Ningqi , who
lived in the period of Spring and Autumn (,
770-475 B.C.), was talented but achieved nothing in his early years.
However, later he was appointed as the Prime minister by Qi Huan
Gong , the
antecedent king of the State of Qi ,
thus he became one of the emperor¡¯s major assistants because of
his persistent efforts towards his aspiration .
Ningqi was informed that Qi Huan Gong was ambitious and thought
highly of the talented. Therefore, he determined to seek refuge
of the State of Qi so as to accomplish the goal of his ambition.
He wasn¡¯t fear of any hardships and made a self-recommendation to
Qi Huan Gong and Guan Zhong ,
they finally noticed he was an outstanding figure with unordinary
tolerance and ambition.
Qi Huan Gong was desperately in need of the qualified and regarded
highly of those who were talented no matter what were their origins
and backgrounds. He then laid more emphasis on political integrity
by ignoring opposite public opinions and finally promoted Ningqi
to be his major advisor toward the administration of the State of
Qi.
Guan Zhong, an outstanding and famous politician, also esteemed
Ningqi highly. He assisted Qi Huan Gong to take advantage of Ningqi¡¯s
merits by proposing that Ningqi be in charge of the agricultural
affairs of the State of Qi because he believed that Ningqi was a
talented agriculturalist and was much better than he was in the
agriculture. Thereafter, Ningqi was responsible for the farming
industry by taking charge of land reclamation, irrigation works
of the State of Qi. Moreover, he put forward new policies to encourage
the reclaiming of wasteland and levy low taxes. The State of Qi,
therefore, became rich and prosperous soon.
Ningyue lived
during the time of the Warring States (,
475-221 B.C.). His family had been engaged in farming for generations.
However, he felt farming was too tough. ¡°How can I get rid of the
toil of farming?¡± he asked, ¡° If you can aspire yourself to study
hard for thirty years, you no longer have to farm¡± answered his
friend. Ningyue was determined by his will and said, ¡°I don¡¯t rest
when others rest; I don¡¯t sleep when others sleep. I firmly believe
that I must have achievement if I study hard for fifteen years rather
than thirty years. ¡±
He finally fulfilled his dream and was employed as a senior advisor
by Zhou Cheng Gong ()
because of his excellent character and scholarship after fifteen
years of hardworking.
Ning Mengli (,
553-600 A.D.) was native in Anzhou ,
presently called Qinzhou .
Ning was a famous surname of the minority tribe of Li Liao in
South China and Ning¡¯s people there succeeded to the chieftainship
for generations. In the period of the Chen, Southern Dynasty ,
Ning Mengli was appointed as the prefectural governor of Anzhou.
In the early of Sui Dynasty (,
581-618 A.D.), Ning Mengli led his followers to submit to the antecedent
emperor of
Sui Dynasty. The imperial court of Sui Dynasty thus renamed Anzhou
as Qinzhou and assigned him as the hereditary feudal governor of
Qinzhou, which was the story about how the name of Qinzhou originated.
In 600AD, Ning Mengli intended to pay an official visit to the imperial
court of Beijing, but the trip was cancelled because of his illness.
He died at the age of 47 in the same year. With his compliment of
Ning Mengli¡¯s credibility and merits, Sui Wen Di designated
his son to be the successor of Qinzhou.
Ning Yuandi (,
? ¨C 756 A.D.) was born in Qinjing county and
well brought up in a renowned Ning¡¯s family. He has been thought
as the earliest historian of the race of Zhuang (a minority in Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region, Southern China). When he was young, he
was very diligent and talented in his study. During the period of
Tang Wu Hou ,
he went for the imperial examinations with over 1000 examinees and
ranked the ninth with an outstanding performance, which greatly
surprised the imperial officials inside and outside the imperial
court. Therefore, he was assigned as the historiographer of the
imperial historical records and later was promoted to be the admonishing
officer to the emperor.
In the time of the emperor, Tang Xuan Zong ,
he was holding the positions of both historiographer and the senior
advisor to the emperor. He was straightforward and outspoken to
the imperial court. One day, the emperor, Tang Xuan Zong, looked
through the draft drawn by Ning Yuandi, and found out that Ning
Yuandi had made his questions about the history that the antecedent
emperor of Tang Dynasty Li Shimin had
ordered to kill his brothers, Li Jiancheng and
Li Yuanji .
Tang Xuan Zong then was not pleased with his work and felt offended
by Ning Yuandi, thus Ning Yuandi was removed from his posts and
went back to his hometown for reclusion.
When he passed away, the imperial court spoke highly of his integrity
and made a decree to five military divisions in Southern China as
to help settle down his sensational funeral by burying him in Mt.
Damu of Qinzhou.
A memorial temple of Ning Yuandi was meanwhile set up in Shangmeng
Village in
the north east of Qinzhou. Later, similar memorial halls were established
in Qinzhou and Lingshan. An official rehabilitation of his reputation
after his death was announced and a formal funeral was then re-held
until the emperor, Tang Su Zong ,
was enthroned.
, who
lived in the period of Spring and Autumn (
,
770-475 B.C.), was talented but achieved nothing in his early years.
However, later he was appointed as the Prime minister by Qi Huan
Gong 
, the
antecedent king of the State of Qi 
,
thus he became one of the emperor¡¯s major assistants because of
his persistent efforts towards his aspiration . 
,
they finally noticed he was an outstanding figure with unordinary
tolerance and ambition. 
lived
during the time of the Warring States (
,
475-221 B.C.). His family had been engaged in farming for generations.
However, he felt farming was too tough. ¡°How can I get rid of the
toil of farming?¡± he asked, ¡° If you can aspire yourself to study
hard for thirty years, you no longer have to farm¡± answered his
friend. Ningyue was determined by his will and said, ¡°I don¡¯t rest
when others rest; I don¡¯t sleep when others sleep. I firmly believe
that I must have achievement if I study hard for fifteen years rather
than thirty years. ¡± 
)
because of his excellent character and scholarship after fifteen
years of hardworking.
,
553-600 A.D.) was native in Anzhou 
,
presently called Qinzhou 
.
Ning was a famous surname of the minority tribe of Li Liao 
in
South China and Ning¡¯s people there succeeded to the chieftainship
for generations. In the period of the Chen, Southern Dynasty 
,
Ning Mengli was appointed as the prefectural governor of Anzhou.
In the early of Sui Dynasty (
,
581-618 A.D.), Ning Mengli led his followers to submit to the antecedent
emperor 
of
Sui Dynasty. The imperial court of Sui Dynasty thus renamed Anzhou
as Qinzhou and assigned him as the hereditary feudal governor of
Qinzhou, which was the story about how the name of Qinzhou originated.
In 600AD, Ning Mengli intended to pay an official visit to the imperial
court of Beijing, but the trip was cancelled because of his illness.
He died at the age of 47 in the same year. With his compliment of
Ning Mengli¡¯s credibility and merits, Sui Wen Di 
,
? ¨C 756 A.D.) was born in Qinjing county 
and
well brought up in a renowned Ning¡¯s family. He has been thought
as the earliest historian of the race of Zhuang (a minority in Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region, Southern China). When he was young, he
was very diligent and talented in his study. During the period of
Tang Wu Hou 
,
he went for the imperial examinations with over 1000 examinees and
ranked the ninth with an outstanding performance, which greatly
surprised the imperial officials inside and outside the imperial
court. Therefore, he was assigned as the historiographer of the
imperial historical records and later was promoted to be the admonishing
officer to the emperor.
,
he was holding the positions of both historiographer and the senior
advisor to the emperor. He was straightforward and outspoken to
the imperial court. One day, the emperor, Tang Xuan Zong, looked
through the draft drawn by Ning Yuandi, and found out that Ning
Yuandi had made his questions about the history that the antecedent
emperor of Tang Dynasty Li Shimin 
had
ordered to kill his brothers, Li Jiancheng 
and
Li Yuanji 
.
Tang Xuan Zong then was not pleased with his work and felt offended
by Ning Yuandi, thus Ning Yuandi was removed from his posts and
went back to his hometown for reclusion. 
of Qinzhou.
A memorial temple of Ning Yuandi was meanwhile set up in Shangmeng
Village 
in
the north east of Qinzhou. Later, similar memorial halls were established
in Qinzhou and Lingshan. An official rehabilitation of his reputation
after his death was announced and a formal funeral was then re-held
until the emperor, Tang Su Zong 
,
was enthroned.