釋氏稽古略 3.67

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3.67

Nine Generations Living Together: In the tenth month of the second year of Linde, the imperial retinue visited the Eastern Capital (which is Luoyang) and offered sacrifice to the Sovereign on High of the August Heavens at Mount Tai. In the eleventh month, they arrived at Shouzhang and visited the residence of Zhang Gongyi. Gongyi's family had nine generations living together, and Northern Qi, Sui, and Tang had all bestowed honors upon their gate. The emperor asked for the reason why they could live together, and Gongyi wrote over a hundred instances of the character 'forbearance' (ren) to present to him. The emperor approved of it and bestowed silk upon him (from the Book of Tang). Shouzhang was subordinate to Taiyuan, which is now Jining Route.

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