法苑珠林 77.50

77.50

齊陽翟太守張善。苛酷貪叨惡聲流布。蘭臺遣御史魏暉俊就郡繩治。贓賄狼藉。罪當入死。善於獄中使人通啟。翻誣暉俊受納民賕枉見推縛。文宣帝大怒。以為法司阿曲。必須窮正。令尚書左丞盧斐覆之。斐遂希旨。成暉俊罪狀奏報。於市斬之。暉俊遺囑令史曰。我之情理是君所具。今日之事可復如何。當辦紙百張筆兩筦墨一挺以隨吾屍。若有靈祇必望報雪。令史哀悼貨賣衣裳。為之殯殮。并備紙筆。後十五日張善得病。唯云。叩頭魏尚書。尚書者世俗呼臺使之通稱也。未旬而死。纔踰兩月盧斐坐譏駮魏史。為魏收所奏。文帝敺殺之（此一驗出冥祥記）。

Zhang Shan, Prefect of Yangdi under the Qi, was harsh, cruel, greedy, and gluttonous, so that his evil reputation spread widely. The Censorate dispatched Censor Wei Huijun to the commandery to investigate and punish him. The evidence of his bribery was strewn about, and his crime was worthy of death. From prison, Shan had someone deliver a petition, falsely accusing Huijun in reverse of accepting bribes from the people and unjustifiably interrogating and binding him. Emperor Wenxuan was furious, believing that the judicial authorities were biased and perverse and had to be thoroughly investigated and corrected. He ordered Lu Fei, Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, to re-examine the case. Fei, currying favor with the imperial will, finalized Huijun's charge sheet and submitted it, and Huijun was beheaded in the marketplace. Huijun left instructions to a clerk, saying: 'You are well aware of the facts and truth of my case. What more can be done about today's matter? Prepare one hundred sheets of paper, two writing brushes, and an inkstick to accompany my corpse. If there are divine spirits, I will surely hope to avenge this wrong.' The clerk grieved and mourned, sold his own clothes to provide a burial for him, and also prepared the paper and brushes. Fifteen days later, Zhang Shan fell ill, crying out only: 'I kowtow to Board Director Wei!'—'Board Director' being the customary general title used by worldly people for envoys of the Censorate. Within ten days, he died. Barely two months later, Lu Fei was implicated for criticizing the History of the Wei (Weishu) and was impeached by Wei Shou; Emperor Wen [xuan] had him beaten to death. (This one verification is from the Mingxiang ji).