Brief description:
Di Renjie is a rare virtuous minister and prime minister in ancient China. He went through two dynasties, namely Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian. In the dangerous situation under Wu Zetian's rule, he still remained He has achieved outstanding achievements and is indeed outstanding. People at that time praised him as "the wise man of Di Gong, only one person south of Beidou"! Even historians say that his achievements are so great that no one can learn from him.
Tie Hammer used one sentence to describe Di Renjie: a wise and courageous politician in the Tang Dynasty.
Comrade Di Renjie's life was a life full of ups and downs. He was framed twice, imprisoned once, demoted once, and almost lost his head. However, he still fought unyieldingly against the evil forces and finally boarded the police station twice. He took the position of prime minister and reshaped the political structure of the Tang Dynasty, returning the country to the hands of his old club, the Li family. You can say that he was foolish and loyal to Li Tang, but judging from the facts at the time, the talents of the Li family were indeed better than Wu Zetian's. Future generations want to stand out, and the emergence of the Kaiyuan era is the best proof.
Judging from historical records, Di Renjie has four characteristics: outstanding talent, strict law enforcement, good at recommending talents and daring to remonstrate.
First, outstanding talent.
Di Renjie was familiar with the laws of the Tang Dynasty. He handled a large number of cases during his tenure as Bingzhou Law Cao and Dali Cheng. In one year, he sentenced 17,000 pending cases, and none of the parties refused to accept the sentence. of. This is probably why Teacher Di is portrayed as a master in solving crimes in TV series. There is now a book called "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". If Comrade Di Renjie were alive today, he would be the first person interviewed. What is high performance? This is high performance. Teacher Di Renjie once served as the governor of Ningzhou. In today's Gansu Province, a place where ethnic minorities and Han people live together, there are many ethnic conflicts. However, Teacher Di Renjie smoothly handled the conflicts between all parties and actually made a borderland a harmonious place. At that time, there were A royal censor is a difficult character who specializes in finding faults in places. He criticizes everywhere along the way. Only when he gets to the ground in Ningzhou and sees the people here living and working in peace and contentment, who would not say good things about Renjie. So the doctor said with emotion: Teacher Di, I knew you were a great person as soon as I came to your land. When I get back, I will write you a letter of praise and promote you! (When you enter its territory, you can know its politics. I wish you could become the king’s beauty and do nothing to stay for a long time).
Second, Di Renjie enforces the law strictly and does not offend the powerful.
In the first year of Yifeng, two generals mistakenly cut down the cypress tree in front of Tang Taizong's mausoleum. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, they should be removed. However, Tang Gaozong was very unhappy and believed that they were putting themselves in an unfilial position. Di Renjie wanted to chop off the heads of these two unlucky men, but Di Renjie actually pushed back and said: Today you have a great time chopping off the heads, but tomorrow the people will call you mother! (After a thousand years, who will be called your majesty?), which can be regarded as saving the lives of the two generals. As far as this matter is concerned, Teacher Di Renjie is a man, pure and simple.
Third, Di Renjie is good at recommending virtuous people.
Li Shimin once said that a qualified prime minister can ignore trivial matters as long as he is good at recommending talents and admonishing the emperor. (The art of perfect governance lies in the acquisition of talents. The master accepts loyal advice, and the minister speaks directly.) Yao Chong, a famous prime minister in the prosperous period of Kaiyuan, was the talent recommended by Teacher Di. The most interesting thing is that Zhang Jianzhi, a child, was recommended by Di Renjie. He was an old man in his seventies, and his prostate was no longer working, but Di Renjie suddenly noticed that he was good at other things, and he later worked under Wu Zetian from Sima Luoyang to the prime minister of the dynasty. What best reflects Di Renjie's courage is that he actually directly recommended his son Di Guangsi to the court. As the saying goes, don't avoid relatives at home.
Fourth, Di Renjie dared to criticize.
When Di Renjie was more serious, he neither looked down upon Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty nor Wu Zetian. In Wu Zetian's later years, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi both wanted to be established as princes. At this time, many ministers, including Di Renjie, opposed it with all their strength, but others used some flashy principles. People like Wu Zetian didn't care at all, and Di Renjie took it. The reason came out directly hit Wu Zetian's G-spot: if Li Xian is established as the prince, Wu Zetian can enjoy the ancestral temple sacrifices after her death, because she is the emperor's mother; if the two nephews of the Wu family are established as princes, and the temple is not established, Wu Zetian As an aunt, she is not qualified to enjoy the treatment of descendants. This is an unacceptable ending for Wu Zetian. So, Li Xian was appointed crown prince. It can be said that Di Renjie used this ingenious method to move the country back to the hands of the Li family again.
Of course, the reason why Di Renjie was able to shine so brightly in Zetian Dynasty was closely related to Wu Zetian's respect and trust in him. So whenever Di Renjie argued hard, Wu Zetian would rarely show a gentle side: whatever you say is fine, as long as you are happy. (If Renjie is good at dealing with court disputes, then Heaven will follow his will). After Di Renjie passed away, Wu Zetian lamented: The court is empty! Later, whenever she encountered important state affairs and the ministers could not make a decision, Wu Zetian would sigh: God took over our country too early!
Summary: Di Renjie was an outstanding politician in Chinese history. He was talented and loyal to his duties. He not only stabilized the political situation in the world during Wu Zetian's era, but also laid the foundation for the subsequent Kaiyuan era.