LV MENGZHENG

LV MENGZHENG

Lu MENGZHENG (944 ~ 1011), whose name is Shenggong, was born in Luoyang, Henan Province. His ancestral home is in junzhai village, Chenggang road street, Laizhou City. Prime minister in the early Northern Song Dynasty.

In the second year of the Taiping reign (977 A.D.), after the examination of the number one scholar, he was granted a general as Cheng and served as the general judge of Shengzhou. Step by step, he ascended the position three times and was granted the title of Duke Xu, the prince and the teacher. He is generous and upright. He dares to be polite to the superior and is tolerant and elegant to the inferior.

Dazhong Xiangfu four years (AD 1011), died, 68 years old, posthumous title wenmu.

Life of the characters

The champion won the first prize

In 977 A.D., LV MENGZHENG was admitted as the first Jinshi, and was appointed as the general of Jiancheng and Shengzhou. When he said goodbye to the emperor, the emperor ordered that if there was any inconvenience in handling political affairs, he would be allowed to ride a post horse to appeal to him and be given 200000 yuan. When he was transferred back to the capital, he met Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, who went to Taiyuan personally. He called him to the palace to see him. He was appointed as a writer, Zhishi Guan, and he was also appointed as a left collector.

In 980 A.D., Taizong of Song Dynasty appointed him Zuo buque and Zhi Zhigao.

At the beginning, his father, Lu guitu, had a lot of family members. He was at odds with his wife, Liu Shi, and drove Liu Shi and LV MENGZHENG out. LV MENGZHENG's mother and son were very poor and embarrassed. Liu Shi vowed not to marry again. When LV MENGZHENG became an official, he welcomed his parents to live together. Their parents lived in the same room but in different rooms. LV MENGZHENG was very considerate to them. Lu guitu died soon after, and the imperial court ordered him to recover. Soon after, he was promoted to be a doctor of Duguan, a scholar of Hanlin, a doctor of zuojianyi, and a counsellor of politics. He was given a house in lijingmen.

How many times

After Li Fang was removed from office as prime minister, LV MENGZHENG was appointed Minister of Zhongshu and Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, Zhang Shi of Tongping, and supervisor of national history. Lu MENGZHENG is a kind and tolerant man with a high reputation for sticking to the right path and self-discipline. He dares to speak out when something happens. Whenever he discusses current affairs, he will insist on opposing opinions. The emperor praised him for having nothing to hide. Zhao Pu was the founder of the country, and LV Meng was an official who was promoted later. He held various official posts for 12 years, so he was also the prime minister. Zhao Pu praised him very much. Soon after, he was killed by his mother and had been in mourning for less than three years.

Previously, when Lu duoxun was the prime minister, his son just became an official, and then he was appointed as a member of the Ministry of water. In this regard, Lu MENGZHENG said: "I was born as a Jinshi, and when I became an official, I was only granted the title of Jiupin Jingguan. Moreover, there are many talented people who live in seclusion in the mountains all their lives without any salary from the imperial court. Now, Chen's son has just come of age and won this favor. I'm afraid that he will be condemned by heaven and asked to be replaced by his official post when he first became an official. " From then on, the prime minister's son was only granted to the Jiupin official, which became a legal system.

During the reign of Chunhua, Zuo Zhengyan wrote a memorial to song hang, which was against the emperor's will. Song hang was a member of LV MENGZHENG's wife's family. Therefore, he dismissed LV MENGZHENG as Minister of the Ministry of official affairs and appointed Li Fang as prime minister.

In the fourth year of Chunhua (A.D. 993), Li Fang was dismissed as prime minister, and LV MENGZHENG was appointed as prime minister. When playing duel with Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty, talking about the expedition, Emperor Taizong of Song said: "my recent expedition is to cut off the ferocity for the common people. If you are good at fighting, then all the common people in the world will be destroyed." Lu MENGZHENG replied: "in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Liao Jie was attacked four times, and the people were very tired. The whole army of Sui Yang emperor was annihilated, and Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty was sent to build civil engineering to attack the city. In the end, it was not successful. Moreover, the key point of governing the country was to repair political affairs in China, so people from afar would come to serve and naturally get peace. " Song Taizong agreed with him.

In the early years of Daoism (995 A.D.), LV MENGZHENG was ordered to serve as the judge of Henan Province and the resident of Xijing. After Lu MENGZHENG came to Luoyang, he often invited relatives and old friends to have a feast. He advocated leniency and calmness in political affairs, appointed his staff and subordinates, and made a general ruling on political affairs.

Song Zhenzong ascended the throne and moved to LV MENGZHENG to serve as Zuo pushe. When the imperial court built Fengxi mausoleum, LV MENGZHENG recalled Dai Xianchao's generous kindness and contributed more than three million yuan as a supplement to the construction funds. On the day of Emperor Taizong's burial, LV Meng was lying on the ground weeping. People thought that he was a minister.

In the fourth year of Xianping (A.D. 1001), the imperial court ordered LV MENGZHENG to be the associate of Zhangshi and zhaowenguan. Zhao Pu and LV MENGZHENG have been prime ministers for three times since this dynasty. After the Jiao Si ceremony, he was granted the title of Sikong and his servant. In the sixth year of Xianping (1003 AD), he was granted the post of Prince and teacher, and was granted the title of Duke of Lai, Duke of Xu and Duke of Xu.

Resignation and seclusion

In the spring of the second year of Jingde (1005 AD), LV MENGZHENG asked to resign and return to Luoyang. On the day when the imperial court left, he took a sedan chair to the east gate, ordered his son to support him to the palace, and said to song Zhenzong, "it's the best policy of governing the country from ancient times to the present to peacefully coexist with people far away, stop the war and save money. I hope your majesty will always think for the people." Song Zhenzong praised and adopted his opinions, so he was promoted to his son Lu Congjian as Prince Xian Ma, and Lu Zhijian as fenglilang. Lu Meng is in Luoyang, where there are flowers and trees in the garden pavilion. Every day he has a banquet with his relatives and friends. His descendants often toast and celebrate his birthday. After Dazhong Xiangfu, Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty paid homage to Yongxi mausoleum, granted Mount Taishan as a Buddhist temple, and worshipped Houtu. After passing Luoyang, he went to his home twice and rewarded him with a lot of property. Song Zhenzong said to LV MENGZHENG, "who can reuse your sons?" Lu MENGZHENG replied, "my sons are not enough to be appointed. I have a nephew named LV Yijian, who is now a senior official in Yingzhou and has the talent of prime minister. " Lu Yi bamboo slips were annotated by Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty.

As soon as Xu Guogong's mandate came down, LV MENGZHENG died at the age of 68. The posthumous title was Wen mu.

Anecdotes and allusions

The prime minister's appetite

LV MENGZHENG was just appointed as Deputy Prime Minister. On his first day, he entered the court and took office. He walked on the main hall with high spirits. Suddenly, he heard someone say, "this boy has become a political advisor, too?" Facing the cold water, Lu Meng pretended not to hear and left. However, Lu MENGZHENG's close colleagues are very dissatisfied and want to trace who this person is. LV Meng is in a hurry to stop, not to trace. After the downfall, some of LV MENGZHENG's colleagues were still indignant and regretted that they had not caught the man at that time. "If you know his name, you will never forget it. It's better not to know it," Lu said

Know people and make good use of them

Once, Song Taizong asked LV MENGZHENG who was suitable to send an envoy to Liao. LV MENGZHENG recommended an official surnamed Chen. Song Taizong thought it was not suitable, so he did not agree. The next day, Emperor Taizong asked about the candidate, and LV MENGZHENG presented it to him. Emperor Taizong rejected it again. When he asked for the third time, he still submitted the document to this person. He was so angry that Taizong of Song Dynasty threw the document to the ground. He was very unhappy: "Why are you so stubborn?" Lu MENGZHENG said: "I am not stubborn, but your majesty can not understand." Again, he said, "this person can be appointed, and others can't catch up with him. I don't want to use flattery to blindly listen to the emperor's advice, so as to delay state affairs. " Colleagues held their breath. After the emperor retreated, he said to the people around him, "I'm not as good as LV MENGZHENG." In addition, LV MENGZHENG also recommended Wen Zhongshu, an old classmate who often spoke ill of him, to the imperial court.

Another man named Fu Yan was a guest of LV MENGZHENG. One day, he told LV MENGZHENG, "my son is a teenager. I want him to enter the academy to serve the imperial court and Tai Zhu." LV MENGZHENG agreed to him. After meeting him, he exclaimed, "this son will be similar to me in fame and position in the future, and his meritorious career will far surpass me." So that he and his sons classmates, the supply is very generous. Fu Yan's son is Fu Bi. Later, Fu Bi served as Prime Minister twice and retired as situ. Lu MENGZHENG is good at recognizing talents, that's all.

Dare to tell the truth

On the 15th of the first month of one year, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty held a banquet for his officials. To his delight, Taizong of Song Dynasty began to boast: "in the Five Dynasties, when the living beings withered and died, Taizu of Zhou returned from Yenan, the officials and the people were robbed, there were fires in the lower part and comets in the upper part. The audience was frightened and frightened. At that time, they thought that there was no peaceful day in the world. I personally take charge of political affairs, and everything is generally managed. Whenever I think of the reward from heaven, which leads to such prosperity, I know that the governance and chaos of the country depend on human beings. " When the ministers present applauded and agreed, LV MENGZHENG got up, left his seat, went to Taizong and said, "where the emperor is, people gather here, so it's prosperous here. I once saw that there were a lot of people who died of hunger and cold, not all like the city. I hope your majesty can see the distance from near. It is the happiness of the people. " Hearing this, Taizong of Song Dynasty was greatly disappointed.

Five phoenixes flying together

During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty, Jia Huangzhong, song Bai, Li Zhi, LV MENGZHENG, Su Yijian, and also paid homage to Hanlin. Hu Mengyun: "five phoenixes fly into the Imperial Academy."

No bribery

One of the courtiers had a collection of ancient mirrors. He claimed that the mirror could reflect the scenery within 200 Li. He wanted to offer it to LV MENGZHENG for appointment. Lu Meng said with a smile: "my face is just as big as a dish. Where can I use a mirror that can reflect 200 Li?" People who heard of it were all amazed. Some people gave Lu MENGZHENG an ancient inkstone, saying that the inkstone was moistened as soon as it was used, and there was no need to inject water. Lu Meng is staring at the ancient inkstone, said with a smile, even if a load of water a day, it is only worth ten Wen.

Historical evaluation

Taizong of Song Dynasty: I'm not as good as LV Meng.

Tuotuo Song History: LV MENGZHENG's quality is thick, broad and simple, and he has great expectations and holds himself upright. If you dare to speak out when you are in trouble, you must firmly say that you are not allowed to speak out when you are discussing current affairs. Zhao Pu, the founder of the country, was a backward man in Mongolia. He had a history of being an official. Therefore, he was in the same phase and was highly praised by the general public. Another comment: < / I > "the poem says:" it is indeed ah Heng who allows the son of heaven to come down to the officials

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