Zhang Dun's introduction

Zhang Dun (1035—1 105), a native of Pucheng (now Pucheng County, Nanping City, Fujian Province), is a Han nationality. An outstanding politician, strategist, strategist, reformer, calligrapher and poet in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the second year of Jiayou 1 (1057), he was a scholar in Zhang Dun, and successively served as Shangluo county magistrate, Wu Xiongjun, Zuo Lang and Wujin magistrate with remarkable achievements. Zhang Dun led the army to pacify Hubei and Hunan, set up counties, explore the southwest and unify the separatist forces in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the second year of Xining (1069), Wang Anshi set up the third planning department, and Zhang Dun was appointed as the official of the third planning department, which added more talents to proofread and correct Chinese books. He took part in the political reform in Xining, opposed the abolition of the new law, debated with Sima Guang many times, launched a fierce struggle, failed in the Korean struggle and was demoted. In the eighth year of Yuan You (1093), Zhang Dun visited the Prime Minister, denounced the old Party politically and restored the old law. Culturally, poetry and fu were abolished and replaced by two classics. Conquer Xixia militarily, destroy the same party and surrender to the Tubo ministries. Diplomatically, the Liao Dynasty refused to make peace, and set up Jinning Army and Longyou Our Army in the local area. In the third year of Fu Yuan (1 100), Zhang Dun went on strike. Chong Ning four years (1 105), died at the age of 70 and was buried in Changxing (now Changxing, Zhejiang). The third year of Zheng He (1 1 13) was given to a surname, posthumous title Wei Guogong. He is the author of Zhang Zihou's Hidden Stories.