Lu Xiang (birth and death unknown ~742), named Zihui, was born in Yilu, Jingzhou, Tang Dynasty (now Changwu County, Shaanxi Province). A famous scholar and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Shao Gu. He was good at reading, knowledgeable about the present and the past, and could write calligraphy. He was good at cursive official script and could write hundreds of characters in one stroke. In the tenth year of Kaiyuan (722), he was admitted to the Hanlin Academy, where he also served as the school manager of Jixian Academy, and served as an official for the prince and other kings. He gave outspoken speeches and often commented on the government affairs. He wrote "Beauty Fu" to satirize the current affairs. He was promoted to Zuo Shiyi and Zuo Buque, and then moved to Zhongshusheren and Host Guest Doctor to serve the crown prince. He was changed to Minister of Works. In the sixth year of Kaiyuan (718), Lu Xiang became proficient in Buddhism and was a lay disciple of the Diamond Wisdom Tripitaka. The deceased gave it to the prefect of Huayin. Basic introduction Chinese name: Lu Xiang Alias: Same as Zi Zi Nationality: Chinese Nationality: Han Birthplace: Yilu, Jingzhou (now Changwu County, Shaanxi Province) Date of Birth: Unknown Occupation: Scholar, calligrapher, important court official Representative works: "King Kong Zhi Travels" Characters, Documentary Records, Characters Lu Xiang, who lived during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Longji, also named Zihui, was born in Yilu, Jingzhou, Tang Dynasty (now Changwu County, Shaanxi Province). During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, the economy prospered, politics rose, and the country entered a prosperous age. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty selected the most famous literary talents in the court and named them "Eighteen Scholars." One of them is Lu Xiang. Before Lu Xiang was born, his father went to a foreign country for many years and did not return. People thought that he had died in a foreign country. Lu Xiang's mother died when he was young. He didn't know where his ancestral grave was, so he hired a wizard to attract his father's spirit to be buried with his mother. After Lu Xiang was raised by his grandmother, he determined to learn and read while selling medicine. He was familiar with ancient and modern times and could write hundreds of words in one stroke. He was known as "Lian Jin Shu". In the tenth year of Kaiyuan (722), he was called to the Imperial Academy, where he taught books at Jixian Academy and taught his disciples. Li Longji wanted to send people to various places to select beauties and fill them into the harem, so he played "Ode to Beauty" to satirize them. Li Longji accepted his criticism and promoted him to Zuo Shiyi. Li Longji went to Weichuan for hunting many times, disturbing the people and misdirecting government affairs. Lu Xiang went to Zuo Buque to persuade him. Li Longji thought he was right, so he ordered the stonemason to write Zuo Bu Que on a stone in the mountains as a warning. Li Longji gave bows and arrows to the Tubo chief who came to the capital to shoot birds. He played the poem "The owl and the owl are not singing, which is not an auspicious bird; although the jackals and tigers are lying down, they are not called benevolent beasts. If the Turks are safe and cruel, don't care about your father. Your Majesty is impressed by your military righteousness and your virtues, so you have no choice but to serve as a minister. Therefore, your Majesty invites his officials to serve as ministers, and accompanies them with the ceremony of Zen, sending arrows flying in front of them, and enjoying the joy of beasts together. Pass. Or if Jing Qing acts erratically, He Luo steals his hair, forces Yan to stomp, exposes the dust, lets the chanyu down, and pollutes the hut, how can he stop the blame?" Li Longji once again adopted the memorial and issued an order to the Fanyi to go to war. Later, he was promoted to the chief guest doctor and dedicated to serving the crown prince. Together with Lu Yanji, Liu Liang, Zhang Xian and Li Zhouhan, he wrote annotations for "Selected Works", titled "Five Ministers' Notes". After Lu Xiang became an official, he searched for his father for many years but found no news. One day when he returned from court, he met an old man who looked exactly like him. When he asked, it turned out to be his father. He got off his horse and hugged his father's feet and burst into tears. The moved passers-by also shed tears. Li Longji also sighed after hearing this, so he granted Lu Xiang his father a sinecure position - Chaosan doctor, gave him Caijin, and asked the musicians in the inner palace to play music to relax him. After Lu Xiang's father died, the imperial court gave him the title of Dongping Prefect. When Lu Xiang returned from attending the funeral, Li Longji moved him to be a member of Zhongshushe and the minister of the Ministry of Industry. After Empress Lu's death, she was given the title of Governor of Huayin. Documentary records: Lu Xiang, courtesy name Zihui, was born in Jingzhou. When I was young, I asked my grandmother to hide in Lu Hun Mountain. Gong Cao Li can write hundreds of characters in one stroke. If he is confused, he is known as "Lian Jin Shu". He was determined to learn, and every time he sold medicine, he would read books in the market and learn about the past and present. In the 10th year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign, he was called to the Hanlin Academy, where he also served as the administrator of the Xian Academy and served as an assistant to the prince and other kings. At that time, the emperor sent an envoy to select the most beautiful girls in the world, and he was named "Flower and Bird Envoy" in the harem. The emperor hunted Weichuan in several schools, presented poems and satires to you, and entered the left to mend the que. The emperor himself wrote the text, laid stones on the Huashan Mountains, and issued imperial edicts to engrave and engrave the envoys. The emperor patrolled the east with his family members, and the emperor led Jie Lifa and the chiefs of Fanyi into the battle, and gave him bows and arrows to shoot birds. He said to Shang Shang: "The owl and the owl are not singing, but they are not auspicious birds; although the jackals and tigers are lying down, they are not called benevolent beasts. In addition, the Turks can tolerate cruel thieves and do not care about your father. Your majesty has impressed you with your martial righteousness and your literary virtues. You have no choice but to court him." , so he proclaimed himself a minister and rushed to send an envoy. His Majesty invited him to serve as a minister, accompanied him with a grand ceremony, and sent flying arrows in front of him to enjoy the joy of beasts. If Jing Qing moved too much, He Luo stole his hair and forced him to do so. Yan Zhi, exposed to the dust, buried the chanyu, polluted the Qionglu, why should he be punished? "The emperor obeyed and ordered the Fan and barbarians to go to war. After a long time, he moved to serve as a guest doctor and served the crown prince exclusively. He married a good family. At the beginning, when Xiang Zhi was born, his father went to a distant place and refused to return. A young man lost his mother and lost his tomb. When he was about to be buried, a shaman sought to find it. I don't know that my father is dead, so I summon his soul to join the tombs. Later, it was reported that his father was still alive, but he had been visiting for many years without success. Returning from the court that day, he saw an old man and asked about him, who was his father. He dismounted from his horse and held his father's feet in his arms, wailing, while passers-by shed tears. When the emperor heard about it, he sighed and sent officials to the court to send him brocades and gifts to the musicians in the Neijiaofang to entertain them. After his death, he was given to the prefect of Dongping. After Xiang's death, he moved to Zhongshushe and became Minister of the Ministry of Works. After his death, he presented it to the prefect of Huayin. He tried Li Shanshi's "Selected Works" as the most comprehensive version, and made more exegesis with Lu Yanji, Liu Liang, Zhang Xian, Li Zhouhan, etc., and it was titled "Five Ministers' Notes" at that time.

(Excerpted from "New Book of Tang" Biography No. 127 Literature and Art)