高僧傳 1.53

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正字文業，洛陽清水人，或曰濟陰人。年十八為偽秦著作郎，後遷至黃門郎，武威太守。為人無鬚而瘦，有妻妾而無兒，時人謂閹。然而情度敏達，學兼內外，性好譏諫，無所迴避。符堅末年，寵惑鮮卑，隳於治政，正因歌諫曰：「昔聞孟津河，千里作一曲，此水本自清，是誰攪令濁。」堅動容曰：「是朕也。」又歌曰：「北園有一棗，布葉垂重陰，外雖饒棘刺，內實有赤心。」堅笑曰：「將非趙文業耶。」其調戲機捷，皆此類也。後因關中佛法之盛，乃願欲出家，堅惜而未許，及堅死後，方遂其志，更名道整。因作頌曰：「佛生何以晚，泥洹一何早，歸命釋迦文，今來投大道。」後遁迹商洛山，專精經律。晉雍州刺史郄恢，欽其風尚，逼共同遊，終於襄陽，春秋六十餘矣。

Zhao Zheng, styled Wenye, was a native of Qingshui in Luoyang, or some say a native of Jiyin. At the age of eighteen he became an Editorial Director under the illegitimate Qin, and later rose to Gentleman of the Yellow Gate and Administrator of Wuwei. In person he had no beard and was lean; though he had a wife and concubines, he had no sons, so people at the time called him an eunuch. However, his disposition was perceptive and comprehensive, his learning encompassed both the inner and outer teachings, and by nature he was fond of satirical remonstrance without avoiding anything. In Fu Jian's later years, doting on and misled by the Xianbei, he neglected governance; Zhao Zheng thereupon remonstrated through song, saying: “In ancient times, I heard of the Mengjin River: in a thousand leagues it makes one bend. This water was originally pure of itself; who has stirred it up and made it muddy?” Fu Jian, visibly moved, said: “It is I.” Zhao Zheng sang again: “In the northern garden there is a jujube tree; spreading its leaves, it casts a heavy shade. Though outside it abounds with thorns, within it truly has a red heart.” Fu Jian smiled and said: “Could this be Zhao Wenye?” His quick-witted jests were all of this kind. Later, because of the flourishing of the Buddhadharma in Guanzhong, he wished to leave home, but Fu Jian begrudged losing him and did not permit it. Only after Fu Jian died was he able to fulfill his wish, changing his name to Daozheng. He then composed a verse saying: “Why was the Buddha born so late? / Why was his nirvāṇa so early? / Taking refuge in Śākyamuni, / I now come to submit to the Great Way.” Later he concealed his traces in the Shangluo Mountains, concentrating exclusively on the sūtras and vinaya. Xi Hui, Inspector of Yongzhou under the Jin, admired his character and compelled him to travel together with him. He died in Xiangyang, at the age of over sixty.