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Wu Yinzhi
Upright Eastern Jin official, courtesy name Chumo, who as Governor of Guangzhou drank from the Greed Spring to prove himself incorruptible and ended as Grand Master of Splendid Happiness.
In spring fields beside a canal, a wooden water wheel turns as water pours down, many small farmers work in the flooded paddies, and a plain sedan chair stands on the path along the bank, with village houses and green hills in the distance.
Also known as Chumo · Childhood name Fuzi
Wu Yinzhi, courtesy name Chumo and childhood name Fuzi, from Juancheng in Puyang, was an Eastern Jin official famed for his integrity. Appointed Governor of Guangzhou, he passed the Greed Spring near Panyu, said to make anyone who drinks of it greedy, and drank from it to show he would not be corrupted, ruling honestly and refusing bribes. He later served as Minister of Revenue, Minister of Ceremonies, Commander of the Palace Guard, Director of the Palace Library and Censor-in-Chief, ending as Grand Master of Splendid Happiness. He died in Jiankang in 413 and was posthumously given higher titles.
Life and times
Dates 4th century – 413 CE