His keen eyes achieved the Buddhist ideal of Xuanzang . After that, Tang Xuanzang went to India for nineteen years to seek the Dharma. He used time and action to give this "Bo Le" the best proof, and also made him famous for the knowledgeable scholar .
▲Photo source: Stills from Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty
He is a representative descendant of the famous clan Xingyang Zheng's . In his later years, he went to serve as the official Jiangzhou Governor , and was buried in Jiangxi De'an after his death. The descendants are lush and leaves, and he also became the ancestor of Zheng's family , and opened the story of "Yimen Zheng's family" .
He is Zheng Shanguo , known as "the world's number one pure official" . According to the old genealogy of De'an, Jiangxi: "Shan Guogong is the ancestor of Jiangyou. Anyone who migrated from Jiangyou is the descendant of Shanguogong."
So how did this ancestor of Jiangyou Zheng become the Bole of Tang Monk (Xuanzang)? What legendary story does he have?
The lesson of a master, Xuanzang's Bole
▲ Xuanzang's statue
Everything starts from more than a thousand years ago.
In 602 AD, Xuanzang was born in Luozhou , a family of officials, commonly known as Chen Yi .
ancestor was a famous minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty. His great-grandfather was the prefect of Shangdang of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and his grandfather even served as the doctor of the Northern Qi Dynasty. It can be said to be a family of Confucianism and , and has been a minister of all generations.
But the good times didn't last long. When Xuanzang was ten years old, his father died suddenly (mother died early). The family fell into the fall. Xuanzang, who became an orphan, followed his second brother who had become a monk to the Pure Land Temple in Luoyang. Here, Xuanzang had the opportunity to comprehend Buddhism.
One day, Emperor Yang of Sui appointed Dali Temple Minister Zheng Shanguo to preside over the orphan ceremony of 14 monks. Xuanzang, who was just 13 years old, was too young to participate, so he could only stand at the door from a distance with his eyes full of expectations.
Zheng Shanguo Seeing that Xuanzang was in a good mood, he asked him, "Do you want to be ordained too?" Xuanzang nodded. He asked him again: "What did you become a monk?"
Xuanzang said: "Experience the Tathagata from afar, and the law of the near light." It was from this moment that the ideal of promoting Buddhism and saving sentient beings took root and sprouted in Xuanzang's heart.
Zheng Shanguo was moved by Xuanzang's perseverance and made an exception to ordain him.
Zheng Shanguo was moved by his ambition and praised his character. It was this time his exception that made Xuanzang stand out from hundreds of people, and it was his appreciation that allowed Xuanzang to open up his path to Buddhism.
▲ Xuanzang's journey to the west
As Zheng Shanguo said: "Reciting scriptures is easy to achieve, but his character is rare. If Xuanzang can become a monk, he will definitely become a great Buddhist tool in the future!"
Zheng Shanguo's master's lesson will always remain in Xuanzang's extraordinary story, and his own story is also full of inspiration and praise from future generations.
The first Qing official in the world, the ancestor of Jiangyou
Zheng Shanguo , in the Sui and Tang html, Henan.
father Zheng Cheng ranked as the general and died in the battle when he was exterminated by Yuchi Jiong. Nether Wen of Sui Remembering his contribution, his son Zheng Shanguo inherited the title of Zheng Cheng. Zheng Shanguo, who was 9 years old at the time, was named General Zheng Zhenjie and was promoted to Duke of Wude County.
▲Zheng Shanguo's mother
Zheng Shanguo's mother Cui is very virtuous, and he cultivates him carefully and finally becomes a talent. "Book of Sui·Zheng Shanguo Mother" records: "Zheng Shanguo Mother is the daughter of Cui Min of Qinghe...... The mother is wise, honest, well-informed, well-versed in the history of books, and well-versed in the treatment of prescriptions..."
▲Zheng Shanguo Mother
lost her father at a young age. Her mother taught me carefully and made efforts to strengthen her... The seemingly unsatisfactory starting point made Shanguo smooth with the efforts of herself and the outside world.
Later, Zheng Shanguo held many official positions throughout his life. Because of Shanguo , he strictly disciplined himself, was honest and honest, had outstanding political achievements, and had a great reputation. After the imperial envoy and the imperial censor Zhang Heng , he called him "the world's most pure official" .
In 618 AD, Li Yuan 5 proclaimed himself emperor to establish the Tang Dynasty. He specially issued a special edict and issued ten people including Shanguo and Pei Ji . Because of his outstanding achievements, he served as the great power of the palace. Later, he was summoned many times by Emperor Gaozu of Tang and was appointed as the Minister of Justice and was named "King Fuying".
Later, because of his contribution to savior, he was named Duke of Xingyang County, and later became the Minister of Dali and the Minister of Revenue.
Zheng Shanguo is a straightforward person. He was praised for his personality, but later he was exiled for being too straightforward.
▲Li Shimin (stills)
In 629 AD, in a process of advising Tang Taizong , Zheng Shanguo was determined and insisted on making hard advice, but in the end he was demoted and demoted to Jiangzhou Assassination (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi).
In 635 AD, Zheng Shanguo died of illness in Jiangzhou ( Jiujiang ). At the age of 63.
▲Portrait of Wei Zheng
Prime Minister Wei Zheng was shocked to hear the bad news and was extremely sad. He reported to the emperor and introduced the achievements of Shanguo in history and said: "He has always been loyal to the emperor, honest and honest, and is a public servant. He can be said to be loyal to Emperor Gao and speak to His Majesty today."
Tang Taizong Li Shimin sighed: "Zheng Zheng's Ministry of Justice is a straight minister, and I treated him badly." then issued an edict to grant the state funeral and awarded the posthumous title of "Qing Huigong" .
Shan Guo Gong’s son Zheng Jun , hosted the funeral for him with the ceremony of state funeral, and buried him in Gexian Mountain, Lushan Natural Chong (now called Gehong Mountain, located in Gehong Village, Wushan Township, De'an County).
▲Illustration: De'an Gehongshan
▲De'an, Jiangxi, Shanguo Cemetery
Zheng Shanguo's son Zheng Jun , grandson Zheng Liang , great-grandson Zheng Yi all stayed in De'an, Jiangxi, and later the family flourished and the descendants flourished and developed. They were analyzed to various places. It is said that in , the period of the Song Dynasty, it was commended as "De'an Yimen Zheng Family" .
so "Yimen Zheng Family" comes from this. Now everyone knows that the first company in Jiangnan - the Zheng Yimen in Pujiang, and the "Yimen Zheng Family" may be less familiar with this.
Later, when the descendants of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi created the genealogy in the Song Dynasty, Shanguo Gong was appointed as the first ancestor and the founder of the Zheng family in Jiangyou. From now on, the descendants of the Zheng family of Jiangyou have spread all over the world. Before this year's Qingming Festival, descendants of the Zheng family from all over the country came to worship their ancestors.
▲Jiajing Jiujiang Prefecture Chronicle "Three Hiddens"
The worship and remembrance of descendants is the best respect for his ancestor Zheng Shanguo.
Everyone knows Zheng Shanguo's lessons of scholars, and the story of Xuanzang successfully becoming a monk. It should also be known that Zheng Shanguo was honest and upright throughout his life. Taking this as an example, if he is now, whether he is an official or a person, he is a good character worth recommending.
▲De'an, Jiangxi, Shanguo Cemetery
This is "the world's number one pure official" Zheng Shanguo , Xuanzang's "Bole" , and he is also the founder of "Yimen Zheng" (not Zheng Yimen) , and the ancestors of the Zheng family of Jiangyou respected.
We try to retell those seemingly inconspicuous history, and interpret it with respect, and hope to bring some inspiration to everyone through their stories.
Whether it is to recognize people or be a human being, they can leave brilliant waves in the flood of history, and they are destined to create some ripples in our hearts in a thousand years.
