In the long feudal society of the Tang Dynasty, the words "loyalty and filial piety" became the life creed of many literati. And Guo Ju's burial of his mother has become a classic of "Twenty-four Filial Piety", and today I will tell you a story of selling his wife and serving his mother.
In the last years of the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty, Hou Jing was dissatisfied with the reconciliation between Liang and the Western Wei Dynasty, so he launched a rebellion in the name of "Qing Jun's side". In 548 AD, he led his army to attack Jiankang and starved Emperor Wu of Liang to death. The rebels killed and plundered in Jiankang City, and did all kinds of evil. Soon Jiankang City was looted by them. The common people in the city had no food to eat. Soon the ten ** was starved to death.
Xu Xiaoke's sad choice.
As a "Doctor of Taixue", Xu Xiaoke's family was not spared this disaster. Seeing that the family has been without food for many days, the family is hungry. And what Xu Xiaoke couldn't tolerate the most was that his old white-haired old mother followed her, not to mention delicious food, and she couldn't even serve her with a basic diet. You can only drink some gruel a day to barely stay alive. Facing the hungry skinny mother, Xu Xiaoke had no face to face, he could only beat his head hard to vent his frustration that he could not support his mother.
However, one day, when his wife, Zangji, passed by him, he suddenly became overjoyed and calculated. It turned out that his wife Zang was the daughter of the leading general Zang Dun, and she had been beautiful since she was a child. When she grew up, she was even more beautiful like a flower, and the Tibetan family was knowledgeable, so many dignitaries and nobles in Jiankang City coveted her.
Seo Hyo-ke's scheme.
So, he pretended to be sad and said to his wife: "Now that the famine is serious, our family will soon run out of cooking, I can't bear to see our old mother starve to death with us, why don't you remarry again?"His wife, Zang, couldn't help but burst into tears when she heard her husband say this, but she was unwilling to leave Xu Xiaoke and his wife no matter what.
It just so happened that there was a general named "Kong Jingxing" in Houjing, who had coveted the beauty of the Tibetan clan for a long time. So, Xu Xiaoke personally found Kong Jingxing and said that he was willing to marry his wife to him, and also discussed countermeasures with Kong Jingxing. In the end, the Zang clan had no choice but to tearfully agree to leave Xu Xiaoke. Before leaving, he sent Kong Jingxing a dowry gift, cloth, food and money one by one, and waited for a count before leaving with Kong Jingxing's people.
In order to save more food for his mother, Xu Xiaoke shaved his hair and went to the temple to become a monk. He also changed his name to "Fazheng".
The joys and sorrows of the wife.
Xu Xiaoke, who became a monk, often went to Jiankang City to make fate. When he went to Kong Jingxing's mansion that day, his ex-wife Zang remembered the old relationship and asked his subordinates to send him a lot of food and goods. In this way, Xu Xiaoke ate the food for himself and the monks in the temple, and sent the rest to his home for his old mother and family to enjoy. In this way, Xu Xiaoke relied on the relief of the Tibetan clan to survive the war.
Later, Kong Jingxing was tragically killed in a battle. The Zang clan was also released by the Kong family. Subsequently, the Zang family found Xu Xiaoke and said, you can't be blamed for what happened at the beginning, and now Kong Jingxing is dead. I also came out of the Confucian Mansion, and I still want to provide for our mother, what do you think?
Xu Xiaoke thought for a moment and agreed to Zang's request, and he himself returned to the world. Then the two re-married.
From selling his wife to serve his mother to the prince and concubine.
It is said that Xu Xiaoke later made his official fortune prosperous because of his reputation of "filial piety", and in the end he became the "prince and prince" of the Sui Dynasty. And once taught "The Legend of Rites" in the East Palace.
This is a touching story, although Xu Xiaoke's selling his wife and serving his mother is tortuous, but it also achieves his later life. His persistence in filial piety and deep affection for his mother finally made him counterattack and become the prince and concubine, and achieved a good story. This historical story tells us that filial piety is a treasure of Chinese culture, and that Xu Xiaoke, a Tang Dynasty literati, used his own experience to set a noble example for future generations.
This story is very emotional, not only showing the appearance of all beings in ancient Chinese feudal society, but also highlighting the deep roots of filial piety in Chinese culture. Although Xu Xiaoke's betrayal of his wife and mother is embarrassing, his persistence and maternal love make this historical story full of warmth and touching.
First of all, Xu Xiaoke's family is in the predicament of famine, and his family is suffering, and his guilt for not being able to provide for his mother is overflowing. This deep sense of family and country was not uncommon in feudal society, and many literati valued filial piety so much that they had to make difficult choices when faced with family difficulties.
Secondly, the image of the Tibetan clan in the story is both a victim of the family and a helpless chooser. She became a victim of her husband's scheme, and in the face of her husband's proposal to remarry again, although she tearfully agreed, she showed a sense of responsibility for the family and an understanding of Seo Hyo-ke. In this process, Zang's strength and compromise are in stark contrast, and people have a deep sympathy for her plight.
What's even more touching is that in the process of her husband's conversion to a monk, Zang not only did not forget his original intention, but also helped him to turn his fortune, and after he later became a rich man, he continued to give back to Xu Xiaoke and tried his best to help him overcome his difficulties. This kind of affection is reminiscent of the image of the ancient literati who were "full of courage and three-foot swords", and compared with the background of the troubled times at that time, it highlights the unusual affection of the Tibetan family.
Xu Xiaoke finally counterattacked and became the crown prince and the prince, becoming a successful person in society. In the process, his persistence and deep affection for his mother became the driving force for his continuous struggle, which eventually made him famous. Although this kind of storyline is somewhat legendary, in traditional Chinese culture, filial piety has always been a high moral code, so Xu Xiaoke's experience is undoubtedly in line with the social values of the time.
Overall, this story not only reflects the ugliness and plight of human nature in feudal society, but also shows the deep connotation of filial piety in Chinese culture. Xu Xiaoke's perseverance and Zang's deep affection are both touching elements in this story, which make people think deeply about the life of feudal society. This also reminds us that in modern society, we should maintain a sense of responsibility for the family and cherish the affection of the family, and inherit and carry forward the feelings of the family and the country in the traditional Chinese culture.
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