寇准的性格对其仕途的影响

The Effect of KOU Zhun's Character on his Official Career

在北宋太宗、真宗二朝的名臣中,寇准是性格较鲜明的一个。他为人刚直好争,做官专断自矜,谋事不够谨慎且具有一定的投机心理,生活喜欢奢侈。寇准的这些性格与其仕途有密切的联系。刚直的性格使寇准先后得到宋太宗、宋真宗的厚顾,这是寇准仕途高升的一个重要因素,但好刚使气的性格也使君主欲大用寇准时有所顾虑。刚直的性格使寇准得到一批正直官员的支持,这是其仕途顺利发展的重要因素。但刚直的性格也使寇准得罪了不少人,屡遭政敌的攻击,这是其仕途遭到挫折的一个因素。寇准的专断在为官上表现为专权,寇准的专权对其仕途发展是不利的,但也为他在澶渊之役中建立盖世奇功提供了条件。寇准行事言语不够谨慎给他的仕途经常带来消积的影响。寇准的投机虽然不太光明,却给他的仕途带来了许多积极影响,但寇准政治生命的终结却与他的投机不无关系。寇准生活奢侈,但对其仕途却影响不大。

KOU Zhun was one with vivid character among the famous ministers of Emperor Tai and Emperor Zhen in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was an upright and outspoken person, and liked disputing. He was also a boastful and overbearing officer. He was not cautious to do things and had some speculative ideas. He favored luxury. KOU Zhun's such character has close relations to his official career, but scholars paid little attention to this issue before. This article details the positive and negative effects of KOU Zhun's such character on his official career by analyzing his such character.