Bai Juyi angrily beat the briber.
During Zhenyuan period of Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi, a famous poet, was sent to Zhouzhi, Shaanxi Province as a county magistrate after he was admitted to Jinshi.
As soon as he took office, squire Zhao and the rich people in the west of the city went to the county government to fight for a piece of land. In order to win the lawsuit, Taigong Zhao sent someone to buy a big carp, stuffed it with silver and sent it to the county government. Li Man, a rich man, ordered a long-term laborer to pick a big watermelon from the ground, take out the pulp and send it with money. After receiving two "heavy gifts", Bai Juyi ordered his men to post notices and open the box tomorrow.
The next day, the county yamen was crowded with people watching. Bai Juyi asked after attending the class, "Which one of you will speak first?" Taigong Zhao scrambled to say, "My Lord, I am good at carp. I will say it first. " Not to be outdone, the rich Li Man said, "I have a big theory, so I should say it first." Bai Juyi's face fell and said, "What's the point? What a scandal! " Taigong Zhao thought that the county magistrate had forgotten his gift and quickly said, "Calm down, my Lord, the villain is a fool!" " "Bai Juyi said with a smile," I'm observant. I don't need your innuendo, and I don't like others sneaking around. "Come and show off the bribe."
The county magistrate brought carp and watermelon, shook off the silver in public, and the audience was in an uproar. Bai Juyi snapped: "How dare you, how dare you openly bribe this official, and beat 40 boards each according to the laws of the Great Tang Dynasty!" Everyone clapped their hands and cheered. As for the bribe money, Bai Juyi used it to help the poor.
Resign for parents.
Bao Gong was born in Bao Zheng (AD 999- 1062) and Hefei, Luzhou (now Hefei, Anhui). His father, Bao Yi, was a doctor of the three dynasties and was posthumously named assistant minister of punishments. Bao Gong was famous for his filial piety when he was a teenager, and he was straightforward and honest. In Song Renzong Tiansheng five years, namely AD 1027, he entered the ranks of Jinshi at the age of 28. He was first a judge of Dali Temple and later a magistrate of Jianchang (now Yongxiu, Jiangxi). Because his parents were too old to go abroad with him, Bao Gong immediately quit his job and went home to take care of his parents. His filial piety was praised by officials.
A few years later, his parents died one after another, and Bao Gong re-entered the official career. This is also under the hard persuasion of the villagers. In feudal society, if parents only have one son, then this son can't leave his parents and go to other places to be an official alone. This is against the feudal law. Under normal circumstances, for the sake of their son's future, parents will follow. Or the son and the rest of the family to persuade. Parents don't want to follow their son to an official position to support the elderly, which is rare in feudal times, because it means that the son should abide by the constraints of feudal ethics-resign from the official position to take care of himself. The history books did not explain the specific reasons. Maybe his parents are ill and can't stand the bumps on the road. Bao Gong resigned from his post.
No matter what the situation, Bao Gong can voluntarily resign from his official position, which still shows that he is not the kind of person who is obsessed with officialdom. Filial piety to parents can be regarded as an example for people with some qualities today. In the previous stories, the most important thing is Bao Gong's selflessness, while ignoring Bao Gong's filial piety to his parents.
Regard honesty as a treasure
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the son of Cheng Si in Song Dynasty was not simple and honest, and was deeply loved by people. Someone got a piece of Baoyu and asked someone to identify it and gave it to Zi Han. Zi Han refused to accept it, saying, "You value gems, but I value greed. If I accept your jade, then we all lose our treasure. Why don't we each have our own baby? "
Yang Zhen refused to pay.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yang Zhen passed by Changyi on his way to his post. Wang Mishan, the magistrate of Changyi County, visited him and gave him ten catties of gold as a gift. Yang Zhen said, "An old friend knows a gentleman, but you don't know an old friend. Why? Wang Mi didn't know that Poplar really blamed him and said, "It's getting dark, and no one knows. Yang Zhen said, "God knows, God knows, you know, I know, what is ignorance? Hearing this, Wang Mi was ashamed and went away disgruntled. "。
A praiseworthy upright official.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Liu Chong was appointed as the prefect of Huiji. He reformed graft and abolished exorbitant taxes, which made the lawsuit very clean. Later, he was transferred to the post of master craftsman by the imperial court. Before he left, the local people took the initiative to collect money for Liu Chong, who was about to leave, but Liu Chong was not affected. Later, it was really hard to refuse, so I took a copper coin from it and accepted it symbolically. For this reason, he is called "one yuan satrap"
Taomu tuiyu
Tao Kan, a famous minister in Jin Dynasty, was a collector in Xunyang County when he was young. Once, he sent someone to send a can of fish with Chinese sauerkraut to his mother. After his mother Zhan received it, she returned it to him intact and wrote to him: "As a county official, it is not good for you to give it to me with public property, but it increases my worries." Tao Kan was deeply educated in this matter.
Wu Yinzhi is not afraid to drink greedy spring water.
Wu Yinzhi, a native of Jin Dynasty, was appointed as the magistrate of Guangzhou. Outside Guangzhou, he saw a pool of spring water called "Chanquan". According to local legend, if you drink from the fountain of greed, you will become greedy. He believed it and drank it correctly. After drinking, he wrote a poem: "The ancients were pregnant with a thousand. It is not easy to try to get Qi Yi to drink. " During his tenure, he was honest and self-disciplined and adhered to his own integrity.
So pathetic.
Zhang Jun, the minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, was exiled to Lingling, Hunan Province, to be an official because of his disagreement with the traitor Qin Gui. He took several boxes of books with him when he set out. Someone falsely accused him of having something to do with the disorderly party. As a result, Emperor Gaozong examined letters and worn-out clothes. The emperor sighed, "I didn't expect Zhang Jun to be so poor!" I felt sorry for him, so I sent someone to catch up with Zhang Jun on a fast horse and gave him 320 gold.
Yu Qian, remain uncorrupted
The famous ministers of the Ming Dynasty were honest and clean. On one occasion, the court sent him to Henan to inspect. When he returned to Beijing, people bought some local specialties such as silk handkerchief, mushrooms and incense sticks, which were expensive to send back to Beijing, but he refused to accept them. At the same time, he also wrote a poem to show his heart: Sipa mushroom, fragrant and harmful to the people. The wind blows the sleeves to the sky, so as not to talk short. "
Don't steal a penny.
In the Ming Dynasty, Yang Jizong, the magistrate of Jiaxing, was clean and self-controlled and won the hearts of the people. Once, a eunuch passed by and asked him for a bribe. He opened the vault and said, "All the money is here. You can take it, but you have to help me get Kujin's official seal. " The eunuch disgruntled, returned to Beijing, and slandered Ming Yingzong in front of him. Yingzong asked, "Are you talking about Yang Jizong, the prefect who can't pay a penny?" After listening too much, I dare not speak ill of Yang Jizong again.
Good hands cost nothing.
Wang Jie, an upright scholar, is outspoken and has no power. Was there any at that time? In North Korea's authoritarian regime, ministers don't blame him. But Wang Jie often argued with him. Once, after careful consideration, and then what? | Deliberately tease Wang Jie, hold his hand and say, "What a big hand!" Wang Jie replied sternly: "Wang Jie has a good hand, but he can't ask for money!" Kun left in shame.
Public display of hanging geese
In the Ming Dynasty, after Zhou Xin became a judicial judge, one day, someone gave him a roast goose, but he refused, but the giver had left home first. So, Zhou Xin asked his family to hang the roast goose at the back of the house. In the future, anyone who gives gifts will ask his family to take him to see the roast goose. After that, no one was bored anymore.
Refuse to accept this ceremony
19, Yu Chenglong was appointed as the governor of Zhili. Daming county county officials followed the old rules and gave him a "Mid-Autumn Festival gift" before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Yu Chenglong sternly refused, and issued a special "No Gifts" to inform daming county county officials of the gift-giving behavior, and explicitly ordered their officials to "unforgiven" if anyone who gives gifts privately is found every year.
Good gift
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Gu Jie, the general manager of Zhongshu in the Southern Dynasties, was a high official, but he was politically honest. He once said, "Giving gifts and accepting bribes is bound to be bending the law. How can the administrative department be clear? " Once, one of his former students bribed him as a gift because he wanted something. Gu Jie was furious and ordered his protege to hit twenty boards again and drive out.
Warm thanks, decline.
During the Song Dynasty, Liu Wengong held an important position in North Korea. A man who claimed to be his protege gave him a load of hay, which Liu Wengong could not refuse. He immediately thanked him for a gorgeous suit, which was worth several times more than a load of hay. Seeing that the purpose of giving gifts and bribery could not be achieved, the man had to drag the hay back.
Chen Juguan is willing to be poor.
In the early Qing dynasty, Chen Juguan went to the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. He was an honest official and lived a frugal life. When he died, he wore thick robe and cloth shoes. During his tenure in Taiwan Province Province, he spent all his due 32,000 silver on repairing batteries and other official duties. During his tenure as governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, he didn't get any money he deserved. He often said: "Taking a penny is no different from millions of gold. The reason why people take bribes and bend the law and act rashly is because of extravagance and waste, overuse and lack of restraint. When I was a magistrate, I didn't take any money, so I didn't need food and clothing, just because I valued thrift. " Emperor Kangxi praised him as a "clean and honest hero".
Li treats his salary as stolen goods.
Li Jue, an official in A Qing, said to his family, "An official can't take anything but his salary. You must never be greedy for anything. " There are two osmanthus trees in the county official's son. He said to his family: "This is also the property of the public, and it cannot be taken away." Once when I went out, the servant picked an orange by the roadside. Li called him a foul and ordered him to pay the price. Li has been a magistrate for three years. He resigned because the boss asked him for a bribe. When he left, everyone was reluctant to part with him and sent him away with tears.
Guo? I wash your heart away from greed.
During the Kangxi period, Governor Guo of Huguang? I am an honest official, but when I was a magistrate in Wujiang County, Jiangsu Province, I liked to travel around and deal with suspicious cases carelessly, and there was a problem of corruption. Tang Bin, the governor of Jiangnan, wants to write an impeachment book, Guo? I suddenly woke up. He asked to see Tang Bin and vowed to turn over a new leaf. After being approved, Guo? Liu Yifei returned to Wujiang and had the county official's son and his residence washed outside with clear water, which showed his determination to turn over a new leaf. He kept his promise, and since then, he has worked hard day and night, made remarkable achievements and won the hearts of the people. As an admonition officer and governor, he was not only incorruptible and not greedy, but also courageous and dared to expose the illegal acts of court ministers. Those who abuse power for personal gain and take bribes behind their backs are all afraid of him. So I became an official during the Kangxi period.
Honesty and cleanliness