After the Western Jin Dynasty, My Maternal Grandfather Died Fighting in the West As a Major General’s Historian, His Biography: Part No. 2
晋 故 征 西 大 将 军 长 史 孟 府 君 传
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太 尉 颖 川 庾 亮
以 帝 舅 民 望
受 分 陕 之 重
镇 武 昌， 并 领 江 州
辟 君 部 庐 陵 从 事。
下 郡 还， 亮 引 见
问 风 俗 得 失， 对 曰：
“嘉 不 知， 还 传 当 问 从 吏。”
亮 以 麈 尾 掩 口 而 笑。
诸 从 事 既 去
唤 弟 翼 语 之 曰：
“孟 嘉 故 是 盛 德 人 也。”
君 既 辞 出 外
自 除 吏 名
便 步 归 家。
母 在 堂， 兄 弟 共 相 欢 乐
怡 怡 如 也。
旬 有 馀日
更 版 为 劝 学 从 事
时 亮 崇 修 学 校
高 选 儒 官
以 君 望 实
故 应 尚 德 之 举。
太 傅 河 南 褚 裒
简 穆 有 器 识
时 为 豫 章 太 守
出 朝 宗 亮
正 旦， 大 会 州 府 人 士
率 多 时 彦
君 在 坐 次 甚 远。
裒 问 亮 曰：
“江 州 有 孟 嘉
其 人 何 在？“
亮 云： “在 坐， 卿 但 自 觅。”
裒 历 观， 遂 指 君 谓 亮 曰：
“将 无 是 耶？”
亮 欣 然 而 笑
喜 裒 之 得 君
奇 君 为 裒 之 所 得
乃 益 器 焉 。
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Tai wei ying chuan yu liang
Yi di jiu min wang
Shou fen shan zhi chong
Zhen wu chang, bing ling jiang zhou
Bi jun bu lu ling cong shi.
Xia jun huan, liang yin jian
Wen feng su de shi, dui yue:
“Jia bu zhi, huan chuan dang wen cong li.”
Liang yi zhu wei yan kou er xiao.
Zhu cong shi ji qu
Huan di yi yu zhi yue:
“Meng jia gu shi cheng de ren ye.”
Jun ji ci chu wai
Zi chu li ming
Bian bu gui jia.
Mu zai tang, xiong di gong xiang huan le
Yi yi ru ye.
Xun you yu ri
Geng ban wei quan xue cong shi
Shi liang chong xiu xue jiao
Gao xuan ru guan
Yi jun wang shi
Gu ying shang de zhi ju.
Tai fu he nan chu pou
Jian mu you qi shi
Shi wei yu zhang tai shou
Chu chao zong liang
Zheng dan, da hui zhou fu ren shi
Shuai duo shi yan
Jun zai zuo ci shen yuan.
Pou wen liang yue:
“Jiang zhou you meng jia
Qi ren he zai?”
Liang yun: “Zai zuo, qing dan zi mi.”
Pou li guan, sui zhi jun wei liang yue:
“Jiang wu shi ye?”
Liang xin ran er xiao
Xi pou zhi de jun
Qi jun wei pou zhi suo de
Nai yi qi yan.
After the Western Jin Dynasty, My Maternal Grandfather Died Fighting in the West As a Major General’s Historian, His Biography: Part 2
Yu Liang, as Imperial Minister,
In charge of military affairs in Yingchuan
He was the emperor’s uncle and regent
In present day Henan, he was in charge of domestic tranquility in Jiangzhou
He called on my grandfather to work for him
In the defense forces around Luling as a communications officer.
Grandfather Mengjia scouted the area of Xia county
Yu Liang asked him to report his observations
about their customs and political conditions
Mengjia answered: “I do not know, I need to go back and talk to my people on the ground.”
Yu Liang covered his mouth with his fan and laughed.
He dismissed everyone else in the room, except his younger brother
And he said: “Mengjia is also a man of morality and virtue.”
After this, my grandfather resigned his position
And leisurely walked all the way home.
Very happy to be again with his mother and brothers
After ten days, Yu Liang recalled my grandfather.
Appointed him Secretary of Education
This time, Yu Liang thought it was very important to appoint advanced Confucian scholars
Because Mengjia’s fame was solid
Therefore, he was right to value deeds that reflect morality.
Chu Pou of Henan, former teacher of a royal prince
With reverence that was simple and brief,
He had knowledge and experience, as well as large mindfulness
He was made mayor of Yu Zhang
Arrived to visit Yu Liang on the first of the new year while having a big village celebration
With government dignitaries and the famous
Mengjia sat far away from the head table.
Chu Pou asked Yu Liang:
“Does this Mengjia really exist in Jianzhou?”
Yu Liang replied: “ He is here, go look for yourself.”
So Chu Pou looked around, and picked Mengjia out of the crowd
Chu Pou says: “Isn’t this him?”
Yu Liang smiles and laughd,
What he found was him within this gathering
He thought even more of Mengjia now.
Yu Liang choose Mengjia to be the person to identify those of outstanding talent during the imperial exams.