Sun Qiao

Sun Qiao

Sun Qiao (living around 867 A.D.) was a native of Guandong. He is a famous writer in the late Tang Dynasty. The year of birth and death is unknown, about Tang Yizong xiantongzhong before and after living. In his later years, he lived in Fangyi County of Suizhou and was buried in Changle mountain of Fangyi county.

Profile

In the ninth year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign in the Tang Dynasty (855 A.D.), he became a Jinshi official and went to Zhongshu Sheren. In the early Guangming Dynasty, Huang Chao entered Chang'an. Qiao went to Qilong with emperor Xizong, appointed a doctor, went to the state of Shangzhu, and gave him a purple goldfish bag. The thirty-five works of Qiaochang, which are three volumes of jingweiji, are handed down to the world. His ancient prose is deliberately innovative, claiming to be Han Yu's fourth generation disciple.

Literary works

Kaiyuan miscellaneous newspaper

"Jingweiji · dukaiyuan zabao" mentioned that he got dozens of copies of concise government communiques in Xiangfan, and called them "Kaiyuan zabao", which was also the earliest feudal official newspaper in China. Sun Qiao said that its appearance was scattered "dozens of books", and its content was "related to the affairs of the sun, but not the first and last". Most of the records were about the political affairs of the Kaiyuan imperial court, including "one day the emperor ploughed the land personally, and carried out nine pushing rites", "one day the hundred officials carried out a big shooting ceremony, and the earth shaking anfuluo south", "one day the Tibetan princes invited their retinues to Fengchan" and so on. China's news historians confirmed that Kaiyuan miscellaneous newspaper was a kind of feudal official newspaper which was spread by the officials stationed in the capital. It doesn't have a fixed issue and a newspaper header. "Kaiyuan miscellaneous newspaper" is just a kind of name for it. It's not printed. What Sun Qiao saw was only a few copies of it that were handed down in the society at that time. The records of "Kaiyuan miscellaneous newspapers" show that the beginning of Chinese feudal official newspapers was not later than the Tang Dynasty. In view of the fact that there is no newspaper record in the ancient literature, Kaiyuan zabao is considered to be the oldest newspaper in China and the oldest newspaper in the world.

Selected readings

Why is it easy to pull fiber

The county is 40 li away from the governor's office, and the city is located in the south of the Yangtze River. Cui Pu, the prime minister, tasted Chengchun from the upstream and sang wine from the guests. Boating East, straight out of Yichang side. At the end of the day, people will pull the boat. Easy that is, from the waist Wat, lead the boat up and down. "Fang Chun, if people don't plough, they can't seize the gap. It's easy to be the sixth order, but it's easy to be the seventh order The governor and his guests jumped out of the boat and rode with them.

translation

He Yi used to be the magistrate of Yichang county. Yichang county is 40 li away from the governor's office, and the county seat is on the South Bank of Jialing River. On one occasion, Cui Pu, the prime minister, took many guests with him in a beautiful spring. He was on a big boat, singing and drinking. He set off the boat from the upstream to the East, and the boat went all the way to Yichang county. When the boat arrived, it ordered the people to pull the boat. He Yi inserted the Korean version in his belt, pulled the fiber, and with a few Minfu pulled the boat, running up and down. The censor was surprised to find that the magistrate was pulling fiber and asked him why. He Yi said: "it's spring now. People are not busy with spring ploughing. They are just playing with spring silkworms. They can't lose any time. "It's the county magistrate under your charge. I have nothing to do now. I can take on the job." After hearing this, the governor and several guests jumped out of the cabin and went back on horseback.

notes

Taste: once. ② For: do. ③ Follower: follower. ④ East: East. ⑤ Rob: rob, here for occupation. ⑥ Yes. ⑦ When: positive. ⑧ Go: leave.

analysis

He Yi is diligent and loves the people. He is upright and has the courage to resist the superior's misdeeds. It's really admirable and worth reading. Sun Qiao said in the book He Yi that although he "does not aspire to life, he will be famous after death.". Sure enough, the new book of Tang Dynasty, as an honest official, set up a biography for him.

Related Miscellany

A collection of Sun Qiao

Yi (Tang Dynasty) He Yi once served as the county magistrate of Yichang county. The county government of Yichang county is 40 miles away from the office of the governor general, and the county seat is on the South Bank of Jialing River. Taking advantage of the good spring time, Cui Pu, the governor of the state, took a large number of guests from the upstream to drink, and took a big boat to the east to drive directly to Yichang city. When you get here, you have to pull the boat. He put the board on his belt and pulled the boat up and down the Bank of the river. Tripo asked him in surprise what was going on? He Yi said: "now their time is in spring. The common people either farm or raise silkworms. I'm a county magistrate. I have nothing to do. I can serve as a laborer. " Cui Pu and the guests jumped out of the boat and rode back together.