A Hard-Core Worker in the Five Dynasties

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Confucian General Zhao Kuangzan in Troubled Times Zhao Kuangzan (923-977), named Yuanfu, whose real name was Zhao Mei, was a figure in the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty. Because Zhao Kuangyin, the founder of the Song Dynasty, avoided taboos, he changed his name to Zhao Zan. The grandson (adopted grandson) of Zhao Dejun and the son of Zhao Yanshou. Her mother is Princess Xingping, the daughter of Li Siyuan, Emperor Mingzong of the Tang Dynasty. ​In the war of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Zhao Kuangzan's life can be called a miniature history of regime change. He is not only a famous general, but also the epitome of the scholar-bureaucrat class who can't help themselves and find a living space among various forces. ​Zhao Kuangzan came from a distinguished background, but was also complicated. Although he is the grandson of Zhao Dejun and the son of Zhao Yanshou, due to the deep connection between the Zhao family and the royal family of the Later Tang Dynasty, his biological mother is Princess Xingping, the daughter of Emperor Mingzong of the Tang Dynasty Li Siyuan. ​Zhao Kuangzan was deeply loved by his grandfather Tang Mingzong when he was young. At the age of five, when children of the same age were still playing, he could recite "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Classic of Filial Piety" fluently, and passed the "Tongzi Examination." He received elite education together with the princes and grandsons in the palace since he was a child. This experience gave him a strong Confucian background and also paved the way for him to maintain political sobriety in troubled times. ​ ​With the demise of the Later Tang Dynasty, Zhao Kuangzan's fate was pushed to the forefront. His father and ancestors surrendered to the Khitan, and he himself was once appointed as the military governor of Hezhong by the Khitan. In 947, the Later Han Dynasty was established. Although Zhao Kuangzan nominally surrendered and was granted the title of Jing Zhaoyin and guarded Chang'an, he was walking on thin ice in his heart. ​Because his father, Zhao Yanshou, was still serving as a high-level official in Khitan, Zhao Kuangzan was deeply afraid that the Liu family of the Later Han Dynasty would settle accounts after the fall. In extreme anxiety, he secretly sent someone to contact Hou Shu to try to surrender and seek a way out. At the critical moment, Judge Li Shu stepped forward. Li Shu bluntly pointed out that returning to the Central Plains was the right way, and was willing to risk his life to enter the court to plead guilty. Zhao Kuangzan finally chose to believe that before Li Shu could turn back, he resolutely left Chang'an and entered the court. This move not only saved his head, but also the future of his family. ​ ​Entering the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangzan was cleared of the suspicion of "submitting a general" and showed the style of a generation of Confucian generals. ① During the period of Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, he led a lone army to besiege Shouzhou in the southern expedition. He achieved outstanding military exploits and demonstrated strong military dispatching capabilities. ② During the Taizu period of the Northern Song Dynasty, he conquered the Northern Han Dynasty (Battle of Jinyang) and served as Yuhou, the capital of the army, horse and infantry in front of the camp. Facing the fortified city, he took the lead and made great achievements in battle. ③Government style: Guarding Yanzhou and Baoxin Army. History records that he was "loose in his administration" and gave the people a chance to breathe after successive battles. At the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to avoid the taboo of Zhao Kuangyin (Taizu), he removed the word "kuang" from his name and changed his name to Zhao Zan. This is not only a change of name, but also a sign that he has completely integrated into the core of the Song Dynasty's rule. After Song Taizong came to the throne, he was treated with great courtesy and was granted the title of Duke of Wei. ​In the second year of Taiping and Xingguo (977), this evergreen tree who had experienced six political changes in the Later Tang, Khitan, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou, and Northern Song Dynasties came to the end of his life at the age of fifty-five. The imperial court posthumously awarded him the title of "Shizhong", giving extremely high courtesy to civil servants and military officers.

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