崇晦 Chónghuì

Hui, in the Qianfeng era, was Area Commander-in-chief of Ying Prefecture; his good government became known, and he received a letter under the imperial seal with thanks and gifts. He was promoted to General of the Right Imperial Insignia Guard and Acting Chief of Staff of Yong Prefecture, and he exposed and crushed villains and hidden wrongdoers so that nothing stayed concealed; the officials under him feared him. When Gaozong was about to go to Luoyang, he ordered Hui to stay in charge of the capital and said to him, "The affairs of Guanzhong are entrusted to you entirely. But the laws and statutes tie a man's hands, so that good government cannot be achieved by them alone. If there is anything outside the laws and statutes that can benefit the people, do it; there is no need to report it to me." So Hui's government was outstanding. In the time of Empress Wu he was promoted to Minister of Justice. When he died he was granted posthumously the title of Area Commander-in-chief of Youzhou. Earlier, Hui had built a tower with a balcony at his residence that looked down onto the market quarter. A man from there called on Hui and said, "A commoner cannot expect to be treated with ceremony, but the private life of my household I do not wish to be looked into from outside; so now I must take leave of you and move away." Hui was startled and at once had the tower pulled down. His son Rong carried on the sacrifices for Ke, Prince of Wu. Edit