The Northern Song Dynasty is an era that does not lack sages, Zhao Pu, Lü Duan, Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Ouyang Xiu, etc. can not be pointed out with one hand, and Han Qi, who has been the prime minister for ten years, has the lowest popularity in later generations, but his reputation in the Northern Song Dynasty is really not low, and Su Shi evaluates it as the first in the world. Han Qi can be described as a capable subject of the ages, wen can rule the country, and wu can be an annunciation. Han Qi was less than 20 years old when he was the second in high school, began to serve as a local parent official, and was called Han Gong at the age of 30, which shows that his ability is by no means comparable to ordinary people. The first to test his ability to govern politics coincided with the disaster in Sichuan, where hunger was everywhere and there were countless hungry people. After Han Qi arrived at his post, he vigorously defied public opinion, opened warehouses to release grain, reduced taxes, dismissed redundant officials, reduced the burden of servitude on the people, and pulled 90% of the residents back from the line of life and death, and his reputation was greatly shocked.
He also encountered the Dingzhou Mutiny. Han Qi enwei and shi, severely punished the rebellious thieves, rewarded the fierce generals who killed the enemy, and appeased the wives and children of the heroes and martyrs. When the people of Dingzhou knew that Han Qi had been transferred to the prefecture, they came out of the city and clinged to him. Han Qi also did not give in to the envoys of the Liao state who were bullying people, and spread out his writing in front of the liao ambassador, saying that the liao ambassador who coveted the land of the Northern Song Dynasty was dumbfounded, and was forced to demarcate the border and erect a monument as a boundary.
When Han Qi was in charge of the Daming Mansion, because he loved the people like a son, he was deeply loved by the people, and the people had conflicts with each other, for fear of disturbing Han Qi, I think this is the highest realm of being an official. Han Qi's greatest military merit was to join hands with the degraded Fan Zhongyan to jointly fight against the Western Xia, which in his eyes was like a stubborn child, who had to preemptively strike and strike hard, and it was under the strong cooperation of Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan that the northwest border was peaceful. Han Qi was also a very famous counselor in history, just and righteous, jealous and hateful, in three years to emperor Renzong wrote more than seventy folds, the strongest battle record is to impeach Wang Sui and other 4 favored subjects, leaving a piece of paper fell away from the legend of the four Zaizhi.
In the face of the accumulated shortcomings of the Northern Song Dynasty, Han Qi also actively assisted Fan Zhongyan in launching the Qingli New Deal of Scraping Bones and Curing Poison, but unfortunately ended in failure. When Han Qi was 50 years old, he had already achieved the position of prime minister, risked losing his head, and tried to promote the harmony of the empress, and also became the only hero who supported Song Renzong and Song Shenzong. Han Qi was opposed to Wang Anshi's change of law, and he mentioned that the Qingmiao Law actually allowed the rich to take out loans like the poor, which deviated from the original intention of curbing land annexation and helping the poor. Xiang San Dynasty, the Establishment of the Second Emperor, Lei And Yingduo, deeply aware of ancient and modern affairs, can decide the opportunity is convenient.