Wu Yu
Wu Yu
Wu Yu (1004 ~ 1058), the word Chunqing, Jianzhou Pucheng (now Fujian) people. Wu Dai, the Minister of rites, asked his eldest son about political affairs in the Song Dynasty. He was buried dead in Xinzheng.
During the period of Taiping and Xingguo (976-983), Wu Yu was very knowledgeable when he was young. He won the first place in the Ministry of rites in the Jinshi examination and passed the grade a examination.
"Since the early Song Dynasty, only Wu Yu and Shi have been involved in the third class of policy making" (Biography of Su Shi).
He has successively served as magistrate of Lin'an, Zhuji and Xiangcheng. He was also the Cheng of Dali temple and the author of the book. He was the judge of Suzhou. He was resourceful, outspoken and good at remonstrating. He guided the emperor according to the principles of political morality and the behavior of the monarch and his ministers, and played a positive role in stabilizing the political situation and border defense.
be able and crafty in planning and execution
In the first year of Baoyuan (1038), Yuanhao of Xixia became emperor. Most of the ministers in the central court advocated sending troops to fight against Yuan Hao. They underestimated Yuan Hao and thought that he would be subdued soon. Wu Yu, on the contrary, said: "Yuanhao was fierce and deceitful. After he was granted the Western King, he was capricious. Now he has become emperor, so it's really difficult to reduce himself. It's better to use the story of Qiangui in Jiangnan at the beginning of the Republic of China and change his name to add a seal to appease him." Renzong didn't use his tactics, but ordered Ren Fu and Ge Huaimin to attack one after another, which ended in failure. In the end, he was granted the title of King Xia, and Wu Yu became an official. He practiced daily notes, learned how to write letters, and was promoted to a Bachelor of Hanlin and a doctor of rites. When the Khitan state invaded Yuanhao, Yuanhao asked for help, and Khitan sent people to ask not to accept Yuanhao. The imperial court didn't know how to answer. Wu Yu wrote his advice: "today, when the two enemies fight each other, we should reap profits. If we are eager to accept Yuan Hao's attachment, Khitan will ask us for a crime, and the imperial court will not get Yuan Hao's help. Yuan Hao should be advised to make peace with Khitan as before, and then promised to attach it. He told Khitan that he had ordered Yuanhao to apologize, otherwise, he should attack. In this way, neither side can incriminate our country. " The emperor readily agreed. In this way, the Northern Song frontier appeared temporary stability.
upright and outspoken
Wu Yuren was the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture. Not long after that, he exposed one of the big traitors and exiled them outside the mountains, which shocked the whole Prefecture. They also found out the robbers and seized 19000 yuan of stolen money. After being convicted, many people overturned the case for them. The emperor's special officials supervised the interrogation, executed according to law, and the public security of the capital improved.
In the first month of the fifth year of Qingli (1045), he paid homage to the right counsellor and the Privy Deputy envoy. After a few months' suspension, he became a political advisor. At that time, the bandits in Shandong made trouble, and Renzong sent people to inspect and come back, saying, "stealing is not enough. Du Yan of Yanzhou and Fu Bi of Yunzhou are deeply loved by the people, but they can be worried. " Renzong wanted to transfer them to Huainan. Wu Yu advised: "thieves are not enough to worry about, but villains take the opportunity to frame the minister, but it is impossible to prevent and unstoppable." After listening, Renzong dismissed the idea of transferring them. Xiang Shou, the son of the prime minister, violated the law of the state. He suspected that Jiang Zhongli was the general judge. After exposing him, he put Zhongli in prison and hanged himself to death. After the crime, some ministers interceded with each other, and they should take it lightly. Wu Yu said, "if you don't kill Xiang Shou, you can't explain it to people all over the world." As a result, he escaped death and was exiled to the south. Wu Yu dared to tell the truth when he was in trouble. He argued with the prime minister Jia Changchao many times in front of the emperor. The argument was fierce, and the ministers in the court were shocked. Wu Yu still did not stop adding arguments, and asked the Emperor: "it's the duty of a minister to debate. If he thinks that a minister is incompetent, he hopes to remove him." The emperor still appointed Wu Yu as the Deputy Secretary of the Privy Council. The emperor said to the minister, "Wu Yugang is just available, but he is too jealous of evil." One day, when Wu Yu was in the palace, the emperor advised him to say, "I should be careful when my subordinates are discredited and have more love and hatred." Wu Yu said: "it is better to observe a man's actions than to understand his words. The acts of the Lord are like the light of the sun and the moon. To promote a person, let everyone know his good deeds; to disparage a person, let everyone know his evil deeds. Then, evil can not be violated, justice can be established, which is the code of conduct of all kings. "
old age
In his later years, Wu Yu went to court with illness. He died in April of the third year of Jiayou (1058) at the age of 55. Ouyang Xiu wrote the epitaph for him. He gave it to the Minister of Li Department and posthumous title of "Zhengsu" and buried it in chaocun village, Chongyi Township, Xinzheng (now zhaolaozhuang, Xindian town).
Wu Yu is loyal and capable. In his later years, he wrote poems with song Xiang in Xijing, and wrote hundreds of stories about Pei Du and Bai Juyi, with a collection of 50 volumes.
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