In the second year of Jiayou (1057), he was a scholar in Zhang Dun, and made great achievements in Shangluo county magistrate, Wu Xiongjun and Zuo Lang. Zhang Dun went to northern Hunan, led troops to pacify Hubei and other places, set up counties, explored the southwest, and unified the separatist forces in the Northern Song Dynasty.
In the second year of Xining (1069), Wang Anshi, the prime minister, set up the regulation department of the third department, and Zhang Dun served as the regulation officer of the third department, and also participated in the reform of Xining. Zhang Dun opposed the abolition of the new law and argued with assistant minister Sima Guang many times. If the struggle fails, you will be demoted and know Ruzhou.
In the eighth year of Yuan You (1093), Zhang Dun visited the Prime Minister, denounced the old Party politically and restored the new law. Culturally, poetry and fu were abolished and replaced by two classics. Conquer Xixia militarily and destroy comrades. Diplomatically, he surrendered to the Tubo ministries and refused the Liao Dynasty's request for peace. Jinning Army and Longyou Army were established locally.
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.
What inventions did Zhang Dun have?
calligraphy
Zhang Dun was conceited about his calligraphy, calling himself "Mo Chan". Commenting on calligraphy, Huang said: "In the past hundred years, only his brushwork can be demonstrated. Although not as delicate as the Tang Dynasty, the brushwork has surpassed the Tang Dynasty, and the artistic conception is above Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji, the four great families in the early Tang Dynasty. The more wonderful he is, the more like Rainbow Xizhi. " According to the "Graphite Engraving" cloud: "Zhang Zihou's" Inscription of Caotang Temple "also uses lying pen and thirsty pen cover as the method of hairspring, which is vigorous and powerful.
"The existing books in Zhang Dun include the inscriptions on the Caotang Temple and the post of Hui Ji Zun, and the post of Hui Ji Zun is collected by the Palace Museum.
invent
Zhang Dun paid attention to improving the production of weapons and called on officials and people to dedicate their equipment skills, which made the weapons in the Northern Song Dynasty increasingly sophisticated. Zhang Dun and Shen Kuo were in charge of military equipment supervision, were ordered to discuss the chariot system, and developed a new type of chariot. Zongshen was so happy that he personally inspected Yanhe Hall and hid it in the armory.