Yang Xu (142— 189) was born in Pingyang, Taishan, Eastern Han Dynasty. Worship the doctor with the shadow of his ancestors, and then serve as the satrap of Lujiang and Nanyang.
For three years, Emperor Han Ling continued to appoint Yang as the prefect of Nanyang. In order to grasp the real local situation as soon as possible, he only took a little boy with simple clothes and shabby clothes, quietly entered the Nanyang border, looked at the market, asked about the wind and rumors, and got a clear understanding of the corruption of local officials in advance. Therefore, when he suddenly appeared in Nanyang Prefecture, local officials were shocked.
After Yang Jian took office, he immediately issued a decree, which made Li people happy.
Nanyang is the home of many dignitaries, luxurious and fashionable. Sheep continue to be deeply worried about this. He took the lead in plain clothes's thin diet. When traveling, he took a thin horse and an old car, determined to influence and change the world with his frugality.
As the saying goes, "the new satrap can't beat the old government." As a local governor, Yang continues to take the lead in frugality, which is obviously a great constraint for those officials who have always been used to spending money. So, one day, an old man smiled and brought him a boss's live fish. Unexpectedly, it didn't take much time for the sheep to continue to accept it. The old man thought to himself, "Go on, go on, go on, you will get two, and two will get three: if you catch fish today, you will get meat tomorrow and you will get money the day after tomorrow!" " So, a few days later, he went over and brought a bigger live fish.
The sheep continued to beckon him to the porch, then pointed to the fish hanging on the eaves beam sent a few days ago and said to the old man in a stern voice, "I didn't move what you sent last time." If you send it again this time and send it again next time, I will still accept it. Will it move? You fish, I'm going to hang here all the time and make a living notice not to send money or gifts again.
Yu Qian, an upright official in Ming Dynasty, wrote a poem "Chu Capital":
It's better to have no guests to stay than to have fish hanging in the kitchen.
The breeze is lying in the south window, reading some books at the bedside.
Yang Jian's incorruptibility has become a model of "honest officials" in historians' works, and The Book of the Later Han Dynasty has been dedicated to Yang Jian.
2. Bao Zheng is honest and refuses to eat "not holding an inkstone"
In the second year of Kangding (A.D. 104 1), Bao Zheng was promoted to Duanzhou, Lingnan (now Gaoyao County, Guangdong Province) as the highest official in Tianchang County (now Tianchang County, Anhui Province) because of his insight and excellent handling ability.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial court stipulated that a certain number of inkstones should be turned over to the palace every year, or left for the royal family to use or given to ministers. At that time, dignitaries, ministers and bachelors were all proud of having several Guangdong inkstones at home. Therefore, in order to please the powerful and the oversight, the rulers of all previous dynasties asked folk craftsmen and workshops for inkstones that were dozens of times more than the tribute, which made the people miserable and complained.
After Bao Zheng took office, he read his predecessor's papers and found that there were too many Guangdong inkstones that came out more than a year ago. According to the requirements of the imperial court tribute, eight pieces are offered every year. But all those who signed up last year were "36 parties". These 36 parties are several times higher than the requirements of the imperial court! Bao Zheng was very surprised and immediately understood the meaning of subordinate officials in the first year. All the officials said with one voice, "My Lord, how do you know that it was known in the past to bribe the powerful people in the current dynasty?" Bao Zheng said humorously, "I'm afraid I can only be clumsy when dealing with dignitaries." So he ordered: According to the regulations of the imperial court, only eight pieces of Duan inkstones were made every year.
One day, a noble man visited the state capital and gave Bao Zheng an inkstone, saying, "Adults need inkstones urgently every day. Now send one party, give it to adults, and benefit all the people. " Bao Zheng said, "I have used ordinary inkstones for many years. They are so noble. If they are sacred, I will spoil them. " After that, he refused to accept it.
Bao Zheng often said: "an honest man is the appearance of the people;" Greedy people are thieves of the people. "Later, someone came to send Guangdong province. He joked and refused to say: "Now that I have come to Duanzhou, where Duanyan originated, I will accept Duanyan; Tomorrow I will go to Jinling, which produces gold, to collect gold. Won't I become a famous and rich rare thief in the world? " Until the third year of Li Qing (AD 1043), when he was about to leave office, a local boutique inkstone was given to him as a souvenir, and he also declined politely, "Don't hold inkstones. "So, people tell each other and praise Bao Zheng for being an official and upright.
Tao Mu blamed her son.
When Tao Kai was young, he worked as a miniature historian in Xunyang County, specializing in supervising the Fish Dam. Once, he sent someone to send a can of dried fish to his mother to taste. Unexpectedly, Tao Mu not only ordered the officers to send the dried fish back, but also wrote to blame him: You are an official, and what the government gave me not only did not bring me benefits, but only increased my troubles. Tao Kan felt ashamed and regretful when she read her mother's letter. Since then, strict mother's teachings have been engraved in my heart. Later, he was an official for forty years, diligent and conscientious.
Zi Han regards greed as his wealth.
Huang, the minister of Song State during the Warring States Period. Last name is Dai. Hou Huan of the Song Dynasty was then the minister of guarding the city, and so was his position. He is also known as the secretary of the city because he avoids martial arts.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, a man in the State of Song got a beautiful jade and wanted to give it to Zi Han, the capital city. Zi Han refused to accept it. The jade giver thought that Zi Han suspected that the jade was fake, so he said, "I asked the jade craftsman to identify this beautiful jade, and he said it was Baoyu before he dared to give it to you." Zi Han replied, "You value jade, but I value not greed. If I accept the jade, you lose the treasure and I lose the treasure. Therefore, we'd better keep our treasure. "
An old man in the Song Dynasty commented on this: "Zi Han is not without treasures, but what he cherishes is different from ordinary people. If we give children 120 gold and millet, children will definitely choose millet; If you give a countryman jade and 120 gold, the countryman will definitely choose 120 gold; However, if we let the sages choose with harmony and moral wisdom, then the sages will choose the latter. The deeper the wisdom, the smarter his choice; The rougher the wisdom, the worse the demand. Only by understanding this truth will we realize that what Zi Han cherishes is priceless! "
5. Bao Yong is upright and upright as an official.
Bao Yong was born in Shangdang Tunliu (now ShanXi Tunliu South) in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His father Bao Xuan was a captain in charge of records when Emperor Ai of Han Dynasty was killed by Wang Mang, and Bao Yongshi was a hero of the county government. Wang Mang killed Bao Xuan and was eager to destroy his descendants in order to kill the grass. Lu Ping, a captain, accepted his satire, conspired to harm Bao Yong and demanded payment. Gou Jian, the prefect, is an upright official. He sympathized with the plight of Bao Yongan's family, so he arranged Bao Yongan to be an official around him and protect him from time to time.
In the 11th year of Jianwu (35 years), Bao Yong was recruited as a captain by Lu Taishou. Bao Yong deserves to be a descendant of a generation of Li Si. Soon after he took office, he impeached Wang Zhao and Liu Liang, which caused a sensation in Beijing. Zhao Wang Liu Liang is the uncle of Emperor Guangwu. He personally raised Liu Xiu's brother, and in the last few years in Xin Mang, Liu Xiu started an uprising. His wife and two sons were killed by Wang Mang's army. After Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, he was made king of Zhao and became the leading royal family at that time. This year, after the death of the corps commander, Zhao Wang went to attend the funeral. On the way back, when the car passed downtown, it happened to meet Zhang Han's chariots and horses at the gate, because the road was narrow and the traffic was blocked. Liu Liangsui lost his temper and cursed the driver in Sean. It is also humiliating to call the doorman Cenzun to reprimand him and make him kowtow and get on the horse. After hearing this, Bao Yong, regardless of how noble he was, still asked him to play the role of "knowing that he was a vassal, but biting the hand that feeds him, knowing that Cen was respected as a servant under the 600-stone emperor's door, making him kowtow and admit his mistake." It was rude of him to run to the horse's head without the ceremony of making an official. " Wang Zhao was therefore demoted to Zhao Gong Liu Liang. Because Bao never shied away from powerful people, enforced the law strictly, and the court discipline was awe-inspiring, ministers had to be careful. Bao Yong also turned Bao Hui into a lawsuit, and the dispute with him was illegal. This Bao Hui is also a fighter who "resists frankness and does not shy away from strengthening imperial power". Since then, Bao Yong has become even more powerful. Even Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu often said to people around him: "Be noble and put your hands together to avoid the two treasures." At that time, powerful people were so afraid of these two honest little people.
6. He Yuan was praised for his honesty.
He Yuan, the word Fang, was born in Tancheng, Donghai (now Tancheng, Shandong). During the Southern Qi Dynasty, he served as assistant minister of Jiangxia State; He has served as Wuchang satrap, Wu Kangling, Xuancheng satrap, general, Shixing civil history, Huangmen assistant minister and so on. Later, he was transferred to Dongyang Prefecture, and was dismissed for false accusation. Later, he went out to join the army and helped Sima in the west.
In the early days of the establishment of the Liang Dynasty, He Yuan was named the satrap of Wuchang. At that time, the scholar-bureaucrat atmosphere was declining. During his tenure, He Yuan was diligent in his official duties, honest and upright, did not give gifts to others, and did not suffer losses from others' feeding. He Yuan, a northerner, is not used to drinking warm water from the south, and often buys folk well water to drink. At that time, there was no custom of selling water in Jiangnan, and many citizens didn't take money, but Heyuan didn't want to disturb the people and didn't take water. Wuchang is rich in fresh fish and aquatic products, but He Yuan only uses dried fish fillets as food every day. Jiangnan is rich in lacquerware. Generally, bureaucratic gentry have colorful lacquerware and magnificent copper products in their homes, but why not buy these precious products.
He Yuan's reputation for honesty and integrity spread to Beijing. Liang Wudi issued a letter and promoted him to be the prefect of Xuancheng. Xuancheng governs a large area east of the Yangtze River in Anhui Province, and was directly promoted from a small county magistrate to a big county satrap, which has little precedent since the Southern Dynasties. After taking office, He Yuan was honest and clean, and served as the next official. As always, he eliminated tyranny, loved the people and helped the poor, and developed production with outstanding achievements. In the sixteenth year of Tian Jian (AD 5 17), Liang Wudi wrote a letter of commendation: "He Yuan was in Wu Kang before, and he was politically clean and honest, which is obvious to all; Later, he served as the magistrate of the second county, which was relatively innocent. He first corrected his style of work for the government and did more good things that were beneficial to society. The people love it, even the best two thousand stone parents in ancient times will not be stronger than him. " So He Yuan was transferred to Beijing and promoted to assistant minister of Huangmen with high honor.
7. Lin Zexu left his name on the way to his post.
Lin Zexu (1785—185 ([1]) was a politician in the late Qing Dynasty. Words caress, words are less silent. In his later years, he loved the old people in the village. Fujian Houguan "now Minhou" people.
1838165438+10, imperial envoy Lin zexu shouldered the heavy responsibility of banning smoking and left Beijing for Guangdong.
At the right time, not to mention the imperial envoys, even ordinary Beijing officials are crowding round when they go out, full of style and imposing. Moreover, the local officials passing by are extremely flattering, lest they should make a slip of the tongue. So at that time, many Beijing officials who went out stood by, accepting bribes and gifts and making a fortune, so many Beijing officials made a fortune.
Lin Zexu hates this kind of corruption very much. In order to prevent local officials along the way from doing things according to their old habits, before leaving, they have clearly told the local governors that they must do "four noes": that is, no big banquets are allowed; Gifts are not allowed; Do not disturb the people; It is not allowed to send money to the entourage. Later, on the road, he found that some places spent a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to redecorate the house in order to meet him, so he added another item: Don't live in a mansion.
Lin Zexu had the right to speak politically at that time. Many local officials have long heard of his honesty and selflessness, so no one dares to violate the "five noes" after receiving Lin Zexu's notice. In this way, where Lin Zexu passed, there was no extravagance, waste, private delivery of property and other acts. But there are also unreasonable people. On the way, a county magistrate, after receiving the "five noes" notice from an imperial envoy, thought that he was afraid that the local official was not fully prepared and deliberately informed him. So, slaughter pigs and sheep, decorate with lanterns, send people to pave the way, decorate the new house, and wait for the imperial envoys to visit. A few days later, the advance official sent by Lin Zexu came. When he learned that the county magistrate wasted money and the people hated him, he sent someone to report it to Lin Zexu overnight. Lin Zexu resolutely decided to make a detour, and also informed the county magistrate's boss. As a result, the county magistrate was officially demoted. Only then did he realize that Lin Zexu's honesty was not empty, but true. Therefore, on the way to office, Lin Zexu still did what he did before, and the voice of incorruptibility stayed.
8. Yu Chenglong is known as the "first honest official"
In the 18th year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty, Yu Chenglong was appointed as the magistrate of Luocheng, Guangxi. Yu Chenglong served as an official for seven years, built a study palace and founded a sanatorium, leading an honest and clean life and loving the people like his father. In the sixth year of Kangxi, he served as the governor of Hezhou, Sichuan. At that time, there were only a hundred people in the government, and the official was very heavy. When he arrived, he got rid of the disadvantages of accommodation, recruited people to farm and sold goods to cattle. In less than a month, the registered permanent residence in the state has increased to 1000. In the seventeenth year of Kangxi, Yu Chenglong was promoted to Fujian provincial judge. At that time, thousands of people were convicted by Zheng Chenggong, all of which were capital crimes. Yu Chenglong found that these people were innocent, that is, he reported to his superiors for approval and released them. During Jackie Chan's tenure as a provincial judge, he enforced the law impartially and sentenced people fairly, which enabled many unjust prisons to be rehabilitated. For some good children who are not handmaiden, Yu Chenglong raised funds to redeem them and sent them to Sichuan for repatriation. Yu Chenglong is honest and self-disciplined and never eats. As a result, the political voice was high, and he was recommended as the first governor of Wu Xingzuo, which won the hearts of the people.
Because of Yu Chenglong's outstanding achievements, he was promoted to the governor of Zhili in the 19th year of Kangxi. At the beginning of his tenure, Bu instructed not to tell the law. According to the actual situation, Emperor Shangshu asked for exemption from the 2 1800 hectares tax in the east and west counties of Xuanhua Prefecture, Huai 'an and Yuzhou, which lightened the heavy burden of thousands of farmers in Qian Qian. When Yu Chenglong learned that Xuanhua House had starved dozens of people in East and West City for more than 20 days without the permission of the imperial court, he was shocked and sent people to help the poor who were hungry and unable to make a living, and gave them two buckets every day. Later, it was approved by Emperor Kangxi. In the twentieth year of Kangxi, Yu Chenglong went to Beijing to see the monarch. Emperor Kangxi praised him as the "first upright official", rewarded him with 1,200 pieces of silver, made a horse for the emperor, made a poem to praise him, and ordered officials in the Ministry to help him relieve the hungry.
In the 21st year of Kangxi, Yu Chenglong was promoted to the governor of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. As soon as he arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, he got rid of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous fees, got rid of its accumulated disadvantages, worked hard and stayed up all night. Yu Chenglong is always willing to travel incognito during the day. He is familiar with the sufferings of the people and the greed of officials is controlled. All relatives and friends who ask for help will politely decline and will not take anything from the feed. Usually frugal and self-encouraging, eclipse vegetables. Yu Chenglong took the lead in advocating luxury in the past dynasties in the south of the Yangtze River. His subordinates kept everything simple, and the powerful and treacherous officials also stayed away from him. Yu Chenglong served as the governor for several months, and his political career was outstanding and achieved initial results. In the 23rd year of Kangxi, Yu Chenglong was also the governor of Jiangsu and Anhui, and died soon.
Yu Chenglong officials are governors with no family members. At that time, when the family members mourned, they saw that there was only one robe in the bamboo cage where they lived, and there were several bags of salt and lobster sauce at the bedside. Poverty is so poor. Hearing the news of Yu Chenglong's death, people went on strike to show their condolences, and each family drew a statue to show their respect. Before his death, Emperor Kangxi heard about Yu Chenglong's illness, and he was very excited. He said to the ministers, "If you are a Jackie Chan, how many officials can you have?" As a reward, he became a clear-headed dragon.
9, Zhu and other six illegal corrupt officials.
As a thinker and educator, Zhu is well known to all women and children, but few people know that he is an upright and energetic official. The story of his impeachment of Tang, the magistrate of Taizhou, who was greedy for six palaces, is still stirring in people's hearts.
Tang is the prime minister's in-laws, and Tang's brothers and sisters are Wang's sisters. Zhu's position in Changping Tea Salt in eastern Zhejiang is recommended. In the face of justice and affair, Zhu chose the former.
In early July, Zhu went to Taizhou to inspect the disaster situation. In the afternoon, I received a report that the magistrate Tang was an official. After ideological struggle, Zhu decided to investigate the scandal of Tang. A few days. I found out eight violations of law and discipline committed by Tang in Taizhou for more than two years. Such as illegal tax collection, disturbing the people; Corrupt officials take money and steal public property, etc. On July 19, 2009, Zhu arrested Yan Rui and others related to this case, and submitted a report on impeaching Tang to the court. The second impeachment report was issued on the 23rd. On the 27th, the case was further developed. He also submitted the third report, a total of 24 articles, divided into four aspects: disabled people, corruption, political parties and lewdness, which fully exposed Tang's violation of law and discipline.
On August 1 day, Tang ordered a group of local ruffians to break into the management office and beat Zhu's men. Zhu was furious and immediately wrote the fourth impeachment report to the court, demanding that the court severely punish Tang. However, under the operation, Tang was not held accountable, but was promoted to Jiangxi as a punishment. At this time, Zhu has come to visit the disaster area in Jinyun County. He wrote the fifth report in the county, pointing out that Tang ignored the law and discipline. Bribery and perverting the law, poisoning the people, is entirely based on Wang Sao. He swore that if the court didn't deal with Don, he would resign.
Afraid of being implicated in the big meeting, he wrote to Xiao Zong, demanding that Tang be removed from his post in Jiangxi and handed over to Zhejiang for investigation. Finally, Tang punished early retirement and told Lao to return to China.
Zhu was very angry at the court's connivance with Tang, so he submitted the sixth complaint, asking the court to investigate Tang's criminal responsibility according to law in order to calm the public's anger. In order to ease the contradiction between Zhu and Tang, please ask the official ministers to nominate Zhu to go to Jiangxi for execution. After receiving the notice of appointment, Zhu resolutely submitted the Jiangxi Commutation Order to the court and returned to Wuyishan with his family. To commemorate Zhu, many landscapes of several square kilometers in Wuyishan were named Zhu Shan and Zhuxi.
10, Zhuge Liang tried his best.
Zhuge Liang (18 1234) was born in Langxie Yang Du (now Yinan, Shandong). Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty became Liu Bei's strategist in the 12th year of Jian 'an. Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor and made him Prime Minister. After Liu Chan acceded to the throne, he was supported by the testamentary edict, sealed the marquis of Wuxiang, and led Yizhou Pastoral.
Zhuge Liang was a famous politician and strategist in the Three Kingdoms period. He assisted Liu Bei and Liu Chan as monarchs and served as minister of Shu for 27 years. He is a very important official and has the right to build a court, but he has been self-denying and devoted to public service all his life and has always remained innocent.
During the five to twelve years of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang led the army to the north five times in order to destroy the effective forces of the Northern Wei Dynasty and realize the great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty. He is meticulous in military affairs, regardless of details, asking questions in person, getting up early every day and doing everything himself. Finally, he was exhausted by heart failure of "eating less and worrying more" and fell ill in the former camp of Wuzhangyuan.
Zhuge Liang in the hospital bed could not help crying when he thought that he had failed to fulfill his last wish. Liu Chan, the late ruler, heard that the Prime Minister was seriously ill in Chengdu, and immediately sent Li Fu to visit him. When Zhuge Liang saw Li Fu, there was a smile on his lips. He labored to explain to Li Fu the major events of the country and the heirs after his death, and entrusted Yang Yi with detailed arrangements on how to withdraw his troops after his death. After saying these things that worried him the most, Zhuge Liang was almost out of breath. After a short rest, he continued in a weak voice: "I am dead and must be buried in Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong. The funeral must be simple, and a grave should be built on the hillside, as long as the grave can accommodate a coffin. When I'm leaving, let me put on my usual casual clothes and don't put any funerary objects ... "Zhuge Liang's voice became lower and lower, and finally he fell silent. Li Fu couldn't help but burst into tears when he thought that the Prime Minister had worked so hard for his country all his life and his dying demands were so simple.
Zhuge Liang wrote a letter to Queen Liu before he died, explaining his family's economic situation: "There are 800 mulberry trees in Chengdu, with 15 hectares of wasteland, which are left for children and grandchildren to eat and wear, and they have their own leisure." "I work outside and have no other arrangements. The food and clothing I carry with me are all supplied by the government, and I don't operate other industries to increase my income. When I die, there is no extra cloth at home and no extra money outside, and I will never live up to your majesty's trust. " After Zhuge Liang's death, the situation at home was indeed as he said. The people of Shu specially built temples to commemorate this famous man who "dedicated himself to death".
Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, came to the Temple of Wuhou and wrote The Book of Scholar, a masterpiece of the ages;
Where is the temple of the famous prime minister in a pine forest near the Silk City?
The steps are dotted with green grass in spring, and birds are chirping happily under the leaves.
The third call aggravated his state affairs, and he gave his sincerity to two generations.
But before he conquered, he died, and since then the heroes have been crying on their coats.
1 1, Wu Ne writes poems to show sincerity.
Wu Ne (1372— 1457) was an official and scholar in the Ming Dynasty. The word Minde,no. Si 'an, was born in Changshu (now Changshu, Jiangsu). This public official is known as "cautious, unpretentious, pointing, and shy to follow".
Wu Ne was an upright and upright official in the Ming Dynasty. He served as the censor in the first year of Hongxi in the Ming Dynasty. Because of his outstanding achievements, he was promoted to deputy governor of the South Hospital, so people always called him "Wu". Wu Ne is a simple and honest person. During his more than ten years in office, he gave the impression that he was "lenient with others and never observed others", but strangely, those criminals with stolen goods were afraid to look up to Wu Ne, and when he mentioned him, he made these people "naturally disappear and ruin their tears". Why does Wu Ne have such power? Many people don't understand. Someone once summed up eight words for him: "Common words are gorgeous and elegant." That is to say, Wu Ne can correct himself, be strict with himself, "get rid of the mud without being stained", and always maintain a frugal and clean style when the world is becoming increasingly corrupt. Once, Wu Ne was preparing to return to Beijing from the East after serving as the governor of Guizhou. Local officials sent people to Kuifu with 120 gold as a gift to please him. He was disgusted with this kind of bribe, but he didn't attack it or simply refuse it. What's more, unlike some corrupt officials of his generation, whoever gives something will accept it, and then denounce hell to pay in order to steal a better reputation and seek benefits. Wu Ne accepted the bribe without unsealing it, but wrote a poem on it, so that people could take the poem and gold back. Wu Ne's poem is:
Xiaoxiao's luggage was sent back to the East.
Cross the most dangerous beach in the future.
If there are stolen goods,
Let him sink into the blue waves.
Since then, the story of Wu Neshi's refusal to pay gold has spread.
12, Liu Chongji.
Liu Chong, Minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The word Li Rong was born in Mouping, Donglai (now Dongmou, Shandong). He has served as the magistrate of Zhang Yu, the magistrate of Huiji, the magistrate of Zong Zheng and the magistrate of Dahonglu.
Liu Chong, the satrap of Huiji County (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province) in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was transferred to Beijing because of his integrity and outstanding achievements.
Before leaving, I saw several white-haired old men staggered in and walked together, saying that they were going to see the prefect off. Hearing this, Liu Chong quickly thanked him: "The old man is old, and I really can't afford to come all the way!" The old people said: "In the past, officials were greedy for money and things, which often caused trouble and the people were restless. Since you became a magistrate, officials have been self-denying and devoted to their duties, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. Taishou is leaving today, and everyone really finds it difficult to leave. I have come to send it to show my heart. " Say, each took out one hundred pence, for Liu Chong to stay on the road.
Liu Chong was very moved after hearing this, and said, "It's really a shame for the elders to flatter me so much. I accepted everyone's wishes. I can't accept the money Please take it back! "
The old people are sincere and determined to give them away. Liu Chong had no choice but to take a penny from everyone, and the old people thanked them and said goodbye. Seeing the old man leaving, Liu Chong gently threw the pennies he received into the river.
The story spread quickly, and people praised Liu Chong in succession. Someone gave him a good name, called "a dollar is a satrap." It is said that Qianqing Town, north of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, is where Liu Chong throws money into the river now.