The Political Studies Between Xia Song And Renzong Dynasty

Xia Song, born in Taizong Yong Xi years(985) and died in Renzong Huang You years(1051), whose courtesy name was Ziqiao. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Xia Song is important for the medium-term political. He was in an era that various social contradictions came into intense collision. He witnessed a series of events in the middle of North Song Dynasty, such as the war between Song and Xia, Qingli New Policy and Wangze Rebellion.During his official, he made a difference, and strove to put his own political ideals and views into practice. Throughout his official career, he was active in the Northern Song Dynasty politics.In the middle of North Song Dynasty, the domestic disciplines which were made by our ancestors can't suit to the development of productivity led to a three redundant situation: "redundant official", "redundant troops" and "redundant fee". In the ideological and cultural fields, the revival of Confucianism and humanistic pragmatism became a social trend.Intelligentsia, especially the rise of the southern intelligentsia made the southerners particularly active in the social politics; Xia Song started his official career in such an era.Xia Song was a rare talent and ennobled the deputy governor of Danyang County in Runzhou because of the death of his father in the fight against Qidan. Xia Song was born in an ordinary official's family with no prominent family background. Xia Song's Friendship with the intelligentsia made a great contribution to his official career, and he was repeatedly recommended owing to his literary talent. In the year of Jing De(1007), his official career ranged from minister of rituals, secretary to assistant superintendent. Being on bad terms with the rulers, Xia Song was banished.Qingli three years(1043), Xia Song was awarded as senator, and he was banished to Bozhou due to the recommendation of the other senators. Shi Jie composed "ode to Qingli holiness," which denounced Xia Song as big evil so that they made enmity with each other.Xia Song ranked higher than Shi Jie and took reprisals against Shi Jie. Xia Song made lots of cases, such as a "to slander Shi Jie and Fu Bi with flying rumors case", " the official statute ofreport case" and "Shi Jie's fake death case", which occurred during the implementation of "Qingli New Deal". The party struggles became increasingly fierce, which indirectly led to the failure of "Qingli New Deal". These cases had a certain negative and bad influence on Xia Song, Shi Jie and Fu Bi, the party struggles and the Northern Song Dynasty.To evaluate Xia Song is an unavoidable problem in the studies of Xia Song. This thesis was guided by Marxist historical materialism, which centered on two aspects: "the dispute of Xia Song's posthumous name" and "the talent, knowledge and virtue of Xia Song". Xia Song's contribution to the Northern Song Dynasty is the main aspect of this thesis and his character flaw was in a subordinate position, which is the main objective and implication of this thesis.