Ye Mengding

Ye Mengding

Ye Mengding (1200-1279), a native of Ninghai, Ningbo (now Zhejiang), was named Xijian. Prime minister in the late Southern Song Dynasty.

His family name is Chen. He took his mother's family at the age of six and changed his surname to Ye. Learn less from Zheng Lin. He learned from Zhao Fenglong in Yinxian County, and was gifted in reading. He entered Taixue in 1232, the fifth year of shaoding in Southern Song Dynasty. In the first year of Jiaxi (1237), he was given an excellent degree in etherology and was initially granted a military officer in Xinzhou. Later, he served as a local official in Yuanzhou, Jizhou and Longxing. In 1262, he was promoted to minister of the Ministry of war. He was also the editor of national history and the reviewer of actual records. The next year, he was transferred to the Ministry of officials. In the third year of Xianchun's reign (1267), he paid homage to the right prime minister and secret envoy.

Life of the characters

At that time, the national strength of the Southern Song Dynasty was declining day by day. At the beginning, Meng Ding had the ambition to turn the tide. He not only eliminated unjust imprisonment, but also avoided buying goods. He also eliminated the bad government and gave people a living. He also wrote to the imperial court many times and put forward many ideas to improve politics and revitalize the country. Especially after Jia Sidao's growing power and evil intentions were exposed, ye Mengding launched a tit for tat struggle with him. As early as 1246, Jia Sidao took his elder sister as the emperor's concubine and was given a special treatment. When he was appointed as the governor of Jinghu and the assistant envoy of Kuizhou Road, Mengding took the opportunity to remind the imperial court: "there are enemies on the outside and traitors on the inside." In the fourth year of JINGDING (1263), Jia Sidao was appointed Shaoshi and Duke of Wei in the Jin Dynasty. He was more and more reckless in exercising power. He even carried out the "public land law" in Zhejiang and eastern Jiangsu and Jiangxi provinces, and embezzled people's land. Mengding strongly opposed it, so he made Gongtian law go to the west of Zhejiang Province. In the following year, Jia Sidao carried out the "Jingjie Tui Pai Fa" and used the "Guanzi" currency to change the "Huizi" currency of the first two circles. As a result, prices soared, taxes doubled, and the people complained endlessly. Mengding rose again and objected, so that the Huizi vote was not abolished. After LiZong died, duzong ascended the throne, and the court invited the Empress Dowager to listen to the government behind the curtain. Mengding admonishes "is it a good thing for mother to hang the curtain". As a result, Mengding was known in history as "fighting against big traitors with isolated loyalty and supporting the crisis". However, duzong still attached importance to Jia Sidao and granted him the title of grand master and Duke of Wei. Meng Ding felt sorry for the state affairs and asked to resign. The imperial court did not allow him to do so. He called himself ill and returned to his hometown. He repeatedly refused. On helpless, granted zizhengdian bachelor's title, in the local Qingyuan magistrate. In March of the third year of Xianchun's reign, he called Mengding again to participate in political affairs, though he refused to do so. In the autumn of the same year, he was granted the seal of Xiangyin and was assigned to Jia Sidao. At that time, Jia Sidao gave Pingzhang the important military and national affairs, and it was very arbitrary. Mengding is as evil as Tao. He is still unyielding to power after he is in power. Before long, Wang's Vindication for Lizhou's transportation was in conflict with Jia Sidao. It was like that Tao relied on power to restrain him, and Mengding did not obstruct his ambition. And Jia's mother reproached him like Tao, and all the students of Taixue wrote that he was like Tao's dictator, but Jia Shidao gave in. Since then, ye Mengding was determined to resign, but did not agree. In the fifth year of Xianchun (1269), Mengding quoted Du Yan of the Northern Song Dynasty as an example of escaping from the capital by bicycle and made many pleadings. Ma Luan was the right prime minister and envoy of the imperial court, but he still retained Mengding in Beijing as a scholar of Guanwen palace and a minister of Xinguo. In December of the eighth year of Xianchun (1272), the imperial court ordered Mengding to be the prime minister and Secretary of Shaofu. The dream tripod leads the disease to refuse to go, and takes the boat path to Ninghai hometown after Shangshu. Or with misfortunes and blessings, dream Ding said: "honesty and shame is big, life and death is small, there is no reason to return." In the first year of Jingyan (1276), the Southern Song Dynasty was gone. King Yi was located in Fujian Province. In the following year, he called Mengding to Fujian in the title of Taishi Taiyi. At this time, the situation was in dire danger, and the death of the Song Dynasty was imminent. Ye Mengding, at the age of 78, was still ordered to sail southward to Yongjia (Wenzhou), where he could not enter due to the obstruction of Taoism, and returned home in mourning. He died at home two years later at the age of 80. He is the author of Xijian collection.

Historical records

History of Song Dynasty: biography of Ye Mengding

Ye Mengding is a native of Ninghai. The son of Ben Chen to be employed was born in his mother's family after the age of seven. Shao from zhilongtuge Zheng Lin, Zongzheng Shaoqing Zhao Fenglong study, etherology test into excellent, two excellent Shi Brown origin, credit state military promotion officials, take charge of teaching affairs, talk about famine. The record of moving to Taixue. In the second year of Chunyou's reign, Lei Bian was appointed to the throne. He called for talented people and abstained from punishment. Next year, there will be six things in the rotation, namely, talking about the gentleman, speaking frankly, military system, Chu coin, being an official, and dividing and speeding up. Tong Fan Yi Tang was appointed to the examination hall and was given the title of secretary Sheng Zhengzi. Four years later, he was promoted to Shulang and Professor Zhuang Wenfu. Five years later, he moved to Secretary Lang, turned to the right, set the nation's foundation, asked for the support of philosophy, specially promoted the commander, and awarded the direct. Lei bianshang said that he helped Tang Kangcheng to say that "five can be feared" and moved to Zuo Lang. In the sixth year, he paid homage to the commander of the Ministry of war and the Minister of military affairs. He also said: "there are enemies peeping at the edge outside, and traitors waiting for a gap inside; strange and evil insects flatter the palace, and the corruption depends on the city society; strong and powerful generals, whose teeth are easy to shake, whose grass steals, and whose elbows and armpits change." When Quan knew Yuanzhou, he transferred thirty thousand mu of rice and bought it. Meng Ding said: "there are many mountains in Yuanzhou, but there are few fields. The imperial court has been exempting him from buying rice for a hundred years. Since then, the common people's descendants have suffered endless harm, so endless resentment will follow." When his wife was separated, the dream tripod was returned. Destroy Wanzai banner {Fu} village temple, plug its demon well. Call to walk in. Ding Bensheng is worried about his mother. Eleven years, avoid mourning, worship Secretary Feng Yuan wailang. Wheelset, saying: "Your Majesty is confused by slander. For example, you regard the speaker as a good name. The slander is deep and hard to understand. In recent years, those who speak a little about the difficulties of the prisoner's master will be punished if they don't show up. Soon, there will be a room outside. Those who go often call but don't return, and those who come often denounce. " He was also the censor of yudie, and he was promoted by Zhimi Pavilion and Jiangxi Province to Changping and zhijizhou. He controlled the fierce generals, set up the social storehouse and the righteous storehouse, vindicated Li Yishan's injustice of being stolen, and called him as the Minister of the state. In the first year of Baoyou's reign, he said that the state ruled Jiangxi Yicang. He could not wait until he applied for the province. Examination set Ying Dian, Chongzheng Dian storytelling, into the lecture "Shangshu.". He also edited the history of the state, reviewed the actual records, and offered sacrifices to the sons of the state. In the second year, he was concurrently the Minister of rites, and admonished the West Taiyi palace. In the third year, the Minister of the Ministry of power and rites was still serving as a sacrificial wine, promoted to study the history of the country, compiled the records of the Academy, and sought to serve as a lecturer. Mother Ding is worried. In the fifth year, he learned Ganzhou from the compilation of Jiying hall. Ding Daquan, who was in charge of the state, wanted to ascend the imperial court in dream Ding, so he gave his thanks. In the sixth year, he changed his knowledge to Jianning Prefecture and Longxing Prefecture. In the first year of Kaiqing, he learned Jianning mansion again, made bridges, built post houses, built Da'an pass, and decided to go to prison. In the first year of JINGDING, he was called Prince Zhan Shi, and Shangshu took "Fa Tian" as the saying. Moved to the Ministry of Li Shi Lang, granted Ninghai County Food City. In the second year, the Minister of the Ministry of military power and the Minister of the Ministry of official power. In the third year, he moved to the Ministry of military affairs to study the history of the country. Moved to the Ministry of official book, five words free, please temple, not allowed. He paid homage to the master of Ming Palace and signed a letter to the Privy Council. At the same time, he was a guest of the prince, who edited Jingwu yaolue. In the fourth year, he signed a letter to the Privy Council, and became the Marquis of Linhai County, and became the Duke of Linhai county with Ming Tang's grace. The prime minister Jia Sidao wanted to create Guanzi, and he stopped the seventeen and eighteen circles. Mengding thought that Limin was the only one to stop the seventeen circles. Gongtian law practice, dream Ding thought Li Min, so the right of Zhejiang and stop. Five years later, he made three resignations. He was not allowed to enter the Privy Council and have the right to participate in political affairs. In the comet, the dream of politics, the fear of the day of repair, begging for solution, but not allowed. Play the western Zhejiang Jing Jie. When LiZong collapsed and the prince ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager hung the curtain to listen to the government. Mengding said, "is it a good thing for the Empress Dowager to hang the curtain?" He went into the city to learn about politics and food. Dream full of words, like the road to stay, can not. Emperor Mianyu repeatedly, Zhao Ge door seal also memorials. It is like a Taoist tune: "if you go to participate in politics, you will never come." Li Zong returned to his native land and took charge of Shaofu. At the end of the ceremony, he led his illness back to his home. He made an imperial edict and resigned. He was granted the bachelor degree of zizhengdian, zhiqingyuan Prefecture and coastal Zhizhi envoy. To eliminate the pirates, we should stop the crime and the first evil, but we should not accept the extra cost. They built warehouses for the people in case of hunger, and built post houses for the guests. In the third year of Xianchun's reign, he was called again to participate in political affairs, adding food to the city, and six words were not allowed. In the imperial edict, Zuo Lang, Lu Yue and Taizhou Shou Xiang Gong adopted interest and behavior. They paid homage to the prime ministers of te Jin and you, and also served as secret envoys. They were tired of resigning and were not allowed to do so, but they were separated from similar Dao. It's not his crime that Wang Jia, the transport envoy of Lizhou, said that he would go to the government. The Sichuan system division has set up a counsellor and died. His son appeals for his legacy. At that time, Meng Ding found out that he was not guilty, as if the Tao thought that he had not been able to give his kindness to him. Meng Ding said angrily, "I will never be Chen Ziqiang." That is to ask for it. The mother of Simiao said, "Ye Cheng is content to eat at home, but he never hopes to advance. You are strong and you have a seal with Yixiang. Now you are restrained. If you do not follow my words, I will not eat." Like the way said: "officials have to be like this." All the students of huitaixue also wrote that it was like the retention of the power of Taoism, but it was repentance, which was solved by Yin Hongtao of the government, and the dream tripod was often begged for leisure. Dong Lei, take the blame and seek to recover. In the fourth year of Qing Dynasty, the imperial concubine CE Yang, the prime minister, had no worship ceremony, the officials praised and worshipped, and the dream tripod waved it with wat. Tomorrow, I beg to return it to the field, and I urge you to stay. The imperial edict exempts the prefectural ministers from going to the palace to play, and the dream says: "the ancestors attached great importance to the mission of herding and guarding. When they were going to the official, they would order the officials to play, and they would like to observe their character, and they would tell them to educate the people. It extended to the county to see the officials and people, with the intention of xuanshang, the common people did not want to be sent. It is not the original intention of legislation to come here thousands of miles away and not to see the beauty of heaven. " And begged for acceptance. I'm going to pay for less insurance. In the past five years, Du Yan was cited as a scholar of Guanwen temple, a pacifying Ambassador of Fuzhou and Fujian, and sent a letter to Guogong instead of paying homage to him. Seven years later, Li Quan will be the ambassador again. In the ninth year of the Qing Dynasty, he was granted the title of Shaofu, the right prime minister, and the secret envoy. He quoted Ji Li's words. Zai, he, Lang, and Cao Da went to Quxing, and helped the sick to Shengxian county. If he did not get his resignation, he begged to return the mountain forest. Shuzou: "I wish to be strict and have few desires. Those who rule the country will win people's hearts, consolidate the nation's foundation, encourage the generals and generals, rectify the prefectures and counties, and revitalize the country." The boat went back. The emissary told him with misfortunes and blessings, and Mengding said: "the matter of honesty and shame is big, the matter of life and death is small, and there is no reason to return." As if in a rage, the officials of Taiwan asked to return to the fields, but they still ordered Shaobao, the grand Bachelor of Guanwen temple, and the envoy of Liquan temple not to ask for a temple salary. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, Duke Ying visited the old man,

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