1. Bao Zheng, a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty. Bao Zheng is honest, fair, selfless, and redresses grievances for the people. He is called "Bao Qingtian". When interacting with others, he does not agree with others casually and does not use clever words to please others. He enforces the law strictly and does not show favoritism for personal gain. He is upright and upright in the court. As a result, dignitaries are greatly restrained. Everyone who hears about him is afraid of him. Therefore, people in the capital said: "The people who secretly bribed people to close the relationship include King Yama and Old Man Bao."
For those who have talents and political achievements, Bao Zheng can impartially recommend them, and for lawless ministers, he has impeached them many times. Bao Zheng was loved by people for his political achievements and conduct, so when the bad news of his death came out, the government and the public were shocked, and the whole city mourned. People widely praised his deeds and became a household legend.
2. Di Renjie, a politician during the Wu Zetian period of the Tang Dynasty, was famous for not fearing the powerful. Di Renjie's life can be said to be full of ups and downs in the officialdom. He was an upright man, hated evil as much as hatred, and regarded filial piety, loyalty, and honesty as righteousness. In every position he held, he cared about the people. He served as prime minister twice. The first time he was in office for only four months, he was falsely accused of treason by ruthless officials. After he was rehabilitated, he was demoted to the magistrate of Pengze County. During his second term as prime minister, he urged Wu Zetian to reestablish Luling King Li Xian as the prince, so that the Tang Dynasty could continue.
Di Renjie was known for his divine judgment. When he was the Prime Minister of Dali Temple during the Yifeng period, he adjudicated a large number of backlogged cases within one year, involving more than 17,000 people, and no one was unjustly accused. His legend of handling cases has been written into novels and made into TV series, and is deeply loved by people.
3. Hai Rui, a famous upright official in the Ming Dynasty. When he was an official, he cracked down on tyrants, dredged rivers, built water conservancy projects, advocated severe punishment of corrupt officials, and prohibited malpractice for personal gains. He once implemented a whip method to force corrupt officials to return their land to the people, which won the hearts of the people and was known as "the sea and the sky". Hai Rui lived a frugal life, wearing cloth robes, eating whole grains, and growing vegetables to support himself. Hai Rui once bought a coffin for himself, and then presented the "Public Security Book" to Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, criticizing Emperor Shizong for his superstitious witchcraft, luxurious life, and neglect of government affairs.
Many officials were afraid of Hai Rui's majesty. At that time, Yan Song's party members went on patrol in Zhejiang and Huaihe to handle the salt administration. When Hai Rui was sent to Yingtian as governor, many corrupt officials resigned voluntarily. The eunuchs were supervising the weaving in Jiangnan. When Hai Rui came, they reduced their chariots and horses. When Zhang Juzheng was presiding over the state affairs, he was afraid of Hai Rui's integrity and uprightness. Although he was recommended by officials many times, he was not appointed in the end.
4. Liu Yong, a politician and calligrapher during the Qianlong period, and Ji Xiaolan and He were known as the three main halls during the Qianlong period. Liu Yong's reputation for being fair and honest in politics spread far and wide. People admired Liu Yong's character and compared him to Bao Zheng of the Song Dynasty. Later, the Tanci "Liu Gong's Case" written during the Jiaqing period was adapted based on the story of Liu Yong deciding suspicious cases and taking charge of the people.
When He_ was favored by Qianlong and became popular, Liu Yong had to pretend to be confused. After Jiaqing ascended the throne, He _ was imprisoned. Liu Yong was ordered to handle the case of He _ forming a party for personal gain and taking advantage of power to accept bribes. He once again showed his fearless side by finding out more than 20 reports of He _ and his gang members extorting money, plundering people's fat, and engaging in corruption and self-enrichment. The court, and _ received the punishment they deserved.