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马元方

宋朝 · 转运使

马元方 (宋朝·转运使) was a notable historical figure from 宋朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 马元方: 马元方,濮州鄄城人.

Biography

马元方,濮州鄄城人。
宋史卷三百一 列传第六十:
  马元方,字景山,濮州鄄城人。父应图,尝知顿丘县,太宗攻幽州,应图部刍粮,没虏中。元方去发为浮屠,间行求父尸,不得,诉于朝。上哀之,为官其兄元吉。
  元方,淳化三年进士及第,为韦城县主簿,改大理寺评事、知万年县。诸将讨李继迁,关辅转饷逾瀚海,多失亡,独元方所部全十九。以劳,迁本寺丞,为御史台推勘官,迁殿中丞。户部使陈恕奏为判官,元方言:"方春民贫,请预贷库钱,至夏秋,令以绢输官。"行之,公私果便,因下其法诸路。
  知徐州,改太常博士、梓州路转运使。后知郓州,量括牧地数千顷。为京东转运副使,迁转运使。按部至濮州,被酒殴知州蒋信,降知宿州,下诏切责之。徙滑州,为京西转运使,知应天府,累迁太常少卿。擢右谏议大夫、权三司使公事,众论不以为允。真宗谓宰臣曰:"元方在三司,何多谤也?"王旦曰:"元方尽心营职,然其性卞急,且不纳僚属议,而丑言诋之,所以贾怨。"帝曰:"僚属顾不有贤俊邪?"岁余,以烦苛罢。进给事中、权知开封府。以枢密直学士知并州,留再任,赐白金五百两,诏中书谕以委属之意。官至兵部侍郎,卒。

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