There was a famous national hero named Yu Qian in the Ming Dynasty. He was a senior official in the periods of Xuanzong, Yingzong and Jing Zong in Ming Dynasty. At that time, the officialdom was dark, and corruption and bribery were common. Yu Qian made up his mind not to be afraid of death and to remain innocent in the world. He is honest and clean, and has made great achievements.
It is said that when Yu Qian was an assistant minister of the Ministry of War, he was once the governor of Henan. At that time, Wang Zhen, a North Korean eunuch, was autocratic, arrogant and corrupt, and did everything he could. When local officials go to Beijing or Beijing officials are sent back to Beijing, they will be presented with tributes, gold, silver and jewelry. Otherwise, they will be criticized, attacked and rejected. Yu Qian has long been very disgusted with Wang Zhen's illegal behavior. When he returned to Beijing this time, he was privately advised to bring some local products such as silk handkerchief, sliced mushrooms and string incense? Give it to those dignitaries as a personal favor. Yu Qian smiled at Hahahaha's words, then spread out the paper and wrote a poem:
Silk, handkerchiefs, shavings, mushrooms and thread incense are harmful to people;
The wind blows the sleeves to the sky, so as not to talk short.
Then, as expected, he went on his way without anything. Therefore, the idiom "clean hands" is often used to describe integrity and incorruptibility.
The hero with clean hands is Yu Qian. Yu Qian (1398 May13-1457 February 16) was born in Qiantang County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province (now Shangcheng District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province). Famous ministers and national heroes in Ming Dynasty.
Yu Qian dared to plead for the people, severely punished powerful criminals, and was pushed out. The people are surrounded by officials, showing their official prestige; Yu Qian is a lean official in casual clothes. Colleagues don't regard him as modest and honest, but say that he has broken the rules of officialdom.
The expression of seclusion and generous and sad style in Yu Qian's poems indicate the turn of poetic atmosphere. At the peak of Taige style's popularity, literati taboo to express intense feelings and sad emotions, thus maintaining the elegance of their creative style and playing their famous political role.