Wang Gangzhong

Wang Gangzhong

Wang Gangzhong (1103-1165) was born in YANWO village, Lu Hengli, Leping City, Song Dynasty (now Fuqian village, Lilin Town, Leping City, Jiangxi Province). In the 15th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty went to Beijing to take the examination and put forward the countermeasures to eliminate the current disadvantages, which was highly valued by the Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, and was named the second Jinshi (top of the list). After he became an official, when the Jin and Song dynasties were fighting, he chose to fight against the Jin Dynasty and never forget to recover the Central Plains.

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In the first ten years after he became an official, Wang Gangzhong was excluded by Qin Hui and has been a professor of Confucianism in Hongzhou (now Nanchang City). After Qin Hui's death, he successively served as secretary of the provincial school Shulang, shuzuo Lang, Zhongshu Sheren, and was highly valued by Emperor Gaozong. At that time, there was a lack of important officials in Sichuan. Gaozong thought that "there is no way to surpass Wang Gang Zhong", so he ordered Gang Zhong to use LongTuge to control Chengdu government and Sichuan. Wu Yu was the commander-in-chief of the Western armies in the Southern Song Dynasty. His subordinates were only Gangzhong, who set an example, had strict law enforcement and strict military administration. At the end of Shaoxing, the Jin soldiers invaded Dashan pass and rode alone for 200 miles at night. They helped Wu to dispatch troops and defeated the Jin soldiers. By the time everyone was talking about the merits, Gangzhong had already galloped back to Chengdu. People praise Gang Zhong for "being in charge of the war and failing to succeed. It's too far away." He led the army and the people to build water conservancy and renovate government schools, which made the economy and culture of central Sichuan develop greatly. After Xiao Zong ascended the throne, he was called to be a doctor of Zuo Dynasty. When they left Chengdu, the people in Sichuan were reluctant to part with each other. Some of them returned hundreds of miles away. Later, he successively served as the Minister of rites, the direct bachelor's college, the Bachelor of the Duanming palace, and the Privy Council. He was a clean and honest official. He insisted on fighting and defending and opposed the peace talks. He once played out four things, such as "opening up wasteland, saving floating expenses, selecting generals and eliminating redundant soldiers", and devoted himself to his duty. After he was promoted to prime minister, he did his best for the imperial court. Wang Gangzhong wrote more than 100 volumes of books in his life, among which Yi Shuo, Sheng Ji of Xianyuan, synopsis of history of Han and Tang Dynasties, and Chunqiu Tongyi are of great value in the study of philosophy and history.

Life of the characters

Wang Gangzhong loved reading when he was a child. He was famous for his strong records of expositions. He followed his elder brother Wang Bizhong to Gaoyang academy to study classics, history and literature. When he was a teenager, he and his fellow countryman Luo Gong (who was once the Shaoqing of Dali temple in the Southern Song Dynasty) dominated by arts and culture. When he was 20 years old, he took the examination of the township school and ranked first. He was elected as a tribute to Raozhou with Luo Gong. In the 15th year of Shaoxing (1145), Gangzhong and Luo Gong became Jinshi together. It is said that during the Jiying palace examination, Gangzhong "didn't know Taboos" and expressed his political views generously. He said to Lue, "the patriarch of law is good at customs, and is willing to learn from Taizong Zhenzong in everything..." Gaozong Zhao Gou praised him and called him "a story expert". Qinzhuo was the second Jinshi and was granted the official title of the state of Qin. "I loved to read biographies of loyal ministers when I was a child.". When I was young, I most admired those patriots who had made contributions to the country and the nation. For a long time, patriotism was deeply rooted in his heart. When he became an official, he was faced with the decadent Southern Song Dynasty, the ruling group headed by Gaozong, who moved to Jiangzuo and indulged in pleasure all day long. Qin Hui was in charge of the important affairs of the court, and the discipline was filthy. Wang Gangzhong never visited Qin Hui once, so he was demoted to Professor Hongdu. Qin Hui died in October of the 25th year of Shaoxing (1155). Just returned to the capital, re promoted as secretary of the provincial school Shulang, moved to work Zuo Lang. When Xiaozong was the king of Pu'an Prefecture, Wang Gangzhong was also a professor of the royal family. In order to encourage Xiaozong to make progress, every minister in the gang Zhong school talked about how to control the chaos in ancient and modern times. So he moved to Zhongshu. When he talked about the important task of defending the enemy, he just replied: "the task of defending the enemy today is that if the enemy is strong, he will invade the border, and if the enemy is weak, he will ask for alliance. Today, regardless of the strength of the enemy, we must first autonomy, choose generals, soldiers, solid edge storage, equipment, the country is rich and strong, good people will be brave, please alliance is Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, offending edge is Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty ". This remark was praised by the emperor. At that time, it was time for the commander-in-chief of Western Shu. Gaozong once praised that "nothing can surpass Wang Gang Zhong.". In the 28th year of Shaoxing (1158), Wang Gangzhong was ordered to be the governor of Chengdu and the governor of LongTuge, which was established in Sichuan. Before he took office, Gaozong summoned him again in the side hall, granted him huandai and Xianghu, and granted him a direct Bachelor of Fuwen Pavilion. At that time, Wu Yan was the Xuanfu envoy in Sichuan Province. He was the commander in chief, and his subordinates Yao Zhong and Wang Yan were also the masters, but they didn't listen to the orders. As soon as he arrived at his post, he set an example, strictly observed the law and discipline, showed others courtesy, and made clear rewards and punishments. The official documents come in a great deal, and they are judged calmly and handled properly, which is very popular. While he was in charge of government affairs, he also attached great importance to farming. Wansui pool in Chengdu, with a radius of 10 Li, can irrigate the fields of three townships. However, due to years of silting up, it hinders irrigation. Gangzhong was personally responsible for dredging it, and planted elms and willows around the pool, with stone columns on the surface. The common people all praise it: "the prince is the official of his parents.". The hall of Fu Xue Li was destroyed for many times. He ordered the people of nine counties to repair it. They also sent people to repair the temple of marquis Wu of Zhuge and the temple of Zhang wending, to show the virtuous and punish the evil, and to eliminate the common customs. There was a witch who had a snake as a demon. He ordered to stab the witch's face and kill the snake, which was very popular among the people. In the 32nd year of Shaoxing (1162), Wan Yanliang, the leader of the Jin Dynasty, broke the treaty, amassed 400000 troops, formed 27 armies and prepared to invade the South on a large scale. Gang Zhong and Wu Lang are actively preparing for war in Sichuan. In August of that year, Shan Hexi, a disciple of Jinxi road camp, sent his cavalry to attack huangniu fort. General Li Yanjian was in a state of emergency, which made people panic. Wang Gangzhong, who was then the system envoy, rode a horse by himself and drove 200 miles at night. He entered Wu's tent and scolded him, saying, "as a general, I share the same weal and woe with the country, and I can lie on my back when facing the enemy!" Wu Yan was so surprised that he and Gangzhong dispatched soldiers from the county to attack separately to help huangniubao. Gang Zhong sent troops to Zhang Zhengyan with wax books. Under the medium command of Wu Yan and Wang Gang, the Jin soldiers were defeated. The song army took advantage of the victory and won seven prefectures of Qin, Tao, long, Shang, Guo and Huashan. Later, it was suggested that Gangzhong should ask for merit. Gangzhong rushed back to his subordinate Li Tao and said, "what can I do for the merit of a general?" After listening to this, Li Tao and other generals all sighed and said, "it's too far to be successful in supervising the war." in order to defend Sichuan, Gangzhong selected officers and recommended the commander. By selecting famous people in Sichuan and Mufu talents, enriching local officials, and appeasing the old and frail, Sichuan became stable and comfortable. During the period of Jianyan, the imperial court issued an imperial edict to stab the face of the old strong men in the four prefectures of Sichuan, namely, Ji, Cheng, min and Feng. I just heard about it. Please stop it. All the people cheered, and the sound shook the valley. Later, Wang Gangzhong returned to Beijing under the imperial edict, and his father and elders in Shu were reluctant to part with him. In the first year of Longxing (1163), Emperor Gaozong abdicated and Emperor Xiaozong ascended the throne. Zhang Jun was immediately appointed to pursue Yue Fei, indicating the support of the warring factions. The government and the field were inspired. Wang Gang was greatly praised when he heard about it. Soon after, gang Zhong returned to Beijing in accordance with the imperial edict and returned home for treatment due to foot disease. In the winter of this year, the Jin soldiers invaded the Huaihe River, and the imperial court ordered them to return to Beijing in the middle of the war to discuss the strategy of defending the war. They were given the Minister of rites, the Bachelor of Duanming palace to sign the Privy Council Affairs, and they were admitted to Tongzhi Council Affairs (the post of deputy prime minister). The Pope once asked Yu Gangzhong about his strategy for governing. Gangzhong said, "if you are far away, you can't succeed quickly." Xiaozong praised and said: "famous sayings.". He also said: "those who fight and defend are practical, while those who make peace are nominal. Do not harm the practical by holding a nominal name." He once again stated that he had always opposed the peace talks and insisted on the war of resistance. He also put forward four political views: opening up wasteland, saving floating fees, selecting generals and eliminating redundant soldiers. The idea of patriotism and governance is on the paper. In the winter of the second year of Longxing (1164), Wang Gang became ill from overwork and retired to Poyang City, Raozhou. Just from cloth clothes to Gongqing, no other hobby, only reading and writing for music. He has written more than 100 volumes, including Yi Shuo, Chunqiu Tongyi, Xianyuan Shengji, jishibian, Han and Tang history highlights, tianrenxiuyinglu, Chexi collection, yingzhai record, etc. He likes bamboo very much. In his later years, he planted bamboo in Poyang camp garden, known as "bamboo dock". Later, he died of illness. He was 63 years old. He was presented to the senior scholar of zizhengdian, doctor Guanglu, and posthumous title Gongjian.

Related anecdotes

Wang Gang was a primary school student in Gaoyang Academy on the Bank of Yin river. It was more than ten miles from the academy to his home. Every time it was his turn to go home, his mother would pick him up at the entrance of the village. But because of the many walks, there was no delay on the way. When she arrived at the entrance of the village, it was dark. When her mother arrived at the village for the first time, it was dark and she didn't see her son back. She was very anxious. It's dark. Can he see the road just now? Suddenly, two lights drifted to him from a distance. When he came near, he saw that his son had just come back from the middle school, but he didn't see the light in his hand. He was very strange. He casually asked his son if he could see the way. Later, his mother tested some people in his family and village about the lights. They all said that they had not seen them. At the second reception, he found that there were two fires opening the way for Wang Gangzhong, just like last time. His mother understood that his son was not a mortal. He had the protection of gods, and he would do something in the future. But once, when his mother went to meet him as usual, she saw only a fire and asked her son anxiously if he had done anything on the way? Wang Gang thought about it, what to do, no WOW! Oh, by the way, when I came to Maqiao village, a man asked me how to write "retreat" of "retreat", and I taught him. His mother quickly said, Zai, when you go back to the college tomorrow and pass by his house, you will tell the family that you were wrong yesterday. Change it! It's a sin, it can't be done. Sure enough, when her mother met her son again, she found that the lights in front of her son had changed back to two. Wang Gangzhong was the teacher of Zhao Shen, Emperor Xiaozong of Song Dynasty, so after he ascended the throne, Wang Gangzhong was granted the title of Zuo Chaofeng doctor, but he refused to accept because of foot disease. Later, he was recommended to enter the Taiping Xingguo palace to receive food and salary, but Wang Gangzhong was not willing to sit in the palace, although he was already in the armor

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