Lu Zhi, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, was honest and law-abiding, and refused to accept gifts from others. Seeing that he was so "demanding" on himself, Tang Dezong felt a little too much, so he advised him: "Qingqing is too cautious, and all proposals are rejected, for fear that things will go against his wishes, such as whipping boots, which is harmless." After listening to this, Lu Zhi wrote a letter "Preventing Micro-corruption", saying: "If the road of bribery is opened, it will expand. Whips and boots are endless, and you have to wear clothes; Clothes and fur are endless, and they must be in money; Money is endless, it must be a car; There is no end to the car, and it will reach the golden wall. " Lu Zhi is the prime minister, and it is a piece of cake to accept flogging in his capacity and position. However, he believes that small gifts are inevitable and big gifts will come. It is really valuable to take the overall situation as the priority and start from small things and refuse bribes.

2. Su Shi tells the fable of declining gifts.

Su Shi, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, was a great official in Beijing. One day, his fellow countryman brought a generous gift to ask him to help him get an official job, and said, "If it's inconvenient for you, ask your brother to drive." Nostalgia is inconvenient, so Su Shi told a "fable" to the visitors first. Some people are so poor that they want to dig the graves of Boyi and Shu Qi, only to hear Boyi say in the tomb, "I starved to death in shouyangshan, and I have nothing but a handful of dead bones. What should I do? " The grave robber said gloomily, "Then I'll dig up Uncle Qi's grave and try my luck!" Boyi added, "Even I am so good, and my brother can't help!" "Su Shi's implication is: I know your difficulty, but neither of us can help! The villagers realized that there was no hope of seeking an official, so they had to walk away with gifts.

Sima Guang hung a banner of clean government.

Sima Guang, a famous historian in the Northern Song Dynasty, became a big official in the DPRK. He was tired of the phenomenon of not distinguishing between public and private and pandering to others, so he wrote a huge banner and hung it in the living room. The banner reads: "If you visit the kings, if you see the legacy of the state affairs and the sufferings of the people, please listen to the court, discuss with your colleagues, and choose the feasible one for the purpose of reporting." If there is something wrong with the naked body, if you want to correct it, that is, seal the book and order the Tibetan family to pass it on, so that they can introspect and sue themselves and admire changing careers. As for the crime of official dispatch and snow management, take all measures and ask for a performance, which can be carried out with officials of the DPRK province. If it is a private visit, please don't talk. "As the prime minister of today's dynasty, it is really admirable to hang such a majestic banner under the official atmosphere of' respecting fame and greed' in the Song Dynasty to show that things are aboveboard and unselfish.

4. Yu Qian's "Clean Hands"

Yu Qian was a famous politician in the Ming Dynasty. His name is immortal in a poem "Ode to a Lime". He served as a minister of war and governor for many years and has always been known for his integrity. At that time, foreign officials returned to Beijing every year to report on their work, and many people brought precious local products to give gifts to the ministers and relatives of the country, but he was always empty-handed, not by connections, but by political achievements. Persuading him to follow suit to protect himself, he not only declined his kindness, but also hung a brand cloud at home: handkerchief, mushroom, thread incense, which brought disaster to the country and the people. Keep my sleeves clean so that I won't talk for long. This is where the idiom "remain uncorrupted" comes from.

5. Wu's box poem "Rejecting Bribery"

Wu Na, a poet in the Ming Dynasty, was appointed as the censor and ordered to inspect the official management of the "Three Divisions" in Guizhou. On the way back to Beijing, I had already entered Sichuan, and a knight followed me, saying that he was ordered by the Third Division of Guizhou to present 120 gold to the adults. Joking that "Wu" means "don't accept", he picked up pen and ink and wrote a poem on the gift box to show his refusal. There is a poem that says, "Xiaoxiao's luggage will return to the east and cross the most dangerous beach in the future." If there are stolen goods and private things, teach them to sink in Bibo. " Knights must revive the original and poems.

6. Yu Chenglong severely informed the briber.

Yu Chenglong, a famous minister in Qing Dynasty, lived in the 19th year of Kangxi. He has just been promoted to the governor of Zhili. Many followers wanted to give him gifts and bribes, but Yu Chenglong refused them one by one. Xxxx county magistrate, following the rules, gave him a generous gift on the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival. Yu Chenglong was furious and refused to accept it. He also issued a special "No Feeding", notified the scandal of XX county magistrate's gift giving, and made it clear that in the future, if his officials found that they gave gifts privately on holidays, unforgiven.