But from the perspective of honesty, it was also a year of heavy losses in the Northern Song Dynasty: 1020 On April 23rd, a 73-year-old official in the Northern Song Dynasty passed away. The late senior official was recognized as a model of clean government in the Northern Song Dynasty at that time, and was also the idol of later famous officials such as Bao Zheng and Hai Rui-Xiang Minzhong, a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty.
In the ancient history of China, the popularity of honest officials has always been high, but there are also many things that make people vomit. Many honest and famous officials have low ability to handle affairs. The country has learned a lot from the mistakes of officials, but this adult Xiang Min is different: he not only has a deeply admirable moral integrity, but also has a strong ability to do things. He has experienced ups and downs in his life. Not only did he not take bribes, but wherever he worked, he benefited one side without exception. Morality, all shine in history!
One: People born in poverty
Among them, Xiang Min was sealed in southern Henan, and Gan You was born in the second year of the late Han Dynasty. His father used to be a county magistrate and a family of officials. And my father is an official to you, honest and clean, and has stricter management of his only daughter to _. So, he was tempered for a long time. At a young age, he is not only handsome, but also more mature and steady. It is the father's confident prediction: this precious son will make our family prosperous in the future!
But on this day, my father finally didn't see it. When Xiang Minzhong was twenty years old, his parents died one after another and his family became poorer. However, strict education all the year round has made Xiang Min develop a hard-working temperament. No matter how poor and bitter he is, he will never give up studying. Finally, at the age of 3 1, he studied hard and became a scholar in Feng Guang High School!
The poor boy has been working hard since he joined the work, just like his father. He doesn't care how much money he takes, never takes money he shouldn't, and is conscientious in daily government affairs. An exclusive advantage is unique among honest officials in past dynasties: emotional intelligence!
Since ancient times, honest officials have been very grumpy and principled in their lives, but they have accidentally offended people. Can be integrated into Xiang Min's career, but it has become an alternative. Because I have been working hard with my father at the grassroots level all the year round, I have seen a lot of the world and installed a grumpy old man, and my endurance has been exercised. I have held several official positions and have a good relationship with my colleagues, especially when I was a doctor in Jizhou. Because of the transfer of my boss, I got the appreciation of Zhang Qixian. That is, Zhang Qixian is famous for his temperament and high spirit. Even if Song Taizu hit him, he appreciated Xiang Min and supported him as the messenger of Huainan transshipment!
It was also in this official position that Xiang _' s high emotional intelligence became famous for the first time, and he was transferred to the post of deputy envoy to take charge of financial power. This is a prestigious job in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is daunting to go anywhere. However, Xiang Minzhong, who took office, created a warm model: as soon as he changed the appearance of other transshipment assistants, he was all smiles on weekdays and easily mingled with his subordinates, and he reached the next level! Such a passionate and energetic rising star, with a growing reputation, was soon promoted to Beijing by Song Taizong, which seems to be the rhythm of the apprentice!
Two: from bad luck to jumping the dragon gate
However, in Xiang Min's view, who is proud of his career,
So lying down and getting shot soon came: Zhang Quhua, Xiang Minzhong's father-in-law, committed a crime, and Xiang Minzhong, who enforced the law impartially, took the initiative to avoid it in advance according to the principle, but after the case was decided, he got black brick and was inexplicably demoted to Guangzhou as a magistrate!
However, this unexpected change, also called Xiang Minzhong, bears a stigma. In the challenging new post, he suddenly drew a bright life track!
If Xiang Minzhong gives his colleagues the impression that he is an honest official who can be a man but has principles. Then taking office in Guangzhou not only verified the principle he has always adhered to, but also witnessed his ability to apply it to the people, which was often overlooked before!
In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, this well-known job was famous for its rich oil and water in Guangzhou, but it was easy to step on thunder. It was the window of foreign trade in the Northern Song Dynasty. The local foreign businessmen gather all the year round, the economic exchanges are very prosperous, and there are many hidden rules for officials to collect money. No matter how good his reputation was before, he didn't pay attention to being dragged into the water when he came, and his resume was seriously contaminated with corruption. Even if he is lucky enough not to be punished, his reputation will inevitably be ruined!
But in this position, Xiang Minzhong was stunned by the eyes of the ruling and opposition parties. Before he came to Guangzhou, he prepared his own clothes and articles, and even the medicines that might be used in daily life were bought by himself. It is said that it is for the convenience of life, but it is not an opportunity for others to pull themselves into the water! After taking office, not only all kinds of power and money transactions are not sticky, but also the shots are more accurate. With a few simple moves, all the original corruption in Guangdong's foreign trade was blocked. Who dares to stand in the way of corrupt elements? Still laughing, but after a few laughs, he cleverly set a crime trap!
It is precisely because of this rectification that Guangzhou's international reputation has soared, foreign businessmen from all over the world have flooded into Guangzhou, the urban economy has developed rapidly, and export trade has flourished. Dasong's foreign trade income is also soaring! It was a red-eye year in the Northern Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty. Lack of money and lack of red eyes easily earned the money that Dasong needed most.
Excellent sensitivity, so every cloud has a good side. If he was famous before he put down his gun, he is famous all over the world now. At the end of his term, he was promoted to a bachelor's degree in the Council. After working for one hundred days, he was directly promoted to the Privy Council of Tongzhi, and the promotion speed set a record in the Great Song Dynasty. However, it was only after the handover that I realized that this was a cauldron: the Northern Song Dynasty, which was struggling with Liao, met Li rebellion in the northwest, and the war broke out suddenly, but nothing happened.
Xiang Minzhong's experience of driving ducks to the shelves was as calm as ever. When he was a student in his early years, he noticed heresy. After he succeeded in getting started, he immediately reassured everyone: except for people, his brain is simply a living map, and the defense forces of the whole northwest land, even every road leading to the front line and the warehouse supplying front-line munitions, are all in his mind, not rote memorization. He was a member of the Privy Council and was also ordered to deploy Song Jun's battle plan. As long as he has his employees, he immediately hits the nail on the head! With his participation in the Northwest War, he finally seemed to press the accelerator, and finally there was a near miss!
Third: face the promotion bravely.
When he ascended the throne, the young emperor was admired by Xiang for a long time, and he relied on him very much. He was promoted to right assistant minister. After the promotion, he asked the people around him in a gossip way, "How many years did you say Xiang Min had suffered, and he was promoted to such a big official, so his family would be so busy!" When people saw it, they were shocked: they only saw the door of Xiang Minzhong's home closed, and all the guests who dared to give gifts and congratulations were driven out. After listening to it, I directly gave Lei an evaluation: Xiang Min can be promoted!
Since then, every time something big happens, I will drag it to Min immediately.
In the first year of Jingde, that is, 1004, Xiang _, who was far away from the front line, became a real hero who decided the overall situation in the battle of Fuzhou, which decided the fate of Song and Liao countries for a hundred years. At that time, he was the commander-in-chief of the road, shouldering the overall situation in the northwest of the Northern Song Dynasty. Dasong tried to resist Liao, but nothing happened in the northwest. Who knows, I stepped on the pit as soon as I arrived: at that time, Dasong was busy fighting Liao for a long time.
Thanks to Xiang Minzhong's rich experience, he has already laid an intelligence network. After confirming the information, he didn't panic and pretended not to know. He invited these army generals to the banquet. During the dinner, they waved their sleeves, and all the rebels were killed on the spot in an ambush around them. After the murder, he quickly cleaned up the scene. Then, he raised his glass to Zhong Min and smiled at the stunned guests around him: Eat and drink!
As long as you think about the situation of the Song and Liao armies, you will know what a historical reef Dasong escaped from because of this natural and unrestrained scene of laughing!
Four: The great-granddaughter dug a hole.
Xiang Minzhong worked very hard and was later called Song Zhenzong, deeply moved. He also made a supreme evaluation: there were many officials who could serve the people in the Great Song Dynasty, but Xiang Minzhong was the best one who could do practical things!
Many years later, Xiang Minzhong served as the official minister for a long time, and the personnel work in the Northern Song Dynasty was on a par. Many famous ministers in the late Song Renzong era were selected by his eye. He worked hard and finally vomited blood. During this period, he offered to resign several times, but all of them were rejected by Song Zhenzong: How could he let a clean and capable person go? In this way, I have been working hard until1April 23, 2020, at the age of 73.
Song Zhenzong was also very sad to hear the news. In addition to solemn mourning, he received special treatment: Xiang Minzhong's five sons and son-in-law were promoted at the same time. From then on, Xiang was also a famous political family in the Northern Song Dynasty. By the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the famous Empress Xiang was Xiang Minzhong's great-granddaughter. It was also after the death of Empress Xiang that she never forgot to give another supreme honor to the people of Xiang: chasing the prince!
However, it was Xiang Minzhong's great-granddaughter, Xiang Empress of the Great Song Dynasty, who dug a big hole when she died. When discussing the candidates for the throne, the empress dowager was very selfish and insisted on establishing Duan Wang as emperor, regardless of the roar of the old minister that "this king is frivolous". It was this Xu Huixin, later Song Huizong, who destroyed his brother alone for 25 years. Although he caused the disaster, it was the great-granddaughter of Xiang Minzhong, a pacesetter in the Song Dynasty, who dug the pit.
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