Bao Zheng in the Northern Song Dynasty always tried his best. Why is he not afraid of powerful people?

Because Bao Zheng is backed by Song Renzong, no matter what he does, he is not afraid, and Song Renzong is a man who is good at coachable. Therefore, as long as Bao Zheng says something, Song Renzong will listen carefully. After all, only loyal ministers would directly remonstrate with him, so Song Renzong was also very optimistic about Bao Zheng and expressed his understanding and respect for Bao Zheng's behavior. Moreover, everything Bao Zheng did was for the imperial court, so Song Renzong had to stand by and watch Bao Zheng.

As an emperor, Song Renzong actually has a lot of helplessness. For example, if he faces the corruption of his clan or wants to execute someone, it is actually very difficult for him to do so. At this time, he had to ask Bao Zheng to solve this matter for him, so without Song Renzong's support, Bao Zheng probably didn't know how many times he died. After all, it is easy to be resentful to be a just person.

Another reason is that there can't be discord between civil servants, otherwise it will become a joke of military attache, so even if people don't like Bao Zheng, they will only make irresponsible remarks in secret, or do some tricks, otherwise the reputation of civil servants will be ruined, and Bao Zheng is a very "hard" person, so everyone dares not do anything to Bao Zheng. Besides, you will actually know that Bao Zheng is from Song Renzong.

So it's not that Bao Zheng is not afraid of tough people. Only in the dynasty at that time, others didn't dare to do anything with Bao Zheng. After all, there is the son of heaven behind him. As an honest and good official, everyone likes him very much. If Bao Zheng is mishandled, he will certainly suffer from complaints from the people, so such a good official must be well protected.