The Wise Prime Minister Zhao Ruyu
by Shen Xinfu
About This Novel
In the second year of Jingkang, the Jin soldiers captured Bianliang and the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed. Zhao Shanying, the Superintendent of the Military and Horse Command of Jiangxi Province, and his family traveled south with King Kang and settled in Zhouqian, Chongde County. His son, Zhao Ruyu, ranked first in the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy. He was ordered to eliminate the tyrants in Shuhu Lake in Fuzhou and command the rebels in Chengdu. He repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In the fifth year of Shaoxi's reign, he decided to practice internal Zen. Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty promoted him to the right prime minister. He was ordered to discuss meritorious deeds and reward, but he offended the country's relatives and clan ministers and was framed. He was killed in Hengzhou on the way to demotion. After the injustice was overturned, his descendants continued his legacy, benefited the people, and became famous for generations to come.
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