Wen Zi was the son of Duke Dou of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. When I grew up, my stepfather was Dr. Chu, and later I was named Lingyin by the King of Chu, with more than 10,000 people under one person. One day, a relative of Wen Zi thought that he had a background in Wen Zi, so he ran amok outside and was arrested by the sheriff. However, when the magistrate knew that he was a relative of the Lingyin Dynasty, he was scared out. Later, the sheriff hurried to Wen Zi to report, hoping to please Wen Zi. I didn't expect Wen Zi to listen to his report, but he was not happy, but asked seriously:

"Did you let the prisoner go?"

"yes."

"Then get him back quickly!"

Hearing this, the magistrate quickly said, "He is a relative of your master Yin. How dare I arrest him? "

Wen Zi said angrily, "Why can't your relatives be arrested for breaking the law? We set up private judges to safeguard national laws and regulations. How can you let the prisoner go without authorization because he is my relative? "

See the sheriff embarrassed, Wen Zi went on to say; "As your Yin, I should take the lead in obeying the law. At ordinary times, some criminals have a lot of complaints about severely punishing me according to law, but I didn't pardon them. Now, my relative has broken the law, how can I cover him up? As a magistrate, you let you go. Isn't this to show the Manchu minister and the people of the whole country that I am a very selfish person? How can a selfish person govern the country? "

Although Wen Zi's words are admirable, the judicial personnel who are used to abusing power for personal gain and "one person gets the word, making chickens and dogs restless" are still a little puzzled. He argued: "Your spirit of setting an example is good, but many ministers have never wooed relatives and friends who commit crimes in secret?"

Wen Zi said, "I don't care what others do. As judicial personnel, they should act according to law. No matter who breaks the law in the future, you are not allowed to let you out casually! " The magistrate heard the word "later" and quickly said it wouldn't happen again. Forget it this time! "

"no!" Wen Zi said categorically: Since you don't want to, I will arrest him myself! As a result, Wen Zi's pro-prestige was punished according to law.

The story of Fan Zhongyan's godson's incorruptibility and extravagance

Fan Zhongyan, a politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, was born in a poor peasant family in Wuxian County, Suzhou. The poor life in his childhood made him develop the habit of frugality, which remained the same after he entered the DPRK as an official.

Fan Zhongyan's son Fan Chunren knows his habits and family rules like the back of his hand. So on the eve of the wedding, Fan Chunren naturally dare not dream about the wedding. He thought about it and finally decided to buy only two slightly better clothes, so that both father and wife could make sense. So, Fan Chunren made a list of clothes he planned to buy and gave it to his father for approval.

Who knows that Fan Zhongyan looked at the list and immediately said with a straight face: "Marriage is naturally a major event in life, but what is the contradiction between this and thrift?" How can you use "life events" as an excuse to be extravagant and wasteful? "

Fan Chunren was ashamed of his father's words. He got up the courage to say to his father, "My children are familiar with the frugal family style, and my son knows his mistakes when he buys luxury goods and expensive goods." However, I told my father truthfully. The couple wanted to use Luo Qi as a curtain. The child knew that it did not conform to the family style and did not dare to agree, but her parents suggested that the child did not dare to insist because of his feelings. "

Fan Zhongyan flew into a rage after hearing this: "You know you made a mistake, but I won't pursue it again. But for decades, the Fan family has been frugal and self-controlled, ashamed of luxury. Wouldn't it be bad for your family to use Luo Qi as a curtain? You can tell me, if you insist on using Luo Qi as a curtain, then I, Fan Zhongyan, dare to burn it in the yard! "

Because of Fan Zhongyan's insistence, Fan Chunren's wedding was very frugal, neither buying expensive and luxurious items nor holding a grand and luxurious wedding. Not only has Fan Zhongyan's family style been maintained, but his colleagues have also received great education from it.