tóng 童

Tong Shen A native of Ouning in the Song Dynasty, he was simple and honest by nature and lived as a farmer in seclusion. In the early years of Emperor Renzong's reign, he lived to be 102 years old. He was granted an imperial edict of "condolences" and appointed as Chenglang (a junior official position). Tong Hui Styled as Hanzong, he was a native of Gumu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He served as the magistrate of Buqi. He had well - organized regulations for farming, weaving, sowing, and harvesting. He enforced the law fairly and impartially, keeping the area peaceful and quiet. He eventually held the position of the governor of Danyang and was included in the "Biographies of Upright Officials". Tong Guan (1054 - 1126) Styled as Daofu, he was from Kaifeng (now Kaifeng, Henan). He was cunning and flattering, and good at eloquence. He was a eunuch in the Northern Song Dynasty and colluded with Cai Jing. He supervised the military operations in the northwest and held military power for twenty years. During the reign of Emperor Huizong, he was promoted to Grand Tutor for his merit in suppressing the Fangla Uprising, so people at that time called him the "Eunuch Prime Minister".