What kind of person is the real Bao Zheng?

When "Bao Qingtian" was played at my neighbor's house when I was a child, I would sit at their house with a bowl in my hand and watch the TV series while eating. At that time, I was extremely dissatisfied with Mr. Bao's uprightness and black face. I admire him so much that I think about when I can turn black every day, and then use yellow clay to make a crescent moon on my forehead, directing and starring in Mr. Bao.

Until one day, I saw this picture:

When I grew up and read some history, I realized that Mr. Bao’s face was not black at all, and there was no crescent mark on his forehead. Some of Mr. Bao's legendary stories were added by later generations, which inevitably made me a little disappointed. Although Bao Zheng is not as magical as he appears on TV. He is not a master at solving crimes, but his life experience is extremely exciting.

Compared with solving cases, it is more comfortable to fight against talents

The reason why Bao Zheng is called Bao Qingtian is mainly because he is an honest official and makes decisions for the people, and he himself is also upright. But Mr. Bao's ability to solve cases is really embarrassing. When he was an official in Kaifeng, he even made a joke, which was recorded by Shen Kuo in "Mengxi Bi Tan":

The prisoner bribed a small official to let him work in the city. He was tortured in court. Master Bao saw his junior officials bullying the common people, so he beat the junior officials angrily, and then relented and punished the civilians lightly. In the end, both the junior officials and the prisoner were happy, and Master Bao was deceived and made a fuss. Big joke.

So, in fact, Mr. Bao’s expertise is? Defeat people?:

1. Defeat corrupt officials

The transshipment envoy Wang Kui bought money for the journey, and Bao Zheng found out about it. I criticized him 7 times in a row until Wang Kui was dismissed from office.

2. Fight against the powerful

Prime Minister Song Xiang was sitting on a plain diet. He did not do what he should do, but did some things that a prime minister should not do. Later, he was criticized by Master Bao and resigned voluntarily.

According to statistics, during Bao Zheng's tenure as an official, he impeached thirty important officials of the imperial court.

Master Bao’s black face is not black at all

Different from the novel, Bao Zheng was born in Luzhou in 999 AD. His parents were grassroots civil servants, and his family was The conditions are not poor, and he has never herded cattle for others. On the contrary, he was born in a scholarly family and received a good education since he was a child.

As for his dark face, it mainly comes from the nature of his job. It is rumored that Bao Zheng is a master in solving crimes and must be ruthless towards prisoners. This iron is black iron. As a result, Mr. Bao became a black-faced and selfless person.

Is Mr. Bao’s true love Zhan Zhao or Gongsun Ce?

Zhan Zhao, Gongsun Ce? This does not exist historically. Regarding Zhan Zhao’s prototype, we can speculate that he is the guard around Bao Zheng. After all, it is easy to offend people in the court. But the master Gongsun Ce did not exist at all, because this position did not appear until the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Then who is Mr. Bao’s true love? This is Master Bao's big boss, Song Renzong.

Bao Zheng’s ability to defy heaven and earth is all due to Boss Song’s good temper. It is said that Zhang Yaozuo, the father-in-law of Song Renzong, wanted to become prime minister by relying on his connections with the emperor. After Bao Zheng found out, not only Zhang Yaozuo was beaten so hard that he couldn't hold his head up, but even the emperor himself was scolded and spitted in the face by Bao Zheng.

Emperors are said to be like this, let alone ordinary ministers.

This seems to be a good cooperation between Mr. Bao and Boss Song. One is "hard" and the other is "soft". The combination of hardness and softness created a trend of integrity in the Song Dynasty court.

Bao Zheng’s life of rising to prominence

Bao Zheng’s dream is very simple, which is to obtain fame and become an official to serve the people. The 28-year-old Bao Zheng passed the Jinshi examination, was awarded the title of Dali judge, and served as a county magistrate in Jiangxi. However, because he was influenced by Confucianism and said, "My parents are here, I won't travel far away." Bao Zheng did not go to take office. Instead, he waited until his parents died ten years later before taking office.

Bao Zheng was 38 years old at this time. During his tenure, Bao Zheng showed his outstanding talents. Within three years, he was transferred to the prefect of Duanzhou, and three years later he was transferred to Kaifeng. At this time, he was a Beijing official through and through. While serving as an official in Kaifeng, Bao Zheng fought against all kinds of evil tendencies in the officialdom, and his struggle against evil tendencies lasted throughout Bao Zheng's official career.

Such an outstanding official was naturally appreciated by the upper-level leaders, so he was appointed as "Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion" (equivalent to the current Beijing Municipal Party Committee Secretary, but with much greater power). After that, Bao Zheng continued to be promoted, up to the rank of deputy privy envoy, which is equivalent to deputy prime minister.

The biggest characteristic of Bao Zheng as an official is that he dares to accept remonstrance, and he is very strong. He often impeaches others more than ten times, and he dares to impeach no matter how old the official is. The biggest characteristic of Song Renzong was that he was good at accepting advice, and he was called the "Sage Shou Cheng".

Bao Zheng is not afraid of power and pleads for the people. He is called the embodiment of integrity by the world, and the people even regard him as a god. His deeds were spread through the public and various interpretations, so the legendary story of Bao Qingtian appeared on various stages, spread further and further, and its influence became greater and greater.

Since Bao Zheng is a god, he naturally has some characteristics. Like some gods, such as: hairy face, thunderous mouth, bird head, human body, ribs, wings, holding a sledgehammer in the right hand, etc. Bao Qingtian naturally also wants to Decorate it, and then everyone does some artistic processing for him. Iron is black, and Mr. Bao is often sarcastic and not good at talking or laughing, so he uses a black face to portray Bao Zheng, which is perfect.