The four lines of the poem "Your salary and your salary are good for the people, and the people are rich and anointed. It is easy for the people to be abused, but it is difficult for heaven to bully them." These four lines of poetry come from the "Promulgation of Orders" written by Meng Chang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, after Meng Zhixiang of the Later Shu Dynasty proclaimed himself emperor, he gave them many generous treatments in order to reward the generals and ministers who had fought against the enemy together in times of adversity.

However, these officials took this opportunity to unscrupulously harm the people and exploit the people's wealth. After Meng Chang succeeded to the throne, in order to rectify the administration of officials, he personally wrote the "Promulgation of Orders" in the fourth year of Guangzheng (941 AD).

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The origin of the "Jie Shi Ming"

The inscription "Jie Shi Ming" comes from the "Promulgation of Orders" written by Meng Chang, the Lord of Shu in the Five Dynasties. Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty cut out the complex and simplified it, and excerpted four sentences from it: "Your salary and your salary are good for the people. It is easy for the people to be abused, but it is difficult for God to bully the people." They were issued to the prefectures and counties, and the stone was ordered to be erected in front of the government office lobby.

When the state chief and county magistrate sits on the board of directors, you can see the 16 characters to warn them to act impartially and engage in politics for the people, so it is called the "Imperial Precept Stone Inscription".

Zhezong of the Song Dynasty also wrote the "Jie Stone Inscription" to counties and counties. In the second year of Shaoxing, Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Huang Shangu wrote the "Jie Stone Inscription" in counties and counties. After the two Song Dynasties, "Jie Stone Inscription" spread throughout all states and counties across the country, becoming a famous aphorism and official motto.

In the early Qing Dynasty, the "Jie Stone Stele" was placed in the center in front of the government office lobby. Later, it was changed to the form of an archway. The "Jie Stone Monument" is still preserved in the Zhili Governor's Government Office in Baoding, Hebei Province.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - Order Prosecution