As a famous historical figure in Gaizhou, Bian Shi's family cemetery is recorded in detail in the local historical materials such as Gaiping County Records and Gaiping County Records, but the life stories of his family members are lacking. 198 1 During the second national cultural relics survey, we collected the Records of General Ming Di Huaiyuan's Hot Spring Cemetery and the Records of General Ming Di Huaiyuan's Spring Cemetery in Wangtun Village, Wangxingren Township, gaizhou city (that is, the location of Bian Shi's family tomb recorded in the literature), and collected them in gaizhou city Cultural Relics Management Office and Yingkou Museum respectively. Among them, "Chengquan Biangong" refers to Biangong, while "Wenquan Biangong" refers to Biangong's father. In the third national cultural relics survey in 2009, a sacrificial tablet (remnant) engraved with the words "Shi Xiang and other sacrifices" was collected locally, which is supposed to be erected by his ancestors. These inscriptions and epitaphs provide valuable information for us to understand and study the Bian He family of Huaiyuan General.
According to the epitaph, Bian Shi's ancestral home is Huangxian. His ancestors called Bian Gaojia donkey, who was a guest in Liaodong, so his family went to Gaimou. It can be seen from the name that he is a poor man in the lower class, perhaps a long-term laborer with a high surname. According to the chronological calculation, it should be that at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, they lived in Liaodong and settled in Gaizhou to escape the war. Bian Shi's fame began with Bian Ying, the grandfather of Bian Ying, who sealed the town as a general (from the second grade) and life is unknown. Because of his humble ancestors, Bian Ying's title as a general can only be obtained by fighting with one knife and one gun. General Huai Yuan (from the third grade). "General Zhen Guo" and "General Huaiyuan" are scattered ranks of military attaché s in the Ming Dynasty, which only represent grades, not actual posts.
Influenced by the family style of military commanders, Bian showed his unique military talents very early, good at riding and shooting, and good at strategy. He once made a bold determination: "A scholar is in the world, and his literature is not famous in the world, and his martial arts is not enough to show his wisdom and make contributions to China." He was not good at that time, but he will not be heard in the future. Ann is a gentleman! " Bian Shixiang lived in Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, and the Mongolian Chahar Department, which was originally active in Fu Xuan, began to invade Liaodong. During the Wanli period, Li served as the company commander of Liaodong and took a tit-for-tat policy towards Chahar's invasion. Bian could have enjoyed the title of hereditary general like his father, but he was ambitious from an early age. In the fifth year of Wanli (1577), Bian, who was only 20 years old, devoted himself to Li, the company commander of Liaodong, and repeatedly made meritorious military service in the fight against Mongolian invasion. In a few years, Bian was promoted to command Tongzhi (from the doctrine), Company commanders mansion Zhongguan and Guangning Wei Commander (from the doctrine) with excellent military exploits, which was higher than his hereditary grade of "General Huaiyuan". At that time, the company commanders and the governor commented on him like this: "William. J is a far-reaching tool, he is very talented; Courage comes from talent, wisdom comes first; It is important to be well-known in advance, and the strategy can be regarded as one side ... "Bian's courage and talent can be seen.
However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the eunuch dictatorship, the court was very dark, and Li, the company commander of Liaodong, was also impeached. Therefore, in the 26th year of Wanli (1598), Bian resigned in the name of his father's death and returning home to serve his mother. After Bian returned to Gaizhou, he was reused by the Ming court and was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Gaizhou Wei, but eventually he resigned again. After Bian resigned, he lived a leisurely and chic life as a hermit. At this time, he shifted his main energy from leading troops to fighting to managing and educating his brothers, sons and nephews. His principle of running a family is "to run a family or an official, both inside and outside are inferior, and Su Suyong is like a high-density dressing room." Deng Yu, the founding hero of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is the "Gaomihou" imitated by Bian. "The History of the Later Han Dynasty Deng Yuchuan" records: "Yu Kaihua, diligent, filial to his mother. The world is fixed, and people often want to be famous. There are thirteen children, let them keep their skills. Repairing the boudoir door and raising children and grandchildren can be regarded as the law of later generations. " Born in a military family, Bian, who once again revitalized the family with military achievements, chose Deng Yu's "Boudoir" as his family management concept, which really had extraordinary knowledge. As a military commander, Bian also knows the reason of insufficient troops. If the family wants to prosper for a long time, it must change Yan's style.
In the forty-five years of Wanli (16 17), Bian died of illness at the age of sixty. Although Bian retired quietly when his official career was in full swing, and his military talents and political ambitions were not fully displayed, his thought of restraining the family played a vital role in the development direction of the whole family.
After Bian's death, his eldest son Bian inherited the mantle of General Huaiyuan, continued to serve as a military attache in Liaodong, and joined guerrillas and general soldier Li in the "Battle of Salhu" after conquering the Jin Dynasty. Later, he became the last military commander of Bianjia. Two other members of the Bian Shi family, Bian Weifeng and Bian Sanyuan, both entered the post-Jin regime as China juren, which made the Bian Shi family complete a historic transition from martial arts to literature and from Ming to Qing. In particular, Bian Sanyuan, the son of Bian Weifeng, was a famous figure in the history of the early Qing Dynasty. This official was Governor Yungui, who wrote poems about Gong Yu. Before entering the Qing Dynasty, he was called the "pioneer of poetry" in Manchuria together with Gao Sai and Ermaotu.