of the Northern Song Dynasty is a famous general with great military achievements. He defeated the Xixia and quelled the Nong Zhigao rebelled, making great contributions to the Northern Song Dynasty, but in the end he was killed by a group of hypocrites in the court.
As we all know, emphasizing culture over military affairs was the basic policy of the Northern Song Dynasty. Under such a policy, the combat effectiveness of the Northern Song army was naturally greatly reduced, and the military generals of the Northern Song Dynasty were basically mediocre. Therefore, Di Qing, who had outstanding military talents, was very appreciated by Song Renzong. Before and after Di Qing went to the expedition to Nong Zhigao, Song Renzong bought wine for him twice in the Chuigong Hall where he handled government affairs.
Later, Di Qing really lived up to the entrusted Renzong , successfully quelling the Nong Zhigao Rebellion, which made Renzong admire him. After Di Qing quelled the rebellion of Nong Zhigao, Song Renzong wanted to promote him to Privy Councilor. At that time, he fully supported Di Qing to send troops to fight Nong Zhigao and avoided the hindrance of the military supervisor. However, he firmly opposed it, believing that military generals were unprecedented in their dynasty, and such rewards were too much. Renzong had no choice but to give up this idea first.
But not long after, Song Renzong suddenly said to Pang Ji again: "Di Qing made great achievements in military affairs. His previous reward was too low. He still wanted to promote him to be the Privy Councilor. This time he spoke very harshly, and there seemed to be no room for negotiation. Pang Ji said that this matter must be discussed with everyone before he could make a decision. Renzong was also a little annoyed when he didn't buy it, and said sternly: "Let the minister come here to discuss it, I'm waiting here. In such a situation, although Song Renzong asked Pang Ji and other ministers to discuss the matter, it was an attitude that could not be disobeyed. The result of Pang Ji and others' discussion was naturally unknown. When Song Renzong wanted to promote Di Qing as Privy Councilor, he was opposed by many ministers because the military general was a taboo in the hearts of all ministers, but Song Renzong overwhelmed the public and forced Di Qing to the position of Privy Councilor.
of the Northern Song Dynasty during the reign of emperors, among which the number of civil officials far exceeded the number of military generals. The national policy of emphasizing culture and neglecting military affairs in the Northern Song Dynasty had been fully established by the reign of Emperor Renzong. Take the Renzong Dynasty as an example. There were 29 Privy Councilors, of which 28 were civil officials, but Di Qing was an exception, and he was born in the army. Based on Di Qing's personal experience, we can see that Di Qing does have excellent military talents, but we can also see that Di Qing broke through the custom of civil officials serving as Privy Councilors who had formed in the Renzong Dynasty. This undoubtedly violated the taboos of the entire court and was placed in an extremely dangerous situation.
As a warrior, Di Qing made many military achievements in the battle with Xixia and was promoted. In the end, he suppressed the Nong Zhigao Rebellion with his extraordinary military command ability and became the only military general among the dozens of Privy Councilors of the Renzong Dynasty. Such a high official and generous salary was truly worthy of Di Qing's reputation. However, in the era environment at that time, Song Renzong appointed Di Qing as the Privy Councilor, undoubtedly putting him on the cusp. The Northern Song Dynasty court used the emphasis on culture and neglected military personnel as its means of governing the country, and tried its best to restrict military officers and prevent military officials. As early as when Di Qing was promoted to the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Councilor, a court official submitted a memorial to dissuade him. At that time, the Left Secretary sergeant Jia An strongly expressed his opposition to
"Di Qing eliminated the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Councilor. An said: 'At the beginning of the country, the military officials and generals, to support the great cause and pacify the nations, there are countless loyal and honors, but no one has entered the tent with his soldiers.' He will not report it."
Others, such as the Censor General Wang Juzheng and the Censor Han Zhi , also expressed their opposition, but Renzong insisted on his own opinion and resolutely appointed Di Qing as the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Councilor. After Di Qing led his army to pacify, Song Renzong further promoted him to the Privy Councilor, which was even more opposed. Although Renzong pushed Di Qing to the highest position of military general of the dynasty, it was difficult to stop many ministers from impeaching Di Qing.
Di Qing was promoted to Privy Councilor, which made him a legend from a soldier to a marshal. His character and martial arts were widely praised in the court and the people of the capital also highly praised him. "Reciting his talents and martial arts, and Qing always gathered to watch it whenever he went in and out, and he could not walk on the road." This shows that Di Qing had a very high prestige at that time. Although Di Qing had a prominent position, he realized that being a military general and becoming a Privy Councilor had violated the taboos of the court. Therefore, he was always cautious in his words and actions in his daily life. The ministers in the court also said that he was loyal and cautious. Although Di Qing was already careful, he was still suspicious of many ministers as the general who served as the Privy Councilor.
Since Di Qing became the Privy Councilor, he has been frequently impeached by court ministers. In the first month of the first year of Jiayou (1056), Song Renzong fell ill and later recovered slowly. Zhizhizhizhi Liu Chang then played a trick to use the topic and reported to Renzong: "There are great worries in the world and great suspicious people. Now the upper body is calm, and the great worries are gone, but the great doubts are still there." Just because of suspicion, Liu Chang actually regarded Di Qing as the biggest threat to the Northern Song Dynasty court. In view of Song Renzong's appreciation of Di Qing, Liu Chang suggested to Renzong: "Your Majesty is fortunate to love Qing, so it is better to leave it and end it all."
The Censor of the Palace Lu Jingchu said even more exaggeratedly. He impeached Di Qing like this, "The celestial phenomena are exorcist, demons are falsely told, powerful ministers have false voices, they are attached to the soldiers, and they are done by them by China and abroad. " also repeatedly suggested to Wen Yanbo and other ruling ministers to put Di Qing outside the local government as an official, but Wen Yanbo believed that "Qing was loyal and cautious, and his words were done by villains, which was not enough to be conceited." ⑤ Lu Jingchu actually revealed the relationship between Wen Yanbo and Di Qing. "Although Qing was loyal, if everyone was loyal, it might be a villain who had no knowledge, it might change. Ministers should consider it for the court and not be kind to the neighbors." In the case of suspicion and doubt at that time, in order to avoid affecting himself, Wen Yanbo could not defend Di Qing anymore, so he had to change his attitude and suppress Di Qing.
Among the impeachment of many ministers, Ouyang Xiu is a very determined one. In the first year of Jiayou of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, after only four years of Di Qing's tenure as Privy Councilor, Ouyang Xiu submitted to Renzong "The Reign of Renzong's Resistance of the Privy Councilor" and widely publicized the inappropriateness of Di Qing's tenure as Privy Councilor. In this memorial, Ouyang Xiu wanted to impeach Di Qing in a false name, treating Di Qing as a person who poses a threat to the Northern Song Dynasty regime, and trying to use the storm he discovered to persuade Song Renzong to dismiss him to observe his heart. Ouyang Xiu's memorial represents the despise of civil officials from the Northern Song Dynasty's ruling group to military generals, and the negative impact on military generals is also inevitable.
The problem is that Di Qing has been in the position of Privy Councilor for several years and has been cautious and has no fault. Ouyang Xiu impeached Di Qing because he lacked evidence and had to work hard to find some clues. In the first year of Jiayou, when rain and water were caused, Ouyang Xiu took this opportunity to impeach Di Qing with two commentaries, which was based on the theory of Yin and Yang and Five Elements. In the commentary, Ouyang Xiu quoted the scriptures and explained in a classic way:
"The Book of Changes said: 'There is no master's weapon like the eldest son.' Is this a warning? As for water, it is Yin. The military is Yin, and the military minister is Yin. It is easy to see by these people. If the condemnation of heaven is not vain, only Your Majesty will think deeply and decide early, so that the disaster can be eliminated and turned into blessings."
Ouyang Xiu actually used the despicable superstitious statement to persuade Song Renzong, which certainly reflects Ouyang Xiu's good intentions in maintaining the rule of the Northern Song Dynasty, but his self-deception is also obvious. Although what Ouyang Xiu reported was not the truth, in the feudal court, these superstitious rumors really put Di Qing in a political dilemma that was difficult to escape.
Not only Ouyang Xiu, but officials such as Wen Yanbo at that time also participated in Di Qing in front of Song Renzong. Compared with the high-sounding reasons in Ouyang Xiu's several memorials, Wen Yanbo's rhetoric is more in-depth and he said a meaningful sentence; "and Duke Wen said this, and he said this sentence in the first place, and Di Qing's loyal minister.The Duke said: ‘Isn’t Taizu a loyal minister in Zhou Shizong? But I have military information, so there is Chenqiao mutiny . ’The upper part was silent. "
When this suspicion and doubt reached its peak, rumors arose. Some people say that the dog's head of Di Qing's family has horns on its head, and some people say that there is a weirdness at night in the house of Di Qing's family. This kind of light is very similar to the scene before the usurpation of the Tang Dynasty. Even when the capital was flooded, Di Qing avoided water from Xiangguo Temple was considered to be an act of seizing the throne. Di Qing was born in a self-employed army. Although he was proficient in military affairs, his experience in politics was relatively lacking. He encountered such endless impeachment. , naturally, he was unable to defend himself and fell into a political dilemma that was difficult to break free.
With the repeated reports of many ministers, Song Renzong's trust in Di Qing was also shaken. Finally, he agreed to dismiss his position as Privy Councilor and transferred him to another place to be an official. Di Qing first asked Wen Yanbo why he was released, "Wen Yanbo glanced at him and said lightly: "There is no reason, it is the court that doubts you. After hearing this, Di Qing was frightened and hurriedly left the capital.
In this way, in August of the first year of Jiayou, Di Qing, who had been the Privy Councilor for only four years, was finally dismissed from office and became the governor of Chenzhou, leaving the capital. Although Di Qing could still safely leave the rumored capital, Wen Yanbo's words were enough to cause endless panic to Di Qing.
Even if the post of the throne of the Privy Councilor of Di Qing was removed, the monarch and ministers of the Song court were still unable to rest assured. "Qing was in the town and sent two envoys to ask questions every month. Qing heard that the envoys came, and he was shocked and suspicious all day long. He died in less than half a year. All of them were Duke Wen's plan. " At this time, Song Renzong's attitude had been completely changed by the ministers. After Di Qing was innocently demoted to Chenzhou, according to Wen Yanbo's suggestion, he still sent envoys to Chenzhou to ask questions twice a month, which was called Fuwen, but in fact it was surveillance.
At this time, Di Qing was slandered by the rumors. Every time the messenger came, he would be frightened for several days, fearing that disaster would fall from the sky. In this situation, Di Qing spent all day in panic and fear, and died of illness in less than half a year. Although Song Renzong did not kill Di Qing directly, Di Qing's death was caused by them. Di Qing stood up when the Northern Song Dynasty needed him, and lived and died in the war, making great contributions, without blood stains on the battlefield, without horses and corpses, but eventually died under the suspicion and frame-up of the monarchs and ministers of the court. His fate was really tragic.
In real life, we can actually find people like Di Qing. For example, in the unit, there are always people with strong business capabilities and very good grades, but despite this, they do not receive attention and promotion from their leaders. On the one hand, when the unit encounters things, he is the first to rush forward to solve the problem for the unit. On the other hand, when the merits are rewarded, many people in the unit will go to the leader to report him, which will make him lose all his skin. People with strong business capabilities often have poor eloquence and are usually alone and don’t like to build small teams. Under the reports that the public is full of money, the leaders will naturally not notice you. Not to mention that there is no credit, even hard work may not be the turn, and the final outcome may be blamed.
