Fortune telling in Luocheng, Hubei _ Fortune telling in Luotian

Honest officials are promoted, and there is a lack of travel expenses. Which blind man asked to be taken away?

Honest officials are the model of the bureaucratic class in feudal society. Most honest officials are upright and ambitious. There are many famous honest officials in history. When a person is promoted to his position, he lacks travel expenses. The blind man said, take me with you, and I arrived at my destination smoothly. This man's name is Yu Chenglong.

Yu Chenglong, born in1665438+September 26th, 2007, was born in Yongningfu, Shanxi Province (fangshan county, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province) in the Qing Dynasty. He has been an official for more than 20 years. He won the love of the people with his outstanding achievements and clean and hard life, and was praised as "the first honest official in the world" by Emperor Kangxi.

In the eighteenth year of Shunzhi, that is, 166 1 year, Yu Chenglong, 44, abandoned his wife and children, accepted the appointment of the Qing court, sold most of his property, raised the travelling expenses, and became a county magistrate in Luocheng, a remote border area of Guangxi. Because of the unstable situation in this county, the first two county magistrates died and fled.

When Yu Chenglong arrived in Luocheng, thatch was everywhere. There are only six residents in the city, and the county government has only three shabby huts. He lived in Guandi Temple, and his five servants soon died or fled, leaving Yu Chenglong alone. Yu Chenglong went deep into the countryside to talk with people and encouraged farmers to actively produce.

A few years later, the economy and life of Luocheng people have greatly improved, but Yu Chenglong still leads a poor life. People appreciate Yu Chenglong's kindness and often give him some money, but he never accepts it. Yu Chenglong's son came to see him, and Yu Chenglong bought a duck for the first time.

But the duck only ate half, and he gave the other half to his son to eat on the way. People in Luocheng call him "Half Duck Magistrate". Because of his outstanding achievements, Yu Chenglong was promoted to Hezhou, Sichuan by the Qing court. It's a long way from Luocheng, Guangxi to Hezhou, Sichuan, and Yu Chenglong can't get enough money.

Because the court does not help officials solve the travel expenses. When Yu Chenglong first arrived in Luocheng, he had sold his property and collected one hundred and twenty pieces of silver for travelling expenses. At this time, he is unwilling to accept money from rich people. At this time, a blind man stood up and said, "Take me with you, and we will definitely arrive in Hezhou safely."

Yu Chenglong was very moved and took him with him. It turns out that the blind man can tell fortune, and when he is short of money, he will help others to tell their fortune and let them arrive in Hezhou safely. A few years later, Yu Chenglong was promoted to judge in Fujian province, but he still didn't have enough money. This time, he bought several hundred Jin of radish in advance, ate it all the way, and finally arrived in Fujian smoothly. When Yu Chenglong died, there was only one set of official clothes in the wooden box, and there was nothing left. The citizens wept bitterly, so Emperor Kangxi made an exception and wrote an inscription for him himself.