There are also many corrupt officials in history, the most famous of which is Xiao Shenyang, which we are most familiar with. Xiao Shenyang is a corrupt official through and through. The gold, silver and jewels he embezzled are priceless, enough for many ordinary people to live for several lifetimes. It is conceivable that the appearance of a corrupt official like him in a dynasty will accelerate the demise of this dynasty.
Therefore, if a dynasty is greedy, it must be sincere. The honest man we are discussing today is Lu Zhi, the first famous official and prime minister in the Tang Dynasty. As prime minister, he has a high position in people's hearts. But he is honest and never takes other people's needlework, so he often lives in poverty. If we can use an idiom to describe it, it is that there are four walls at home.
Then everyone must be very interested in his approach. Next, we will explain in detail that Lu Zhi was born in a wealthy family. However, due to family changes, their family declined, so he lived a poor life since childhood. Then he can better understand the poor life of the people. Therefore, when he can, he often writes to the local government, asking government officials to do more for the people and think more for them.
Through this incident, the king learned that the king attached great importance to this man. Therefore, Lu Zhi was recruited into the palace to become an immortal. Because Lu Zhi was valued by the king, many ministers wanted to curry favor with him. In line with his fine style, he never accepted expensive gifts from ministers, so he offended many people.
When the king knew it, he told him to be flexible in the form of a secret order, so that his relationship with ministers would not become more and more rigid because of his integrity. But Lu Zhi refused, so the king had no choice.
If a country has such honest and clean officials, it will not worry about the country's prosperity!