Beloved father and son of the Dong clan

In the ancient political and moral culture, wen and wu were the highest praise for the ability of officials, and they were also the most popular story themes for the people. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Dong Sizhong and Eastern Han fathers and sons in Huazhou, Shaanxi, were both Yunwen Yunwu, who were ideologically people-oriented, scrupulously fulfilled their duties in their posts, kept the localities in order, and practiced the ideal of Xiu Qi Zhiping's political career.

"Northwest Great Wall" East Sizhong

According to Longqing's "Huazhou Chronicle", Dong Sizhong was proficient in the "Book of Shang", and after entering the army in high school, he was sent to the Henan Division of the Punishment Department. When accepting cases, Dong Sizhong never shyed away from and insulted the powerful, even if the suspects had great power and reputation, he also insisted on accepting the case, treating the magnates and the people equally, and judging the case with an impartial heart. Dong Sizhong's behavior won the respect and recognition of the people, and was also reused by the Punishment Department, and he was soon transferred to the Yunnan Division as a foreign lang with complicated circumstances.

During his time in Yunnan, Dong Sizhong was mainly responsible for rehabilitating previous unjust and wrongfully decided cases. Dong Sizhong has his own set of case theories, he advocates the use of a meticulous and rigorous chain of evidence to judge the case, rather than using cruel punishment to force the suspect. He believes that under the harsh punishment law, what is obtained will not be the truth of the facts, but only the suspect who is forced to confess in order to escape torture. He told his subordinates: Every case has its subtle twists and turns, which cannot be tried with punishments such as whipping.

For cases that are difficult to determine, Dong Sizhong adopted the spirit of "suspicion of guilt but lightness" in the Book of Shang, and used a good heart to push the people to the heart. Thanks to Dong Sizhong's efforts, the unjust cases in Yunnan were greatly reduced, the arrogance of the evil forces was suppressed, and the credibility of the imperial court and the cohesion of the people were also enhanced. Dong Sizhong's forbearance and benevolence were valued by the whole of Yunnan at that time, and Yunnan officials twice recommended him as a government official.

In the eighteenth year of Chenghua, Dong Sizhong was promoted to deputy envoy of The Sichuan Bureau. As soon as he took office, Dong Sizhong straightened out the armaments around Songpan, trained soldiers, gathered grain and grass, explored the local military and civilian interests, and was ready for battle. Two years later, the border foreign tribes invaded, and their troops were huge, and Shudi was shocked three times a day. Dong Sizhong personally led a large army to conquest, because of the full preparations in the early stage, the conquest army repeatedly broke through foreign enemies, the voice was greatly enhanced, and the enemy army either fled or surrendered, so Dong Sizhong stabilized the people's hearts in Sichuan and stabilized the order of Shu land. The people affectionately praised Dong Sizhong as the "Great Wall of the Northwest" and regarded it as the protector of the border. In the work of people's livelihood, Dong Sizhong also showed the people-oriented and caring side of the people. At that time, due to transportation difficulties in The areas of Songpan, Guyu, and Wanshan, the price of rice was expensive, and coupled with the hands of relevant officials, the people's lives were extremely difficult. After learning about this situation, Dong Sizhong took a two-pronged approach, on the one hand severely punishing corruption and reducing the opportunity for officials to reach out; on the other hand, he led the soldiers to dig mountains and open roads in the area of Dashi Buddhazui to facilitate the transportation of grain. Under the painstaking management of Dong Sizhong, the local storage of grain is abundant, the people no longer have the worry of hunger and cold, and the people have the joy of food and clothing. Due to overwork, Dong Sizhong died of illness at the age of forty-five, and the people of Shuzhong were extremely mournful and mournful.

"Carved monumental statue" of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Dong Sizhong's son, Dong Han, like his father, yunwen Yunwu and loved the people like a son. In the records of Longqing's "Chronicle of Huazhou", the Eastern Han Dynasty first served as the tongzhi of Chizhou Prefecture, and during his term of office, he supervised the creation of the Yellow Book, suppressed thieves, recruited displaced people, and achieved remarkable political achievements. In Chizhou, there were great thieves who gathered outlaws to occupy the mountains as kings, and wantonly plundered merchants and people, and the masses suffered unspeakably. After the Arrival of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it took the initiative to select the elite to go to quell the chaos. He first set up a position in a dangerous place and stood in the wilderness with the bandits. Then he took the opportunity to attack the bandits from behind, and in the panic of the bandits, he captured the bandits. Then the Eastern Han Dynasty took advantage of the rescue psychology of the remaining bandits to ambush at key points and successfully netted all the bandits. Because he presided over military affairs such as bandit suppression and suppression of chaos many times by a scholar, the Eastern Han Dynasty was praised by the people of the time as "a scholar who can bear the strategy of defending Huo".

The Eastern Han Dynasty officials were known for their honesty and incorruptibility, and the grain chief of Chizhou, Ke Rui, hid the gold in a grape box and gave the gold to the Eastern Han In the name of sending grapes. This move shocked the officials of Chizhou and effectively cracked down on the bad atmosphere in the official field of Chizhou. Soon the Eastern Han Dynasty was renamed Tongzhi of Zhenjiang Province, and although it was changed to a different place to serve as Tongzhi, the original intention of the Eastern Han Dynasty remained unchanged, and it still adhered to the ideal of putting the people first and benefiting one party. In order to commemorate the Eastern Han Dynasty, the local people carved statues for the Eastern Han Dynasty in the Zhenjiang area.

Because of his diligence during his local service, the Eastern Han Dynasty was transferred to the Hubu as an official. During this period, the Eastern Han Dynasty severely resisted the bad habit of "envy gold" (subordinates giving gifts to newly arrived superiors) in the official arena at that time, and he often returned the "envy gold" sent by subordinates intact. Moreover, the Eastern Han Dynasty also found out the malpractices in the grain administration in jiangxi, and this alone saved the country from the loss of grain of five million stones. When Wang Yangming quelled the rebellion of Wang Chenhao in Ningning, the Eastern Han Dynasty traveled in many directions and painstakingly prepared grain, providing effective logistical support for Wang Yangming to put down the rebellion.

He was promoted to the prefect of Jiujiang Province, and as the chief official of Jiujiang Province, the Eastern Han Dynasty repaired the Temple of Literature, cracked down on water thieves, destroyed obscene shrines, and did a lot of practical things for Jiujiang. During his term of office, which coincided with a famine in the Jiujiang area, the Eastern Han Dynasty took the initiative to open a warehouse to relieve the disaster, and treated the people from other counties and counties who came to eat equally, and refused to give food because they were not the people under their own rule. He said to the officials below: When we provide relief to the people, why should we distinguish whether they are under our own jurisdiction or not? With its active relief, a large number of people were given a way to live. Because Jiujiang was a major defensive place, the imperial court set up a town eunuch to supervise the officials around Jiujiang. At that time, the town guard eunuchs were arrogant, and the Eastern Han Dynasty did not change geng jie's true colors, dared to argue with the town guard eunuchs, and never compromised on unreasonable and illegal practices, and his behavior made the officials around Jiangnan look at them.

In the seventh year of Jiajing, the Eastern Han Dynasty moved to the post of envoy of Changlu Salt Transport Division. In the Ming Dynasty, the Salt Transport Division was a beautiful difference in rewarding merit and remuneration, and successive salt transport envoys often did not do much under the entanglement of interests, while the Eastern Han Dynasty, with an impartial heart, clarified many shortcomings of the salt administration, cracked down on the exploitation of Xu officials, and promoted the development of commerce.