A dignified generation of prime ministers, but they have been repeatedly suppressed, and as a result, they have been left isolated and helpless
At a private banquet, several elders sang to each other, and Fu Bi, who was in his twenties, sat and watched. He didn't know that there was someone who had been secretly following him for a long time, and this person was Yan Shu.
Fan Zhongyan saw that Yan Shu was interested, so he and his friends matched it and achieved this beautiful thing for Fu Bi and Yan Shu's daughter. At that time, Yan Shu was already a high-ranking official at the provincial level, and later became the prime minister. Fu Biqiang later became a very popular minister, and Yan Shu's power should not be ignored.
After the outbreak of the Song-Xia War, the Liao State in the north took advantage of the fire to rob and ask the Song Dynasty for money and land, and said that if they did not meet the requirements, they would raise troops to fight. Song Liao has not fought for decades since the "Yuan Alliance", if something happens at this time, the Song Dynasty will be overwhelmed by the enemy on both sides, so it hurriedly sent people to negotiate with the Liao State.
Because of the importance of the matter, many people did not dare to take on this errand, and if something happened, the messenger would not only be punished, but even have to worry about his life. In the end, Prime Minister Lu Yijian recommended Fu Bi. , not because Chang Yi Jian appreciates Fu Bi. It's because Fu Biqiang offended him during an impartial law enforcement, so he deliberately pushed Fu Bi Shao into the fire pit.
Ouyang Xiu, who was an official at the time, was friends with Fu Bi, and he hurriedly wrote to the emperor, asking that Fu Bi Shao not be allowed to envoy to Liao, and used the story of the murder of Yan Zhenqing, a minister of the Tang Dynasty, as an analogy. Yan Zhenqing was squeezed out by Prime Minister Lu Qi and arranged to send an envoy to Huaining Jiedu to envoy Li Xilie, who was later detained and killed by Li Xilie. Lu Yijian saw Ouyang Xiu's piece and seized it, and did not report it to Renzong.
In this difficult round of negotiations, Fu Biqiang showed outstanding courage and political ability, not only rejecting all kinds of unreasonable demands put forward by the Liao State, but also dismantling the traps set by his own people.
In the end, the crisis of war between the two countries was resolved, and the country was not humiliated, which can be described as a famous war. After returning to the dynasty, Fu Bi was promoted to the position of deputy privy councillor, in charge of the affairs of the northern border, and together with Fan Zhongyan, he implemented the "Qingli New Deal".
After the failure of the New Deal, Fu Bi was relegated to a local job. During his ten years in the local government, Fu Biqiang made outstanding political achievements, and was appointed prime minister together with Wen Yanbo in the second year of Zhihe. On the day the appointment was announced, hundreds of officials celebrated. Three years later, Wen Yanbo resigned, and Han Qi and Fu Bi co-served as prime ministers. During the period when Fu Bi was the prime minister, he acted impartially, kept the law and obeyed the law, and all the officials were in peace, and the world was peaceful.
After serving steadily in the prime minister's position for six years, Fu Bi returned to his hometown to guard his mother's filial piety, and then things changed subtly. Fu Bi found that Han Qi began to frequently install his own people in important positions, such as he pushed Cai Xiang to the position of the third envoy, and then pushed Ouyang Xiu to the position of deputy prime minister, which was obviously taking advantage of his return to his hometown to guard filial piety, and began to gradually isolate himself in order to dominate the position of prime minister.
Han Qi's approach is in line with his always strong style, although Fu Bi Shao is very displeased, he is not in his position, and there is nothing he can do. In fact, Fu Bi had the opportunity to return to the court early, because out of work needs, the mourning period for high-level officials could end at any time, and the emperor had already intended to let Fu Biqiang return to work in advance. But Fu Bi is a very principled person, and he feels that he can't change his etiquette until he has to, so he insists on mourning at home.
The amount of the stele and the inscription are a big issue related to the dignity of the family, and it must be decided before acting. Fu Bi asked Emperor Renzong to write the word "Fengqin" as a stele, the specification is so high, the writer of the inscription must also have a considerable status, but also good writing, and the relationship with his own family should also be good.
As a result, it became a difficult question who to find to write the inscription for the mother. Originally, Ouyang Xiu was the best candidate, he was the leader of the literary world, his official rank was also very high, and he often wrote epitaphs for big people, but now Han Qi and himself have become competitors who cannot tolerate two tigers, Ouyang Xiu and Cai Nang have been pulled over by Han Qi, especially Ouyang Xiu has become Han Qi's right-hand man, is it still appropriate to ask them to help with this now? Even if they don't mind, what will be their attitude towards themselves now?
Just when Fu Bi Shao was hesitating, Cai Xiang sent a letter of condolence. Fu Bi felt very relieved, which showed that Cai Xiang was not alienated from himself because of the fight between Han Qi and himself, so he asked Cai Xiang to write it, Fu Bi Shao made up his mind.
Although this problem has been solved, it is not difficult to imagine how desolate and helpless Fu Bi was in his heart when he said in his letter that Cai Xiang and Ouyang Xiu were "the people who know each other best in their lives". Two years later, Fu Bi completed his mourning, and after returning to the dynasty, he did not return to the prime minister as usual, but served as a privy envoy, which was obviously Han Qi's ghost.
At this time, Yingzong had already ascended the throne, and Han Qi had the merit of supporting and holding great power, so he naturally refused to share the position of prime minister with Fu Biqiang. Fu Bi was helpless, he didn't want to work with Han Qi anymore, so he kept writing to Emperor Yingzong asking for his resignation, and later Yingzong allowed him to serve in Heyang. It was not until Shenzong came to power that Han Qi resigned as prime minister that Fu Biqiang returned to the dynasty and served as prime minister again.
If you go back more than 900 years ago, there should also be a "merit courtyard" on the rich and strong cemetery, and there will also be a Shinto tablet in the courtyard, the tablet is the "monument of loyalty and virtue" of Emperor Zhezong's imperial seal, and the inscription is written by Su Shi in regular script.
