Chu Jie (褚玠)(528 AD -
580 AD)
His surname is Chu, his parents called him
Jie, and his friends called him Wenli when he was growing up. He was born in
Henan Province, China.
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褚 |
It means clothes made of silk floss,
which means storage. It is also one of the Chinese surnames. |
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玠 |
It means a kind of jade used for worship
in ancient China. |
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溫 |
It means warmth. It means mild. It is
also one of the Chinese surnames. |
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理 |
It means to govern. It means to organise.
It is also one of the Chinese surnames. |
He was a famous official in the Nanchen
Kingdom during the Northern and Southern Dynasties of China.
There is a story about him in the history
books.
At that time, there was a county where
corruption was very serious. This county was roughly located in the present
province of Zhejiang in China.
He was an integrity and incorruptibility man,
so the king at that time appointed him as the county magistrate.
When he took office, he immediately
investigated the local tax evasion situation and enacted fair laws to punish
the tax evaders.
There is a famous bully in this county, and
this tyrant has bully in this county.
An important central government official
was secretly taking bribes from this bully, so the previous county magistrate
tolerated the bully's evil deeds.
After investigating the situation, he
refused to give in to the evil forces. He arrested the bully according to the
law.
He gave the bully a severe judgement and
punishment.
His behaviour shocked all the officials and
people in the county.
But his integrity eventually got him into
trouble.
The high official of the central government
who had accepted the bribe from the bully secretly slandered him in front of
the king, so the king dismissed him from his post as county magistrate.
After he left the position of county
magistrate, he continued to live in the county.
Some local people asked him.
Why don't you go back to the capital?
He said with a smile.
I have no money because during the year I
served as district magistrate, I did not take bribes or use my position and
power to obtain illegal money.
So I was very poor, so poor that I didn't
even have the money to travel back to the capital.
After leaving the post of district
commissioner, he continued to live in the district.
Some local people laughed at him.
You're incompetent and that's why you were
fired.
He replied with a smile.
When I was the District Commissioner, I
collected more taxes than any previous District Commissioner.
When I was county magistrate, I arrested
and punished many bad people.
When I was the county magistrate, people in
the county government did not dare to commit corruption.
If using one's own power to gain a lot of
illegal benefits is a talent, then I really have no talent.
But his integrity also brought him new
opportunities.
The Prince of Nanchen Kingdom admired his
talents, and the King's son believed in his integrity and incorruptibility.
The Prince of Nanchen Kingdom found a way
to bring him back to the capital, and he became an important advisor to the
Prince.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
How would you react if you were treated
unfairly? If you were him, would you still insist on integrity and
incorruptibility if you were poor?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
褚玠(Chu Jie )(西元528年-西元580年)
他的姓是褚，他的父母給他取的名字是玠，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是溫理，他出生地位於在中國的河南省。
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褚 |
意思是絲綿做成的衣服的意思，意思是儲藏的意思。也是中國的人姓氏之一。 |
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玠 |
意思是中國古代的一種祭拜用的玉器。 |
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溫 |
意思是溫暖的意思。意思是溫和的意思。也是中國的人姓氏之一。 |
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理 |
意思是治理的意思。意思是整理的意思。也是中國的人姓氏之一。 |
他是中國南北王朝時代的南陳王國的一個著名的官員。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
當時有一個貪汙腐敗情況非常嚴重的縣，這個縣的地區大致位於現在中國的浙江省。
他是一個非常正直又廉潔的人，因此當時的國王指定他擔任這個縣的縣長。
他到任後他立刻嚴格地調查當地的逃漏稅的情況，並且採取公正的法律去處罰這些逃漏稅的人。
這個縣裡面有一個著名的惡霸，這個惡霸在這個縣裡有很大的勢力。
有一個中央政府的重要官員私底下收受這個惡霸的賄絡，因此以前的幾任縣長都容忍這個惡霸的惡行。
他查清楚這個情況後，他沒有屈服於惡勢力，他依法抓了這個惡霸。
他對這個惡霸實行嚴厲的審判與處罰。
他的行為讓這個縣中的所有官員與人民都非常的震驚。
但他的正直終究為他帶來了麻煩。
收受惡霸賄絡的那一個中央政府的高級官員暗中在國王面前中傷他，因此國王免除了他的縣長的職務。
他離開縣長的職位後，他繼續住在這個縣裡面。
有些當地的人問他。
你為何不回首都。
他微笑著說。
我沒有錢，因為我擔任縣長的這一年中，我沒有收賄絡也沒有利用自己的地位與權力去求取不法的錢財。
因此我很窮，我窮到連回首都的旅費都沒有。
他離開縣長的職位後，他繼續住在這個縣裡面。
有些當地的人嘲笑他。
你是一個沒有能力的人所以你才被去職。
他笑著回答。
我擔任縣長的時候，我收的稅金超過以前的所有縣長。
我擔任縣長的時候，我抓了很多的壞人並且制裁這些壞人。
我擔任縣長的時候，縣政府內的人員不敢貪汙腐敗。
我不像以前的那些縣長會利用自已的權力獲得很多不法的利益是一種才能的話，那我的確沒有才能。
但他的正直也為他帶來了新的機會。
南陳王國的王子很欣賞他的才能，國王的兒子相信他的正直與廉潔。
南陳王國的王子想辦法接他回到首都，他成了王子的重要幕僚。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你遭遇不公義的對待時，你會有怎樣的反應呢?你如果是他，你在貧窮的時後仍會堅持自己的正直與廉潔嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為陳書-卷34-褚玠
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