Zeng Huai

Zeng Huai

Zeng Huai (1106-1174), a native of Jinjiang, moved from the capital to Changshu. In Longxing of the Southern Song Dynasty, he was promoted by the west of Zhejiang Province, and later he was appointed as a member of Du Zhiyuan wailang, who had the ability to comprehensively assess finance. He was the Minister of the Ministry of household in Jin Dynasty because he was in charge of the money collection office, well managed and rich in finance. When he was in office, he knew the money and grain inventory and revenue and expenditure of each state and county like the palm of his hand, and clearly recorded that in order to be relied on by the current Dynasty, song Xiaozong was compared to Xiao He and Liu Yan. Tired moved to the right prime minister and Shu Mi Shi, granted the Duke of Lu. Zeng Huai's family ascended Zaifu.

Su Wen's compilation and drawing of the book of Wuzhong sages

Historical records

According to records: his grandfather: Zeng Xiaokuan, right Chengxiang, the great Bachelor of zizhengdian, presented to the right Guanglu doctor, the Grand Master of Qin; his great grandfather: Zeng Gongliang, the prime minister, the grand master, the grand Fu, the grand Bao, the Minister of Lu. In 1119, in the first year of Xuanhe reign of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, his father Zeng Cheng granted the counsellor Lang Fengzhi the Secretary of the doctor Shaojian and the grand master Qin Guogong. Zeng huaizi was little educated and influenced by his family, which made him develop the moral character of "keeping his promise and keeping himself". Although his official position is small, he has the virtue of "Fang Zhong". He conscientiously "persuades" the poor children to study in many ways, and does his best to "benefit the people". Therefore, he is very popular with the local people.

Zeng Huai was granted the title book of Jintan (now Changzhou, Jiangsu Province) by his father. After crossing the south, he was granted the order of Wujiang to seek and change the commander-in-chief of Western Zhejiang. In the 32nd year of Shaoxing, rennian (1162), the ship of Western Zhejiang city was promoted. There is a record of xuanjing Gong ancestral hall of Lu state in the Siming Dynasty. In addition to Zeng Gongliang, it also mentions the deeds of CAI Xiang guarding Qiantang. Soon, Jin knew Jiangzhou. In 1163, he changed to know Zhenzhou. Later, in addition to Du Zhiyuan. In the second year of Qiandao reign of emperor Xiaozong (1166), he was promoted from Lang Guan to Shi Lang in the Ministry of household affairs;

Experience as an official

Then he was promoted to Shangshu. Ren Chen (1172), the eighth year of emperor Xiaozong's reign of Qiandao, was born as a minister of the Ministry of household affairs, and was a scholar of politics. He is the right prime minister with Liang Kejia. In 1173, Liang Kejia, the right prime minister, disagreed with Zhang Shuo, the Privy Council. Request to go; stop Liang Kejia Youcheng phase, in order to see the great scholar of the palace of Arts know Jianning house. At this time, Zeng Huai's assistant government was left. At Renchen in July of the first year of Chunxi (1174), Zeng Huai was a Bachelor of Arts in Guanwen palace, promoted Taiping Xingguo palace, and moved to Guanglu doctor. He paid homage to the right prime minister and a secret envoy to prevent the imperial court from taking part in the imperial examination. However, he was ordered to govern the affairs in the hall. When he met with the great government, Zeng Huai was introduced. Zeng Huai was so tired and thin that he could hardly move. But there was no one in the court, so he had to go to the court with illness. When the emperor saw him like this, he gave him a kind treatment, especially a purple goldfish bag made in the back palace. Zeng Huai, who had received little good education and was influenced by his aristocratic family, developed the moral character of keeping himself clean. At the beginning, he was the leader of Jintan. Although his official position was small, he had the virtue of Fang Zhong. He earnestly encouraged the poor children to study in many ways and did his best to benefit the people. Therefore, he was very popular with the local people.

Sympathize with the people

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the society was disturbed and the whole world was ruined. The local officials of the dynasty imposed heavy extortion on the common people, which led to many thieves and perpetrators. Zeng huaiben set out to show concern for his subordinates and told the emperor that when the army was weak and the money was scarce, he should take compassion as his heart, and take herding as his duty. He should release some unimportant criminals as soon as possible. On the one hand, he could secure exile, and on the other hand, he could let these people go home to farm, develop production, and maintain their families. In the poor and weak Southern Song Dynasty, it was difficult to implement it seriously. Although Zeng Huai was not a general of the Zhao and Song dynasties in defending the territory, he did his best to defend the territory in times of crisis. When he knew Zhenzhou, he had a strong political voice in training the soldiers and the people, especially in training the militia with discipline, which made Zhang Wei Gongjun's supervisor see. He was very surprised and praised him.

Managing finance well

Zeng Huai's outstanding position as an official lies in his good financial management. When he got rid of the housekeeper, he took active measures to develop production, such as equal service, limiting farmland, restraining swimmers, fixing rewards and punishments, and persuading farmers and mulberry. For example, there are restrictions and prohibitions on the planting of 30000 to 60000 mulberry trees in the Yangtze and Huaihe areas, and more than 200000 mulberry trees in the Ministry of guarding and guarding. He also told emperor Xiaozong that there were more than 4000 hectares of land in Luying, Jiangxi Province, and more than 1900 hectares of land had been rented, with a rent of more than 55000 hectares. If sold, more than 65000 hectares could be obtained, and 900000 Mu had been rented under the entrustment of Liangzhe transshipment Department. All in all, the number is vast. Now, if you want to comply with the imperial edict of the Yuan Dynasty, you will reduce the price by two points. If a folk club is damaged, it should not be replaced by five million yuan. If the number of damaged clubs can be verified, it should be paid by the superior, and the huge room should pay a low price. Zeng Huai also received the imperial edict to deal with it, and Zhu Ti Ling dealt with Huizi kuyin. Among them, every five years, I have never spoken in terms of money, and I will remember the amount of money I want, the amount of money I have accumulated and the amount of my husband's cashier. For a time, the praise was in the ear, but Zeng Huai was still very modest in the wording of his memorial. He said: I dare not enter the theory of making money, nor dare I enter the theory of hardship, but I live within my income, so that the wealth of the world can be used by the world.

Work hard for the public

Zeng Huai was diligent and devoted to the public. Although he could not save the lifeless and dying Zhao Song Dynasty, it was not easy for him to spend enough money on it. After emperor Xiaozong ascended the throne, although he had the ambition to recover, such as Yu Yunwen, Chen Junqing, Wang Shipeng, Liang Kejia, Zhu Xi and so on, a group of literary officials and military generals can be regarded as both wise and brave. As the revitalization of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, his sincerity is also very important. However, within the government, the two sides of loyalty, treachery, good and evil stand against each other, and the eunuchs are arbitrary. As a result, no one is appointed to be specialized, and there are many changes. As a result, there is a gap between the treacherous and the loyal officials, who have no chance to develop their talents. Zeng Huai was an official. He dealt with affairs impartially, served faithfully and promoted the good. When his colleagues were relegated, they politely offered advice to Xiaozong: "don't use it for one person. Don't slander it by one person. But before long, even he was impeached by Taiwan officials Zhan Yuanzong and Li Tangyan. Zeng Huai felt deeply about this and immediately asked for a retreat. Later, after the investigation, the emperor Xiaozong suddenly realized that he had no evidence of his words. He blamed Yuanzong and Litang for their crimes. He resumed his old age and was ill. He was no longer able to serve in the hall, so please stop. The next year, Chunxi two years Yiwei (1172) died in March. Shi Zhi said Zeng Huai was a minister. It is a famous saying that "those who do big things regard it as small, and those who do small things regard it as nothing.". He was worshipped in the ancestral hall of Quanzhou Fuxue. She is Han Qi's daughter. She was granted to the state of Lu. She had three sons. The first one was Zeng Gong (tongzhilang), the second one was Zeng mi (chengyilang), and the third one was Zeng Ning (Tongtan). He has three volumes of Zeng Huai's collected works.

At present, the tomb of prime minister Zeng is in the five stone caves. His works include 30 volumes of Shaobao Wenji.

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