"Dad, you are poor all your life. You only cost eight taels of silver after rummaging through the cabinets. You can't afford a coffin."
Son Tang Pu knelt in front of Tang Bin and cried bitterly.
Tang Bin Mansion yamen
On October 11, 1687, The autumn wind was whispering , the fallen leaves were flying, and the crows were crying. After Tang Bin's death, his family had no money to be buried.
Tang Pu recorded in "A Brief History of the First Caofu Jun" that when Tang Bin was buried, "there was no new clothes at home, and the old clothes were buried with them, and the golden copper belt was attached to the court. The court clothes were given to him."
First-rank senior official, poverty-stricken. My friend Xu Qianxue With tears in his eyes, he took out twenty gold before he was able to be born and buried. The streets and alleys were crying and rushed to the streets to see him off.
Later, Kangxi found out, and wrote down the "No. 1 honest official in the world" and ordered the local government to rebuild the cemetery to comfort the loyal ministers' spirit in heaven.
Kangxi
Tang Bin was an official all his life, adhering to the concept of "never add tuition", loving the people as his son, and sympathizing with the people's feelings.
None of his four children went through the back door to the government, because he was a first-rank official, his family and friends were promoted to heaven.
did not make money because of his position, his children did business and did not have any children who relied on their power to do evil and were a fisherman.
He did not give up his own pockets in the river affairs project because of his high position and authority. He did not use his position to harm good women. He did not wear valuable clothes, wear valuable accessories, have no official airs, are close to the people, are not arrogant, regard himself as an official, and seek welfare for the people with his heart.
"Qing Bai Lei Chao" records, "I encourage myself with the introduction. Those who are greedy and cruel subordinates are good at exhorting them. If they do not change, they will punish them." Wujiang magistrate Guo Xiu After being scolded and influenced by Tang Bin, he ordered people to carry water to clean the halls and inner rooms to show that they are defiled and cleaned. He said to his subordinates and the people, "The old Guo Xiu is dead, and the new Guo Xiu is born!"
Tang Bin's portrait
Tang Bin is a clear stream among his colleagues. He lives for more people to live a better life. Without selfishness and caring for the people, it is really commendable!
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