In the first year of Yongxi (984), Zhao was replaced and returned to the DPRK, and Wang Dan was ordered to supervise the silver field in Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan). He was in charge of Tanzhou, and recommended Wang Dan to go to the DPRK as Zuo Lang to participate in the editing of Wenyuan and Poetry. Be promoted to Si Cheng.
In the second year of Yongxi (985), he became the chief judge of Zhengzhou, and the above table requested the court to set up the post of liquidator in the world to block the road to Bingzhou.
In the fourth year of Yongxi (987), he served as a judge in Haozhou (now Fengyang, Anhui).
In the first year of Chunhua (990), Wang Yucheng recommended his talents as a transshipment ambassador. After being called to the capital through the post station, Wang Dan didn't like the official position, so he submitted an essay and changed to be on duty in Hong Wen Pavilion.
In the second year of Chunhua (99 1), he was granted the right to be brave and know the patent. When Wang Hu was in charge of making books with the same name for a long time, it was a beautiful thing that Wang Dan succeeded him in less than ten years. Qian Ruoshui has the ability to identify all kinds of people. When he saw Wang Dan, he said, "This is really the talent of a prime minister." He and Wang Dan's colleagues often say, "Wang Jun is a pillar of talent, and there are countless dignitaries, which I can't catch up with." As a kindred spirit, Li Ling also praised Wang Dan as a great instrument.
In the third year of Chunhua (992), Wang Dan and Su Yijian made meritorious deeds together, added Yuan Wailang to the official department and the dangerous department, and sentenced him to be a civil servant of the official department, learning to be admitted. At that time, his father-in-law, Zhao, held an important position. In order to avoid suspicion, Wang Dan quoted the original precedent of Du Jiayu and Quan Deyu in the Tang Dynasty and resigned. Emperor Taizong praised his understanding and appointed him as the doctor of the Department of Rites and the Hall of Jixian.
In the fourth year of Chunhua (993), Zhao became the magistrate of Fengxiang. On the same day, Emperor Taizong appointed Wang Dan as the magistrate, and he still served as the editor of the hospital. Emperor Taizong gave gold to his face and chose a rhinoceros belt to show his honor, which made Wang Dan rank first in the West Pavilion.
In the first year of Daoguang (995), Wang Dan learned about the inspection institute. In the second year of Daozhi (996), he was promoted to Minister of War.
In the second year of Xianping (999), Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng acceded to the throne soon, and appointed Wang Dan as the official of Zhongshu. A few months later, he was appointed as a bachelor and a judge of the Imperial Academy, and entered the Yintai Barge Division. Zhenzong always thought that Wang Dan was a clever man. Wang Dan once retreated. Zhenzong looked at him and said, "This man must have brought me peace." Qian Ruoshui was dismissed from the Privy Council and was able to summon the right person in court. Zhenzong asked the ministers who could be appointed. Qian Ruoshui said: "Wang Dan has virtue and prestige and can do great things." Zhenzong said: "This is the person I want in my heart. For three years (1000), Xian Ping was in charge of Gong Ju, was held in the imperial examination hall for ten days, and was appointed as the Privy Council. In fact, he became the core of the Northern Song Dynasty in Zaifu. After that, until his death, Wang Dan was re-elected as assistant minister of Zhenzong for eighteen years.
For four years (100 1), Xian Ping served as assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
In the first year of Jingdezhen (1004), the Khitan invaded the south. On the advice of Kou Zhun, Zhenzong took a personal expedition to Zhangzhou, accompanied by Wang Dan. Zhao Yuanfen and Wang Yong who stayed in Tokyo were seriously ill, and Wang Dan was ordered to secretly return to Beijing to take over the left-behind posts. Before leaving, Wang Dan said, "I hope your majesty will summon Kou Zhun and I will make a statement." After Kou Zhun arrived, Wang Dan asked, "What if there is no good news within ten days?" After a long silence, Zhenzong said, "Set up the Crown Prince." When Wang Dan arrived in Beijing, he went straight into the Forbidden City. He issued a strict order that people should not spread the news. When Zhenzong returned, Wang Dan's children and family greeted him in the suburbs. Suddenly, they heard a knight shouting behind them. When they looked at it in surprise, they found that it was Wang Dan.
In the second year of Jingdezhen (1005), Wang Dan was appointed Prime Minister Zuo. Jingdezhen for three years (1006), served as the minister of industry, the book in the palm, and the official worship. Soon after, he also paid tribute to the University of Jixian Hall and the Ambassador of Queen Mingde Garden. Jingdezhen four years (1007), served as the ambassador of the Queen's Garden of Dahang, and was ordered to supervise the history of the two Dynasties. Main entrance: the east sacrifices to the west. At that time, the Khitan had accepted the single-source alliance, and Kou Zhun took it as his own credit, his face was full of success, and Zhenzong was also proud of himself. Wang Qinruo hated Kou Zhun's guts and wanted to bring him down, so he said calmly, "This is the alliance under the city in Spring and Autumn Annals, and the ministers still regard it as a shame, but your majesty thinks it is a credit, and I personally think it is not desirable." Zhenzong said sadly, "What can we do?" Wang Qinruo estimated that Zhenzong was tired of war, so he said cunningly, "Your Majesty can only wash away the shame if he takes the secluded place with the army." Zhenzong said, "Heshuo people are free from war. What should I do? You can consider the second option. " Wang Qinruo said: "Only by worshipping Mount Tai can we conquer the whole world and show off to foreign countries. However, since ancient times, you have to get something unparalleled in heaven. " Then he said, "How can it be auspicious? The last generation was probably caused by manpower. As long as the owner believes and respects it to clearly show the world that it is no different from heaven. " Zhenzong thought for a long time before agreeing, but he was afraid of Wang Dan and said, "What if Wang Dan doesn't think so?" Wang Qinruo said, "If I tell him by your majesty's decree, there should be nothing wrong." I took the opportunity to tell Wang Dan that Wang Dan reluctantly agreed. Zhenzong is still hesitating, and no one plans with him. It happened that Zhenzong came to the secret pavilion and suddenly asked, "What are the so-called river maps and Luo periodicals in ancient times?" Du Gao is an old Confucian, so he can't guess the meaning of a true sect. He casually said: "This is just a saint teaching with Shinto." Zhenzong made up his mind about this, so he asked Wang Dan to drink. He was very happy, gave him a glass of wine and said, "This wine is great. Go back and enjoy it with your wife and family. " When I got home, I opened it. It's all jewelry. Because of this, Wang Dan can only have no objection to everything such as sealing books and amenorrhea afterwards.
In the first year of Dazhong auspicious symbol (1008), Zhenzong decided to worship Mount Tai, fake auspicious symbols and change the imperial edict. Mount Tai is a foregone conclusion. Wang Dan failed to stop it, but he had no choice but to push the boat with the current, and against his will, he led the officials and people to write to ask for meditation. Zhenzong worships Wang Dan as the etiquette ambassador of the heavenly book and the ambassador of Zen ceremony. Wang Dan was ordered to write a memorial to the altar, and his inscription is still preserved in Daimiao Temple in Taishan.
For three years (10 10), he served as the minister of war in Dazhong Xiangfu, knowing the Privy Council, and was soon appointed as the assistant minister of Zhongshu and the minister of punishments.
For four years (10 1 1), Dazhong Xiangfu served as a sacrificial envoy, a right servant, and a university student in Zhaowen Museum, and wrote Ode to Fenyin. True Sect wants to increase the official position, but Wang Dan resigns. He is also Yu Qingzhao's assistant minister and palace envoy.
For five years (10 12), Ren Yuqing was the ambassador of the icon and worshipped the ancestral temple. Built Jingling Palace, and was appointed as Jingling Palace Ambassador.
In the seventh year of Dazhong Xiangfu (10 14), the imperial court carved a heavenly book, and Wang Dan also carved a jade seal. Zhenzong chose three horses from the royal stable to give him. Yuying is a public building, but Wang Dan is commonplace. A large gathering was held in the capital, chartered by a true Sect. Wang Dan was sad and worried and didn't attend the party. True Sect gives enlightenment to poetry. Wang Dan was appointed as the messenger of the heavenly book. Every time there is a big gift, he does it and is often unhappy.
At that time, it happened that Qidan advocated peace, Xixia and Song Dynasty swore to station troops in their hometown, and the troops on the border between the two places were lifted, so Zhenzong ruled the world idly. Wang Dan believes that the legal system of our ancestors existed, so we should implement the original laws and regulations and change it cautiously. The true sects trust him more, and he listens to everything he says. Whenever the minister asks, he will say, "What does Wang Dan think?" Wang Dan seldom talks and laughs with others, and sits silently all day long. At the court session, the ministers disagreed. Wang Dan slowly uttered a sentence to decide. When I got home, I sometimes went into the quiet room without taking off my hat and belt, and my family were afraid to see him. Wang Dan's younger brother therefore asked Zhao Anren about this matter. Zhao Anren said, "It's just about state affairs. The prince has no intention of implementing it or making a decision. This must be the concern of the court. "
The Khitan invited another coin every year. Wang Dan said, "The day of meditation in the east is very near. Your majesty will do it. Qidan just wanted to find out what the court meant. " Zhenzong said, "What should be the answer?" Wang Dan said, "Just despise him with tiny things." So I lent Khitan 30,000 of the 30 things I gave him at the age of 18, asking him to deduct it from the amount I gave the next year. Qidan was greatly ashamed to get the imperial edict. The following year, he ordered the relevant officials: "The 60,000 gold coins borrowed by Qidan are insignificant, and they will still be given to him as they are." At that time, Li Deming in Xixia said that the people were starving to death and asked for one million grains. Ministers all said, "Li Deming has just made a covenant, and how dare you break it? Please reprimand him by letter. " Zhenzong then asked Wang Dan, who asked officials to prepare one million grains of millet to meet in Beijing and asked Li Deming to collect them. Li Deming received the imperial edict and thanked him shamefully: "There are talents in the imperial court."
In the ninth year (10 16), Dazhong Xiangfu presented the 120 volume "History of the Later Two Dynasties", and Zhenzong Jiabai Wang Dan was the ambassador of Stuart and Nanjiao. That year, Wang Dan asked to resign due to illness. On the fifth day, Zhenzong was not allowed to go to court, and he could go to court at any time in case of major events.
When Wang Dan was the photo, all the guests were full, and no one dared to ask for help. A few months later, Wang Dan was called to talk with him, asking about the advantages and disadvantages of the Quartet visit, or asking him to state his words and contributions. Observe the strengths of talented people, register their names in secret, and they will come again if they are not received. Every time there is a dispatch, first secretly reveal the names of three or four people to request, and mark the employed people with a pen. Colleagues didn't know about it and argued about it, but Wang Dan used it and hit it. Therefore, Ding Wei vilified Wang Dan several times in the Song Dynasty, and Zhenzong loved him even more. Li Xingjian, the son of the late Li Mu, participated in politics and lived in the general prison. His moral character is noble and he was promoted to Prince Zhongyun. The imperial envoys didn't know where he lived, and Zhenzong ordered envoys to ask Wang Dan in Zhongshu Province. Only then did people know that Li Xingjian was recommended by Wang Dan. What Wang Dan recommended was something that people never knew. After Wang Dan's death, historians compiled the Annals of the True Clan, which was presented by the Imperial Palace. Only then did they know that most imperial scholars were recommended by Wang Dan.
Shipu broke the law when he met Xu Zhou, and the court public opinion planned to impeach him. Wang Dan said, "Shipu is a warrior and doesn't know the statutes. I'm afraid he will make trouble on his own meager strength. Must be re-executed. Please ask him to come back and set up a prison case. " So the suggestion was sent, and the prison case was prepared for a day. Everyone who talks about this matter thinks that surrendering to the national law and saving the military attache is the real national system. Xue Kui was appointed as the messenger of Jianghuai to bid farewell to Wang Dan. Wang Dan had no other words but said, "Southeastern people are tired." Xue Kui flinched and said, "This is really the speech of the Prime Minister." Zhang Shixun was appointed as the transshipment ambassador of Jiangxi and bid farewell to Wang Dan for advice. Wang Dan said: "Imperial monopolists have the greatest interests." Zhang Shixun took turns to change to the post of shipping ambassador. Thinking of Wang Dan's words, he has never made a profit. People who know him said, "This transfer has made us understand the overall situation." When Zhang Yong learned about Chengdu, the court recalled him and asked Ren Zhongzheng to take his place, but the remonstrator thought it inappropriate. Zhenzong sought Wang Dan's advice for this, and Wang Dan replied: "Without Ren Zhongzheng, you can't abide by the regulations of Zhang Yong. When others go, there will be changes. " Li Di and Jia Bian enjoyed a great reputation at that time. Li Jue gave rhyme to the Jinshi in the examination. Jia Bian interprets the word "teacher" as the word "public" in On Being a Teacher, which is different from annotations and ellipsis, and both are off the list. When the examiner invited him to take the exam, Wang Dan said, "Li Di didn't think of it, but out of carelessness, his fault can be ignored. Jia Bian specifically stated that young people would be allowed to work for the society and were not encouraged at first. " The examiner then hired Li Jue and demoted Jia Bian. Wang Dan was in power for 18 years, and out of trust in Zhenzong, he became prime minister for 12 years. When someone slanders him, he often introspects without arguing; As for other people's faults, even if the true sects are furious, they can argue and win. Wang Dan has been sickly and worried about his fame and status. After Donglu replied to your order, he asked for dismissal year after year and was praised by Zhenzongyou. Then tell him to his face that there is no doubt about appointing him.
In the first year of Tianxi (10 17), on the third day of the first lunar month, Wang Dan was appointed as the official of Chongzhou Taiji Hall. In April, after Wang Dan arrived in Yanzhou and returned, he proposed to reduce the summer tax of Cao, Ji, Xu, Yunzhou, Guangji and Huaiyang troops who suffered from locust drought, and Zhenzong agreed.
In May of the same year, Gengzi and Wang Dan requested to resign again due to illness. On the day of "Five Applications", Jia Wangdan was appointed as A Qiu and a middle school assistant. He goes to the living room every five days and goes to Zhongshu Province. In case of military affairs, I will go to the Senate indefinitely. Wang Dan is afraid to avoid it. She declined politely and entrusted Xiang Minzhong to report on her behalf. Zhenzong only sent a letter to stop increasing his fief, and the rest treated him as before. On the first day of July, Wang Dan was alone in Zifu Hall. Zhenzong said, "I was about to entrust you with something important, but your illness is so serious." Then he ordered the prince to go out to meet him, and Wang Dan fled in fright, and the prince then bowed down. Wang Dan said, "Shoto Kutaishi will surely inherit your majesty's inheritance." Therefore, 10 has recommended many ministers who can make a difference. Among the people he recommended, only Li Ji and Ling Ce were not prime ministers, and only two became famous ministers. Wang Dan once again asked to resign. Seeing that he was old and frail, Shinchan accepted his request with pity. In the same month, Ding Siri ordered him to lead an imperial envoy to Qingzhao in the capacity of Qiu and give the prime minister half of his salary.
At first, Wang Dan served as an envoy as prime minister. After the strike, he still took over the post of envoy, and the special treatment of envoys began with Wang Dan. Soon, Zhenzong ordered Wang Dan to enter the Forbidden Palace in a sedan chair, and invited his son Wang Yong and provincial officials to support him and meet Zhenzong in Yanhe Hall. Zhenzong said, "You are very ill now. If anything happens to you, who should you give it to? " Wang Dan said, "A wise monarch only knows his ministers." Zhenzong repeatedly asked, but Wang Dan did not answer. At that time, Zhang Yong and Ma Liang were ministers, and Zhenzong asked Wang Dan about their situation, but Wang Dan did not answer. Zhenzong therefore said, "Try what you mean." Wang Dan stood up reluctantly, hugged Qian Chao and said, "In my humble opinion, it is better to use Kou Zhun." Zhenzong said, "Kou Zhun is straightforward and narrow-minded. You should consider the next one. " Wang Dan said: "I don't know others. I am sick and can't serve your majesty for a long time. " So I said goodbye and retired. More than a year after Wang Dan's death, Zhenzong finally appointed Kou Zhun as the prime minister. After Wang Dan was seriously ill, Zhenzong's chamberlain visited him three or four times a day. Zhenzong personally gave him medicine and yam porridge. Wang Dan and Yang Yi have always had a good relationship. He invited Yang Yi to the bedroom and asked him to write an inheritance form. Moreover, he said, "I feel humiliated as a prime minister and an assistant minister." I can't use my words to get an official position for my clan relatives; I only describe my life experience, and I hope to personally handle all kinds of important government affairs every day, and use wise people to slightly reduce worries. " He also warned his children: "My family is famous for its virtue, so we should be thrifty and conservative, not too extravagant, and don't put gold treasures in coffins for reburial." After the legacy was presented, Zhenzong beat his chest and went to Wang Dan's mansion to give five thousand two hundred pieces of silver. Wang Dan declined politely and added four sentences at the end of the manuscript: "I am even more afraid of hiding more property, which is useless." Now I want to distribute charity to quell evil. " Have him carried to the palace gate immediately, and don't really make a letter. When he got home, Wang Dan had died at the age of 6 1 year. On his deathbed, Wang Dan said to his son, "I have no fault in my life, but unfortunately I didn't persuade the heavenly book. This is my fault and cannot be redeemed." After I die, you can cut off my hair, put on a cloak and bury me according to Buddhist rules. "It was the 10th day of September in the first year of Tianxi (10 17 10.02). Zhenzong's funeral stopped for three days, which made the capital not happy for ten days. Wang Dan was named a surname, Shang Shuling, Wei Guogong, and Zheng Wen, posthumous title. It is recorded that his son, brother, nephew, grandson, and public guest are often awarded officials from more than ten people. After the expiration of the mourning period, each of them will be an official. He also stopped to observe a moment of silence for Wang Dan. A few days later, Sharla Cheung (Zhang Jian) went to guard Heyang, and according to the usual practice, he wanted to give a farewell dinner with wine. Because Wang Dan died, there was no banquet. Soon after, Zhenzong took the four sentences added after Wang Dan typed the manuscript, and cried for a long time after reading it.
In the first year of Ganxing (1022), Song Renzong Zhao Zhen acceded to the throne, and ordered Wang Dan to enjoy the Zhaoheng Hall of the True Sect.
In the second year of He Zhi (1055), Wang Su, the son of Wang Dan, invited Wang Dan to set up a tombstone, and Renzong Zhao Zhen ordered the life history museum to inscribe Ouyang Xiu with the words "the elder with power".
In the second year of Yuanfeng (1079), Su Shi, the magistrate of Huzhou, was invited by Wang Gong, the grandson of Wang Dan, to write the Ming of Sanhuai Hall for Wang Jiating Hall.
In the second year of Baoqing (1226), twenty-four heroes of Zhao Yuntu in Song Lizong were enshrined in Zhao Xun Pavilion, among which Wang Dan was one.