At the age of seventeen, he served the king of Xiangdong skillfully. The queen of Xiangdong knew that he was clever and told him to read poetry books everywhere. At that time, Xiaotuo in Lanling was also outstanding, living in Qingyang Lane, and He Tuo lived in Baiyangtou. So people at that time said, "There are two great men in the world, Yang Tuo and Yang Tuo."
That's how he was praised. After the fall of Jiangling, Emperor Wu of Zhou paid special attention to him and named him Dr. imperial academy.
At first, Xuan Di wanted to establish five queens and asked the Confucian scholar New Yan Zhi about it. Yan Zhi replied: "Empresses and sons of heaven are equal and equal, and there should be no five."
Tuo said, "There are four concubines, and Shun has two concubines. How can there be a fixed number? " He Tuo was also named "Uncle Xiangcheng County". After accepting the abdication, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty was appointed as Dr. Guo Zi, and was awarded the title of "Regular Attendant on Direct Riding" and promoted to the rank of public official.
He Tuo is strong, impatient and eloquent, and likes to praise and criticize others. At that time, that son Su Wei once said to the emperor: "My ancestors often warned me that reading only one volume of the Book of Filial Piety is enough to govern the country. Why do you have to read so many books? " The emperor also thought it was right.
He Tuo stepped forward and said, "Su Wei learned more than the Book of Filial Piety. If the father really has such a thing, it would be unfilial for Su Wei not to listen to the lesson. Without this, he lied to your majesty's face, but he was dishonest.
Dishonest and unfilial, why serve the monarch! Besides, Confucius said,' You can't speak without reading poetry, and you can't stand without reading ceremony'. How can Su Can educate his son to disobey the sage's admonition? "Su Wei was wearing five hats at that time, and the emperor was close to him, so he took the opportunity to play and didn't trust Su Wei.
Because Su Wei was in charge of astronomy and incompetent in temperament, he played eight things to persuade him. The first thing is: I heard that it is wise to know people, but it is difficult for the emperor to do it. Confucius said, "Choose the upright and discard the evil.
The people obeyed; Those who choose evil songs abandon the upright, and the people will not obey. "From this point of view, the political stability and turmoil lies in the fact that the recommended people must be cautious, so the recommended talents should receive the best reward, and the buried talents can show their bodies.
Observing the current referees is very different, regardless of flattery, integrity, wisdom and ignorance. I want to raise a person, and I want to give this person an important official position from the beginning. I want to lower a person in my heart. I'm sure this person can only be a small guard officer until he dies.
That's why people are dissatisfied. It is said that in the imperial court, people were given official positions, and sages used him, killed people in the streets and abandoned him.
I want to meet someone who cares about litigation and loves children as much as children. Every prison lawsuit is judged according to the procedure, and there is no investigation without consulting the public, and the punishment is not abused. This is the wisdom of the monarch. In this case, so should the criminal law.
If there is a great contribution, the emperor can be promoted and appointed if he knows it well. From now on, when choosing important officials, you must refer to everyone's evaluation and don't trust one person's recommendation.
Then there will be no partiality and resentment in the world. The second thing is: Confucius said: "If we carefully examine those who collude with the party for personal gain, the crime cannot be concealed."
He also said: "Gentlemen unite without collusion, while villains collude without collusion." By collusion, I mean to form a party for personal benefit. It's about people who love each other. They are already gorgeous and need promotion.
The person I hate in my heart has not been promoted for a long time, has been wronged and insulted, and is still angry with him. Now that we have been promoted, we must hide our mistakes from each other, so we have the idea of deceiving the emperor.
If he is wronged and insulted, he will bear a grudge against him, and then he will say slander. I hope that the imperial court will consult widely, don't let cronyism form, establish prestige and benefit, and don't go it alone.
There is no greater disaster for this country. The third thing is: I heard that Shun recommended sixteen people, that is, eight gifted scholars and eight wise men. It is estimated that Shun's wise men should be superior to the present people, but he still has to select talented people to be appointed, and it is within the scope of his functions and powers, so that the family can live in harmony and all undertakings can flourish-there are so many officials now, but few people are used, so that one person has several positions. Is it because the country is short of people? Or a bad heart? Now a big country with 10,000 chariots is full of talents. Even intelligent people can't achieve greatness through their own efforts.
Dong Fangshuo once said, "It is the general who respects him and the slave who suppresses him." It's true. Now an official doesn't measure his moral ability. Since he has no talents like Lv Wang and Fu Shuo, he should praise the spirit of Yan Fu and Zi Shui, and ignore those deep worries and heavy responsibilities. He's just worried that he doesn't have much power, and he will reuse this favor with peace of mind and despise the power center, which will easily lead to ruin. That's the reason.
The Book of Changes said: "The tripod is broken and food gushes out, which indicates disaster." It is said that incumbents are no better than incumbents.
It is said that people who can only try their best to carry heavy objects can't help. I hope that the imperial court will use talented people to participate in the management of dignitaries according to their respective abilities, so that everyone can do their jobs and have extra energy, then everything will be safe.
The fourth thing is: I heard from the Book of Rites that "those who sophistry, misinterpret the law, confuse names, create another set, practice crooked ways and corrupt politics should be killed." Confucius said, "If you follow the old habits, why don't you make another one!" It's just that too many people have made another set in recent years.
As for Fan Wei's clepsydra, ten years failed, and Zhao Yi made another scale, which took seven years to complete. Gong Sunji was pedantic and absurd, addicted to medicine and alchemy, and spent a lot of money. Xu Daoqing worked day and night and squandered food and drink.
Chang Ming's bending law has gone through many times, and Wang W's confusing name has no limit. Zhang Shanju doesn't know the location of the stars. He invaded Taichang before, and Cao Weizu didn't know about Polaris. Now he is bullying the teacher.
No one is too obedient to use his short-sighted knowledge to please others, and seriously frame and slander each other in order to gain fame. I hope that from now on, those who have this kind of behavior, if their words are not confirmed, must be severely punished, and I hope they are afraid and not.
2. Wang Xiuchuan's translation of classical Chinese:
Wang Xiuzi is an uncle. He is also from Ling Ying, Beihai. I lost my mother when I was seven. My mother died in the community and came to the neighborhood community to cultivate her memory at the age of 20. It was very sad. The neighbors heard about it and stopped working for it. At the age of twenty, I traveled to Nanyang and stopped at Zhang Fengshe. If you are sick at home and don't look at each other, you must cultivate your loved ones and sympathize with them. If you recover, you will leave. Chuping, Beihai Kong Rong called the thought master book, and kept a high secret order. In dense summer, the number of guests is illegal. People rob each other, thieves enter Sun Shi, and officials cannot detain them. Xiu surrounded officials and people, but Sun Shi refused to let them go, but officials and people were afraid to get close. Xiuguan: "Those who dare not attack are guilty of the same crime." What Sun Shi is afraid of is thieves. So, it's awesome. Cultivate filial piety, cultivate plains, and don't listen. Not when the world is in chaos. Well, there are rebels in the county. The smell is difficult to repair, difficult to melt, and will melt at night. At the beginning of the thief's attack, he said to the left and right, "Only the king can repair his ears!" Officials will eventually fix it. Restore meritorious service. At that time, there were many thieves in Jiaodong, and the Jiaodong order was revised. Lu Zongqiang, a native of Jiaodong and a self-employed, refused to respond. Hugh led several troops into the village and beheaded the Lu brothers. Gong Shashi was too shocked to move. Repair soothes the rest because it is less. Every time it melts, it is difficult to repair it at home. It is easy to learn from others.
Yuan Tan is in Qingzhou, and he is engaged in governance. Don't drive Liu Xian to destroy several short repairs. After the sacrifice is dead, repair it and it will be free. People benefit from it. Yuan Shao also revised the Jimo Order and later changed it to Tan Biejia. After Shao died, there was still a gap in Tan. When Tan was attacked and defeated, he led officials to save Tan. Tan said, "If you become our army, don't drive it away." When Tan Bing was defeated, he rose up and attacked, which should be Zhucheng. Tan sighed and said, "Today, if you betray your country, why are you lonely without virtue and evil?" Xiu said, "Although Governor Donglai is on the sea, he will come if he has no objection." Ten days later, he abandoned his wife and went to Tan. His wife was killed by a thief, and Tan took it as the prefect of Le 'an. Father Tan wanted to attack the merchants, so he remonstrated: "Brothers still attack each other, which is the way to defeat." Tan is unhappy, but he knows his loyalty. Later he asked Xiu, "Is it safe to go out?" Xiu said, "A husband and a brother are both right-hand men. For example, a person will fight, break his right hand and say' I will win'. What if he did? If a husband abandons his brother and doesn't kiss him, who else in the world will kiss him! Arrogant people will fight with each other for quick profits. I want you to close your ears. If you behead several courtiers and get together again, you can conquer all directions.
Running around the world. "Tan didn't listen, so he attacked Shang Xiang. Please save Yu Taizu. Mao broke Jizhou and Tan rebelled. Mao then led an army to attack Tan in Nanpi. When transporting grain in Lean, I heard that Tan was in a hurry, so I sent dozens of people to Tan. On his way to Gaomi, he heard of Tan's death, dismounted and cried, "There is no king to return to!" So he went to Taizu to ask for the burial of Tan's body. Mao wants to observe and cultivate his thoughts, but he should not be silent. Xiu said, "Yuan's son is very kind. If you remove Tan's body, you will kill him and have nothing to hate." Mao Jiayi, listen to it. In order to repair the governor's food, it also enjoys it. All the cities are convinced of Tan's defeat, but the management system does not listen to Le 'an. Taizu ordered the first to unify the whole country and repaired the loyal ministers who unified the whole country. Because of the shackles, he became a great ancestor. Mao is willing and tolerant. Yuan government is lenient, and those in power gather animals. Mao cut off his power and lost tens of thousands of possessions such as Shen Pei. However, there are less than ten books and hundreds of books. Mao sighed, "A scholar is not vain." It was Li who became an ordinary soldier, a gold corps commander, and moved to Wei County to be a satrap. In order to govern, restrain the strong and help the weak, reward and punishment are clear, and the people call it. Once the state of Wei was established, it served as a doctor for Dasinong. Mao proposed corporal punishment, but thought it was not feasible, so Mao adopted his suggestion. Migration is common. After that, it was strictly backwards, not dozens of people attacking the door. Repair the smell and call for horses and chariots.
Step into the palace door before you arrive. When Taizu met him at the Tongjue Tower, he said, "Those who come will be ruled by Wang Shu." Zhong You, the prime minister, said, "When you get old, the capital has changed, and the nine wives live in different places." Xiu said, "How can you avoid its difficulties if you eat its wealth? Although the residence is old, it is not intended to go to disaster. " In a word, a sick officer. Zi Zhong, the official to Donglai satrap, rode a regular servant. The first knowledge is higher than the weak crown, and the different kings are based on young children, and they are far away. The world calls them knowing people.
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3. Zheng Junchuan read the answer in classical Chinese, and then Han Shu Zheng Junchuan wrote the original text.
Zheng Junzi Zhongyu, Dongping Rencheng people also. Read less yellow and old books. My brother is a county magistrate and received a good gift. Always exhorting him, not listening. That is, I escaped as a servant. After I was 40 years old, I got money and silks and gave them back to my brother. He said: "Everything can be redeemed. I will sit still for the officials and give up for life." My brother felt his words, so he was honest. They are all righteous and stern, raising orphans and widows, and being grateful. It is often called a family court, not a county court. The county can do whatever it wants, so that the county magistrate can do whatever he wants, and he can't bend when he arrives. They are all guests of Puyang.
In the third year of its establishment, Stuart Baoyu did it, but later he didn't mean to speak out. Six years, bus characteristics. Move to Shangshu again, plan to remonstrate, and respect it. Later, he begged for bones in spite of illness, worshipped Lang and told him to go back. Because he was ill, the emperor gave him clothes.
In the first year of Yuanhe, he wrote to the Governor of Lujiang and Minister Dongping, saying, "Talk about Lang, be humble, be diligent, be confidential before, be an official in spite of illness, be kind and loyal, and be yellow-haired." Anyi ordered Mao Yiqian to bow down, compare illness and purity, and Dongzhou called benevolence. The book doesn't say:' Zhang Jue has many, which is auspicious!' It gives a thousand greetings to Jun and Igu, and often asks the Dragon Officer in August to give him sheep wine, which shows that it is different. "The following year, Dong toured Rencheng, and finally gave him a gift, hence the name" Bai Shangshu ". Yong Yuan Zhong died at home.
Zheng Junchuan's Translation of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty
Zheng Junzi Yu Zhong was born in Dongping Rencheng. I liked Huang Lao's books when I was young. My brother is a county magistrate. He received many gifts from others. Zheng Jun advised him many times, but my brother wouldn't listen. Zheng Jun left to work for others. After more than a year, he got the money and gave it back to his brother. He said, "When things are used up, you can take them again. If you take bribes for officials, your life will be over. " My brother appreciates his words and will be honest in the future. Zheng Jun has a good conscience, raising orphans and widows, and being kind and polite to others. It is often said that you should not be recruited by counties because you are at home due to illness. The county magistrate insisted that he go, so much so that the county magistrate lied that he would come to his house. Zheng Jun went to the county magistrate's house, but the county magistrate finally failed to make him yield. Zheng Jun then hid in Puyang as a guest.
In the third year of Jian 'an (78), Situ Baoyu recruited him, and later told him bluntly that he didn't arrive. In the past six years, the emperor moved to Shangshu by bus, offering many suggestions, and Su Zong respected him very much. Later, he excused himself due to illness, worshipped him as a negotiator and returned to China. Because he was seriously ill, the emperor gave him clothes.
In the first year of Yuanhe (84), the imperial edict told Lujiang Taishou and Dongping Xiang: "Negotiate, cultivate poverty, respect frugality, have secrets before, retire due to illness, be loyal, and don't be lazy." Anyi ordered Mao Yi to be modest, restrained, ill-mannered, breezy, and Dongzhou called benevolence. Shangshu does not mean' praising those who have Changde for good governance'. Zheng Jun and Mao Yigu should be given a thousand congratulations. In August, they often express their condolences to the chief executive and give him sheep wine as an unusual gesture. "In the second year, Dong toured Rencheng, went to Zheng Jun's home, and ordered people to be put to death, so people at that time called him' White Book'. Yong Yuan Zhong died at home.
4. Chen Xunchuan and translated classical Chinese: (Jingtai) In December of the second year, he entered Shaobao and Wenyuange University. The emperor wanted to change princes, but he was afraid of ministers. He gave (Chen) one hundred and twenty platinum first, with Jiangyuan,, and each half. Compared with the imperial edict, I dare not challenge him later, and I am also a teacher of the Prince. Looking for a prince's decree to Guan Baiyin. More than a month later, the emperor gave Xun and other six people fifty taels of gold and entered the museum as university students. The museum remained the same. Xun Ziying and Wang Wenlun were dismissed after having obtained the provincial examination in Shuntian, and were dismissed by Zhang Ning and other examiners. The emperor is innocent.
Jingtai was promoted to Shaobao and Wenyuange University in December of the second year. The emperor wanted to replace the prince, fearing the cabinet minister, and gave (Chen) one hundred and twenty platinum in advance along the contour valley, Jiangyuan, Xiaotie. As soon as the imperial edict came out, Chen Xun and others dared not remonstrate, and they added officials as teachers. Soon, the prince was appointed to Guan Bai for silver and silk. A month later, God gave Chen Xun and other six people five hundred taels of gold. They entered Gai Hua Palace as university students, but the Wen Yuan Pavilion remained. Yan Ziying and Wang Lun, the sons of Wang Wenzhi, failed in the provincial examination in Shuntian, framing examiners Ada and Huang Jian to impeach Zhang Ning and others. The emperor is innocent.
5. Biography of Wang Xizhi. Classical Chinese has no answers to questions. The original translation is as follows. If you are not satisfied, please ask: Wang Xijue, Ziyu, from Taicang.
In the forty-first year of Jiajing (1562), he won the first place in the imperial examination and the second place in the imperial court and was appointed as an editor. Gradually, the official went to imperial academy to propose a toast.
In the fifth year of Wanli (1577), he was the official in charge of the Imperial Academy. Before the end of the mourning period, Zhang went to be an official, ready to put a scepter on Wu Zhonghang, Zhao Yongxian and others.
Wang Xijue invited more than ten people from the same library to ask for forgiveness, but Zhang went straight in and ignored him. Wu Zhonghang and others have been punished with sticks, and Wang Xijue helped to cry.
The following year, he was promoted to right assistant minister of does. Zhang went back to his hometown for a funeral, and Jiuqing hurriedly requested to return to Beijing, but Wang Xijue did not sign it.
Soon, he asked to visit relatives and left his job. Zhang hated Wang Xijue even more, because he exposed his shortcomings, so Wang Xijue didn't take office.
In the winter of the 20th year of Wanli (1584), I worked at home as a minister of rites and a college student in Wenyuange, and participated in confidential affairs. After returning to the imperial court, he demanded that flattery should be forbidden, competition should be suppressed, vanity should be abandoned, extravagance should be restrained, the atmosphere of discussing state affairs should be encouraged, and work should be streamlined.
The emperor praised it and accepted it. At first, Li Zhi and Jiang Dongzhi clashed with ministers such as Shen Shixing and Yang Wei. Because Wang Xijue has high expectations for him and is at odds with Zhang, he is highly recommended.
After Wang Xizhi entered the DPRK, he joined forces with Shen Shixing and tried his best to crowd out Li Zhi and others, while Li Zhi and others all left. At that time, Shen Shixing was appointed as the recorder and Guo Xu was appointed as the second assistant. All three are Nanji people, while Wang Xizhi and Shen Shixing take the senior high school entrance examination at the same time, and they are in the same county and get along well in the cabinet.
Because Shen Shixing has a soft personality, while Wang Xijue has a straightforward personality. In the 16th year of Wanli (1588), his son Wang Heng won the first place in the examination of Shuntian, and Lang Guan Gao Gui discussed the matter with Rao Shen.
Wang Xijue made a series of refutations and his words were too resentful. Rao Shen was put into prison and deleted from the official register, and Gao Gui was relegated to the border. Qiao Bixing's suggestions and suggestions, please ask the emperor to warn Wang Xijue that he must expand his tolerance and be a virtuous and educated minister. Wang Xijue made a defense.
Therefore, it gradually contradicts the discussion of the court. At that time, many people asked the princes to establish a crown prince, but the emperor did not listen.
In the eighteenth year of Wanli (1590), Wang Xijue asked to teach the prince in advance, and hired Jiang Yinglin and others to ask the former governor Cai Li to forgive him, but there was no reply. Once, because of the drought, he made a request to recall his official position.
The emperor ordered him to stay. The fire turned red, the truth invaded the western frontier, and the people who talked about it rushed to ask for troops. Wang Xijue advocated a peaceful settlement, which is consistent with Shen Shixing's opinion.
Soon, he had a dispute with his colleagues over the title of Crown Prince. He closed the door and asked to return to China. Soon, because my mother was old, I invited her to visit her hometown.
So the emperor gave him money and sent officials to escort him. Two years after returning home, Shen Shixing, Guo Xu and Wang Jiaping left their posts one after another, and Wang Xijue was urged and summoned by letters.
In the first month of the 21st year of Wanli, he returned to the imperial court and became a record. Before that, there was an imperial decree. In the spring of this year, a ceremony was held to book the crown prince and warn the court ministers not to take it lightly.
In view of the Zhang Youde incident, the court ministers all showed silence. At this time, Wang Xijue secretly asked the emperor to decide a big plan.
The emperor sent the chamberlain to show the imperial edict he had written to Wang Xijue, hoping to wait for his son, and ordered the eldest son and two second sons to be temporarily enfeoffed as kings. Wang Xijue was afraid of losing the emperor's will and immediately drafted an imperial edict.
However, he was worried about public opinion, so he advised: "Ma Huanghou of Emperor Hanming, Empress of Emperor Tang Ming and Empress Liu all raised your concubine's son as their own son, asking the emperor to instruct the empress to raise the eldest son, so the eldest son is the lineal son, and the biological mother doesn't have to be honored to suppress the imperial concubine." It is also suggested that the decree be submitted to the palace.
Neither Zhao nor Zhang Wei in the same column had heard of it beforehand. The emperor actually sent the previous imperial edict to the ceremony officer, and ordered the etiquette to be prepared immediately.
Therefore, the whole court was in an uproar. Shi Menglin and Luo, ministers of the Ministry of Justice, collectively went to Wang Xijue's residence to fight for it.
Court ministers and lecturers presented their memorials several times a day. Wang Xijue, Zhao and Zhang Qian tried their best to ask the emperor to restore the previous letters, but the emperor did not listen to them.
Soon, more people protested. Yue, Gu Yuncheng, Zhong Nabi, Chen Tailai, Yu, Li, Zeng Fengyi, Zhong Huamin, Xiang Dezhen and others stopped Wang Xijue in court and argued with him face to face. Li Tengfang also wrote a letter to Wang Xijue.
Wang Xijue invited the court to discuss, but the emperor did not agree. He asked for a face-to-face statement, but there was no reply.
So he impeached his mistake and asked to be removed from the official position. Under the pressure of public opinion, the emperor withdrew and shelved the previous order, and ordered to wait for two or three years to discuss the implementation of the album.
Wang Xijue immediately summoned the emperor, made a quick decision, and said, "In the past, when the eldest son was just born, he had issued a letter of Amnesty. The imperial edict called' Only the Ancestral Society' clearly regarded him as the Crown Prince. What are you thinking now? You haven't decided yet? " There is no answer.
Comets appeared in July, and there were laws to practice and reflect. Wang Xijue asked the emperor to summon the minister.
He also advised that "the comet is approaching the purple constellation, and the emperor should relax the punishment on the left and right when he is careful with his life." Don't indulge in diseases and distribute money and food to spread the emperor's favor. " After a month, he remonstrated and said, "The comet has entered the purple constellation, and it can't be destroyed by employing people alone. Only the crown prince can eliminate the disaster.
Uranus astrology is called the emperor star, and Prince astrology is called the former star. Now that the previous star has been illuminated, the emperor did not make a decision early, which led to this disaster.
If the crown prince is conferred quickly, the astronomical changes will naturally disappear. "The emperor replied that he still insisted on waiting for the arrival of spring.
Wang Xijue repeatedly showed strong persuasion, and he repeatedly pleaded. In November, on the birthday of the Empress Dowager, the emperor presided over the palace gate to receive greetings, and called Wang Xijue to NuanGe alone to comfort him, saying, "Your support for your mother to come to Kyoto is indeed a combination of loyalty and filial piety."
Wang Xijue kowtowed and thanked him and took this opportunity to ask the emperor to determine the foundation of the country as soon as possible. The emperor asked, "What if the queen gives birth to a son?" He replied: "This statement was ok ten years ago. Now the eldest son is thirteen years old. What are you waiting for? " Besides, are there any 13-year-old children who haven't studied since ancient times? "The emperor was moved.
Wang Xijue then asked the emperor to summon ministers and talk face to face.
6. Shi Ming Zeng Tongheng read the answer Zeng Tongheng, a native of Jishui County. Father Zeng Cunren was appointed as the special envoy of Yunnan. Zeng Tongheng was admitted to Jiajing for thirty-eight years (1559). Appoint a post as minister of punishment. As a minister of rites, he was transferred to the official department to choose a master's degree. As a precedent, officials below Cheng and Shu were allowed to be selected by petty officials, but they were all selected by Zeng Tongheng himself. He is as famous as Lu Guangzu and Li Shida. In the early years of Qin Long, Ren Wenxuan was a doctor, and almost all the veteran ministers were recommended for appointment. Shao Qing, who was promoted to be too regular, asked for leave because of an urgent matter.
In the early years of Wanli, he became Shao Qing in Dali. Successive Shuntian magistrate, and Ren Shiyu right deputy governor of Guizhou. Liu Tai, the suggestion, offended Zhang. Zeng Tongheng is the brother-in-law of Liu Tai sLkj.ORg. Chen Sanmo wants to fire them together and beat Zeng Tongheng's weakness. The imperial edict sent him to Nanjing, and he claimed to be ill and went back to his hometown. In the ninth year of Wanli (158 1), the invigilator of the imperial capital, Qin Can, and others were ordered by Zhang to put Zeng Tongheng's name on the list. Zhang ordered him to rest.
After Zhang's death, he became TaiChangQing. The emperor called him Dali Qing and transferred him to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry. Responsible for supervising the construction of the palace after the death of the emperor, with more than 300,000 yuan in silver. From Zuo Assistant Minister to Shang Shu. Military equipment was sent from other places, and it was not up to standard. He asked to sign for it at half price, and asked to reduce the knitting quantity by half. The emperor replied yes. Ru An Gongzhu asked for a bridge crossing tax, but Zeng Tongheng refused. The emperor finally agreed to the princess's request. The number of craftsmen in Qin Long Imperial Palace reached 15800 in the early years, and 2500 people were eliminated soon, but the number of eunuchs kept increasing. Zeng Tongheng made a request to clean up and rectify. After getting the imperial edict, the eunuch played a hold back again. The emperor refused to accept Yang Qixiu's argument on this matter. Zeng Tongheng's younger brother, Zeng Ganheng, invited him to reduce redundancies and make money more plentiful. The military attaché s stationed in Beijing all claimed to reduce their monthly salary, and there was an uproar. They watched Zeng Tongheng walk out of the palace and shouted around him. Zeng Tongheng asked for retirement again, but there was no result. Nine projects were completed and he was named Prince Shao Bao. The emperor urged him to leave and ordered him to go home by post car. He was appointed as the official minister of Nanjing, but he refused. After a long time, he was rehired to his original post, and he refused many times before taking office. The tax has ravaged the local people, and Zeng Tongheng tried his best to persuade them.
In the thirty-third year of Wanli (1605), the Beijing official was comprehensively assessed, and both he and Xu Lang Bida, the Kao Gong, were upright and upright. At that time, the assessment of Beidu violated the will of the rulers, and the imperial edict was reserved for Qian Meng and other people. The performance evaluation of Du Nan and Zeng Tongheng has not been published for a long time. Zeng Tongheng happened to have something to go to Beijing, so he claimed to be ill. The imperial edict named him Prince Taibao and then abdicated.
Zeng Tongheng entered the official department for the first time. Yan Song is his fellow countryman. Wu Peng, a senior minister, was a scholar in the same year as his father. Zeng Tongheng did not make a private visit. I used to live in the house of the Ministry and didn't come home for a whole month. Always with Luo Rufang and Geng. Minister Bai Yang denounced the pseudo-Confucianism. Zeng Tongheng said: "There are many fools among them, and we can't all reprimand them. Even if it is in the name of Confucianism on the surface, who is more hateful than those who are enterprising and shameless? " He died at the age of 75. He was named Shaobao, and posthumous title arbitrated.