Song Qi

Song Qi

Song Qi (917-oct. 25, 1996), with the name of Fubao (yizuo Shubao), was born in Jixian County of Youzhou (now Daxing District of Beijing) and Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty.

In the fourth year of Khitan Huitong (941), Jinshi and Ji were appointed. Khitan entered the Central Plains in the war of destroying the later Jin Dynasty. He served in the later Han Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, and followed the Jiedushi Zhao Zan for nearly 30 years. In the fourth year of Qiande (966), he was recruited as zuobuque and Tui official of Kaifeng, and became an old official of Zhao Guangyi's hidden residence. Attached to Prime Minister Zhao Pu and released to Zhizhou. After Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty ascended the throne, he was gradually put into use. In the eighth year of Taiping's rejuvenation of the country (983), wailang, a member of the seventh grade, was promoted four times to Prime Minister of the third grade. He served as Minister of the Ministry of punishment and Zhang Shi of Tongping. He moved to the door and became a minister of justice and a Bachelor of zhaowenguan for two years. After helping friends to form a party, the sacred favor gradually relaxed, and he was dismissed as Minister of the Ministry of punishment. He proposed "ten strategies for Pingyan" and moved to the Ministry of official affairs.

In the second year of Zhidao (October 25, 1996), he died of illness in the office of the right servant of Shangshu. At the age of 80, he gave Sikong a posthumous title of Hui'an.

Life of the characters

Early experience

Song Qi was born in Youzhou, and became a Han Nationality under the rule of Khitan. In the fourth year of Huitong (941), the Khitan state imitated the Han system and set up Gongju in Yanyun area. Song Qi went to take the exam to become a scholar. At first, he served as an official of yelujing, the king of Shouan (later the emperor Mu Zong of Liao Dynasty), and later he was recruited as the shogunate by Zhao Yanshou, the governor of Youzhou. At that time, Song Qi was well-known in Yanji area, and he was also known as the second Song Dynasty with his hometown song Xiong.

Zhao Zan

In the 10th year of Huitong (947), the Khitan army conquered Bianliang (now Kaifeng in Henan Province), destroyed the later Jin Dynasty, and changed the name of the state to Liao. As Zhao Yanshou's staff, Song Qi also entered the Central Plains with the army. Before long, Zhao Yanshou returned to the north with the Liao army. His son Zhao Zan stayed in the town of Hezhong (now Yongji, Shanxi Province), and served as the governor of Hezhong. Song Qi entered the Zhao Zan shogunate and served as a recorder. In February of that year, it was established in the later Han Dynasty. Zhao Zan returned to the later Han Dynasty and was given the title of Jiedu envoy of the Jinchang army. He still took Song Qi as his recording room.

In the first year of Guangshun (951), the Later Zhou Dynasty was established, and Zhao Zan became an official again. Song Qi left Zhao Zan's shogunate and was appointed as the watcher of the city.

In the third year of Xiande (956), Zhao Zan took the post of platoon emissary to fight against the Southern Tang Dynasty with Chai Rong of Zhou Shizong, and once again recruited Song Qi as his staff.

Xiande five years (958), Zhao Zan out of town Luzhou (now Anhui Hefei). Song Qi was appointed as the judge of observation. Later, because of his meritorious service in distinguishing unjust prison, he was awarded the chaosan doctor.

In the first year of Jianlong (960), Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty established the Northern Song Dynasty. Zhao Zan also served in the Northern Song Dynasty, and later successively served as the Jiedushi of Zhongzheng army and Zhangwu army. During this period, Song Qi has been working in Zhao Zan's shogunate.

Tired promotion

In the fourth year of Qiande (966), Song Qi was summoned to the court and was granted the title of zuobuke and Tui official of Kaifeng. At that time, Zhao Guangyi, the emperor's younger brother, served as Kaifeng's official, and treated Song Qi with great courtesy. However, Song Qi made friends with Prime Minister Zhao Pu and secret envoy Li Chongju, which led to Zhao Guangyi's hatred and was released to Beijing. At the beginning, he served as the governor of Longzhou (now Pingwu, Sichuan Province, and Longzhou, Shaanxi Province, in the continuation of Zizhitongjian), and later changed to the governor of Langzhou (now Langzhong, Sichuan Province).

In the ninth year of Kaibao (976), Song Qi was promoted to the rank of judge of national defense. In October of that year, Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, known as Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, and recalled Song Qi to the court. At that time, Cheng Yu, Jia Yan and other former officials of the underground residence all entered the imperial court to hold important posts. Song Qi was pushed out and never got a promotion.

In 978, Taizong summoned Song Qi and accused him of his attachment to Zhao Pu. Song Qi kowtowed to repent and repent, so she was granted the title of Prince Xi Ma and soon changed to Taichang Cheng. Later, Song Qi served as the general supervisor (in today's Jiaocheng, Shanxi Province).

In 980, Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty called Song Qi back to court to promote him, but he was dissuaded by Prime Minister Lu duoxun, and finally appointed him as the doctor of Duguan. Soon, Song Qi was released as the governor of Guangzhou. Because he was an old minister of Qiandi, he was retained as a judge of the third division court before he left Beijing.

In 982, Song Qi was demoted to wailang, a member of the Ministry of war, because of a dispute with Wang Renxun, an envoy of the third division. In April of that year, Song Qi was promoted to the office of general judge of Kaifeng Prefecture.

As prime minister

In 983, Song Qi was promoted to be the right counsellor and the third judge, and later changed to be the left counsellor and consul. At that time, Song Taizong wanted to appoint Li Fang, Minister of the Ministry of work, as a political adviser, so he promoted Song Qi to minister of the Ministry of punishment, ranking before Li Fang. In October of that year, Zhao Pu dismissed his prime minister. Song Qi and Li Fang were promoted to prime minister, both of whom were given Tongping Zhangshi. Emperor Taizong also issued an imperial edict, ranking the shifts of Song Qi and Li Fang above the prince. In the ninth year of Taiping's rejuvenation of the country (984), song Qijia was awarded the title of a servant and a Bachelor of Zhaowen school.

The pet is fading

He also sent Chai Yuxi to send Taizong for the former Prime Minister Lu duoxun's old house. Taizong of Song Dynasty despised it. Later, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty wanted to appoint Wang Huan, a military officer of Jianzhou, as an official of the imperial court and an official of the eastern palace. However, Song Qi thought that Wang Huan was born in the official position of the curtain, and according to the system, he could only be promoted to the official position of the capital, so he planned to be granted the title of Cheng of Dali temple. Finally, under pressure, Song Qi gave Wang Huan the title of doctor youzanshan, but it also caused great dissatisfaction with Song Taizong.

In the second year of Yongxi reign (985), Xu Xiufu, the governor of Guangzhou, played an important role in the imperial court, saying that the transfer of Guangnan led to Wang yanfan's plot. At that time, when Song Qi and Chai Yuxi entered the palace to play a duel, Emperor Taizong asked them about Wang yanfan's personality. Song Qi was married to Wang yanfan and praised his loyalty and ability in front of Taizong. Chai Yuxi also praised Wang yanfan. Song Taizong believed that Song Qi colluded with Chai Yuxi and decided to remove him from the post of prime minister, but he did not want to disclose his guilt. He dismissed Song Qi as Minister of the Ministry of punishment on the ground of "plain witty, no minister style".

Advice on side affairs

In the third year of Yongxi's reign (986), Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty wanted to launch a large-scale Northern Expedition and ordered his officials to discuss the border affairs. Song Qi grew up in Khitan when she was a child, and was familiar with the situation in the north. She wrote two memorials. He put forward ten strategies of Pingyan to prepare for the history, geography, race, military strength, tactics of Chen and Liao, as well as the Countermeasures of Song Dynasty. Song Taizong generally adopted Song Qi's suggestion.

In the first year of Duangong (988), Song Qi became the official minister.

In the fifth year of Chunhua (994), Li Jiqian, the leader of the party, invaded the northwest, while the Lishun uprising broke out in Xichuan. Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty deployed Li Jilong as the military capital of Hexi, and Wang ji'en as the recruiting envoy of Xichuan in Jiannan. At the same time, he used troops in Northwest and Xichuan. In view of the situation in the northwest and Xichuan, Song Qi put forward suggestions on the war between the two places, which were adopted by Taizong.

Life in old age

In the second year of Zhidao (996), Song Qi paid homage to the right servant of Shangshu and was allowed to go to court every five days. In September of that year, Song Qi died of illness. Before she died, she wrote hundreds of words of her last words. She was 80 years old. Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty bestowed him Sikong with the posthumous title of Hui'an.

Main achievements

In 983, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty wanted to take advantage of the establishment of the young leader of the Liao state and planned to send troops to the northern expedition. Song Qi, as the prime minister, did not agree with the Northern Expedition and suggested that the imperial court wait for Liao to self destruct. Soon after, Taizong of Song Dynasty indicated to the prime minister that he would "recover Yanji". After a compliment, Song Qi still did not support the northern expedition. He suggested that the Xi nationality should be used to contain the state of Liao without the need for the imperial court to send troops.

In the third year of Yongxi's reign (986), Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, with the Minister of Zhongshu behind his back, agreed with the Privy Council on the plan of the northern expedition. When the overall situation has been decided, Song Qi successively appeared in the treatise on fuyoujishu and the treatise on pingyanjishice. In addition to preparing the history, geography, race, military strength, tactics of the state of Chen and Liao as well as the Countermeasures of the Song Dynasty, she still tactfully said not to move troops easily. He suggested that the imperial court should send envoys to make a good alliance with Liao state to support the people.

In the ninth year of Taiping's rejuvenation of the country (984), more than a thousand Taishan elders wrote a letter to ask the emperor to come to Mount Taishan for Zen. Later, Song Qi, as the prime minister, led civil and military officials, generals and schools, Tibetan and Yi chiefs, monks and Taoist elders to dongshanghemen to write a letter, asking them to do Zen. Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty didn't allow it. Because Song Qi had three tables, he agreed to seal Mount Tai in November of that year and made a series of arrangements. Song Qi was appointed as Fengchan envoy to preside over Fengchan affairs. But in May of that year, fire broke out in the second Hall of Qianyuan and Wenming, and the activities of Fengchan had to stop.

Anecdotes and allusions

Rebirth of Shen Song

Song Qi and Shen Yilun were on duty in Zhongshu province. At that time, there was a long drought and heavy rain, which flooded the roads. Song Qi was very upset and said to Shen Yilun, "it's really three days of rain." Shen Yilun immediately said, "it's a city of mud." Yang Huizhi clapped his hands and exclaimed, "I didn't expect that another pair of Shen and song appeared in the center of the great song dynasty." Shen Song was originally the combined name of the Tang Dynasty court poets Shen Quanqi and song Zhiwen. Here it refers to Shen Yilun and Song Qi.

To the age of nine

In his later years, Song Qi made friends with Zhang Haowen, Li Yun, Wu Yuncheng, monk zanning, Wei PI, Yang Huizhi, Zhu ang and Li Fang, and followed the example of Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty to hold the nine elders' meeting, which was also known as the nine elders of Zhidao.

Character evaluation

Zhao Guangyi: first, Qi is the prime minister, but please live in the old place of luduoxun, do not avoid the bad reputation, how far away from Zhong Liyi! ② Song Qi, as early as the time material, tasted according to the fan Di, recommended more years, long-term effect officer often. He was promoted to the office of the society and was appointed to the office of Gongtai. But the knowledge is not broad, the hope is farsighted. He was once known as careless for no reason, but he was ridiculed with humor. There is no invention in the imperial code. How to use the imperial style. How can we bear the burden of leaning on the neighbor? We should be worried and responsible. (Song Qi's system of returning to duty after the prime minister's death) < / I >

Bao Zheng: when Fan Zhi, Song Qi, Li Fang, and Zhang Qixian were removed from office in the ancestral Dynasty, they only said that they were incompetent in their duties and that they were both hardworking.

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