"Wu Junlu Clan, Fang Tang Shengshi." It is also said in the "Fang Weng Family Training": "My family is in Tang as a supplementary to six people. "In the entire Tang Dynasty, a total of 6 people from the Lu clan of Wu County served as prime ministers, and they were the families with the most high-ranking officials among the "four surnames of Wu Zhong" surnamed Lu, Gu, Zhu and Zhang. These 6 people are Lu Dunxin, Lu Yuanfang, Lu Xiangxian, Lu Xisheng, Lu Zhen, and Lu Zhen, of which Lu Zhen is Lu You's close ancestor "Tang Zai Xiang ZhongxuanGong".
Statue of Lu Yan (file image)
Tang Dezong Li Shi reused Lu Zhen
Lu Yan was a native of Jiaxing County, Suzhou (in present-day Jiaxing, Zhejiang), and his father Lu Kan was the county commander of Liyang County (溧阳县, in present-day Liyang, Jiangsu), and was later given the title of Libu Shangshu (礼部尚書) because of Lu Zhen's eminent nobility. Lu Zhen ranked ninth in the family, known as Lu Jiu.
Although the Lu family is a large clan in Jiangnan, before Lu Yan was born, the family door had already declined. When Lu Yan was young, his father Lu Kan died, and Lu Yan grew up under the teaching of his mother Wei Shi and studied Confucianism quite diligently.
In the sixth year of the Gregorian calendar (771), the 18-year-old Lu Yan was a senior scholar in the Examination of Erudite Hongzi, and was appointed as a county lieutenant of Zheng County, Huazhou (in present-day Huazhou District, Weinan City, Shaanxi), and was later dismissed from his post and returned to his hometown. However, his wenmu sentence was so brilliantly written that he was appointed as the chief bookkeeper of Weinan County (in present-day Weinan City, Shaanxi) in Huazhou (in present-day Weinan City, Shaanxi), and later moved to supervise the imperial history.
When Emperor Dezong of Tang was still crown prince, he had heard of Lu Zhen's reputation, and after he took the throne, he appointed Lu Zhen as a Hanlin scholar and transferred him to the ancestral department of Wailang. Lu Yan was very grateful to Tang Dezong for his importance, and he was even more loyal in his work, and the lack of political affairs, no matter how big or small, had to report to Tang Dezong, and Tang Dezong regarded him as a caring person.
Portrait of Lu Yan (file photo)
During Tang Dezong's escape, he regarded Lu Zhen as the main backbone
In the fourth year of Jianzhong (783), the Jingyuan army launched a mutiny and occupied the capital Chang'an. Tang Dezong was so frightened that he took more than 10 ministers, including Lu Zhen, Lu Qi, Bai Zhizhen, and Zhao Zan, and ran away. Tang Dezong and his party ran to Fengtian County (fengtian county) (in present-day Qianxian County, Shaanxi), where they formed a government-in-exile.
During those difficult years, although there was a prime minister, Lu Zhen became the main backbone of Tang Dezong, no matter how big or small, Tang Dezong had to consult with Lu Zhen, and people called Lu Zhen "internal minister".
In the first year of the Xingyuan Dynasty (784), because Shuofang Jiedu caused Li Huaiguang to rebel, Tang Dezong fled to Liang Prefecture (梁州, in modern Hanzhong, Shaanxi). Because of the dangerous road obstacles, Tang Dezong was once separated from Lu Zhen. After Tang Dezong settled down, he sent someone to look for Lu Yan, but he did not find it. Tang Dezong was horrified, worried that Lu Yan might be affected by an accident, and couldn't help but cry.
Tang Dezong, who was known for his miserliness in history, issued an edict saying that whoever could find Lu Zhen would be rewarded with thousands of gold. After some days, Lu Yan finally came to meet Tang Dezong, and Tang Dezong was very happy, and the crown prince Li Xuan and the courtiers also came to congratulate him, even happier than returning to the capital. As a result, Lu Yan was known as the "Qianjin Inner Phase".
Lu Zhen helped Tang Dezong write the "Edict of Sin" to turn the Tang Dynasty into a safe place
Although Lu Zhen received great favor and understanding from Tang Dezong, because he often spoke bluntly and slandered against Tang Dezong's will, he always did not see any improvement in his career. Especially after returning to the capital, everyone thought that he would become the prime minister, but it was not until the eighth year of Zhenyuan (792) that Lu Yan was appointed as Zhongshu Shilang and Tongping Zhangshi, and officially became the prime minister. In that year, Lu Yan presided over the jinshi science test, and 8 people, including Han Yu, Ouyang Zhan and Li Guan, were ranked first, and were called the Dragon and Tiger List, known as "the first in the world".
After Lu Yan came to power, he bitterly advised Tang Dezong to love the people and work diligently, reduce taxes, let the people rest and recuperate, reduce punishments, and calm people's hearts, but Tang Dezong listened to one ear and released the other ear.
In the situation of rebellion in Fanzhen and the shaking of the whole country, Lu Zhen advised Tang Dezong to issue an edict against himself, and Tang Dezong agreed. Lu Yan helped Tang Dezong write the "Edict of Sin and Self-Inflicted Wounds", which had a strong social response and had a very good effect.
Lu Zhen gave full play to his literary level and wrote "The Edict of Sin" with true feelings and touching hearts. It is said that after reading this, the soldiers on the front line were full of pride and brave enough to kill the enemy; the rebellious clan towns were moved to tears, deeply aware of the mistakes they had made, and took the initiative to ask for forgiveness. The crumbling situation of the Tang Dynasty was able to turn the crisis into safety.
Lu Yan was honest and self-disciplined, and even the smallest things could not be received
Hubu Shilang (戶部侍郎) and Judgement Zhi Pei Yanling (裴延陵) were tang dezong's close associates, and he hollowed out his mind to collect wealth for Tang Dezong. Lu Yan repeatedly participated in Pei Yanling's crimes, and Pei Yanling also slandered Lu Yan in front of Tang Dezong, who deposed Lu Yan's chancellor and demoted him to a guest of the crown prince, and later wanted to kill Lu Yan. Thanks to a group of ministers defending Lu Zhen, Lu Zhen was able to avoid death and was demoted to Chungju (忠州, in present-day Zhong County, Chongqing).
Lu Yan stayed in Chungju for 10 years. In the twenty-first year of Zhenyuan (805), Emperor Shunzong of Tang ascended the throne and issued an edict summoning Lu Zhen to return. However, before the edict arrived, Lu Yan had already died at the age of 52, and was posthumously awarded the title of Bingbu Shangshu (兵部尚書) with the posthumous title of "Xuan".
One day a few years later, Tang Zhaozong Li Ye wrote a fu on a whim, and asked the scholars to write fu Yinghe as well. Hanlin Bachelor, Zhongshu Sheren, and Lu Zhen's grandson Lu Yan was quick in his thinking and wrote well first. After Tang Zhaozong saw it, he exclaimed, "When Zhen Yuan was in power, Lu Zhen and Wu Tongxuan brothers were good at inner court documents, and there was no successor after them. ”
Lu Yan is best known for his honesty and self-preservation, and he never accepts any gifts. After the death of his mother Wei Shi, Lu Zhen was dismissed from his post because of Ding's worries and lived in the Fengle Temple in Songshan. Many people wanted to seduce him and send him gifts, but he didn't accept them.
Lu Zhen's incorruptibility made Tang Dezong, who was greedy for money and profits, look down on it, and privately advised Lu Zhen that he could still collect some small things such as boots and horse whips. Lu Yan did not give Tang Dezong face, saying that "those who benefit the small will harm the big", and collecting small things today will be gold in the future, so even small things cannot be collected.
In the sixty-first year of the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty (1722), Lu Zhen and 40 heroes of the past were enshrined in the imperial temple of the past.
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