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1, the surname, comes from Ji's surname and is a direct descendant of Xuanyuan's family of Huangdi. In Shang Dynasty, Zhou tribe was established in 12, grandson of the Yellow Emperor. King Tai has three sons, the youngest of whom, Ji Li, is very talented and gave birth to Ji Chang (Zhou Wenwang). When Ji Chang was born, Sheng Rui appeared, so King Tai chose Ji Chang to take over. Taber, the eldest son of King Tai, and Zhong Yong, the second son, knew that their father meant to pass the throne to Ji Li first, and then to Ji Chang, so they decided to step aside automatically and they went south to Man Jing together (Zhou called him "Qiu Chu"). Taibohe brought the advanced culture of the Central Plains to the backward south of the Yangtze River at that time, and was elected as the monarch by the local aborigines, known as the sentence Wu in history. After Taber's death, Zhong Yong succeeded to the throne. After Ji Chang was King Wen and his son was King Wu, his third grandson became a vassal, and his title was renamed Wu and Taibo posthumous title. Sun Shoumeng, the first19th generation of Zhong Yong, was king, and his capital is now Suzhou, Jiangsu. Ji Zha, the fourth son of Shoumeng, should have succeeded to the throne, but he escaped and fled to Yanling to make a living by farming. Since then, Wu Wang's descendants have been divided into two branches: one has developed politically, and famous monarchs such as Wu Wang, Helu and Wang Wufu have emerged; Second, its descendants developed independently and had a large population, which constituted the vast majority of Wu's surname today. After the State of Wu was destroyed by the State of Yue, later generations took the country as their surname and called it Wu.
There was a Wu surname in ancient times. First, some descendants of Shun were sealed in Yu, because Yu and Wu had similar sounds, so there was a surname of Wu after Shun. First, when Zhuan Xu was emperor, there was Wu Quan, and then Wu. First, when Shao Kang was emperor, there was an archer, Wu He, and then Wu.
3. The descendants of Wu Quan in the period of Zhuan Xu, the ancient emperor. According to relevant information, it is said that Zhuan Xu was a descendant of Wu Quan when he was emperor (Levin's) in ancient times.
4. Wang Shaokang of Xia Dynasty had Wu River, followed by Wu.
5. The ethnic minorities merged with the Han nationality, resulting in the surname Wu. Xibe, Kirgiz, Korean, Hezhe, etc. They all have Wu's surname.
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Taber. More than 3000 years ago, there was a Zhou tribe in Qishan, Shaanxi Province, and its leader was Zhou. Mrs Zhou has the eldest son Taber, the second son Zhong Yong and the youngest son Ji Li. Ji Li's son is clever and deeply loved by King Tai. Zhou Ben wanted to preach in Chang, but according to the tradition at that time, he should preach among the eldest son, so King Tai was very unhappy. After Taber understood his father's meaning, he fled to the desolate south of the Yangtze River with his second brother Zhong Yong, started his own inheritance and established the ancient country of Wu Gou. After the demise of the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty was established, and the third grandson of Taibo was named Hou, so the country name was changed to Wu. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu was destroyed by the State of Yue, and the descendants of the royal family did not forget the enemy of national subjugation, so they took the country name "Wu" as their surname, and Taibo became the ancestor of Wu.
Migration distribution
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Wu Hong, the prince of Fu Cha, was exiled to Jiangxi after the downfall of Wu. After Fucha, he also propagated in some places in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Shandong and Henan. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Wu was widely distributed in the north and south of the river. Now, Wu accompanied his father and son to Fujian to open Zhangzhou; Now, Wu lives in Fujian with Wang. After the Song and Ming Dynasties, the Wu family dominated the southeast, and after the 53rd Sun Wuxuan, its family was prominent for a while. Wu Jifu, the fifth grandson of Wu Xuan, is the ancestor of Wu entering Guangdong.
Wu moved to Taiwan Province province in 129 1. The first person to enter Taiwan Province was Wu Guangdou, the foreign minister of the Yuan Dynasty. He was ordered to lead 6,000 people to "go to Ryukyu" by boat (that is, Taiwan Province Province). After the end of the Ming Dynasty, many people from the coastal areas of Fujian, Guangdong and Wu went to Penghu, Taipei and Kaohsiung to make a living and start businesses. So far, the most prominent is the Wu Boxiong family. Wu Boxiong is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee and the mayor of Taipei. His family is known as Wu's "Taiwan Province first".
Wu moved to Hong Kong in the Yuan Dynasty.
Wu's overseas expansion began in Japan. Around 450 BC, the Wu people traveled eastward to Japan, and one of them evolved into the Japanese royal family. When Wu's family went to Japan, a large number of people went south and entered today's Vietnam. Among them, the 50th Sun Wuquan of Ji Zha ascended the throne in 939, and established the earliest independent dynasty in Vietnamese history-Wu Dynasty. Wu Tingyan, the last chairman of the South Vietnamese regime, was after Wu Quan. At present, there are more than 200 surnames in Vietnam, and Wu is the sixth largest surname. Wu Feng entered Korea in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Up to now, Wu surname is known as one of the 20 most common surnames in North Korea 143. After the Ming Dynasty, some people of Wu migrated to Southeast Asia, and moved to Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and other countries. In modern times, some people lived in Europe and America.
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Harno. Yanling Hall: Ji Zha, the fourth son of Wu Wang, was famous for his virtue. Shoumeng asked him to inherit the throne, but he refused to accept his resignation, so Shoumeng had to seal him in Yanling. His three brothers were kings of the State of Wu, and they all wanted to give them to him when they died, but he still refused. Therefore, he was honored as "the third person of the highest virtue" by later generations, and was called "the son of Yanling" because his fief was in Yanling.
County Wang Yanling County: Qua County was established in the Western Jin Dynasty. Puyang County: Dong County was changed in the Jin Dynasty, and the county was changed in the late Western Jin Dynasty. The ancestor of the Wu family is Sun, a descendant of Guangping Hou Wuhan. Chen: The county was founded in the Western Han Dynasty. This branch of the Wu family is a descendant of Ji Za and belongs to Wu Huijia in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Changsha county: established in Qin dynasty. After that, the ancestor of this Wu family was the King of Changsha in the Western Han Dynasty.
Great names in history
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Wu Daozi: A famous painter in Tang Dynasty. He was regarded as a "painting saint" by later generations. His paintings have rich and varied lines. The meticulous brushwork of Gao Guyou Simiao, which has been followed since ancient times, has developed the artistic method of line drawing, so the objects expressed are full of sense of movement and rhythm, which is called "the wind in the Five Dynasties".
Wu Cheng'en: Ming Dynasty novelist. The Journey to the West authors handed down from generation to generation.
Wu Mian: A Dong Hero in Liping, Guizhou.
Wu Qi: A famous strategist in the Warring States Period. Patriotism. First, the general of Lu, then the general of Wei, then ran to Chu, served as Lingyin, presided over the reform, and was later killed.
Guangwu: the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Qing Dynasty. In 209 BC, Chen Sheng launched an uprising of 900 defenders and established the Zhang Chu regime. Later, under the guise of Chen Sheng, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered Tian Cang to kill.
Wu Sangui: A figure in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, with a long word. A native of Liaodong in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, his ancestral home was Gaoyou, Jiangsu, and he was a general.
Wu: Qing Dynasty, an outstanding satirist, is famous for his novel The Scholars.
Wu Woyao: a famous novelist in Qing Dynasty. He is the author of "The Unfamiliar Status Quo Witnessed in Twenty Years".
Wu Changshuo: A famous seal engraver, painter and calligrapher in Qing Dynasty. Gong is good at calligraphy, especially at seal cutting.
Wu: A famous politician and scientist in Qing Dynasty. He has written 22 volumes of Textual Research on Plant Names and 38 volumes of Textual Research on Plant Names, which is an important botanical work in China in the19th century.
Wu Mao: Chairman of Ruidexiang Company, who founded the socialist vanguard party of China people and China people.
Clan characteristics
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2. The Wu family has many relatives, which makes this family have a good development environment and spread to all parts of the country.
Wu's lines are arranged in an orderly way. The line of Wu's surname in Shengxian County, Zhejiang Province is: "Heaven and earth are teachers, and the child is ugly in the afternoon, and Shen You is in the sea." A sentence from a man surnamed Wu in Yueyang, Hunan: "The sages have been far away from home since ancient times. The family heirloom is benevolent, and Germany will cherish it forever. " "Wu Family Tree" records that the surname of Wu in Dongting, Hunan Province, has a word behavior: "Jia Yongding, Ke Shaojing from, Bing, Li Chengzong." According to the genealogy of Wu family in Yongding, Fujian, the school of Wu family in Sixian village in Yongding is: "I miss those who take discipline in our country, and my son is a Guangyu, Chang Li, who makes virtue through the ages, Jia Xing Liang, Yan Qingfa, and outstanding."
Wu Ancestral Hall General Couplet
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[Inscription on the lintel of Wu Ancestral Hall]
Yanling flurry
"Yanling flurry" means that after the official closure of Wu, the country's situation became stronger and stronger, and the nineteenth generation Sun Shoumeng officially became king. Shoumeng has four sons, and the youngest, Ji Zha, is kind and polite, the most talented, and his father loves his brother. The dream of longevity gave way to him. Ji Zha, like his ancestor tabor, insisted on ceding land and fleeing from his homeland, and was not bound by national status for life. The King of Wu appointed him in Yanling (now Changzhou City and Jiangyin County, Jiangsu Province), which was called ji zi in Yanling in history. Therefore, Wu is also called Yanling Hall. Yanling became one of the counties of Wu surname in later generations.
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Four-character couplet of Wu ancestral hall
Family first;
Give way to the highest virtue.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
Since the Spring and Autumn Period, he is the eldest son of Zhou, giving way to his younger brother and the literary king. Confucius called it "supreme virtue" and historical records listed it as the first family.
Yanling shize;
Merry's voice.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
The All-China Federation was named "ji zi of Yanling" in Yanling (now Wujin, Jiangsu), from Ji Zha, the son of Wu Gongzi in the Spring and Autumn Period. Taibo gave way to Wu and lived in Meili, Wuxi, Jiangsu.
Yanling mingmen;
Ting Wei is a famous official.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. Wu Gong of the Western Han Dynasty was published in the second couplet. When Wendi was the prefect of Henan, he was appointed as Tingwei. Jia Yi was recommended to Wendi, who called Jia Yi a doctor.
Chi Ping is the most;
Be clear and practical.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
The first couplet is from Wu Gong in the Western Han Dynasty, which is fair and honest, and the judicial level is the highest in the world. Wu Tingdong's research on the second couplet is mainly based on his understanding and application of style.
Chi Ping is the most;
Jean Liu De Fang.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
The first couplet refers to Wu Gong in the Western Han Dynasty. The second couplet refers to Wu's life experience.
Maid array;
Xiao Luan became a fairy.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
In the first part of the book, Sun Wu used the art of war to teach the wives of the prince of Wu to stand on the battlefield to show their ability to run the army. In the second couplet, Tang married the fairy Wu Cailuan, and both of them died as immortals.
Clear. Is unique;
Draw the name of a saint.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
Wu Yinzhi in the Western Jin Dynasty served in various places, including the Qing Dynasty .. In the second couplet, Tang Wu Daozi was listed as a famous painter, and the world praised him as a "painting saint".
The eagle is watching;
Firm but gentle jade light.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
The first couplet is from the History of the Three Kingdoms and Wu Zhi, and Cao Cao praised it as "the eagle raises its body and looks at the phoenix". The second couplet, Zi Ming Wu Bozong, said, "Jade light is firm but gentle, and there is almost nothing to hide.".
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Five-character couplets of Wu ancestral hall
Eight Fujian dutiful sons;
Third, let the royal family.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
Canon used Wu's Grand Ancestral Hall in Tainan City, Taiwan Province Province.
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Six-character couplet of Wu ancestral hall
Third, let two worlds;
A sword will last forever.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
The first part of the book Historical Records Wu Taibo Family was published: "Confucius said:' Taibo is the most virtuous, and it is said that the people have nothing in the world'." The second couplet uses the allusions of Ji Zha's hanging sword and Xu Yun's tomb tree.
Grandson can teach ladies-in-waiting;
Xiao Wen was lucky to meet Shu Xian.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
The first Lian Huang refers to He Lv, the king of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, who practiced maids with Sun Wu. When training female soldiers, he killed two beloved princesses regardless of the king's face, which really made the military discipline strict. The second couplet is that Tang Cailuan met the scholar, and he wanted to ask the scholar to meet Tang Cailuan in the year of Taihe, and got Tang Cailuan's help. Ten years later, we went to Wang Yue, Wuzhong, where we were immortal.
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[Wu ancestral hall seven-character couplet]
Bohai family style is prosperous through the ages;
Yanling shize is full of dragons.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
This couplet is from Wu Ancestral Hall in Shangyou County, Jiangxi Province. The All-China Federation refers to Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the fourth son of Meng, an ancient holy life related to Jiangyin's historical origin, was named Gongzi Za. Legend has it that in order to avoid the throne, he abandoned his house to farm, and was called "ji zi of Yanling" at the foot of Shunguo Mountain in the southeast of Shengang, Jiangyin. Ji Zha is not only virtuous, but also a far-sighted politician and diplomat. Making friends with contemporary sages has contributed to the improvement of China culture. Ji Zha values faith. After Guo Xushi, the monarch of Guo Xu was so envious of the sword he was wearing that it was difficult to ask for it. Ji Zha had to visit other countries for his own reasons, so he gave it to him at that time. When Xu Shiguo came back from the mission, Xu Jun was already dead. Ji Zha generously took off his sword and hung it on a pine tree next to Xu Jun's tomb. The waiters are confused. He said: "I have promised to give the sword to Xu Jun in my heart. Can I go against my will because Xu Jun is dead? " This matter has been passed down as a beautiful talk for generations. According to Chunqiu, Ji Zha died in 485 BC and was buried in the southwest of Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Later generations built the ji zi Temple next to the mausoleum and erected a monument in front of it. It is said that "Alas, there is a gentleman's tomb in Wu Yanling" was written by Confucius. Today, the seat of Shengang Middle School is the original site of ji zi Temple, and the tall wall of ji zi's tomb still stands on the west bank of the ancient Shenpu River.
A hundred years of vigorous development;
Third, let Taber's heart still exist.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
This couplet is from Wu Ancestral Hall in Shangyou County, Jiangxi Province. The All-China Federation refers to Wu Taibo in the Spring and Autumn Period. The authoritative work Yuan He Shi Bian says that "Zhou Taibo and Feng Wu, descendants take the country as their surname" (Taibo is also called Taibo). Surname scholars believe that Wu's ancestor is Taibo. Taber is Zhou's eldest son, and Zhou intends to give up his family business for the third son. Taibo is willing to flee with his second brother twice, from Qishan, Shaanxi Province to Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, to establish a small clan country, following the first national title sentence Wu. The local native Wu people admired the virtues of the Taibo brothers, and more than a thousand families joined him, so Taibo became the leader of Wu. After Taber died, he had no children, and his second brother, Zhong Yong, inherited him and attacked him from generation to generation. When he arrived in Zhou Wuwang, Zhang Zhou, the great-grandson of Zhong Yong, was made the monarch of Wu.
Building dangerous moonlight, banana green;
A rising tide lifts all boats.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
Wu Wenying, a poet in Song Dynasty, is the introduction of couplets. The second couplet refers to Wu Cheng'en, a novelist of Ming Dynasty.
Known as the founder of painting saints;
I hate it when Wang Lang says she smells good.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
Wu Daozi, a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, was honored as a "painting saint" and was regarded as a "founder" by folk plastic artists. The second couplet is called Wu Zao, a woman in Qing Dynasty.
Official Zhao Riyue;
The general's achievements shine on the mountains and rivers.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
Canon uses Wu Tianfa's flat copybooks collected anonymously.
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General couplet of more than seven words in Wu ancestral hall
Secret meaning smoke culvert, rose words rain scattered;
The article is full of enthusiasm and blooms.
-Wu Rongguang wrote "Wu Ancestral Hall General Union"
Wu Rongguang, a calligrapher and engraver in Qing Dynasty, was adopted.
Hugh lived in Yanling and branched into the western soil;
Fu moved the stone and sent it to Yan Dongshan.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
This couplet adopts the Wu ancestral hall couplet in Hubukou, Shexian County, Anhui Province. The first part of the couplet draws the conclusion that this branch of Wu originated from the fourth son of Yan Ling, that is, the fourth son of Wu Wang Shoumeng, who was sealed in Yan Ling because he did not want to inherit the throne. "Xitu", the mouth of the household is west of Yanling. The bottom line "Shili" refers to Shimenwu and Shimenkeng. Wu lives in a mixed area nearby; "Dongshan" is the name of the local hill.
Following the gentry, Zhou was higher than Ding Shi in Yanling;
The government was generous and the early bid was too conservative.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
The first couplet refers to Wu Ji Zha in the Spring and Autumn Period. The second couplet refers to Wu Gong in the Western Han Dynasty.
Different ambitions, three concessions and two boundaries;
Hand in hand development, ten thousand years Jiangnan.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
This couplet is the ancestral hall couplet of Wu surname in Wuxi County, Jiangsu Province. Quanliandian refers to the historical fact that Taibo, the son of King Zhou Tai, the ancestor of the Wu family, gave way to his younger brother Ji Li to develop Jiangnan in the Spring and Autumn Period. Its alliance is now located in Taibo Temple (also known as Zhide Temple and Jean King Temple) and Taibo Tomb in Wuxi County, Jiangsu Province. Because of his noble virtue and three concessions to the world, Taber was respected as the supreme virtue by future generations. All Wu surnames in the world respect Taibo as the ancestor of Kai surnames.
Reading well, ploughing well, and studying well is good;
It is difficult to start a business, stay in business, and advance despite difficulties.
-Wu Shangshu Wu Federation of Trade Unions.
Wu Zeng, a novelist in Qing Dynasty, used his own title couplets.
Hold a discussion, this seat is talking about the official body;
The wind is severe and sharp, flying in the name of silk advice.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
The first couplet was written by Wu Shen in the Northern Song Dynasty. He insisted on making peace and wrote "Fighting for official positions". Wu Zhongfu's second joint publication in the Northern Song Dynasty was tired of serving the imperial censor in the official hall, and his style was severe, and he played prime ministers Liang Shi and Liu Ling successively. Injong Bai Fei's book "The History of the Iron Empire" was given to him.
Open the clouds to the utmost virtue, make three concessions to the two realms;
A large number of cotton snow weir, a thousand years ago in the south of the Yangtze River.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
Canon uses Wu ancestral hall couplets.
When the first country recalled Jiangsu, it traced back to the monument;
Rong Liyi, who moved to Taiwan Province, still has a longing for her overseas ancestors.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
This couplet is dedicated to Wu Clan Association in Miaoli County, Taiwan Province Province and Taibo Temple Clan Association in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. 1In mid-June, 1992, a group of 198 Tiber descendants from Southeast Asia, Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong, the United States and other places, led by the "World Supreme Clan Association", went to the Tiber Temple in Wuxi to seek roots and worship their ancestors, and their relatives gave gifts in succession, which was unprecedented. The Wu Clan Association in Miaoli County, Taiwan also specially presented this pair of new couplets.
The Ministry of Yanling, back to the ancestral family style, Gu Lan, Liu Fen;
In "Paiyan Qili", the Confucianism in Myanmar was valued at that time.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
This couplet is Wu's ancestral hall couplet.
Yanling in Bohai Sea is divided into two counties, which come down in one continuous line. it runs in the family has been called the originator of * * * for more than two thousand years.
Fujian sent Qiongzhi to gather together to enjoy the exotic customs and receive gifts on all sides, which greatly boosted the family style thousands of miles away.
-Wu Zongci's Federation written by Anonymous.
This couplet is Wu's ancestral hall couplet.
Wu's allusions and interesting stories
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[haing s ngor killed his wife]
Haing Wu Han, the word Fan Yan, is from Nanyang Wan. Historical romance stories about Wu Han and his family are widely circulated among the people, including a Peking Opera "Wu Han Killed His Wife", also called "Jianjingtang".
Wu Han, the general of Tongguan in Han Dynasty, married Wang Mang's daughter. After Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, he ordered the arrest of Liu Xiu, the imperial clan of the Han Dynasty. When haing s ngor was guarding the pass, he caught Liu Xiu and prepared to give him a reward. His mother told haing s ngor that Wang Mang was an enemy of his family and his father was killed by Wang Mang. At that time, he was too young to understand, and now he should avenge his father. Mother Wu ordered Wu Han to kill Wang Mang's daughter and helped Liu Xiuxing return to the Han Dynasty. When his wife was chanting Buddha in the temple, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty killed her with a sword. Wu couldn't bear to kill her and told her the truth. Hearing this, Wang Mang's daughter committed suicide, and Wu Mu hanged herself, because she advised haing s ngor to make up his mind against Wang Mang. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty followed Liu Xiu to conquer the world, and later became one of the great stars in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
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[Saint Wu Yinzhi]
Wu Yinzhi was born in Juancheng, Puyang, and the grandson of Wu Zetian. Another brother, Wu, is human. Wu Yinzhi's family was poor, his parents died young, and the two brothers lived alone.
When Wu Yinzhi was young, he read widely and was famous for his filial piety. According to legend, when he and his brother Wu mourned for their dead parents, the sad voice not only made pedestrians cry, but also made the cranes groan and the geese didn't fly.
Later, Wu Yinzhi's brothers became famous for their filial piety to their parents, and they were recruited by the court. Wu Yinzhi's brothers have sincere feelings. When Huan Wen was in power in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yuan Zhen was dissatisfied with him, rebelled and finally failed. Wu was arrested by Huan Wen for supporting Yuan Zhen and is about to be executed. Hearing this, Wu Yinzhi hurried to see Fu Huan Wen, willing to die for his brother. Huan Wen was affected, thus pardoned, but also appreciated by Huan Wen. Wu Yinzhi was promoted repeatedly, and later became the magistrate of Jinling County (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province). As a magistrate, he is diligent in political affairs, honest for officials and simple in life. He usually wears cloth instead of going out by car. Although his wife is a prefect, she also spins and weaves herself, and even the firewood she bought in the market is carried home by herself. According to legend, when Wu Yinzhi's daughter got married, his friend Xie Xuan didn't know that his family was short of money and sent a famous chef to help with the wedding. When the chef got home, he found that his family was almost penniless, and all the family were selling the dog for the cost of marrying a woman. Later, Wu Yinzhi was promoted to secretary supervisor, and his life was still poor. Most of the income has helped poor relatives and friends. When winter comes, they don't even have quilts, and they are as poor as ordinary people.
Guangzhou, located in the south of Wuling, is rich in ivory, pearls and precious medicinal materials. In order to change this malpractice, Sima Yu of Jian Wendi decided to appoint Wu Yinzhi, an upright official, as General Long Xiang and the secretariat of Guangzhou. On Wu Yinzhi's way to Guangzhou, there was a small town called Shimen, 20 miles away from Guangzhou, where there was a spring called Shimen Water. It is said that once foreigners drink the spring water here, they will become insatiable and do evil. People call it greedy spring. After the Guangzhou secretariat incident, everyone excused themselves by drinking greedy springs by mistake. When Wu Yinzhi arrived here, he thought whether officials were greedy or not was the key. He scooped up water and drank it. After drinking the fountain of greed, I also made a poem to show my heart. The poem reads: "The ancients paid 1000 yuan for this water. It is not easy to try to get Qi Yi to drink. "
After Wu Yinzhi took office, he was strict with himself and lived a very simple life. At first, people thought that the Secretariat was just pretending. However, a year later, as always, Wu Yinzhi often warned himself of his greed for spring water. One day, his entourage brought a bag of boneless fresh fish. He immediately became alert, refused to accept the gift, and severely warned: "You must set an example and don't take bribes. If this happens again, it must be severely punished. " Inspired by Wu Yinzhi, the atmosphere in Guangzhou has changed. Officials abide by the law, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the folk customs are pure.
Wu Yinzhi's behavior of not being greedy for drinking and drinking springs was not only rewarded by the Eastern Jin Emperor, but also praised by later generations. Wei Zhi, a famous minister in the Tang Dynasty, wrote an inscription "Jin Dynasty is the best" for Wu Yinzhi, an upright official, when editing the Book of Jin. At present, there is still a stone tablet engraved with the word "greedy spring" in Yuexiu Museum in Guangzhou, which was erected by Guangzhou people to commemorate the anecdote of Wu Yinzhi, an upright official.
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