Fufeng Cao Shishu's wife is the daughter of Ban Biao in the same county. His name is Zhao, the word Huiban, also known as Ji, who is knowledgeable and talented. Uncle Shi died early, and Ban Zhao's temperament was very good, and his behavior was very courteous.

The elder brother Ban Gu, the author of the "Book of Han", but the eight tables and the "Astronomical Chronicles" died before they were finished, and Emperor He ordered Ban Zhao to go to the Dongguan Library to write it.

The emperor summoned Zhao into the palace many times, and asked the empress and nobles to pay homage to Ban Zhao as a teacher, called "everyone (gū)", and whenever they contributed precious items from all over the country, they called "everyone" to write praise.

When the Empress Dowager Deng came to listen to the government, she asked Ban Zhao to participate in the handling of political affairs. thought that Ban Zhao was very diligent, and specially made an exception to make Ban Zhao's son Cao become the Marquis of Guannei, and the official became the prime minister of Qi State.

At that time, the "Book of Han" had just come out, and many people could not read it, so Ma Rong of the same county bowed down to His Excellency and learned to read the "Book of Han" from Ban Zhao; Later, the emperor issued an edict and asked Ma Rong's elder brother Ma Xu to finish the writing with Ban Zhao.

In the early years of Yongchu, the Empress Dowager's elder brother, the general Deng Qiu (zhì), asked for retirement because of the death of his mother, but the Empress Dowager did not intend to approve it, so she asked Ban Zhao, and Ban Zhao went to the dredging road:

"His Majesty the Empress Dowager thinks that Her Majesty the Empress Dowager has perfect moral character, and she has been able to govern the Tang Dynasty and Yu Dynasty, open up her words widely, listen to the madman and the way of the madman, and the views of the wild village.

"The concubines are stupid and talented, and they are in the era of Shengming, and they dare not to repay the emperor's grace in case of emergency. I have heard that humility has been a high virtue since ancient times. Therefore, it is recorded in ancient books that the gods blessed them. In the past, the brothers Boyi and Shuqi gave up the country, and the world admired their very high style; Taibo gave way to his younger brother, and Confucius praised him repeatedly.

This is the reason why he is virtuous and famous.

"The Analects says: 'What is the difficulty of being able to govern the country with courtesy, but how difficult is it to enter politics?' From this point of view, the wind of concession is of far-reaching significance. Now the fourth uncle general adheres to the way of loyalty and filial piety and asks for retirement, and His Majesty is still uneasy in considering the frontier and refuses to agree, if in the future because of some small mistakes, the virtue of today's is covered, I am afraid that the reputation of pushing will no longer be rare.

"This is the opinion of a villain, who dares to express it at the risk of risk. I know that words are not enough, but it is just a red heart of insects and ants. ”

The Empress Dowager agreed, so Deng Qiu (zhì) and others returned to their hometown.

Ban Zhao wrote seven articles of "Female Commandments", which was very helpful for the education of women in the palace.

The seven chapters are: the first is the weak, the second is the husband and wife, the third is the prudence, the fourth is the woman, the fifth is concentrated, the sixth is the congested, and the seventh is the uncle and sister.

After reading it, Ma Rong thought it was very good and let his wife and daughter study. Ban Zhao's husband, Cao Shishu's sister Cao Fengsheng, who is also talented, disagreed with the "Seven Commandments" and wrote a book to refute it, and the rhetoric was also very impressive.

Ban Zhao died in his seventies, and the Queen Mother expressed her condolences in plain clothes and sent a messenger to supervise Ban Zhao's funeral.

Ban Zhao wrote a total of 16 articles, such as Fu, Ode, Ming, 诔 (lěi), Questions, Notes, Lamentations, Books, Treatises, Shangshu, and Testaments. Her daughter-in-law Ding collected it for her and wrote "Everyone's Praise" to praise her.

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The wife of Cheng Wenju in the middle of the Han Dynasty and the sister of Li Fa of the same county. The word Mu Jiang. He has two sons, while his ex-wife has four sons.

Wen Ju made an order to settle the public and died in an official position.

The four sons thought that their mother was their stepmother, and their hatred was accumulating, but Mu Jiang was kind and gentle, raised more dedicatedly, and provided twice as much food, clothing, and resources as his own son.

Someone said to his mother, "The four children are very unfilial, why don't you let them live in another place to alienate them?" ”

He replied, "I am leading them with righteousness to make them better." ”

Later, the ex-wife's eldest son Cheng Xing was very sick, and the stepmother was uneasy, so she personally adjusted the medicine and diet, and was very kind. Cheng Xing was ill for a long time before he recovered, so he called his three younger brothers and said: "My stepmother is kind and benevolent, and she is given by instinct. Our brothers don't know filial piety, they are beasts. Although the mother's love is thicker, our sins are also deeper. ”

Therefore, he sent his three younger brothers to Nanzheng Prison to explain his mother's kindness, and also told his own faults and asked for punishment. The magistrate reported to the county guard, and the county magistrate commended his mother, dismissed his family from servitude, sent his four sons home, and allowed them to reform their ways.

Mu Jiang died in his eighties. On his deathbed, he told his sons: "My younger brother Bodu is a wise and knowledgeable man. The meaning of the thin burial he spoke of is very deep. There are also some dying decrees of the previous dynasty, all of which are decrees of the sages, that you should obey them, and do not be like the customs, so as not to increase my burden. ”

The sons did so.

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(This is "The Legend of the Wife of the Sheep", which is very interesting, with many twists and turns, and it is moved to the end and becomes a "trek". ）

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Cao E, a filial daughter, will be a good person.

Father Cao Xu, can play the strings and sing, and has been a witch wish. On May 5 of the second year of Han'an (143), he danced against the water of the county river to welcome the gods, drowned and died, and the body could not be found.

Cao E was just fourteen years old, and she cried along the river, day and night, and seventeen days later, she threw herself into the river and died.

In the first year of Yuanjia (151), the county governor still buried Cao E next to Jiangnan Road, and set up a monument for her to commemorate.

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Wu Xusheng's wife, the daughter of the Lu family, the word Rong.

Wu Xusheng was a good gambler when he was young and ignored his behavior, and Lu Rong often took care of the housework himself to support his mother-in-law. persuaded her husband to study several times, and whenever there was something bad, she persuaded her with tears.

Lu Rong's father hated his son-in-law for not being angry, so he asked his daughter to remarry someone else.

Lu Rong sighed: "Life should be like this, it shouldn't be divorced." ”

He refused to go home. Wu Xusheng was grateful and self-motivated, so he went to find a teacher to study, and later became famous. Soon he was recruited by Honshu and walked to Shouchun, where he was killed by robbers on the way.

Assassin Shi Yin Yao caught the thief and found his whereabouts.

Lu Rong was mourned on the road, and after hearing the news, he went to the state and asked to see the enemy before he was willing.

Yin Yao agreed.

Lü Rong then cut off his (robber's) head with his own hands to sacrifice her husband's spirit.

Later, the county was attacked by thieves, and the thieves wanted to violate her, Lu Rong jumped over the wall and fled, and the thieves drew knives to chase her.

The thief said, "If you obey me, you will live, but if you disobey, you will die." ”

Lu Rong said, "I will never be insulted by robbers. ”

So the thief killed her.

On this day, there was a storm, thunder and lightning, and the thief kowtowed in fear to ask for guilt, so he buried Lu Rong.

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The wife of Yuan Kui in Runan, the daughter of Fufeng Ma Rong, the word Lun.

Mullen was rarely an eloquent. Ma Rong's family is rich and has a lot of dowry materials.

When the wedding was first completed, Yuan Kui asked her: "Even if a woman serves a broom, why should she dress up too pretendly?" ”

He replied, "My dear love for me, and I dare not disobey my own command." If you want to admire the noble character of Bao Xuan and Liang Hong, the concubine should also follow the affairs of Shaojun and Meng Guang. ”

Yuan Kui also said: "The wedding of the elder brother is a joke in the world. Your sister is not married yet, can you marry first? ”

He replied, "My sister is of noble character and good looks, and she has not met a good spouse, unlike some despicable people who just find someone at random." ”

He also asked: "Your father was the Taishou of Nanjun, and his knowledge was profound, and his articles became a generation of resignations, and his position was often damaged by goods and property, why?" ”

He replied: "The great sage of Confucius will inevitably be destroyed by his uncle and grandson Wushu; Zilu is a great sage, and there is also a complaint from Gongboliao (liáo). My father should have gotten this situation. ”

Yuan Kui was silent, unable to make his wife grieved, and the people listening outside the tent felt ashamed.

Yuan Kui was not only favored at that time, but also famous Ma Lun. He died in his sixties. Ma Lun's sister Ma Zhi is also talented. When he was young, he lost his relatives, and he was grateful for a long time, so he made "Shen Qing Fu".