About 250 words about character stories about Qing government and integrity

Yang Zhen asks for gold at dusk

Yang Zhen is fair and honest, and does not seek personal gain. When he was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou, he discovered that Wang Mi had outstanding talents, so he recommended Wang Mi to the court as the magistrate of Changyi County. Later, he was transferred to the governor of Donglai. When he passed through Changyi (now Jinxiang County, Shandong Province) where Wang Mi was the county magistrate, Wang Mi went to the outskirts to greet his mentor. In the evening, Wang Mi went to visit Yang Zhen. The two chatted happily, and it was late at night before they knew it. Wang Mi was about to stand up and leave. Suddenly he took out gold from his arms, put it on the table, and said, "It's rare for my mentor to come here, so I prepared a small gift to repay the kindness of cultivating him." Yang Zhen said, "It was because of me that I I know your true talents and knowledge, so I promoted you to be a good official who is honest and honest. But if you do this, wouldn't it go against my original intention and my high hopes for you? This is the best reward you can give me. Serving the country, not giving me anything personally." But Wang Mi still insisted: "No one will know but me and you in the middle of the night. Please accept it!" Yang Zhen immediately became confused. He was very serious and said with a stern voice: "What are you saying? God knows, earth knows, I know, you know! How can you say that no one knows? If no one else is here, don't you and I have no conscience?" "Wang Mi suddenly turned red and hurried away like a thief.