The Northern Song Dynasty is a controversial dynasty, many people talk about the First Impression of the Northern Song Dynasty is that the literature is strong and the military is weak, and it is true that the Song Dynasty occupied six seats among the eight masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, which shows the high level of literary attainment at that time.
The Song Dynasty produced many famous poets and reformers, such as Su Shi, Su Rui, Ouyang Xiu and Wang Anshi.
But few people know that Wang Anshi has two younger brothers who are also very outstanding, they are Wang Anguo and Wang Anli.
Here we want to solemnly introduce Wang Anli.
Wang Anli was not only good at composing poetry, but also a famous case judge during the Northern Song Dynasty, and many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases were washed away in Wang Anli's hands.
The life of Wang Anli
Wang Anli was born in 1034 AD, he and his elder brother Wang Anshi were thirteen years old, Wang Anli was like his brother when he was young, his achievements in literature were outstanding, proficient in various ancient poems, and extensive books, which laid a solid foundation for Wang Anli's later development.
In 1061, Wang Anli also successfully passed the Jinshi examination and worshiped under Tang Jie, who was a famous courtier during the Northern Song Dynasty, and Tang Jie was very noble in official integrity, virtue and cultivation.
Wang Anli was able to worship under his door, and it was precisely because he was deeply influenced by Tang Jie that Wang Anli was also very clean and upright as an official, and was eventually reused.
Wang Anli has a strong insight, he can explore the outcome of some things, Western Xia as an old rival of the Northern Song Dynasty, the two families often see each other from time to time, but they can't help each other.
In 1070, the Western Xia invaded the borders of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Due to the shortage of border troops in the Song Dynasty at that time, they could not cope with the western Xia offensive, and in order to resist the attack of the Western Xia, the Hedong generals Han Dai and Lü Gongbi decided to mobilize 40,000 militia escorting grain to the front to deal with the Western Xia army.
After this matter was known to Wang Anli, Wang Anli immediately found Lü Gongbi and told him the stakes, hoping that he would not send militia to the front.
Wang Anli believed that although the number of 40,000 militiamen was large, it was enough to form a stalemate with the Western Xia army on the border.
But the main duty of the militia is to escort food, most of them have not been on the battlefield, and if these people are rushed to the front, it is likely that they will be killed in vain.
Moreover, the Western Xia army's combat ability is very strong, the Western Xia cavalry is also the nightmare of the Song Dynasty infantry, even the regular army of the Song Dynasty can not help the Western Xia army, let alone the Song Dynasty militia, should send the most elite troops in the imperial court to deal with it.
After hearing Wang Anli's words, Lü Gongbi felt very reasonable, so he abandoned the plan to send militia, and later it turned out that Wang Anli's proposal ultimately saved the lives of 40,000 militiamen.
In order to express his gratitude to Wang Anli, Lü Gongbi played the matter to Song Shenzong, who also discovered Wang Anli's talent after seeing the fold, and Wang Anli was also promoted by Song Shenzong and gradually reused.
Wang Anli, who dared to advise
Wang Anli was an official who was just and righteous, and he was very bold, and there was nothing that Wang Anli did not dare to say.
At that time, the imperial court was carrying out the "Wang Anshi Transformation Method", and Wang Anli, as Wang Anshi's younger brother, should logically support his brother to change the law.
However, Wang Anli knew the stakes in the change of law, and did not choose to side with his brother Wang Anshi because of his family affection, but still insisted on his own opinion.
Su Shi was one of the most famous literary figures in the Northern Song Dynasty, and his political achievements were also very outstanding, but Su Shi was degraded many times in his life, and even relegated to Hainan Island at the farthest time, when Hainan Island was a barren land.
Su Shi was also a staunch opponent of the "Wang Anshi Change", and because the Law Change Sect was highly used by Song Shenzong at that time, Su Shi was also ostracized, and Su Shi also wrote many poems opposing the change of law.
These poems were used by the Fa-Changing Sect and then reached the ears of Song Shenzong, who immediately imprisoned Su Shi.
In the eyes of the people at that time, Su Shi had already inserted his wings and was difficult to fly, and he had changed from a red man in the eyes of the emperor to a thorn in his eyes, and it was very likely that he would be able to get rid of it quickly.
At this critical moment, Wang Anli stepped forward, he knew Very well Su Shi's personality, knew that what Su Shi was doing was only his own opinion in the political arena, and did not want to endanger the security of the country.
Wang Anli soon confronted Song Shenzong, who told him that since ancient times, the wise emperor would not condemn others because of ordinary people's words, and if the emperor did this, he would be blamed by future generations.
After hearing Wang Anli's words, Song Shenzong thought it was very reasonable, so he dealt with Su Shi lightly, and Su Shi was able to escape from the dangerous situation.
Wang Anli, who is aware of everything
Wang Anli is not only very capable politically, he is also very good at judging cases, he once served as the prefect of Kaifeng Province, and handled many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.
One such case is very interesting and has been widely passed down by later generations.
One day, Wang Anli, who was working, received a whistleblower letter accusing a rich man in the capital that he had trained a large number of private soldiers at home and had also purchased a large number of weapons to prepare for rebellion.
In the song dynasty regulations, the people were not allowed to recruit private soldiers, but Wang Anli was well aware of the rich man's personality, and the rich man's neighbors also said that he was a loyal and honest man.
Wang Anli did not take this report letter seriously, but unbeknownst to him, this matter actually reached the ears of Song Shenzong, and Wang Anli had to go to the rich man's home to investigate.
The officers and soldiers turned the rich man's home upside down, and found no evidence of the rich man's rebellion, and Wang Anli was convinced that someone must have falsely accused the rich man.
He asked the rich man if he had any enemies, and the rich man said that there were no enemies, but there were people who were dissatisfied, and this person was Ma Sheng, who was good at writing complaints.
Wang Anli quickly found Ma Sheng and said to him, "I know that you are very good at calligraphy, I have some case files here, please help me copy them." ”
Ma Sheng was very happy after hearing this, thinking that Wang Anli must have recognized his ability, so he copied it very hard.
After writing, the ending was also as Wang Anli expected, Ma Sheng's handwriting was exactly the same as the handwriting of the report letter, and Wang Anli immediately arrested Ma Sheng for interrogation.
Therefore, Wang Anli immediately became angry and said loudly: "You are the murderer who framed the rich man, and you are not quick to recruit from the truth!" ”
Ma Sheng was shocked by Wang Anli's voice, and only then did he tremble and reveal what he had done, all for his own selfishness, before falsely accusing the rich man, and the rich man was thus able to wash away his grievances.
epilogue
Wang Anli's deeds must have been a good official who was honest and upright, and it was precisely because of the existence of these good officials that the history of the Song Dynasty lasted for more than two hundred years.
Although Wang Anli was not as famous as his elder brother Wang Anshi, he also left a strong mark on the history books with his outstanding talents, and he was a very good politician and judge.