The story of Huang Cong, an upright official in Song Dynasty

Huang Zifang, a descendant of school accountants in the Tang Dynasty, was a scholar for three years and was appointed as the governor of Changxi County, in charge of social security. Every time he sends the governor to the countryside, he always binds officials in advance and must not harass the people at will. In case of emergency patrol, he never sent money and her husband to the local people, so he won the respect of the people. Soon, my father died of illness and had no money for burial. When the governor of Changxi County saw this scene, he and his officials donated thousands of dollars to help him. Huang Cong-Jane refused to say: The death of relatives is his own business. How to use it? So he escorted his father home in the coffin. After three years of mourning, he served as Fuqing county magistrate. There are many mountains in Fuqing, and there is a mountain called Luling, which is steep and dangerous, with an altitude of 100 feet. This is the only place where this road must pass. In the face of heavy rain, the mountains are muddy, making it difficult for business travelers to move. After learning the details, Huang Cong generously donated his salary and advocated the construction of mountain roads and paving stones. People in a county call him a good man. Soon, Huang Cong was promoted to roommate, magistrate of a county. At that time, Taoism was worshipped and Taoist temples flourished all over the country. Taoist scriptures are regarded as sacred books, and all over the world compete to collect them. The fortune-teller in Huang Shang, Fujian, China ordered his subordinate counties to collect millions of dollars from the people to build Taoist temples. Knowing that the people have been poor for years and their financial resources have dried up, Huang Cong decided to refuse to carry out the levy order, rushed to the appeasement government in person, stated his own interests, and took out his four-month salary to pay the levy for the people of a county. After hearing the news, the people of Minxian county were filled with tears and gratitude, and they raised funds to build temples to worship. Soon, he was appointed as the county magistrate, and he did many good things for the local people. The local people built a shrine for him to commemorate his achievements. Soon, he was appointed as the official county magistrate. Hou county is a big county in Fujian, and there are many officials in it. A Taizai named Yu donated a large-scale incense temple. There are many fields in the temple, and there are thousands of grain rental income every year. According to the law, the land transfer fee must be handed over to the local government. However, Xianghuo Temple has always refused to pay for it on the grounds that its power is too arbitrary, and has been forced by successive prefects to give its land to other temples. When Huang Cong heard the news, he sent troops to guard the temple gate and prepare for the summer and autumn harvest. He sat in the temple with the grain collector, supervised the abbot, checked the amount of grain rented in the temple, and strictly counted the cashier to donate silver. At that time, the rich in Hou Xian County secretly called him: incorruptible and stubborn. Huang Cong acted in accordance with the law and offended some local dignitaries. So less than two years after taking office, he was transferred to Taining County in northern Fujian as a magistrate. At that time, it happened that the court sent minister Yang Anshi as a special envoy to Fujian to inspect Fujian officials. In the yamen of Taining County, Yang entertained Huang mediocre, but Yang repeatedly hinted that Huang wanted to please and bribe his boss. But Wan Xiu Pig King 20 13 1026 is Huang Dou, and he refused to answer. Yang gnashed her teeth with hate. When he returned to Beijing, when he met with court officials, he slandered Huang Cong in harsh language. One day, Yang was summoned and asked if he met a wise magistrate when he went to Fujian. Suddenly, Yang was startled, at a loss and dumbfounded. He can't. I didn't answer. He thought for a moment. He only remembered Huang Cong's name, and he spoke highly of Huang Cong. Song Huizong was overjoyed and immediately sent a letter to Huang Cong to return to Beijing. Hui Zong got a special T-shirt and was awarded a badge. He was promoted to general in Zhangzhou. Zhangzhou people heard the news and went out to meet them. In Zhangzhou, Huang worked with the local people with one heart and one mind and achieved remarkable results. When XuanJian, nomads from the south invasion, stop it.