As the saying goes, "Qing officials do not have a head, the scourge stays for a thousand years", ancient Chinese society was feudal, imperial power was supreme, and many Qing officials were for the country and the people.
However, because they offended the villains, they were framed to death, and some even carried the name of treason after their deaths, and they were not cleared of their grievances until many years later.
Tang Bin of the Qing Dynasty was such a person, when he was alive, he benefited the people and benefited the people, and made a lot of contributions, but also because he offended the villains and was wronged to death.
But the strange thing is that soon after his death, the emperor gave him a nickname of "Wenzheng", and what kind of contribution did he make? What kind of grievances have you encountered?
1. The meaning of the Wenzheng name
In the history of China, there are also many people with the nickname of "Wenzheng".
Most of them are the heroes of the times, important figures who play a decisive role in the people and politics, so who have ever had this nickname? What is the profound meaning of "Wenzheng"?
In history, there are two most famous people who have obtained Wenzheng,
One is Fan Zhongyan and the other is Zeng Guofan.
Fan Zhongyan naturally does not need to introduce too much,
The most famous is to write the famous "Yueyang Lou Record", in which "the world is worried and worried, and the world is happy and happy"
It shows his mind even more, but in addition to the wonderful writing, he also plays an important role in the society and strives to turn the tide.
Fan Zhongyan fought with the Western Xia, and the Western Xia people were discouraged and retreated out of the capital. Later, a new policy was proposed to save the country from the crisis.
After Fan Zhongyan's death, Emperor Renzong of Song gave him the courtesy name "Duke Wenzheng". This is a supreme honor for a courtier. There is no higher honor than that.
The other is Zeng Guofan, the founder of the Xiang Army, who continued the rule of the Qing Dynasty for decades, repelled the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, and at the same time launched the Foreign Affairs Movement to learn from Western countries.
He was promoted three times in two years. Wholeheartedly loyal to the imperial court, after his death, he was also given the title of "Wenzheng" by Cixi, so what does Wenzheng mean in the end, and is there any difference?
The "Wen" in "Wenzheng" means: with the talent of heaven and earth, what kind of person can use this word? The most familiar is Zhuge Liang, which shows what kind of talent is needed to learn. "Positive" means: internal and external guests.
It refers to a person who not only has a huge attack on the imperial court, but also has great admiration for foreign neighbors of Fan state.
Second, Tang Bin's ups and downs of life
After the death of Tang Bin of the Qing Dynasty, he was also given the title of "Wenzheng", but before he died, he was wronged by the villain, and eventually died with injustice.
Tang Binzu followed Zhu Yuanzhang to attack the world, and he can also be regarded as a figure of the elder level. The ancestors of the family were also officials in the Ming Dynasty, and the family was well-off, and they were well educated when they were young.
By the time Tang Bin was born, he caught up with the political turmoil, the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide, and the Ming Dynasty collapsed. By the time he grows up,
It has changed dynasties and becomes the Qing Dynasty, and the merits of the ancestors no longer have any advantage. But Tang Bin has been reading the sages since childhood, and he is talented and intelligent,
When it came time for the imperial examination, Tang Bin went to Beijing alone to catch the examination, and sure enough, Tang Bin won the entrance examination as soon as he took the examination.
Later, he became a cabinet scholar and inspector of Jiangning, when Jiangning was the treasury of the Qing Dynasty, and a large amount of taxes and silver in the Qing Dynasty were collected from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Therefore, the prefects around Jiangning were all fat, and at that time, many people became corrupt officials after going to the localities to take office. Therefore, the people who could be sent to the Jiangning area as officials were people that the emperor trusted greatly.
At that time, during the Kangxi Dynasty, Tang Bin was sent to Jiangning as an inspector, and after he arrived in office, he loved the people, was diligent and thrifty, and the cases that had accumulated over the years were handled by Tang Bin, and at the same time, he also saved expenses for the imperial court when he was in office.
It added a lot of revenue to the national treasury. The people loved Tang Bin very much, and Tang Bin became a model at that time, but the good times were short-lived, and Tang Bin offended the magnates of the time in a speech.
Third, offend the powerful
At that time, Mingzhu was a powerful courtier in the middle of the dynasty, secretly forming parties for personal gain, embezzling a lot of money, and the upright Dong Hanchen wrote to the emperor to ask for the punishment of Mingzhu's embezzlement, and mingzhu's power at that time was very large.
The foundation was stable, and in order to balance Soetu, the emperor did not want to completely abolish The Pearl's power, and the Pearl also gathered most of the courtiers to accuse Dong Hanchen of slandering accusations, demanding that Dong Hanchen be punished.
Dong Hanchen was isolated and helpless, at this time Tang Bin stood up and spoke for Dong Hanchen, Dong Hanchen was to speak bluntly, the emperor saw Tang Bin's recital and felt that it was very reasonable.
There was no punishment for Dong Hanchen. However, after this incident, Tang Bin offended Mingzhu, and interceding for Dong Hanchen meant that Tang Bin and Mingzhu were on opposite sides. Not long after this incident, Tang Bin received a letter of incriminating.
Emperor Mingzhu wrote to the emperor that Tang Bin had a heart to love and protect the people during his tenure, but there was no way to save the people, and he was derelict in his duties.
At the same time, he also slandered the imperial court, and the news reached the Kangxi Emperor, who was very angry and decided to punish Tang Bin. After Tang Bin was imprisoned, the people wrote to the people one after another.
The people who asked for orders went forward and followed. In this way, the emperor did not know how to be good, so he had to imprison Tang Bin first.
Suffering from such grievances, Tang Bin's physical condition deteriorated every day, and soon after, Tang Bin died, and he was only 61 years old when he died, and he was a clean and honest official all his life.
After his death, even the money for the coffin was paid by friends, and when the people heard the news of Tang Bin's death, they took to the streets to send him off, just like sending the prime minister on Chang'an Avenue, and the two sides were full of pedestrians.
4. Summary
Tang Bin left a model for future generations, and not long after his death, the imperial court also felt that he had meritorious deeds and posthumously awarded the title of "Wenzheng". Although Tang Bin was imprisoned,
However, the people's love for him was enough to show his contribution to the local officials, and compared with the previous one, Tang Bin did too many things that were beneficial to the people.
Tang Bin straightened out the rule of officials, grasped corruption and corruption, was even more blunt in the face of power, and was not afraid of the power of the pearl at all, you must know that the relationship between the pearl and the emperor at that time was not ordinary.
The kinship between the two families is unparalleled. However, in the face of many obstacles, Tang Bin did not make Tang Bin afraid, and Tang Bin was indeed worthy of the title of "Wenzheng".
Many Qing officials in ancient China had such encounters, especially Yuan Chonghuan of the Qing Dynasty, and even after his death, he was accused of treason by the emperor.
Compared with Yuan Chonghuan, Tang Bin was really much happier, at least his two sleeves of Qingfeng were recognized, and the title of Wenzheng was added.