Feng Dao was the only elder of ten dynasties in Chinese history. He served in the Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and later Zhou dynasties. He served successively for Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, Emperor Min of the Later Tang Dynasty, the late Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, and the Later Jin Dynasty. There were ten emperors including Gaozu, Emperor Chu of the Later Jin Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of the Later Han Dynasty, Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty, Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, he was called the "roly-poly" in the political arena, and modern people nicknamed him the "job-hopping master".
Feng Dao lived in the turbulent Five Dynasties. Those emperors were all like wolves and tigers. It would be good to survive. But Feng Dao could survive ten dynasties without falling. For his One thing and many people are very admired. So is Feng Dao a thick black scholar who is good at flattery and adapting to the situation, or is he a strange person with extraordinary talents? In fact, he is neither of them, but he can be regarded as a moral model for us to learn from in terms of how he behaves, and he also has many things to like in politics.
As a minister, Feng Dao never picks leaders. Regardless of the level of the leader or whether his morality is intact, Feng Dao will always assist him wholeheartedly. Although he has not done anything spectacular during his more than ten years in office, many of his political actions are remarkable. In politics, Feng Dao has always adhered to the principle that "the people are the foundation of the country, and the state is the foundation of the people" and "the hearts of the people are like scales, and if they are uneven, they will fall." With his thoughts in mind, he tried his best to help the people get out of their sufferings, and also assisted the emperor wholeheartedly.
In addition, Feng Dao also attaches great importance to cultural construction. Feng Dao once presided over the Imperial College's rigid printing of the Confucian Nine Classics, which was the first large-scale printing of a set of books with official financial resources in Chinese history. The "Nine Classics" took 22 years to be engraved and released, and it went through four dynasties and nine emperors. If it were not for the persistence of Feng Dao, the "roly-poly man", this cultural project would not have been completed. Feng Dao's move preserved and passed on the lifeblood of Chinese culture.