The above poem lambasted the "opera thief" was written by Fan Yong, a great official in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Fan Yong was the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty and also a famous prime minister. The object of his poem is the Tangut, and the name of this poem is Ji Xixia.
Why did Fan Yong scold the Tangut? How was the history of the Tangut intertwined with the Song Dynasty? Today we will talk about this topic.
The Tangut is a nomadic tribe in the west, which moved inward in the Tang Dynasty and became a vassal state of the Central Plains Dynasty. They lived in Hetao area for a long time.
In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, in the era of Song Taizu, the Tangut tribe was still a vassal of the Song Dynasty. But in the era, due to operational mistakes, Li defected and the Tangut people began to fight "guerrilla warfare" in the northwest.
Due to the weakness of the military in the Northern Song Dynasty and the threat of the northern Khitan Liao State at that time, the control of the Tangut in the Song Dynasty became weaker and weaker.
In the era of Song Renzong, Li Yuanhao, the hero of the Tangut, rose up and established the Xixia Kingdom, openly competing with the Song Dynasty.
During this period, Fan Yong, as our special envoy, was in the west to learn about the country and was responsible for the encirclement and defense of Xixia. The opening poem was written at this time.
In the Song Dynasty, the founding of Li Yuanhao was tantamount to rebellion, so Fan Yong called him a "play thief" in his poems.
In fact, this poem comes from a series, and Fan Yong also wrote two poems about Xixia.
"Seven hundred miles of mountains, sand flying and clouds walking. When riding a horse, if you choose to be empty, you will often avoid it. Roaring like a bird, startled like a bird. It is difficult to defend the border, so you should be afraid of the enemy. "
"Peace waste edge, prepare for the death of the dragon. Ten thousand soldiers don't know how to fight, and both cities must be recovered. He who underestimates his enemy is a clown, but regards the land as a solid wasteland. I hope to rebel because of madness and repair the border defense from now on. "
We can see that this poem also calls Xixia "Lu", "rebellion" and "appreciating ugliness" without exception.
Xixia people are even more awed by Fan Yong, calling him "Lao Tzu". As for "Fan Xiao Lao Zi", Fan Yong's successor is Fan Zhongyan.
Fan Yong was later transferred to the central government. After Xixia was besieged, Fan Zhongyan inherited his position.
During the Song Renzong period, a group of reformists, led by Fan Zhongyan and others, tried to enrich Qiang Bing, among which the training and consolidation of the western border guards was part of the reform. Fan Zhongyan and others trained a very effective army in the west, that is, the "Xiliang Army" in the Song Dynasty.
However, due to the limitations of the Northern Song Dynasty system and the power struggle between the DPRK and China, the clique contended, which led to the failure of reform and the demise of Xixia.
/kloc-around 0/90, the life span of Xixia kingdom was longer than that of the Northern Song Dynasty, but it was later destroyed by Mongolia, and the people were massacred, and most of the records about it were annihilated.
On the contrary, it is well known that the poems left by Fan Yong, who scolded Xixia, have become strong evidence of the existence of this dynasty and this nation.