When Cai Tianshen served as an Imperial Inspector, he abused his authority so brazenly that even the Prefect o…
When Cai Tianshen served as an Imperial Inspector, he abused his authority so brazenly that even the Prefect of Henan and the Transport Official treated him as their superior. During a court ceremony at the Yingtian Temple, the local officials, afraid to offend him, went so far as to arrange a special rank for him alone. Seeing this, Sima Guang turned calmly to a clerk, "Take Deputy Cai back to his proper place." The clerk led Cai to a spot behind a minor overseer of timber. Mortified by the public disgrace, Cai left the city that very day.