Li Yuanfang (1489 (Ji younian)-1553) died at the age of 64. Zi Zishi,no. Xu An, is a native of Qin 'an County, Gansu Province, and a minister of Ming Jiajing. He used to be Tongzhi of Dengzhou Prefecture and Tongzhi of Lu 'an Prefecture. The masterpiece An Ming Fu.
The life of the character
Li Yuanfang was very clever since he was a child. When he was a little older, he followed his uncles Li Lan, Li Feng, Dai Li and Li Chong to study the ancient meaning of history and became famous in his hometown. In the second year of Zheng De in Ming Dynasty (1507), he was promoted. In the early years of Jiajing, he was appointed as the county magistrate of Shuntianfu Wanping. At that time, the government was corrupt and Sejong became increasingly fatuous. He ignored the affairs of state and attempted to live forever, which led to the eunuch's autocratic power and rampant adultery. Wanping County, located in the two capitals, is extremely difficult to govern, and the high officials of the imperial court, consorts and eunuchs coerce and seduce them by all means. Hou Jianchang invaded people's land, and Hui Anbo hid criminals, which caused great public anger. Li Yuanfang's indomitable spirit, brave words, defying hardships and dangers, defying powerful people, and acting in accordance with the law have enabled these matters to be solved reasonably and won the praise of the people of Wanping. The Dongchang incident involved seven people, including Wan Ping and Zhang, who were all sentenced to death. Li Yuanfang proved to be a hard worker, so their mistakes can be corrected. Wanping is closest to the imperial court, and all kinds of exorbitant taxes can be found at any time. If you don't finish it on time or slow down a little, you may be killed. So more than half of Wanping people go out to avoid being killed. Li Yuanfang was outraged, regardless of his personal safety, and asked the emperor to abolish seven things that the civilians suffered greatly. According to the actual situation, he made a comprehensive statement, talked about a thousand words, hit the nail on the head, touched on the right and wrong of Emperor Sejong's quest for immortality, and demanded the abolition of all this. In five days, I will die. At that time, Emperor Sejong was disgusted with his carelessness and refused to give advice. "It's no use killing the minister with a stick", so the ministers talked about it one after another: "It never rains but it pours". However, Li Yuanfang cloth socks Tsing Yi, calmly waiting. After the imperial edict came down, everyone was allowed to play. The people of Wanping were very happy, rejoicing, clapping their hands and cheering, and gave a portrait of Li Yuanfang as a souvenir. Li Yuanfang is famous all over the country for being outspoken, so the relevant authorities in the imperial court intend to recommend to the emperor that Li Yuanfang be the admonisher. However, due to bureaucratic obstruction, Li Yuanfang became a tongzhi of Dengzhou Prefecture (now Penglai, Shandong Province) and later transferred to Lu 'an Prefecture, Shanxi Province (now Changzhi, Shanxi Province). During his tenure, his political achievements were remarkable. The Shanxi Governor and the provincial judges jointly wrote a letter asking for the promotion of Li Yuanfang as the magistrate of Lu 'an. However, because the jealous people made false accusations in the name of wooing the relationship and buttering up the boss, the official department found no evidence, which made the matter go away. Li Yuanfang was also hit by this and said indignantly, "Yes, I can still be my ambition!" So he said that he was ill and went back to his hometown, and stayed at home and died.
Today, Li Yuanfang's descendants have settled at home and abroad, and many of them have sought their roots. Today, Qin An's descendants still retain Li Yuanfang's portrait and calligraphy before his death. His paintings are even more brilliant, and his calligraphy is as strong and powerful as his own words.
Around the age of 30, Li Yuanfang was appointed as the county magistrate of Shuntianfu Wanping by Ming Shizong. Because of its special geographical location, Ping has always been valued by all previous dynasties. As the head of the county magistrate, although there are only seven items, they are all appointed by the emperor's decree, which is not for ordinary people. Li Yuanfang came to wanping county with uneasy heart. Because he has long known that there are high-ranking officials, consorts or eunuch families everywhere. They wantonly occupy the farmland of the people and oppress the good people, so they do all kinds of evil.
After taking office, Li Yuanfang found that the present situation was worse than expected. There are three cases that made him trouble sleeping: First, villagers sued Jianchang Zhanghou Yanling for occupying civilian land for no reason; Second, someone reported that Huian Bo Zhangwei was hiding criminals and secretly sent people to threaten informants; Third, the East Factory maliciously framed seven people, including Zhang, and all of them were condemned to death. Zhang Yanling is an uncle and his sister is a well-off queen, so most officials turn a blind eye to his evil deeds. However, people who have always been honest and clean have sent people to investigate the evil deeds of Jianchang Hou's occupation of private land, and secretly presented them to Queen Zhang. At the same time, the court ruled that all the private land occupied by Jianchang Hou was returned to the villagers and appropriate compensation was given; The punishment for Hou Jianchang was decided by the emperor, because it involved royalty. In the case of Huianbo's possession of criminals, Li Yuanfang did not compromise, and ordered him to hand over the criminals within a time limit and make a "book of introspection", otherwise, "it will be decided by the emperor if it is reported to the court". Hui Anbo also heard that this "iron neck" county magistrate is very difficult. He didn't want such a trivial matter to make a big deal, so he had to obey. The third situation is a bit tricky, because the East Factory is the emperor's confidant, and it is difficult to get out alive after being locked in. With the help of courtiers, Li Yuanfang found the eunuch in charge of the East Factory and argued face to face. After several times in a row, Zhang and others were finally exempted from the death penalty.
Be worried by the people
As a parent, he knows the sufferings of the people. So, Li Yuanfang risked his life to write a letter: demanding the abolition of seven things that made Wanping people suffer greatly, and also talking about the harm of Emperor Sejong's alchemy and seeking immortality. After writing the letter, he "put on his socks in Tsing Yi" and calmly waited for punishment.
Li Yuanfang knew the people and his own king better. As the 1 1 emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Hougui of Shizong of the Ming Dynasty started the "Zhongxing period" by reorganizing the imperial platform at home, reducing taxes and fighting against the enemy abroad. However, in the later period of his reign, he began to forge Dan medicine regardless of state affairs, which led to the eunuch's authoritarian power. What is even more frightening is that Sejong, who lives in the deep palace, hates the courtiers' writing, and even the world-famous Harry has been imprisoned for advice.
After Li Yuanfang wrote the letter, there was no news for five days. At that time, ministers said in succession, "It seems that his luck will run out this time." Who knows that Emperor Sejong was not stupid in the end, but approved them one by one after reading the throne. This may have the same psychology as he never killed Harry later. When the news came down, the people of wanping county rejoiced and clapped their hands.
Resign and go home
No.29 Hezuo Lane, Xingguo Town, Qin 'an County, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, is a place full of scholarly atmosphere. The small courtyard wall is made of gray bricks, three wide and two deep. Both sides are the wing rooms, and the small cloister is winding and quiet. The colonnade columns are connected with the gold columns by inserting purlins, the front eaves columns are decorated with forehead purlins and flat purlins, and the middle purlins are equipped with carved boards. This small courtyard is the former residence of Li Yuanfang and the oldest preserved ancient residential building in Qin 'an County. In 2005, it was listed as a county-level cultural relics protection unit by the county people's government.
More than 400 years ago, Li Yuanfang, who was famous all over the country for his outspoken suggestions, returned to this small courtyard with an old heart at the age of destiny and began a quiet life. Looking back on his career, he doesn't regret his straightforward personality. When the Seven remonstrances were approved by the emperor, some people thought that Sejong liked Li Yuanfang very much, so they recommended him as an remonstrator-responsible for providing full-time advice to the emperor. Eunuchs secretly obstructed in many ways. Li Yuanfang has no background in North Korea. He never makes friends with powerful people. Finally, I had to be a Tongzhi in Dengzhou (now Penglai, Shandong), and a few years later I was transferred to Lu 'an, Shanxi (now Changzhi, Shanxi) as a Tongzhi. During his tenure, due to his remarkable achievements, the Governor of Shanxi and the provincial judges jointly wrote a letter asking for the promotion of Li Yuanfang as the magistrate of Lu 'an. Unexpectedly, Hui Anbo and others who offended in wanping county jointly accused Li Yuanfang of "curry favor with the boss". Although the official department finally found no evidence, it went away, but Li Yuanfang still couldn't stand the blow and returned to his hometown Qin 'an, refusing to leave home. For the rest of his life, he taught and educated people while sorting out his life. In the thirty-second year of Jiajing (AD 1553), Li Yuanfang passed away on December 21st, leaving only an article An Ming Fu and an innocent reputation.