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文化建设 | 廉洁文化·“一莲宣涟”系列 (十六):Benevolence and Virtue

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一莲宣涟,是译廉宣廉的谐音。字面意思为一朵莲花掀起涟漪,意在通过翻译廉洁人物、廉洁故事这件事情,在学校掀起廉政建设宣传教育的新浪潮。

英文学院党总支师生党员联手翻译廉洁故事,在中英转换间领略清廉的内涵。

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走进廉洁人物

聆听廉洁故事

感悟廉洁精神

奉法守正 仁爱德行

鲍昱是东汉初年著名的奉法守正、注重实绩的官员。汉明帝初年,鲍昱出任汝南太守。他来到汝南,发现当地河道纵横,经常决堤,严重影响人民生活,政府每年耗费三千多万钱,久治不愈。于是他决定采取根本性措施,在上游筑坝蓄水,化害为利,灌溉土地因此增加了一倍,人民也得以殷富。

鲍昱一生从地方到中央,不断升迁,但他始终没有忘记老百姓的利益。他在地方上,能够为百姓兴利除弊,创造条件,恢复发展生产。

东汉初年,由于战争刚刚平定,法治尚不健全,所以不少案件的处理,往往随心所欲。光武帝刘秀也曾说过,当时的情况是“大狱一起,冤者过半”。面对这样的现实,鲍昱十分注意谨慎地处理地方和中央的荆狱。他在汝南时,因楚王刘英谋反,仅涉及在汝南的人就有千数,都被杀头或监禁。后来,他在朝中为司徒,主管刑狱。建初元年(76年),适逢太旱,章帝问他如何消灾,他便乘机进言,说这是冤狱不平所致,要求“蠲除禁锢,兴灭继绝,死生获所。”章帝同意了他的建议,释放了无故被囚禁的人。在他担任司徒期间,为下准确衡量刑狱,平息诉讼,还制定了《辞讼》7卷、《决事都目》8卷,与当时的法令一起颁行。

鲍昱谨守职责,从不越权谋私,欺下惘上。他在做司隶校尉时,光武帝刘秀曾诏他在招降胡人的露布上加封自己的印章,签注姓名。可按照当时的规定,类似这样的露布是由司徒签署盖印的,光武帝让鲍昱签署的目的,只是要让人知道他自己善于对待忠臣,使前司隶的儿子又做了这个官职。但鲍昱认为这是违反常规的怪事,很不情愿接受。所以,范哗说他在职“奉法守正,有父风”。总之,鲍昱一生治理地方,有仁爱之政,位在朝廷,又能奉法守正,使讼狱息平。

Upholding the Law and Maintaining

Integrity: Benevolence and Virtue

Bao Yu was a renowned official in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, known for upholding the law and maintaining integrity, focusing on practical results, and committing to the welfare of the people. In the early years of Emperor Ming, Bao Yu was appointed as the Governor of Runan. Upon his arrival, he observed that the region was crisscrossed with rivers and canals, which frequently breached their banks, severely impacting the lives of the people and costing the government over thirty million copper coins annually without any lasting solution. Consequently, he decided to take effective measures by building a dam upstream to store water, turning a disaster into a benefit and doubling the irrigated land, ultimately enriching the people.

Throughout his career, from local to central government, Bao Yu consistently prioritized the interests of the common people. In local governance, he created conditions for the people to prosper by promoting their welfare and eliminating their hardships, thus restoring and developing production.

In the early Eastern Han Dynasty, the legal system was still under development due to the recent warfare, leading to the arbitrary handling of many cases. Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu, once remarked that during that time, “once a major case was initiated, more than half of those involved were wrongfully accused.” Faced with this reality, Bao Yu paid great attention to handling local and central legal cases with caution. When he was in Runan, thousands were executed or imprisoned due to their involvement with the rebellion of Prince Liu Ying of Chu. Later, as the Minister of the Masses in the central government, he was in charge of criminal cases. In the first year of the Jianchu era (76 AD), when a severe drought occurred, Emperor Zhang asked him how to alleviate the disaster. Bao Yu seized the opportunity to suggest that the drought was a result of unresolved injustices and requested “the lifting of restrictions, the revival of extinct families, and the proper treatment of the dead and the living.” Emperor Zhang agreed with his proposal and released those who had been imprisonedwrongly. During his tenure as Minister of the Masses, he accurately weighed legal cases, quelled litigation, and even compiled seven volumes of Litigation Terms and eight volumes of Decision Making Outlines, which were promulgated alongside the laws of the time.

Bao Yu was meticulous in his duties, never overstepping his authority for personal gain or deceiving his superiors and subordinates. When he served as the Imperial Censor, Emperor Guangwu once ordered him to affix his seal and sign his name on a proclamation for the surrender of the Xiongnu, which was typically signed and sealed by the Minister of the Masses. Emperor Guangwu’s intention was to demonstrate his benevolenttreatment of loyal ministers, allowing the son of a former Imperial Censor to hold the same position. However, Bao Yu considered this an unconventional and strange request and was reluctant to comply. Therefore, Fan Ye described him as “upholding the law and maintaining integrity, following the steps of his father.” In summary, Bao Yu’s governance was characterized by benevolence and justice, both in local administration and in the central court, where he upheld the law and brought about the cessation of litigation.


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