Yu Jingzheng Governance Thinking

Northern Song Dynasty is one of a complicated period in China history. Since it built up, it was suffered from internal revolt and foreign invasion, Out of the chaos come the great person, it came out a number of prominent politicians with great management for state affairs, Yujing is one of the best politicians representatives. His political life is throughout the whole Renzong emperor period. Especially in the year of Qingli and Huangyou, Yujing brought forward lots of main typical expostulations, such as how to deal with border affairs, how to appease cracksmen and thieves, how to pacify internal revolt etc. This thesis makes research to Yujing's political affairs and ideologies via his whole political lifetime.When Yujing entering the career, he had accumulated a wealth of grass-roots political experience, which for the formation of his political ideology to lay a certain foundation. During Yujing's tenure in the capital, Northern Song Dynasty suffered from foreign invasion and aggression from Xia; In internal country, there are lots of cracksmen and thieves. In response to these events, Yujing from the national stability, the people live and work point of view, put forward a series of governance programs. In the course of his mission to Khitan, he had three times in a peaceful and diplomatic means to resolve the border dispute. He also raised the reduction of taxes and lord, the policy reassure the people's minds. In addition, the court appointment of officials for the shortcomings that exist, Yujing advocates should have a sense of the court put forward the recruitment of elite, appointment of professionals recommendations. After leaving the capital, Yujing was involved in dealing with the event of Nong Zhigao from Zhuang minority. In this incident, the strategy he proposed continuation of People-oriented approach, and ultimately quell the Nong Zhigao events, so that the southern border to regain peace.In Yujing's thought, the view of"people-centered","Rite", and"administrating by humanity"through from beginning to end. It also makes Yujing's ideological infiltration of Literati color and Humanities. Yujing's thought contains the spirit of responsible for the world, and his thoughts with the characteristics of emphasis on literary contempt for the military.