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Cui Bin A native of Wucheng in the Tang Dynasty. All six of his brothers reached the third rank in official positions. Four generations of his family lived under the same roof, getting along harmoniously. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty said, "A family of filial piety and friendship can serve as a model for the gentry." Cui Ling'en A native of Dongwucheng in the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties. He read all the Five Classics and was especially proficient in the Three Rituals and the Three Commentaries. He was initially a courtier in charge of sacrifices in the Northern Wei Dynasty and later defected to the Liang Dynasty. He successively served as an infantry colonel, concurrently a doctor in the imperial academy, and finally became the governor of Guizhou. He often gathered students to give lectures and wrote annotations on The Book of Songs, an anthology of annotations on The Rites of Zhou, and An Explanation of the Three Rituals. Cui Guang A person in the early Han Dynasty, with the courtesy name Shaotong and the alias Xia Huanggong. He lived in seclusion on Mount Shang (east of present - day Shang County, Shaanxi Province) with Dongyuan Gong, Qili Ji, and Luli Xian - sheng. All four of them had white beards and eyebrows, so they were called the Four Gray - haired Elders. Cui Lin A native of Wucheng in the Tang Dynasty. He was open - minded in politics. During the Kaiyuan period (AD 713 - 729), he served as a courtier in charge of drafting imperial edicts and was later promoted to the position of the Junior Protector of the Crown Prince. He was highly regarded by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, who once wrote his name and covered it with a golden cup. Cui Ting A native of the capital city in the Northern Wei Dynasty, with the courtesy name Shuanggen. He was fond of learning when he was young. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 471 - 499), he served as the governor of Guangzhou, where he promoted enlightenment and education. He was successively promoted to the chief assessor of his native state and the counselor to the King of Beihai. He was an honest and upright official. Once someone offered him a jade disc, but he declined, saying, "Since there was no unrighteous gold in Yang Zhen's time, how could there be an unrighteous jade disc in my time?" Cui Xuanwei A native of Boling in the Tang Dynasty. In the early Chang'an period (AD 701), he served as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, then successively held positions such as the assistant minister of the Secretariat and the chief minister of the imperial court, and was granted the title of the Prince of Boling. His younger brother, Cui Sheng, served as the left - deputy minister of the Ministry of State Affairs; his son, Cui Ju, was well - known for his literary talent and held positions such as a courtier in charge of drafting imperial edicts and the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites; his grandson, Cui Huan, served as the chief censor; his great - grandson, Cui Ying, was promoted from the defense commissioner of Shangzhou concurrently serving as a censor in the palace to an imperial censor. Later generations called them the Five Dragons.