an honest official(míng jìng gāo xuán)

an honest official

Ming Jing Gao Hang, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m í NGJ ì NGG ā oxu á n, which means that the first emperor of Qin Dynasty has a mirror that can reflect people's heart; it means that officials judge cases fairly and honestly. From miscellaneous records of Xijing.

The origin of Idioms

Volume 3 of miscellaneous records of Xijing: "there is a square mirror, which is four feet wide and five feet nine inches high. There is light on the outside and light on the inside. When people come to shine on it, they can see the shadow. If you touch your heart with your hands, you will see the five internal organs of the intestines and stomach, and you will never be affected. "

Idiom usage

To Gong Zhilu written by Qian Qianyi in Qing Dynasty: "if you have the eye of the law and the eye of the sky, if you have the mirror hanging high, you may be able to have the ear of the lower body." The fourth fold of Wangjiang Pavilion written by Guan Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty: "only if the heaven sees pity, and every day is far away, today's personal fortune is very clear to honest officials."

Idiom story

Story 1: it is said that there is a magic mirror in Xianyang palace of the Qin Dynasty. It is four feet wide and five feet high. It can reflect people on both sides. In front of the mirror, the shadow in the mirror is upside down. If you press your hand on your chest, you can see the internal organs, the lesions in the human body, and those people who are not good at heart. The first emperor of Qin often used the mirror to deal with people around him. Story 2: in the classic three heroes and five righteousness, when Bao Gong was a child, he was framed by his second sister-in-law and fell into a well. He got a mirror, which could reflect the ghosts and demons in the world. This is the yin-yang mirror, one of the three treasures of Kaifeng Prefecture. With this treasure, Mr. Bao broke the Yin at night and the Yang at day. He had a good insight and found out numerous suspicious cases, so as to uphold justice for the common people. it is said that when Bao Gong was dying, he was afraid that his successor would be corrupt, pervert the law and harm the good people, so he ordered people to quietly hang his mirror on the main hall of Kaifeng mansion, and then he closed his eyes with ease. There is a folk saying among the common people: "Bao Qingtian, sitting on the South Street, holding the king's law with an iron face.". Dragon, tiger and dog, three mouths of guillotine, the common people are happy and the treacherous are afraid. I don't know how many dynasties passed. A guy named Qian Ruming spent 5000 Liang to become a Kaifeng magistrate. He planned to work for three years and two years and make a windfall. As soon as he took office, he met two brothers of Kaifeng village who were fighting a lawsuit for their family property. They danced happily and immediately went to court to ask a case. Qian Ruming knows that the "God of wealth" is also an Iron Rooster and a glazed cat. If he doesn't knock, he won't bleed. He did not ask, a slap startled, angry shout: "for petty gain, forget brotherhood, come on, each hit forty big board!" The brothers begged for mercy. Qian Ruming said: "I see you are very pitiful. I'll send you the forty board to give you a chance to repent. It depends on which of you is reasonable!" After that, he ordered to withdraw. When my brother came home, he thought that the governor Qian had something to say. Realizing the mystery, he sneaked into the Yamen through the back door overnight to see Qian Ruming. He handed a post and said, "all the wrongs of villains are written on the paper. Please have a look!" Qian Ruming opened it and saw that it was a silver note of three hundred taels. He could not help but smile with his beard. The next day, as soon as he ascended the hall, Qian Ruming yelled angrily at his younger brother: "Du, you have no elder brother in your eyes. You are greedy. You are a thing that you can't open your eyes to!" He took out the bamboo stick and raised it, but did not throw it down. The younger brother was so scared that he sat down on the ground and suddenly saw a mirror hanging above the hall, which reflected the scene of the elder brother sending the money ticket to the magistrate. He suddenly realized, and quickly cried: "my Lord, please give me another chance to repent!" As soon as Qian Ruming heard that there was a door, he said, "you should wake up as soon as possible, so as not to suffer from skin and flesh." Then he pointed to the sleeve to withdraw. That night, my younger brother also sent 500 Liang silver in the name of complaint. When he was promoted again, Qian Ruming glared at his elder brother and said, "as your elder brother, you take the lead in making trouble. It seems that you have to fight this board!" The elder brother thought to himself, why did the magistrate change his tone overnight? He looked up and saw clearly in the mirror that his younger brother sent money to the magistrate. He quickly bowed his head and kowtowed: "villain is confused for a moment, please give me a chance to repent." In this way, you are eight hundred today and I am one thousand tomorrow, and the two brothers are engaged in a tug of war. Qian Ruming saw that he had almost squeezed the oil and water, so he decided to close the case. In order to show his fairness and integrity, he invited the "God of wealth" to come to the Yamen and specially announced that the common people could watch the trial in the Yamen. There are many people inside and outside the Tianfu Yamen. On the lobby, Qian Ruming, with a serious face, said slowly: "friendship should be the most important thing between brothers! One person and half of the real estate, live and work in peace and contentment, do not make trouble. I'm generous. I don't want to pursue it any more. Let's go down to the hall! " When the two brothers were ruined, they realized that they had been cheated and cried out in unison: "my Lord, I won't fight this lawsuit. Give us the money back quickly!" Qian Ruming didn't expect them to reveal the truth on the spot. His face suddenly changed color: "nonsense, bloody mouth.". My house is clean and spotless. Who has collected your money? " The brothers pointed up and said, "the mirror is high, and the evidence is as strong as a mountain!" All eyes focused on the lobby. Baojing gave the brothers money again. The corruption and bribery happened again. Suddenly, the inside and outside of the lobby were fried. Qian Ruming didn't know what was going on, so he left his seat and looked up. When he saw that the mirror had exposed his ghost trick and revealed his true appearance, he was terrified and all over softened. "Plop" fell to the ground, unconscious. The scandal spread all over the city like wings, and no one could but scold Qian Ruming. money is so scared and scared that he has been bedridden ever since. The treasure realm swayed in front of him all the time, repeating his ugly deeds and bad deeds in Kaifeng. When he closed his eyes, he saw Bao sunspot glaring at him. The Dynasty and Mahan wanted to cut him with tiger's head. No matter who he met, he got up from the bed and knelt down to beg for mercy: "Mr. Bao, please forgive me..." One morning, in front of the yamen, the people found that Qian Ruming was naked and out of breath. "Dead Baogong killed the living magistrate". The people of the whole city are very happy and sing a song everywhere: "Kaifeng mansion, mirror photo, it's a person or a ghost. Yan Luo temple, black old bag, corrupt officials not light Rao. Later, a plaque with a clear mirror was hung on the lobby of each Yamen to show that the officials were fair and honest in judging cases, strict in law enforcement, fair in judging cases and impartial in handling affairs.

Chinese PinYin : míng jìng gāo xuán