Di Renjie was born in the fifth year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (630) and died on Xinchou (26th) day of September, the first year of Wu Zetian's Jiushi (November 11, 700). His courtesy name was Huaiying. A native of Taiyuan, Bingzhou (today's Taiyuan, Shanxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty, he was an outstanding politician in the early Tang Dynasty. He was called the "old man of the country" by Wu Zetian, and was highly regarded as the prime minister. He was first appointed as the Facao of the Governor's Office of Bingzhou, then as the Dali Cheng, and then as the Shiyushi. He successively served as the governor of Ningzhou and Yuzhou, and the local official and minister. As an official, Di Renjie, as Lao Tzu said, "The saint has an impermanent heart and takes the people's heart as his heart." In order to save the innocent, he dared to go against the will of the monarch. He always maintained his true nature of being considerate of the people and not afraid of power. He always stayed above the temple and served the people. Because of worry, later generations called him "the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty"; during the reign of Wu Zetian, he served as the country's highest judicial position, adjudicating backlogged and doubtful cases, and correcting unjust, wrong, and false cases; he served as Dali Cheng in charge of criminal law. In one year, a large number of backlogged cases were adjudicated, involving 17,000 people, and not one of them appealed for justice. This is evident from his fairness in handling matters. He is an upright official known for his integrity and diligence in the history of our country. In the first year of Jiushi (700), Di Renjie died of illness, and the government and the public were in mourning. When Wu Zetian heard the news, she cried and said: "The court is empty!" She presented it to Wenchang Youcheng, posthumously named Wenhui; after Tang Zhongzong succeeded to the throne, he posthumously presented it to Sikong; after Tang Ruizhong ascended the throne, He was also named Liang Guogong. Di Renjie's life can be said to be full of ups and downs in officialdom. As an outstanding politician in the feudal ruling class, Di Renjie cared about people's livelihood and made outstanding political achievements in every position he held. After he assumed the position of prime minister, he assisted the country and stabilized the country, and corrected many of Wu Zetian's bad policies. He can be said to be one of the important heroes who promoted the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
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Di Renjie was born into a family of officials. His grandfather Di Xiaoxu served as Zuocheng, Shangshu of the Zhenguan Dynasty, and his father Di Zhisun served as governor of Kui. Di Renjie passed the Ming Dynasty classics examination and became the magistrate of Bianzhou; Yan Liben, the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, was deposed as the envoy of Henan Province. Di Renjie was falsely accused by officials. Yan Liben accepted the interrogation. He not only found out the truth of the matter, but also discovered that Di Renjie was a A rare person with both political integrity and talent, he was called "the pearl of the meander and the treasure of the southeast". He recommended Di Renjie to be the legal director of the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion. During the Yifeng period of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (676-679), Di Renjie was promoted to Dali Cheng. He was upright, upright, lawful and conscientious. In one year, he judged a large number of backlog cases involving Di Renjie's portrait
, involving 1.7 Tens of thousands of people, with no unjust complaints, suddenly became famous, and became a high-ranking judge who was highly respected by both the government and the public and was able to resolve cases like a god and eliminate evildoers. In order to maintain the feudal legal system, Di Renjie even dared to offend Yan Zhijian. In the first year of Yifeng (676), General Quan Shancai of Wuwei accidentally chopped down a cypress tree in Zhaoling, and Renjie reported the crime and was dismissed. Gao Zong ordered him to be executed immediately, but Renjie declared that he should not die. The emperor said: "The good man cut the tree on the mausoleum, which makes me unfilial, so I must kill him." Renjie looked at him from left to right and ordered him to come out. Renjie said: "I heard that I rebelled against the dragon scale and disobeyed the master. I have been in trouble since ancient times. I I am foolish to think otherwise. It was difficult in the days of Jie and Zhou, but it was easy in the days of Yao and Shun. Now I am lucky enough to meet Yao and Shun, and I am not afraid of Bi Gan's execution. Stop abandoning the city. Wei Wen will move to his people. , Xinbi is in the ground. Your Majesty's behavior is just like that of Wei. Is there any penalty for committing a crime? Since the law is impermanent, why should your Majesty want to change the law? , please start from today. The ancients said: "If you steal the soil from Changling, why would your Majesty kill a general with a cypress tree in Zhaoling? Why do you dare to say that your Majesty is the master?" I was ordered to kill a good person and trap His Majesty in a dishonorable way." The emperor's intention was slightly understood, and the good person was saved from death. Soon, Di Renjie was appointed by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty as Shi Yushi, responsible for interrogating cases and impeaching officials. During his tenure, Di Renjie abided by his duties and impeached some dignitaries who were flattering and favored their parents. In the first year of Tiaolu (679), Wei Hongji, the minister of agriculture, built Suyu, Gaoshan, Shangyang and other palaces, which were spacious and magnificent. Di Renjie wrote a memorial to impeach Wei Hongji for leading the emperor to pursue luxury, and Wei Hongji was dismissed from office. Zuosi Langzhong Wang Benli relied on his kindness to do things, but the court was afraid of him. Di Renjie mercilessly exposed his evil crimes and requested to be handed over to the judicial department for trial. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty wanted to be tolerant and protect Wang Benli, so Di Renjie protected him: "Although the country lacks talents, how can we lack Benli? How could your majesty regret sinners who violate the king's law. You must forgive Benli. Please abandon your ministers in a land where there is no one, and be loyal to the future." Ring!" Wang Benli was finally convicted, and the court was in awe. Later, Di Renjie's official position was transferred to the branch of the doctor, and Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was preparing to visit Fenyang Palace. He appointed Di Renjie as his envoy to arrange accommodation and meals on the way. Li Chongxuan, the governor of the state, created the Jealous Girl Temple and conscripted tens of thousands of people to open the royal road. Di Renjie said: "The emperor's journey involves thousands of rides. The wind will clear the dust and the rain master will sprinkle the road. How can you harm your jealous daughter?" He ordered them all to give up and exempted tens of thousands of people from Bingzhou from labor service. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty praised him and said, "What a man!" In the second year of Wu Zetian's reign (686), Di Renjie was appointed governor of Ningzhou (today's Ningxian and Zhengning areas of Gansu Province). At that time, Ningzhou was a place where various ethnic groups lived together. Di Renjie paid attention to properly handling the relationship between the ethnic minorities and the Han people. "To harmonize the Rong and Xia, there will be peace both internally and externally, and people will feel at ease." People in the county paid tribute to him with a monument. In that year, the imperial censor Guo Han inspected Longyou, and the governor of Ningzhou Ge Di was on the road. After Guo Han returned to the court, he recommended Di Renjie to the minister of Dongguan (Ministry of Industry) and served as the governor of the south of the Yangtze River.
In view of the evil customs of many prostitute temples in Wu and Chu at that time, Di Renjie petitioned to burn down more than 1,700 temples, leaving only four temples for Xia Yu, Wu Taibo, Jizha, and Wu Yuan, which relieved the burden of the people in Jiangnan. In the fourth year of Chui Gong (688), Li Chong, the governor of Langya in Bozhou, raised an army to engrave a statue of Di Renjie
Against Wu Zetian's rule, Li Zhen, the governor of Yuzhou and the king of Yue, raised troops to respond. After Wu Zetian put down the clan rebellion, he sent Di Renjie to Yuzhou. Governor. At that time, there were six to seven hundred people implicated by the King of Yue in prison, and as many as 5,000 people were deported. Di Renjie knew that most of the Li people were forced to serve in the Yue King's army. Therefore, he went to Wu Zetian and said: "This man is not true to his original intention. I look forward to and mourn his mistakes." Wu Zetian followed his suggestion and granted amnesty. These prisoners on death row turned from killing into exile, appeasing the people and stabilizing the situation in Yuzhou. At that time, it was Prime Minister Zhang Guangbi who pacified Li Zhen, the king of Yue. The soldiers relied on their merits and extorted money. Di Renjie did not agree, but instead angrily scolded Zhang Guangbi for killing his soldiers in order to claim military merit. He said: "The one who caused chaos in Henan was the King of Zhen'er of Yue. Now one Zhen died and ten thousand Zhen were born." "Ming Gong Dong sent 300,000 soldiers to quell a rebellious minister. He did not fight the front, but used his troops to act violently. The innocent man will be devastated. "But I am afraid that the grievances will rise up to the heavens. If the horse sword is stabbed at the king's neck, he will die as if he were dead." Later, Di Renjie's speech was disrespectful. Di Renjie was demoted to the governor of Fuzhou (now southwest of Mianyang, Hubei Province) and became the Sima of Luozhou. Di Renjie's talent and reputation have gradually gained Wu Zetian's appreciation and trust. In September of the second year of Tianshou (691), Di Renjie was appointed as the Minister of Local Officials (Hubu) and Tongfengge Luantai Pingzhangshi, beginning his short first career as prime minister. Holding an important position, Di Renjie is cautious and self-disciplined. One day, Wu Zetian said to him: "Your Majesty has very good governance in Runan. Do you want to know who is teasing you?" Di Renjie thanked him and said: "Your Majesty thinks that I have done something wrong, and I should correct it. Your Majesty knows that I have no fault. Fortunately, I don't know how to be a good friend." Wu Zetian was deeply impressed by his open-mindedness. When Di Renjie was the prime minister and participated in government affairs, it was also the time when Wu Chengsi was prominent and full of ambition. He believed that Di Renjie would be one of the obstacles to his being established as the emperor's heir. In the first month of the second year of Changshou (693), Wu Chengsi colluded with the cruel official Lai Junchen to falsely accuse Di Renjie and other ministers of treason, and arrested and imprisoned them. There was a clause in the law at that time: "Anyone who accepts the treason upon questioning will be spared his death." Lai Junchen forced Di Renjie to admit "treason", and Di Renjie took an extraordinary step and immediately pleaded guilty: "In the Great Zhou Revolution, everything was new, and in the Tang Dynasty, everything was new." The old ministers of the house are willing to be killed, but it is true!" Lai Junchen got a satisfactory confession and put Di Renjie and others in prison to wait for execution. No more strict preparations. Di Renjie took off his quilt and wrote a letter of injustice, placed it in a cotton-padded coat, and asked the jailer to tell his family to remove the cotton. Di Renjie's son Di Guangyuan was informed of his injustice and lodged a complaint with him. Wu Zetian summoned Di Renjie and other ministers who had "conspired to rebel" and asked, "What's the point of accepting the rebellion?" Di Renjie replied calmly, "If Xiang didn't accept the rebellion, he would have died of whipping." He then asked, "Why do you want to express your gratitude to death?" He replied: "I don't have such a form." Wu Zetian asked someone to take out the death form and found out that it was a forgery. So he ordered the release of the seven people involved in the case and demoted them all to local officials. Di Renjie was demoted to Peng Zeling. In this way, Di Renjie used his intelligence to escape death. Later, Wu Chengsi wanted to eradicate the future troubles and petitioned to punish him many times, but Wu Zetian rejected them all.