1. Pu Songling: Shi Miao satirizes corrupt officials.
In the Qing Dynasty, an assistant minister named Bi Ji invited Pu Songling, the author of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, and a history book to his home. At the banquet, Shangshu suggested drinking and writing poems, requiring three characters to be the same as the first, three characters on the same side, and no rhyme limit. Biji is the host. He first recited: "Three characters are the same as friends, and three characters are the same as selling sake; It's a pleasure to meet friends and family today and talk about sake. " Because Pu Songling and Shangshu sat opposite each other, he skillfully recited the banquet in the poem.
Shangshu is a corrupt official, usually arrogant and bullying the people. He went on to chant: "The three-character sutra is the same as the official, and the three-character sutra is the same as the satin yarn;" Who can wear silks and satins if they are not court officials? " His poems are full of arrogance.
Pu Songling pondered for a moment and recited loudly: "Three characters are the same as crying and cursing, and three characters are the same as wolves, foxes and dogs; Shan Ye cried and cursed because of all the wolves, foxes and dogs! " The poem uses "crying and cursing" to reflect the grievances of working people, and "wolf, fox and dog" to imply corrupt officials like Shangshu.
2. Su Dongpo: Want to learn Hong.
Su Dongpo was a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty. When he was the magistrate of Xuzhou, he thought that officials were honest and clean, not afraid of power and strict in law enforcement, which was praised and praised by Xuzhou people. So far, there are many stories about him in Xuzhou urban and rural areas.
When Su Dongpo is fifty years old, his family will celebrate his birthday. Su Dongpo repeatedly stopped him and told his family not to make public. Unexpectedly, on his birthday, a gift giver came with a pot of blooming Chinese rose in his hand, and his family asked, "May I have your name, please?" What can I do for you? " The newcomer said, "My name is Qiansun Zhaoli, and I'm here for my birthday." Hearing this, the family smiled strangely: "How can there be such a name?" "My real name is Zhao," said the humanitarian. "I'm adjacent to Qian on my right, my grandson on my left, and Li across the hall. The magistrate will celebrate his 50th birthday this year. Everyone recommended me to send a pot of moon red to the magistrate as a birthday present. " After listening to this, the family knew that this was the will of the people and wanted to accept it, but adults never accepted gifts, so they had to call the caller to explain the reasons. The man thought for a moment and said, "Flowers bloom and fall without interruption, and it has nothing to do with spring." I hope that adults will always be healthy and diligent in eliminating corrupt officials for the people. The family wrote the poem on paper and asked the servant to show it to Su Dongpo for him to handle. "。 Soon Su Dongpo came out, personally took the pot of Chinese rose flowers and said with a smile, "Thousands of Sun Zhao, Li, Zhang and Chen Wang spent a pot of Li people's affection. Ask for three meals a day. Dan Xin wants to learn from the moon and the moon. "
Although Su Dongpo returned to China at leisure, his good reputation of being honest and clean all his life, punishing corruption and eliminating evil, has been circulated among the people forever.
3. Bao Zheng: Hate as hate, ruthless.
Bao Zheng was born in Hefei, Luzhou (now Anhui) in the Song Dynasty. When he was a teenager, Bao Zheng was diligent and studious, "not for drama"; As an adult, he paid great attention to honing his reputation and was determined to become a person with great achievements and noble sentiments. Song Renzong Tiansheng five years, Bao Zheng, who is not yet 30 years old, won the Jinshi Jiake, was appointed as the judge of Dali Temple, studied Jianchang and Tianchang County, moved to Duanzhou Zhizhou, supervised remonstrance, made remonstrance and made three ambassadors. He died in the position of an official. Being an official for more than 20 years is strict with self-discipline. He is famous for being fair and not avoiding pro-Party in law enforcement. He was the most influential honest official in the Northern Song Dynasty, and won the respect of officials and people in all previous dynasties.
Bao Zheng, who lived in the era of corruption and bribery, was very particular about being honest and upright. He can't even tolerate the slightest indiscretion. Bao Zheng impeached two influential ambassadors in the imperial court-Zhang and Song Qi. When Zhang Zhang was in charge of the three departments, there was a rich man who opened a restaurant, Liu Baoheng, who owed more than one million yuan to Fu Mai and had no loan. He had to sell his property to pay his debts. At this time, Zhang bought Liu's house cheaply. After this disgraceful incident was known by Bao Zheng, he beat Injong, dismissed the third secretary, and was demoted to Chuzhou Zhizhou. Song Qi, the new third envoy, worked as a magistrate in Sichuan before taking office. At that time, he had a bad reputation. He eats and drinks all day and leads an extremely luxurious life. Shortly after Dai Zhang became the three emissaries, he was demoted as the magistrate of Zhengzhou in the uproar of Bao Zheng and other Taiwan remonstrance officials. After two consecutive terms in office, Song Renzong deeply felt the need for an honest and self-disciplined person to take charge of the third division. After some weighing, he decided to let Bao Zheng act for three ministers. However, many ministers don't understand that "the day of life, the voice of foreign discussion is loud" and think that there will be a suspicion of "replacing it". Even Ouyang Xiu, who once strongly recommended Bao Zheng, thought that Bao Zheng's practice smacked of "trying to snatch cows from the fields", saying that "punishing cows is enough and greedy for their wealth" was too much. However, Bao Zheng did not flinch, and he resolutely accepted the new appointment. And change the old system, so that "people do not interfere", Xuan was officially appointed as the third secretary. With the consent of the official worship Council, he was transferred to the position of assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, but he refused to accept it.
As a man, Bao Zheng is "natural and upright" and never pretends to be a hypocrite to please others. He detests evil, does not avoid pro-Party in law enforcement, and refuses requests from all his old friends and relatives. He cherishes his incorruptibility even more. Although he is an important official of the imperial court, "clothes, utensils and food are like cloth." He hates people who take bribes and bend the law. He once made a will: "If future officials commit bribery, they are not allowed to enter the house before their death, and they are not allowed to be buried in the Baojia grave after their death. If you don't bear my legacy, you can't count my descendants. "
After Bao Zheng's death, Bao Gong's image shone on the stage of drama for a long time. Although there are many exaggerated elements in it, his achievements and achievements in his life are indelible. Today, there is a couplet hanging in Baogong Temple in Hefei, Anhui Province, praising his virtue:
Shine on the future, remember the iron face and ice heart of that year, and build a rumor that does not wish happiness in the future;
Hearing the eternal wind, today women are obedient, and only Mr. Wang is praised for being honest and clean.