Hugong Temple

Duke Hu was Hu Ze, the minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. Hu Ze, courtesy name Zizheng, was a teenager who studied in Fangyan. He passed the jinshi examination in the second year of Duan Gong in the Northern Song Dynasty. Hu Ze had been in the official ranks for more than 40 years, and later became a minister of the Ministry of War. Because he was born in a poor family, he knew the hardships of the people. During the official period, he insisted on lenient punishment and thin fu, and he made great contributions wherever he went.