The biggest official in the Water Margin is Cai Jing, and Cai Jing is the prime minister. Although Gao Qiu was also a big official, he was the official who valued literature over martial arts in the Song Dynasty. Qiu is a second-class official rank, two levels lower than Cai Jing.
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Cai Jing:
Cai Jing (1047 February 14- 1 126 August 1 1) was born in Chiling, Cixiaoli, Xianyou County, Xinghua Army (Fengyou County, Putian City, Fujian Province Four prime ministers, term of office 17, the first in ancient and modern times.
Xining worked as a scholar for three years, first as a local official, then as a middle official, and then changed the system of Longtuge, knowing how to make government affairs open. In the first year of Chongning (1 102), he was the right assistant minister (right phase) and later became an official.
Battle of Shigang, Xinghua; Change the salt method and tea method, and cast ten big money. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Imperial College Chen Dong wrote that Cai Jing was the "head of six thieves". After Song Qinzong ascended the throne, Cai Jing was banished to Lingnan and died in Tanzhou (Changsha, Hunan) on the way.
Politics:
During the reign of Cai Jing, the implementation of social assistance system was very strong, which was rare in ancient history. Its system of Anjiyuan, Anjifang and Louzeyuan was undoubtedly the peak of the relief system in the Northern Song Dynasty, which was unprecedented in the history of China, even above the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was Cai Jing that made social relief activities large-scale and institutionalized.
During the period of worshipping Ning, it was the first of the three major movements in the Northern Song Dynasty. The main measures are: setting up local schools all over the country; Establish a three-level academic system of county, state and business school.
Building a new Biyong and developing imperial academy; Resume the establishment of medicine and set up specialized schools in arithmetic, calligraphy and painting; After the imperial examination, he was admitted to the school. It is a concentrated expression of the policy of "promoting culture and education" in the Northern Song Dynasty, which played an important role in the development of education in the Song Dynasty.
Calligraphy:
There were four calligraphers in the Northern Song Dynasty: Su, Huang, Mi and Cai. A few people think that Cai Yuan refers to Cai Jing, and later generations changed it to Cai Xiang because of its "bad word".
Cai studied Cai Xiang's calligraphy with his younger brother in his early years. Xu Hao's calligraphy was loved by the gods when Sergeant Admiralty awarded the Qiantang County Commandant. At that time, the literati learned it one after another. Cai Jing also studied Xu Hao's calligraphy with Su Shi, who was exiled to Qiantang, and later learned from Shen Chuanshi and Ou Yangxun, and later changed to "two kings", learning from the strengths of various schools and becoming a whole.
His calligraphy style is charming, his words are vigorous, he is happy and calm, and he has a unique style, which is highly respected in China. Cai Jing's calligraphy art is charming, vigorous, cheerful and calm, which can reflect the aesthetic taste of calligraphy in Song Dynasty. Therefore, it enjoyed a high reputation at that time, and many people studied its books in the government and the public.
Personality characteristics:
Cai Jing's talent is fierce and cunning, playing politics and controlling others with wisdom. In front of the emperor, in order to keep his position, he spoiled his master and observed his intentions. He always told the emperor to satisfy his enjoyment as much as possible and not to stick to the rules. Song Huizong also knew that he was treacherous, so he went his own way and chose people who were at odds with Cai Jing as rulers to contain him.
Whenever Cai Jing is going to be removed from office, he has to kneel to the emperor and is not ashamed. When the Song Dynasty recovered Yanshan Mountain, Cai Jing sent a poem to Cai You, saying it wouldn't work, hoping not to extricate himself.
See profit and forget righteousness, so that brothers are not harmonious, such as Shen and Shang; Father and son are not related by blood, such as Qin and Yue. In his later years, people who took home as an official and sought promotion gathered under his door. As long as the goods are received at a loss, even servants can become American officials, abandoning national laws and regulations and making them look useless. Be swayed by considerations of gain and loss everywhere, and cultivate personal power, which is intertwined and unbreakable.
Eventually lead to national disaster. Although he died on the road, people all over the world still hate not to execute him.
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