Chapter 1339

Wang Dan was the son of Wang Hu, a famous minister in the early Northern Song Dynasty and Minister of War.

In the fifth year of Taiping's rejuvenation of the country, Wang Dan ascended to the rank of Jinshi. He compiled"Wenyuan Yinghua" in advance as a writer, and was an official who knew the affairs of the Privy Council and participated in political affairs. During the Battle of Chanyuan, Quan was appointed as the garrison officer in Tokyo.

In the third year of Jingde, he paid homage to the prime minister and supervised the compilation of"History of the Two Dynasties". He was good at understanding people, recommended many knowledgeable people, and urged Zhenzong to follow the methods of his ancestors and make careful changes. He has been in power for eighteen years and served as prime minister for twelve years. He is deeply trusted by Zhenzong. However, after being persuaded by Wang Qinruo, he failed to prevent Zhenzong from enshrining the Book of Heaven in Zen, which was criticized by later generations. In his later years, he repeatedly asked to abdicate, and finally resigned as prime minister due to illness. He was appointed Taiwei as the envoy of Yuqing Zhaoying Palace.

In the first year of Tianxi, Wang Dan passed away at the age of sixty-one. He was awarded the title of Taishi, Shangshu Ling and Zhongshu Ling, and Wei Guogong, with the posthumous title"Wenzheng".

In the first year of Qianxing's reign, he was entitled to enjoy the Zhenzong temple. Song Renzong inscribed his stele as"Quande Elder".

During the Song Dynasty, Lizong was one of the twenty-four heroes of Zhaoxun Pavilion.

Wang Dan was good at understanding people. During his tenure as prime minister, he recommended many knowledgeable people and urged Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty to follow the methods of his ancestors and make careful changes. He has been in power for eighteen years and served as prime minister for twelve years. He is deeply trusted by Zhenzong.

It is precisely because of this that Wang Dan was appointed by Lu Yan as the deputy director of the recruitment hall.

Responsible for recruiting talented people.

Wang Dan is very generous and has no airs.

The people who come to the recruitment hall are either those who have successfully joined the Yun Kingdom court or those who have not joined the Yun Kingdom court.

My impression of Wang Dan is all over the place.

I highly praise Wang Dan for his magnanimity and magnanimity.

This was the case with Wang Dan in history. At that time, Kou Zhun mentioned Wang Dan's shortcomings several times, and Wang Dan specifically praised Kou Zhun.

Zhenzong said to Wang Dan:"Although you praise his merits, he specifically talks about your shortcomings."

Wang Dan said:"The reasoning is like this. If I stay in the position of prime minister for a long time, there will be many political failures. Kou Zhun is right Your Majesty has nothing to hide, and he is even more loyal and upright, which is why I value Kou Zhun."

Zhenzong therefore believed that Wang Dan was virtuous.

When Zhongshu Sheng sent something to the Privy Council, which violated the edict, Kou Zhun reported the matter to Zhenzong in the Privy Council.

Wang Dan was scolded and only thanked him, while the courtiers were punished. Less than a month later, the Privy Council sent something to Zhongshu Sheng, which violated the edict. The courtiers excitedly presented it to Wang Dan, who ordered it to be sent back to the Privy Council.

Kou Zhun was very ashamed. When he saw Wang Dan, he said,"We are taking the same scientific examination. How did you get such a big favor?"

Wang Dan did not respond.

When Kou Zhun dismissed his post as privy envoy, he asked someone to privately request him to be envoy and prime minister. Wang Dan was surprised and said:"How can I force myself to get the appointment of general or prime minister? I don't accept private requests." Kou Zhun was very regretful. Soon, Kou Zhun was awarded the title of Military Envoy of Wu Shengjun and Pingzhangshi of Tongzhongshu Menxia. Kou Zhun went to the court to pay homage and thanked him:"If your Majesty didn't know me well, how could I be here?" Zhenzong said in detail that it was because of Wang Dan's recommendation. Kou Zhun sighed with shame, thinking that he could not keep up with Wang Dan. Kou Zhun was serving in a foreign county. On his birthday, he built a mountain tent for a banquet and spent too much on extravagant clothing. He was accused by others. Zhenzong was angry and said to Wang Dan:"Kou Zhun wants to imitate me in everything, okay?" Wang Dan replied slowly:"Kou Zhun is indeed a virtuous person. What can be done about his stupidity?"

Zhenzong's thoughts were then He explained, saying:"Yes, this is just stupidity." So he didn't ask about it.

Chen Pengnian, a Hanlin scholar, submitted the entry to the government examination room. Wang Dan threw it to the ground and said,"Does Nei Han want to cut off and intercept Jinshi from all over the world after he has been in office for a few days?" Chen Pengnian retreated in fear.

At that time, Xiang Minzhong was in Zhongshu Province at the same time and took out the words left by Chen Pengnian. Wang Dan closed his eyes and took the paper to seal it.

When he asked Minzhong to take a look, Wang Dan said:"It's just a contribution to the construction of Furuitu." Later, Chen Pengnian, Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai participated in political affairs and said to Wang Dan together:"Every time you do something, there are some things that are not done by your majesty." I'm afraid people may think it's inappropriate for you to approve and implement the decree." Wang Dan just said thank you.

One day, Wang Dan withdrew, and Wang Zeng and others stayed for a while. Zhenzong was surprised and said,"Why don't you come with Wang Dan?" The three of them all dealt with the past. Zhenzong said:"Wang Dan has been with me for many years, and I have no selfish motives in examining him. Since he went east to become a Zen monk, I have told him to do small things alone, and you can do it respectfully." After Wang Zeng and others withdrew, they were ashamed to thank him. Dan said:"It's just relying on the public interests." He didn't care about the past.

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Wang Dan and Yuwen Chengdu, Yang Zaixing chatting

""Two heroes, you came to the Talent Recruitment Hall to join the Yun Kingdom." Wang Dan looked at Yuwen Chengdu and Yang Zaixing with anticipation in his heart. It must be very unusual to be able to make the magpies of the Talent Recruitment Hall chirp.

"Yes, we want to join the Yun Kingdom." If you show your extraordinary skills in the recruitment hall, you can meet the Holy Emperor.

If you are appreciated by the Holy Emperor, you can rise to the top.

For example, there are several Yang family generals who are valued by Lu Yan , directly into the army.

There are others

"We think we still have some martial arts skills, so we want to join the army and make contributions," Yang Zaixing couldn't help but say.

It is the wish of every general to make contributions, expand territory, and become famous.