In the sixth year of Jiayou, Ouyang Xiu was appointed as a political advisor. Song Renzong asked him to recommend three people who could be prime ministers, so he recommended the above three people. When Fan Zhongyan engaged in the "Qingli New Deal", Ouyang Xiu and others supported Fan Zhongyan's political reform and were accused of engaging in cronies. Ouyang Xiu therefore wrote "The Theory of cronies", acknowledging that a gentleman should also have cronies, otherwise he could not fight against villains, which touched a sensitive nerve of Injong. One of the family laws in the early Song Dynasty was to prohibit junior officers from engaging in cronyism. Coupled with the strong voice of anti-reform, Renzong accepted the desire for change and demoted Fan Zhongyan and others to the local government. Lv Gongzhu's father, Lv Yijian, became prime minister again and also attacked Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu didn't agree with what Lv Yijian did in his early years, and even had many sarcastic remarks. However, when it comes to Lv Gongzhu, he likes it very much. At that time, Ouyang Xiu was the year of Yingzhou and was highly valued by 1 1.
20-year-old Lv Gongzhu became a friend of lectures. Ouyang Xiu recommended Wang Anshi and Lv Gongzhu as remonstrators, saying that public servants are the sons of Jane Yi, who are "quiet and taciturn, rich and incorruptible, and their interests remain unchanged". He also said that Lv Gongzhu's "heart is happy and idle, and it is lighter than the world. However, the so-called lady does not say anything, and her words must mean something. " When Ouyang Xiu arrived in Qidan, the Qidan people asked about the scholars in China. Ouyang Xiu was the first to mention Lv Gongzhu.
When it comes to the contradiction with Sima Guang, it was also obvious at that time. Renzong had no children, and adopted Zhao Zongshi, the great-grandson of Taizong and the son of Puyi Wang, as his adopted son, giving him the name Shu. This is Yingzong. There are different opinions on how to call his biological father by Yingzong. Han Qi, the prime minister, and Ouyang Xiu, the deputy prime minister, thought he should be called the father, while Sima Guang thought he should be called the uncle according to the Confucian patriarchal clan system. This is the famous "Puyi". On this issue, Sima Guang and Ouyang Xiu had a fierce confrontation, but Ouyang Xiu recommended Sima Guang and ruled Ping for four years (1067). After the collapse of Yingzong, Zongshen succeeded to the throne, and Ouyang Xiu also strongly recommended Sima Guang to the new emperor, saying that he was "virtuous and knowledgeable" ... I was in the yamen, and I knew the details and dared not play. "This is the original intention of the sage to treat people fairly yesterday.
Not only Lv Yijian and Sima Guang, but also Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi was born in Linchuan, Fuzhou. He likes reading since he was a child. He is very talented, has a strong memory and never forgets anything. Writing articles without thinking, writing like flying, people who have read his articles have to pay tribute to it. Wang Anshi is well-read and diligent in thinking. When he was young, he took the world as his responsibility and determined to do something big. His friend Ceng Gong recommended Wang Anshi's article to Ouyang Xiu, a literary leader. Ouyang Xiu praised it after reading it, and publicized Wang Anshi's outstanding talents everywhere. Wang Anshi heard about Ouyang Xiu's deeds from Ceng Gong, but he didn't visit him until the early years of Jiayou. Ouyang Xiu didn't mind his lateness, and "met a fall", which extended to the audience. Later, there was the poem "To the King": "There are 3,000 romantic poems by Hanlin and 200 articles by the official department. Self-pity and self-pity are still there. In the future, who will compete with my son ... "This academician, with the respect of a generation of literati, looked forward to Li Bai and Han Yu from an unknown junior at that time, which is really commendable. Under the admiration of literary leaders, Wang Anshi soon became famous all over the world. Not only that, Ouyang Xiu also recommended three people who can be prime ministers today, and Wang Anshi is one of them. Wang Anshi was appointed Prime Minister, and Ouyang Xiu wrote an article to congratulate him. Later, Wang Anshi insisted on political reform. Although Ouyang Xiu is one of the opponents, they have maintained a deep personal friendship through answering poems and letters all their lives. After Ouyang Xiu's death, among many mourning articles, Wang Anshi's Official Document of Ouyang Wenzhong is the most emotional and best written.
It can be seen that what's going on in the world, as long as you have no selfishness and power, once you put business first, you won't think of cars, tickets and bitches, and it's natural to do something fair. If you take the opportunity to accept other people's money and wealth and value the power behind others instead of virtue and diligence, you will certainly do unnatural things. Compared with the ancients, we will do better as long as we are willing to work hard.