Sometimes, you have to admire the wisdom of the ancients, Liangshan good han 108 generals, everyone has their own nickname, even like the leader Song Jiang has two or three, such as: "timely rain", "Hu Baoyi", "filial piety Heisanlang".
In the book "Water Margin", it is explained that the nicknames of heroes and good men are mostly shunned people in the rivers and lakes, according to someone's personality characteristics, looks, behavior... Blurted out at will, thus spreading, such as "Thunderbolt Fire" Qin Ming, "Red Haired Ghost" Liu Tang, "Drum on the Flea" Shi Qian, etc., on the other hand, if you are mixed in the Song Dynasty, no one gives you a nickname, it seems that you are embarrassed to go out.
The Song Dynasty economy was the world, at that time there was no mobile phone, television, people with enough to eat and drink idle, they made fun of others, thus forming a "nickname" popularity.
This is not only in the folk, but also in the solemn court, and some well-dressed ministers have not been exempted from nicknames.
Here are a few celebrities to talk about.
During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi, the chancellor, was worried about the lack of financial resources and lax armaments of the imperial court, so with the purpose of "enriching the country and strengthening the army", he boldly implemented reforms and changes, employed people arbitrarily and arbitrarily, acted tough and fierce, and it was not easy for anyone to persuade him, so his ministers called him "Awkward Xianggong" behind his back.
Sima Guang opposed Wang Anshi everywhere in changing the law, and no matter how big or small things were, he was at the top of the horn with him, so Su Dongpo gave him a nickname called "Sima Niu".
There is also the iron-faced selfless Bao Zheng, before he did the Kaifeng Fu Yin, the people of the capital fought a lawsuit and were not allowed to enter the mansion directly, and they needed to be forwarded by the small official to the Lord of the Yamen, and only after reviewing the layers could the case be opened.
Therefore, in order to wash away the grievances as soon as possible, the plaintiff had to go up and down, and even if he finally won the lawsuit, it cost a lot.
Waiting for Bao Zheng to sit in the Kaifeng Mansion, it is a change from the style of his predecessor, he tried the case with the main door open, allowing the people to directly submit the complaint, state the case in court, and simple cases are often pronounced in public, saving a lot of trouble, so Fenjing quickly came out: "The joints are not enough, there is Yan Luo Bao Lao." ”
This means that the people should not be afraid of running out of money when fighting a lawsuit, and go to the iron-faced Bao Lord like Yan Luo. Bao Zheng thus had the nickname "Iron Mask Yan Luo"!
In addition, during the Shenzong period, sun jue and Sun Su, the two ministers of the pavilion, one fat and one thin, both had a beard, and the upper and lower dynasties often went in and out together, and for convenience, they called Sun Jue "Big Hu Sun" and Sun Su "Little Hu Sun", which was a joke for a while.
There were also two ministers in the early days of Emperor Huizong, Zeng Bu and Han Zhongyan, who were listed side by side, Zeng Bu was short and Han Zhongyan was tall, standing like a turtle and a crane.
Every time they went to the court, when the officials on the other side saw the two people, they couldn't help but laugh, and after a long time, they secretly called them "Turtle Crane Prime Minister".
Most of the above are sages, and then talk about a few courtiers with bad reputations.
Emperor Shenzong's prime minister Wang Jue, known as "Three Purposes Xianggong", means that he goes to the temple every day to say "take the Holy Will", the Emperor approves it, he says "Receive the Holy Will", the next dynasty said "Pass on the Holy Will" when conveying it to the courtiers, before and after 16 years, nothing has been done, every day on these three things, it can be described as a corpse vegetarian meal, no achievements!
Emperor Zhenzong slandered Kou Zhun and plotted to take the throne, pandering to the emperor's vanity all day long, sneaking around and pating horses, falsely claiming that he had special functions and could see cranes flying in the palace, so the chancellor ridiculed him behind his back as a "crane phase".
Let's talk about a traitorous minister who has mistaken the country.
Jia Xiangdao was the power minister of the late Southern Song Dynasty, relying on his sister Jia Guifei to gain favor, entering the core of the regime, after holding great power, he embezzled and accepted bribes, sounded dogs and horses, not only liked gold and silver jewelry, but also loved crickets the most.
If someone offers a cricket that he is satisfied with, he can often be quickly knighted.
Although Jia Xiangdao was in a position of position, he disregarded the security of the country, and even when the Mongol army besieged Xiangyang, he still gathered at home every day to gamble and fight crickets, and the distraught people secretly called him "Cricket Xianggong".
To sum up, the nickname of xiaomin is just a joke, but the nickname of an official is not only a reflection of the appearance of the character, but also the general evaluation of the official products of the people.