The rulers of successive dynasties have been very troubled by a problem -- how to solve corruption and how to deal with corrupt officials in the DPRK so as not to shake the political situation? There are corrupt officials, and there are also many clean officials. There was a chancellor in the Tang Dynasty, who was too cautious to be too poor for even the emperor to bear it. The emperor even ordered people to pass on the secret message" "If you are not greedy, don't be an official", he was known as the first Qing official of the Tang Dynasty, and this person was Lu Zhen.
Thirteen years after Tang Tianbao, Lu Zhen was born in present-day Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Lu family has been a Wang clan in Jiangnan, and the family has fallen in the middle of the road. So when he was born, his family was cold. Lu Zhen was the ninth child in the family, and the early death of his father made the family's life even more difficult. Perhaps influenced by his family environment, he would later become a clean official. Under the guidance of his mother Webster, Lu Zhen studied diligently and diligently, and had an independent opinion on knowledge.
In the sixth year of the Gregorian calendar, lu Zhenzhongjin, who was only eighteen years old, took the erudite Hongzi examination and obtained a high grade, and was appointed as a lieutenant of Zheng County, Huazhou, and was later dismissed from his post and returned to his hometown. At that time, Shouzhou's assassin Zhang Yi was very famous, and he went to see him. The two talked for three days, and Zhang Yi thought that Lu Yan was a rare wizard and had become friends with him for a long time. Before leaving, Zhang Yi gave a million dollars, saying that he knew that the conditions in Lu Yan's family were not very good, and this money was given to his mother for dinner. Lu Yan refused to accept it, and only accepted a bunch of tea leaves.
Later, Lu Zhen was distinguished by virtue of his wenmu sentences, and was appointed as the chief bookkeeper of Weinan County, and later promoted to inspector of imperial history. After Lu Yan became an official, he attached great importance to the people's feelings and had unique views on the governance of a region. Soon after Tang Dezong ascended the throne, he sent Eleven people such as Yu He to inspect the world. When he arrived in the county where Lu Yan was working, he lobbied the emissaries and asked them to use the "five techniques" to examine customs and customs, the "eight plans" to examine the achievements of local officials, and the "three disciplines" to select talents with outstanding talents. In fact, when Tang Dezong was crown prince, he had already heard of Lu Zhen's reputation, and after he made these suggestions, Emperor Dezong appointed him as a Hanlin scholar and transferred him to the ancestral office. After that, in order to thank Emperor Dezong for his appreciation, Lu Zhen devoted himself to his loyalty and dedication to the country and the people.
In the fourth year of Jianzhong, the Jingyuan army launched a mutiny, occupied Chang'an, and proclaimed the former lieutenant Zhu Zhu (朱泚僭越) emperor, and Lu Yan fled with Emperor Dezong to Fengtian and was appointed as the commander of the Examination Gong Shilangzhong. In the first year of the Xingyuan Dynasty, Li Huaiguang launched a rebellion, and he fled with Emperor Dezong to Liang Prefecture and became a counselor. During this period, Emperor Dezong always reused Lu Zhen, and he drafted edicts for major affairs of the dynasty, and dezong would consult with him on matters large and small, so people called him "Internal Minister". Wherever Dezong went, he must follow Lu Zhen with him. The roads of Liangzhou and Yangzhou were treacherous and difficult, and Emperor Dezong was once separated from him. After a night, Lu Yan had not yet arrived. Emperor Dezong was so sad that he even began to cry, and ordered whoever found him to be rewarded with a thousand gold. It was enough to see Dezong's dependence on Lu Zhen.
Shortly after returning to the capital, Lu Zhen's mother died, and he resigned from his official position and returned home to guard the funeral for his mother. He did not accept any gifts from all sides. At the end of the mourning period, Lu Yan was reinstated as a waiter in the Quan Zhi BingBu and appointed as a Hanlin scholar. When he entered the court, he fell on the ground and sobbed, and Dezong was also moved by it and personally comforted him. After that, Lu Yan's love and courtesy were more generous, and everyone felt that he could become the prime minister. However, dou san, the chancellor at the time, had always been dissatisfied with him, and Lu Yan had repeatedly reported to Emperor Dezong about his corruption and bribery, and the two were at odds.
In the eighth year of Zhen yuan, Dou Wassen was dismissed from his post, and Lu Zhen worshiped Zhongshu Shilang and Tongping Zhangshi and officially became the prime minister. At that time, when social contradictions were deepening and the Tang Dynasty was facing collapse, he exerted great efforts to govern the country, pointed out the shortcomings of Chen Shi, planned a big plan, and came up with many good strategies for the imperial court. Especially in the situation of the rebellion in Fanzhen and the shaking of the country, Lu Yan advised Emperor Dezong to sin against himself, drafted and issued a sincere and moving edict for the emperor, which moved the frontline soldiers. Because he was good at foresight, took appropriate measures, and tried to save the crisis, the crumbling situation of the Tang Dynasty was able to turn the crisis into safety. During his time as chancellor, Lu Zhen interacted with local officials, was very honest, and never accepted gifts. However, Emperor Dezong disliked him for being too cautious, thus hindering official duties, and advised him that even if he did not collect money, Xiaodong Xiaoxi could still collect a little.
Two years later, Lu Yan was repeatedly slandered by Pei Yanling, and the thin-hearted Dezong actually wanted to get rid of him, but thanks to the counselor Yangcheng and others who played together to defend him, he escaped the disaster and was exiled to Chungju. Lu Yan spent ten years in Chungju, often closing his doors to avoid slander and rumors.
In the twenty-first year of zhenyuan, Tang Shunzong Li Xuan took the throne and summoned Lu Zhen to return to the throne. But before the edict reached Chungju, Lu Yan died at the age of fifty-two.