Two years ago, the TV series "Li Wei became an official" was very popular, just like Xuzhng's humorous Li Wei. But judging from various materials, Li Yu in history does not seem to be like this.
Li Wei, a native of Xuzhou, Jiangsu, was born in the 26th year of Kangxi and died in the third year of Qianlong. Li _ was not a good imperial examination official, but his family spent money to buy him an Imperial College diploma and donated it in the form of donations. Because he didn't read much when he was a child, Li Wei would still make fun of some typos, even though he later became a big official.
Although Li Wei is uneducated, he is very smart. After his master drafted official documents and read them to him, he always found out the key points of the problem and dictated them to his master for revision. Everyone is sure. When Li heard the case, he was quick in thinking and quick in judgment, without any suspicion of illiteracy.
According to Li Minda's "Public Health Biography" in "Ogura Sanfang Collection", Li was a burly man with big shoulders and a round waist. He looks like a brave warrior and is easily recognized walking down the street. Because Li Wei's face is as big as a basin and his nostrils are open, he is different from ordinary people. And Li_, despite his military build and pale face, has a pockmarked face, which is a pity.
Li Wei is physically strong and has loved practicing martial arts since he was a child. After he became an official, he established a brave and healthy camp and recruited some local warriors to practice fighting skills. Every time Li _ takes Yong Jianying out to catch thieves, he wears shining armor, holds an iron rod in his hand, and lives an addictive life from a high position. But Yongzheng did not agree with his military image. When Li _ volunteered to kill him in the northwest battlefield, Yong Zheng said disdainfully, I knew you were not this material. No need to bother.
It is said that shortly after Yongzheng came to power, he found that various provinces owed a lot of money and food, so he conducted an inventory. Provincial officials were frightened when they heard the news. Li Wei was the governor of Zhejiang at that time and immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures. His men couldn't think of any good ideas. Li _ said: "If we don't invite the imperial minister, the emperor will not believe us; but if the imperial minister comes and we princes have no right to interfere in the investigation, I'm afraid our shortcomings will be exposed. I might as well take the initiative to call the court and say: "Zhejiang's money and food have been wasted long ago. It's time for the imperial envoy to investigate and rectify the situation. But when the imperial minister came to the local area for the first time, he was afraid that nothing would be accomplished all of a sudden. As local officials, they should cooperate with each other and ask the emperor to make decisions. '
Later, Li Li lied about his birthday, so officials from seventy-two counties in central Zhejiang rushed to congratulate him. In the middle of the birthday banquet, Li Wei sent someone to the hall and said: "The imperial envoy in charge of money and food is coming soon. If you owe money, don't lie to me. I can save you. If you are disobedient and find problems, don't blame me." Give you a chance and be beaten to death." Everyone was scared and said, "I am willing to listen to you." Then Li Wei asked these people to go back. Regardless of whether they have debts or not, register them truthfully and give them to him so that he knows what he is doing.
In addition, after Yongzheng received Li _'s memorial, he agreed to his suggestion, sent Finance Minister Peng Wei to Zhejiang for investigation, and approved Li _ to assist in the investigation. Peng Wei has already checked in other provinces south of the Yangtze River. This man works hard. In addition, the princes in the south of the Yangtze River did not dare to interfere with his work. As a result, many problems arose, and many people were caught by him. Peng Weixin was also preparing to report to the court and punish these people with the charges of "relocation, excision, supervision, and pursuit", which made people in these places panic and complained.
After inspecting other provinces, Peng Wei still had new ideas, and then he was ordered to come to Zhejiang in high spirits. Unexpectedly, after Li _ saw Yongzheng, he showed him Yongzheng's instructions and said, "The imperial court asked me to assist you in the inventory work. Please discuss what to do." Peng Weixin saw Li _ holding Yongzheng's instructions in his hand, A lot of them were withdrawn.
Later Li Wei hosted a banquet for Peng Weixin and toured China with wine. Li Wei sighed, "There has never been any dispute in cooperation. I am impatient and like to argue with others. I have been criticized by the emperor many times. This time I am working with adults. I hope there will be no disputes, but I don't know how to avoid it?" Peng Weixin said: "Then "Okay, let's go to the county to check, okay?" Li Wei said, "Okay."
The blind pursuit of honest officials has led to many drawbacks. After Yongzheng came to power, he often told Li ** that upright officials were like puppets, useless and of no benefit to the country and the people's livelihood. Therefore, Yongzheng's selection of people was based on talent first, and secondly on qualifications or imperial examination background. Just like Li **'s posthumous name "Mingda", it not only reflects Li **'s way of serving as an official, but also reflects Yongzheng's criteria for selecting officials. Because of this, Li stood out and became a capable minister in the Yongzheng Dynasty.
Being born in the world is also a great blessing in life, and it coincides with noble people.