[Kou Zhun was born in a scholarly family. His father, Kou Xiang, was very knowledgeable. He was a Jinshi during the post-Jin Dynasty of the Five Dynasties and worked as a secretary or other minor official in a noble house.
But Kou Zhun's father passed away shortly after he was born, so his family fell into poverty and he lived a hard life with his mother since he was a child.
However, Kou's mother, who was deeply influenced by a scholarly family, attached great importance to Kou Zhun's study.
When he was young, Kou Zhun was smart and eager to learn. He learned a lot of knowledge and principles from books, especially the three biographies of "Spring and Autumn".
"He also loves to read Spring and Autumn Period?" Guan Yu saw that Kou Zhun also loved to read Spring and Autumn Period, and he immediately felt like he had found a confidant. At the end, he said with emotion: "Anyone who loves to read Spring and Autumn Period is not bad!"
Yes, not only are they not too bad, they are also a bit narcissistic.
[In the fifth year of the Taiping and Xingguo reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty (AD 980), Kou Zhun, who was only 19 years old, passed the Jinshi examination and was appointed as a judge in Dali. The following year, he was sent to Badong, Guizhou as magistrate. After that, he was promoted successively
Judge of Yantie, Langzhong of Yubu of Shangshu, direct bachelor of the Privy Council and other officials.]
[Kou Zhun's official career was prosperous, but this was not because he was flattering and dependent on the powerful. On the contrary, he was upright and honest and not afraid of power.
Kou Zhun's rise to the top was entirely based on his own ability, loyalty and resourcefulness. In the words of Song Taizong, he was "clever in dealing with situations".]
[But in the second year of Duangong (989), Kou Zhun once acted in the palace, which was extremely profitable.
Taizong couldn't listen to the loyal advice, so he left the dragon throne angrily and wanted to return to the inner palace.
Kou Zhun grabbed the corner of Taizong's clothes and persuaded him to sit down again. After listening to what he said, Song Taizong patiently sat down again.
Afterwards, Song Taizong admired Kou Zhun very much and said happily: "I got Kou Zhun; just like Tang Taizong got Wei Zheng."
The original text of "The Biography of Kou Zhun" records: "He will give orders to hundreds of officials to talk about matters, and accurately state the interests and dangers, and the emperor will attach great importance to them. He is promoted to be a doctor in Yubu, a minister, a direct bachelor in the Privy Council, and a judge in the official department. Dongquan. When he tried to report to the palace, his words were inconsistent.
When the emperor became angry, Zhun often took the emperor's clothes and ordered the emperor to sit down again, and the matter was decided to retreat. The superior Jia Zhi said: "I have won the Kou Zhun, just like Emperor Wen has won the Wei Zheng."
Kou Zhun can be praised as Wei Zheng by the emperor, which shows that he occupies an extremely important position in the hearts of Song and Taisong.]
Li Shimin's heart moved and he thought to himself: "So, my Wei Zheng will definitely be on the list?"
Zhao Ji nodded and agreed: "Kou Lao does have this ability."
Zhao Gou said with some bitterness: "If I had Mr. Kou by my side, maybe I would be able to rule across the river from the Jin Kingdom in history."
[Kou Zhun was famous among the officials of Taizong Dynasty for his uprightness and resourcefulness.
In the early years of Chunhua, the Northern Song Dynasty court handled two bribery cases. Wang Huai, who was involved in serious cases and had stolen tens of millions of dollars, was only dismissed from his post and was later reinstated. However, Zu Ji, who was involved in less serious cases, was punished.
death penalty.
Kou Zhun knew that this was the fault of Wang Huai's elder brother, Wang Mo, who participated in politics, so he felt very angry.
In the spring of the second year of Chunhua (991), a severe drought occurred. Song Taizong summoned his ministers to inquire about the pros and cons of current affairs.
Most of the ministers believed that this was caused by the number of days. Kou Guanzhen borrowed the theory of heaven and man's induction, which was very popular at the time, and pointed out that the drought was a warning from God on the unfair punishment of the court.
Song Taizong was very angry after hearing this, but he felt that Kou Zhun's words must be well-founded, so he summoned Kou Zhun and asked him why the court's punishment was unfair.
Kou Zhun replied: "Please call all the ministers of the second government and I will explain to you face to face."
When Wang Miao and others went to the palace, Kou Zhun recounted the case of Wang Huai and Zu Ji, then glanced at Wang Miao and asked, "Isn't this an unfair punishment?"
Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty immediately accused Wang Miao. Wang Miao was so frightened that he lost his mind and accused him repeatedly.
From then on, Kou Zhun was even more appreciated by Taizong, and was appointed as Zuo Jianyi. The Deputy Privy Councilor was changed to Tongzhi Privy Councilor, and he began to directly participate in the military and state affairs of the Northern Song Dynasty.]
[Kou Zhun cleverly used another incident to achieve the purpose of punishing evil and promoting good, and he was also appreciated by the emperor. This is enough to show that while he has a character that hates evil, he also has very clever methods of doing things.
Some people may think that Kou Zhun is too cunning and not straightforward enough, but it is refreshing to confront someone head-on, but it is satisfying for a while, and sometimes this kind of light-hearted approach in the crematorium is much more cost-effective than a head-on confrontation.】
Someone agreed: "This is the way a wise man behaves. Those who only know how to bury their heads in the water will not only fail to get things done, but will most likely suffer all kinds of hardships because they annoy their superiors."
However, some people don't like this roundabout approach, complaining: "I hate these literati's twists and turns. They just catch them and beat them up and then confess soon? They still have to use disasters to frame others.
Not aboveboard enough!”
People have different ways of thinking. We will not comment here. Let’s take a look at the video content below.
[Later, Kou Zhun had serious differences of opinion with Zhang Xun in the Privy Council. Kou Zhun was framed by Zhang Xun and was demoted to Qingzhou. However, Song Taizong could not do without Kou Zhun at this time. After Kou Zhun went to Qingzhou
, Taizong became unhappy and often asked about Kou Zhun's situation in Qingzhou.
So in the next year, Kou Zhun was recalled to the capital by Taizong and worshiped as a counselor in political affairs. It was not until the first year (AD 995) that he was added to Shizhong.
At that time, Song Taizong had been in power for a long time and had not established a crown prince. This matter had always been a headache for Taizong.
Because after the death of Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, his son Dezhao failed to succeed, Taizong Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne as the emperor's younger brother.
Moreover, there is also the mystery of the death of Taizu: "The sound of candle shadow and axe", which means that Taizong was suspected of killing his brother to seize the throne. Therefore, when Taizong passed the throne, he faced two choices: to establish his own son, or to establish Taizu's son.
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At that time, most ministers kept tabs on the matter of establishing a crown prince. Minister Feng Zheng once asked the minister to establish a crown prince, but was demoted to Lingnan by Taizong. From then on, few people in the government and the public dared to discuss the matter.
Kou Zhun had just returned to the court from Qingzhou and went to see Taizong. Taizong was suffering from foot disease at the time. After Kou Zhun saw the injury, he asked affectionately: "Why did you come back to the capital just now?"]
"vomit"
[Taizong then asked Kou Zhun about the establishment of the crown prince. Kou Zhun had already guessed Taizong's purpose of summoning him this time, and he had it in mind.
However, Kou Zhun did not answer Taizong's question immediately. Instead, he told Taizong: When choosing a king for the world, you should not discuss with the concubines, eunuchs (eunuchs), or make plans with close ministers. You should choose the one who is popular among the people and establish him as the prince.
Taizong appreciated Kou Zhun's answer very much, and soon after he declared King Xiang Zhao Heng as the Yin of Kaifeng, changed his title to King Shou, and established him as the crown prince.]
[Taizong and the prince returned from visiting the ancestral temple. People in the capital crowded on both sides of the road, beaming with joy, vying to see the prince.
At this time, someone in the crowd shouted "Young Emperor". Taizong was very unhappy after hearing this and asked Kou Zhun: "Where will the crown prince put me if people's hearts turn to him?"
But Kou Zhun repeatedly congratulated him and said: "The crown prince your Majesty has chosen is popular among the people. This is a blessing for the country."
Taizong suddenly realized that he rewarded the enemy and gave him a drink, and then he got drunk.]
After seeing this, the people in various time and space couldn't help but comment one after another,
"This Kou Zhun is really impeccable in his work!"
"Who wouldn't like an official who is upright and upright in his conduct and yet tactful in his conduct?"
"If there were a few more Kou Lao, why would the Song Dynasty be like this?"