Song Lian once had a drink with a guest, and the emperor secretly sent someone to look for a detective to check. The next day, the emperor asked Song Lian if he had drunk yesterday. Who is the guest in the seat? What did you eat? Song Lian answered all the facts. The emperor smiled and said, "Indeed, you didn't lie to me." The emperor secretly summoned (Song Lian) to ask about the quality of ministers, and Song Lian only mentioned those good ministers. When the emperor asked him why, Song Lian replied: "I only make friends with good ministers, so I know them;" The bad ones (I don't associate with them, so) don't know them. "
At this time, Master Tai Su of Confucianism wrote more than 10,000 words on the paper. The emperor was furious and questioned the courtiers. Someone pointed to Ru Taisu's memorial and said, "There is disrespect here, and criticism here is illegal." (The Emperor) asked Song Lian and replied, "He is only loyal to His Majesty. Your majesty is open and honest, and he is innocent. " Soon, the emperor read Ru Taisu's memorial and found something worthy of adoption. He called all the courtiers to reprimand him, so he called Song Lian's words and said, "(If) there is no Jing Lian, (I) will blame the person who advised me wrongly."
Original text:
Song Lian was tasting wine with the guests, and the emperor's emissary sent someone to spy on him. The next day, I asked Lian if he had drunk yesterday. Who is the guest? What is this? It's fantastic. He smiled and said, "It's true that you don't bully me." I sometimes ask ministers how they are, only the good ones. The emperor asked him why, and said to him, "I know a good man and his friends;" You can't know what's bad. "
Master Tai Su wrote more than 10,000 words. The emperor was angry and asked his courtiers. Or refer to his book, "This is disrespectful and this slander is illegal." When asked, he said, "He is loyal to your majesty's ear, and your majesty will say it. Evil may be a deep sin. " Now that the emperor has read his book, readers are enough. Knowing that he was calling the courtiers to reprimand him, he shouted, "This is a small scene and a few mistakes."
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Song Lian (1310-1381), whose real name is Jinglian, nicknamed Qian Xi, nicknamed Xuanzhenzi, Xuanzhendao and Xuanzhendun. Pujiang (now Pujiang, Zhejiang) was a writer in the early Ming Dynasty. He was born in a poor family, but he was eager to learn since he was a child. He was hired by Wu Lai and Liu Zhi, masters of ancient Chinese prose at the end of Yuan Dynasty. He studied hard all his life. "From childhood to old age, he never went to school for a day and learned everything." At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Shundi asked him to organize and edit imperial academy. He resigned and wrote a book on the grounds of supporting his parents.
In the 20th year (1360), Zheng Zheng was hired by Zhu Yuanzhang together with Liu Ji, Zhang Yi and Ye Chen, and was honored as the teacher of the Five Classics. Hong majored in "Yuan History" and holds a bachelor's degree in manufacturing. Later, due to Hu's case, he died in Maozhou. He is the author of Song Anthology, New Theory of Filial Piety and Preface to Dongyang.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, and Song Lian took office as a Confucian scholar in Jiangnan, giving lectures to Prince Zhu Biao. In the second year of Hongwu (1369), he was ordered to major in Yuan history. Tired officials went to the academician courtyard to start a business, knowing the patent. Hongwu ten years (1377), resigned and returned home. Later, his eldest grandson was implicated in the Hu Dang case, and his family was exiled to Maozhou (now Sichuan Qiang Autonomous County), where he died of illness.