Tao Hongjing was born in Moling County, Danyang County. At first, his mother dreamed that a dragon came out of her arms and saw two immortals coming to her house with incense burners in their hands. Soon she became pregnant and gave birth to Tao Hongjing. He was different from ordinary people when he was a child. When I was ten years old, I saw Ge Hong's Biography of Immortals and studied reasoning day and night, so I had the ambition to keep fit. He said to others, "Looking up at the sky and watching the sun is not a distant thing."
When I grow up, I am seven feet four inches tall, with outstanding manners and appearance, bright eyes, wide eyebrows, slender figure and fat ears. Read more than ten thousand books. He is good at playing the piano and playing chess, and he also writes cursive and official scripts well. Less than 20 years old, he was named Prime Minister by Emperor Gao of Qi, was appointed as the companion of kings, and was appointed as the distinguished guest. Although living in an aristocratic group, a person who is locked in a house does not associate with outsiders, but only revises and reads manuscripts and court etiquette affairs, and generally asks him for advice and decisions.
In the tenth year of Yongming (492), he wrote to resign, and the emperor agreed to his request and gave him five silks. When he left, bureaucrats or officials gave a banquet to see him off at the Lu Pavilion, because there were too many curtains and horses and chariots at the farewell party, which blocked the road. It is said that nothing like this has happened since Liu Song and Xiao Qi, and both the court and the people think it is a very respectable thing.
Since then, Tao Hongjing has been living in Juqu Mountain in Jurong County. He often said: "Under this mountain, it is the eighth cave of Taoism, known as the Huayang Heaven in Jintan, Fiona Fang Li. In the past, San Mao Jun of Xianyang in the Han Dynasty became an immortal and later took charge of this mountain, so it was called Maoshan. " So he built a house halfway up the mountain, calling himself Huayang to live in seclusion.
I began to learn from Sun Youyue, a native of Dongyang. Travel many famous mountains and look for fairy medicine. Every time I pass through the flowing water between two mountains, I have to sit or lie in the water, wandering and chanting, involuntarily. At that time, Shen Yue was appointed as the chief of Dongyang, admired his ambition and integrity, and wrote to invite him many times, but he didn't keep the appointment.
Tao Hongjing was naturally fond of writing, believed in strange things and cherished his time, especially in his old age. Especially familiar with yin and yang, five elements, feng shui, astrology, topography, divination, mountain geography, maps and products, medical herbs. He wrote "The Imperial Calendar" and created a muddy sky. He said: "I made the muddy sky phenomenon to meet the needs of monasticism, and it is not just used by historians."
When the rebels captured Jiankang City, they heard that they were talking about extinction. Tao Hongjing inferred from divination that several places were shaped like "beams", so he sent his disciples to see the emperor. Gaozu had contact with him very early, that is, after the emperor ascended the throne, he received more courtesy and care, sent letters and greetings constantly, and the car covers of envoys were one after another.
After four years in Tian Jian (505), he moved to the valley east of Jinjinmao Mountain. He is good at guiding the valley and other health care methods, and he still looks like a young man in his eighties. I envy Sean of the Han Dynasty, saying that "no ancient sage can compare with him". I once dreamed that the Buddha taught him Bodhi and told him to win the Bodhisattva.
So I went to Asoka Tower in Yunxian County and took an oath to accept the five precepts of Buddhism. Later, Emperor Taizong went to South Xuzhou, admired his lofty spirit and fame, and called him to the backyard to talk for a few days before leaving. Emperor Taizong especially respected him. In the early years of Datong, two treasure knives were given to Gaozu, one was good at winning and the other was good at winning, both of which were excellent treasures.
Datong died in 536 at the age of eighty-five. After death, the appearance does not change color, and the joints flex and stretch freely. The emperor ordered Dr. Feng Zhongsan, posthumous title, to send Mr. Scheeren to be buried in prison. Tao Hongjing's last words were buried thinly, and his disciples handled the affairs according to his last wishes.
Original text:
Tao Hongjing is famous for his words, and he is also from Liling, Danyang. When mother Meng Qinglong came out of her arms, she saw two days when people came to her with incense burners in their hands. She was pregnant and gave birth to a magnificent scene. At the age of ten, he got Ge Hong's Biography of Immortals. After studying day and night, he has the ambition to keep healthy. He said: "Looking up at the blue sky and seeing that day, I don't think it is far away." And long, seven feet four inches long, Ming Xiu, long eyes, thin eyebrows and long ears. Read more than ten thousand books. Good at playing the piano and playing chess. Before Guan Wei, Emperor Gao of Qi made a photo, which was read by the king except for the invitation of the imperial court.
Although I'm in Zhumen, I don't pay attention to foreign things, but only study. The story of the courtiers, see how much. Yongming ten years, resigned from the table, made a promise, and gave a bundle of silks. And hair, or ancestors in the levy Lu pavilion, because the account is very prosperous, horses and chariots to fill the pharynx, since Song Xianyun, Qi, there has been no affair, both in government and in opposition.
So I stopped at Juqu Mountain in Jurong. Heng said, "At the foot of this mountain, there is the eighth cave palace, which is called Huayangtian in Jintan, and it can reach ten miles a week. Once upon a time, there was a Taoist named Sanmao in Xianyang who came to manage this mountain, so it was called Maoshan. " Sun Yat-sen Museum, named Huayang, lives in seclusion. Starting from Sun Youyue in Dongyang, he received Fu Tu Jing. Cross the famous mountains and look for the fairy medicine. Every time you pass a ravine, you should sit, chant and linger in it. You can't have it. At that time, Shen Yue was the chief of Dongyang, and he was too busy to ask for books.
Good writing, still strange, concerned about the current situation, always caring. Travel with yang and five elements, wind angle star calculation, mountain geography, square plot, medical herbs. When writing "The Imperial Calendar", I also tried to create a muddy sky, which is necessary for Yunxiu, not just historians.
Ping Jiankang, a righteous teacher, heard about the Zen Dynasty, and the word "Liang" was used in several places to make disciples enter it. Gaozu traveled with him early, and after he acceded to the throne, he was even more courteous, asking questions endlessly and looking at each other.
After four years in prison, he moved to Jinjin Dongjian. Good guidance valley, over eighty years old, strong. I deeply admire Zhang Liangzhi as a person, and the cloud is "the ancient sage of Moby". Zeng Mengfo gave him a bodhi book called Victory Bodhisattva. Ashoka Tower in Ina County swore an oath and received the Five Commandments. When Emperor Taizong arrived in South Xuzhou, he appreciated his style and called him to the backyard. Talked to him for a few days and then left. Emperor Taizong was very respectful. At the beginning of Datong, I presented two knives to Gaozu, one for victory and the other for victory, which was a good treasure.
(Excerpted from Liang Shu)
Introduction to the work:
Liang Shu, one of the Twenty-four Histories, is a biographical historical book written by Yao Cha and Yao Silian in the early Tang Dynasty. Including six volumes of biographies and fifty volumes of biographies, there is no table and no ambition. It mainly describes the politics of Xiao Qi in the last years of Southern Dynasties and the history of Xiao Liang Dynasty (502-557) for more than 50 years. Among them, 26 volumes were written by Yao Chayue, a senior official of Chen Department, accounting for nearly half of the area.
Yao Silian wrote Liang Shu, which not only inherited his father's manuscript, but also referred to and absorbed the achievements of Liang Shi compiled by three generations of historians of Liang, Chen and Sui. One of the characteristics of this book is that parallel prose is not used in all parts except quotations, which was popular at that time.