During the orthodox period of Ming Dynasty, eunuch Wang Zhen abused power for personal gain. Every time at the court meeting, local officials would offer more jewels and silver to please him. Governor Yu Qian never brings a gift when he goes to Beijing to play.
His colleague advised him: "Although you don't offer treasures or seek dignitaries, you should also bring some famous local products such as thread incense, mushrooms and handkerchiefs to show some kindness!" Yu Qian smiled and raised his sleeves and said humorously, "There is a breeze!" To mock those flattering corrupt officials. The idiom "remain uncorrupted" has been handed down since then. ?
Enter Beijing
Ming dynasty:? Yu Qian
Spaghetti mushroom and incense are harmful to people.
The wind blows the sleeves to the sky, so as not to talk short.
Translation:
Silk handkerchief, mushrooms and incense sticks were originally for the people to enjoy, but they brought disasters to the people because of the search and exploitation of corrupt officials. Therefore, I only brought two sleeves breeze to appear before the emperor to alleviate people's dissatisfaction.
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Writing background:
In Ming Yingzong, greed prevailed, and it was impossible for local officials to go to Beijing without ceremony. Yu Qian, then the local governor, went to Beijing empty-handed every time, and even didn't bring local products such as silk mushrooms. Parallel prose narration of the poem "Going to Beijing".
Spaghetti, mushrooms and incense are all specialties of his place of employment. Yu Qian said in his poem that such things were originally for the people to enjoy. Just because officials searched and searched, it became a disaster for the people. He expressed his attitude in his poem: I have brought nothing to Beijing, but I have nothing to show myself to the sky. Yan Lu in the poem refers to Hutong and Hutong, which is extended to the people and the common people.
Yu Qian, whose real name is Ting Yi, is called Jiean, and the official is the least guaranteed. Han nationality was born in Qiantang County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in the Ming Dynasty. He was highly valued by Emperor Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty because of his active participation in quelling the Zhu rebellion in Hanwang, and served as the governor of Shanxi and Henan in the Ming Dynasty. During the reign of Ming Yingzong, he was imprisoned for offending Wang Zhen, and was later released and became an assistant minister of the Ministry of War.
After the Civil War, Yingzong was captured, and Zhu Qiyu, King of Xi, was appointed Minister of War. Yu Qian urged the discussion of moving south, decided to stay in the capital, and invited Wang Tongqun to the throne. Valla soldiers stormed the capital, supervised the war and repelled it. On merit and less protection, the governor's military affairs were finally forced to send envoys to negotiate peace first so that Yingzong could return. In the first year of Tianshun, he was unjustly killed for the crime of "rebellion" and expressed his loyalty to the Soviet Union.
Baidu Encyclopedia-China Historian: Clean Hands, Yu Qian