In the junior high school Chinese textbook, there is the article " Oil Selling Weng " by Ouyang Xiu .
This is a philosophical and interesting sketch, easy to understand and very educational, so it has been one of the must-choose textbooks in middle schools for many years.
This article talks about a man named Chen Yaozhi . He thinks that his archery skills are unparalleled in the world and often compares himself with Yangyouji. In the end, an old man selling oil was slapped in the face with the facts! The old man who sold oil asked the oil to pour it into the bottle through the money hole and the money did not stick to the oil. Then he just said, "I'm fine, I'm just a good hand!"
Everyone is already very familiar with this article, but maybe not necessarily familiar with Chen Yaozi, the main character described in it!
I remember when I was in junior high school, I was not interested in Chen Yaozhi. I felt that he should be just a very small person in history!
It was not until recently that I learned about the history of the top scorer that Chen Yaozi was not a simple person, and his family was also a very not simple family! Although his reputation in later generations was not as good as Ouyang Xiu, his reputation at that time should be less than Ouyang Xiu!
Chen’s third top scorer
Chen Yaozi, a native of Langzhong, Sichuan, the top scorer in 1000 AD, and Ouyang Xiu was a Jinshi in 1030. After being admitted to the top scorer, he was awarded a ninth rank small official by the emperor at that time, Song Zhenzong . He started as a small official in the ninth rank, and finally served as the governor of Wuxin Army, , and the governor of Tianxiong Army. After he passed away due to illness in 1034, he was awarded the title of Grand Marshal.
Chen Yaozi is a great man, and his family is also a family with many great men.
His father is Chen Shenghua , a Jinshi in 961 AD, and he became the Nine Ministers!
His eldest brother, Chen Yaosou, was the top scholar in 989 AD, and became prime minister!
His second brother, Chen Yaozuo , was a Jinshi in 988 AD and became prime minister!
He, Chen Yaoji, was the top scorer in the liberal arts examination in 1000 AD, but he was an official in the martial arts examination. He was both civil and military, and finally became the governor of the Jiedushi!
See it. In their family, there were four Jinshi and two brothers, and two became prime ministers. They were a miracle in the history of the imperial examination!
Chen Shenghua portrait
The family that creates miracles must have unusual family education ! What kind of family education can create such a miracle?
Let’s take a look at Chen Yaozi’s family education status from several stories circulated among the people !
The wife of the boss Chen Yaosou was the daughter of the then Shangshu Ma Liang.
The food at home is cooked by the wives of these prime ministers in the kitchen every day. One day, the daughter of Shangshu Ma really couldn't stand it anymore, so she said to her husband: You are good, you are also the prime minister of the court, and I am also the prime minister's wife. When you were in your parents' home, I had never put in the kitchen, and I had to put in the kitchen every day. If it doesn't work, just tell my father-in-law and don't let me go to the kitchen.
Chen Yaosou shook his head and said: I dare not. Why doesn’t Chen Yaosou dare? He was afraid of his father because his father had extremely strict family education!
This girl Ma went back to her parents' home to cry when she had no choice. Shangshu Ma promised to have the chance to talk to Chen Shenghua.
Ma Shangshu met Chen Shenghua on the way to court and said to Chen Shenghua: In-law, my daughter has never been in the kitchen since she was a child and can't cook. Look at me, don't let her cook in the kitchen every day.
Portrait of Chen Yaosou
After hearing this, Chen Shenghua was not angry and not angry, just said: I didn’t let her cook the whole family alone! I just asked her to follow my old wife and start fighting in the kitchen.She didn't even hit her. Could she let her mother-in-law cook for her?
Ma Shangshu heard that the person who was in charge of the cooking was Chen Shenghua's wife, and he was also very moved, so he said: In-law, this is mine, I will ask you to give me some advice in the future!
Let’s look at the second short story:
When Emperor Zhen of Song was in power, Chen Yaosou served as the deputy prime minister, Chen Yaozuo served as the direct history museum, and Chen Yaozi served as the emperor’s secretary. These three are all celebrities around the emperor and important officials of the court. However, every time a guest visits, the three brothers will stand behind their father and take respectfully to serve tea and water to the guests. This makes the guests who come to the guests feel uncomfortable and feel uncomfortable, so they have to find one reason or another to say goodbye.
Chen Shenghua always laughed and said, "We adults talk about serious matters, and the younger generations serve them. It's no big deal."
Chen Shenghua was fine. He asked the prime minister of the dynasty to stand and serve himself to drink tea. The guests really couldn't stand it!
Chen Yaozuo's portrait
Let's look at the third short story: After the third brother Chen Yaoqi won the top scorer, he first served as an official position in the court, and then was sent to Jingnan as the prefect. When he returned home after his term of office, his mother Feng asked him, "What are your political achievements in being the prefect of Jingnan?" Chen Yaozi said: There are many officials coming and going to Jingnan, and I often welcome and see you off at banquets. Every time I perform my archery skills at a banquet, and the guests admire my archery skills and were promising. After hearing this, my mother scolded him loudly and said, "Your father taught you to be loyal and filial to assist the country. Now, as a minister of the court, you do not take it as your responsibility to do benevolent policies, but you are enjoying the trick of showing off your archery skills. How can you be worthy of your father's teachings to you?" How can you be worthy of the emperor's kindness to you? After saying that, he raised his stick and beat Chen Yaozi. It is said that he broke all the goldfish bags that the emperor gave him.
Chen Yaozi immediately knelt down and bowed to his mother, saying that he would correct his mistakes from now on, be fair and selfless, and strictly enforce the law.
was soon highly valued by the imperial court and was successively appointed as the governor of Yongxing Army, the governor of Anguo Army, and the governor of Wuxin Army.
These stories are very small, but they can tell the good family tradition of the Chen family.
Chen Yaozhi's portrait
It is precisely because of good family tradition that the Chen family has been an official in the Song Dynasty for generations, but no one has ever been punished for being greedy for money, sex, and dereliction of duty. They have been honest and promising good officials for generations.
It is precisely because of the strict family rules and tutoring of Chen Shenghua and his wife that the Chen family has been prosperous for generations and descendants.
After Chen Shenghua and his son passed away, the court buried them in the present Henan Province, Xinzheng City, . In order to guard the tomb, their descendants settled near the cemetery.
Later, the Jin army went south, the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, some people went south, and some people insisted on staying and continued to guard the tomb.
These people who continued to guard the tomb gradually formed the current Prime Minister Chencun. The current Prime Minister Chencun has about thousands of descendants of Chen Shenghua.
. Among the people who went south, it is said that some of them returned to the present Langzhong, Sichuan. Many people in Langzhong, Sichuan nowadays are some descendants of Chen Shenghua, and some are descendants of Chen Shenghua's uncle Chen Yuwen and Chen Shenghua's younger brother Chen Shenggong.
Chen's three top scorers
