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Departure 985 looking down, rebuke in detail the wrongdoings of the departing magistrates. Worried that the shouts of the people might be heard and problems might occur, those who guard the carriages of the magistrates run quickly when they pass by this cliff. Thus they named the cliff Rebuking Rocks [Chilch’iam].” CHAPTER : THE BAGGAGE OF THE DEPARTING MAGISTRATE The Baggage of a Clean-Hearted Scholar Who Returns Home Looks Neat and Humble as if He Threw Away All Worldly Stuff. Although His Carriage Is Old and His Horse Lean, They Generate Fresh Air That Filters into the Heart of the People. When Zhang Kan of the Han dynasty served as prefect of Yuyang, being humane , he was benevolent to his subordinates, and his dignity, which was impressive , overpowered the gang of cunning people. When he crushed the rebel army of Gongsun Shu, the treasures that he seized were so massive that ten generations of his descendants could have used them for the rest of their lives. However, when he resigned from his office and returned to his old home, what he took was an old carriage and a single piece of baggage in it. Upon hearing this, the emperor [Guangwu] was deeply impressed. When Kong Fen of the Later Han dynasty departed from Guzang, a district he had served as magistrate, he took only a carriage and no property. When Lu Changyuan served as prefect of Ruzhou, he maintained his integrity . Afterward, when he left the district, he used two carriages. On his use of two carriages, he was known to make the following lamentation: “When my grandfather returned from Weizhou, he took only a single carriage, and even half of that carriage was filled with books. I can hardly come near his standard.” Song Kukch’ŏm happened to incur the hatred of Ch’oe I, a man in power, and was exiled to an island named Amt’ado because of a false accusation made by the latter. On the day of his departure all the people, including old men and 28. A rebel leader of the Later Han dynasty. His courtesy name was Ziyang. At the end of the Western Han dynasty he raised a rebellion in Chengdu and proclaimed himself emperor after capturing the Shu and Bo regions. However, he was defeated and killed in 36 A.D. by Emperor Guangwu. 29. His courtesy name was Junyu. When he was young, he learned Chronicle of Zuo from Liu Xin. He maintained extreme integrity when he served in public office. 30. An official of the Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Yongzhi. His grandfather, Liu Yuqing , served as investigating censor. 31. An official of the mid-Kory period. In 1226 he repelled the invading army of the Jin dynasty (Jurchen), leading an army of ten thousand soldiers. He also served as fourth censor and minister of punishments, as well as holding other positions. 32. An island in Sinan County, South Chŏlla Province. 986 book XII children, cried out, “O Heaven! What did our magistrate do? If he leaves us, how can we survive?” Then they tried to block his way until escorting guards loudly rebuked them. At his departure his wife and children had to leave the district, but the horses they had prepared were only three, so some of them walked on foot. Although the residents begged them to delay their departure for one more day, they refused, and when the residents tried to hire men and horses to escort them, Song’s wife declined, saying, “Since the head of the family has been exiled, his wife and children are also all guilty. How can we cause troubles to both men and horses?” The residents kept begging them to stay longer, but she would not accept their favor to the end. Admiring her integrity, they said, “She is indeed a spouse worthy of our noble magistrate.” Ch’oe Sŏk of the Koryŏ dynasty early in his career became magistrate of Sŭngp’yŏng. According to the old custom of Sŭngp’yŏng, the magistrate who was replaced and departed was always provided with eight horses of the highest quality. When the district offered him eight horses according to its old custom, Ch’oe Sŏk said, “Any horses will do if they can carry me to Seoul, so do not bother to find excellent ones.” As soon as he arrived home in Seoul, he sent all those horses back. When the residents declined...

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