Gentlemen are frank, and villains are often related. - Confucius
In ancient times, there was the title of cool official. The so-called cool officials are used in judgment
Cruel criminal law
Treat prisoners and manage subordinates
Govern strictly
of officials. However, it is precisely because the cool officials never bend the law for personal gain, but also uphold the principle that "the Son of Heaven breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people." "The attitude of law enforcement. So it's inevitable
Offend certain high-ranking officials
, and finally ended up in an unfortunate end. Today we want to know about a famous cool official in history - Zhang Tang.
Cool official Zhang Soup
Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty was the seventh emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, and in addition to his status as ruler of the dynasty, he was also a politician and writer. It is worth mentioning that he
Unique governing philosophy
It was highly regarded in the current dynasty and in later generations. So how exactly did he govern? It can be summed up in two words:
Strict
In addition to being strict with officials and ministers, and formulating a series of laws and regulations, Liu Che also liked it
Cultivate cool officials under your command
。 Among the many cool officials he cultivated, Zhang Tang was one of the top ministers. He will
With the most brutal means
It will be used in dealing with those who deserve their sins
Strictest regulations
to restrain their subordinates. The six relatives did not recognize the Fa, and no matter what method they used, they could not bribe him.
Interrogation potential
In fact, when Zhang Tang was still very young, he was found to have a future
Potential to be a cool official
。 His favorite hobby as a child was interrogation and interrogation, and if there was no one for him to interrogate, he would catch the rats that stole food in the house and interrogate them. Growing up, Zhang Tang's potential has been fully developed, this fierce, unyielding style of doing things in the face of rules
He was appreciated by Liu Che
。
At that time, in the Han Dynasty, the princes frequently rose up and disobeyed the king's orders.
The trend of rebellion is becoming more and more pronounced
。 But there are many officials who deceive the good and fear evil, those officials who are as timid as rats
Fear of reprisals from those princes
Only Zhang Tang, when dealing with such cases, has investigated the root causes, accurately implemented the charges on everyone's head, and then struck them one by one with precision, and the heads that should be killed, the heads that should be put in the cell, there is no room for accommodation.
In the end, under his command, the statistics were counted
As many as 10,000 prisoners were sentenced to death
Although many of them are innocent people who have been wrongly judged and framed, Zhang Tang is still
Mercilessly push them into the abyss of death
。 However, Emperor Wudi of Han was very appreciative of his style of doing things, and believed that only a minister like him could really help him. As a result, Zhang Tang's position was promoted to the position of Imperial Historian, who was responsible for the work related to the state and economy. Zhang Tang was moved by the promotion of Emperor Wu of Han, and he even often took those
A life that offends people
Take it upon yourself, lest everyone hold a grudge against the emperor, even if you are remembered and hated
No complaints
Later
The period of the War of Resistance against the Huns
In order to win the war, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty had to find a way to fill the shortage of national treasury and military expenditure, but the only way at that time was
From the people to "scrape a little oil and water"
However, such an approach is bound to cause
Popular discontent and anger
Thus damaging the image of the emperor in the hearts of the people and losing the hearts of the people. In order to prevent such incidents from happening, Zhang Tang took the initiative
He carried this black cauldron for Emperor Wu of Han
It was claimed that these policies were introduced because of his own suggestions to Emperor Wu of Han. Zhang Tang's burden came one after another
Hatred of countless people
Tragically framed
In numerous
Enemy of Zhang Tang
Among the people, there was a long history named Zhu Maichen, who had misbehaved in his early years and had been bluntly outspoken By Zhang Tang
Exposed against
Since then, he has been thinking about giving Zhang Tang some color to see. In order to understand the hatred, he bought off the other two Changshi and spread rumors about Zhang Tang in front of Emperor Wu of Han, saying Zhang Tang
Leaked state secrets
To the big businessman Tian Xin, the two profited from then on, embezzled state property, and made huge profits.
After listening to them,
The emperor began to be suspicious of Zhang Tang
。 Of course, this is not only the role of Zhu Maichen's one-sided words, but also because Emperor Wudi of Han had long noticed that before promulgating some policies, there were always some businessmen who would "predict the prophets", which obviously proved that there were indeed some close ministers around him who missed the wind, and it was precisely Zhang Tang who was in charge of the country's economic affairs, and zhang Tang, who was highly valued by the emperor, was originally very suspicious, because of the frame-up of Zhu Maichen and others, Zhang Tang's suspicions were greatly aggravated. At this time, Zhang Tang was already trapped in the trap of being calculated by others,
It's hard to protect yourself
Zhang Tang committed suicide
In order to investigate the truth of the matter, Emperor Wudi of han sent one of his law enforcement judges
Zhao Yu went to judge Zhang Tang
Unfortunately, Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang are the same,
Also a cool official
During the interrogation, he said to Zhang Tang: "Now that so much evidence points to you, you should have nothing to say, right?" You've killed so many people before, and that's the retribution you deserve! However, Zhang Tang was not afraid at all, and he said loudly: "I Zhang Tang have never done anything illegal and disorderly in my life, Zhu Maichen, they are completely rumor-mongering!" After saying that, Zhang Tang was in front of Zhao Yu,
Suicide
After Zhang Tang's death, Emperor Wu of Han did not understand the truth of the matter, and thought that he could not argue because the evidence was in front of him.
So he committed suicide in fear of sin
So he sent several people to Zhang Tang's house to raid his home. However, the minister who raided the house found that Zhang Tang's family, who was a long history, was unexpected
There is no industry
The only property found was a mouthful
A broken chest containing five hundred taels of gold
And these five hundred and two are also from
The Emperor's Reward
。 At this time, the emperor finally understood Zhang Tang's incorruptibility and loyalty to the country.
In addition, the funeral that Zhang Tang's mother organized for him was also very shabby, only a simple ordinary wooden coffin, and his mother said sadly: "My son has been an official and upright all his life, and now he has been framed to death, what good do I have to bury him?" After listening to Zhang Tang's mother's words,
Emperor Wu of Han felt guilty in his heart
At the same time, he sighed: "A mother with such a righteous disposition will never teach a son who violates the law and discipline!" ”
Finally, Emperor Wu of Han, in order to make up for his sins,
Rehabilitate Zhang Tang and make him blind
order
Zhu Maichen and others were executed
At the same time, he also promoted Zhang Tang's son Zhang Anshi to an official position, and later also took good care of Zhang Anshi, which also made Zhang Anshi last
On the prime minister
He became an old minister of the three dynasties who had both military power and relative power. And Zhang Anshi's descendants also inherited this title one after another,
The generations of the Zhang family have been rich for nearly two hundred years
Although Zhang Tang was a cool official and cruel in his means, what he did was true
Public and private are clear and conscientious
All his life, he is also dedicated to the country and the people. It was precisely because he was by the side of Emperor Wudi of Han, shouldered what others were unwilling to undertake, and was loyal to the Lord, that Emperor Wudi of Han was able to complete his great cause. Although Zhang Tang was
Unfortunately, the wrongful killing
But he still left a happy future for future generations, so that the emperor could also make up for his duties.