This incident is nothing in today's society, but it was absolutely explosive news in the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Many officials impeached Zhang Chang because of this incident, and even disdained being an official with such a prodigal son. However, these impeachment documents were shelved by Liu Bingyi, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Chang's official career became more and more smooth, because Zhang Chang was very skilled in cracking down on criminals, and even reached the point where bandits were rampant in Chang 'an, the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, and there was no Zhang Chang.
Such a capable official, the emperor naturally has to use the blade, how can he dismiss the official because of the joy of the boudoir?
At the end of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, bandits were rampant all over the Western Han Dynasty, but the old emperor was bent on becoming immortal, and Liu He, who had been emperor for 27 days, was even more indifferent, so the task of eliminating bandits fell on Liu Bingyi of Xuan Di, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
At first, Liu Bingyi sent Zhang Chang to Shanyang County as an undercover, mainly to see if Liu He coveted the throne. But Liu Bingyi didn't expect that Zhang Chang would pick up the bandits in Shanyang County conveniently, so Zhang Chang became a big official in Liu Bingyi's heart. After confirming that Liu He had no objection, Zhang Chang was transferred to Jiaodong County where bandits were rampant. His official position is Jiaodong, and he was given 30 Jin of gold.
After Zhang Chang arrived in Jiaodong County, he first held a mobilization meeting, at which he formulated the basic policy of cracking down on evil. To put it simply, there are only three points: 1 people have rewards for catching bandits, 2 officials have meritorious deeds in catching bandits, and 3 bandits are encouraged to kill each other.
Many officials will do these two things: the people will give different rewards according to their merits, and officials will be promoted to different positions according to their merits. The genius of Zhang Chang is the third point. It encourages bandits to kill each other. Those who are killed feel unlucky, and those who don't break the law will make up for it. Everyone wants to live a few more days. People who become bandits rarely kill people and have no psychological burden of killing people.
Just as the robbers began to bite each other, many small officials and officials who had no chance to make contributions in their lifetime seized the opportunity and made ruthless moves, and some daring folk experts besieged and blocked them. After many twists and turns, Jiaodong County resumed the situation of Haiyan River and Qinghe River.
Maybe some people think that Zhang Chang has nothing to fear. Isn't it just three tricks? No big deal. Comparison of clever means or not. During the reign of Xuan Di, besides Zhang Chang, there was another hero, Zhao Guanghan. Zhao Guanghan only arrests people and kills people when cracking down on criminals, and never criticizes education, which is really unkind. Moreover, Zhao Guanghan encouraged local strongmen to expose each other, and deliberately leaked the informer's information to the exposed. Therefore, Zhao Guanghan often makes his disaster relief place unpopular.
On the other hand, Zhang Chang encouraged robbers to kill each other, that is, to sit there and watch the enemy kill each other. A group of robbers who have no unity and centripetal force are naturally not afraid. Moreover, the people who participated in the anti-vice campaign in Zhang Chang benefited, and the officials who made meritorious deeds were rewarded, forming a harmonious scene of unity between the officials and the people, which was several times stronger than that of Zhao Guanghan.
After Zhang Chang eliminated bandits in Jiaodong County, Emperor Gaozu Xuan Di gave him an important task: to eliminate theft groups in Chang 'an City. Chang 'an is the capital of the Western Han Dynasty. There are not only many children of senior officials, but also many rich shopkeepers. So many thieves took a fancy to it and even developed into a theft group. Therefore, the shopkeepers in Chang 'an are in a panic. They are afraid that the money they have worked so hard to save will become someone else's overnight.
The head of Chang 'an Public Security Bureau is Zhao Guanghan mentioned above, and his method is one word-fight. But it's still the same old habit, that is, playing regardless of education, because the street fighter in Chang 'an was beaten by Zhao Guanghan and begged for mercy, so he can return to his old job in a few days. And Zhao Guanghan is too grumpy. He not only swore at the theft group, but also took his brothers into the official residence to smash and rob. Later, Xuan Di was cut.
After Zhao Guanghan was killed, Chang 'an Theft Group made a comeback. Xuan Di, Emperor Gaozu, changed several Jing Zhaoyin in succession, which was useless. In desperation, he can only transfer Zhang Chang to Chang 'an. Zhang Chang didn't disappoint Xuan Di. He won the victory of eliminating evil in Chang 'an with the least cost.
Zhang Chang first visited Chang 'an several times in and out. There are many thieves, and there are also rich thieves, and everyone above them must know fairly well. Then, Zhang Chang started talking to them, but instead of arresting them directly, he scolded them and put them back.
Although Zhang Chang's method of treating thieves is not as rough as Zhao Guanghan's, it should not be so gentle. If a few words of abuse can make thieves turn over a new leaf, what else can the law do? In fact, Zhang Chang still has big tricks waiting for bandits. A few days later, Zhang Chang had a heart-to-heart talk with the thief leader in Chang 'an. Zhang Chang suggested that the chief thief turn his back on the darkness, but the chief thief agreed, but he hoped that an official would do it. Zhang Chang agreed after some consideration. After this incident came out, the whole theft group was happy. They think that after years of blood licking business, they can safely bleach, which is something to celebrate. Therefore, the eldest brother, who is about to become a senior official, invited his brothers to drink, but these people found themselves surrounded by Zhang Chang after eating and drinking.
Jing and Zhang's adult personally led the team and arrested all the thieves who attended the party. Later, the number was counted. Only this time, hundreds of people were arrested. Only then did the thief realize that the official bleaching was fake, and his eldest brother had already cooperated with the government. This banquet turned out to be the last meal before going to prison.
Zhang Chang won hundreds of thieves in Chang 'an without a single soldier, and naturally secured the position of Jing Zhaoyin. However, there are also many people who are popular, especially Zhang Chang, who is willing to give his wife a thrush. Every time he passes through Zhangtai Street, the red light district of the Han Dynasty, he still shows his frivolous appearance. Therefore, many people don't like Zhang Chang, and finally, he will develop into a joint petition to impeach Zhang Chang. There are more and more rumors about the downfall of Zhang Chang, and even the old man sweeping the streets in Chang 'an knows it.
Liu Bingyi and Xuan Di, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, didn't want to recall Zhang Chang, but few people could guess the emperor's mind, so many people thought that Zhang Chang was doomed, especially the civil servants at the bottom. Once, Zhang Chang ordered one of his little assistants to go out on business, but the little assistant went home to sleep. Zhang Chang sent someone to ask why, and he said confidently, "All the people in Chang 'an say that Zhang Chang will fall. In my opinion, he can stay in Beijing and Zhao Yin for five days at most, and he is not as good as me after being removed from office. Why should I work for him? This is also the origin of the term "Jing Zhao on the 5th".
The emperor didn't want to move Zhang Chang, so Zhang Chang's official career was far more than "Zhao Jing's five days", but this little assistant didn't even have a good day. Zhang Chang was furious when he heard the report of his subordinates, so he directly put him in prison and tortured him. There were too many dark sides of officialdom in feudal society, and Zhang Chang was famous for punishing bandits. There are many ways to deal with a person. In a word, the little assistant couldn't stand the dark cooking, so he had to sign the already made-up charges and be beheaded.
Zhang Chang breathed a sigh of relief, but this incident was discovered by his political opponents, and was finally brought to the Dragon Case of Xuan Di, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Gaozu Xuan Di still wanted to protect Zhang Chang, so he avoided the important part and Zhang Chang was dismissed. Soon after, it was put into use again, because after Zhang Chang dismissed from office, Chang 'an thieves celebrated each other, and bandits all over the country became rampant again. Successive officials followed Zhang Chang's method, but failed to achieve the effect of eliminating evil in Zhang Chang. So Zhang Chang, who was idle at home, became prosperous again, and the killing of the little assistant was written off. Finally, Zhang Chang died in the office, and he passed away peacefully.