As the old saying goes: An official is incorruptible. Although there are many honest generals in history, once they fail, they are easy to be tarnished by the name of luxury. The essence of personality lies in correcting mistakes and being diligent and honest and caring for the people. In the early days of the Northern Song Dynasty, Lü Mengzheng once drank a hundred chicken soup by mistake, but with his heroic awakening, he was known as a model of a gentleman. This comparison with Li Shen in the Tang Dynasty is quite enlightening.
Lu Xiang loves the people like a son, and every time he encounters a disaster, he will be sad and merciful
Luoyang, the porcelain capital, is full of singing. The next morning, Lu Mansion was busy as usual. "Be careful not to spill the soup. "The cook is preparing for dinner. Among them, the chicken soup is especially gluttonous for Lu Meng.
He was born in 946 A.D., a native of Luoyang, intelligent, honest and honest. Favored by Song Taizu, he successively served as prime minister, official to prime minister, and has been in power for many years, with outstanding political achievements, and is deeply admired by the people.
During the political period, Lu was concerned with the public, and there must be disasters when there are disasters. When misfortune befalls the people, he will do it himself and help him. The family often opened facilities to help the poor, and the people praised it, and it was a blessing to have such a wise prime minister.
Despite the success of his career, Lu Mengzheng always adhered to his principles, he was strong and capable, and he had a good demeanor. The face is disgusting and kind, and he works hard and diligently. When the government affairs were heavy, he even stayed up all night and was diligent in the country.
The citizens praised Lu Xiang for loving the people, and whenever there was a disaster, he would personally deal with it and rescue the people. Concerned about the suffering of ordinary people, we will be compassionate to the people in the current disaster. People say: I am really lucky to be a citizen of Lu Xiang. His political achievements are outstanding and he is loved by the people.
Drinking chicken soup by mistake and slaughtering 100 pieces a day Lu Xiang blamed himself and was sad
Lu is a relative to the hobby of food and loves a bowl of chicken soup. Every time he drinks this soup, he feels satisfied and happy.
However, on this day, as soon as Lu Xiang tasted the delicious soup, there was an uproar outside the door. When the news came, a plague broke out in the nearby villages and towns, and countless people fell ill and died. I implore Lu Xiang to send a doctor to treat him. Knowing this situation made Lu Xiang worried, he did not hesitate to send a medical team to help.
As the aftermath was completed, he suddenly remembered the bowl of chicken soup that had not yet been drunk. Turning his head, the soup had cooled. So he asked the kitchen to recook a bowl of chicken soup. Just as the people in the kitchen were busy, a small cat appeared at the door and pounced directly on the chicken bones scattered on the ground.
Looking at the chicken bones on the ground, he suddenly realized that he had actually drunk the chicken soup made by a hundred roosters. What a waste!
The blow was a shock to him and he was ashamed. He felt deeply remorseful, such a fate was really a family sin. He reflected and felt that he had lost the dignity he should have as a gentleman. He was filled with remorse and anger at the thought of the harm his actions had done to the achievement of social justice.
Lu Xiang's dismissal of the chicken soup feast reflects political demeanor
"From today, there will be no more chicken soup. Lu Xiang resolutely declared, "I made a mistake and ignored the source of the food. From now on, be strict with yourself and never make such mistakes again. ”
After hearing this, everyone was in awe of Lu Xiang. Such reflection and humility are rare. Lu Xiang treats the people as relatives, and this mistake is just unintentional. Someone said with emotion.
Since then, Lu Xiang has not drunk similar chicken soup. He took it as a lifelong lesson, reminding himself to always serve the people and abandon extravagance. Lu Xiang decided to reflect deeply and never make the same mistake again.
This incident attracted national attention, and ministers followed Lu Xiang's style of economy. It is admirable to have the courage to face up to mistakes and correct them immediately. "If all officials are like Lu Xiang, the country will surely become more incorruptible!" The people were full of emotion.
In contrast, although the famous Tang Dynasty poet Li Shen has excellent works such as "Two Songs of Compassion for Nong" that have been handed down to the world, his later years exposed his true colors of hypocrisy and cruel exploitation of the people. In the face of Li Shen, Lu was relatively more upright and noble.
Li Shen was hypocritical and brutal and grabbed thousands of people's wealth
Li Shen, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, lost his father at an early age. He is famous for his deep sympathy for the hard-working peasants in his poems.
However, after becoming an official, Li Shen behaved diametrically opposed to when he was a teenager. He became extremely greedy, slaughtering hundreds of heads of mutton to squander at banquets, wasting a lot of people's fat and ointment.
The story of Li Shen was widely disseminated in various places, and people were both shocked and sighed at it. It is said that a single meal costs even more than a thousand, and all this money comes from the exploitation of civilians. Li Shen was discredited as a result.
Although Li Shen wrote poems that depicted the plight of the peasants and was deeply sympathetic, his hypocrisy was evident in his old age when he used his power to loot the wealth of the people.
The common people said one after another: "The poem 'Compassion for the Peasants' is just a gimmick! The official who really cares about the peasants' weal and woe is Lu Xiang!" In the end, Li Shen's disguise was seen through by the world, and he became the most vicious character because of his abuse of power to bring endless suffering to the people.
Praise Lu Xiang is vigilant and diligent, and belittles Li Shen for being greedy and accumulating wealth
Comparing Lu Mengzheng and Li Shen, we can find that their actions are far from the same. Lu Xiangwei advocated thrift and caring for the people, but Li Shen was exposed that behind the seemingly caring about the peasants, he was inexhaustible in accumulating private wealth and questioning his behavior.
Although Lü Xiang had been humiliated by drinking chicken soup by mistake, it was nothing compared to Li Shen's long-standing oppression of the common people.
Although Li Shen's poem "Compassion for the Peasants" expresses his sympathy for the peasants, his excessive pursuit of wealth has greatly reduced this sympathy, and the hypocrisy of his true face has emerged. In contrast, even if Lü Mengzheng was negligent, his true character of diligence and love for the people was still impeccable.
The advantages and disadvantages of these two characters are clearly visible, and the obvious difference is that whether it is in terms of moderation or self-cultivation, Lu Mengzheng surpasses Li Shen by a lot.
As the old proverb goes, "If you make a mistake, you can change it, and the good is great." Lu Mengzheng's repentance and painful change of past wrongs make people understandable for his mistakes. Every country needs self-regulation and transparency, and on this basis, the responsibility of officials is the first to bear the brunt.
The early Song Dynasty was a time when the imperial court was prosperous, and the officials embodied the dynastic atmosphere with their honesty and diligence. As for Li Shen's extravagance and corruption, it will be difficult to escape the deep suffering of the people after all.
Judging the past is not one-sided. Although Lu Mengzheng and Li Shen have their own leeway, the former's incorruptibility and diligence have always been incomparable to Li Shen.
Although there are gaps, Lu Mengzheng's behavior allows us to learn from Xi. Of course, Lu Mengzheng is not a perfect saint, he has faults. However, his moral spirit still deserves our praise.
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When it comes to diet, people always ask for as much food as possible, and the stomach should not consume too much. In the same way, the extravagance of officials can arouse the apprehension of the common people. It is true that Lu Mengzheng is not without mistakes, but he is honest and honest, loves the people, and is really a model of a gentleman.
Everyone makes mistakes, but good people are deeply self-critical. During the Northern Song Dynasty, it was the time when the country was prosperous, and the vitality of society was based on many honest and honest politicians.
Li Shen reflected the decline and corruption of power, and his actions did not meet the moral standards expected of the ancients. The prosperity and failure of history depend only on the eternal virtue of right and wrong.