Chen Taiqiu Xun Langling, poor and thrifty without servants, is to make the Yuan side of the car, Ji Fang with a staff and follow. The long text is still small, and it is carried in the car. At the same time, Xun made Uncle Ci answer the door, Ci Ming wined, and Yu Liulong ate. Wen Ruo is also small, sitting on his knees. Yu Shi Taishi played: "Real people go east." ”④
Notes】 Chen Taiqiu: Ming寔 (shí, 104-187), the character Zhonggong, was the magistrate of Taiqiu County, so he was called Chen Taiqiu. In ancient times, people were often named by officials. When he was in Taiqiu, his governance won the hearts of the people, and after his death, there were as many as 30,000 people who went to mourn him. Yuan Fang and Ji Fang: both are the sons of Chen Yu, Yuan Fang is the eldest son, the name Ji, the character Yuan Fang; Ji Fang is a young son, the name is Chen, and the word Ji Fang. The father and son have both talents and virtues, and are well-known at the time, and are known as the "three gentlemen". The long text in the next sentence is Chen Qun, Chen Yu's grandson and Chen Ji's son.
Shuci, Ciming, and Six Dragons: Xun Shu had eight sons, known as the Eight Dragons. Shu Ci, Xun Jing, the word Shu Ci, is the third son of Xun Shu; Ciming, Xun Shuang, the word Ciming, the fourth son of Xun Shu, a minister and scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The other six people are the six dragons mentioned here, Xun Jian, Xun Qi, Xun Tao, Xun Wang, Xun Su, and Xun Yang. The text of the next sentence is Xun Yu, the grandson of Xun Shu and the son of Xun Qi, the character Wen Ruo, a famous politician and strategist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the chief strategist and hero of Cao Cao's unification of the north, was called "my son Fang (my Zhang Liang)" by Cao Cao. Answering the door: taking care of the door, referring to opening the door to welcome guests, etc., here refers to greeting. Lower food: Shanglai.
Pre-knee: Above the knee. "Before" is pantropic and has no definite directional significance.
Taishi: The official name, mainly in charge of the astronomical calendar. True person: A person who has attained the Tao of truth, which refers to a person with the highest virtue. Regarding the phrase "real people traveling eastward", Yu Jiaxi wrote in "The New Notes of the World": "There is no credible reason for those who do good things to do this." According to the "Han Miscellaneous Affairs", the people of the time admired the name and virtue of Taiqiu, and made this statement, which has nothing to do with the Xun family. ”
Translation] Chen Yu, the magistrate of Taiqiu County, went to visit Xun Shu, the Marquis of Langling, because he was poor and lived a frugal life, and he had no servants to wait, so he asked his eldest son Chen Ji to drive him, and let the fourth son Chen Chen follow the car with a cane. Grandson Chen Qun was still young, so he sat in the car. When he arrived at Xun's house, Xun Shu asked Xun Jing to greet the guests, let Xun Shuang pour wine, and the other six sons served the food. Grandson Xun Yu was still young, so he sat on Xun Shu's lap. At that time, after Taishi observed the celestial phenomena, the court said: "There is a real person who went to the east. ”
The Chen and Xun families are both virtuous and talented, and there are many outstanding figures, which shows that in the family inheritance, the inner spirit and virtue are more important than wealth and power.