In A.D. 1656, in the 13th year of Qing Shunzhi, Tang Bin was the deputy envoy of Tongguan Road in Shaanxi. When he took office, he hired three mules, one carrying luggage and a book box, one servant riding Tom Ben, and the other riding by himself, like a poor scholar who was trying to catch the exam.
When Tongguan entered the customs, Tang Bin stated his identity, "My name is Tang, and I am the new Tongguan Road Deputy Ambassador". But the Tongguan guard saw that the master and servant were down and out, and said with a smile, "You can't cook it in the pot."
In fact, it is really hard to believe that a new official takes office, relying on the ostentation and extravagance of people like Tang Bin, mules, luggage and book boxes. No way, Tang Bin had to show his business card, certificate and card, and finally the guard believed him.
Later, Tang Bin dealt with the accumulated cases in Tongguan and cracked down on local tyrants, evil gentry and hooligans. Local tyrants and bullies in Tongguan counties have curbed their evil deeds. Refugees came back one after another, and the former barren land became a granary, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. In just three years, Tongguan became "the first fortress household in the world". So the reputation of "Tang Qingtian" was handed down.
Later, Tang Bin became the governor of Jiangsu. The following year, there was a drought in Yangzhou, and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced. Without thinking, Tang Bin immediately ordered the counties to open official warehouses for disaster relief, and mobilized provincial civil and military officials to donate enthusiastically, but it was still a drop in the bucket. Therefore, Tang Bin ordered Jiangsu Buzheng to allocate 52,000 yuan from the national treasury and send people to Huguang, which is rich in rice, to buy rice.
Later, Tang Bin dealt with the accumulated cases in Tongguan and cracked down on local tyrants, evil gentry and hooligans. Local tyrants and bullies in Tongguan counties have curbed their evil deeds. Refugees came back one after another, and the former barren land became a granary, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. In just three years, Tongguan became "the first fortress household in the world". So the reputation of "Tang Qingtian" was handed down.
Later, Tang Bin became the governor of Jiangsu. The following year, there was a drought in Yangzhou, and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced. Without thinking, Tang Bin immediately ordered the counties to open official warehouses for disaster relief, and mobilized provincial civil and military officials to donate enthusiastically, but it was still a drop in the bucket. Therefore, Tang Bin ordered Jiangsu Buzheng to allocate 52,000 yuan from the national treasury and send people to Huguang, which is rich in rice, to buy rice.
Because Kuyin can't move casually, an official advised Tang Bin at that time: "Kuyin can't be used privately and can't be automatic. If you want to use it, you should write to the emperor. If you use it automatically, the emperor will blame you and you can't afford it. "
As a result, Tang Bin said: "If we memorialize now, by the time the emperor approves, the victims will have starved to death. Use it now. Our emperor is very kind. He won't blame us He wants to blame, and the sin is borne by me alone, which is to remove my post, but it is worth saving the victims in Yangzhou. "
In fact, apart from serving the people, an honest and upright official has another characteristic, that is, he does not seek power, and so does Tang Bin.
At that time, Mingzhu was a college student and was in power in North Korea. Yu Guozhu, a former governor of Jiangsu and a member of the Pearl Party, told Tang Bin that the imperial court exempted Jiangnan from taxes because of the actions of the scholar Pearl. It means that Tang Bin will curry favor with Pearl in the future. However, Tang Bin resolutely refused to associate with him. As a result, I offended Mingzhu and was framed by Mingzhu and his henchmen.
Later, Tang Bin left Suzhou, and Suzhou people cried and couldn't stay. The market was closed for three days. More than one hundred thousand people burned incense to see him off. So Tang Bin said excitedly: "Love has a pure heart, but it can't save the people." As a result, Pearl caught this sentence and framed him as libel. Finally, Emperor Kangxi gave Tang Bin a five-level punishment.
Of course, apart from being honest, diligent and loving the people, honest and honest, and not attached to powerful people, an honest official actually has another feature, that is, frugality and simplicity.
Tang Bin, too, is even worse. Because he has a dish made of tofu for every meal, over time, Suzhou people nicknamed him "tofu soup". There is another story.
One day, the old man had a whim and looked through the account book at home and found an egg on it. He suddenly flew into a rage: "I haven't eaten an egg since I came to Suzhou." Who bought it? "
The servant replied that it was a son. As a result, he summoned his son, knelt down in court and even said, "Do you think eggs in Suzhou are the same price as those in Henan? I want to eat eggs and go back to my hometown in Henan. " And the servant who buys chicken will also be punished with a stick.
This is unacceptable. I am too stingy to buy eggs. His wife is sitting in a sedan chair, the lining inside is broken, and the exposed cotton can be seen from the outside. He became the richest official in the south of the Yangtze River until he left office. He only bought a book of Twenty-two History, saying it was cheaper than his hometown. It is said that when Tang Bin finally died, there were only eight taels of silver left at home, and there was no money to buy a coffin.
How can this not be an honest official?
After Tang Bin's death, he was posthumously named as "servant" and called "Zheng Wen", which was the highest posthumous title for a good minister in ancient society.
According to the Biography of Tang Bin in the Draft of Qing Dynasty, after the emperor shunzhi entered the Central Plains in 1644, Emperor Xuan Tong abdicated in191year, which was passed down to the tenth generation in 267. * * * Eight celebrities were named "Zheng Wen" by the Qing Dynasty. Tang Bin of the Kangxi Dynasty was listed as the first of the eight masters. Known as "the first person in Manchu Dynasty".
Later, Fang Bao, an essayist in the Qing Dynasty, praised Tang Bin, saying that "the famous officials of Han and Han dynasties will be the first to promote the Tang Palace in Suizhou" and "the official list is the first", thus truly becoming the "first official in the Qing Dynasty". Taiwan Province historian Levin called him "the first official in the world".