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Miao Yu A native of Jiangxi in the Song Dynasty. He served as the magistrate of Jinxian County and was good at writing poems. He authored "Kongtong Collection". Miao Gong A native of Tiantai County in the Ming Dynasty. In the early years of the Hongzhi era (AD 1488), Emperor Xiaozong issued an imperial edict asking officials and common people to speak out frankly. Miao Gong submitted a memorial stating six matters: safeguarding the imperial power, promoting orthodox learning, continuing the lineage of extinct families, remembering former meritorious officials, and eliminating redundant officials, all of which were things that others dared not mention. Miao Yuande A person from the Song Dynasty. He served as the magistrate of Fuzhou. He was kind - hearted and loved the people. He built a rice granary to store rice, saved starving people, and buried the remains of the dead, all at his own expense.