Ren Boyu

Ren Boyu

Ren Boyu (about 1047-1119) was born in Meishan, Meizhou, Sichuan Province. Zizi. Shenzong Yuanfeng five years (1082) Jinshi (Qing Jiaqing "Sichuan Tongzhi" Volume 122), transfer Qingjiang book, know yongqiu county. In the third year of Yuanfu (1100), zhe Zong was called as the great Zong Zhengcheng and promoted Zuo Zhengyan. At the beginning of Huizong's administration, Zhang Dun and Cai Bian were punished and Zhang and Cai Bian were demoted. After living in Jiansheng province for half a year, the minister was afraid of his words and found Zhiguo state. In the first year of Chongning (1102), he took charge of Tongzhou with Party Affairs (the same as the above), and moved to changhuajun and Daozhou. Xuanhe first died, 73 years old. Chunxi twelve years (1185), after posthumous title "Zhongmin.". There are two volumes of "gangcao" and three volumes of "chengzhuji" (history of Song Dynasty, Yiwenzhi), which have been lost. There are biographies in volume 1000 of Dongdu synopsis and volume 345 of song history.

Recorded in the history of Song Dynasty

brief introduction

Ren Boyu was born in Meishan, Meizhou. Since childhood, he has been quite different from others. He has profound classics and strong literary power. Middle Jinshi. Know yongqiu County, imperial officials such as bundle wet, Fumin such as injury. County pillow bianliu flow, water transport is endless, the old bitter many thieves, but there is no gain, people do not know why. Bo Yu ordered that the boat could not stay in the territory. If it still did not follow, he ordered the people who laid the axe in the east to break the cable, and those who were interested in the capital to protect it, so that the door was not closed.

Dazong Zhengcheng

The envoys went up to his state and called him as the great Zong Zhengcheng, who was promoted to Zuo Zhengyan. At the beginning of Huizong's administration, he accepted the theory of Dang. Boyu first attacked Zhang Dun and said, "Dun has stolen the imperial power for a long time, lost the Kingdom, and poisoned the gentry. He took advantage of the emperor's sudden changes, often showed his different ideas, and looked down on Wancheng. He no longer has the respect of his ministers. Where will your majesty and the Empress Dowager be! If we lend money but not punish it, the justice of the world will not be clear and the great law will not be established. The minister heard the words of the northern envoys. Last year, when he heard that China had dethroned Dun, he let go of Dun. He said that he was very good, and that he was misused in the Southern Dynasty. Then the northern envoy asked, "what is the only way to send?"? From this point of view, Mencius is not the only one who says that "the people of our country can be killed." although the country is a barbarian, it can be killed. " Chapter eight, demote dunleizhou. In 1101, the first year of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, Chen Yu, Ren Boyu, and Gong Yi, the imperial censor, jointly impeached Cai Bian for his bad deeds and said, "Bian respected his private history in order to suppress the evil of the ancestral temple. Last year, thousands of people begged to chop up Dun and Bian. We can see the public discussion here. " At first, Cai Bian was demoted to Shaofu prison.

Upright and unyielding

Boyu lived in Jiansheng for half a year. He was on the 18th grade. The minister was afraid of his many words and gave his power to the affairs. The secret order was true with little silence. Boyu didn't listen and resisted the argument. He impeached Zengbu. Bujuezhi moved to duzhiyuan to find Guozhou. Chongning party work, cut the book of Tongzhou. Cai Bian, Chen Yu, Gong Jue, Zhang Tingjian and other 13 people all moved to the south, while Du Boyu moved to Changhua. Before the traitor was reconciled, he arrested Zhong Zishen with an anonymous letter and went to prison first. His wife Shi died in Huai, and the obituary report came to him. Bo Yu's office was as usual, saying, "the dead are gone, and the living have failed the imperial court, so we should learn from that. If not, heaven will kill the innocent At the beginning of Shaoxing, Emperor Gaozong issued an imperial edict to give Boyu zhilongtuge as a gift, and then added an admonishment to the official. He adopted his admonishment to pursue and demote Zhang Dun, Cai Bian, Xing Shu, and Huang Lu, and wrote a false accusation against xuanren. Chunxi, posthumous Zhongmin. He said: Ren Boyu resisted the estrangement, established the dynasty with few aid, and tried to commit the crimes of Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu, Cai Jing and Cai Bian. There was no little fear. The ancient saying was that he was upright and indomitable!

translation

out of the ordinary

Ren Boyu was born in Meishan, Meizhou. Since childhood, he has shown a strong difference, deeply studied the ancient classics, and the article is vigorous and powerful. In the rank of middle Jinshi, he was the magistrate of yongqiu county. He managed his subordinates as if they were binding wet things (as eager and severe), and appeased the people as if they were treating their own wounds (as thoughtful and careful). Yongqiu county is close to the Bian river. There are many ships carrying goods in the waterway. In the past, yongqiu was embarrassed because of the number of thieves, but no thieves were caught. People don't understand why. Boyu ordered that ships carrying goods in batches should not spend the night in yongqiu. At first, Boyu didn't listen, so he ordered the ships going east to cut off their cables with axes, and the ships running to the capital to escort them out of the country. From then on, the door of yongqiu people's home can not be closed.

To be an official of the imperial court

The Imperial Envoys played his deeds. Bo Yu was called to be a great Zong Zhengcheng. As soon as he arrived, he was promoted to Zuo Zhengyan. At that time, Huizong had just come into power. Listening to his honest remarks, Boyu first exposed Zhang Dun and said, "Zhang Dun had stolen the power of the imperial court for a long time, cheated the imperial court and poisoned all officials. Taking advantage of the hasty opportunity of the changes of the former Emperor, he showed the intention of usurping the throne, looked down upon his majesty and no longer had the respect of being a minister. If his ideas are carried out, where will his majesty and the Empress Dowager be placed? If he is forgiven but does not kill him, then the great righteousness of the world will not be clarified and the great law will not be established. I heard from the envoys of the north that last year the Liao Lord was eating. When they heard that the Central Plains had dismissed Zhang Dun, they put down their chopsticks and got up. Then they said that the Song Dynasty had misused this man. Then the envoys of the North asked why he was only banished like this. From this point of view, it is not just like Mencius said that "the people of the country should be killed." although he is a barbarian country, he thinks it should be killed I'll kill you. " After eight memorials, the emperor demoted Zhang Dun to Leizhou.

upright and outspoken

Boyu was in the position of admonishment officer for half a year. Ministers are afraid of his many words, the emperor let Boyu do things, privately told him to say less or not as the main. Boyu did not listen, and his criticism of the government became more powerful, and he impeached Zeng bu. Zeng Bu was aware of the incident, and transferred to Guozhou to take charge of the work. (later) during the reign of Chongning, officials formed a party, and Boyu was removed from his official post and sent to Tongzhou. He was framed by Cai Bian and moved southward with 13 people, including Chen Yu, Gong Jue and Zhang Tingjian. The traitor is not reconciled, with a hidden letter and caught Bo Yu's second son Shenxian, put him in prison, his wife in Jianghuai home and just passed away, son catch wife passed away news together. Boyu said to these two things as usual: "the dead have died, and the living have failed the imperial court, so they should say goodbye from now on. In the early years of Shaoxing, Emperor Gaozong issued an imperial edict to pursue and present (the late) Boyu as the Dragon Pavilion, and also to the Jianyi doctor. He adopted his admonishment and denounced zhangdun, caibian, Xingshu and Huanglu, and made it clear that xuanren was framed to inform the world. Chunxi year, given posthumous title Zhongmin.

Flood control

The trouble of the Yellow River is a difficult problem for the rulers of the past dynasties. In 1101, the first year of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Ren Boyu said, "the river is suffering from China. It's 2000 years old. Since ancient times, people who have tried their best to serve the river are no better than this dynasty. And those who are biased towards others and want to bend the river to follow others are better than those in modern times. In the last years of Yuanyou, Xiao Wu decided to overflow. The debaters were resourceful and wanted to make a great contribution. Regardless of the terrain, regardless of the people's power, at the expense of the state, to build Dongliu. When the flood, horse head, set sawtooth, shoot ruminant wood, cost 100 times. To suppress the water potential and make it pour eastward, the mausoleum is empty and empty. It's not special to travel on the ground. It's necessary to increase the levee for defense, to be afraid to make a decision, to clear the sand and silt, and to raise it for a long time. Once it is broken, it will flow northward again. This is not because the dyke is not solid, but also because of the situation. " After criticizing the policy of river control in the Northern Song Dynasty, he put forward: "the river is turbid, and the silt is half of it. It has been popular for a long time, but if it is winding and silting, it will be decided for a long time, and the situation can not be changed. Or North and East, or East and North, can also be human system! For today's plan, it is appropriate to build a wide dike according to its direction, so as to block the water potential, so as not to flood a large section. If we are afraid of silting up the ponds in the north, we should only add dikes on the banks of the ponds. This is a long-term strategy. " (volume 93 of history of Song Dynasty · records of rivers and canals) Ren Boyu's water control idea of "building wide dikes and restraining water potential" was valued by later generations and had a certain impact on river control.

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