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Jobb Posted 21 years ago
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Mr.Yang Ch’ëng was born in a poor family. In his childhood, his parents were too poor to afford him to school, so he had to serve
in the Lili Academy of Scholarly Worthies as a servant, and he caught the chance to read books diligently. Six years later, he had mastered classical works and history, and was good at writing poems and articles. In AD 783, the fourth year of Jianzhong Period of Tang Dynasty (emperor: Tang Dezhong), he was entitled as Jinshi (Imperial scholar; pseudo-doctoral degree; metropolitan graduate), and appointed as "left grand master of remonstrance" (the counterpart of the official is "right grand master of remonstrance"). In AD 789, he was demoted as Tao-Chou governor because he impeached a powerful official, Pei Yanling. Tao-Chou people were suffering miserably from "Dwarf Slaves Tribute" when he went there to take the governor post. The horrible tribute originated from Sui Dynasty (581-618). When the emperor Yang of the dynasty ordered local officials to offer the court eunuchs, Tao-Chou officials presented him a short, smart and eloquent Xiucai (Certified Students; pseudo-bachelor degree), named Wang Yi. And the emperor treated Wang Yi as his favorite pet, teasing him, making a toy of him. Since then, the "Dwarf Slaves Tribute" was set as a custom. It was called as "Ren Tu Gong"("offering of natural products") in Tang Dynasty, and Tao Chou people were hence greatly tortured and extorted by it. Mr.Yang Ch’ëng risked his political life to tell the emperor the truth, who was deeply moved and annulled the inhuman tribute. Of course, the romantic Bai Juyi was also deeply moved, so we have now the chance to read the excellent poem which highly praised Mr.Yang Ch’ëng's feat. Afterwards, Mr.Yang Ch’ëng resigned and withdrew from the world because he could not hand in scot in time at the exact amount and he got scolded several tims from his boss.
Mr.Yang Ch’ëng was born in a poor family. In his childhood, his parents were too poor to afford him to school, so he had to serve
in the Lili Academy of Scholarly Worthies as a servant, and he caught the chance to read books diligently. Six years later, he had mastered classical works and history, and was good at writing poems and articles. In AD 783, the fourth year of Jianzhong Period of Tang Dynasty (emperor: Tang Dezhong), he was entitled as Jinshi (Imperial scholar; pseudo-doctoral degree; metropolitan graduate), and appointed as "left grand master of remonstrance" (the counterpart of the official is "right grand master of remonstrance"). In AD 789, he was demoted as Tao-Chou governor because he impeached a powerful official, Pei Yanling. Tao-Chou people were suffering miserably from "Dwarf Slaves Tribute" when he went there to take the governor post. The horrible tribute originated from Sui Dynasty (581-618). When the emperor Yang of the dynasty ordered local officials to offer the court eunuchs, Tao-Chou officials presented him a short, smart and eloquent Xiucai (Certified Students; pseudo-bachelor degree), named Wang Yi. And the emperor treated Wang Yi as his favorite pet, teasing him, making a toy of him. Since then, the "Dwarf Slaves Tribute" was set as a custom. It was called as "Ren Tu Gong"("offering of natural products") in Tang Dynasty, and Tao Chou people were hence greatly tortured and extorted by it. Mr.Yang Ch’ëng risked his political life to tell the emperor the truth, who was deeply moved and annulled the inhuman tribute. Of course, the romantic Bai Juyi was also deeply moved, so we have now the chance to read the excellent poem which highly praised Mr.Yang Ch’ëng's feat. Afterwards, Mr.Yang Ch’ëng resigned and withdrew from the world because he could not hand in scot in time at the exact amount and he got scolded several tims from his boss.
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Yang Cheng [SINCE YOU ARE WRITING IN ENGLISH, I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD USE THE DIFFICULT DIACRITICAL MARKS IN THE NAMES] was born into a poor family. In his childhood, his parents were too poor to afford schooling for him, so he served in the Lili Academy of Scholarly Worthies as a servant, and he took the opportunity to read books diligently. Six years later, he had mastered the classics and history, and was skilled at writing poems and articles.
- Yang Cheng [SINCE YOU ARE WRITING IN ENGLISH, I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD USE THE DIFFICULT DIACRITICAL MARKS IN THE NAMES] was born into a poor family.
- In his childhood, his parents were too poor to afford schooling for him, so he served in the Lili Academy of Scholarly Worthies as a servant, and he took the opportunity to read books diligently.
- Six years later, he had mastered the classics and history, and was skilled at writing poems and articles.
- In AD 783, the fourth year of the Jianzhong Period of the Tang Dynasty (Emperor Tang Dezhong), he was designated 'Jinshi' (Imperial scholar holding a pseudo-doctoral degree; a metropolitan graduate) and appointed as 'Left Grand Master of Remonstrance'.
- In AD 789, he was demoted to Tao-Chou Governor because he impeached a powerful official, Pei Yanling.
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Yang Cheng [SINCE YOU ARE WRITING IN ENGLISH, I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD USE THE DIFFICULT DIACRITICAL MARKS IN THE NAMES] was born into a poor family. In his childhood, his parents were too poor to afford schooling for him, so he served in the Lili Academy of Scholarly Worthies as a servant, and he took the opportunity to read books diligently. Six years later, he had mastered the classics and his
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[he could not hand in scot in time at the exact amount and he got scolded several tims from his boss]
Does 'scot' here = 'fee', 'tax'?
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