Cai Jing (1047-1126), with a long character. A native of Xinghua Xianyou (now part of Fujian) in the Northern Song Dynasty. The prime minister and calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty was the most corrupt and corrupt power minister in the Northern Song Dynasty.
In the third year of Xining (1070), he became a Jinshi, first a local official, and later a member of Zhongshushe. In the first year of Yuan Dynasty (1086), in Kaifeng Mansion, Sima Guang completely abolished Wang Anshi's new law, and all the ministers said no. However, Cai Jing changed his service to a sergeant in Kaifeng Prefecture within five days, and was praised by Sima Guang. In the first year of Shaosheng's reign (1094), he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and assisted Zhang to re-implement the new law. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, he was impeached and removed from office and lived in Hangzhou. Cai Jing colluded with Tong Guan, re-appointed him, and squeezed out Han Zhongyan, and served as prime minister four times. During this period, Huashi Gang was promoted and the "Xicheng Kuotian Institute" was set up to reform the salt method and tea method. It was said that "Henan Province is prosperous and prosperous". The work and labor were heavy, and people were filled with resentment at that time. Chen Dong, a student of Taipei University, wrote a letter calling Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others the six thieves, with Cai Jing being the leader of the "six thieves". After Song Qinzong ascended the throne, Cai Jing was demoted to Lingnan (now Guangdong) and died in Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan) on the way.
Cai Jinggong's calligraphy was first studied by Cai Xiang and Xu Hao, and later by Shen Chuanshi and Ouyang Xun. "The calligraphy is powerful and vigorous, and it is smooth and calm. During the reign of Shao Sheng, he was known in the world for his ability to calligraphy, and there was no one like him who could calligraphy." ." ("Tieweishan Cong Tan"). There were four major calligraphers in the Northern Song Dynasty: Su, Huang, Mi and Cai. "Cai" originally referred to Cai Jing, but later generations changed it to Cai Xiang because of his "evil character".
Wang Fu (1079-1126), formerly known as Wang Fu, was born in Xiangfu, Kaifeng (now Kaifeng, Henan).
Handsome in appearance and good at flattering, he was a Jinshi during the Chongning period, served as the Prime Minister of the State, joined the army, Xiao Shulang, Fu Baolang, and Zuo Sijian. In the first year of Xuanhe (1119), he was promoted from Tongyi doctor to Shaozai. (right prime minister), who jumped eight levels in a row, was the first person since the founding of the Song Dynasty. "Openly accepting bribes, selling officials and titles, there is a price" ("Old News of Qujian") The rumor in the capital: "Three hundred strings, called Tongjuan; five hundred strings, direct secret pavilion." He also used a huge sum of money to redeem Yanjing (today's Beijing) ), praised his great achievements, and was promoted to the rank of Fu. Chen Dong called him one of the six thieves.
After Qinzong ascended the throne, he was demoted to the deputy envoy of Chongxin Army, lost his family, and was exiled to Yongzhou (now Lingling, Hunan). Wu Min and Li Gang asked Wang Fu to be killed, and the court handed over to Kaifeng Yin Nieshan. Nie Shan had a quarrel with Wang Fu, so he sent warriors to sneak to Fugu Village in the south of Yongqiu County to kill him.
Tong Guan (1054-1126), courtesy name Daofu, was born in Kaifeng (now Henan, China) and was a eunuch in the Northern Song Dynasty.
He came from the eunuch Li Xian's family, with a charming nature, "burly appearance and great vision". While searching for calligraphy and painting in Hangzhou, he colluded with Cai Jing. Through Tong Guan, Cai Jing's calligraphy works were appreciated by Song Huizong and he was able to return to the government. People call Cai Jing the "gongxiang" and Tong Guan the "lady prime minister". In May of the second year of Daguan (1108), Tong Guan became the first eunuch Jiedushi in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty. The historian Li Xin said: "Since the beginning of the Zhen Temple, although eunuchs have been respected as officials, they have only served as propaganda envoys in distant counties." Tong Guanhou supervised the army in the northwest. "He held the army for twenty years and had overwhelming power for a while." He was called one of the "Six Thieves".
In the first year of Zhenghe (1111), he went to the Liao Kingdom as an envoy and secretly plotted with Ma Zhi, the Minister of the Southern Court of the Liao Dynasty, to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun. Hou Ma Zhi sneaked into the Northern Song Dynasty under the pseudonym Zhao Liangsi and proposed the strategy of uniting the Jin Dynasty to fight against the Liao Dynasty. Song and Jin formed a maritime alliance, agreeing that Jin would attack Liao Zhongjing, while Song would attack Liao and Yanjing. The Song Dynasty sent an army of 200,000 boys to conquer Yanjing in the north, but returned with a great defeat, which seriously exposed the corruption of the Song army and laid the foundation for the subsequent disaster of Jingkang. After Song Qinzong succeeded to the throne in the seventh year of Xuanhe (1125), "people who admonished the emperor, the censor, and the people of the country came to the throne." Tong Guan was demoted and sentenced to death on the way to Nanxiong (now Guangdong County), and the censor Zhang Cheng was beheaded. Tong Guan went to Que with a letter. "The Legacy of Xuanhe of the Song Dynasty? Collection of Yuan Dynasties" has his story.
Zhu Yao (1075-1126), a native of Suzhou (now part of Jiangsu), was good at building mountains and gardens, and was known as the "Huayuanzi". My father flattered Cai Jing and got an official position.
In November of the fourth year of Chongning (1105), he welcomed Huizong and presided over the Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau. He specially searched for exotic flowers and stones and transported them to Bianjing by boat from the Huaihe River and Bianhe River. They were known as the "Hua Shi Gang". In the fifth year of Xuanhe He obtained a huge Taihu stone, four feet high, and carried it on a huge ship with thousands of trackers. After several months, it was transported to Bianjing. Huizong named it "Shenyun Zhaogong Stone" and granted him the title of "Pan Guhou". Along the way, bridges were destroyed, city walls were dug, and water gates were demolished. The public resentment was boiling, which lasted for more than 20 years, and finally caused the Fang La Rebellion. Fang La called for Zhu Yi to be killed, and was finally pacified by Han Shizhong. Zhu Xijia succeeded. At that time, state and county officials rushed to obey orders, and there were many governors and county guards in the southeast. It was known as the "small court in the southeast."
Together with Cai Jing and others, they are collectively known as the "Six Thieves". When Qinzong ascended the throne, he demoted his officials and returned him to the fields. After an inventory of his land, he found that his fields reached 300,000 acres. He was also exiled to Xunzhou (now Longchuan, Guangdong), and was soon beheaded and executed. Today's Lion Grove rockery is almost a relic of that time.
Liang Shicheng (?-1126), whose courtesy name was Shoudao, was a native of Kaifeng. He was an eunuch in the late Northern Song Dynasty. He competed with Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Li Yan, and Zhu Yehuang to become the proud thief.
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Liang Shicheng was originally a handyman in the eunuch Jia Xiang's calligraphy and art bureau. He was "smart and learned grammar and knew a little about calligraphy". He claimed to be "the son of Su Shi". Later, he gained the trust of Song Huizong and wrote imperial edicts for the emperor, and was listed as a Jinshi. , was promoted to Jinzhou Observer, Xingde Army Rear, and was promoted to Taiwei, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Shaobao, and was promoted to the Imperial Palace of Inspectorate. At that time, he was called "Hidden Prime Minister" to Liang Shicheng. Respecting his father, he called him "Mr. Enfu". During the reign of Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty, Chen Dong, a student of the Imperial Academy, wrote to get rid of the six thieves. Qinzong could not bear to kill him because of his old kindness. Later, Qinzong sent Liang and Zheng Wangzhi to his side. He went to the Liao Kingdom with pearls and jade from the Xuanhe Palace. When Liang Shicheng went to Zhongshu, the officials hanged him. The above table says that he died violently.