After Wu Zetian founded the Zhou Dynasty, the most important person was Di Renjie. During her reign, a cruel staff system was implemented, and 14 prime ministers were killed and 9 were exiled.

After Wu Zetian established the Great Zhou Dynasty, the most important person was Di Renjie. During her reign, a cruel staff system was implemented, and 14 prime ministers were killed and 9 were exiled. But in such a harsh political environment, Di Renjie was able to be reused

1 because Di Renjie had an upright character and bluntly advised the emperor many times.

2 was knowledgeable and good at recommending people. At that time, Wu Zetian massacred those who opposed her. With many vacancies left, many people were recommended, such as Zhang Jianzhi, Xia Guan Shilang, Yao Chong, Huan Yanfan, Taizhou Governor, Jing Hui, and dozens of others. These people later became Tang Dynasty famous ministers

3. Wu Zetian knew that his suggestions were for the people and had no selfish motives.

4 Di Renjie did have the talent to govern the country and stabilize the country, and he was both literary and military. During his tenure as the governor of Weizhou and the governor of Youzhou, he led troops to the north to attack the Khitan many times, so that the Khitans later retreated when they heard Di Renjie's name.

5. Di Renjie is a resourceful and adaptable person.

Di Renjie is very different from the previous Bao Zheng. He is not a genius. There is a proverb in ancient times: Thirty years old Ming Jing, fifty years old Jinshi. It means that it is too late to pass the Ming Jing exam at the age of 30; it is not too late to pass the Jinshi exam at the age of 50 (mostly about Di Renjie’s ups and downs life)

Compared with Bao Zheng who was 28 years old, Di Renjie was 28 years old. In Ming Jing, Di Renjie is very ordinary in comparison, but he is very lucky. He was appointed as the magistrate of Bianzhou and was accused by a minor official. , met Yan Liben, the deposed envoy of Henan Province at that time Yan Liben . During the interrogation, he found that he was a talented person with both political integrity and talent. He praised him: "Confucius said: 'You will know benevolence through observation.' You are really good. It is said to be a treasure from the sea." And the allusion to the treasure from the sea comes from this

Later Yan Liben recommended him as the Bingzhou Law Cao

and Di Renjie was equally hard-working. And he has excellent abilities. He accumulated 20 years of experience in settling cases when he was serving in the local government before he became the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. During this period, he judged a large number of accumulated cases in one year, involving 17,000 people, and no one was unjustly accused. This is enough to see that. His ability to judge cases is still good, and Dali Temple is responsible for the trial and judgment of cases in the capital, and he also reviews cases across the country.

Di Renjie had a bumpy career. During the Li Dan period, he was sent to Ningzhou to be the governor. During this period, he properly handled ethnic relations and was deeply loved by the local people. The then imperial censor Guo Han inspected Longyou and told him after hearing about it. The imperial court recommended

During the critical period when Wu Zetian came to power, he served as the governor of Yuzhou . At that time, the king of Yue Li Zhen raised troops in Yuzhou to resist Wu Zetian. At that time, the prime minister Zhang Guangfu led the army to quell the rebellion, took the opportunity to bully the people, Luo Zhi was unjustly imprisoned, and allowed his generals to extort money. Di Renjie refused to listen and bluntly rebuked him, saying that his crime was worse than that of Li Zhen. After returning to the court, he impeached him for insulting him. Prime Minister, later After being demoted to the governor of Fuzhou

, Empress Wu ascended to the throne. In September of the following year, Di Renjie was promoted from Sima of Luozhou to the position of local official minister, acting as Shangshu affairs. He was also awarded Tongfengge Luantai Pingzhangshi and became prime minister.

As for Fengge Luantai Pingzhang, the emperor of the early Tang Dynasty ordered other officials to participate in the secrets of government affairs. Those with lower official ranks will be designated as "Tongzhongshumenxiasanpin" or "Tongzhongshumenxiapingzhangshi" ( was renamed "Tongfengge Luantai threepins" or "Tongfengge" in Wuzhou The title "Luantai Pingzhangshi") is also the prime minister.

Later, Ku Li

and Ku Li came to Junchen and falsely accused Di Renjie and other ministers of treason. However, the law at that time was that those who admitted treason upon trial could have their death penalty reduced. However, Di Renjie confessed his crime and wrote a silk letter to himself. The son reported to Wu Zetian

but because of this incident he was demoted to Pengze County and served as the county magistrate. A few years later, because the Khitans captured Jizhou, in order to stabilize the situation, Di Renjie was appointed as the governor of Weizhou. The former governor was a At the beginning, in order to resist the Khitan, all the people came into the city to repair the equipment for defending the city. But after Di Renjie took office, he asked the people to return to their fields and farm. Sun Wanrong heard that Di Renjie had been resurrected and retreated without a fight

. After that, Di Renjie was transferred to the governor of Youzhou and was given a purple robe and a turtle belt.Wu Zetian also inscribed twelve gold characters on the purple robe to commend Di Renjie for his loyalty. A year later, he paid homage to the prime minister again and served as the minister of Luantai , Tongfeng Pavilion Luantai Pingzhangshi, and was awarded the title of Silver Green Guanglu Doctor. Soon after, Di Renjie acted as Nayin and concurrently served as the censor of Yousu Zhengtai.

This time it was better than last time, that is, the top leaders of Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province

Another year later, Turks went south to harass Hebei and plundered more than 10,000 people. Wu Zetian appointed Di Renjie as the marching marshal of Hebei Province to conquer the Turks and promised him the right to act cheaply. After the Turks killed the prisoners, they returned to Mobei . Di Renjie led an army of 100,000 in pursuit, but failed to catch up and had to retreat to Hebei. Wu Zetian also appointed Di Renjie as the Ambassador of Hebei Province to appease Hebei Province. At that time, most people in Hebei were coerced by the Turks. After the Turks retreated, they fled for fear of being implicated. Di Renjie reported to the Ming Emperor that he pardoned the people of Hebei provinces and allowed them to return to their hometowns to give birth.

When Wu Zetian wanted to be the heir, her nephews Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi sought to be the prince. Several people told Wu Zetian: "Since ancient times, the emperor has never regarded someone with a different surname as his successor." Wu Zetian hesitated, and the prime minister Di Renjie said to Empress Wu: "Which one is closer to mother and son, aunt or nephew? (Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi are Wu Zetian's nephews, Li Xian , Li Dan is the son of Wu Zetian)? If your Majesty makes a son, then he will be worshiped as an ancestor in the Ancestral Temple after thousands of years; if he makes a nephew, then it has never been heard that the nephew becomes the emperor and enshrines his aunt. Ancestral Temple." He also persuaded Wu Zetian to summon Li Xian back. Wu Zetian also trusted Di Renjie. Wu Zetian respected Di Renjie as "the elder of the country." All ministers had to kneel when they met the emperor, except Di Renjie.

I think Di Renjie did not oppose Wu Zetian becoming the emperor. I think it was more his starting point: to be a good official and a good person. The method is not important, and the infamy is not important. The most important thing is to be able to contribute.