When we often watch historical dramas, we will know that there will be various courtiers in the past dynasties. Some are good at formulating strategies and planning a route for the overall direction of the country, and some are good at leading troops to fight and serve the country on the battlefield. Bleeding and sweating. There is also a kind of courtier, they usually don't speak easily, as long as they express their opinions, they must be impassioned, and even dare to directly confront the emperor. If the monarch is not good enough, it is really possible to kill this kind of courtier. Today we are going to introduce the famous Song Dynasty loyal minister Kou Zhun.
Mention the name Kou Zhun, I believe not many people know it, but if you talk about Wei Zheng, everyone should be very familiar. Wei Zheng was the famous prime minister of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. He always dared to point Li Shimin's nose to criticize his faults regardless of what the emperor said. Tang Taizong later sighed with Wei Zheng's great spurring effect on him, comparing him to a mirror, and Wei Zheng's name spread throughout the world.
Kou Zhun is also such an admonisher who dares to speak the truth. He loved studying very much when he was young, so he got his fame at a very early age, and got a Jinshi at the age of 19. At that time, there was a rule that people who were too young could not be sent to other places as officials even if they had good grades, so many people lied about their age. But Kou Zhun didn't hesitate to tell his age when faced with the examiner's question, because he knew from then on that he could never tell lies to the emperor.
Kou Zhun entered the Dali Temple and became a small official. Everyone knows that this institution is equivalent to the integration of today's public security law. Being an official in such a place that requires integrity and fairness just gives Kou Zhun a stage to express himself. He faced prisoners in various cases, never caring about the identity of the other party and saying whatever facts he had. Soon his name spread to the emperor's ears. When Kou Zhun was thirty-two years old, he was promoted to prime minister and began to participate in government affairs.
Once Kou Zhun felt that the emperor had some slack recently, so he wanted to point out these problems in person. At that time, the emperor Zhao Guangyi was dealing with political affairs, but Kou Zhun suddenly said that he had something to say. If he wanted to say it, let’s say it first. The emperor could only put aside what he was doing and listen to what the Prime Minister Kou had to say. Published. As a result, Kou Zhun unexpectedly started to list the emperor's recent faults in front of all the ministers. Zhao Guangyi suddenly felt that his face was uncontrollable, and turned around to leave.
What everyone did not expect is that Kou Zhun suddenly rushed to the emperor to hold his hand and just hold on, he must listen to what he said before letting the emperor. go. The ministers present were both surprised and worried for Kou Zhun. Many people felt that this time he would definitely be punished by the emperor. But after hearing what Kou Zhun said, Zhao Guangyi was not only not angry, but became very happy, and liked this somewhat arrogant courtier even more.
Later, the court official Wang Huai was involved in a relatively large corruption case and was initially arrested in prison for interrogation, but not long afterwards he was not only acquitted but also released again. Return to the court. Kou Zhun knew that this must be Wang Huai's elder brother. Wang Mian, who was also the prime minister, moved his hands and feet behind him. He was very angry and he did another thing that surprised everyone when he went to court.
At that time, Zhao Guangyi was discussing with the ministers to solve the drought problem, but Kou Zhun suddenly proposed that officials were corrupting the law and demanding the emperor to punish them. In fact, everyone, including Zhao Guangyi, knew that no officials in the DPRK were not greedy. Some money, as for the abuse of power, is even more common, but because there are so many people involved, it is impossible to pull every courtier out for interrogation, so the emperor keeps his eyes closed. Kou Zhun dared to say this at the risk of offending a large number of people. Zhao Guangyi was already full of trust in him.
Everyone knows that Zhao Guangyi’s accession to the throne has always been controversial, so as he gets olderWho becomes the successor becomes a big problem. At that time, many officials had persuaded the emperor to establish a crown prince, but they were all relentlessly demoted and sent out. Zhao Guangyi had been avoiding this question, but he already had a candidate in his heart, but it was not convenient to say it easily. Once Kou Zhun visited Zhao Guangyi, the emperor took this opportunity to ask him who would be the best prince. Kou Zhun knew what the emperor thought, and only said that his father was the one who knew his son best. Soon the candidate for the prince was established.
In fact, one of Kou Zhun’s most famous things was that Jinzong faced the Liao army in a big attack. Several consecutive Song Dynasty generals were defeated and surrendered, and the opponent was about to approach Kaifeng soon. city. The emperor was very anxious, but because the Song Dynasty had always attached importance to the rule of culture, there were very few outstanding generals in the Song Dynasty, and the army’s combat effectiveness was also very poor. In such an emergency, the ministers persuaded the emperor to move the capital, but Kou Zhun said that the Song army was not so bad and could not just After this casually abandoned Kaifeng, Zhenzong personally went to the front line of the Song Army to inspect at Kou Zhun's request. The morale of the soldiers was greatly improved and successfully blocked the Liao army's attack. Kou Zhun resolved a huge crisis.
But Kou Zhun is too upright after all, and many people offend him after a long time as an official. In the end, the emperor listened to the villain’s words and assigned Kou Zhun to a local post. However, after leaving this loyal official who dared to speak the truth, the emperor was a little uncomfortable. He often asked people around him about Kou Zhun’s situation. Need some help in life, which shows how high this adviser is in the heart of the emperor.
