Wu Yinzhi

Wu Yinzhi

Wu Yinzhi? Chumo was born in juancheng, Puyang (now juancheng, Shandong Province). He was the sixth grandson of Wu Zhi, the official of Cao Wei, and a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

He is good at chatting and has a profound knowledge of literature and history. He was praised by Han KangBo, the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and was recommended to become an official. In the first year of Yuanxing (402), he served as the general of Longxiang, the governor of Guangzhou, and the general of Zhonglang in Pingyue. He went through the "greedy spring" specially, drinking water and writing poems. During the period of governance of Guangzhou, he made great efforts to rectify corruption and was famous for his incorruptness

Yixi eight years (412 years), granted Jinziguang Lu doctor. Ten years (413), he died, and was presented to doctor Zuo Guanglu and a free rider.

Life of the characters

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Wu Yinzhi:

Although his family is poor, his ambition is high. He read the poems and books and showed his elegance to the world. Even if he drank porridge every day, he would not be affected by foreign money. When his mother died, he was very sad. Every morning, he washed his face with tears, and the pedestrians were moved. At that time, Han KangBo was his neighbor. His mother often said to him, "if you become an official, you should recommend someone like him."

Being honest and upright

Later, Han KangBo became the Minister of the Ministry of officials, and recommended Wu Yinzhi as the assistant minister. At that time, brother Tanzhi was the Gongcao of Yuan Zhen. Yuan Zhen was defeated by Huan Wen, and Tanzhi was captured and about to be killed. Yin Zhi paid a visit to Huan Wen and asked him to redeem his brother. Wen thought that Yin Zhi was a rare and loyal man. He was frank with him and played the role of worshiping Yin Zhi as the Minister of the imperial court. When her daughter gets married, Xie Shi sends someone to help her, but none of her guests is invited, and the dowry is not bought. But she sees the maid leading the dog to the street to sell it. After he was transferred to the Jinling mausoleum, his wife still paid for cooking. Filial piety emperor highly valued him and served as general Yu Shi and general Zuo Wei. After that, he successively held the posts of Zhongshu Shilang, Guozi doctor, Prince Youwei pawn, leader Zhuolang, Youwei general, etc.

During the reign of Long'an (397-402), the imperial court wanted to get rid of the disadvantages of Lingnan, and appointed Yinzhi as general Longxiang, governor of Guangzhou, and general Pingyue Zhonglang. On the way to work, I went to Shimen, 20 miles away from Guangzhou, and met a mountain spring. The local people said that they would become greedy after drinking this spring, so it was called "greedy spring". Yinzhi said to his family, "if you don't have the desire for corruption at all, you won't be open to money. It's sheer nonsense to say that if you go beyond Lingnan, you will lose your integrity." Then he went to the spring and drank it, and wrote a poem: "the ancients said that this water, a treasure, try to make Yi Qi drink, eventually when not easy." After taking office, he was honest and upright, simple, hardworking and unswerving. All he ate was rice, vegetables and dried fish. He was dressed in coarse cloth, and the tent and curtain of his residence were handed over to the warehouse. Some people said that he deliberately put on a show and laughed in silence, as usual. When his subordinates deliver fish, they often remove their bones. Yinzhi is very tired of this flattering style and always casts them out of the tent after being punished. After his punishment of corrupt officials and prohibition of bribery, the official atmosphere in Guangzhou has improved. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the emperor issued an imperial edict to promote him to the rank of former general, and gave him 500000 yuan and a thousand mu.

Wu Yinzhi had been in Guangzhou for many years. When he left his post and returned home, his boat was still the simple luggage of his first visit. Only his wife bought a jin of aloes, which was not the original object. Yinzhi thought that the origin was unknown, so he immediately grabbed it and threw it into the water. When I got home, there were only six huts and a courtyard surrounded by fences. Liu Yu gave him an ox cart and built a house for him. Yinzhi resolutely refused. Later, he was promoted to be a minister of Zhishu and Taichang, but he remained clean and thrifty and lived like a civilian. Every time you get a salary, leave enough food, and distribute the rest to others. My family lives by spinning, but my wife doesn't get any salary. When reading in cold winter, he often wears a quilt to protect himself from the cold.

resign from office and return to one 's native town

Yixi eight years (412 years), Yinzhi returned home, granted Guanglu doctor, Jiajin zhangzishou, give money 100000, 300 meters. He died in 413. As a gift to Dr. Zuo Guanglu, he also served as an official.

Historical records

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The book of Jin, good officials, biography of Wu Yin

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Family members

Ziyan was the governor of Poyang. Yan's younger brother and son, who are prefectures and counties, often take honesty and prudence as the law of the gate. Although they can't catch and hide their talents, they can't be replaced by filial piety and respect.

Anecdotes and allusions

Sell a dog to marry a girl

When it comes to Wu Yinzhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, people will naturally think of the anecdote that when he was a governor of Guangzhou, he drank greedy spring instead of greedy. However, few people know the anecdote about selling dogs to marry his daughter when he was a secretary.

Wu Yinzhi had been a Secretary for many years before he became a governor of Guangzhou. At first, he was known and rewarded by Huan Wen, and worshipped the emperor and the minister. Then, he was named by Xie Shi to be the master of the book. Later, he entered the court to be the Minister of the book. Like shangshulang and Zhubo, zhongshushilang is also a secretary. Wu Yinzhi sold his dog to marry his daughter when he was the master of Xie Shi.

Xie Shi was a famous figure in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was the commander of the Jin army in the battle of Feishui. This battle is enough to make him famous in history. Xie Shi is very concerned about Wu Yinzhi's life. Wu Yinzhi's daughter is going to get married. Knowing that his family is poor, Xie Shi orders his men to bring all kinds of things necessary for the wedding. When I arrived at Wu Yin's home, I saw nothing but a cold and quiet atmosphere. I only saw that my maid had a dog to sell in the market. It turns out that Wu Yinzhi depends on the money from selling dogs to get his daughter's dowry!

Clean and honest

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, although the chief official was not a great official, his duty was nothing more than to be in charge of documents and to be an aide to generals and ministers. However, in terms of its status, it is very important; in terms of its power, it is sometimes too big to be talked about. For example, when Huan Wen took Xi Chao as his army member and Wang Yu as his chief officer, he said that "when a bearded man joined the army, a short chief officer could make the public happy and angry". The importance and power of the chief officer can be seen from this. At that time, Xie Shi's reputation was growing, and his family was very rich. Wu Yinzhi worked under him, and his salary would be very high. To say the least, Wu Yinzhi's salary is not much, but as long as he uses his position and influence, and takes Xie Shi, his boss, as an example (Xie Shi is also famous for his extravagance), he will take advantage of it when he can, and he will never be poor enough to sell dogs to marry women. Obviously, Wu's family was poor for another reason. According to the historical books, he was "weak in the crown, but upright in the middle, and had a clear mind"; "although he lived in a clear place, his salary was given to all his family members, and he had no quilt in winter. He tasted Huanyi, but quilt wadding, and hard work was the same as poor and common people.". His family is poor. It turns out that he is always honest and kind.

As we all know, the official style of the Jin Dynasty was quite corrupt. It was at that time that such scandals as father and son's daily bread, Shi Chong's competition with Wang Kai for wealth and wealth took place. In that kind of environment and conditions, Wu Yinzhi's ability to be honest and self-defense is really commendable. In particular, Xie Shi, the boss, is extremely reserved, but he is not moved at all. He is especially respected for keeping the poor. Later, the imperial court decided to send him to Guangzhou as an assassin, hoping that he would set up a new image there and change the malpractice of corruption and bribery in the past.

Guanquan, Guangzhou

Facing the sea and surrounded by mountains, Guangzhou produces ivory, pearls, seafood and precious medicinal materials. However, because of its remote location and epidemic situation, it was still a wild place in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, so few people were willing to be officials there. Only those who are poor and want to make a fortune will go. To be an assassin in Guangzhou, you only need to get a box of pearls. You can't enjoy them all your life. Twenty miles away from Guangzhou, in a place called Shimen, there is a spring called "greedy spring". It is said that no matter who drinks this spring, he will become greedy.

Wu Yinzhi didn't believe in this evil. When he arrived in Guangzhou, he said to his relatives, "if you don't see what you want, you can keep your heart in order. I know it when I cross the mountains and mourn the Qing Dynasty. " In order to show that he was determined to be honest, he went to the greedy spring to drink the water, and wrote a poem: "the ancients said that this water, a treasure.". Try to make Yi Qi drink, and it will not be easy at last. It means: people say that after drinking this spring water, they will be greedy for money and treasure. If people like Boyi Shuqi drink it, I don't think it will change their honest heart.

After he was in Guangzhou, he always maintained a clean and honest conduct, simple food, clothes and appliances are also very simple. When he left Guangzhou, his wife secretly brought a jin of Chinese herbal medicine agarwood. Wu Yinzhi found it and was very angry and threw it into the water. Wu Yin's custom became more and more simple in the south of the five ridges. In the first year of Yuanxing (402 A.D.), Wu Yinzhi was promoted to be a former general, and was rewarded with a reward of 500000 yuan and Qianhu Gu.

Wu Yinzhi sold his dog to marry his daughter when he was the chief bookkeeper, and he later drank greedy spring but not greedy when he was the governor of Guangzhou. These two things show that no matter what environment and conditions he was in, and no matter whether he had power or no power in his hands, a real incorruptible person would not change his ambition.

The key to a person's honesty lies in himself, not in the environment and conditions.

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