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范拱

金朝 · 太常卿

范拱 (金朝·太常卿) was a notable historical figure from 金朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 范拱: 范拱,济南人.

Biography

范拱,济南人。
金史卷一百五 列传第四十三:
  范拱,字清叔,济南人。九岁能属文,深于《易》学。宋末登进士第,调广济军曹,权邦彦辟为书记,摄学事。刘豫镇东平,拱撰谒庙文,豫奇之,深加赏识。拱献《六箴》。
  齐国建,累擢中书舍人。上《初政录》十五篇:一曰《得民》,二曰《命将》,三曰《简礼》,四曰《纳谏》,五曰《远图》,六曰《治乱》,七曰《举贤》,八曰《守令》,九曰《延问》,十曰《畏慎》,十一曰《节祥瑞》十二曰《戒雷同》,十三曰《用人》,十四曰《御将》,十五曰《御军》。豫纳其说而不能尽用也。久之,权尚书右丞,进左丞,兼门下侍郎。
  豫以什一税民,名为古法,其实裒敛,而刑法严急,吏夤缘为暴。民久罹兵革,益穷困,陷罪者众,境内苦之。右丞相张孝纯及拱兄侍郎巽,极言其弊,请仍因履亩之法,豫不从。巽坐贬官,自是无复敢言者。拱曰:“吾言之则为党兄,不言则百姓困弊。吾执政也,宁为百姓言之。”乃上疏,其大略以为“国家惩亡宋重敛弊,什一税民,本务优恤,官吏奉行太急,驱民犯禁,非长久计也”。豫虽未即从,而亦不加谴。拱令刑部条上诸路以税抵罪者凡千余人,豫见其多,乃更为五等税法,民犹以为重也。
  齐废,梁王宗弼领行台省事,拱为官属。宗弼访求百姓利病,拱以减税为请,宗弼从之,减旧三分之一,民始苏息。拱慎许可,而推毂士,李南、张辅、刘长言皆拱荐也。长言自汝州郏城酒监擢省郎,人不知其所以进,拱亦不自言也。以久病乞近郡,除淄州刺史。皇统四年,以疾求退,以通议大夫致仕。斋居读书,罕对妻子。
  世宗在济南闻其名。大定初,拱上封事。七年,召赴阙,除太常卿。议郊祀。或有言前代都长安及汴、洛,以太、华等山列为五岳,今既都燕,当别议五岳名。寺僚取《崧高》疏“周都酆镐,以吴岳为西岳”。拱以为非是,议略曰:“轩辕居上谷,在恒山之西,舜居蒲坂,在华山之北。以此言之,未尝据所都而改岳祀也。”后遂不改。拱尝言:“礼官当守礼,法官当守法,若汉张释之可谓能守法矣。”故其议论确然不可移夺。九年,复致仕,卒于家,年七十四。

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范拱 was 金朝 Period 太常卿, whose life is recorded in official historical documents.
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