Seek to translate Biography of Yuan Hongdao, the County Annals of Public Security.

Yuan Hongdao, whose name is Langzhong, is a public security officer. When I was a child, I had knowledge far beyond his age. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he was good at writing eight-part essay, which surprised the teacher. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he established a literary club in the south of the city. He became the president himself, and all his friends under 30 regarded him as a teacher. They abide by the rules he made and dare not violate them. In addition to studying for the exam, he also created ancient poems, which have been integrated into a book. Later, he studied life for a long time and gained a lot of experience. People of insight think that his knowledge and courage far exceed those of his contemporaries. In the last year, B went to the official department and was selected as the magistrate of Wuxian County, and began to try to apply what he had learned. At that time, people thought that Wuxian's politics was complicated and Yuan Gong was detached. Maybe these politics have bothered him enough. Unexpectedly, Yuan Gong is still free and easy, things are naturally integrated, and there is no need to talk. Wuxian county has the heaviest tax revenue in the country. People don't know that cunning little officials tamper with the books and collect more taxes from the people. Yuan Gong took several pseudonyms at a glance and said to the cunning little official, "What is this?" Small officials did not dare to bully, and all bowed their heads and confessed. Yuan Gong deals with them according to law, and there are tens of thousands of extra taxes. The people in Wuxian county are very happy. Yuan Gong is smart and agile, and knows everything like the back of his hand. He is as clear as seeing the shadow in the mirror. Even if no one can match Wuxian's ingenuity, he can't escape his eyes. So the excuse can be refuted in a few words, and the case can be closed in an instant. If it is not a major case, he will not use heavy punishment, nor will he use money to atone, but will only use the rod punishment to punish the offenders. So the hotel in front of the office was depressed and finally moved away. In Xuli County, sometimes three or four people * * * do a business and don't rely on the government's salary to eat. They only exploit the villagers by business. Yuan Gong only chooses the ones that are suitable for use, and there is no business to send. These people sit all day and can't feed their families. Finally, they all fled to agriculture. He never writes secret letters at ordinary times, and the dust covers the official letters for several inches, but after one year, he manages the jurisdiction very well. Yuan Gong, as a county magistrate, is upright and honest, with extraordinary wit. The whole Wuxian county is politically enlightened and the situation is stable. Because of a lawsuit, Yuan Gong disagreed with those in power and had the idea of seclusion. After his retirement application was approved, he went to wuyue to visit his old friends, visited the West Lake and Tianmu Mountain, and climbed Huangshan Mountain and Yun Qi. His nostalgia for mountains and rivers was like a hungry man seeing food and drink. He sometimes writes poems and essays to express his feelings. These poems and essays all originated from his nature and have unique vision and skills. Scholars all over the world have begun to understand that writing articles should guide the mind and seek wisdom to eliminate the bad style of writing at that time, and his role in this respect is very great. At the end of the spring of the year of Wushen, he went to Beijing, where he was inspected by the director of the sealing department and selected Cao. Cunning little officials mostly play with writing skills and misinterpret legal provisions in order to achieve the purpose of favoritism. When selecting officials in an emergency, according to the old practice, when drawing lots, all things are done by the competent officials themselves, and no small officials dare to approach them. An old petty official suddenly opened the door and said, "Every general election, as usual, all officials should be given one or two good positions. There is a vacancy now, and I gave the official one hundred gold, hoping to give me this vacancy. " Yuan Gong's eyes stared at him, drinking and cursing. Young soldier Yang Gongqiao said: "As ministers, we must be controlled by small officials. I have hated this for a long time. " It happened that this cunning little official defended one of his relatives, who had been removed from office, but he still let him stay. After learning the reason, Yuan Gong said angrily: "In this case, the right to choose and grant official positions will all fall into the hands of these people." Vowed to get rid of this big pest. At that time, the minister of the official department planned to report to the court first, and then arrested and punished. Yuan Gong said, "This is a cunning little official. What we need to do is to deal with him according to law and report to the court, and we will catch him as soon as possible. Even if he has a strong backer, where can he use it? " So while reporting, he did as he said, arrested those small officials and sent them to the punishments. Soon the court's approval was issued, and he was finally sentenced to death for cheating the court. In the year of Yiyou, Yuan Gong presided over the examination in Shaanxi Province, and the examiner did not try his best to collect talents in the name of avoiding suspicion. Yuan Gong personally reviewed the papers in the whole examination room, and most of the scholars who were admitted were found out from the papers that were unsuccessful. When they came out, there were many well-known scholars among the admission personnel, and the number of talents admitted was the first in the country. Geng Xu Yuan Gong died at the age of 43. People who knew him all over the country said that he had Wang Wencheng's knowledge and Zhang Jiangling's courage, but he died before he was 60 years old, and people all over the country were very sorry.