1.
Eat the food of the people and wear the clothes of the people. Don’t think that the people can be bullied, and you are also a common people;
It is not honorable to gain an official position and lose it. An official is worthy of humiliation. Don’t say that an official is useless. The whole place depends on an official.
——Neixiang County Yasan Provincial Hall
Free translation of the couplet:
Officials are fed and clothed by ordinary people. The common people are the food, clothing, and parents of officials. Officials cannot rely on their power to bully the people. They must remember that they are also one of the common people. To receive an official position, they must not regard themselves as noble and honorable. Even if they lose their official position in serving the country and the people, it is still considered a loss. There should be no shame, don't say that local officials don't have much effect. We must know that the quality of local governance and whether the people live and work in peace and contentment all depend on local officials.
2.
Calling the father to persuade farmers and Du Mu to start work, Nanyang has been following the officials since ancient times;
Playing the harp and hanging the mirror, loving the lotus to the moon, the innocent child always hopes for a good official .
——Nanyang Fuya Ertangyuan
Free translation of the plaque couplet:
The first couplet mentions that in the history of Nanyang, there have been many people like Zhao Xinchen and Du The second line of the poem refers to such an excellent "parent official" as "an innocent son", which means that the people hope to have more good officials to govern.
3.
To govern Jutan, one pillar holds up the sky and the head is strong;
To love the people of Li, to stay firmly grounded for ten years.
——Neixiang County Government Gate
Free translation of the plaque:
"Jutan" and "Li" are both the ancient names of Neixiang.
As a local official who governs Jutan, he receives orders from the emperor and is responsible for the people. He has a heavy responsibility, like a pillar holding up the sky. He must work down-to-earth for ten or eight years, working diligently for the people and benefiting the country.
4.
You have a salary and a salary, and the people anoint the people;
It is easy for the people to be abused, but it is difficult for God to bully them.
——Neixiang County Yajie Shifang Nanyang Fu Yajie Shifang
Paraphrase of the couplet:
Officials’ salaries are the blessings of the common people Blood and sweat, ordinary people are easily bullied, but God cannot be deceived.
5.
If you are generous, the people will receive more gifts; if you take a penny, the official is not worth a penny.
——Neixiang County Government Office
I am not worth a penny if I take a penny; a cent of generosity will benefit the people more than a penny.
——Nanyang Fuya Gongfang
Free translation of the couplet:
The couplet requires officials to be strict with themselves, stay clean, care about the suffering of the people, and relieve the suffering of the common people. burden.
Officials should not do evil for small things, and should not be greedy for a penny of profit; they should be lenient to the people, and the benefits of generosity will be endless.
6.
It is not easy to ask the common people for half a penny;
But what contribution can one official make with two thousand stones?
——The gate of Nanyang Mansion House
Free translation of the couplet:
The first couplet says that it is not easy to be an honest official without asking for half a penny from the people, but it is not easy. We must also work hard; the second couplet says that when the prefect receives a salary from the court, he must always remind himself to do more practical things for the people.
7.
The law has no relatives, and the orders have no reason;
Rewards should only be severe, and punishments should be light.
——Neixiang County Government Office No. 2
Free translation of the plaque:
When enforcing the law, officials should not distinguish between close relatives or close relatives, nor favoritism for personal gain. To enforce the law fairly; when handling major or difficult cases, the whistleblowers should be heavily rewarded, and for some difficult cases where the truth cannot be found out due to insufficient evidence, room should be left in the handling to avoid unjustly accusing good people, so as to protect good people. common people.
8.
Punishment and reward are inherently selfless, right and wrong must not be believed without violating the will of the people;
It is useless to criticize or repute, I must make it clear but I want my heart to be clear. .
—— Nanyang Government Office Lobby
Free translation of the couplet:
The first couplet says that rewards and punishments are selfless, right is right and wrong is wrong. I dare to say that it does not go against public opinion; the second line says that being an official will inevitably be slandered and praised, but these are not enough. Being an official must be clear and selfless, and only want to clear one's own conscience.
9. Couplet
Gongsheng Ming
——Neixiang County Yajie Shifang Nanyang Fu Yajie Shifang
Free translation of the couplet:
Only by being impartial and selfless can we understand the truth clearly.