There were those outstanding figures named Zhong in ancient times....

1. Zhong Wuyan, also known as Zhong Lizhun and Zhong Wuyan, is the wife of King Xuan of Qi. She is one of the four ugly women in ancient China, but she is very talented. According to legend, she was the daughter of Wuyanyi in Qi State during the Warring States Period.

She was extremely ugly and could not get married at the age of forty. She asked herself to see King Xuan of Qi and stated four points of the crisis in Qi. King Xuan of Qi accepted her and made her his queen. So he demolished the stage, stopped the female music, retreated from the flattery, advanced to speak out, selected troops and horses, strengthened the treasury, and made the state of Qi safe.

People often use "seemingly salt-free" to describe ugly girls. This "salt-free" refers to the ugly girl Zhong Lichun who lived in Wuyan County, Qi State (now the eastern part of Dongping County, Shandong Province) during the Warring States Period. Zhong Lichun is also known as Zhong Wuyan, Zhong Wuyan, ancient books say that she was "unmarried in her forties", "extremely ugly", "with a concave head and deep eyes, a long belly, a high nose and throat, a fat crown and few hairs".

But he has great ambitions, is well-read in poetry and books, and has the ambition to govern the country. King Xuan of Qi, who was in power at that time, was politically corrupt and lacked discipline. People throughout the country were panicked and complained.

2. Zhong Mingliang was born in the Shaoding period of Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty (1228-1233, during the reign of Wokuotai, Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty), and died in the 27th year of the Yuan Dynasty from Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty ( 1290), leader of the peasant uprising in the mid-Yuan Dynasty. The east road of Guangnan was a native of Longjiangbao, Changle County (now Zhuanshui Town, Wuhua County, Guangdong Province). Most of his descendants moved to Zijin, Boluo and other places. The Zhong family in Tieluba (Huacheng Town) on the south bank of the Wuhua River today, Not his descendants.

3. Zhong Ziqi, whose name is Hui and whose courtesy name is Ziqi. A native of Hanyang, Chu State (now Jixian Village, Caidian District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province) during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. According to legend, Zhong Ziqi was a woodcutter who wore a bamboo hat, a raincoat, a pole on his back, and an axe.

History records that when Boya returned home from visiting relatives, he happened to meet Zhong Ziqi while playing the piano by the Han River. Because of similar interests, the two became close friends. After Zhong Ziqi's death, Boya believed that there was no more music in the world and stopped playing the harp for the rest of his life.

4. Zhong Hui, courtesy name Shiji, was born in Changshe, Yingchuan (now Changge City, Henan Province). During the Three Kingdoms period, he was a strategist and calligrapher of Wei State, the youngest son of Taifu Zhongyao, and the younger brother of Zhong Yu, the governor of Qingzhou.

Born from the Zhong family in Yingchuan, he is talented and proficient in metaphysics. He served as an official in Wei State and held important positions. He served as a minister of Zhongshu and was granted the title of Marquis in Guan Nei. He was deeply appreciated by the Emperor Wei and his ministers. He followed Sima Shi to conquer Guanqiu Jian and learned the secrets. He provided advice to Sima Zhao and defeated Wei Emperor Cao Mao's attempt to seize power. Following Zhuge Dan's rebellion, he made many strange plans. At that time, he was compared to Zhang Liang, who was worshiped as the Minister of Huangmen and was granted the title of Marquis of Dongwu Ting. He was promoted to be a lieutenant in charge of the imperial examination. He intervened in the affairs of the imperial court and planned to kill Ji Kang. ?

During the Jingyuan period, he strongly supported Sima Zhao's plan to conquer Shu. He worshiped General Zhenxi, Jiejie, and the military commander in Guanzhong to preside over the affairs of conquering Shu. In the fourth year of Jingyuan (263), in the battle to destroy Shu, Wei cooperated with Deng Ai to divide his troops and advance, and finally destroyed the Shu Han, worshiped Situ, and granted the title of county marquis. After his success, he became disloyal and colluded with Shu general Jiang Wei, plotting to establish his own country in Shu and suppress Taiwei Deng Ai.

In the first month of the fifth year of Jingyuan (264), in the name of Empress Dowager Guo's order, he issued an imperial edict to attack Sima Zhao. He was killed by his general Hu Lie and died in the rebellion at the age of forty.

5. Zhong Rong (about 468-about 518), a literary critic in the Southern Dynasties of China. The courtesy name is Zhongwei. A native of Yingchuan Changshe (now Changge City, Xuchang, Henan Province), he was the descendant of the famous "Yingchuan Zhong family" in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The Qi Dynasty official went to Situ Xing to join the army. After entering Liang Dynasty, he successively served as the king of Linchuan of the Chinese Army to join the army and the general of Xizhonglang to the royal family of Jin'an.

Mainly composed of five-character poems, the book divides 122 writers from the Han Dynasty to Liang Dynasty into upper, middle and lower categories for review, hence the name "Shipin". This book is recorded in "Sui Shu·Jing Ji Zhi", and the book is called "Poetry Criticism". This is because in addition to its grade, it also comments on the merits and demerits of the work. Later it was named after "Shipin".

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