Historical celebrities in Wuyang town

During the 1300 years since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, when the imperial examination was abolished in the late Qing Dynasty, there were nine liberal arts champions in Guangdong, which can be said to be a once-in-a-century event. Wuchuan has been full of talented people since ancient times. A small county town has produced 1 champion, 18 Jinshi, 130 jurors, and two diplomats and three generals in modern times. Six of the nine champions in Guangdong are from the Pearl River Delta, and Lin Zhaotang is the only champion in western Guangdong. Celebrities include Yunnan inspector Wu Kongzhao, Lin Meige, prefect Huang, early alliance member, ship captain Huang Shaodong, early alliance member Huang Kunshan and so on.

Linzhaotang

Lin Zhaotang (1786 ~ 1872), whose name is Ai Feng, is from Xia Jie Village, Wuyang Town, Wuchuan City. Gong Lin 17-year-old Jinshi, 1823 (three years of Daoguang) was the first Jinshi to return to weft. The emperor read his paper and disapproved: "I got a good yuan in this subject, and the word clerical error has nothing to do with learning." Compiled by imperial academy. In the eleventh year of Daoguang, he served as an examiner in Shaanxi and Gansu; In the 13th year of Daoguang, he was employed as a lecturer of Duan Xi College in Zhaoqing, and continued to promote culture 15 years. Then he returned to his hometown and sent him to Jinlian Temple, where he died. He is the author of Poems in Pavilion, Wen Cun and Handed down Notes.

The story of the champion

Lin Zhaotang asked for leave to visit his mother and passed through Suzhou. Suzhou gifted scholar has always been lofty and doubted his talent as a "top scholar". Therefore, Lin Zhaotang asked the champion to write a correct question on the grounds that the Guandi Temple in Suzhou lacked a couplet. Lin Zhaotang saw the intention of Suzhou gifted scholar, smiled, and passed it down as an eternal story:

Take the lead, kill Yan Liang, and all heroes in Hebei lose heart.

Single-handedly encountered Lu Su, Jiangnan literati chilling.