Early life
Liu Zongyuan's ancestral home is Hedong County (Liu's, Xue's and Pei's in Hedong are also called "Hedong Three Surnames"), and he has been an official for generations (the seventh ancestor, assistant minister in the Northern Wei Dynasty, sealing Yin Gong). Liu Zongyuan's great-grandfather Liu and his grandfather Liu Chagong were both county magistrates. His father, Jin Ryu, was an imperial adviser. Liu Zongyuan's mother, Lu, is a land native and has been an official for generations. Liu Zongyuan has only two sisters.
In 773, Liu Zongyuan was born in the capital Chang 'an. At the age of four, his mother lived with him in Jingxi Manor. The mother's enlightenment education made Liu Zongyuan have a strong interest in knowledge. Liu Zongyuan spent his childhood in Chang 'an, so he had some knowledge and feelings about the corruption and incompetence of the imperial court and the social crisis and turmoil. When he was nine years old, he met the Jian Zhong Rebellion. Four years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Zongyuan came to his father's office in Xiakou to escape the war. Liu Zongyuan, who was only 12 years old, also experienced the separatist war in the buffer region at this time)
In 785 (the first year of Zhenyuan), Jin Ryu went to Jiangxi as an official. Liu Zongyuan traveled with his father and directly contacted the society, which increased his knowledge. He takes part in social activities, makes friends and is valued by people. Soon, he returned to Chang 'an. My father, Jin Ryu, has been working in the government and county for a long time, and has a good understanding of the real social situation, and has developed a positive attitude towards life and a moral character of integrity. His father, who was good at poetry and prose, and his mother, who believed in Buddhism, laid the foundation for his later thought of "the integration of Confucianism and Buddhism".
Young genius
In 792, Liu Zongyuan was elected as a township tribute and was able to take the Jinshi exam. In 793, at the age of 265,438+0, Liu Zongyuan was admitted to the Jinshi examination and became famous. Soon, Liu Zongyuan's father Jin Ryu died, and Liu Zongyuan was in mourning at home. In 796, Liu Zongyuan was assigned to the secretary province as a school book lang. In 798, 26-year-old Liu Zongyuan took the erudite macro-character exam and won the list, and was awarded the orthography of Jixian Temple Academy (ranking from Jiupin).
In 80 1 year, Liu Zongyuan was appointed as Lantian Wei (Zhengliupin). In 803 10, Liu Zongyuan was transferred back to Chang 'an as the censor. Since then, he has made more friends with the upper echelons of officialdom, gained a deeper understanding of the dark corruption of politics, and gradually sprouted the desire for reform, becoming an important figure in Wang's reformists.
In the period of innovation
In 805 (the 21st year of Zhenyuan), 65438+1October 26th, Tang Dezong died, and the crown prince Li Yong succeeded to the throne and changed to Yongzheng, that is, Shunzong. After Shunzong ascended the throne, he reused Wang and others. Liu Zongyuan, because of the same political views as Wang, was also promoted to the position of Shangshu, who was in charge of etiquette, sacrifice and tribute. At this time, Wang was surrounded by many politicians with the same political views, including Han Tai, Han Ye, Liu Yuxi, Ling Zhun, Cheng Yi, Lu Wen, Li Jingjian and others, forming a political group. After Wang took office, he actively promoted innovation and adopted a series of reform measures, which was called Yongzhen innovation in history. (The main innovative measures are: restraining the forces of the buffer regions and strengthening the central power; Abolish the profile of Liu Zongyuan in Miyagi, and get rid of eunuchs such as Diao Fang, Stork Fang, Harrier Fang, Dog Fang and Eagle Fang (commonly known as Wuyazi); Deny corrupt officials; Rectify taxes, cancel the extra contributions of local officials and local salt and iron envoys, and try to recover the military power in the hands of eunuchs and buffer regions. As Shunzong's illness worsened, Liu Zongyuan, a eunuch group headed by Ju Wenzhen, introduced that courtiers and foreign vassals jointly opposed the reformists' pressure on the court and demanded abdication.
In April, 805, eunuchs Wen Zhen, Liu Guangqi and Xue Yingzhen named Li Chun, the king of Guangling, as a prince and renamed him Chun Li. In May, Wang was removed from the post of Hanlin Bachelor. In July, the eunuch minister invited the prince to supervise the country. In the same month, Wang went home to mourn for his mother. On August 5, Shunzong was forced to abdicate to Prince Chunli, known in history as "Yong Zhen Nei Chan". Chun Li acceded to the throne, that is, Xian Zong. Xian zong fought as soon as he acceded to the throne ...
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