In the nearly three hundred years of the Qing Dynasty's rule, there were countless corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but there were also many ministers who were clean and self-sufficient. Among the many ministers with two sleeves and a clean wind, there was once a minister who was praised by the Kangxi Emperor as "the first Qing official". So, who is this minister? Why is he so well received?
This minister's name was Yu Chenglong, and he was a famous Qing official in the Qing Dynasty officialdom.
On the way from the western mountains to the national scenic spot Ofowudang Mountain, there is a village called Laibao. Yu Chenlong, who was personally named "the first honest official in the world" by the Kangxi Emperor, was born in this ordinary village. In Fangshan County, 82 pieces of Yu's cultural relics were found, more than 100 folk tales and good stories about Jackie Chan were collected, and the main sites such as Jackie Chan's cemetery, former residence, and family ancestral hall are still well preserved.
In the forty-fifth year of the Wanli Calendar (1617), Yu Chenlong was born. At that time, the Ming Dynasty, under the desolation of the Wanli Emperor, had begun to slowly decline. By the time Yu Became an adult, the Ming Dynasty's government was darker, the officialdom was more corrupt, and many officials regarded being an official to make money as a matter of course.
Yu Chenlong insisted on his own ethics and was eager to improve this phenomenon. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen (1639), he confidently came to the provincial capital taiyuan to take the imperial examination. What he never expected was that even the examination room was corroded by the wind of corruption. The examiner in charge of the examination went so far as to accept bribes and engage in favoritism.
Yu Chenlong was heartbroken by all this, and he spoke freely in the examination paper, writing down his views on the current situation without concealment. He was not infected by the bad atmosphere at that time, but he hoped that he could do something. Such a pertinent article deserves special attention.
If it is the era of political clarity, Yu Chenlong is likely to emerge because of this article. However, it is a pity that the official circles at the end of the Ming Dynasty will not tolerate such a sharp article. In the end, Yu Chenlong's name fell to Sun Mountain. Fortunately, the examiner saw that he was very talented and reluctantly made him a backup student.
The preparation student is not a middle lift, but can directly participate in the examination. However, after this, Yu Chenlong was greatly disappointed in the Ming Dynasty. After the meeting, he excused himself to return to his hometown and resigned from his opportunity to become an official. After the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, it vigorously promoted Confucian culture and held imperial examinations normally. In order to realize his ideals, Yu Chenlong continued to take the exam.
In the eighteenth year of Shunzhi (16661), Yu Chenlong got the opportunity to go to the remote Luocheng County to do the county order. Although Luocheng County is sparsely populated and the economy is sluggish, Yu Chenglong cherishes this opportunity to do things for the people. The house was tense, so he went with the flow, and even lived in the Guandi Temple. The conditions were not good, so he squatted directly on the ground to eat.
In his view, as long as he can do something for the people, his life is almost nothing. At that time, the medical conditions were very backward, and many diseases did not have good diagnosis and treatment methods. Many people under Jackie Chan's rule are infected with diseases, and many people die every day. However, even in this situation, he still worked diligently and did not shrink back at all.
Yu Chenlong was not only a Qing official, but also an extremely capable cadre.
At that time, thieves in Luocheng County swarmed, and they were repeatedly forbidden. After Jackie Chan took office, he showed no mercy to thieves, and the local atmosphere has been greatly improved. After the thieves ambushed him, he did not simply and rudely punish them directly, but pushed his heart and soul with them and used his true feelings to impress the thieves. When the thieves saw that the county lords were so kind, they all promised that they would never do such an illegal and disorderly thing again.
Born in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, Yu was very sympathetic to the people who suffered in the war. After he took office, he was very respectful of the people who worked hard and worked hard to cultivate the land, and often rewarded them. Through his efforts, the production of Luocheng County has been greatly improved. The people of Luocheng County are happy to have such a parent official.
Yu Chenlong not only strictly demanded himself, but also strictly restrained the people around him. When he was an official in Sichuan, he saw that the local people bore the expenses of their servants, so he ordered that the use of servants be reduced. In his view, it is not a big deal that his own people have suffered some grievances, and he must not increase the burden of the people.
Unlike those officials who dragged their families and mouths, In the more than two decades that Jackie Chan was an official, he was alone and never brought any family. Once, his son came from his hometown to see him, but he only entertained his son with simple rob greens. Even when his son left, he only let his son bring back half a duck.
He once said: "I don't have any hobbies, as long as I have cloth to wear, food to eat, and I can not be frozen or hungry." "He concentrated on political affairs, worried about the country, only hoped that the country would become richer and stronger, and never considered personal gains and losses." In the twenty-third year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1684), Yu Chenlong died in the cry of the people, and there are eight volumes of the "Yu Qing Duan Zhengshu" and other works.
After his death, all he left his family were a few worn-out clothes and a few daily necessities. When the people heard the news of his death, they wept and wept, lamenting that there was one less good official in the world who did things for the people. Although Yu Chenlong left, his upright and honest style has affected generations of people. The people will never forget that there was an honest and honest official named Yu Chenlong.
The deeds of Yu Chenlong's honesty and honesty are still circulating in the folk today, and they are even more popular in the Fangshan and Lüliang generations. In 2000, after CCTV broadcast "The World's First Honest Official Yu Jackie Chan", it became a sensation in the country and became the focus of people's discussion in the streets and alleys. His spirit will forever remain in the long river of history to touch generation after generation.
Resources:
[Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Volume 277, Liechuan No. 64, Biography of Yu Chenlong, Records of Emperor Zuren of the Great Qing Dynasty, Epitaph of Yu Chenlong]