That summer weekend, I made a special trip to Baishui Village, Chong 'an County, Fujian Province, the hometown of my ancestor Liu Yong, to find my roots and ask my ancestors. Liu Yong's hometown Wuyishan Municipal Government has established Liu Yong Memorial Hall, Liu Yong Guan Yi Tomb and Liu Yong Shilin in Wuyishan Scenic Area, which is gratifying. The only thing I feel inadequate is that Baishui Village, where I was born, is desolate, with no former residence and no place to mourn, which makes people sad! I hope that Liu's descendants and people of insight can pay attention to Liu Yong's hometown Baishui Village, which is a treasure to be developed.
Liu Yong's ci is almost a household name. However, many people are more interested in Liu Yong's "love affair". In fact, this is unfair. Many people's impression of Liu Yong still stays in the novel Shi Yu Yan Ming (volume 12) by novelist Feng Menglong. Historical novels are allowed to be fictional, but it is obviously too unreliable to judge historical figures according to novels.
As a descendant of Liu in Hedong, I initiated the establishment of the China Liu Clan Association, and compiled and published Liu's Masters and other works. Today, I have collected more than 100 kinds of Liu's genealogy, many of which are about Liu Yong, and Liu's descendants admire Liu Yong's articles and ethics.
According to 2 1 Liu's genealogy in Jiaqing Jingchuan, Jingxian County, Anhui Province, it is recorded: "The public is always taboo, and the word changes three times. Song Renzong Jing You was a scholar of that year, and his official position was Yuan Wailang, who was known as Mr. wasteland. I tasted the lyrics, and the song was called Liu Music Collection, which was praised by everyone who watched it. The poem says: Sven Yi Shi Yang Gong Chuan, a godsend monk, inspired future sages. In Gigi Lai City, there is a touch of education, and thousands of Li Shu celebrate the sky. Zhangzhang Yuefu is called a good sentence, a new collection of poems, The Shadow of the Sea. At that time, Shouze was still here today, and Liuhe Mi was very happy. "
"Jingjiang Liu Family Tree" (Guangxu 17) records: "In Renzong, Yan Qing (Liu Yong) also had a literary name, but his temperament was particularly good. Every time Dongpo saw his words, he said that he was inferior to him. Especially informally, it's not very useful. He died and buried Dantu Tushan, which is recorded in detail in the county annals. At the same time, Liu Huan (actually Liu Yong's son) lived in Dantu, where he worked as a scholar for six years. He benefited from his official career and won his sympathy after his funeral. This Dantu surnamed Liu has also been seen. "
The author found an article "Encouraging Learning" written by Liu Yong in the book "The Real Treasure of Ancient Literature", which shows that Liu Yong is a great scholar with rigorous scholarship and excellent morality and poetry, and he is not a "playboy" because he is poor and childless as described in the novel.
According to historical records, Liu Yong's six parents and brothers are all officials and have a good reputation. Liu Yong's three brothers all became famous officials after winning the Jinshi, and their stories spread all over the world. It's no accident that Liu Yong's son Liu Yang and nephew Liu Qi were admitted to high school. I think this has a lot to do with Liu's academic style.
I found in the old official records of Zhenjiang that Liu Yang, the son of Liu Yong, had been naturalized in Zhenjiang, which confirmed the accuracy of Liu Yong's burial in Zhenjiang. Now the descendants of Liu in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province are the direct descendants of Liu Yong, which should be reliable.
According to the newly edited Liu family tree in Jingjiang, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, there are many sergeants of Liu Yong's descendants, including numerous juren, scholar, bachelor, master and doctor. Liu Yizhi, a master of Chinese studies, and Liu Chuanzhi, a famous entrepreneur, are outstanding among Liu Yong's descendants.
Liu Yong's "Persuade to Learn", with hundreds of words, is believed to have profound educational significance for parents and children. For the sake of readers, I copied the full text of "Encouraging Learning" here, hoping to eliminate the pernicious influence of novelists!
"Parents don't love their sons, but raise them instead of teaching them. Although the teaching is not strict, I don't love my son. Parents teach without learning, but children don't love their bodies. Although you study hard, you don't love your body. Therefore, adopted children must be taught and taught strictly; If you are strict, you must be diligent, and if you are diligent, you will succeed. Learn, then the son of Shu Ren is or; Don't learn, the son of the Communist Youth League is Shu Ren. "