In terms of life, Sima Guang was frugal and simple. He "had enough clothes to protect himself from the cold and enough food to fill his belly all his life", but he "did not dare to accept the evil deeds in order to improve his reputation." He often taught his son that abundance of food breeds luxury, and wealth breeds luxury. In his letter to his family, he clearly pointed out: First, he was dissatisfied with extravagant and bad habits. He said that the ancients regarded frugality as a virtue, but today people are ridiculed for being frugal, which is really undesirable. He also said that in recent years, customs have become decadent, showing off pomp and extravagance. The soldiers on duty wear clothes similar to those of scholars, and the farmers who go to the fields also wear silk shoes. Second, promote the virtue of frugality. Sima Guang praised the frugal styles of officials such as Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, Li Kang, Lu Zongdao, and Zhang Wenjie during the reign of Renzong, and quoted Zhang Wenjie's words for his son: "It is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality." He warned his son that this wise saying is "The foresight and foresight of a great sage is beyond the reach of ordinary people." Then he quoted the words of Yu Sun, an official of the Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period: "Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil." Then, he The relationship between morality and frugality is explained dialectically and in detail. He said: "Those who are virtuous all come from frugality. A husband who is frugal has few desires. A gentleman who has few desires does not work for things and can walk in a straight way; a villain who has few desires can be careful about his body and use his life, and he will far offend his family." On the contrary, "extravagance leads to more desires." Third, teach your children to avoid extravagance to keep the family in order. In order to educate his son to be wary of the harm of extravagance, Sima Guang once said to his son in detail: "There was no such thing as a ten-thousand-year eclipse in the Western Jin Dynasty." Money will be so arrogant to the grandson that he will ruin the whole family." Sima Guang also constantly warned his children: study seriously, work down-to-earth, and live a simple life. On the surface, these are not important matters for running a country, but in fact they are the foundation for building a family and a prosperous country. It is these moral qualities that can lead to self-cultivation, family management, and even the rule of the country and the world. Sima Guang's aphorism about "It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality" has become a famous saying passed down by the world. His son Sima Kang has understood the importance of frugality since he was a child, and has practiced frugality and self-discipline. Diligence and frugality include two important aspects: hard work and saving money.
Liang Yurun is the executive deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. He is dedicated to serving the people as an official and is widely praised in the land of Shanxi and Shanxi. Over the past five years, Liang Yurun and his colleagues have solved 300 cases for the masses. There are still many old unjust, false and wrong cases and various disputes. He regarded the interests of the masses as the highest interests of the Communists, and the masses regarded Liang Yurun as their closest relatives.
June 1998 On the morning of March 18, a letter from the masses was placed on the desk of Liang Yurun, secretary of the Xia County Commission for Discipline Inspection, who had just been in office for six days. Hu Zhenglai, a villager from Zaomiao, accused several bailiffs at the Xia County Court of illegally stealing his pension money. Hu took three years to file a complaint Not only that, the humiliation and hunger and cold he suffered almost drove him to a dead end. "Let's go to Zao Temple!" Liang Yurun called the driver and the director of the petition office of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection and was about to set off. "Secretary Liang, there will be a party congress in the county tomorrow. "Should we go after the meeting?" the director of the Petitions Office reminded: "You are new here, so don't dare to miss the general election."
"A rural old man complained with blood and tears that no one had bothered him for three years. Can we delay any longer?" Liang Yurun said and got into the jeep. Halfway through the car, he received a notice that the county party representative was going to meet with the comrades who were new to Xia County and asked Liang Yurun to come back quickly. The driver looked at Secretary Liang : "If you don't meet with the representatives and keep in touch with each other, what should you do if you lose the election?" Liang Yurun replied calmly: "Officials can be inappropriate, but they cannot ignore the affairs of the people. Let's go up the mountain!"
Dang When Liang Yurun walked into the dilapidated cave dwelling, there was a "plop" sound, and the old man Hu and his wife both knelt down on the ground. Liang Yurun quickly helped the old couple up: "Old Hu, you shouldn't kowtow to me, because we didn't handle your affairs well. You have suffered." After listening to the old man's story about his misfortune, Liang Yurun held the old man's hand tightly: "I will solve it for you within 10 days."
After seven days and nights of internal and external investigation, robbery and squandering. The bailiff who gave Old Man Hu his pension money was severely punished by the law, and Old Man Hu got his pension money back. At the public meeting, Liang Yurun solemnly expressed his position: "The door of the Discipline Inspection Commission will always be open to the people. The folks who complain and redress their grievances believe in the party and the government. We We must support the people!"
In January 2001, Liang Yurun was transferred to the position of executive deputy secretary of the Yuncheng Discipline Inspection Commission. His position has changed, but his dedication to serving the people has not changed.
2002 On May 8, 2018, after 10 months of running around, Liang Yurun finally arrived at Hujiabao Village, Xiaoliang Township, Hejin City, and personally defended villager Chang Chunying's son who had been unburied 13 years ago and died on the way to file a complaint. The husband who had been coffin-ridden for seven years carried the spirit and sincerely bowed three times to the two coffins. Someone advised Secretary Liang not to lose his identity. Liang Yurun, who had always been loyal and gentle, said loudly: "The common people are our food, clothing and parents. Without the common people, we would still have nothing to lose." What kind of identity can I tell?"
Following Liang Yurun into Shi Village, Peijie Town, Xia County, the enthusiastic villagers served tea, handed cigarettes and fruits, and sang the Meihu opera "Praising the Goodness of the People" "Secretary". Why praise Secretary Liang? This starts from another incident.
One day at noon, Liang Yurun returned from the countryside and met a rural woman crying in front of the petition office and asking to see the leader. "Sister, what's wrong with you? Have you eaten? What do you have to say?" Liang Yurun helped the woman into the office and held a bowl of hot noodles in her hands. This woman was Li Yinlan.
Li Yinlan cried loudly, holding the hot noodles in her hands. It's like meeting a relative, telling the story about the well-drilling dispute.
The thousand-acre high-yield vineyard in the east of Shicun has been suffering from drought and water shortage. As the only water source, the Xu family's commercial well has seen water prices rising every day, which the villagers cannot accept. , they decided to raise funds to drill a deep water well not far from the Xu family's well. The Xu family took the villagers to court on the grounds that the two wells were less than 500 meters apart and violated the water law. Court mediation failed, and the villagers forced the drilling. The Xu family refused to give in, and the well-drilling facilities were smashed, and bloodshed was about to break out.
From the town government to the county government, Li Yinlan, the petitioner representative recommended by the villagers, was regarded as a "ballpark" by the relevant departments. "Kicking back and forth."
"Sister, you go back first and leave this matter to me. I will satisfy the villagers!" Early the next morning, Liang Yurun worked for both parties until 10 p.m. There were too many points, and all three sets of solutions were rejected. Liang Yurun was anxious. He had to solve the problems for the people and act in accordance with the law. He had no choice but to dig a well in the west of the village and divert water from the west to the east! But that would cost more than hundreds of thousands of yuan, and it might not be enough to make a profit! Who will bear the cost and risk? Liang Yurun said: "I will take care of all the expenses. I will pump out the water and you can irrigate the ground. If you dig a black hole, I will bear it!" In the following more than a month, Liang Yurun took the village cadres to Taiyuan and Yuncheng on the third day to visit departments. Asking for help, he fell tired and fell ill, but still insisted on running to the construction site. On April 3 of that year, the people's "life-saving well" was finally built. When the faucet was turned on, the water flowed loudly.