As we all know, in the history of the Qing Dynasty, the contradictions between the Manchu and Han Dynasties were fierce several times, and many major cases broke out. However, first, many Han ministers have real talents and practical work, and can contribute to the stability of the imperial court, and second, the reuse of Han scholars and masters can also win the hearts and minds of the people, so there are many famous Han ministers in the history of the Qing Dynasty, as early as when the Emperor Taiji just established the Great Qing, there were Fan Wencheng and so on to serve them.
The Kangxi Emperor was the grandson of Emperor Taiji, who was only 8 years old when he ascended the throne, and after taking the throne, he faced a series of major problems, such as the power of powerful ministers such as Aobai, such as the influence of San Francisco on the unification and stability of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the ministers who can be reused by the Kangxi Emperor and are not yet jealous (especially the Hanchens) belong to the powerful faction, Li Guangdi will not say anything, today mainly talk about Zhang Pengfei.
Zhang Pengfei was a famous "river minister" of the Kangxi Dynasty. As the name suggests, Zhang Pengfei was once responsible for river management and achieved remarkable achievements. You know, in the nearly 300 years of the history of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Pengfei was the most prominent and prestigious figure in Sichuan, not only because he was good at managing the waterways of the Yellow River, but also because he had a great connection with his life.
Zhang Pengfei (張鹏翮), a kangxi soldier in the ninth year (1670), served as the chief of the Punishment Department, the prefect of Yanzhou, the shaoqing of Dali Temple, the royal history of ZuoDu, the Shangshu of the Punishment Department, the governor of The River, and the Shangshu of Hubu, and when he was the governor of The River, he presided over the governance of the Yellow River for 10 years. The flooding of the Yellow River has always been a major problem in the hearts of the emperors, Zhang Pengfei used methods such as straightening every bend and helping the yellow brush sand to make the water transport accessible, and the lower river was ripe for many years, and the people lived in peace and contentment, and Zhang Pengfei was full of praise.
It can be said that Zhang Pengfei was the first water conservancy expert of that era, and no one could match. However, Zhang Pengfei gained a high reputation because he was a clean and upright official. For example, relying on his power, Ka Li often falsely accused the ministers of the DPRK, formed a party for personal gain, and threatened Zhang Pengfei to kill his son, but Zhang Pengfei was not afraid at all, and still played all kinds of bad deeds of Ka Li truthfully, which made Ka Li angry enough.
For another example, Zhang Pengfei placed a statue of Guan Yu in the hall of his own gate and private house. What is he doing with this? It turned out that zhang Pengfei's official position at that time was the official Shangshu, and he sat in this position for about 10 years. The power of the bureaucracy is extremely great, and it is in charge of the promotion and transfer of officials throughout the country, rewarding and punishing the assessment, and naturally some people want to take a crooked road and use silver to create a road for officials.
However, Zhang Pengfei did not eat this set, the power of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee was entangled, and he could smash the relatives of the officials by dropping a leaf at will, and the people who interceded with Zhang Pengfei and asked for help were almost "endless", Zhang Pengfei erected a statue of Guan Yu, next to Zhou Cang, who carried a large knife, as long as someone came to him to say those things, Zhang Pengfei smiled slightly, pointed at Second Master Guan, and said: "Emperor Guan is on top, how dare you take a private hide?" ”
Over time, Zhang Pengfei offended many powerful people, and some people began to create rumors that Zhang Pengfei was selling officials and lords. According to the local chronicle, Kangxi originally did not believe it, but he still went to Zhang Pengfei's mansion in a small suit, only to see a statue of Guan Yu at the door, and to see Zhang Pengfei driving out the person who came to intercede, pointing to Guan Yu to explain to the man his determination to be honest and not to accept bribes, Kangxi shook his head:
"People can't be trusted. Zhou Cang helped Guan Gong carry the knife, and Zhang Shangshu was also carrying the knife for Yuan. So Kangxi turned around and left, never suspecting Zhang Pengfei again, and personally praised him as "the first clean official in the world" and "the incorruptible official in the world, unparalleled". After the death of Kangxi, Zhang Pengfei was still an official in the court, and the Yongzheng Emperor used him to govern the river, saying that he was "the perfect man of the Zhuoran generation", and eventually Zhang Pengfei died in office, and after his death, he was given the nickname "Wenduan", which flowed through the ages.