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张观

宋朝 · 同知枢密

张观 (宋朝·同知枢密) was a notable historical figure from 宋朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 张观: 张观,绛州绛县人.

Biography

张观,绛州绛县人。
宋史卷二百九十二 列传第五十一:
  张观,字思正,绛州绛县人。少谨愿好学,有乡曲名。中服勤辞学科,擢为第一,授将作监丞、通判解州。会盐池吏以赃败,坐失举劾,降监河中府税。复通判果州,改秘书省秘书郎。
  仁宗即位,迁太常丞,擢右正言、直史馆,为三司度支判官,同修起居注,改右司谏、知制诰、判登闻检院,出知杭州。还判国子监,权发遣开封府事,进为翰林学士、知审官院,累迁左司郎中,以给事中权御史中丞。
  时星流、地震、雷发正月,诏求直言。观谓:"承平日久,政宽法慢,用度渐侈,风俗渐薄,以致灾异。"因上四事:一曰知人,二曰严禁,三曰尚质,四曰节用。河北大雨水,又条七事,曰:"导积水以广播种,缓催欠以省禁锢,宽刑罚以振淹狱,收逃田以募归复,罢工役以先急务,止配率以阜民财,通商旅以济艰食。复知审官院,遂拜同知枢密院事。
  康定中,西兵失利,因议点乡兵,久之不决,遂与王鬷、陈执中俱罢,以资政殿学士、尚书礼部侍郎知相州。徙澶州。河坏孙陈埽及浮梁,州人大恐,或请趋北原以避水患。观曰:"太守独去,如州民何。"乃躬率卒徒增筑之,堤完,水亦退。
  徙郓州。旧法,亦东通安邑盐,而濒海之地禁私煮。观上言:"利之所在,百姓趋之,虽日杀于市,恐不能止,请弛禁以便民。"岁免黥配者不可胜计。历知应天府、孟州、河南府,以吏部侍郎兼御史中丞。以父居业高年多病,请便郡,以观文殿学士知许州。月余,拜左丞。丁父忧,哀毁过人,既练而卒。赠吏部尚书,谥文孝。
  观性至孝,初为秘书郎,其父方为州从事,因上书愿以官授父。真宗嘉之,以居业为京官。及观贵,居业繇恩至太府卿。居业尝过洛,嘉其山川风物,曰:"吾得老于此足矣。"观于是买田宅、营林榭,以适其意。早起奉药、膳,然后出视事,未尝一日废也。趣尚恬旷,持廉少欲,平生书必为楷字,无一行草,类其为人。仁宗飞白书"清"字赐观,以赏其节。然于吏事非所长,知开封府,民犯夜禁,观诘之曰:"有人见否?"众传以为笑。

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