Is there any historical figure related to clean government? Urgent
Ximen Leopard
Ximen Leopard
A native of Wei during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, Ye was an important gateway to the capital of Wei and a strategic location. However, natural and man-made disasters continued, and the people were in dire straits. The King of Wei specially appointed Ximen Bao as the magistrate of Ye County to govern the Ye region. After Ximen Bao arrived in Ye, he paid a private visit incognito and inquired about the sufferings of the people. He used the incident of "He Bo to take a wife" to punish the three elders, court rafters and witches wisely, educate the people with facts and get rid of superstition. At the same time, the twelve canals of the Zhanghe River were built, the floods in the Zhanghe River were controlled, and agricultural production was developed, so that the people of Yedi gradually became rich. Ximen Bao served as an official all his life, he was honest and upright, and benefited the people. After his death, the people of Ye built an ancestral hall for him by the Zhang River to worship him all year round. ?
Zhao Guanghan
Zhao Guanghan
Zidu, a native of Liwu County, Zhuojun during the Western Han Dynasty. He once served as the governor of Jing Zhaoyin, the prefect of Yingchuan County, and the governor of Jing Zhaoyin. When Zhao Guanghan served as the prefect of Yingchuan County, it was the best stage of Zhao Guanghan's early governance. He was not afraid of power and was shrewd and capable. In the first few months after taking office, he did two major things: First, he attacked the power of wealthy families and eased the social conflicts; the second is to strengthen local management and change local bad habits. His prestige spread from this, and in the biography of "Hanshu", it is said that he is good at handling government affairs as his nature. When Zhao Guanghan served as Jing Zhaoyin, he showed a high sense of responsibility and often stayed up all night to handle various official duties. And he is good at thinking and pays attention to efficiency. During his governance, the politics of the Jingzhao area was clear and clear, and officials and people alike praised him. However, Jing Zhaoyin's duty is to manage the capital. Because he is under the emperor's feet, daily handling of government affairs can easily offend the emperor's relatives and the dignitaries of the dynasty. Therefore, although Zhao Guanghan can be regarded as one of the best administrators in the capital, he still ends up being The fate of being cut in half. During Zhao Guanghan's tenure as Jing Zhaoyin, he was an upright, honest, and powerful official, and was highly praised by the people. ?
Huang Ba
Huang Ba
(? - 51 BC), named Cigong, lived in Yangxia, Huaiyang (now Taikang, Henan) during the Western Han Dynasty people. Historian Ban Gu commented: "Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Huang Ba was the first official to govern the people." When Huang Ba was still young, he set his ambition to be a good official. Since there was no imperial examination system in the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an edict in order to alleviate financial difficulties. Anyone who contributed property to the country would be an official. Huang Ba exchanged grain for a soldier. After entering politics, he abides by the law and is based on integrity; he understands the sentiments of the people and focuses on encouraging farmers and mulberry farmers. In particular, Huang Ba advocated benevolent government and opposed torture when deciding cases; he insisted on handling suspicious cases leniently; he advocated leniency on the outside and transparency on the inside, education first, and focusing on prevention before they happened. Therefore, Huang Ba was an official and the people Support, the court is satisfied, and the subordinates are pleased. As a result, Huang Ba rose from a minor official with a salary of two hundred shi a year to the prime minister of the imperial court. Among them, his political achievements as the prefect of Yingchuan County, a large county at that time, were the most outstanding. Previously, Yingchuan County was a place where powerful landowners dominated one area and the people were displaced. After he took office, he took drastic measures, extended kindness, resettled the refugees, paid attention to farming and mulberry trees, and implemented education. After several years of careful management, peace and stability emerged in Yingchuan. In the Qingming Dynasty, officials governed during the Qingming Dynasty, production developed, and there was a peaceful scene of "people giving way to the fields and not picking up relics on the roads". Therefore, the emperor issued an edict praising Huang Ba as the best among good officials.
Xu Yougong
Xu Yougong
(?-702), whose real name is Xu Hongmin, was a native of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. He was the most famous case examiner in the Tang Dynasty of officials. In ancient times, most official positions were mixed with administrative and judicial positions. Only in the imperial court were there dedicated trial officers, but their status in the bureaucracy was extremely low and it was difficult to achieve anything. Although Xu Yougong has served as a full-time trial officer for a long time, he is well-known in history for his courage to strictly abide by the law, speak out directly when guilty, enforce justice and redress hundreds of unjust cases, and save more than 10,000 lives. Xu Yougong successively served as Puzhou Judicial Joining Army, Si Xing Cheng of Si Xing Temple (i.e. Dali Temple), Yuan Wai Lang of Qiuguan (i.e. Ministry of Punishments), and Si Xing Shao Qing, Shi Xing Shaoqing of Langzhongshi Yushi. When Xu Yougong became an official, it was during the Wu Zhou period. Empress Wu was causing chaos at the top and ruthless officials were snaring the officials below. It was not easy to enforce the law and maintain justice. Because Xu Yougong has been responsible for 600 to 700 major cases and saved tens of thousands of lives, he inevitably offended cruel and treacherous officials, and was frequently impeached and put on trial. However, in the end, no evidence was found that he was embezzling money or bending the law for personal gain. He was charged with capital crimes three times, pardoned three times, dismissed from office twice and came back twice. Despite this, he remained determined, never flattered, and was committed to enforcing the law and upholding justice.
It is precisely because of this that Xu Youfeng became a rare full-time "judge" in history and was praised by people at the time as "unprecedented in ancient times" as a good official. ?
Di Renjie
(AD 630-700), courtesy name Huaiying, was born in Taiyuan, Bingzhou (now southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty. One of the subjects) and thus enter the 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, and 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.
Bao Zheng
Bao Zheng
(AD 999-1062), named Xiren, was born in Hefei, Luzhou (now Hefei, Anhui). He was the most famous person in history. A famous upright official. 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. He served as magistrate of Duanzhou, rectified government affairs, and combated corruption. He was very popular among the people. When he left office, he politely declined 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 the image of Bao Zheng in historical materials is very different from 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 "The Second Moment of Surprise". 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 it 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, "Who else is willing to do this kind of good thing, except me, to hoe the strong and support the weak?" Unexpectedly, the truth was another story: it turned out that the common people knew that Zhu Xi had always been dedicated to attacking the rich and powerful, and they hated him. 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.
Kuang Zhong
Kuang Zhong
(1383-1442 AD), courtesy name Bolu and nickname Ruyu, was a native of Longgang Prefecture, Jing'an County, Jiangxi Province in the Ming Dynasty. Kuang Zhong made outstanding political achievements throughout his life when he was appointed as the magistrate of Suzhou. He directly reduced the official grain, implemented tax deductions to reduce the burden on the people, and stabilized and developed the economy. At the same time, we should clean up the administration of officials, correct the atmosphere, pay attention to cleaning up the prisons of injustice, and redress the grievances of the people. He arranged a schedule and investigated a case in one county every day, over and over again, without stopping. In the first eight months of taking office, more than 1,500 cases were cleared. In the cases he has tried, no matter how big or small, he can basically ensure that the people do not complain that they are wronged, and the local tyrants do not dare to do evil again. Now, whenever Kuang Zhong is mentioned, people will immediately think of the upright official in the story "Fifteen Guans" who is willing to take risks, dare to uphold justice and redress the grievances of the people. In addition, he also built water conservancy projects, opened schools, recommended talents and other good things to benefit the country. During his thirteen years in office, Kuang Zhong left office three times and stayed in office three times. He did a lot of practical things for the people of Suzhou. In the end, he fell ill from overwork and died of illness in Suzhou. In order to commemorate Kuang Zhong, local people built ancestral halls in Suzhou and seven counties after his death.
Hai Rui
Hai Rui
(1514-1587 AD), named Ruxian, was a native of Qiongshan County, Hainan. The era in which he lived was the transition period between the prosperity and decline of the Ming Dynasty. On the surface, everything is peaceful, but at the moment, there are dangers. When Hai Rui was young, he showed great concern for social issues. When he was serving in the Ministry of Household Affairs, Emperor Jiajing, who was worried about the country's financial resources and indulged in large-scale construction of temples and temples in various places in order to dissuade superstitious Taoism and seek immortality, resolutely went to the throne as a sixth-rank official and was determined to die. The memorial he submitted this time is the famous "Speaking Straightly about the First Matters in the World", which was later called "Public Security Essay". After the memorial was delivered, Hai Rui was imprisoned. Fortunately, Jiajing died of illness soon, and the new emperor was pardoned under the persuasion of Prime Minister Xu Jie. His official position was restored, and he was gradually promoted to the position of governor of the ten prefectures of Yingtian. After that, in order to correct current abuses and enforce strict laws and disciplines, he presided over the formulation of severe punishments such as "eighty strings of hanging" for corruption. He was selfless and showed no mercy to the old prime minister Xu Jie, who had always been kind to him. He returned the 400,000 acres of fertile land that the Xu family had occupied to its original owner, and ordered Xu Jie's two sons and more than 20 family members who had oppressed good people to obey the law. condemn. Throughout Hai Rui's official career, he went through the Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli dynasties, and risked his life many times to give advice. Although it was to safeguard the fundamental interests of feudal rule, he was strict in enforcing the law, eradicating violence, living an honest life, sympathizing with the people, recruiting exiles, and paying attention to Developing production, building water conservancy projects, restricting endless exploitation by big landowners, reforming backward customs and habits, etc., have won widespread support from the people, and their actions have an undeniable role in historical progress. Hai Rui, the great official of the Ming Dynasty, once developed a set of criteria for deciding cases: "Anyone who is suspicious of a lawsuit would rather submit to his brother than his brother; rather than his uncle, he would submit to his nephew; rather than submit to the poor, it would be better to submit to the rich; than to submit to the stupid and upright, it would be better to submit to the rich Qu Diao is stubborn. The matter is to fight for property. Rather than surrender to the small people, it is better to surrender to the local officials to save the disadvantages. The matter is to fight for appearance. Rather than to surrender to the local officials, it is better to surrender to the small people to save the body. "The world is complicated, Mr. Hai is not Sherlock Holmes. When encountering a case that cannot be solved, they simply lean towards the weak, thinking that they feel at ease. Hai Rui was by no means the only adherent of this set of principles. There were many officials before and after him who had done this, and they all had a unified title - "Integrity Officials."
Yuan Keli
Yuan Keli
(1562--1633), courtesy name Liqing, alias Jiehuan, a native of Suizhou (now Sui County), Henan, Wanli in Ming Dynasty In the 17th year, he became a Jinshi and became the Minister of the Ministry of War, Prince Shaobao. Yuan Keli was upright and spoke out, asking for orders for the people. At the age of twenty-eight, he impeached Governor Yingtian, who was five ranks senior to him, and vigorously resolved the unjust case of Suzhou Prefect Shi Kunyu. In the seventeenth year of Wanli's reign, he served as a promotion official in Suzhou Prefecture. At that time in Suzhou, "the subordinate officials held slips like a mountain, and the official speeches made decisions, like the wind sweeping the baskets." (Kong Zhenyun's "Epitagram of Huan Yuan Gong, Minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty").
The prefect Shi Kunyu was known for his honesty and integrity. According to his rule, he was tyrannical and disobeyed the governor Li Lai. The powerful governor falsely accused the prefect of being guilty, and Yuan Ke was determined to avenge his injustice. Quoting the law of the Ming Dynasty, "Zhong Cheng recited it to Zhong Cheng, and his voice was loud. Zhong Cheng was so ashamed that he held up a screen to shield himself. The public reading of the law became louder and louder, so Zhong Cheng impeached himself." (Huang Daozhou's "Jie Huan Yuan Gong Zhuan") caused a sensation. In the south of the Yangtze River, Yuan Ke was promoted to be the first in the political field to supervise the censorship of Shanxi Road. The people of Wu stayed with each other with wine and cried for hundreds of miles. In the twenty-third year of Wanli's reign, while inspecting the western city of Kyoto, an emperor's jester killed someone. The officials did not dare to question him, so Yuan Keli beat him hard to get rid of the crime. "There will be a person who kills someone, and he will be honest and honest, and he will be caught and roped. There are many ways to use it" ("Epitaph"). That is, someone brought a large sum of money to Yuan Keli's door. Keli said angrily: "The murderer will die. It is the law of the court, that is, the jester can escape? I know there are three feet, but I don't know the jester." Then he resisted the decree and executed the jester in the city. All the people shouted "Yuan Qingtian", which angered the powerful. During the Wanli period, the emperor favored the harem, and the imperial court was derelict. In September of the 23rd year, thunder shook Jingde Gate. Yuan Ke stood up to criticize the current situation and deprived him of one year's salary. Yuan Keli remained unmoved and once again bluntly held the emperor accountable: "Sacrifice in person in the suburbs, lecture diligently at court, approve memorials, record legacy, make rewards and punishments clear, and cultivate cronies" ("Epitaph"). Shu Shang, who was demoted to serve as a civilian for twenty-six years, was known in history as the "Injustice that Shocked the Gate". Ministers in the court complained about Yuan Keli's grievances for more than ten years, but the emperor refused to listen. When Taichang was established, Yuan Keli came from the people. He became the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War and became the Minister of the Ministry of War. He was dismissed from office because he openly opposed Wei Zhongxian. Yuan Keli is a fair and honest man who takes the overall situation into consideration. Wei Zhongxian monopolized power and disrupted the government, causing partisan disputes in the DPRK and China. Yuan Keli was deeply worried about state affairs and his thoughts tended to Donglin, so Wei Zhongxian hated him. In the same year, Gao Panlong wrote to Yuan Keli: "My brother is a corrupt scholar and cannot serve the country. The recent turmoil occurred during the lectures. Zou and Feng were in trouble, and my brother has passed away since then (Gao Panlong's Reply to Yuan Jie Huan Zhongcheng)". From then on, the relationship between Yuan Keli and the eunuch party became tense. Every time they discussed matters, "there were several conflicts, so he wanted to invite others" ("Jie Huan Yuan Gong Biography"). In order to seize Keli, Wei Zhongxian sent a large number of minions to "surround the public gate all day long, thinking of committing illegal acts", but in the end, because Yuan Keli was upright and honest, "there was nothing to take advantage of." ("Epitaph") November 6, 6th year of Tianqi On the 22nd, Jiuqing Kedaogong recommended Yuan Ke to be the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, but Wei Zhongxian blocked it, and then recommended Yuan Ke to be the Minister of the Ministry of War and Counselor of Machinery Affairs. Wei Zhongxian also interfered and appointed his confidant Liu Ting to replace Yuan Ke in charge of the Southern Military Department. At that time, Cui Chengxiu was the main soldier in the north. Since Yuan Keri resigned, Wei Gong, the most powerful soldier in the world, has been able to hold the power in one hand, and the trend of loyalty and virtuous support has been established. Yuan Keli "returned to Wei Yanyisi". Huang Daozhou said: "During the Wei and Cui Dynasties, there was no clear and true meaning. If there is, it will be the Great Sima Jie Huan Yuan Gong." (Huang Daozhou's "Jie Huan Yuan Gong Biography")
Yu Chenglong
Yu Chenglong
(1617-1684), courtesy name Beiming and nickname Yushan, was born in Yongning (now Lishi, Luliang), Xishan, Qing Dynasty. The posthumous title "Qingduan" was given to the prince and Taibao. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1639), he was elected as a deputy. In the eighteenth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1661), he became an official. He successively served as county magistrate, magistrate, magistrate, Taoist priest, inspector, chief envoy, governor and governor, Shangshu of the Ministry of War and University. Scholarships. In his official career of more than 20 years, he was elected as "outstanding" three times. With his outstanding political achievements and honest and hard-working life, he was deeply loved by the people and praised by Emperor Kangxi. He was famous in both the government and the public as "the most honest official in the world". In the spring of the 20th year of Kangxi's reign, Emperor Kangxi praised him face to face as "the most upright official of our time." Yu Chenglong always puts the rectification of officialdom at the top of his work. In view of the practice of bribery, treating guests and giving gifts, he punished the officials who bribed him during the Mid-Autumn Festival to serve as a warning to others. He went to the south of the Yangtze River, where he visited the people on a "miniature" trip. Faced with the situation that "all the officials in the prefectures and counties were sick and the people were ill, but especially in the south of the Yangtze River," he quickly promulgated the "Pact to Promote Advantages and Eliminate Disadvantages." He promoted excellence and punished corruption, and was both lenient and strict. People at the time said that wherever he went, "officials would change their behavior based on their expectations." Although Yu Chenglong's official rank is getting higher and higher, his life is getting harder. In order to curb the luxury and corruption of the ruling class, we should take the lead in practicing "those who serve the people must be thrifty and thrifty". When he went to Zhili, he "made porridge from bran and mixed rice, and ate it with his servants." In Jiangnan, "the daily diet was a bowl of coarse rice, a spoonful of minced porridge, and vegetables, and the people in Jiangnan did not know the taste of meat all year round." He is affectionately called "Yu Qingcai". The officials of the governor's office were under strict constraints, "There was no way to get tea and vegetables, so they would pick the leaves of locust trees behind the office and eat them every day, causing the trees to become bare." He lived all over the world and had been an official for more than 20 years. He was alone in the world, without any family members, and only had one wife. , we met again after 20 years of absence. His integrity and hard work were well-known at that time. After his death, he only saw "deserted vegetable soup... old clothes, broken boots, nothing growing outside" in the living room after his death.