Is Chen Jian of Maoming Huazhou an honest official?
Confucius Temple in Huazhou, Ming, is from Leling, Huazhou, Maoming. He is a legendary celebrity in Huazhou and even Maoming. His story is widely known and well known. Born in 1594, died in 1682 at the age of 88. His family is a scholarly family. Smart, studious and well-read since childhood. He is famous for his agility and good reaction. He is not only known as a "Lingnan gifted scholar" and a "two-generation emotional gifted scholar", but also a rare good official. It is said that he got to know each other with the help of nobles and became a new magistrate in Huating (now Songjiang, Shanghai). He once designed to punish the bribery of officials, gentry and bullies, and won the praise of the people. Although Chen Jiangang arrived, he heard about the evil deeds of local bullies and gentlemen and decided to punish them by interviewing people. When the local corrupt officials and bullies in Huating heard that they were the new magistrate, they were all eager to curry favor. Chen Jian smiled and greeted all the people who gave gifts at home and said to the giver, "In order to let my host remember the details of your gift, please register the date, what you gave and the quantity of the gift in the book and sign your name, so that I can benefit you conveniently in the future." When this statement came out, Huating was in an uproar. Those corrupt officials and bullies were hesitant at first, but now they seem to meet bosom friends and secretly laugh. However, after the local people learned about it, they secretly scolded Xinzhi County for colluding with corrupt officials and bullies. A month passed quickly, and Chen Jian grasped the fact that many corrupt officials and bullies took bribes, thinking that the time had come, so he chose another day to open the court. He ordered his men to issue subpoenas according to the names of gifts registered on the roster, and none of these corrupt officials and bullies dared to be absent. On the day of the court session, the drums rang "dong, dong, dong" and "dong, dong". When people hear the drums, they know that there is a big case to be tried. Men, women and children flocked to the yamen and surrounded it, vying to see what had happened. With the crack of the gavel, Chen Jian asked loudly, "Everyone in the audience knows that they are guilty. "These officials, gentry and bullies who are usually bullying in the countryside have never seen such a scene. At that time, they looked at each other and their faces changed greatly. The two officials and the gentry-looking people replied trembling, "magistrate, I really don't know what crime I have committed." "Chen Jian solemnly announced the fact that these corrupt officials and bullies took bribes, but the people who were tried in the audience refused to accept it:" If you say that the magistrate of a county is guilty, you must have evidence. " Chen Jian threw a thick stack of registration books in front of them: "What are these? Keep your eyes open. You deliberately bribed this official to get benefits from me. The facts of the crime are conclusive Can you still deny it? "They don't look at Jude, but when they look pale, they all spread out on the ground. It turns out that these are the number of gifts they personally registered when they paid bribes that day, as well as their own autographs. " Come on! First, everyone hits 50 boards and then convicts one by one. "Corrupt officials bowed their heads and regretted giving Jianyi Chen a gift that day. Chen Jian posted a notice to distribute all the bribes of corrupt officials and bullies to the local people. The people applauded and praised the new magistrate Chen Jian as an honest official!