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Bao Zheng (Bao Qingtian)

Bao Zheng (999-1062) was born in Hefei, Luzhou (Hefei, Anhui). He was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tiansheng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1027).

After becoming a Jinshi, because his parents were old, he could not bear to go far away to serve as an official. It was not until his parents died one after another and the filial piety was completed that he became an official under the persuasion of relatives and friends. This period lasted for ten years, so He is known in the countryside as a filial piety.

In the fourth year of Song Jingyou's reign (1037), he was appointed magistrate of Tianchang (Anhui Tianchang) County and had considerable political achievements. After his term of office expired, he was transferred to Zhiduanzhou (Zhaoqing, Guangdong). When he returned to Beijing, he was appointed as the Supervisory Censor Li Xing. He was also changed to the Supervisory Censor and was given the title of "Advocate". He could impeach officials who acted improperly or acted illegally. In order to punish corrupt officials, in the 28th month of the fourth year of the Qing Dynasty (1044), he wrote to Renzong "Begging for Officials Who Don't Use Pickpockets", believing that incorruptibility is an example for people, while spoils are "thieves of the people." Bao Zheng wrote to Wang Kui, the transshipment envoy of Jiangxi, seven times, exposing him as "a snake-hearted person" who harmed the people. He also severely criticized the official appointment system of the Song Dynasty. From the second year to the third year of Huangyou (1050), Bao Zheng impeached his relative Zhang Yaozuo three times and tried to clear up the huge fraud case of demon Leng Qing impersonating the prince, which shocked the government and the public.

While Bao Zheng was the judge of the Household Department of the Third Division and the deputy envoy of the Third Division, he successively served as the transportation envoy to Jingdong, Shaanxi, Hebei and other places. Everywhere he went, he worked to reduce the burden on the people, reform bad government, and Taking the development of production as its own responsibility, he put forward the economic idea of ??"broadening the people and benefiting the country". On many occasions, for the sake of national affairs, he said things that the emperor did not like to hear, criticized powerful ministers, and requested that the favor bestowed by the emperor on his trusted bureaucrats be removed and that everything should be handled through normal channels of the competent authorities. He wrote out the three memorials written by Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and presented them to Song Renzong as a motto to always be vigilant and put national affairs first. He asked Renzong to accept advice with an open mind, to distinguish right from wrong, not to engage in "preconceived notions" and listen to partial beliefs, but to cherish talents, remove harshness, impose strict punishments and bans, prohibit evil speech and heresy, and not build large-scale construction projects at will, etc., etc., etc., the court often adopted and implemented them.

In December of the first year of Jiayou (1056), the imperial court appointed Bao Zhengquan as the magistrate of Kaifeng Mansion. He officially took office in March of the following year and left office in June of the third year, which lasted only more than a year. . But in this short period of time, Kaifeng Mansion, which was known to be difficult to govern, was managed in an orderly manner. Dare to punish the illegal behavior of the powerful, resolutely curb the arrogance of Kaifeng officials, and be able to promptly punish those who make false accusations.

Because Bao Zheng enforced the law strictly in Kaifeng Mansion, was selfless and dared to confront the enemy, the eunuchs of the noble family had to restrain themselves and felt scared when they heard Bao Zheng's name. Children, women and children all know the name of Bao Zheng and affectionately call him "Bao Tezai". There is a saying widely circulated in Kaifeng Mansion: "If the joints are not connected, there is Yama and Bao Lao." Yama is used as a metaphor for Bao Zheng's selflessness.

In the sixth year of Song Jiayou's reign (1061), he was promoted to deputy privy envoy. He died of illness in May of the following year. "All the officials and people in the capital were sentimental, and the sighs could be heard in the streets and alleys." Gift from the imperial court. According to a letter from the Ministry of Officials, fifteen volumes of "Zouyi" have been handed down to the world.

Reference materials: Note: The above is excerpted from "History of the Northern Song Dynasty".