Chapter 66 Renzong Chapter 8 'Suspicions' about the Prime Minister's dismissal
You must know that Fan Zhongyan's thoughts and ideas on governing the country can be said to be the essence of the three dynasties of Shizu, Taizong, and Shizong. The many policies and measures he promoted are by no means beyond the scope of the numerous reforms of the previous three dynasties. In terms of influence and intensity, it is even more difficult to compare with them. On a par with that, even Emperor Sejong, who was known for his caution and conservatism, had many breakthrough innovations.
Fan Zhongyan had to shift his energy from "self-revolution" to "suppressing revolution". At the same time, due to the change in mentality, he was no longer so "eager for quick success", or in other words, his goal changed.
Therefore, in the eleventh year of Zhengtong (1052), although Fan Zhongyan was still sitting in the position of Shangshu Ling, his buttocks became increasingly unsteady. Oppositions arose one after another inside and outside, and inside the palace , the emperor's attitude was still so "calm".
During his more than five years in power, with full enthusiasm and loyalty, Fan Zhongyan carried out reforms in the empire covering politics, economy, military and many other aspects.
For this matter, countless meritorious officials, bureaucrats and ministers went to the emperor Liu Weizhen to complain, but in the end, it was pushed forward with Fan Zhongyan's insistence. For this reason, although Fan Zhongyan removed a large number of court officials from the court, Qingliu went to various places. Daozhou conducted supervision inspections, but the results were obviously not good.
He no longer tried to touch the interests of those already deeply entrenched imperial elites. He just tried his best, within his own abilities, and based on his own moral loyalty to do some practical things for the king and the country.
But no matter what, being criticized like this and leaving the court in this way was a great humiliation and blow to Fan Zhongyan. That same year, he died of illness in "Fan Zhuang" in Suzhou.
What Fan Zhongyan wanted to do and what he tried to do was not fundamentally different from that of his ancestors. Even in terms of purpose, they were similar and consistent. But why, they all ended in failure. In the final analysis, the authority was not enough.
It was not that Fan Zhongyan had no premonitions about these, but all he could do was to pursue his own affairs in his position, stick to his position, and wait for the day when he would be dismissed as prime minister.
Of course, in essence, Fan Zhongyan's various policy measures were only improvements, and they only corrected the deviations and fallacies in the navigation of the great ship of the Han Empire. However, they often seemed powerless to address some of the deep-seated and fundamental problems of the empire.
During the interrogation of Wang Ze's gang members, a secret was learned. When Wang Ze brought disaster to Lianzhou County and gathered hundreds of thousands of people, he told his left and right officials that they were doing this to survive. All the princes in the court were despicable. If they could When we reach Luoyang, we should make Duke Fan the king.
Wise people all know that such rumors are stupid and untrue, but on this matter, most of the empire's ministers have collectively become "blind" and "deaf". Therefore, the famous Fan Xianggong, in this way , forget it.
In the writings of the Spring and Autumn Period by civil servants and historians, Emperor Taizong Liu Yang's status and historical evaluation were gradually rising. By the Zhengtong Dynasty, he was almost equal to Emperor Shizu.
The Ten Years of Orthodoxy is a key node. In this year, due to successive droughts in Hebei, another rebellion finally broke out in the Han Empire that caught people off guard: Wang Ze's Uprising.
Fan Zhongyan has a high reputation, is very capable, and is more respected by the world for his moral character. However, for the real ruling class of the empire, it is not your turn to share the meat of this big man, Fan Xiwen.
Therefore, during the period when Fan Zhongyan was in power, the most bizarre scene appeared in the court of the Han Empire. The "Fan Party" held high the "ancestral system" and wanted to correct the mistakes of the empire and correct its shortcomings, while the "Conservative Party" also held high the
To criticize and criticize "patriarchal law" is bound to maintain the orthodoxy of the imperial court and the system established by ancestors.
The only good thing is that in the Han Empire, which has existed for hundreds of years, no matter how bloody the battles were, no one dared to break the existing political rules. Basic decency among the powerful was still preserved, and there was room for struggle.
