What's so special about Zhenguan's famous minister and Yuan Zhen's angry youth Ma Zhou?

Ma Zhou, a famous minister in Zhenguan period, was a bitter child. According to his historical records, he was "not so lonely and his family was very narrow", that is, his parents died when he was very young and his family was completely poor. But judging from his "love of learning, good poetry and good spring and autumn", the family environment was good when his parents were alive. What do his parents think his "love of learning" is?

Zhou, Wendi Renshou was born in chiping, Bozhou in the first year. Ma Zhou was a child of 1 1 when his parents died. Needless to say, he is lonely and miserable, but this does not affect his thirst for knowledge. His knowledge and insight are increasing day by day. However, due to the lack of care from relatives, he is often dirty, occasionally hungry, and goes to his neighbor's house to eat and drink. Of course, this kind of image and behavior will not be welcomed by everyone, so "the villagers have lost weight instead of being cautious."

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Because his parents died early, he easily starved to death, so Ma Zhou was full of resentment and hostility to the environment. However, Ma Zhou has read many books and is also an educated youth. He is naturally disdainful of stealing from others. However, his anger still needs to be vented. If he can't be a robber, he can be an "angry youth", so Ma Zhou is a hasty person, drinking excessively and often getting drunk. Therefore, in the eyes of hardworking and simple villagers, Ma Zhou is undoubtedly a rogue, and everyone secretly calls him "alcoholic" and "poor Ma Zhou".

But the cone is already in the bag. Zhou's erudition and versatility will be gradually recognized by everyone sooner or later. During the Wude period in Tang Gaozu, Uncle Daxi, the secretariat of Bozhou, heard that Ma Zhou was proficient in history, knowledgeable and brilliant, so he was hired as assistant minister of Chinese studies. From then on, Ma Zhou stepped into the official career and put on official clothes. However, this guy obviously has his professional ethics problems. "Drink every day, don't teach." He is paid, but his work is not smooth. He only drinks and looks drunk all day.

One day in the first year of Zhenguan, Ma Zhou drank too much again and passed out on the streets of Bozhou. He stopped a business car and asked for a drink. The magistrate sat in the sedan chair, furious, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and waited for the attack. When the magistrate saw that Ma Zhou, a talented scholar in Bozhou, changed his face, he took out a handful of broken silver, stuffed it in Ma Zhou's hand and left.

However, Uncle Daxi, the secretariat of Bozhou, certainly can't understand this behavior of Mazhou. He raised Ma Zhou and expected him to do things well. In the early years of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty was still very poor, and Bozhou's finance would certainly not be sufficient. He can't support an alcoholic with state money. Besides, Ma Zhou didn't teach well as a teaching assistant, which was simply misleading. One day, Ma Zhou made the mistake of drinking again. Big Xi was very angry and scolded him again.

This time, the curse should be very heavy, and Ma Zhou's face will turn purple on the spot. So in a rage, he took off his official uniform and gave it to his protege, asking him to return the money to the secretariat, and then left Bozhou laughing.

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After leaving Bozhou, Ma arrived and then arrived in Bianzhou. In Xunyi County, the border state of Cui Xian, Xunyi County seriously insulted Massachusetts.

Bianzhou had enough, and Mazhou went to Mizhou, where he met Zhao Renben, the first nobleman in his life. Zhao Renben is a rich advocate. When he saw Ma Zhou's outstanding talent, he didn't know whether it was for charity or investment. In short, he gave Ma a large sum of money to help him enter the customs and find a job in the capital Chang 'an.

This is certainly a good choice. Although the goods are good, we should find a suitable buyer. Zhou Tongjing, roommates, classmates and tongzhi formulated the policy of long-term stability of the country. Naturally, the goods will be sold to the royal family. Over the years, he has not found a suitable "sales channel" and can only wander between counties, where he can sell at a good price.

Zhou took the capital to the west. "Fenqing" has become a "dynamic youth". He came all the way to Xinfeng and stayed in a hotel. The business of the hotel is better. Wang Laohan, the owner of our hotel, was busy greeting a group of small vendors, which inevitably ignored Ma Zhou. Generally speaking, in this case, a rude person like Cheng is likely to raise the table and shout, "Why don't we accept wine in our shop?" Zhou is a man of culture. It is shameful to lift the table, but at this time he is only 2067 years old and young. Do something to express your dissatisfaction. It also attracts attention. So, Ma Zhou asked for a barrel of eight liters of wine, brought some dishes, poured himself wine and drank it himself. There was no one there, which surprised others. This story was later carried forward by novelists. In Feng Menglong's Shi Yu Yan Ming, Ma Zhou's drinking capacity rose to five barrels, three of which were used for gastric lavage and two for foot washing. It is said that Cen Wenben also painted a picture of Ma Zhou's feet, which was praised by Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Zeng in the poem "Egrets fly in front of Mount Cisse".

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After arriving in Chang 'an. Zhou became a frequent visitor to the long river. He is often the commander-in-chief of Xuanwu Gate, because he helped win this position in the Xuanwu Gate incident. Therefore, promoting an official as a corps commander will only be four products, but as far as his talents are concerned, he has been reused.

After three years of observation, there was a great drought in Guanzhong. In June this year, Li Shimin ordered all five or more Beijing officials to write a letter to discuss political gains and losses. Ma Zhou also officially entered the political arena in the early Tang Dynasty.

He is a soldier. He may know a few words, but he can't write this article. After receiving the imperial edict, he called Ma Zhou and asked him to write him a letter. Zhou confidently wrote a paper with more than 20 suggestions.

When Li Shimin handled the throne, he frowned, because many red tape had mediocre opinions and praises. Suddenly, a commemorative document with beautiful words, well-founded suggestions and correct views came into view. Li Shimin was pleasantly surprised. Look, the signer is Changhe. He knows the background of the long river. Without such genius and political vision, he immediately called Changhe into North Korea. Ask who wrote the tablet.

He was honest and answered truthfully at once: "This is beyond the minister's ability. Jiamazhou is a minister. "

Li Shimin immediately ordered Chang 'e to return to his office and let Ma Zhou enter the palace to watch him drive. Li Shimin sent four messengers before and after, found Ma Zhou and took him into the palace. "Another audience, and the language is very happy. Save the door of value. "

Ma Zhou's trip to Chang 'an was not in vain.

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Because officials have a quota, the provincial establishment is full, and Ma has no official position, so a special official position "supervising national history" has been set up for him.

The "sales channel" was finally opened, and Ma Zhou was no longer angry and began to operate in a down-to-earth manner. In the following period of time, Ma Zhou's official career was smooth sailing and promoted step by step, which was enviable. The idiom "climb high and look far" is meant for people like him.

This situation certainly needs the support of excellent results. Ma Zhou is an outstanding politician. He not only knows the general trend, but also is good at practice. He knows what to do and what to do to get the result. Records: "First, the capital reported to the police in the morning, and the big drum was replaced by a big drum, while the ordinary day was a' winter drum'; The official's old service stopped in Rayna Sue, so there were three grades of purple, four grades of five, six grades of seven, eight grades of nine. Enter the gate from the left and come out from the right; Fly to the post to find the police; Resident rent; The size of the hut is simple; They are all Zhou's. " The most striking thing is that "the gate enters from the left and exits from the right", which should be a great innovation in the history of transportation. Similar to the current traffic regulations, pedestrians and vehicles walk on the right.

Watch it once. There are a lot of talents, and Ma Zhou's talent has improved so fast. In addition to his talent, he also has his advantages in dealing with people.

Zhou is a clever man. He pays more attention to art when giving advice, not as straightforward as Wei Zhi. After six years of observation, he went to Shangshu Province to oppose Li Shimin's going to Jiugong for the summer vacation, but he didn't directly say that he would go for the summer vacation, leaving politics to the Crown Prince and doing his job well. This is too much. In the name of "filial piety", he exhorted Li Shimin, saying, "In the Spring and Autumn Period, the emperor was old, and his Majesty gave a banquet day and night. Today, Jiucheng Palace has traveled more than 300 miles and arrived in Beijing. The emperor missed your majesty in time. Why did your majesty go there? " Finally, he put forward his own request, demanding that Li Shimin immediately announce the deadline for his return to North Korea, "in order to solve public sentiment". Zhou should be filial. Li Shimin can't punish him for this, so he can only lose his temper and "accept it deeply".

Zhou's cleverness is also reflected in his thinking. When Li Shimin levied Liaodong, he ordered Ma Zhou and others to assist Crown Prince Li Zhi and stay in Dingzhou to manage state affairs. After returning from Liaodong, Li Shimin, Li Zhi arranged for him to live in Dingzhou and was greeted by his father's concubines. Naturally, Li Shimin was very happy and asked Li Zhi what he thought. Li Zhi said: "This is what Ma Zhou taught the children to do." Li Shimin said: "This Shandongese can always see my heart."

If Ma Zhou's strategy of governing the country belongs to great wisdom, then these trivial details may only be regarded as cleverness, but it is this cleverness that lubricates his relationship with Li Shimin, so Li Shimin has been very kind to him. After twelve years of observation, Ma Zhou moved to Zhongshu and was transferred to Zhongshu Province. He said to the courtiers around Li Shimin, "If I don't see Ma Zhou soon, I will miss him." Eighteen years of chastity. Li Shimin once commented on the important ministers of North Korea. His evaluation of Ma Zhou is: "Ma Zhou sees things quickly and is honest." When it comes to measuring people, I can say that I am more straightforward than any special envoy. In recognition of Ma Zhou's diligence and contribution to the country, Li Shimin also wrote 16 in Bai Fei's book: "Husband and wife must have wings." . "Loyalty is loyalty, honesty is faith" is an affirmation of Ma Zhou, which shows his trust in Ma Zhou.

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In the twenty-second year of Zhenguan, in the first month, "Zhong Shuling, suffering from Marjory's disease, took medicine herself, and the prince asked her." But a few days later, Ma Zhou left this world, where he was angry because he was seriously ill and the treatment was ineffective.

Before Ma Zhou became seriously ill, he ordered his family to burn the throne he gave to the emperor ten years ago. He said, "What's the name behind Guan? I can't do it! "

When he thinks of Li Shimin in this way, Li Shimin naturally won't forget his feelings. After Zhou died, he was very sad. He personally observed a moment of silence for Ma Zhou, paid tribute to the Governor of Youzhou, and was buried with Zhaoling. After Tang Gaozong ascended the throne, he handed over the Emperor's Temple to Massachusetts.