A Brief Introduction to the Life of Zeng Huai, Prime Minister of Southern Song Dynasty
It is reported that his grandfather: Zeng Xiaokuan, a university student of Chongchentang, presented it to Dr. You Guanglu, a teacher of Qin Guogong University; Great-grandfather: Ceng Gongliang, the great teacher of Prime Minister Taibao, served Duke Lu. In the first year of Xuanhe, Song Huizong, Ji Hai (1 1 19), his father Ceng Cheng, was given the surname of Qin Guogong as the secretary of the doctor who was aware of A Lang. Zeng Huai received a good education from an early age and was influenced by his family, which made him develop the moral character of self-denial and dedication to public service. Although his official position is small, he is honest, earnestly persuading students, helping poor children to study in many ways, and serving the people wholeheartedly, so he is very popular with local people.
Zeng Huai granted the master book of Jintan (now Changzhou, Jiangsu Province) with his father's kindness. After crossing the river to the south, Wujiang was ordered to find and replace the commander-in-chief in western Zhejiang. In the thirty-second year of Shaoxing (1 162), there was a book called "The Xuanjing Temple of Lu State is in Siming", which not only described Ceng Gongliang, but also mentioned Cai Xiang's deeds of guarding Qiantang. Soon, Jinzhi captured Jiangzhou. Kenlang Xiaozong (1 163) changed his understanding of Zhou Zhen. After that, in addition to the support of foreign ministers. Xiaozong main road for two years (1 166), Lang Guan served as assistant minister of the household department;
Official experience
After being promoted to Shangshu. In the eighth year of Xiaozong Daoism, Renchen (1 172) was born in Zeng Huaici, a senior minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and participated in the discussion of state affairs. With Liang Kejia as the right prime minister. On the Nine-year Trunk Road of Xiaozong (1 173), the right-hand Prime Minister Liang Kejia and the Privy Council agreed to disagree. Request to go; "Liang Kejia has the position of prime minister, and Jianning House is known from the viewpoint of Confucian Temple. At this point, only Zeng Huai's assistant government was left. In July of the first year of Xichun (1 174), Renchen was promoted to Taiping Xingguo Palace and moved to Doctor Guanglu. He went back to China to worship the right prime minister and a Tang dynasty envoy, so as not to go to court, but he was ordered to go to court to manage affairs. In case of major policies, Zeng Huai is recommended. Zeng Huai was too thin to move because of long-term hard work, but there was no one in the DPRK, so he still went to the DPRK with illness. Seeing this, the emperor gave him generous treatment, especially the Zijin fish bag made by the harem, which gave him a light belt to weigh himself. Zeng Huai received a good education from an early age and was influenced by his family, which made him develop the moral character of self-denial and dedication to public service. Although he is a junior official in Jintan, his official position is very small, but he has the virtue of being considerate, earnestly persuading students, helping poor children to study in many ways, and wholeheartedly benefiting the people, so he is very popular with local people.
Sympathize with the people
In the Southern Song Dynasty, the society was in turmoil, the world was covered with charcoal, and the local officials of the dynasty extorted money from the people, which led to thieves everywhere and many criminals. Zeng Huai, out of concern for his subordinates, told the emperor that when the war was in turmoil and money was scarce, he should take compassion as his heart and grazing as his service and release some insignificant criminals as soon as possible. On the one hand, he can arrange exile, on the other hand, he can let these people go home to farm, develop production and support their families. In the southern song dynasty, which was poor and weak, it was always difficult to implement it seriously and could not be put into practice. Although Zeng Huai was not a general in the period of King Zhao and Song, he devoted himself to defending his country and was an extraordinary member in times of crisis and pressure. When he knew the real country, he trained and sympathized with the people, and he had a good political voice, especially in training the militia to have discipline, which surprised Inspector Zhang Wei and praised him.
Good financial management
Zeng Huai's greatness as an official is that he is good at managing money. When he dismissed the assistant minister of the household department, he took active measures to develop production, such as unifying clothes, limiting fields, restraining travel, setting rewards and punishments, and persuading farmers to mulberry. For example, in Jianghuai area, a limited ban was imposed, and 30,000 to 60,000 mulberry plants were planted, while more than 200,000 mulberry plants were planted in Defense Department and Y Department, with different rewards. He also told Emperor Xiaozong: Jiangxi Road has more than 4,000 hectares of cultivated land, and the leased land is 1900 hectares. If sold, it will acquire more than 65,000 hectares of land. Entrusted by Zhejiang Transportation Department, it has leased out 900,000 mu. In a word, vastness. Today, if you want to obey the imperial edict, you will see that the tenants are willing to reduce the price by two points. If the folk club is damaged, don't build 5 million for it; For those who can test the number of lines that will be damaged, they will provide input and output money, and the giant room will sit on the ground at a low price. Zeng Huai was also dealt with by imperial edict, casting and handling the library seal of the conference. Among them, every five years, I have never spoken in Qiangu; You should remember all the money you want, the money accumulated in the county and the money of the cashier. For a time, I was full of praise for him, but Zeng Huai was still modest about the wording of the paper. He said: I dare not talk about making money or suffering, but I live within my means so that the wealth in the world can be used all over the world.
Diligence for the public
Zeng Huai was diligent and loved the people. Although he can't save the lifeless and dying Zhao Song, it is not easy to make full use of it. After Xiaozong acceded to the throne, although he was determined to recover, civil servants and military commanders such as Han, Wang, Liang Kejia and Zhu were both wise and brave. As the revitalization of Zhao and Song Dynasties, honesty is enough. But inside * * *, loyalty and treachery, the opposition between good and evil, and the arrogance of eunuchs, so people are not specialized, and they are replaced one after another, which leads to the gap between traitors and their chaos, and loyal ministers can show their talents. Zeng Huai was an official, impartial, loyal and effective, and promoted goodness. Whenever the colleague who made the suggestion was demoted, he suggested to Xiaozong with some euphemistic words: Don't use one person's praise. Don't vilify it with one person. But soon, even he himself was disintegrated by Taiwan Province official Zhan He. Zeng Huai was deeply touched by this and immediately asked for a refund. Later, after three investigations, Emperor Xiaozong suddenly realized that he blamed Yuan Zong, Li Tang and others, and recovered his old illness. He could no longer go to court to deal with things, so please go on. The following year, in the second year of Xichun, B died in March (1 172). Shi Zhi said that Zeng Huai was a minister of Kan Kan. Those who taste big regard it as small, while those who taste small regard it as nothing and think it is a famous saying. Sacrifice at Fuxue Xiangxian Temple in Quanzhou. Yan, female, was named Mrs. Lu and gave birth to three sons. The first said Ceng Gong (Tong Zhilang), the second said Zeng Mi (Cheng Ichiro), and the third said Zeng Ning (Tong Sentence). He is the author of three volumes of Collected Works of Zeng Huai.
Buried in Yushan after death. The existing tomb of the Prime Minister Zeng is in five caves. His posthumous works include 30 volumes of Shao Bao's Collected Works.