The Study On Liao-gang

Liao Gang was an important historically personage in the first years of the Southern Dynasty. He filled an office thirty-seven years from Song Huizong to Gao Zong. In Shaoxing nine, he held office as a prime prosecutor. Only for one year later, he was dismiss, but he put forward lots of proposals, strived to scope for his abilities, and enlivened in political circles of the Southern Song with positive attitude.Liao Gang succeeded a candidate in the highest imperial exams in 1106, and then he began his official career. His post was low for a long time. Till 1132, because of succeeding in putting down peasants rebel in Fujian, his official career was taken a turn for the better. As an administer, he advised to resist the aggression of Jin Dynasty, and managed Jiankang; As lecturer of imperial family, he advocated to be fair in meeting out rewards and punishments, selected virtuous and talented persons, suggest cut down redundant expense and combated cliques. In Shaoxing 9, he got the peak of his official career.His being transferred and promoted had great matter with Qin Hui. In the first years of the Shaoxing, Gao Zong and Qin Hui had the greatest esteem for "the systematic learning of Yuanyou". He was recommended by Qin Hui, because he was the follower of Yang Shi. He had closer relationship with scholar of Luo learning. He favored in improving mental state and being honest and dependable of ideas, but denied the new learning of Wang Anshi. His being promoted did also related with Qin Hui. He thought that negotiation was favor of recuperating and multiplying population. So he agreed with the negotiation with Jin Dynasty. Jin Dynasty broke the treaty and harassed, he did not echo Qin Hui'view and advocated to resist the Jin Dynasty so that offended Qin Hui and was expelled. He enjoyed high prestige among scholar-officials. In Shaoxing 13, he was dead.He was an official for a long time, and he was very much concerned about the weal and woe of the people. He advocated that rulers should apply policy benevolence. He paid great attention on the management of official. He suggested that Gaozong should be fair in meeting out rewards and punishments and removed cliques. He also had the same problem with scholar-officials in imperial time, which paid a debt of gratitude at all cost. Not only had gone through three reign, but also he was the follower of Yang Shi, plenty of people had dealing with him. For example, Zhao Ding, who also advocated the learning of Yuanyou, hold similar political views with LiaoGang, and give great help to him. Zhang Jingxiu, owning to admiring each other, was in close contact. But there was only one most intimate friend-Chen Yuan. They were both the followers of Yang Shi, had the same interests and hold similar political views. Those people had great influence on his thought, personality, being an official and so on.