。”钟离意在路上解除囚徒的枷锁，听任他们随便走动，但规定了到目的地的日期，囚徒们按期到达，没有一个违背的。回来后，以病免职。
后来授职(zhi)为(wei)(wei)暇(xia)丘县(xian)令。官(guan)吏中有(you)(you)个叫(jiao)檀建(jian)(jian)的偷窃县(xian)里的东西，钟(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)离(li)意屏退左(zuo)右私(si)自问供，檀建(jian)(jian)叩头服罪(zui)(zui)，钟(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)离(li)意不(bu)忍(ren)心加(jia)刑罚，遣送(song)他(ta)(ta)(ta)回家令他(ta)(ta)(ta)长期休(xiu)假(jia)。檀建(jian)(jian)的父(fu)亲听到(dao)了(le)(le)，替檀建(jian)(jian)安排了(le)(le)酒席，对他(ta)(ta)(ta)说(shuo)(shuo)(shuo)：“我(wo)听说(shuo)(shuo)(shuo)无(wu)道之君用刀杀(sha)(sha)人，有(you)(you)道之君用义代替杀(sha)(sha)人。你有(you)(you)罪(zui)(zui)，命该如(ru)此。”于(yu)(yu)是令檀建(jian)(jian)服药而死。建(jian)(jian)武二十(shi)五年(公元50年)，升为(wei)(wei)堂邑县(xian)令。县(xian)民(min)防广为(wei)(wei)父(fu)报(bao)仇(chou)，被捕入狱(yu)，他(ta)(ta)(ta)的母亲病死了(le)(le)，防广哭泣不(bu)能进食(shi)。钟(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)离(li)意哀怜他(ta)(ta)(ta)，于(yu)(yu)是让防广回家，使(shi)他(ta)(ta)(ta)能为(wei)(wei)母亲办理丧事。丞椽都争论(lun)不(bu)能放人，钟(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)离(li)意说(shuo)(shuo)(shuo)：“罪(zui)(zui)人是我(wo)放回的，我(wo)坚(jian)守(shou)信(xin)义，决不(bu)连累你们。”于(yu)(yu)是就放他(ta)(ta)(ta)走(zou)了(le)(le)。防广安葬母亲后，果然回来坐牢。钟(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)离(li)意秘密(mi)地上报(bao)其(qi)事，防广竟(jing)减除(chu)了(le)(le)死罪(zui)(zui)。显(xian)(xian)宗(zong)即位(wei)，钟(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)离(li)意被征拜(bai)为(wei)(wei)尚(shang)书(shu)(shu)。这(zhei)时交(jiao)阯太守(shou)张恢，因贪(tan)赃(zang)千(qian)金之罪(zui)(zui)，征回京师伏法。钱物(wu)等用簿本(ben)记载没收交(jiao)大司农，朝(chao)廷下诏将赃(zang)物(wu)赐给(ji)群臣(chen)。钟(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)离(li)意得(de)到(dao)一些(xie)珍珠，全(quan)部放到(dao)地上而不(bu)拜(bai)赐。显(xian)(xian)宗(zong)奇怪而问其(qi)原故，钟(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)离(li)意回答说(shuo)(shuo)(shuo)：“我(wo)听说(shuo)(shuo)(shuo)孔子忍(ren)渴不(bu)饮盗(dao)泉之水，曾(ceng)参听到(dao)‘胜母’的地名而回车，讨(tao)厌(yan)其(qi)名字哩(li)。这(zhei)些(xie)肮脏(zang)的宝(bao)物(wu)，的确不(bu)敢拜(bai)受(shou)。”显(xian)(xian)宗(zong)感叹(tan)道：“尚(shang)书(shu)(shu)的话多(duo)么(me)清正啊!”于(yu)(yu)是改以库钱30万赐给(ji)钟(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)离(li)意，又升任他(ta)(ta)(ta)为(wei)(wei)尚(shang)书(shu)(shu)仆射。
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