Pingyuan County: The Han Dynasty established Pingyuan County to govern Pingyuan, in the southwest of Pingyuan County in present-day Shandong Province. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Dezhou was once regarded as a plain county, governing Ande, which is now Ling County, Shandong Province. The jurisdictions of Pingyuan County in Han and Tang Dynasties are not exactly the same.
The origin of "Dongfang"
The surname Dongfang (Dōngfāng Dongfang) has two origins: 1. Created by Fuxi in ancient times According to the Bagua, the direction of the Bagua is the east. Fuxi is also called Shennong. His people are engaged in farming. The sun rising from the east every day is an important moment to start farming. Therefore, some of Fuxi's descendants formed the surname Dongfang, which is called Dongfang. Shi. 2. Comes from the surname Zhang, a descendant of Dongfang Shuo in the Han Dynasty. Dongfang Shuo's father, named Zhang Yi, died before he was born. His mother, Tian, ??also died three days after he was born. Dongfang Shuo was raised by his brother and sister-in-law. Because it was just dawn in the east when he was born, he was named Dongfang Shuo. Dongfang Shuo was an official of Taizhong. He was humorous by nature, and his words were humorous, but he was able to see things clearly and speak out and give advice. His descendants also took Dongfang as their surname, forming another Dongfang surname. The crosstalk world respects Dongfang Shuo as its founder.
The ancestor was given the surname
Dongfang Shuo. According to the "Customs of Customs", the Fuxi family came out of the earthquake and took the title of Dongfang. Their descendants took Dongfang as their surname, but there is no way to verify it. Dongfang Shuo, the earliest celebrity of the Western Han Dynasty known to be surnamed Dongfang, is Dongfang Shuo. Dongfang Shuo's father, surnamed Zhang, died before he was born, and his mother died three days after giving birth to him. He was raised by his brother and sister-in-law. Because when he was born, the east was just bright, so he took "Dongfang" as his surname and named him Dongfang Shuo. He is famous for his wit and humor. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to seek talents. Dongfang Shuo submitted a letter and recommended himself, which attracted the attention of Emperor Wu and recruited him to the palace for an interview. He was witty in his words and bohemian in his actions. Once, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave meat to the officials in the palace. They were waiting around, but the official in charge of dividing the meat was still late. Dongfang Shuo couldn't help it, pulled out his sword, cut a piece of meat himself and walked away. When the official responsible for dividing the meat found out, he went to Emperor Wu and complained to him. When he went to court the next day, Emperor Wu asked Dongfang Shuo to review him in front of all the officials. Dongfang Shuo reviewed and said: "It is rude to accept a reward without waiting for an edict; how heroic it is to draw a sword and cut the flesh; how honest it is to cut only a small amount of flesh; how sincere it is to give the meat to the wife." After hearing this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty couldn't help but laugh. Not only did he absolve him of his crime, but he also gave him a hundred catties of meat and a stone of wine to take home and return to his wife. Many interesting stories about Dongfang Shuo have been spread in later generations. He is regarded as the god of joy among the people. His descendants took Dongfang as their surname, and Dongfang Shuo was regarded as the ancestor of the compound surname Dongfang.
Migration distribution
The Dongfang surname is not among the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan. ?Dongfang? is an ancient surname. As early as ancient times, the ancient emperor Fuxi founded Bagua, and his descendant Sun Zhong was in charge of the Order of Qingyang in the East. According to ancient books, it is said that when he was born, "Dongfang" was in the earthquake position, and his position was Dongfang. That is to say, according to the Bagua map, he was at the earthquake position, and the earthquake position was expressed as "Dongfang". Therefore, he took "Dongfang" as his surname. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the famous writer Dongfang Shuo, whose real surname was Zhang, was named after his mother died of illness not three days after he was born, and his father had also passed away for many days. ?Dongfang Shuo?. When he grew up, his name was mocked for a while, and Dongfang was consolidated as a surname. Dongfang Shuo was from Pingyuan Yanci (now Huimin, Shandong Province). During the Tang Dynasty, the Dongfang surname had become one of the prominent surnames in Pingyuan County. There are many people with Eastern names in history, including Dongfang Qiu, Dongfang Xian, etc. Dongfang Qiu was a historian and poet in the Tang Dynasty, and Dongfang Xian was a litterateur in the Tang Dynasty and one of the eighteen bachelors of Kaiyuan.
Hall name
Sihe Hall: During the Han Dynasty, Dongfang Shuo was humorous and good at rhetoric. Once, the emperor gave sacrificial meat to the ministers on Sheri (the day to worship the Kitchen God). Before the ministers arrived, Dongfang Shuo cut off a piece and took it home. The emperor ordered him to blame himself, and he bowed and said: How can it be rude to receive a gift without waiting for an edict; how brave is it to draw a sword and cut oneself; how incorruptible is it to cut off not much; how benevolent is it to return to the lord of Yixi.
?(I received the emperor's gift, but I didn't wait for the emperor's decree to cut me. How rude! I drew my sword and cut my own flesh. How courageous! Although I cut it myself, I didn't cut it too much. How honest! How kind to go home and give the meat to your wife!) The emperor smiled and said, "If you blame yourself, you will be more proud of yourself." ? (I ordered you to blame yourself, but you praised yourself.) Then he gave him another portion of meat. The Dongfang clan was named Sihetang.
Dongfang Shuo, born in 154 BC and died in 93 BC, named Manqian, was born in Pingyuan Yanci, in Huimin County, Shandong Province. Dongfang Shuo is humorous and good at rhetoric. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty first came to the throne, he recruited upright, virtuous and talented people. Dongfang Shuo wrote a letter recommending himself to be appointed as a permanent minister, Taizhong doctor and other positions. He was good at speaking out and giving advice. He once wrote to Chen Nong about his plan to strengthen the country through war, but it was of no use. He pretended to write a prose poem called "It's Difficult to Answer a Guest" to express the frustration of having talent but not being able to put it to use.
Dongfang Qiu: Date of birth and death unknown, famous Tang Dynasty historian and poet. In the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian served as Zuo Shi and was good at writing poems. Dongfang Qiu often said that he would be able to fight Ximen Bao in a hundred years. Chen Zi'ang said in "Send to Dongfang Zuo Shi Xiuzhu Pian Shu" that Dongfang Qiu's "Gutong Pian" is called "Gutong Pian", which has a strong character and a dull rhythm. It is a pity that "Gutong Chapter" has been lost. Dongfang Qiu has four surviving poems, "Spring Snow" and "Three Poems of Zhaojun's Resentment". "Complete Tang Dynasty" contains three articles including Dongfang Qiu's "Inchworm Ode". "Yuanhe Surname Compilation" and "Old Tang Book? Song Zhiwen Biography" record the deeds of Dongfang Qiu.