In this year, Zhao Kuangyin, who was only 28 years old, under the leadership of Chai Rong, who was only 32 years old, was like an engine, constantly attacking the surrounding countries and constantly expanding the territory. Words like positive, enlightened, and strong are constantly used to praise Chai Rong. However, in such an atmosphere, Chai Rong suddenly announced that he would drop out of the dynasty for three days, and the whole country mourned, because there was a great prime minister, Mr. Feng Dao, an enterprising old man in Changle, who finally passed away and returned to the west.

Here's the thing, just after the last time Liu Chong came to commit a crime and Feng Dao embarrassed Chai Rong in public, Feng Dao's good days finally came to an end. Not only because Chai Rong's unexpected victory made Feng Dao lose face, but also because people began to not know Feng Dao, is this still Feng Dao? Feng Dao lasted five dynasties and served eleven emperors (see the biography for details, Feng Dao, the patriarch of the Ten Dynasties), and never said that Feng Dao would not be able to give the new emperor a step. However, Chai Rong did not embarrass Feng Dao, although he deposed Feng Dao, he still gave him an important position that only a prime minister could hold, that is, the mountain envoy, that is, to the tomb of the former emperor Guo Weiyan. This is also to tell the whole world in disguise that I, Chai Rong, am not a narrow-minded person, and I don't want to do anything to Feng Dao. But how uncomfortable Feng Dao was, he decided never to forgive himself, and finally his life stopped at this moment, unfortunately, Feng Dao only lived seventy-three.

Looking back on Feng Dao's life, we can see a lot of people around us from him. Feng Daosheng was in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, and he studied very well when he was a teenager, so he naturally chose the best path for scholars to become an official in the future. At that time, Feng Dao chose to divide Liu Shouguang in Youzhou, at that time Feng Dao was full of blood, he was very envious of Li Shimin, the heavenly khan of the year, and hoped that he could become a character like Wei Zheng. Therefore, he kept giving Liu Shouguang all kinds of opinions, and his attitude was very tough. He is Wei Zheng, Liu Shouguang is not Li Shimin. Under Feng Dao's constant provocation, Liu Shouguang finally became popular, and he concluded that Feng Dao was a neurotic and had a problem with his head. He put Feng Dao directly into the prison and told everyone that I would send this unknown Feng Dao on the road in two days and go to the underworld to see his Wei Zheng. Feng Dao, who was in prison, began to think. Isn't it wrong to find out the mistakes of the leaders anytime and anywhere, and help the leaders correct them? Isn't this the highest duty advocated by Confucianism? Didn't Confucius and Mencius emphasize that this must be done? Feng Dao began to think, to be honest, when Feng Dao was youngest, he really had a better time to receive the transformation of his soul and soul on death row, and reflect on his own behavior. After his friend managed to get him out of prison, Feng Dao changed, he was no longer the hot-blooded young Feng Dao before, he became the Chang Le old man after that. Of course, Feng Dao is not a traitor, Feng Dao just goes with the flow and will not insist on his own opinions, he seems to have become a dispensable person. Of course, Feng Dao is just like this, Feng Dao can't become a person who covers the sky with one hand for decades and can be alone under any circumstances. Feng Dao has several characteristics that help him always stand.

The first characteristic is that Feng Dao is very much in line with the image of a gentleman in Confucianism, whether it is his disguise or that he is a gentleman in the first place. He fits this image. History books say that he was "of good character, diligent and studious, good at writing, and able to settle for poverty." In addition to supporting his parents, he usually only takes reading as a pleasure, even if the snow is heavy and the dust is full, he can be safe. "When he followed the emperor on the expedition, as a minister, he didn't even need a mattress, he slept on a straw pile every day, ate the same meal as the soldiers, used the same utensils, and the soldiers grabbed things and gave them to the ministers first, as is customary. Feng Dao resolutely resigned, and those who couldn't be resigned were distributed to the soldiers. Later, Feng Dao resigned due to his father's funeral and returned to Jingcheng to keep filial piety. At that time, when the age was not good, he gave all the remaining money to the villagers, but he lived in a thatched hut himself, and did not receive any money and goods from the officials. He donated his family's wealth to the village and personally ploughed the fields and cut firewood. If there was a barren land or an inability to cultivate the land in the village, Feng Dao would secretly go to cultivate it at night. When the owner learned about it, he came to thank him, but he felt that there was nothing to be thanked. This may be because Feng Dao is fighting for fame, but what real gentleman was there in ancient times? Who was born a gentleman? We must admit that no one is born a gentleman, only after you do what a gentleman should do, others praise you, you will become a gentleman, even if you are really putting on a show, you are also a gentleman at the moment of show. So you don't care if Feng Dao is a true gentleman or a hypocrite, he really was a gentleman for a while. That's enough.

The second feature is Feng Dao's political achievements. We have to go back to the story of Shi Jingjiao and Yelu Deguang. After Shi Jingjiao recognized Yelu Deguang as his godfather, he had to send someone to greet his father. Shi Jingjiao searched for courtiers and found that there was only one person who was suitable to envoy to the Khitan, and this person was Feng Dao.

It stands to reason that the purpose of the Khitan envoy is to recognize the emperor's godfather, and no one will take the initiative to ask to go. Feng Dao was in the political hall at the time, and when he learned of this, he wrote the word "Dao Go" on a piece of paper and ordered the scribe to draft an edict for the envoy. When the scribe heard this, his hands trembled, and he burst into tears. Feng Dao didn't go home either, but ordered someone to say goodbye to his wife on his behalf, and stayed in the post house that night, preparing to go on an envoy. Jin Gaozu was worried about his safety, and said: "You are a high-ranking official, and it is not appropriate for you to go deep into the Khitan." Feng Daodao: "Your Majesty receives the favor of the Khitan, and the minister receives the favor of Your Majesty, why can't the minister go."

After Feng Dao arrived in Khitan, Yelude wanted to go to the outskirts to greet him as a sign of respect. The Khitan ministers admonished: "Since ancient times, there has been no etiquette for the Son of Heaven to greet the prime minister." Only then did Jerod give up. Later, Yelu Deguang rewarded Feng Dao with a tooth wat and a bull head, which was a special courtesy in the Khitan. Feng Dao wrote a poem to commemorate this: "The bull's head is biased, and the elephant wat is more tolerant." Yelude was overjoyed and intended to keep Feng Dao in the Khitan. Feng Daodao: "The Jin Dynasty and the Khitan are the kingdom of father and son. I am a courtier in both countries, and I am the same everywhere. "

Feng Dao was in the Khitan for two years, and he used all the rewards he received to buy charcoal, and also threatened: "The north is bitterly cold, and I can't bear it with old age, so I should prepare early." It seems to stay in the Khitan forever. When he was allowed to return to China, he submitted three forms of resignation, expressing his willingness to stay, and after being refused, he waited for another month before setting off for the south. After Feng Dao left, he had to stay at every post station, and it took two months to get out of the Khitan border. The attendant asked: "If others can survive from the Khitan, they can't wait to have wings, why do you want to stay and stay?" Feng Daodao: "Even if you return quickly, if the Khitans really want to chase after them, they will not be able to escape after all." It's safe to walk slowly. "

This incident made later generations of scholars scold, saying Feng Dao, what a slave of a slave.

What kind of things will Feng Dao do in the future? Feng Dao What else will happen in his life in this shunt? We'll talk about that next time.