Wen Yanbo, courtesy name Kuanfu, was born in Jiexiu, Fenzhou, and was a famous politician and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty. Wen Yanbo was born in the third year of Jingde of Song Zhenzong and died in the fourth year of Shaosheng of Song Zhezong. He lived to be 92 years old, which was definitely a long life.
Wen's surname was Jing. Later, in order to avoid the holy name, he got rid of Gou and changed his surname to Wen. Wen's ancestor is Chen Gongzi of Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period. The ancestors of Wen Yanbo's previous generations were still very prominent, with generations of shadow. In Yan Bo's generation, he was born in a serious imperial examination era. He went through the four dynasties of Song Renzong, Song Yingzong, Song Shenzong, and Song Zhezong, and served as an official for fifty years. He was hailed as the absolute winner in life.
It is not easy for anyone to ascend to the high position of prime minister of a country. But for Wen Yanbo, who took charge of power and took the position of prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, some people said that it was because he borrowed Dongfeng from the concubine in the harem. what is going on? It is said that this is the story.
The father of Song Renzong’s favorite concubine Zhang Guifei was once a guest of Wen Yanbo. Later, Wen Yanbo took the position of Zhizhou Zhixue in the Tang Dynasty and Chengdu. In order to consolidate her position in the harem, Concubine Zhang took the initiative to make friends with Wen Yanbo, commensurate with her uncle, and even formed an alliance.
Once, as the Lantern Festival was approaching, Concubine Zhang signaled Wen Yanbo to present a lantern. Shu brocade is world-famous, especially Chengdu lantern brocade. Naturally, she had her own intentions in asking Concubine Zhang Guifei Wen Yanbo for the lantern brocade. Wen Yanbo didn't think much about it. According to Concubine Zhang's instructions, he will present the lantern brocade to Concubine Zhang in a few days.
Concubine Zhang knitted it into clothes, and during the Lantern Festival, she appeared in the lantern brocade, which can be said to be outstanding. Song Renzong was also very surprised and asked, "Where can I find this brocade?"?
Concubine Zhang saw the effect, so he told the key points. She said that this was woven by Chengdu Wenyanbo. He used to have an old relationship with my father, so he called him uncle. However, how can I appoint a chamberlain? Wen Yanbo volunteered to knit for His Majesty.
After hearing Concubine Zhang’s answer, Song Renzong was very happy, and then began to reuse Wen Yanbo. During the Lantern Festival of the following year, a minister wrote a poem, saying: "No one enters the lantern brocade. In the pink palace, please remember the minister." Renzong laughed after hearing this poem.
Wen Yanbo was later impeached by Tang Jie for presenting lanterns and weaving brocades. In the end, he was demoted as a bachelor of Guan Wendian, named Xuzhou, and changed to the loyal minister Wu Jun as a military envoy, named Yongxingjun.
Wen Yanbo was noticed by Song Renzong, perhaps because of the special support of Concubine Zhang. But it was definitely not because of Concubine Zhang that he could ascend to the position of prime minister of a country. Wen Yanbo is really talented, from disarming and standardizing military discipline to personally interceding for the suppression of Wang Ze's rebels. Yan Bo, a native of Wuwen and Yunwen Wuyun, was one of the important founders of Jia_Shengshi.
When Wen Yanbo was young, he showed that he was smarter than his peers. When he was young, he used to play ball with his friends. While playing, a child kicked the ball into a tree hole. A few people are good at fishing but cannot catch anything. There is no use picking branches.
Later, Wen Yanbo thought of a way to have people pour water into the tree hole. As the water gradually filled up, the ball that fell into the hole in the tree floated because of the water. Now it is easy to take the ball out and everyone can continue playing.
When Wen Yanbo was studying, he saw the words of a sage, admonishing everyone to cultivate their moral character and cultivate their character. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Wen Yanbo accepted the teachings of the saint and devoted himself to correcting his bad habits and developing a gentleman's style. So he thought of a way and prepared two jars. If he did something good, he would throw a white piece into the jar. If you do something bad, throw a black mark into it.
After a while, Wen Yanbo will check how many white and black stones he has. Based on this, he made changes and introspected. Day after day, year after year, Wen Yanbo gradually got rid of his bad habits. Finally one day, when he went to see the jar, he found that there was no sunspot, and all the sunspots were filled with white sunspots.
As a prime minister who has experienced four dynasties, Wen Yanbo does have his own advantages. These little stories from his childhood have become a model for educating children today, guiding today's children to grow into better talents.