The story of Liu Daxia, an upright official: Being an official should put oneself first, not only avoid profits, but also be famous far away.
Liu Daxia was born in Huarong (now Hubei), whose name was Shi Yong, and whose name was Dongshan. He was a scholar in the eighth year of Tianshun (1464) and was elected as the Hanlin Jishi Shu. Since then, the Imperial Academy, which people yearned for when they could have stayed, has been promoted step by step, but he volunteered to be an official in the local area. Because he is diligent, honest and smart, his official position has been continuously promoted. A few years later, he was appointed as the right envoy of Guangdong. > > Shortly after Liu Daxia took office, he began to check the treasury of the Minister of Public Security. He found that there was a huge sum of money left unattended, so he asked the treasurer why. The treasurer told him that the money never went to the treasury book, but was directly mastered and allocated by successive ministers. According to the current words, the "small treasury" belonging to the unit is arranged by the unit leader. The treasurer also advised Liu Daxia to follow Cao Cao's instructions and act as usual. After listening to this, Liu Daxia thought for a long time and suddenly blamed himself loudly: "Liu Daxia, Liu Daxia, you have been reading sage books and being a good person for many years, but why did you encounter such a thing today and ponder for a long time?" It' s really embarrassing for the ancients, not a gentleman! " Say ",that is, life collectors will be the envy of all login library book, as a positive pin, oneself didn't take a penny. > > Later, Liu Daxia was appointed as Duyushi in charge of river management, and went to Xuanfu (now Xuanhua) as an imperial envoy to clean up the soldiers' salaries. Wherever he goes, he is strict with himself and never takes a penny for himself. In Xuanfu, according to the local actual situation at that time, he also restricted the prosperity and encouraged the middle-class families to accept the millet, thus ensuring the supply of military supplies for border defense and coordinating the relationship between the military and the people, and he himself became famous. > > After Liu Daxia was over sixty years old, he was afraid that he would be unable to do so and make a mistake in state affairs. He wrote three times in succession to ask for an official position (retirement). Zhu Min, Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty, saw that he was weak and sick, so he had to agree to his request. However, he spent less than two years at home, and because of the rampant "thieves" in Guangdong and Guangxi, the people's resentment was boiling, and he was appointed as the imperial adviser of the right capital and the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi. He received the imperial edict, took only two extremely, and rushed to Guangdong and Guangxi. After taking office, after careful investigation and study, he realized that the uneven taxation between Guangdong and Guangxi led to fierce social contradictions. Therefore, some effective measures have been taken to improve the local public security situation rapidly. According to the history books, he "destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars in order to clean up the official administration, forbade the internal and external guards to serve the officers and soldiers privately, and' thieves' stopped it." > > Liu Daxia is a man of integrity and never cares about personal interests. Even in front of the emperor, he always gives an opinion directly. On one occasion, he told Xiao Zong that Chen Bingzheng had done ten evils, and Xiao Zong asked him to talk about the disadvantages in more detail. He listed the sufferings of the soldiers and civilians in the north-south grain transportation, the difficulties of the border guards, and how some civilian military commanders embezzled public funds and plundered the people's property, which aroused his high vigilance and attention. Because of this, he offended many powerful people. > > After the death of Xiaozong, Wuzong succeeded to the throne. In the early years of Wu Zongzhengde, the great eunuch Liu Jin was authoritarian. At this time, Liu Daxia, who is over 7 years old, has retired and returned home, but treacherous court official Jiao Fang and others still falsely accused him of corruption and bribery, and said that his family's goods were enough for border defense expenses for more than ten years. Liu Jin then published a personal vendetta, ordered the arrest of Liu Daxia, put him in prison to guard the border, and copied his home. When the official school arrived at the Liu family, I saw Liu Daxia growing vegetables in the garden; When I searched all the cabinets in his house, I only found 3 Liang of salary. Liu Daxia gave all the money to the official school, but the official school refused with tears. > > Liu Daxia was sent to Suzhou (now Jiuquan, Gansu). Before leaving, "the viewer sighed and wept, and the father and the old man brought baskets to deliver food, so they went on strike and burned incense to wish Liu Shangshu a life." > > According to historical records, after the news that Liu Daxia was wronged came out, the ruling and opposition parties were all shocked. Even the envoys of North Korea and Vietnam frequently asked him and recognized him as the first person in the country. > > In the eleventh year of Zhengde (1516), Liu Jin was killed for plotting a coup, and Liu Daxia was pardoned. From then on, he led his children to farm at home. If there is a slight surplus, it will be distributed to some poor families among relatives and friends. > > Liu Daxia once had two famous sayings. First, "the official should be honest with himself first, not only to avoid profits, but also to be famous far away"; Second, "life is sealed, and one day is not dead, that is, one day is not responsible." The meaning of the previous sentence is: to be an official, you must correct yourself first, and then you can correct others. Only by not seeking fame and fortune can you truly be honest. The latter sentence says: be strict with yourself from beginning to end, and don't relax one day. In his later years, he wrote an epitaph for himself. One of the words was: "No one can adorn the beauty, so it is shameful to go underground." It means: you don't need others to beautify and flatter you, ask yourself, and be worthy of your conscience before you can die with your eyes closed. Many people think that these words are a true portrayal of him.