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孔承恭

宋朝 · 太常少卿

孔承恭 (宋朝·太常少卿) was a notable historical figure from 宋朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 孔承恭: 孔承恭,京兆万年人.

Biography

孔承恭,京兆万年人。
宋史卷二百七十六 列传第三十五:
  孔承恭,字光祖,京兆万年人。唐昭宗东迁,举族随之,遂占籍河南。五世祖戡,《唐书》有传。戡孙迥,莱州刺史。迥子昌庶,虞部郎中。昌庶子庄,仕晋为右谏议大夫。由戡至庄,皆登进士第。承恭,庄之子也。以门荫授秘书省正字,历温、安丰二县主簿。时王审琦节制寿春,以承恭名家子,奏摄节度推官。府罢,调补郑州录事参军,入为大理寺丞。献宫词,托意求进。太祖怒其引喻非宜,免所居官,放归田里。
  太宗即位,以赦复授旧官。时初榷酒,以承恭监西京酒曲,岁增课六千万。迁大理正,议狱平允,擢库部员外郎,判大理少卿事。迁屯田、兵部二郎中,同考校京朝官课第。端拱三年,下诏曰:"九寺三监,国之羽仪,制度声名,往往而在。各有副贰,率其司存,品秩素高,职任尤重。郎吏迁授,斯为旧章。比闻缙绅之流,颇以台阁自许,目为散地,甚无谓焉。朕将振之,自我而始。其以兵部郎中孔承恭为太常少卿,魏羽为秘书少监,户部郎中柴成务为光禄少卿,魏庠为卫尉少卿,张洎为太仆少卿,吕端为大理少卿,臧丙为司农少卿,袁廓为鸿胪少卿,工部郎中张雍为太府少卿。"又以屯田郎中雷有终为少府少监,虞部郎中索湘为将作少监。时裴祚、慎从吉、宋雍先为少卿,皆改授东宫官。又诏承恭与左散骑常侍徐铉刊正道书,俄以疾求解官,且言早游嵩、少间,乐其风土,愿卜居焉。上召见,哀其羸瘠,出御药赐之,授将作监致仕。以其子玢同学究出身,为登封县尉,俾就禄养。未果行而卒,年六十二。
  承恭少疏纵,及长,能折节自励。尝上疏请令州县长吏询访耆老,求知民间疾苦、吏治得失,及举令文"贱避贵,少避长,轻避重,去避来",请诏京兆并诸州于要害处设木牌刻其字,违者论如律。上皆为行之。尤奉佛,多蔬食,所得奉禄,大半以饭僧。尝劝上不杀人,又请于征战地修寺及普度僧尼,人多言其迂阔云。

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