Xun 勖 (?) —289), the character Gongzeng. A native of Yingyin, Yingchuan (now Xuchang City, Henan). From the Three Kingdoms to the Western Jin Dynasty, he was a musician, a writer, a bibliophile, and a hero of the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty.

Xun Miao is the great-grandson of Sikong Xun Shuang of the Eastern Han Dynasty and was born in a famous family. Xun's father, Xun Xuan (xī), died young, and Xun was raised by his maternal grandmother's cousin Zhang Changpu when he was a child, and his maternal uncle was Zhong Hui.

Zhang Changpu was the concubine of Zhong Xiang (yáo) and the mother of Zhong Hui. Zhong Hui is the same age as him, he was a homosexual when he was a child, and he didn't have a lot of troubles, so the relationship between the two was not good.

Xun Miao is very smart, has a super memory, and never forgets it, and after listening to it once, he can repeat it almost exactly the same word.

At the age of ten, he was able to write an article. Xun Miao's maternal grandfather, Cao Wei's Taifu Zhong Xuan (yáo), once sighed, "This child will definitely be comparable to his great-grandfather (referring to Xun Shuang) in the future." ”

As an adult, Xun Miao was erudite and knowledgeable. During the Zhengshi (240-249) period, he was recruited by the general Cao Shuang as a subordinate of Peng, and then reappointed as Zhongshu Tongshilang.

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Cao Shuang was killed in the Gaopingling Incident. At that time, no one dared to go to the funeral of Cao Shuang's protégés and former officials, only Xun Miao went, and everyone followed. Later, Xun Miao was appointed as the commander of Anyang County, and then transferred to the hussar general to engage in Zhonglang. During his tenure as the commander of Anyang County, Xun Miao was well governed, and the people established a shrine for him.

Generally, it is the death of people who deserve to be commemorated that the ancestral hall is built and the clay statue is erected; The ancestral hall is an ancestral hall built when people are still alive and worthy of people's worship as gods. It seems that at the beginning, Xun Miao still did good things.

After that, he was transferred to Tingweizheng, and he also served as the general Sima Zhao, and gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei. Transferred to the general engaged in Zhonglang, the consulate office.

At that time, the official rode the road and asked to enter Shu as an assassin to assassinate (the previous Zhonglang Guo Xiu successfully assassinated the Shu Han general Fei Yi), Xun Miao took this matter as his grandmother Zhang Changpu, Zhang Changpu thought for a while and said, "What is that called?" It's not the work of a big country or a gentleman! ”

Xun Miao knew that his grandmother was not an ordinary person, and what she said always had a background and foresight. He took the words of his grandmother Zhang Changpu as the basic, thought about it all night, and said to Sima Zhao in the court the next day, "Ming Gong, you govern the world in the way of justice, and you should raise a righteous teacher to crusade against traitors and eliminate thieves by assassination. ”

Sima Zhao thought this was a good opinion and did not send any more assassins.

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In the fourth year of Jingyuan (263), when Zhong Hui rebelled in Shu, the news was not confirmed, but it was rumored by outsiders that Sima Zhaoping was very kind to Zhong Hui and did not believe that he would rebel. Xun Miao knew his uncle too well, so he said, "Although Zhonghui has received your favor, this person cannot be regarded as a person who has been favored and righteous, and should be on guard in advance." ”

Xun Miao and Zhong Hui grew up together, his understanding of Zhong Hui will be in-depth, who can not believe what he says?

So, Sima Zhao immediately went out of the town of Chang'an. Guo Yi, the chief bookkeeper, and Wang Shen, who joined the army, thought that Xun Miao was Zhong Hui's nephew, and he grew up in his uncle's house when he was a child, and persuaded Sima Zhao to demote Xun Xun. Sima Zhao didn't listen, and asked Xun Miao to sit in the same car with him, and treated him like before.

Chung Hui rebelled and was killed by the rebels. Xun Miao knew the news, and went back to see his grandmother and told her about it, and her grandmother shed muddy tears, she said, "It was Sun who hurt him." ”

Xun Miao didn't know what she was referring to, he only knew that his grandfather Zhong Miao had a noble concubine surnamed Sun, and he heard that the Sun family had been acting as an agent for the affairs of the main room for a long time, how could she harm her uncle Zhong Hui? Besides, Zhong Hui rebelled and died, so what does it have to do with the Sun family?

After the Zhonghui Rebellion was put down, Xun Miao returned to Luoyang with Sima Zhao and shared confidential matters with Pei Xiu and Yanghu. At that time, an envoy was about to be sent to Eastern Wu to ask the scribes to draft a letter with Sun Hao, and Sima Zhao chose the letter written by Xun Hao. After Sun Hao received the book, he reported that he was willing to make peace with his relatives, and Sima Zhao said to Xun Miao, "The letter you made before made Wu Guo obedient is really better than an army of 100,000!"

In the same year, Sima Zhao ascended to the throne of Jin, and he appointed Xun Miao as a servant, knighted Anyangzi, and had 1,000 households.

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Sima Yan was allowed by Emperor Cao Huan of Wei to establish the Western Jin Dynasty. Changed the title of Xun Miao to the Duke of Jibei County, but because of Yanghu's resignation, he made himself the Marquis of Nancheng County, so Xun Miao also resigned and was demoted to the Marquis of Jibei County. He was also worshiped as the middle secretary, added to the servant, led the book, and made laws and decrees with Jia Chong, the general of the chariot and cavalry.

In the seventh year of Taishi (271), Ren Kai and Yin Yu (yǔ) Chun, who had always been at odds with Jia Chong, recommended Jia Chong to guard Guanzhong to resist the bald Xianbei leader of the rebellious Bald Hair Tree.

Xun Miao went to his grandmother Zhang Changpu's house and told her about it, Zhang Changpu thought for a while and said, "If Jia Chongyuan lets go abroad, you will lose power in the court." Now that the prince's marriage is undecided, if Jia Chong's daughter is made the crown princess, then Jia Chong will naturally stay in Jingshi to serve, and you will have something to rely on. ”

Xun Miao said, "I heard that Jia Chongnu is very ugly." ”

Zhang Changpu said:

"I also heard that the prince is very stupid - besides, how can there be a daughter-in-law like Sun Quan, who looks at his son and daughter-in-law? Good or bad, not all under your mouth? I think that the woman in Jia Chongmen's family is not ugly, but she is not handsome.

"Two thousand years later, the Chinese people, hosts, and actors all have scars and boils, and they wear thick makeup, and they are not like beauties? You find her a makeup artist and put on a lot of makeup, don't you look like a dog? ”

Xun Xun said these words to Feng Zhen (dǎ

Said it.

So, Xun Miao and Feng Zhen found an opportunity to praise in front of Emperor Wu, "Jia Chong's daughter is peerless, if she is included in the East Palace, she will definitely be able to help the future people, just like the virtue of the concubine praised in "The Book ▪ of Poetry". ”

So the prince's marriage was decided. Xun Miao was ridiculed by the people of the time as a traitor and flatterer.

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After a long time, Xun Miao was awarded the title of Guanglu doctor. Xun was in charge of music, and the rhythm he revised was popular all over the world. Soon, he served as the secretary and supervisor, and together with Zhang Hua, the Chinese book commander, sorted out the ancient books according to Liu Xiang's "Farewell Records" of the Western Han Dynasty. He also set up a doctor of calligraphy, set up a doctoral disciple, and taught calligraphy, with Zhong Xuan and Hu Wu (Guà

Respectful calligraphy is the norm.

In the fifth year of Xianning (279), when Wang Jun asked to attack Wu, Xun Miao and Jia Chong resolutely discouraged him, believing that Wu could not be defeated, but Sima Yan did not listen to their opinions, and the attack on Wu was indeed successful.

After the ancient bamboo book in the ancient tomb of Jijun was discovered, Sima Yan issued an edict for Xun Miao to compile and sort it out, and compiled it into the "Zhongjing" (that is, the "New Book of Zhongjing"), which was handed over to the secretary for safekeeping.

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At that time, the court and the Chinese government discussed that the princes should go to the feudal country to take up their posts, and Emperor Wu asked Xun Miao about this matter, and Xun Miao replied, "Most of the princes have been appointed as governors, and if they are allowed to return to the feudal state, the governors of the local places will be abolished." According to the feudal governance, the counties will inevitably be divided, and the hearts of the people will love the countryside, and they will not be happy because of this. The feudal country must be placed in the army, and the officers and soldiers must be used by the feudal country, and the army guarding the border will be insufficient. ”

Sima Yan thought about it, didn't make an assessment, and asked Xun Miao to think about it again.