明代杨继宗,字承芳,山西阳城人。天顺初年考中进士,授官刑部主事。历任嘉兴知府、浙江按察使、佥都御史兼云南巡抚。那时的官场已不似明初严整,官吏贪腐渐成风气,杨继宗身处其中,却不为所染,以至当时掌权的太监汪直都承认:“天下不爱钱者,惟杨继宗一人耳。”成化初年,朝廷采纳太子太保王翱的推荐,升任杨继宗为浙江嘉兴知府。杨继宗赴任时仅用一个仆人跟随,官署书斋朴实无华。他生性刚正廉洁、孤独孤峭,人们都不敢有所冒犯。然而他却能经常召集乡间父老询 Yang Jizong Ming Dynasty, word Cheng Fang, Shanxi Yangcheng people. Tianshun examination in the first year of Jinshi, professor of punishment principal. Former prefect of Jiaxing, Zhejiang according to the prosecutor, 佥 all censor and governor of Yunnan. At that time, the officialdom was no longer similar to the strictness of the early Ming Dynasty. Corrupt officials became a trend, and Yang Jizong was in the midst of them. However, Wang Zhizong, who was in power at that time, admitted that: “People in the world who do not love money, Ear. ”Chenghua first year, the court adopted Prince Edward CPA Wang Ao recommended Yang Ji Zong was promoted to the prefect of Jiaxing, Zhejiang. When Yang Jizhong went to office with only one servant to follow, bureaucratic nonetheless. He was born fresh, lonely, people are afraid to be offended. However, he often called the rural father