Officials who were too incorruptible in ancient times included Bai Juyi, Bao Zheng and others. Almost all these people have a common fault: they do things to the letter and don't know how to be flexible when things happen, so they have few friends and don't know how to flatter in officialdom. Since ancient times, emperors don't like to turn against ministers, and such honest officials are always angular and upright, so it is difficult for people who are too strict with principles to become senior officials.

The emperor liked Bai Juyi's literary works, so he was appreciated by the emperor. Bai Juyi wanted to solve problems for the emperor through his official career. Therefore, Bai Juyi frequently wrote letters of advice, reflecting the current social situation and the suffering of people's lives at that time. I hope the emperor can take his own advice and sometimes point out the emperor's mistakes to his face. However, as the king of a country, how can the emperor accept the accusation of a small official face to face? Moreover, Bai Juyi's repeated letters bored the emperor, so Bai Juyi's career was very bumpy.

Bao Zheng, who is upright and upright, hates officials who take kickbacks and is very strict with his opponents. Although he is strict with people and things, he still adopts a loyal approach when handling cases. As a representative of integrity, Bao Zheng didn't get a high official position because of his own reasons, because Bao Zheng didn't want to go along with others, even with the emperor of the dynasty, and even rarely contacted his family and cronies, and cut off contacts with relatives and friends.

In ancient times, there were countless officials like Bai Juyi and Bao Zheng, who were honest and had good political achievements. But personal temper is angular, and it is also a big drawback that such people can't be executives. After all, following the times can get social recognition, so this is also a common problem that honest people can't be senior officials.