Mencius (about 372 BC - about 289 BC), whose name was Ke and whose courtesy name was Ziyu, was from the Huaxia ethnic group and a native of Tsou. He is the second disciple of Kong Ji, the grandson of Confucius. Mencius was a great thinker, politician and representative of Confucianism during the Warring States Period. Together with Confucius, he is also called "Confucius and Mencius". ?He advocated benevolent government and put forward the people-centered thought of "the people are more important than the monarch". He traveled to Qi, Song, Teng, Wei, Lu and other countries, imitating Confucius and implementing his own political ideas, which lasted for more than 20 years. However, Mencius' theory of benevolent government was considered "far-fetched and broad-minded" and was not implemented.
Tang Taizong Li Shimin (January 28, 598 AD - July 10, 649 AD), whose ancestral home is Chengji, Longxi, was the second son of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan and Queen Dou, and the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty , an outstanding statesman, strategist, military strategist, and poet. After Li Shimin became emperor, he actively listened to the opinions of his ministers, governed the world internally with civility, accepted advice with an open mind, practiced economy, and encouraged farmers to teach farming, so that the people could recuperate and live in peace, and the country and the people were peaceful, creating the famous Zhenguan rule in Chinese history. Li Shimin had a famous saying: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it." He was a very people-friendly emperor.
Wei Zheng (580-February 11, 643), courtesy name Xuancheng, was a native of Julu County. He was a politician, thinker, writer and historian of the Tang Dynasty. He assisted Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty because of his outspoken advice. The great cause of establishing the "Government of Zhenguan" together with Mao Zedong was called "the famous prime minister of a generation" by later generations.
Fan Zhongyan (August 29, 989 - May 20, 1052), courtesy name Xiwen, Han nationality, was a famous thinker, politician, military strategist, and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. Fan Zhongyan had outstanding political achievements and outstanding literary achievements. He advocated the idea of ??"worrying about the world's worries first, and rejoicing after the world's happiness" and the integrity of people with lofty ideals, which had a profound impact on later generations.
Wang Anshi (December 18, 1021 - May 21, 1086), courtesy name Jiefu, alias Banshan, Han nationality, Linchuan native, was a famous thinker, politician, writer, and reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty. .
Zhu Yuanzhang (1328 - June 24, 1398), Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, had the courtesy name Guorui. His original name was Chongba, Han nationality, a native of Zhongli, Haozhou, and the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. During his reign, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered farmers to return to farming and rewarded them for reclaiming wasteland; he engaged in large-scale immigration and military settlements; organized farmers from all over the country to build water conservancy projects; he vigorously promoted the planting of mulberry, hemp, cotton and other cash crops and fruit crops. He also enriched the people and suppressed the powerful; Orders were given to emancipate slaves, reduce tax burdens, severely punish corrupt officials, send people to all parts of the country to measure land, conduct household registration checks, etc. After the efforts of the Hongwu period, social production gradually recovered and developed, which is known as the Hongwu rule in history. Zhu Yuanzhang came from a humble background and was well aware of the sufferings of the people. He was an emperor who was very close to the people.
Hai Rui (1514-1587), named Ruxian and Gangfeng, was born in Qiongshan, Hainan (now Haikou City). A famous upright official in the Ming Dynasty. Hai Rui experienced the four dynasties of Zhengde, Jiajing, Longqing and Wanli in his life. In 1549 (the twenty-eighth year of the Jiajing reign), Hai Rui passed the provincial examination and was first appointed as the Jiaoyu of Nanping, Fujian Province. Later, he was promoted to the magistrate of Chun'an, Zhejiang and Xingguo County, Jiangxi. He promoted clearing the heads and leveling taxes, and repeatedly redressed unjust, false and wrong cases, and cracked down on corrupt officials. Won the hearts of the people. After being promoted, he successively held the positions of prefectural judge, head of the Ministry of Household Affairs, head of the Ministry of War, Shang Baocheng, general administrator of the two capitals, and censor of Youqiandu. He cracked down on tyrants, dredged rivers, built water conservancy projects, advocated severe punishment of corrupt officials, prohibited taking bribes for personal gain, and implemented a whip law to force corrupt officials to return their fields to the people, thus earning him the reputation of "Haiqingtian".