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In the hit drama "Qing Ping Le", Fu Bi, played by Li Yanan, was widely praised for his handsome appearance and frank personality, and was also affectionately known as "the most handsome son-in-law" and "the first straight man of steel in the Great Song Dynasty".
So, is Fu Bi in real history really Yan Shu's son-in-law? Is it really so "steel", so "straight"? Next, the author will reveal the answer for you, taking you to know a rich man who is more material than the film and television image.
(Stills of "Qing Ping Le" Fu Bi)
Fu Bi, Zi Yanguo, a native of Luoyang, a famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, a literary scholar, and a diplomatic genius who changed history, sent envoys to the Liao State many times, and with three inches of incorruptible tongue to pry open the Liao-Xia alliance, stabilized the three-legged situation of the Song, Liao, and Western Xia, and enabled the song dynasty, which was militarily weak, to survive in the midst of strong enemies.
Although Fu Bi's main historical merits lie in diplomacy, at the same time, his life anecdotes and character are the topics of later generations.
First, Fan Zhongyan acted as a matchmaker and married Yan Shuqianjin
The "History of Song" records that Fu Bi was talented and became famous at a young age, and was known as the "Talented Son of Luoyang". The senior Fan Zhongyan praised Fu Bi, saying that he had the talent of "Wang Zuo", and also showed his article to the prime minister Wang Zeng and Yan Shu, with the intention of recommending the ability of the sages and promoting the younger generations, but unexpectedly achieved a marriage for thousands of years.
Yan Shu (晏殊), also spelled Uncle Tongshu (字同叔), was a prominent politician and writer of the Song Zhenzong and Song Renzong periods, with "last night's west wind withering bi tree." Go up to the tall building alone and look at the end of the world. And "Helpless flowers fall, déjà vu swallow returns." " and other famous sentences passed down. At that time, Yan Shu had a woman waiting for the word, and after reading Fu Bi's article, he appreciated his talent and optimistic about his future, and asked: "Has this young talent ever been married?" Fan Zhongyan replied, "Never married." Therefore, under Yan Shu's active courtship and Fan Zhongyan's matchmaking, Fu Bi married Yan Shu's daughter as his wife.
Facts have proved that Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu's vision is correct, Fu Bi did have the "talent of Wang Zuo", and later the official to the prime minister, a very popular subject, became a well-known generation in the Northern Song Dynasty and even in Chinese history.
(Stills of Yan Shu in "Qing Ping Le")
Second, he accused the benefactor Fan Zhongyun and rebuked his father-in-law Yan Shu
Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu, one is Fu Bi's matchmaker and benefactor, the other is Fu Bi's superior and father-in-law, Fu Bi's official fortune is prosperous, and it is inseparable from the appreciation and promotion of these two, but as a junior, Fu Bi has always maintained his own opinion and personality, and has not changed the steel straight male attribute because of the special relationship with Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu.
During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, thieves and bandits ran rampant in Shandong, and the local government was unable to suppress them, so they adopted a policy of huairou and sent them with courtesy in order to seek peace and security. Later, the matter became big, and the imperial court sent Fan Zhongyan to strictly investigate the matter. Fan Zhongyan was lenient in his heart, believing that the thieves and bandits were powerful and the official government was indeed insufficient, and that replacing encirclement and suppression with co-optation was not a treacherous act, but an expedient measure to protect the people, which should be understood and forgiven. Fu Bi and Fan Zhongyan's personality are completely different, whether facing the Liaoxia foreigners or facing corrupt officials, he is jealous and hateful, and his attitude is tough, he believes that the governor of Shandong Prefecture and County is holding the imperial court but tolerating adultery, which is tantamount to colluding with bandits and plotting rebellion, and must be severely punished.
Because of the disagreement, Fu Bi and Fan Zhongyan had an argument in person, during which they were emotional and fierce. At that time, many people accused Fu Bi of committing such a crime, which was really ungrateful and betrayed Fan Zhongyan's grace of knowledge. He explained: "I am a gentleman's friend with Mr. Fan, and he recommended me precisely because I dared to put forward my own ideas. I accept that Fan Gong has the current position, and if I keep a consistent position with him in everything in order to repay the favor, that is the greatest disappointment to him. Fu Bi put Tian tan to death to this part, and no matter how many words others said, they would be suspected of questioning Fan Zhong's character, so they could only give up.
Unexpectedly, when someone accused Fu Bi in front of Fan Zhongyan, Fan Zhongyan's attitude was exactly the same as That of Fu Bi, he said: "I admire Fu Bi precisely because he is different from the vulgar. ”
It can be seen from this that Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi are indeed friends of gentlemen, they appreciate each other's character and talent from the bottom of their hearts, and they will not criticize each other because of different political views.
(Stills of Fan Zhongyan in "Qing Ping Le")
For Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi was still just arguing on the basis of reason, while for Yan Shu, Fu Bi was spitting in front of his face. What's going on here?
In the second year of the Qing calendar, Fu Bi negotiated with the Liao state on behalf of the Northern Song Dynasty, and finally reached a settlement agreement. However, the chancellor Lü Yijian omitted three points in the state book that bound the Liao and favored the Song. Lü Yijian had a festival with Fu Bisu, and Fu Bi believed that Lü Yijian had done it on purpose, in order to declare a personal vendetta and put Fu Bi to death, so he went to Song Renzong to file a complaint. Under such circumstances, Yan Shu, the old man of Fu Bi, stood up as a peacemaker and interceded for Lü Yijian: "Tanfu (Lü Yijian, the word Tanfu) will never do this, and he is afraid of misunderstanding his ears." Yan Shu believed that Lü Yijian would not intentionally change the national letter privately, believing that it was just an oversight and misunderstanding. Unexpectedly, Yan Shu's words made Fu Bi furious, and he scolded in public: "Treacherous and evil, the party Yijian deceives His Majesty!" This means that Yan Shu is a traitorous and evil minister, and the party and Lü Yijian have brought calamity to the country and the people and deceive the emperor. Well, Fu Bi once again put Tianliao to death, Yan Shu had words of suffering, Lü Yijian did not know, so even Song Renzong was speechless.
To be fair, Yan Shu is indeed accustomed to being a good old man and lacks some integrity, but he is by no means the "adulterous evil" in Fu Bi's mouth. In fact, Weng and his son-in-law have always been in love with father and son, but Fu Bi's personality is too "steel" and too "straight", so that he does not distinguish between relatives and occasions, and only cares about "speaking out in righteousness".
(Fu Bi stills, played by: Li Yanan)
In summary, fu bi in real history is indeed Yan Shu's son-in-law, and at the same time, his one-by-one thinking characteristics and the way of talking that is good at talking to the sky to death are indeed worthy of the title of "the first steel straight man of the Great Song Dynasty", which is basically consistent with the image shaping in "Qing Ping Le".
Reference: History of the Song Dynasty
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