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Yan Jingming lived in the late Qing Dynasty, the most corrupt era in China

By Ebrahim mohammadiePublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Yan Jingming lived in the late Qing Dynasty, the most corrupt era in China. He was small in stature, ugly in appearance, had no family background, and could not sneak around, so he was expelled from the examination hall by the examiner when he participated in the selection of the governor.

Later, Yan Jingming, through his unremitting efforts, finally won the scholarship and became a modest official. He was a clean and honest official, shrewd and capable, very much appreciated by his boss, Guan Wen, and the two of them often drank and talked, working in tacit agreement, and had a good personal relationship.

Guan Wen has a broken arm complex, and blatantly raised a handsome white boy, but also a great use of the power at hand, the white boy was promoted to the second rank of the viceroy's deputy general.

The young man is not only a bribe taker but also a bully and an offender, often riding a high-headed horse and driving drunk, causing people to complain and cry out in pain.

At the governor's fault and the connivance of other officials, the little white boy more and more lawless, with the "my father is Li Gang" atmosphere, in broad daylight, broke into a residential house, raped and killed a young girl in a frenzy.

What is even more annoying is that the local officials, because of the face of the Governor, actually as if nothing happened, closed both eyes and let the killer get away with it.

Yan Jingming could not sit still, decided to exceed the power to personally arrest the murderer, and give the people justice. The little white face heard Yan Jingming go out, feel the chill in the back, rushed to flee to the Governor's Palace for refuge, and the official Wen ignored the laws of the Qing Dynasty, the little white face hidden in the House.

Yan Jingming looked for Guan Wen to ask for someone, but Guan Wen pretended to be sick and refused to meet. Yan Jingming was blocked at the door, angry, his entourage advised him to go back, after all, Guan Wen is the boss, and can not afford to offend. Yan Jingming does not eat this, and shouted to the attendant: "bring my quilt, I want to sleep in front of the Governor's residence, the Governor's illness is not good, I will not go back, see who we can survive who!"

Yan Jingming hit the floor to "live" in front of the Governor's residence. Official Wen was trapped in the house, it is difficult to move, hate to gnash his teeth, but he broke the law in the first place, the reason is not justified, can only find various officials, and let them take turns to persuade Yan Jingming to leave.

Persuasive officials came one after another, coercion, analysis of the advantages and disadvantages, Yan Jingming all unmoved, vowed to say: "official Wen does not hand over the murderer, I will never go home!"

Things are getting bigger and bigger, the government is afraid that to Cixi there, they can not eat the pocket to go, under no choice but to go out of the Governor's Office, personally to Yan Jingming plea. However, the other party is not hard and soft, Guan Wen to save the little white face, actually in full view of everyone, flung a knee, and sadly begged: "Old brother, for my sake, you will let him go ......"

The governor kneeled to his subordinates! The crowd was shocked, but Yan Jingming said in a stern voice: "Immediately hand over the murderer, I want to be sentenced on the spot!"

The matter has come to this point, the official Wen know that there is no way back, only reluctantly handed over the little white face. Yan Jingming was unceremonious and dismissed him in public, beat him on the board, and escorted him back to his place of origin for sentencing.

In the late Qing Dynasty, corruption became the wind, the official level crushed people to death, and Yan Jingming, a low official position without support, but with righteousness, forced the first-ranking official to kneel on the ground, which became a sensation at the time, the people praised him, even the Empress Dowager Cixi was alarmed, such a clean and honest, the defiant anti-corruption fighter is exactly what the Qing Dynasty needs ah. As a result, Yan Jingming, who was unattractive, was soon reappointed by the court and promoted to the first rank, managing the financial power of the court and turning losses into profits in just two years, and was known as the "Chancellor to save time".

Even the "three no" personnel, as long as they dare to do what others dare not do, and to do it to the extreme, can also get the same opportunity to succeed.

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