Who were the honest and upright officials in ancient China?

1. Bao Zheng of the Song Dynasty

Bao Zheng once suggested: "It is not a tactic for the state to pay property (old coins) to the Khitan every year, but to train troops and select generals and devote itself to enriching border defense.

"also requested to attach importance to the system of returning the seal under the door to refute the truth, and to depose corrupt officials from being officials, choose to guard the county and slaughter them, and implement the method of examination and trial recruitment of children of Enyin. At that time, various transshipment and provincial judges were added. Most of the impeached officials accused minor faults, and they paid attention to harsh and strict scrutiny, which made officials feel uneasy. Therefore, Bao Zheng requested that the provincial judges be removed.

2. Hai Rui of the Ming Dynasty

In the 28th year of Jiajing (1549), Hai Rui took part in the rural examination, and was first appointed as an Oracle in Nanping, Fujian Province, and later promoted to Chun 'an, Zhejiang Province and Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province. He carried out the policy of clearing taxes and leveling taxes, and repeatedly redressed false and wrong cases and cracked down on corrupt officials, which won the hearts of the people. He has served as a state judge, director of the Ministry of Housing, director of the Ministry of War, Shang Baocheng, a general political officer in the two capitals, and an imperial adviser in the right capital.

He cracked down on mighty men, dredged rivers, built water conservancy projects, advocated severely punishing corrupt officials, prohibited taking bribes for personal gain, and implemented a whip law to force corrupt officials to return to the people, hence his reputation as "clear sky".

3. Yu Chenglong of the Qing Dynasty

In the 23rd year of Kangxi (1684), the court ordered Yu Chenglong to take charge of the political affairs of the governors of Jiangsu and Anhui, and he died in office soon. Emperor Kangxi posthumously awarded him the title of Prince Taibao, giving him the title of "Qing Duan". There are eight volumes of Yu Qing Duan Zheng Shu and other works handed down from ancient times.

during his official career of more than 2 years, Yu Chenglong was praised as "outstanding" for three times. With his outstanding achievements and honest and hard life, he was deeply loved by the people and praised by Emperor Kangxi as "the first honest official".

4. Di Renjie

In the first year of the Gregorian calendar (698), Turks went south to harass Hebei and plundered more than 1, people. Wu Zetian appointed Di Renjie as the marching marshal of Hebei Road, conquering Turks, and promised the right to act cheaply. The Turkic army killed all the prisoners and returned to Mobei from Wu (in the west of Yixian County, Hebei Province today). Di Renjie led hundreds of troops in pursuit, but failed to catch up and had to return to Hebei.

Wu Zetian also appointed Di Renjie as the appeasement ambassador of Hebei Province, asking him to appease Hebei Province. At that time, most people in Hebei were threatened by the Turks, and they were afraid of being implicated after the Turks withdrew, and they fled in succession. Di Renjie told the Ming Emperor to pardon the people in Hebei and send them back to their hometown for production.

5. Zhang Juzheng Zhang Juzheng has implemented a series of reform measures during his ten years in office as the first assistant of the cabinet. Financially, the land was cleared, and the "one whip method" was implemented, and all the taxes and services were paid in silver. "Taicang millet can last for ten years, and Zhousi accumulated gold to more than four million." Militarily, Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang were appointed to the north of the town, and Ling Yunyi and Yin Zhengmao were used to quell the southwest rebellion.

Officially, it implements a comprehensive examination of the name and substance, and adopts the "examination method" to assess officials at all levels. "Although outside Wan Li, it is pursued downwards and in the evening", and the regime is awe-inspiring. In 1582 (the 1th year of Wanli), he died on July 9th (June 2th). At the age of 58, he was presented to Zhuguo and Wen Zhong (both of whom were later deprived). Zhang Juzheng was also the only minister in the Ming Dynasty who was awarded a teacher and a teacher before his death.