The original of Zheng Xuan Biography:
Zheng Xuan, also known as Kangcheng, was born in Gaomi, Beihai. I'd like to make a remark on Zuo's Biography in the Spring and Autumn Period, but I haven't made it yet. In a hurry, I met my son carefully and stayed in a guest house. I didn't know him at first. In the outer carriage, I told people that I had paid attention to the significance of biography, and I listened to it for a long time, mostly with myself. Xuan got on the train and said, "I've been wanting to pay attention for a long time, but I haven't." Listen to you and stay with me. Now, pay attention to you as much as you can. Therefore, this is a service description.
There are more than 400 disciples, and those who are promoted will live for 50 years. Proud and extravagant, I can't see Xuan in the door for three years, which is why Gao Ye's disciples taught it to Xuan. Xuan searched day and night and never got tired. The meeting gathered all the students' views on maps and latitudes. I heard that Xuan was good at calculation, so I called him upstairs. Xuan asked him to quit because of doubts about quality. Rong blushed and said to his master, "I'm going to the East today."
Zi Xuan has traveled in his hometown for more than ten years. The family is poor, accompanied by hundreds of apprentices. It was this party that started, but it was locked in the same county town with more than forty people, including Sun Song. I can't get out of the secret sutra.
In the last years of Emperor Ling, the party banned the solution, so why did the general make it? States and counties did not dare to enter the power against their wishes, and were forced to threaten the mysterious and had to do so. Set a few sticks in advance and treat them well. Xuan didn't wear royal clothes, but appeared in a towel. Run away overnight. After the general table for the service, not for his father's funeral. Kong Rong, the Prime Minister, dared to be mysterious and made doors with shoes.
At that time, General Yuan Shao had been in Jizhou, sending envoys to announce and welcome guests. Xuan finally arrived, but was promoted to sit down. Shao Ke is very handsome, and he has the talent to say that when he meets Xuanru, he does not allow others to contend for heresy, and a hundred schools of thought contend. Xuanyifang argued according to reason. Ask the table and believe it. At that time, Runan Yingshao also returned to Shao, because he boasted: "Therefore, the Taishou of Mount Tai should be in COSCO, how can he be called a northern disciple?" Xiao Xuan said: "There are four subjects at the entrance of Zhong Ni, and those who give back are not called official valves." There is shame in it. Shao is an example of Xuan Maocai, and his watch is a left corps commander. The bus was signed as a senior farmer, and was given a ride, and the officer sent it to meet him. Xuannai asked for help from his illness and returned home.
Translation:
Zheng Xuan was born in Gaomi, Beihai (now gaomi city, Shandong). Zheng Xuan tried to annotate Chunqiu Zhuan, but he never finished it. When I was on a business trip, I met skinny Shen (Qian ornaments) and stayed in an inn. They didn't know each other at first. Fu Qian chatted with others in the car outside the inn about her thoughts on this book. After listening for a long time, Zheng Xuan felt that most of Fu Qian's opinions were consistent with his own, so he went to the car and said to Fu Qian, "I have long wanted to annotate Spring and Autumn Annals, but I haven't finished it yet. After listening to what you just said, most of your views are consistent with mine. Now I should give you all my bets. " This is Fu's Zuo Shi Jie in the Spring and Autumn Period.
There are more than 400 disciples of Ma Rong, but only 50 people can enter the hall to listen to his lectures in person. Ma Rong has always been conceited. Zheng Xuan worships him and hasn't seen him for three years. Ma Rong just asked his disciples to teach Zheng Xuan. Zheng Xuan fumbled for recitation day and night and never slackened. Once I met Ma Rong and asked his favorite pupil to discuss the local flavor. I heard that Zheng Xuan was good at calculation, so I summoned him upstairs. Zheng Xuan took the opportunity to ask Ma Rong various problems, and then set off for home. Ma Rong said to the students with great feelings: "Now that Zheng Xuan has gone, my knowledge has gone to the East."
Zheng Xuan went abroad to study alone and returned to his hometown after more than ten years. Because of his poor family, Zheng Xuan worked as a servant in Donglai, and hundreds of students followed him. The disaster of fighting against different factions occurred, and more than forty people, including fellow countryman Sun Song, were banned from politics. So Zheng Xuan buried himself in the study of Confucian classics and stayed at home.
In the last years of Emperor Ling of Han Dynasty, the party ban was lifted. General blades heard that Zheng Xuan was very talented, so he recruited him. Because Blades was a consort in power, the princess dared not go against his will, so she persecuted and threatened Zheng Xuan, and Zheng Xuan had to make a phone call. Braise prepared several boxes and crutches for him, and the courtesy was very generous. Zheng Xuan didn't accept the royal dress, but only wore ordinary clothes to visit blades. Stayed all night and ran away. Later, General Wei Yuan recommended him as a guardian, but he didn't take office because of his father's death. Kong Rong, the Prime Minister, respected Zheng Xuan very much and hurried to visit his home.
At that time, General Yuan Shao led an army in Jizhou and sent messengers to invite Zheng Xuan and Yuan Shao to the meeting. Zheng Xuan finally arrived and was invited to his seat. Most of Yuan Shao's guests are handsome heroes, all brilliant and eloquent. They saw that Zheng Xuan was a Confucian scholar, but they didn't expect that Zheng Xuan was a learned man. Everyone is competing to set some weird questions and alternately put forward the views of various schools. Zheng Xuan responded according to Confucianism, and the content went beyond the question itself. Everyone has gained unheard of knowledge, and no one can but admire it.
At that time, Ying Shao, a Runan, also joined Yuan Shao. He introduced himself and said, "The former magistrate of Taishan County should be COSCO and want to be your student. How about it? " Zheng Xuan said with a smile: "Confucius used four subjects (morality, language, harmony and literature) to examine his disciples, but Yan Hui and Zi Gong didn't call themselves officials." Ying Shao looked ashamed.
So Yuan Shao recommended Zheng Xuan as Cai Mao, and the above table recommended him as the left corps commander, but Zheng Xuan didn't even take office. Later, the court recruited him as an old farmer and gave him an ambulance. (Provisions) Where Zheng Xuan passes, the competent officials should meet him personally. Zheng Xuan asked to go home on the pretext of being ill.