Bishian’s historical records

Bi Shi'an, courtesy name Rensou, was born in Yunzhong, Daizhou. Great-grandfather Zong Yu, the magistrate of this county. Zuqiu, stay away from this state. His father, Yi Lin, built many envoys' offices, and finally he saw the city order because of his family. Young Shi'an was eager to learn, and he was regarded as a filial piety by his stepmother Zhu. Zhu said: "To learn, you must seek good teachers and friends." Therefore, he made friends with people like Song Dynasty and Zheng Dynasty, such as Yang Pu, Han Pi and Liu Xi, because they were from Zheng.

In the fourth year of Qiande's reign, he was promoted to Jinshi. Yang Tingzhang, the commander-in-chief, established the shogunate and wrote the memorials. In the fourth year of Kaibao's reign, he went through the Jeju regiment to train and promote officials, specializing in questioning, and the number of classes increased year by year. Change Yanzhou to observe and recommend officials. In the early days of the Taiping and the rejuvenation of the country, he was the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, responsible for the transportation of three gates. Qian Chu, a native of Wu and Yue, chose Taizhou and said: "Qian's family has published maps and books, and there are officials who all Zhang Xi and Fu Shi. Today, the new people in Huhai have just received officials appointed by the emperor. It is appropriate to have a compilation, and I hope to use the old books." The edict followed. . Next year, he moved to Zuo Zanshan, a doctor, and moved to Raozhou, where he was changed to Zhongcheng. He was summoned back to serve as the supervisory censor. When he came back to Zhiqianzhou, he took care of his mother because he was willing to be demoted to a new post, and was transferred to supervise the rice field affairs in Ruzhou.

In the second year of Yongxi's reign, the kings came out of the cabinet and carefully selected their officials. Wang Guicong, a doctor in the Ministry of Yu, joined the army and served as the secretary of Chen Wangfu. Wang Su, a foreign minister of the Ministry of Water, joined the army as a clerk in the official secretary of Prince Han. Zhang Maozhi, the secretary-general, joined the army as a clerk in the official secretary of Prince Yi. Shi Anqian joined the army as a Zuo Shiyi and joined the official secretary of Jiwangfu. Taizong Zhao said: "When you grow up in the palace and have no time for foreign affairs, and as you grow older, you must be praised and guided by good men, so that you can learn about loyalty and filial piety day by day, and your ministers will encourage you." He was given clothes, silver belts, and saddles. horse.

Shi'an's real name was Shiyuan, but using "Yuan" violated the king's taboo, so he changed it to Yan. Moved to be a meritorious official. In Duan Gong, he ordered his officials and officials to present their works. Taizong read them for many days and asked his ministers, "Now that I have seen his talent, which of his actions is better?" The emperor said: "It is my intention." Since I knew the imperial edict, the king refused to allow me to stay in the palace. In the second year of Chunhua, he was called into the Imperial Academy as a bachelor. The minister recommended Zhang Jie, and Taizong said: "I think Bi Shi'an's poetry practice has not diminished, but his performance is far away." Shi'an used his father's name, Yi Lin Kangzhang, to evade him, and the court said that the two names were not taboo and did not listen. In the third year, he and Su Yijian learned about Gongju and became a guest doctor. He asked for help due to illness, changed his position to admonish the officials, and learned about Yingzhou. Zhenzong summoned Yin, the longevity king, as a judge in Kaifeng Mansion. When he became the crown prince, he moved to Shizhong as his concubine. After ascending the throne, he ordered Quan to know the affairs of the Kaifeng government and pay homage to the Minister of Works and the Privy Council. At that time, one of the ministers' parents had the power to forcibly seize a girl who was engaged to be married to a private citizen, and her family sued the government. Shi'an responded to the complaint and returned the favor. The palace officials often serve those who serve as court officials, and whenever they are given an appointment outside, they must make sure that the people are safe and alert.

At the beginning of Xianping Dynasty, he resigned from the government, became the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and became a bachelor of Hanlin. An imperial edict was issued to select officials to collate the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, the books of the Jin and Tang Dynasties. There may be those who say that the affairs of the two Jin Dynasties are too despicable and should not be popular. Zhenzong spoke to the prime minister, Shi An, saying: "Evil is to warn the world, good is to encourage the future. Good and evil things are recorded in the Spring and Autumn Annals." Zhenzong agreed and ordered it to be published. Shi'an sought a solution to his eye disease and was promoted to Minister of War. He went out to Luzhou and was given a monthly salary. Entered the Hanlin Academy and became a bachelor. Jing Dechu, concurrently secretary-supervisor. When the Khitans planned to enter the country, Shi'an first discussed five matters in response to the imperial edict, and presented strategies for selecting generals, paying troops, and managing finances. Zhenzong accepted them.

Li Hang died, became a Jinshi, minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and participated in political affairs. After entering Xie, Zhenzong said: "We are not yet, let's go and show your respects." Shi An paused. Zhenzong said: "I rely on you to assist the prime minister, and it is not special today. However, there are many things going on at the time. Who can I ask to advance with you?" He said to him: "The prime minister must have his own tools so that he can occupy his position. "Kou Zhun is a good prime minister who is loyal and good at making decisions." Zhenzong said, "I heard that he is very upright and generous." Forgetting oneself and being loyal to the country, adhering to the Tao and being evil, this has been accumulated in the past, and the courtiers rarely come out of his right, and the people are not favored by the customs. If it is accurate, it is appropriate to use it." Zhenzong said: "Of course, I should rely on your virtue to control it." Before reading the month, I will worship Pingzhang together with Zhun. Shi'an also supervised the compilation of national history, ranking among the best.

According to the requirements of the prime minister, keeping upright and hating evil, the villain is attracted by daily thinking. A commoner, Shen Zonggu, warned Wang Yuanjie of Zhunjiao An. The emperor was frightened and did not know what he was talking about. Shi'an vigorously defended his false accusation, and the ancient officials of the lower sect were found to be treacherous. If they were killed, they would be safe.

In September of the first year of Jingde, the Khitan army led by Ta Lan led troops to plunder Weilu, Shun'an, and Beiping, invaded Baozhou, and attacked Dingwu. Several armies were defeated, and Yidong stationed in Yang. Chengdian, then attacked Gaoyang, but failed, and then turned to Piaobei, Ji, and Tianxiong, with a number of 200,000 troops. Zhenzong sat down in the banquet hall and asked about his plan. Shi'an and Kou Zhuntiao therefore prepared an imperial edict and jointly invited Zhenzong to thank Chanyuan. Shi An said that the trip to Chanyuan should be in the middle of winter; he definitely meant that it was urgent and could not be postponed. Soldiers and soldiers will be discussed.

At the beginning, in the sixth year of Xianping, Wang Jizhong, the Yunzhou observation envoy, captured Khitan in battle. As a result, he petitioned the Khitans for peace. None of the ministers dared to do anything, but Shi'an believed that it was trustworthy and praised Zhenzong for his continuous restraint and gradually allowed him to succeed. Zhenzong said that the enemy was so fierce that it might not be possible to protect him. Shi'an said: "I heard that Khitan was sent to people, and said that although it penetrated deeply, it failed to achieve its goals after repeated setbacks. It was shameless and shameless to lead away, and he would rather not be afraid of people taking advantage of the situation to overwhelm his nest. This request is not arrogant. Following Zhongzhi's request "Zhenzong was pleased and issued an imperial edict to continue the loyalty, and asked him to make peace.

At that time, an imperial edict had been issued to inspect the situation, but the deliberators were still noisy. Some of the two or three ministers visited Jinling and Chengdu. Shi'an urgently asked for approval and insisted that he couldn't do it, but he could only make a firm plan. Zhenzong's strict troops are about to arrive. In the daytime, a shooting star appears on Guan Doukui in Taipei. Some say that it is not appropriate to send troops to the north, or some say that ministers should respond. Shi'an was lying down sick, so he moved the book and said: "I have repeatedly asked Diao Ji to do it, but the edict has not allowed it. Now the big plan has been decided, and I can only encourage you to do it. Shi'an can be like a star and take care of state affairs, which is what he wants." After a while, I chased him to Chanyuan and saw Yu Xingzai. At that time, hundreds of thousands of troops had gathered, and Khitan was greatly shaken. They still took advantage of the crowd to plunder Deqing. When they arrived at Chanbei, they were fired with crossbows. Tao Lan died and everyone fled.

Huicao used the Khitan envoy to return and got the key points. He also came with his envoy Yao Dongzhi, and the peace agreement was concluded. He left behind 300,000 pieces of Khitan silver and silk at the age of 18, and everyone in the imperial court thought it was an exaggeration. Shi'an said: "If this is not the case, the Khitan will not take it seriously, and the peace may not last long." When he stopped his troops and returned, he chose good generals according to the border requirements and put them in charge: Li Yun was the leader of Xiongzhou, and Ma Zhi was the leader of Dingzhou. Festival, Sun Quanzhao in Zhenzhou, Yang Yanzhao in Baozhou, each has its own role. Order all foreign cattle and horses obtained on the fortress to be returned, open trade with each other, remove the iron ban, recruit exiles, and expand savings. Not long after, Zhao Deming of Xiazhou also enclosed the fort. The two parties have settled down, and China and foreign countries are at ease. Measure the time and implement the method in sequence. Reestablish the virtuous, upright, outspoken and admonishing departments to recruit scholars.

In the second year, in Chapter 78, he asked for exemption due to illness, but the imperial edict refused. He sent an envoy to give an edict, and as a last resort, he took matters into his own hands. In the early morning of October, when I arrived at the Chongzheng Hall, a violent outbreak broke out. Zhenzong stepped out to look at him and could no longer speak. Dou Shenbao, the servant of the imperial edict, sent him home on a shoulder carriage. He died at the age of sixty-eight. When the chariot driver came to tears, he abandoned the court for five days and presented it to Taifu, Zhongshu Ling, and posthumous slips. Wei Shaoqin, the envoy from the imperial city, was responsible for the burial, and a secretary was assigned to record it. His son Shichang was recorded as Prince Zhongshe, Qingchang was appointed as the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and Sun Conggu was appointed as the supervisor of the general.

Shi An was dignified, elegant, clear-sighted, knowledgeable, beautiful in style, and good at conversation, so he was known as serious. He is old and blind, and he has been reading a lot. He edited or wrote it by himself. He is also a master of poetry and poetry, with a collection of thirty volumes. He once said to people: "Servants and officials do not have a great reputation, but they are self-disciplined and self-disciplined. There are few common people who are better than me." There is no party support in all friendships, only Wang You and Lu Duan are important, and Wang Dan, Kou Zhun, and Yang Yi are the prime ministers. Friendly, Wang Yucheng and Chen Pengnian are both disciples. Yu Chen, a native of Jeju. When he was young, he went to the official residence of Shi'an for work. Shi'an realized that he was very young, so he kept him and taught him, and his career became increasingly evident. Later, he was admitted to the imperial examination and was employed in Shi'an. When Shi Anzhi made the imperial edict, his order was Yu Kai's poem.

After Shi'an passed away, Zhenzong said to Kou Zhun and others: "Bi Shi'an, a good man, served in my Nanfu, East Palace, and even as the Assistant Prime Minister. He behaved with caution, in the style of the ancients, and suddenly fell into ruin." "I deeply regret it." When Wang Dan became the Prime Minister, he said: "His Majesty once called Bi Shi'an Qingshen as the ancients. When he was in office, he sighed. I have surrendered and lived up to your majesty's knowledge. However, if my family is living off a loan, it would be better for someone to claim it as a favor, but I would not dare to do it for personal favors." Zhenzong sighed and gave him five thousand taels of platinum.

Zi Shi grew up to Wei Weiqing, and Qing grew up to Dafu Qing. Sun Congshan Guanglu Shaoqing, Conggujiabu doctor, Conghou, Congjiaojiaoyuanyuanwailang, Congjian Boluoling, Congcheng of Taodian, Congfanshan Nanxi Road Jiedu official, Congyi Taichang Temple Taizhu, Sanlang from the Zhou Dynasty, knew Yangzhou. His great-grandsons Zhongda and Zhongyan became county governors, Zhongyan, Zhongyou and Zhongyu. Bi Shi'an, courtesy name Rensou, was born in Yunzhong, Daizhou. Taizu of the Song Dynasty became a Jinshi in the fourth year of Qiande. In the second year of Emperor Yongxi's reign, the princes left the capital and went to their own fiefdoms to become vassal kings. Emperor Taizong carefully selected officials for them. Bi Shi'an transferred Zuo Shiyi to serve as the record office of Prince Ji's Mansion to join the army. Taizong issued an edict: "When the prince's disciples grow up in the palace and do not understand the outside world, and they are approaching adulthood, they must rely on the help and guidance of virtuous people so that they can hear the principles of loyalty and filial piety every day. I hope you will work hard." "During the Duan Gong period, Emperor Taizong issued an order to the officials in the palace to submit their own articles. Taizong read it for many days and asked the ministers around him: "Their talents have been demonstrated. Who among them has better conduct?" Someone answered Bi Shi'an. The emperor said: "It is in line with my wishes." Soon he was appointed as an official to concurrently serve as Zhizhigao (for drafting imperial edicts and painting practices). In the second year of Chunhua, he was called to become a Hanlin bachelor. A minister recommended Zhang Ji to the emperor, and Taizong said: "Compared with Bi Shi'an, Zhang Ji's literary experience is not bad, but his conduct is far behind."

Li Hang died, and Bi Shi'an was promoted to an official. Bi Shi'an, a minister of the ministry and counselor of political affairs, went to court to express his gratitude. Zhenzong said, "It's not over yet. You will be appointed prime minister soon." Bi Shi'an kowtowed. Zhenzong said: "I rely on you to assist, starting from today. But now there are many things. I am looking for someone to recommend with you. Who can be qualified?" Bi Shi'an replied: "The person who is the prime minister must be Only with such talents can I take on such a position. I have low talents and am really not qualified. Kou Zhun is also loyal and good at judging important matters. This is the talent of the prime minister. "Zhenzong said: "I heard that he likes to be tough. Bi Shi'an replied: "Kou Zhun is upright and selfless, high-spirited, passionate, upright and upright. He hopes to sacrifice for the country, upholds the right path and hates evil. This has been cultivated for a long time. There are few ministers in the government who can surpass him. , It’s just not popular with the world. Although the common people in the world now benefit from the emperor’s kindness and nourishment, the tyrannical Xixia in the northwest is a scourge on the border, and people like Kou Zhun are the talents who should be appointed.” Zhenzong said. : "In this case, I should use an old and virtuous person like you to persuade him." Within a month, Bi Shi'an was accepted as an official together with Kou Zhun as a matter of course. Bi Shi'an also supervised the compilation of the history of the dynasty, and his official position was above Kou Zhun. Kou Zhun became prime minister, adhered to the right path, hated evil, and insidious villains tried to squeeze him out every day. Some civilians reported to Zonggu that Kou Zhun was friends with An Wang Yuanjie. Kou Zhun was frightened and did not know how to express himself. Bi Shi'an tried his best to prove the false accusation here, handed Zonggu over to the judge for trial, learned in detail about the evil behavior, and executed him, and Kou Zhun felt at ease.

Bishian is an upright, calm and elegant man, with a high level of insight into people and things. He is reserved and tolerant, has a beautiful appearance and is elegant, and is good at conversation. Wherever he goes, he is known for his sternness and integrity.