Kong Rong

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Character'slife

AfterConfucius

KongRongisthetwentiethgrandsonofConfucius.HisseventhancestorKongBawastheteacheroftheHanYuanEmperor,andhewasanofficialtoattendant.HisfatherKongZhouwasacaptainofTaishan.HehadoutstandingtalentswhenhewasyoungandwaspraisedbythecelebrityLiYin.

AConflictofRighteousness

WhenKongRongwasthirteenyearsold,KongZhoudied.KongRongwasoverwhelmedwithgriefandneededhelptostandup.TheZhouLipraisedhisfilialpiety.Heiseagertolearnbynatureandreadsmanybooks.ThecelebrityZhangJianwashatedbyHoulan,aservantofZhongchang.ZhangJianandKongRong'selderbrother,KongBao,weregoodfriends,sotheyfledtoKongBao'shome,butKongBaowasnotthere.KongRongwasonlysixteenyearsoldatthetime.ZhangJianbelievedthatKongRongwasyounganddidnottellhimhissituation.KongRongsawZhangJian'sembarrassmentandsaidtoZhangJian,"Althoughmybrotherhasnotreturnedhome,can'tIbeyourhost?"Therefore,ZhangJianstayedinhisownhome.

Later,itwasrevealedthatpeoplebelowthestateministersecretlysuppressedthematter.ZhangJianwasabletoescape,andKongBaoandKongRongwerearrestedandimprisoned.ButIdon'tknowwhothetwoofthemwereconvicted.KongRongsaid:“IamtheonewhosheltersandhidesZhangJian,andtheguiltismine.”KongBaosaid:“ZhangJiancametome,nothisbrother’ssin.Thesinismine,Iamwilling.”Theofficialaskedtheirmother,andthemothersaid:“Theeldersareresponsibleforthefamilyaffairs,andtheblamelieswithme."Everyonewasvyingtodie,andthecountieshesitatedandcouldn'tmakeadecision,sotheyaskedthecourtforinstructions.TheedictfinallyconvictedKongBao,andKongRongwasfamousforit.

KongRongandPingyuanpeopleTaoQiuhongandChenLiurenhavethesamenames,andtheprefecturesandcountiesareorderedbycourtesy,butheisnotthere.

Beinguprightandnotah

KongRongwaslaterrecruitedbySituYangCiandbecameamemberofSitu.Atthattime,hesecretlyvisitedthecorruptofficialsinthebureaucracyandpreparedtobedemotedanddismissed.MostoftheprosecutorsbyKongRongweretherelativesoftheeunuch.ZhaozhongShangshuwasafraidofoffendingtheeunuch,sohecalledKongRongandotherofficialsoftheSitufamilytointerrogatehim.KongRongstatedthesinsoftheeunuch’schildrenwithoutconcealingit.

IntheseventhyearofGuanghe(184),HenanYinHejinwasabouttobepromotedtogeneral.YangCisentKongRongtocongratulateHeJinwithabusinesscard.Becausethedoormandidnotnotifyhimintime,KongRongtookthebusinesscardbackandcitedTheblameisgone.HenanYinofficialthoughtthathehadlostfaceandwantedtosendaswordsmantochaseKongRong.AguestsaidtoHeJin:"KongWenjuhasagreatreputation.Ifthegeneralisgrudgesagainsthim,thepeopleofthesquarewillgowithhim.It'sbettertobecourteous.Treatinghimmakeseveryoneintheworldknowthatthegeneralhasabroadmind."HeJinagreed,soheconqueredKongRongasasubordinateofthegeneral,andnamedhimGaodiandmovedhimtoserveasaservant.KongRongreturnedhomebecausehewasatoddswithhisboss,YushiZhongcheng,ZhaoShe.

Beihaiistherelative

Later,KongRongwasconscriptedasamemberofSikong,andhewasawardedthetitleofarmyofficerinNorthChina.Afterthreedaysinoffice,hewastransferredtoHuBenzhongLang.AtthetimewhenthepowerministerDongZhuotookoverthegovernmentandwantedtoabolishtheHanEmperorLiuBian,KongRongarguedwithDongZhuo.Hiswordswereintenseandheoftenmadecorrectiveremarks.Withagrudge,DongZhuotransferredKongRongtothepostofYilang,andthenhintedthattheSanfu(Taiwei,Situ,Sikong)recommendedKongRongtothemostrampantYellowTurbanarmyinBeihai(thepresent-dayShandongChanglexi)astheprimeminister.

KongRong(playedbyZhengRong)fromtheCCTVversionof"TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms"(7photos)

Later,KongRongwassurroundedbytheYellowTurbanGeneralGuanHai,andthesituationwasurgent.SohesentTaiShiCitoPingYuan'sstateministerLiuBeiforhelp.LiuBeiwassurprisedandsaid:"KongBeihaiknewthatthereisstillLiuBeiintheworld."Soheimmediatelysenttroopstoclearthesiege.

Atthattime,YuanShaoandCaoCaograduallybecamethemostpowerfulforcesintheCentralPlains,andKongRongknewthattheyweregoingtousurptheHanDynastyafterall,sotheywereunwillingtotakerefugeinthem.ZuoChengzu,hisaide,persuadedKongRongtoacceptYuanShaoorCaoCao,andKongRongwasangryandkilledhim.KongRongwasconceitedbyhistalentsandtemperament,determinedtocalmthecountry'sdangers,butbecauseofhisroughskillsandlackofthought,hedidnotgainmuch.

Defeatedandfled

Aftersixyearsinoffice,KongRongwasrecommendedbyLiuBeionthetableandledtheQingzhouprovincialgovernor.

InthefirstyearofJian'an(196),YuanTanattackedtheBeihai.Thetwosidesfoughtfromspringtosummer.Therewereonlyafewhundredsoldiersleft.LiuShishotlikerain,andthecityhadalreadymethand-to-hand.KongRongstilltalkedandlaughedfreelybyreadingafewbooks.Atnight,whenthecityfell,hefledtoShandong(eastofTaihangMountain),andhiswifeandchildrenweretakencaptivebyYuanTan.

Participateingovernmentaffairs

InthefirstyearofJian'an(196),afterEmperorXianoftheHanDynastymovedthecapitaltoXuchang,herecruitedKongRongtobeamastercraftsmanandwaspromotedtoShaofu.Wheneverthecourtcalledforavisit,KongRongoftenquotedandagreed,andthedoctorofthecourtwasnothingmorethananame.

Before,TaiFuMaRixiwasorderedtogotoShandong.WhenhearrivedinHuainan,heaskedYuanShumanytimes,soYuanShudespisedandinsultedhim,tookawayhistalisman,andrefusedtoallowhimtoleave.Forcehimtoserveasamilitarydivision.MaRixiongwassoworriedandangrythathevomitedbloodanddied.WhenMaRixi’sbodywasreturnedtothecapital,theimperialcourtwantedtoburyhim.KongRongsaidbyhimself:"MaRixi’snoblestatus,holdingtheemperor’sfashionfestival,wasorderedtodealwithlocalaffairs,andhewasinpeaceinDongxia.Thetreacherousministerwasinstigatedbyhim,andthesignaturesintheabovechapterweresupplemented.MaRiquanwasthefirstone.Attachedtosubordinates,deceivedthecourt,andtreacherouslyactedupontheemperor.Inthepast,thecountryservedastheenemyoftheJinarmy.BaiHuanghuan’sfacedidn’tchangehisface.Canthecourtministersbethreatenedasanexcuse?Moreover,YuanShu’srebellionisnotamatterofovernight.MaRixihasbeendealingwithhimforalongtime.Accordingtothe"HanLaw":havingarelationshipwithsinnersformorethanthreedays,Youshouldknowhissituation."SpringandAutumn"said:LuShusunDechenisdead,inordernottopublicizeXiangzhong’scrimes,hedoesnotwriteaboutthedate.ZhengattackedYouGongandcutthecoffinofBoZi’shousebecausehekilledtheemperor.YourMajesty.Pooroldminister,hecan'tbeartopursuetheconviction,heisalreadyverylenient,andheshouldn'tbemorecourteous."Thecourtacceptedhisopinion.

Atthattime,mostpublicopinionwantedtorestorecorporalpunishment.KongRongsuggested:“Inancienttimes,peoplewerehonestandsimple,goodandevilwerenotdistinguished,officialswereupright,thecriminallawwasclear,andpoliticswerenotwrong.Thepeople’sguiltistheirownresponsibility.Thelastdaysaredeclining,themoraleisinchaos,politicsisdisruptingcustoms,andthelawsofthecountryharmthepeople.Therefore,ifthemonarchhasnotactedasthemonarch,thepeoplewillbedissatisfied,andtheywanttousetheancientcriminallawtomutilatetheirlimbs.Thisisnotaneradicationofevil.Thewaytogrowgood.Zhoucutoffthecalfofthemorningwader,everyoneintheworldsaidthatZhouwastyrannicalandinnocent.Inthepast,therewere1,800princesandpeopleintheworld,and1,800monarchshadtoberaised,ifCutoffoneperson'sfoot,andthereare1,800纣underneath.Itisabsolutelyimpossibletothinkofpurecustoms.Andthosewhohavebeenpunishedhavetheideaof​​notwantingtolive,andthedeterminationtodie.Mostofthemtaketherisk.,Nolongerreturntotherightway.Suddenchaos,YishutroublesSong,ZhaoGaoandYingbuaretheworld’smajortroubles.Notonlycan’tforbidpeopletodobadthings,buttheyjustcutoffthewayforpeopletodogood.Evenifloyaltyislikeafist,persistenceislikeBianhe,DuozhiislikeSunBin,wrongedlikeagangster,talentlikeSimaQian,masterfullikeZizheng,oncesawbyaknife,hewilllaughatdeath.Therefore,thelongingofTaijiaisalwaystheway,QinMu,MinisterQindominatesXirong,thebonesofNansuiLi,WeiWugong’s"Chuyan"drinkingandregretting,ChenTangcorrectedtheedictandsenttroops,cutZhizhiShanYuDuLaiShui,WeiShang’sguardingtheside,etc.,nomoreneedtoraise.Thebigmanopenedthewaytochangetheevil,mostofthemThisisthecase.Therefore,thewiseandvirtuousking,foresight,abandoningtheshortandtakingthelong,thepoliticalmeasureswillnotbereformedcasually."Thecourtthoughthissuggestionwasgood,andultimatelydidnotresumethecorporalpunishment.

Atthattime,JingzhouMuLiubiaodidnotpaytributetotheimperialcourt.Hedidalotofthingsthatwentbeyondhisdutyofrestlessness.Healsoofferedsacrificestotheworld,andhisetiquettewasintendedtorefertothemonarch.Theimperialedictdeclaredhisbehaviortotheworld,andKongRongShangshubelievedthatthematterofJiaoSishouldbeconcealedinordertoprotectthefaceoftheimperialcourt.

InthefifthyearofJian’an(200years),NanyangKingLiuFengandDonghaiKingLiuYipassedawayoneafteranother.TheEmperorXiandimournedtheirearlydeathandwantedtoprovidethemwithafour-timesacrifice.Forthisreason,wefirstaskedKongRongforhisopinions.KongRongreplied:"YourMajestyiskind,feelingthechangesandincreasinghisthoughts,mourningthesoulsofthetwokings,issuingpitifuledicts,examiningandexaminingtheprevioussystemofordinances,andrevisingtheetiquettesystem.TheministerslookedatthepreviousgenerationsofKingLiangHuaiandKingLinjiang.KingQi'ai,KingLinhuaiandHuaialldiedwithoutdescendants.ThebrothersofthesamecompatriotsarethefouremperorsJingdi,Wudi,Zhaodi,andMingdi.Theyhavenotheardthatthepreviousdynastymadesacrificesforthem.Ifitistemporary,theyshouldnotbeincludedinthebiography.Theministerisignorantandthinksthattheyalldiedatayoungage.YourMajestygrievesandgivesaposthumousposthumoustitlewithariteofpassage.Thisshouldbedoneaccordingtoyourwishes.Afterthesacrificeisover,youwillnotdoitagaininthefuture.Asfortheannualsacrifice,itisnotceremonial.,Andviolatedtheestablishedlegalsystemofthefirstemperor.Thisisinappropriate."

Insultingtheministers

KongRongcartoonsandportraits(6photos)

Inthe12thyearofJian'an(207),CaoCaocontendedWuhuaninthenorth,andKongRongmockedhimandsaid:"TheGeneral(CaoCao)ExpeditionInthepast,DepressionOverseas,usedtobecautiousnottopaytributetoMuKushi,DingLingstealsSuWu’scattleandsheep,andcanbeconqueredtogether!”Atthattime,famineandwar,CaoCaoaskedtobanalcohol,KongRongwrotetoCaoCaomanytimes,thinkingnottobanalcohol.,Andthewordsaremostlyarrogantandrude.

KongRonghasseenCaoCao’streacherousanddeceitfulbehaviors,andhasgraduallyrevealedhimself,andhehasbecomeincreasinglyunbearable,sohespeaksradicallyandoftenoffendsCaoCao.Itwasonceheldthatthesystemoftheancientcapitalshouldbefollowed,andnofeudalprincesshouldbeallowedwithinathousandmiles.CaoCaosuspectedthathewastalkingmoreandmorewidely,andhewasevenmoreafraidofhim.However,becauseKongRongisfamousallovertheworld,hepretendstobetolerantonthesurface,butsecretlyjealousofhiscorrectdiscussion,fearingtohinderhisgreatcause.ThepeopleofShanyangcontemplatedCaoCao'sthoughtsandplayedagainstKongRongonthegroundsofcontemptforthelawsofthecountry.CaoCaowroteanotherlettertodeliberatelyprovokethetwo,andKongRongalsowrotebacktoeachother.

TalentedScholars

Inthe13thyearofJian'an(208years),KongRongwasappointedTaizhongdoctoragain.KongRongisbynaturetolerantandnotjealousofothers,values​​talents,andlikestoinduceandpromoteyoungpeople.Afterretiringfromtheidleposition,theguestswerefullofguests.KongRongoftensighedandsaid:"Theseatsareoftenfull,andthewineinthewoodenstatueisnotempty,soIdon’thaveanyworries."

KongRongandthecelebrityCaiYonghadagoodrelationship.AfterCaiYongdied,therewasaHuBenshilooksabitlikeCaiYong.EverytimeKongRongdrankenoughwine,heaskedhimtositwithhimandsaid,"Althoughtherearenooldadults,whatmakesmehappyisthattherearetypicalones."

KongRongheardthatpeoplehavegooddeeds,asiftheyweredoingitbyhimself.Iftherearewordsthatcanbetaken,theymustbeexpandedandcompleted.Hetoldothersabouthisshortcomingsandpraisedhisstrengthsinperson.RecommendtheMagiandrewardenterprising.Ifheknewit,butdidn'tsayit,hethoughtitwashisfault,soallthetalentsinChinawereconvincedbyhim.

Brutallymurdered

CaoCaowasfullofsuspicionandjealousy,coupledwithChi'sframing,CaoCaotheninstructedtheprimeministertoconspiretosacrificethespiritofJiuLutosuccumbtoKongRongyi."HewasexecutedonAugust29,the13thyearofJian'an(September26,208)onthechargesof"recruitingthedisciples","destroyingtoplotunruly","slanderingthecourt",and"notfollowingChaoyi".,Andlinkedtothefamily,KongRongwasfifty-sixyearsold.

Before,JingzhaopeoplewereveryhabitualandhadagoodrelationshipwithKongRong.HeonceadvisedKongRongtobetooupright.WhenKongRongwaskilled,nooneinXuchangdaredtocollectthebodyforhim.ZhiXiwenttocaressthebodyandsaid,"Iamdeadaftertheliterarywork,andIwillnolongerlive."Hewasreleasedafterpardoning.

Maininfluence

Literature

KongRongwasafamousConfucianinthelateEasternHanDynasty.FollowingCaiYongasthemasterofwriting,heisalsogoodatpoetry.WeiWendiCaoPiadmiredKongRong'swritingsverymuch.Afterhisdeath,heofferedarewardforrecruitinghisarticles.HecomparedKongRongwiththesixwritersofWangCan,ChenLin,XuGan,RuanYu,YingYan,andLiuZhenas"Jian'anSeven".Said"KongRong'sbodyissuperb,andtherearepeoplewhoexcel;buthecan'tholdontoarguments,heisinexhaustible,asformixedridicule.Andwhatisgood,Yang(YangXiong),Ban(BanGu)arealsogood."

Accordingtothe"BookoftheLaterHan",KongRonghas25poems,odes,inscriptions,arguments,sixcharacters,essays,tables,slogans,decrees,andsecretaries.Butthisisalimitednumberofposthumousessays,whichhavebeenscatteredandlostinlatergenerations.Mostofthemarejustfragments.Amongthem,onlyeightpoemsremain.

KongRong'sarticlesaremainlydiscussion,andthecontentismostlytopromoteeducation,promotebenevolentgovernance,recommendtalents,commentonpeople,andexpresstheiropinionsdirectlyoncurrentaffairs,showingasharppersonalityanddistinctivepersonality.Inart,thesentencesareneatandelegant,therhetoriciselegantandrich,andtheancientandthepresentarequoted,themetaphorisexquisite,andthemomentumisfull.Theonlyexistingworksareproseandpoems.ThecharacteristicofKongRong'sproseisthesharpandhumorouswritingstyle.

Overall,hisproseemphasizesthebeautyofrhetoricandsymmetryofwordsandsentences,andhasastrongatmosphereofparallelism.ThisiswhatsetsKongRongapartfromotherwritersatthesametime.Atthesametime,peoplepointedoutthathisessayswere"excellentinphysicalvigour"and"strengthenedtowritewordswithqiandluck"(LiuShipei's"LecturesontheHistoryofMedievalLiterature"),whichagainreflectedthecommonfashionofliterarycreationduringtheJian'anperiod.Comparedwithprose,KongRong'spoemsseeminferior.

Politics

KongRong'scharacterandspeechhadanimpactonthetimeandlatergenerations.HisworksagainstcorporalpunishmentwerestillusedasargumentsforcourtpolicydiscussionsevenintheSuiandTangDynasties.

Historicalevaluation

LiYing:Gaomingmustbeagreattool.

ChenDeng:BoWenQiangJi,QiYiZhuoLu,WuJingKongWenju.

MiHeng:KongWenjufortheeldestson,YangDezufortheyoungster,andYuZilulu.

CaoCao:Peopleintheworldoftenusehisfictitiousname,lessthanverifying,seetheRongFuyan,easytochange,slanderhimanddeceivehim,anddonotreviewhischaoticcustoms.

CaoPi:Literatioftoday,KongRongWenjuoftheLuKingdom,GuanglingChenLinKongzhang,ShanyangWangCanZhongxuan,BeihaiXuGanweiChang,ChenLiu,RuanYuYuanyu,DongpingLiuZhenGongGan,SiSevenSons,YuThereisnothinglefttolearn,nothingisfalseinspeech,andonecantravelthousandsofmileswithone'sownself-existence.Itisdifficulttobeconvincedbythis.

SimaBiao:InBeihai,hewasself-supportingwithintelligenceandtalent,andhewasbornwithtalent.Atthattime,nomanandhandsomemancouldreachit.Ialsowanttobeabigambition,andIwanttoraiseamilitaryarmor,andmakecontributionstothegroupoftalents.SinceHaidaiistherootofthecolony,herefusestobeassimpleaslivinginthecounty.However,theappointments,curiosityanddifferences,arealltalents.Asforthescholarsofancienttimes,fallacyisrespectful,althoughcourtesyisprepared,itisnotrelatedtostateaffairs.GaomiZhengXuan,knownasZhengGong,tookchargeofhisdescendantsandgrandchildren.AndGaoTanjiaoLing,YingYiGuanCao,thespeechiselegant,andcanberecitedwhileplaying.Itisdifficulttoknowwhattodoifitistrue.Buttobeabletosnare,heisverycareless.Therentislessthanthetaxation,andfivesuperintendentsarekilledinonego.Traitorsandcorruptofficials,cunningandchaoticgovernment,cannotbecured.

ZhangFan:Ihavebeenlivinginthecountyforeightyears,justtosavemyself.Atthebeginningoftheemperor’scapitalXu,theappropriatestrategyremainedthesame,andWangJiwasappointedtobethetitleofathousandliundertheDepartmentofZhengsi.Itwasthetimewhentheworldwasinvented,andCaoandYuanZhiquanwerenotdivided,theywerewell-established,andtheywereignorantofcurrentaffairs.Hehasarefreshingnature,quitepushingthemeaningofhislife,andinsultingTaizu.

GeHong:KongRong,Bianlettheliteraryvulgarity,butnotgoverningaffairs,wheretheyfail.

FanYe:①ZhengShi,theformeradmonishmentdoctor,said:"Therearewildbeastsinthemountains,andChenohuoisunacceptable."ItistheplanofConfuciustofaceuprightandnottolerateabuse;PingZhongliDynasty,thereisThehopeofpirates.IfFuWenjuishigh-mindedandstraightforward,itisenoughtobeambitiousandambitious.Therefore,thetraceofmovingthetripodisseparatedfrompeople;theruleoftheendofthegenerationisalsobehind.Thehusbandisrigorousandupright,andheisupset.HowcantheYuanyuanbewronged,andyoucanliveiteverytime!HaoHaoYan,HaoHaoYan,itsqualityiscomparabletothatofKunYuQiushuang.②BeihaiTianyi'smusicwasfrustrated.Themorevulgarandeasytostartle,thelesssolitarysound.Straightbridlesreturnhome,whowillbethemastermind?

LiuXie:KongRongguardsBeihai,cultureandeducationarebeautifulandrare.

FangXuanling:DahuDangtuJiming,WenZongweiqi,thethirdancestorYeQigaoyun,QizidividesQilize,"Hanlin"alwayshasitsessence,"Dianlun"detailsitsalgae,ThebeautyofBinWei,JingShuangbackthen.TheonlyoneisChenWang,thinkingaboutthewind,andpreparingfortheclassics,hangingonthesunandthemoon.

SimaGuang:Heishigh-spiritedandaspiringtobedifficult,buthehasawiderangeoftalents,talksaboutPuritanism,overflowswithofficials,andhasaquietandelegantspeech,canplayandrecite,anddiscussfactsandfacts.Difficulttoknowtheline.However,itisabletocatchthesnare,butthevisionisverysparse;thecreationcanwinpeople'shearts,anditwillnotbeattachedtoitforalongtime.Theappointments,curiosityanddifferences,aremorelight-hearted.

SuShi:①Theliteraryjuryisbasedonthetalentsoftheheroesandtheworld.Theteachershowstheworld,andtheworldfollowsit.Thispersonisalsoadragon.②Jianuispromoted,andthievesareinfatuated.Deceivingthelonelyislikeafuck,andashamedofit.Ibook"SpringandAutumn"withQiBaotooth.Theliteraryjuryisinthesky,althoughitwillnotdie.IZongruoren,Shangyouthousandsofsacrifices.Seethepublicasadragon,andseetheexerciseasaghost.③EmperorJingofHankilledZhouYafuwithmartingale,CaoCaokilledKongRongforhisreputation,EmperorWenofJinkilledJiKangforWolong,EmperorJingofJinalsokilledXiahouxuanforhisreputation,EmperorMingofSongkilledWangYuforhisclan,QiThelatermasterkilledHuLuguangwithrumors,EmperorTaizongkilledLiJunxianwithprophecies,andEmpressWukilledPeiYanwithrumors.

ChenPu:HestandsuptotheuniverseoftheHanDynasty,andspeaksoutwhenthereisnodanger.WithoutthefrivolityofMiHeng,CaoCaohasnotallowedCaoCaotodrivethegoldenroots.

XuJun:Theguestmanisnotemptyinthewine,theeyesarehighandthetreacherousheroesareallovertheworld.Thesparsenessoftalentsandthebroadnessoftalentshavenothingtodo.

YangWeizhen:KongBeihai,createacorner.Thegueststalkaboutitdaily,talkaboutunheard,talkaboutMiaomo.Yayoiistheonlyscholar,andhiscrimesareexhausted.Inlife,theancestorsarealsoQingjun,andtheadviceisnotunremarkable.Ifyoudon'tlisten,howcanyougetpunishable?KongBeihai,Confucianismisalsocircuitous.ZhengXuandidnotrespectthetownship,hiswifeandchildrenbelongedtoQingzhoupastoralists,andLiuShistillreadafewyearsago.

LuoGuanzhong:KongRonglivesinBeihai,andhisarrogancegoesthroughChanghong:Theseatsarefullofpassengers,butthebottlesarenotempty;thearticleshockstheworld,talksandlaughsandinsultstheprince.Thehistorypenpraisesloyaltyandstraightforwardness,andkeepstheofficialJiTaizhong.

ZhangPu:celebritiesattheendoftheHanDynasty,withKongRonginliterature,LvBuinWu,andMengDeshibothofhisstrengths.

LiZhi:DazhiZhijieinBeihai,acelebrityintheEasternHanDynasty,andalsoknownasthe"SevenSonsofJian'an";LuoBinWangwasloyalandindignant,andwasarighteousmanofTangDynasty,andwaslistedasthe"ChangGongSiJie".It'sapitythatheconcealedhisgreatleisurewiththefinalskillsofthearticle!

Mainworks

"SuiShu·JiJiZhi"contains9volumesof"KongRongJi",whichhavenowbeenscatteredandlost.ThecurrentcollectionsareallcompiledbytheMingandQingpeople,andthepopulareditionistheonevolumeoftheMingDynastyZhangPu's"HanWeiSixDynastiesBaisanjiaCollection·KongShaofuCollection".

YanKejun's"AllAncientThreeDynasties,Qin,Han,ThreeKingdomsandSixDynasties,QuanhouHanwen"volume83containsKongRong's"SpringandAutumnMiscellaneousDiscussions"in5volumesand10volumes,aswellashisessaysandmemorials.Forhispoems,seealsoDingFubao's"QuanHanThreeKingdoms,Jin,SouthernandNorthernDynastiesPoems·QuanHanPoems"andLuQinli's"Pre-Qin,Han,Wei,Jin,SouthernandNorthernDynastiesPoems·HanPoems".

"Guwenyuan"contains2poemsofKongRong's"MiscellaneousPoems",but"SelectedWorks"LiShanquotedLiLing'spoemsrepeatedly,andtheauthenticityisuncertain.AndhispoemsarealsosimilartotheancientpoetryoftheWumingfamily,andLuQinli's"PoemsofthePre-Qin,Han,Wei,Jin,SouthernandNorthernDynasties"isincludedin"LiLingluOtherPoems".

Anecdotes

It’salittlehour

KongRongarrivedinLuoyangwithhisfatherwhenhewastenyearsold.Atthattime,thecelebrityLiYingwasinLuoyang.Ifitwasnotforthecelebrityorhisrelatives,theclerksgenerallydidnotnotifyhim.KongRongwantedtoseewhatkindofpersonLiYingwas,sohevisitedhim.Hesaidtothedoorman:"IamLiJun'srelative."Afterthedoorkeeperinformed,LiYingreceivedhim.LiYingaskedhim,"MayIaskwhatkindofrelationshipdoyouhavewithme?"KongRongreplied:"Inthepast,myancestorConfuciusandyourancestorLaoTzuhadtherespectofteachers(ConfuciusonceaskedLaoTzuaboutZhouLiQuestion),therefore,youandIarealsofamilyfriends!"Manyguestswerepresentatthetime,andtheywereverysurprisedbyKongRong'sanswer.Later,theTaizhongdoctorChenWeicametoLiYing’smansion.Thegueststoldhimaboutit,butChenWeisaiddisapprovingly:“Whenyouwereachild,youmightnotbesmartwhenyougrowup.”KongRongimmediatelyretorted:“Thenyoumustbeverysmartwhenyouwereachild.Besmart."ChenYunhadnothingtosay.LiYinglaughedandsaid:"Youaresosmartthatyouwillsurelybecomeagreatweaponinthefuture."

KongRongRangLi

ThestoryofKongRongRangLiwasfirstseenin"ShiShuoXinYu""Jianshu"annotated"ContinuedHanshu".ItwasaboutwhenKongRongwasfouryearsold,eatingpearswithhisbrother,buthekepteatingtheyoungestpear.Hisfatheraskedhimstrangely,andhereplied,"Iamachild,soIshouldhaveasmallone."KongRongsaid.Theclanwassurprisedbyhim.

Inthe"SanZiJing",thereisasaying"Fouryearsofagecanmakepears".

ForgetfulFriends

"ForgetfulFriends"comesfrom"TheBookofHouHan·BiographyofNiHeng":"Hengisweakatfirst,andtheyearisnotconfused,soImakefriendswitheachother."Referstotheyear.Thegenerationsarenotequalbutmakefriends.

Crythegravewithouthaggard

Accordingtothe262quotationfromthe"YuLan""QinZi",itisstatedthatwhenKongRongwasappointedastheministerofBeihai,hesawapersoninthetombontheroad.Whilecryinghisdeadfather,hisfacewasnothaggardatall.KongRongthenkilledtheman.

TheThirdofKillingYou

InthesecondyearofJiayouintheNorthernSongDynasty(1057),SuShiwasappreciatedbyMeiYaochenforhis"TheTheoryofRewardingLoyaltyandLoyalty".Thereisasentenceinit.Said:"GaoTaosaidthethirdofkilling,YaosaidthethirdofYou."Atthattime,theexaminersdidn'tknowtheallusions,andthechiefexaminerOuyangXiuaskedSuShiwherehecamefrom.SuShirepliedinthe"ThreeKingdoms:KongRongBiography".AfterOuyangXiusearched,hestillcouldn'tfindit.SuShireplied:"CaoCaodestroyedYuanShao,andYuanXi'swifeZhenMigavehissonCaoPi.KongRongyun:'Thatis,thekingofZhouWudefeatedhimandDajigaveZhouGong'.Caosurprised,asked.FromHeDian,Rongreplied:'Itakeitforgrantednow.'"OuyangXiusuddenlyrealizedafterlistening.

Therearefinishedeggsunderthecoveringnest

WhenKongRongwaskilled,hisdaughterwas7yearsoldandtheboywas9yearsold,buttheyweresavedbecausetheywereyoung.Sendittosomeoneelse'shome.Whenthetwomenplayedchess,KongRongwasarrestedandstayedthesame.Thepeopleontheleftandrightsaid:"Fatherwasarrested,Ican'taffordit,why?"Heanswered,"Wherecanthenestbedestroyedandtheeggswillnotbebroken?"Theownergavegravy,andtheboywasthirsty.Thegirlsaid:"Today'ssuchadisaster,canIlivealongtimewithoutknowingthesmellofmeat?"Mybrothercriedandstoppeddrinking.SomeonetoldCaoCao,sotheydecidedtokillthemall.Whenthearrestedpersonarrives,thewomansaidtoherbrother:"Ifthedeceasedknowsandseestheirparents,isn'titourgreatestwish!"Soshewastorturedwiththesamecolor.Peopleweresaddenedbyit.

Interpersonalrelationship

Ancestor

Confucius,thetwentiethancestorofKongRong.

KongBa,theseventhancestorofKongRong,wastheteacheroftheEmperorofHanandYuan,theofficialtotheservant.

Grandfather

KongXian

Father

KongZhou,thecharacterseasongeneral,andtheofficialtoTaishancaptain.

Uncle

KongBiao,KongLi(aworkofKongYi),KongLin

Brothers

TherearesevenKongRongbrothers:KongBao,KongChen,KongQian,KongYu,andtheremainingtwonamesareunknown.

Children

Kong's,marriedtosheep

Therearetwoothersonswhosenamesareunknown.

Artisticimage

Literaryimage

Inthenovel"TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms",theimageofKongRongissimilartotheofficialhistory.AsthetwentiethgrandsonofConfucius,hewasoriginallytheprefectofBeihai.AftertheYellowTurbanthiefGuanhailedtensofthousandsofsoldierstoencircletheNorthSea,KongRongwasdisadvantagedinthebattle,butfortunatelyTaiShiCicalledforhelpintheplainsandLiuBei.LiuBeipersonallyledthreethousandsoldierstorescuehim,andGuanHairetreated.CaoCaoattackedTaoQian,KongRongandLiuBeiledtroopstorescuehim.

HouZhaoreturnedtotheTaizhongdoctor.WhenCaoCaoconqueredJingzhou,KongRongwasdiscouragedandCaoCaoretreated.KongRong'scomplaintwasheardbyXiLi'sguests.XiLuhadalwaysbeenatoddswithKongRong,sohetoldCaoCaoaboutthematter,andKongRongwasthrownintojailandabandoned.Wiveswereallpunishable.FriendZhiXiventuredtocollectthecorpseforhim.

Filmandtelevisionimage

ThefilmandtelevisionimageofKongRong(4photos)

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Indexofhistoricalmaterials

《TheBookoftheLaterHan·VolumeSeventy·TheSixtiethBiographyofZhengKongxun》

《TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms·Juan22·WeiShu22·HuanErChenXuweiLuBiography22》

Therearerecordsin"DongguanHanJi","LaterHanJi","ZiZhiTongJian"andsoon.