In fact, apart from the existence of corrupt officials, there were some incorruptible people in many dynasties, such as Ji Xiaolan in the Qing Dynasty. This person should be familiar to everyone. I believe everyone knows this man in the film and television drama. According to the Records of Qing History, although Ji Xiaolan did not get the trust and recognition of the emperor during the Qianlong period, he really loved Ji Xiaolan, and his son Ji Xiaolan, who was recognized and liked by the emperor, did not indulge. He never formed gangs in the imperial court, and he was especially clean. Few people can find fault with him, and few people can find fault with him. Historically, Ji Xiaolan is similar to the characters in film and television dramas, but after all, many stories in film and television dramas are fabricated by the author. In fact, Ji Xiaolan in history is different from Ji Xiaolan in film and television dramas. 1970, Ji Xiaolan's mausoleum was discovered in Hebei province, and the bones of seven women were also found in the mausoleum, which revealed the "true face" of Ji Xiaolan.
1970 a local farmer accidentally discovered a luxurious ancient tomb, so the farmer reported it to the relevant departments, and then the experts rushed to the scene to study it carefully. When the experts entered the tomb of the ancient tomb, the scene in the tomb surprised the experts. In the ancient tomb, experts found many gold, silver and jewels as funerary objects, as well as many particularly precious jewelry items, which are luxurious funerary objects. Moreover, the cultural relics in the mausoleum are well preserved, so experts speculate that the owner of this tomb should be a celebrity in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Experts consulted relevant historical materials and combined with some local materials to determine that the owner of this ancient tomb should be Ji Xiaolan.
To the experts' surprise, Ji Xiaolan's body was not found in this ancient tomb. However, experts found the bodies of seven women in the grave. The posture of these women is particularly strange. Everyone has his own coffin. Experts speculate that this may have been set by Ji Xiaolan to prevent his coffin from being stolen. He should have put his coffin in a special hidden place. Experts searched extensively, but they didn't find it in the end. Experts began to doubt the woman's body.
At this time, experts found the coffins of Ji Xiaolan and his wife, so that the identities of these women had a good explanation. These women may also be concubines in Ji Xiaolan, because after all, the status of ancient concubines is relatively low, so these concubines are not qualified to be buried with their husbands, which is why these seven women are buried alone in a tomb. According to relevant historical records, there are nearly 20 wives and concubines in Ji Xiaolan. /kloc-At the age of 0/7, Ji Xiaolan married a wife three years older than himself. She is a famous talented woman. After the marriage, Ji Xiaolan also showed special respect to her, but did not particularly favor her. On the contrary, I prefer my two concubines, one of whom is ten years younger than him. At first, Ji Xiaolan wanted to take her as a concubine, but his wife was particularly opposed, because after all, the age gap was very large, which would have a great impact on his reputation, but in the end, Ji Xiaolan took her as a concubine.
In ancient China, the concept of seniority was particularly strong, and there was a big gap between the first wife and the second wife. Even if the first wife dies, the second wife will not be particularly easy to become the first wife. In addition, the first wife had a great prejudice against my concubine, so in ancient times, my life was more difficult, but Ji Xiaolan's wife was different. Ji Xiaolan's wife is very friendly to those concubines.
Unfortunately, Ji Xiaolan's two favorite concubines both died when they were young. Ji Xiaolan was particularly sad about this, so in order to commemorate them, he built his grave near them, and in the grave, the bodies of five women were also concubines who died young in Ji Xiaolan. Many experts say that it is probably buried alive, but according to historical records, this view is untenable, because in the Qing Dynasty, the system of human sacrifice was completely abolished, and buried alive represents illegality. If found, there will be the risk of confiscation of property.
Moreover, according to the clear records in relevant historical materials, although Ji Xiaolan is a romantic figure, he always needs beautiful women to accompany him, and he has special respect for women and often advises the emperor not to be too immersed in beautiful women, which is one of the reasons why Emperor Qianlong dislikes him. No one is perfect, everyone has his own shortcomings. Under the influence of film and television dramas, we actually magnified the advantages of Ji Xiaolan, but his incorruptible nature has not changed, and his achievements in history are also worth remembering.
References: Old Tang Shu and Qing Shi Lu.