The chiseled wall steals light, the sac reflects the snow, and the head overhangs the beam cone to stab the strands. Kuang Heng, Sun Kang, Che Yin, Sun Jing and Su Qin are models of study in the adversity of generations of students.
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Kuang Heng went from being a cold student, "learning and excellence", going through the Three Dynasties of the Western Han Dynasty, the official to the Tianzi master, worshiping the chancellor, and sealing the Marquis of Le'an, and realizing the "change of the fish and dragon".
What he has achieved,
Not only did it raise its own social class, but it also prospered the entire clan of the Kuang clan.
Since then, Kuang's family has been famous in the Han Dynasty for its "jingxue xingjia" and doctoral talents.
But no one knows
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Kuang Heng once
He participated in the "Doctoral Department" nine times, repeatedly failed to pass the test, and finally reluctantly got a "C class".
Because he was appreciated by Emperor Yuan of Han, who was still the crown prince at that time,
It is also thanks to the infighting among the powerful ministers that they have become "giving things in the middle".
Kuang Heng is in
Before middle age, he was an admired academic.
But
After middle age, the official became a big man, but in order to protect himself, he did not hesitate to collude with the traitor Shi Xian, and attacked Chen Tang and other meritorious ministers.
This led to a serious decline in prestige among the hundred officials. Finally, during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han
It was exposed that his son killed people in the street, pretended to be public and private, and encroached on good land. In the end, he was spared as a commoner.
The history books have a very high evaluation of Kuang Heng's academic achievements in his life, but they have a very low evaluation of his political activities. He ruled the country with Confucianism, was good at writing articles, and was also good at flattery. His own poor tutoring led to his son getting drunk and killing, and eventually he himself was reduced to a commoner and died at home, which reminds people of yan song in the Ming Dynasty.
First, reading "Poetry" can make people understand the balance
Kuang Heng was a han Dynasty Donghai County Chengxian person, this Chengxian, may be near today's Zaozhuang, Shandong. According to the earliest historical records: Kuang Heng loved to read since he was a child, and once studied the Book of Poetry with a doctor. But the family was very poor, and they had to give people domestic help in exchange for living supplies.
Kuang Heng was a general scholar, took the Han Dynasty state examination nine times, and finally got a "C class" (third class).
Reluctantly got a small official named "Plains Literary Pawn". However, at that time, most of the young scholars thought that Kuang Heng was very talented, and it was a pity that only this petty official was a pity.
This is because Kuang Heng often explains the Book of Poetry to others and always makes people laugh.
According to speculation,
Kuang Heng should be a person with good eloquence and humor. He can speak the boring ancient text in a more popular language and answer questions for others.
Some people recommended him to Emperor Xuan of Han, but Emperor Xuan was not interested in Confucianism and did not reuse him. At this time,
The crown prince Liu Yi, later Emperor Yuan of Han, discovered Kuang Heng. Liu Yi admired Kuang Heng very much and became friends with him.
After Liu Yi ascended the throne,
There were two powerful courtiers in the court, one named Shi Gao and the other named Xiao Jinzhi, both of whom wanted to win him over. thereupon
He became "in the middle of the matter", yes
Freely enter the court and discuss state affairs with the Han Yuan Emperor.
At first, Kuang Heng's officials were small, and he was able to uphold his ideals and advise the emperor to govern the country with scripture. Make the most of every opportunity,
Entering the Han and Yuan Emperors, starting from the indoctrination of social ethics, to solve the difficulties of the country. He also advocated that the emperor and the hundred officials take the lead, be an example for the subjects, and correct customs and customs.
Therefore, Emperor Yuan of Han worshipped him as the Grand Master of Guanglu and added the Prince OfFirst. No one was unconvinced by him at the time.
While immersing himself in his work, he studied scholarship and wrote theoretical articles, and made a significant contribution to the transformation of the state system of the Han Dynasty from law to Confucianism. In the third year of the Han Yuan Emperor Jianzhao (36 BC), the chancellor Wei Xuancheng died of illness, and emperor Yuan made him a chancellor.
Second, the discredited scholars of the scriptures
After becoming the prime minister, Kuang Heng became very busy with official duties. In addition to continuing his study of scriptures, he was also responsible for handling the affairs of the DPRK and China, and was responsible for the Hundred Officials and Li Min. However, government affairs are different from academics, and once they are involved in the whirlpool of political struggle, it is difficult for a person to clean himself up in order to maintain his hard-won status.
At that time, there was a great eunuch named Shi Xian, who was deeply favored by the Han Yuan Emperor. He acted recklessly in the dprk and killed Xiao Wangzhi, a powerful minister who had promoted Kuang Heng in the past.
Kuang Heng was afraid of Shi Xian, and did not dare to confront him head-on, so he chose to blink one eye and close one eye to Shi Xian's evil deeds.
Soon after, there was an incident in which Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou, who were guarding the western region, "corrected and moved troops". Kuang Heng went to the book with Shi Xian to impeach them, so he was later considered to be Shi Xian's party.
During the Western Han Dynasty, the threat of the Xiongnu to the Han Dynasty was not completely eliminated. Chen Tang, the one we know well,
Chen Tang, who said, "Those who commit crimes against strong men will be punished from afar,"
He was responsible for guarding the Western Regions with Gan Yanshou. It was hard to catch an opportunity to destroy the Northern Xiongnu Zhi Shan Yu, but their soldiers were insufficient.
At this time, the formal practice was to ask the emperor for troops, but the time was too late. Therefore, in a hurry to obey the power, Chen and Gan forged a holy decree and dispatched troops to eliminate Zhi Zhidanyu. This was originally a piece of Qigong, but it was unexpectedly transmitted back to the court, and it was attacked by Kuang Heng and Shi Xian.
Kuang Heng wrote in the book: These two people forged the Holy Will and set a bad example for the world. It's very good not to kill them, how can you give them a reward? If they were rewarded, later soldiers would also hastily raise troops against foreign nationalities for meritorious service, which would be detrimental to the country.
However, despite this, Emperor Yuan finally gave Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou a reward.
In the first half of Kuang Heng's life, in addition to the twists and turns in the initial "examination" and the nine times before passing the examination, the official path has always been relatively smooth. But
Since the Chen Tang incident, his prestige among the hundred officials has declined. Later, emperor Yuan died, and Emperor Hancheng did not like Shi Xian, and Kuang Heng took the opportunity to impeach Shi Xian.
A minister named Wang Zun wrote to impeach Kuang Heng, saying that he was greedy and afraid of death.
When Emperor Yuan of Han was there, he watched Shi Xian's misdeeds,
Kuang Heng did nothing. Now that Emperor Yuan of Han was dead, he put the blame on Emperor Yuan of Han and suggested that he be punished.
After Kuang Heng knew about it, he immediately took the initiative to ask for his resignation.
However, Emperor Hancheng had just ascended the throne, worried about his unstable position, and did not want to attack Kuang Heng immediately, but instead demoted Wang Zun to an official.
As a result, the courtiers' dissatisfaction with Kuang Heng was further aroused.
Later, Kuang Heng's son drunkenly killed people, and his own corruption of good land was exposed one after another, and he was reduced to a commoner.
epilogue
All articles will only selectively tell you part of the "truth". If you want to know the whole story, you have to listen and watch more. Wang Zun in the impeachment of Kuang Heng,
Although he pointed out some of his illegal acts, he also recognized his achievements in governing the country's government affairs, educating the people, and reversing the social atmosphere.
The author of the Book of Han also affirmed when criticizing him for his political mess
he made a significant contribution to scripture, with
When he was a teenager, he chiseled the wall to steal the light, and the spirit of hard reading. See the sages and think together, see the unwise introspection. Chinese textbooks let us see Kuang Heng's "sage", and history books let us see his "unwise", each of which has its own benefits.