Biography has a detailed account of Yang Chang and Yang Yun's father and son, so there is no need to repeat the original text here. The story is probably like this: Yang Yun's father Yang Chang was a great official during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Zhao had a short reign and collapsed after eight years. Because of his conspiracy with Huo Guang to abolish Liu He, the king of Changyi, and set up Emperor Xuan and made great contributions, he was named Hou. At that time when the imperial power was pouring over the sword and sword shadow, Shi Ma Qian's daughter, Yang Chang, immediately made a decision, and followed Huo Guang to abolish Liu He and welcome Emperor Xuan, which not only exempted him from the disaster of killing, but also made great contributions to the great cause of saving the Han Dynasty. Shi's husband is so decisive, he is not an ordinary woman but knowledgeable and resolute, and his godson should be able to focus on his heart. Therefore, Yang Yun is handsome and quite famous. The Book of Han records: "... 恽, the word is young,... Yun's mother, Sima Qian's daughter. Yun Shi read his grandfather's "Taishi Gongji", which was quite "Spring and Autumn". It can be called by material. He is a good friend of handsome Confucians, famous in the imperial court, and promoted to Zuo Cao". Later, Huo Shi wanted to rebel because of the murder of Emperor Xuan Xu, Yun Xian heard about it, and informed Emperor Xuan through Jin Anshang in the service, and was recruited by Emperor Xuan, after Huo Guang was killed, Yang Yun was named Pingtong Marquis by Emperor Xuan. It can really be said that relying on the complaint to rise to prominence and find wealth.
Emperor Xuan not only sensed Huo Guangyang's open support, but also hated the Huo family's selfish yin poisoned Xuhou, after Huo Guang's death, Emperor Xuan became more suspicious, worried that the surrounding magnates would plot to rebel. Yang Yun obviously didn't notice this, he was arrogant, light on wealth and righteousness, and had no one in his eyes, which brought resentment and disaster to himself.
"Book of Han": "At the beginning, Yun received his father's wealth of five million, and his body was made a marquis, all of which were divided into clans. The stepmother has no children, and the wealth is millions, and the death is all given to Yun, and the stepmother is divided into Kundi. and more than a million are divided. Such is the light wealth and righteousness." and "in the palace, honest and selfless, Lang official is fair." However, Yun governs on his behalf, and he is cruel to others, so that people are in the shadows, and those who have resentment of themselves in the same position will want to harm them, and they can be superior to others. Because he complained a lot about the court, he lost with the servant Dai Changle, and he was defeated." However, Emperor Xuan read his report that the Huo family was meritorious, and he couldn't bear to punish him, so he had an edict to exempt him from being a concubine.
When the catastrophe came, he escaped death, but Yang Yun, who was dismissed as a concubine, did not introspect and still acted recklessly. "Yun has lost his title, governed the industry at home, and entertained himself with money. In the rest of the years, his friends settled down and guarded the Xihe Sun Huizong, and the scholars also admonished him, and the Yun Shu admonished him, and said that the minister was abolished, and when the door was closed, he was afraid, and for the pity, he should not govern the industry, and he was praised by the guests. The prime minister, the young court, once saw the abolition of ambiguous language, and was not convinced". So Yang Yun gave Sun Huizong a book to express his mind, that is, "The Book of Newspaper Huizong".
In the book, Yang Yun expressed his dissatisfaction with being convicted and his feelings as a gentleman who followed Confucianism. Saying that he only entertains himself by doing business, he is "a gentleman wandering the road, happy to forget his worries; Stealing thoughts, it has been a big deal, the line has been lost, and the farmer has no life. It is the deceased body who led his wife, worked hard to cultivate the mulberry, irrigated the garden and managed the property, and gave it to the public", and said: "The offense of the minister has been three years." The Tian family is bitter, and when he is old, he is a lamb, and he fights wine and works by himself." This is just the livelihood of ordinary farmers. said that he entertained himself, but "the family is Qin, and he can be Qin Sheng." Women, Zhao Nuye, Yashan drummers, slaves and singers, drunk ears hot, looking up to the sky and calling Wuwu. Its poem says: Tianbi Nanshan, the turnip is incurable, planting a hectare of beans, and falling into a basket. Life is happy, when must you be rich!". He also said that he was "fortunate to have a surplus, Fang Lai is cheap and expensive, and he is chasing tithes for profit. The indecent people shuddered when they were ruined. Although the elegant and knowledgeable people are still swept with the wind, how can they still be praised!", and then thought that Sun Huizong and himself "have different ways and do not conspire with each other", and said that Sun came to settle the old Kunrong soil, because the customs there were greedy, and Sun was also polluted, so Sun Hao did what he wanted. There is a great flavor of Ji Kang's "Breaking Friendship with Shan Juyuan", and its impassioned atmosphere is beyond words. Emperor Xuan learned of Yang Yun's incident and the "Report to the Society", and strictly investigated, Yang Yun was beheaded, his wife was exiled to Jiuquan, and many of his relatives and friends were implicated and degraded.
From Yang Yun's "Book of Reporting to the Society", thinking of Sima Qian's "Book of Reporting to Ren'an", Sima Qian expressed his grief and indignation in the book because of Li Ling's surrender, the punishment of Emperor Wu and the writing of historical records. If you don't succeed, you will suffer this disaster, but unfortunately you can't do it, and you will be punished with capital punishment without shame. With this book, the famous mountain of the treasure, the transmission of the people, the capital, the servant to pay the responsibility of the previous humiliation, although ten thousand were killed, how can there be regrets! Yang Yun was taught by his mother to read the Taishi Gongchuan and the Spring and Autumn Period, and the legacy of his ancestors had already entered his soul, and he was naturally deeply influenced by the generosity and tragedy of Confucian sacred learning. His "Book of Bao Hui Zongshu" has a family style that has been passed down from the context of "Bao Ren'an Shu", and if you carefully compare the two, there are similarities in the author's mood and writing style.
Therefore, Yang Yun was a person with the style of the Qin people who was deeply influenced by Confucianism and had a general understanding when he was Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. He not only respects and maintains imperial power, but also has his own standards for life. Dealing with difficulties and self-help, self-entertainment in times of adversity, agriculture and Jia, good governance of the industry, self-enjoyment, quite the ancient gentleman "the state has the way, the road is hidden". But Yang Yun's fate was even more tragic than that of his maternal grandfather, Sima Qian, as he was beheaded and his wife exiled to Jiuquan in the remote northwest.
Emperor Xuan was originally a prince who had been living in the people for a long time and suffered hardships, but he unexpectedly ascended to the throne. He liked loyal ministers and people close to him, but he was also suspicious and suspicious, which was common among Chinese emperors throughout history. Yang Yun is a tough guy, very virtuous, quite honest during his political career, and he can be regarded as a clean person. But what led to Yang Yun's conviction was not because he was talented and honest, but because he was too strict with his subordinates and calculated too much (to probe into the affairs of others), which caused public anger and offended the villain close to Emperor Xuan. Yang Yun, who was deposed as a concubine, did not fail to learn the lesson of the failure of officialdom, and still went his own way, as a grass farmer, he did his best in agriculture and business, lived a very prosperous life, and entertained himself with wine and songs. Those who have been offended by Yang Yun must have said in the emperor's ear that he was unrepentant and complained and deceived the king. The emperor thought about it, you dare to be so chic and self-conscious in our dynasty, and vainly call yourself a gentleman, wouldn't it be a loss of face for my saint and damage my imperial prestige without a home, and the hated Emperor Xuan's teeth were broken.
For thousands of years in China, the emperor knew the shortcomings of most scholars: he was proud of Confucianism, he flaunted himself as a saint, and he was greedy and spared his life. Most of the people who can read do not know the emperor, and when they enter the court, they often persuade the emperor to respect their ancestors and the holy king, and most of them lose their officials and sacrifice their lives. As a result, the emperor was still the same, because every emperor thought that he was a holy emperor in his heart, a saint that Confucian scholars wanted to worship. Yang Yun acted with dignity after Sima's family, and made a life with Confucianism, and naturally could not escape a tragic fate similar to that of his maternal ancestor. But moderation is what every Chinese should have, otherwise, the Chinese will be less bloody, fleshy, and righteous, and if there is no moderation, there will be no great righteousness, and if there is no great righteousness, there will be no ethnic groups who sacrifice for the country, and the country will be difficult to stand in the world.
Half of the lake is the owner
2024.4.30 in Guangzhou