Incorruptible officials and examples in ancient China, one thing, well, apart from Hai Rui, there is also the most important point, the number of words is shorter, I have to copy it into my homework book

Di Renjie

(AD 630-700), courtesy name Huaiying, was born in Taiyuan, Bingzhou (now southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty. 1), thus entering an official career. After entering politics, he experienced two eras: Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian. He was first appointed as the Facao of the Governor's Office of Bingzhou, then as the Dali Cheng, and then as the Shiyushi. He successively served as the governor of Ningzhou and Yuzhou, and the local official and minister. As an official, Di Renjie, as Lao Tzu said, "The saint's heart is impermanent, and he always takes the people's heart as his heart." In order to save the innocent, he dared to go against the will of the monarch. He always maintained his true nature of being considerate of the people and not afraid of power. He always stayed above the temple and served the people. Because of worries, later generations called him "the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty". He was appointed as Dali Cheng in charge of criminal law. Within one year of taking office, he handled more than 17,000 cases left by his predecessor. No one of them appealed for justice. This is evident in his fairness. Later generations compiled many wonderful legends based on this. , even someone in the Netherlands compiled a book "The Legend of Di Renjie's Judgment of the Case of the Tang Dynasty" based on this theme.

6. Chen Xiliang

Gongbi was born in Qingshen, Meizhou (now part of Sichuan) during the Northern Song Dynasty. He was originally from Jingzhao (now Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province). He has been an official for more than 30 years since he was a Jinshi. He has served as a county magistrate, a prefecture magistrate, a magistrate, and a transfer history official. He has also served in Kaifeng Prefecture and the imperial court in the capital. Whether he was an official in the local area or in the capital, Chen Xiliang hated evil as much as his enemies. He advances and retreats based on his personal fortunes, praises the common people, and makes the princes and nobles afraid. He later died of overwork at the age of 64. The famous writer Su Shi claimed that he would never write a tombstone for anyone in his life, but he admired Chen Xiliang's character very much and was worried that Chen Xiliang's deeds would be lost to future generations, so he made an exception and wrote "The Biography of Chen Gongbi". ?

7. Bao Zheng

(AD 999-1062), courtesy name Xiren, was born in Hefei, Luzhou (now Hefei, Anhui). He was the most famous upright official in history. Since he was a teenager, he has been determined to contribute to the country and be "loyal to the death and righteous". Bao Zheng started his official career as a county magistrate, and later served as a magistrate, transfer envoy and other local administrators; he served as a supervisory censor and other supervisory ministers, a senior official in charge of national finances such as deputy historian of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and important military positions such as capital deployment; he also served as a diplomatic envoy He was sent as an envoy to Liao State; the most famous one was that he served as the direct bachelor of Tianzhang Pavilion and Longtuge, so later generations called him Bao Daizhi, Bao Longtu and Bao Xueshi. Although he served as the prefect of Kaifeng for only more than a year, after his death, the people of Kaifeng built a Bao Gong Temple next to the Kaifeng Prefecture to commemorate and worship him. Bao Zheng was honest and simple throughout his life, never paying attention to ostentation. Even when he became a high official, he still dressed in the same clothes as when he was a commoner. He hated corruption deeply. In his memorial to Renzong, "Begging for Officials Without Stolen Money," he said, "Integrity is the model of the people; Those who are greedy are thieves of the people." He was strict with himself throughout his life and practiced it personally. He was appointed as the magistrate of Duanzhou, rectified the official administration, and fought against corruption. He was very popular among the people. When he left office, he politely declined the gift of a fine inkstone made by the local government. , "Return without holding an inkstone"; he was selfless throughout his life, did not avoid the powerful, and enforced the law like a mountain. We will always strongly advocate for justice to be brought to justice for the illegal acts committed by the emperor's relatives, eunuchs and dignitaries. Vigorously redressing injustice is the main content that Bao Zheng was deeply praised and praised by the people during his lifetime and after his death. Bao Zheng enjoyed a high reputation at that time and in later generations. Especially after his death, as a typical image of an upright official, he was exaggerated by literary and artistic works of different genres, giving him a magical color. With the progress of international cultural exchanges, Bao Zheng, a historical figure and artistic image, has also won world reputation. Although there is a huge difference between the image of Bao Zheng in historical materials and the image in artistic works, Bao Zheng's life was not only appreciated by the highest feudal rulers, but also supported and loved by the lower class people who were in dire straits. As an upright official, he was indeed very typical. of. There is a story told in "Surprise at Two Moments". When Zhu Xi was the magistrate of Chong'an County, Fujian Province, one day he received a case in which a commoner sued a wealthy family for invading his ancestral tomb. The ancients valued Feng Shui, and Zhu Xi was a master of Feng Shui. At that time, there were many cases of wealthy families occupying common people's graves, so Zhu Xi decided to check it himself. When I went to the tomb, I saw that it was indeed a geomantic treasure. The big man defended himself and said: "This is originally my family's newly built tomb. Sir, look, the soil is not dry yet, how could it become his family's ancestral tomb?" The young man defended: "Although the tomb is new, it is newly built. , there are old things underneath, but they belong to my family." Zhu Xi ordered people to dig with a shovel, and sure enough, a tombstone was dug out, with the names of Xiaomin's ancestors clearly listed on it.

When Zhu Xi saw it, he was furious. The tombstones proved to be irrefutable. It must be that the big surnames coveted the good feng shui of the ancestral tombs of the small people and maliciously occupied them. So the big surname was sentenced to the crime of occupying land, and the cemetery was awarded to the common people. Zhu Xi was very dissatisfied when he settled the case, thinking, "If I am not the one who can do this good thing of hoeing the strong and supporting the weak, who is willing to do it?" Unexpectedly, the truth is another story: it turns out that the common people know that Zhu Xi has always been dedicated to attacking the rich and powerful, and they hate it. They bullied the people, so they carved bluestones with characters and secretly buried them in the family graveyard. Then they came to complain, and Zhu Xi fell into the trap. Bao Zheng was also a famous upright official in the Song Dynasty. "Mengxi Bi Tan" recorded an embarrassing incident of his. When Bao Zheng was in charge of Kaifeng Mansion, if someone broke the law, he should be punished with a cane according to law. The man bribed a petty official to help him avoid this physical pain. The clerk took the money and made an agreement with him: During the meeting, he would just shout out the injustice and leave the rest to me. When he was held in court to question the crime, the man really cried out for injustice and couldn't help but judge. The clerk pretended to be impatient and scolded him: "Isn't it just a cane? Just take it. What are you talking about?" Bao Zheng was furious when he saw that the clerk was so overstepping his authority and being domineering. He punished him with the cane, but gave the offender a lighter sentence. . Although the clerk was beaten, he got money. The offender paid and was spared a beating. Everyone wins, but Bao Zheng loses.