Who knows the story of Bao Zheng?

The legendary Bao Gong is simply a god. Any complicated case, after his trial, will always come to the bottom. Any cunning criminal will always show his true colors under his coercion. He had an eye for pearls, singled out traitors and repented, thus winning the title of "Bao Qingtian". The case of Bao Gong, with more than 500 thousand words, tells many wonderful stories about Bao Gong's escape from prison. In fact, most of these unsolved stories were added by later generations. There is only one truly recorded case about Bao Zheng in history, which is one thing he encountered when he was a county magistrate in Tianchang County: a rogue sued a farmer to the county government, and Bao Zheng said to the farmer, "Go home and kill the cattle, keep some for yourself and take the rest to the market to sell." According to the laws of the Song Dynasty at that time, it was illegal for people to kill cattle privately, but with the permission of the princess, the farmer really killed the cattle when he got home. The next day, the farmer who killed cattle in Bao Zheng was accused. Instead, he detained the complainant and asked angrily, "Why did you cut off the tongue of his cow?" The man was panicked by this sudden question and had to confess truthfully. The gangster never imagined that this was Bao Zheng's trick to lure the snake out of the hole. After receiving the report that the cow tongue was cut, Bao Zheng immediately realized that there must be an enemy who deliberately framed the farmer. If a farmer kills a cow, it will violate the law, and the enemy will definitely report it further. So Bao Zheng told the farmer to go home and kill the cow, so as to lure the tongue cutter to complain. This plan is really clever. This incident shows Bao Zheng's wit. Of course, Bao Zheng didn't just solve this last case in history. Unfortunately, there are no other cases recorded in the history books. Bao Zheng is a man, not a god. He can't always see everything. He just made a mistake. He was fooled. According to historical records, when he was appointed as the magistrate of Kaifeng, a person broke the law and should stick his spine according to the law. So the prisoner bribed the beadle around Bao Zheng. Knowing Bao Zheng's character very well, the petty official said to the criminal, "When you see Bao Gong tomorrow, he will definitely hand it over to me for interrogation first. If nothing else, just shout out to defend yourself. I have my own way. " The next day, the criminal came to see Bao Zheng, and Bao Zheng really ordered the beadle to interrogate him. According to the tips of the petty officials, the criminals just cried out grievances and defended themselves. The little official deliberately pretended to be overbearing and shouted at the car: "Cut the crap and give me an honest stick!" " "Bao Zheng hate bullying the weak in his life. Now he can't help being furious when he sees how cruel the petty officials are. He hit the petty official with a stick of 17 on the spot, but he was lenient with the criminals. Bao Zheng did this to suppress the arrogance of the beadle, but he was cheated by the beadle and sold by him. The legendary Bao Zheng was born a "bright black" child, abandoned by his parents. Fortunately, my brother and sister-in-law loved me, raised him and hired a mentor to make him famous. This is also unrealistic. In fact, Bao Zheng was deeply loved and nurtured by his parents in his childhood and adolescence. Bao Zheng is also extremely filial to his parents when he grows up, so the history books say that he knows his hometown because he is filial. "Because of filial piety, I resigned from my post after I was a scholar at the age of 29. Bao Zheng didn't go out to be an official until he died for his parents and kept the system for a long time. He served as the magistrate of Tianchang County, and later as the magistrate of Duanzhou (now Zhaoqing, Guangdong). Duanzhou produced a kind of inkstone, Duanyan, as a tribute to the court. Due to a large number of corrupt officials, the number of tribute inkstones is increasing every year, which makes the people uncomfortable. After Bao Zheng took office, he ordered that only a specified amount of tribute should be paid, and no official should be overweight or corrupt, so as to sweep away past greed and reduce the burden on the people. Bao Zheng himself didn't even take Guangdong Province with him when he left office. Bao Zheng's honesty and selflessness are appreciated by people. In the third year of Li Qing (A.D. 1043), Bao Zheng was transferred to Beijing as an imperial adviser. Although it didn't have much real power, Bao Zheng was able to do his duty and put forward many criticisms and suggestions on the internal affairs and diplomacy of the Song Dynasty. Three years later, Bao Zheng was transferred as a judge of the third division of household administration to assist the third division in charge of national household registration and taxation. He used to be a transshipment ambassador in JD.COM, Hebei and Shaanxi, and was responsible for financial and supervisory affairs along the way (equivalent to later provinces). He did a good job, so he was promoted to deputy ambassador of the Ministry of Housing two years later. In the second year of Emperor Hu Han (A.D. 1050), Bao Zheng was promoted to Tianzhangge, where he wanted to be disciplined and remonstrated. Tianzhangge is a place to store imperial books and documents, and the title to be done is nominal, powerless and powerless. Bao Zheng, also known as the "contract system", came from this. Knowing how to remonstrate with the imperial court, that is, concurrently serving as an remonstrator, is a very important position, which can point out all kinds of disadvantages of state affairs. In this post, he repeatedly criticized the lawless minister and made various criticisms and suggestions on current politics. However, Bao Zheng didn't work in this position for a long time. Two years later, Bao Zheng changed its name to Bachelor of Longtuge, which is the royal "Book Archives", which is also the origin of the title of Baolongtu. Longtuge bachelor's degree is in name only. With this false title, Bao Zheng successively served as local officials in Hebei, Luzhou, Chizhou and Jiangning. It was more than ten years before he returned to Beijing and became the magistrate of Kaifeng. After only three years in Kaifeng, he was promoted to the third secretary. In the second year, he was promoted to third secretary and deputy envoy, which was equivalent to the position of deputy prime minister. Legend has it that Bao Zheng is a prime minister, even a prime minister. People call him "Master of Elephants", which is probably an exaggeration. In fact, Bao Zheng has never been a prime minister. At this time, however, Bao Zheng is an old man over sixty. Two years later, Bao Zheng died in Kaifeng. Before his death, Injong also visited Bao Zheng House. After Bao Zheng's death, Song Dynasty ratified him as the history of the Ministry of Rites, and posthumous title was "filial". So people also call it "Bao". Bao Zheng, no matter where it is, can indeed be fearless of power. He is most loved by the people in Kaifeng. Because in this position, he often directly deals with folk affairs. According to historical records, during his tenure as the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, two things stood out: First, he simplified the procedure of people's complaints. At that time, although the court formulated a series of legal systems, it was still difficult for a common people to complain. Not only are there many formalities, but there is no chance to meet the chief executive at all, which creates conditions for those corrupt officials to cheat. After Bao Zheng took office in Kaifeng, he made a new rule: open the main entrance of the official office, and those who have complaints can go in directly to see the official and state the case face to face, and no one can make things difficult. This reform is welcomed by the people. The second is to dredge the Huimin River. There is a Huimin River in Kaifeng City. On both sides of the river, there are houses of ordinary people and houses of dignitaries. One year, it rained heavily and the river flooded the streets, making many civilians homeless. After investigation, Bao Zheng found that the river flooded because it was blocked. The reason for this is that some dignitaries built dikes and dams on the river, took the water in the dam for themselves, planted flowers and raised fish, and connected them with their houses to build a water garden. To dredge the river, it is necessary to tear down the dam and flush the water garden. Despite the opposition of dignitaries, Bao Zheng resolutely ordered the demolition of all dams and gardens. Although powerful people later sued Injong, but because Bao Zheng was completely right, Injong had to keep his mouth shut. It is precisely because Bao Zheng dares to make decisions for the people and is not afraid of powerful people that there is a folk song circulating in Beijing: "If you don't have enough joints, you will have Yamaraja to support the elderly. "mean, it doesn't matter if people can't get through the joints, because Bao Zheng is our boss. However, after all, Bao Zheng's strength is limited, and it is not as magical as the legend. With the three "steel spears" given by the emperor, he can "act first and then act". Because the laws of the Song Dynasty at that time stipulated that the local authorities had no right to make judgments on criminals sentenced to exile and death, and they had to report to the central authorities for approval before they could execute them. No one, including Bao Zheng, has the right of "preemptive strike". Bao Zheng has never had the so-called three "steel spears" with boundless authority. Moreover, there were only two ways to execute the death penalty in Song Dynasty: beheading and strangulation. Although there is a "year of the year" (that is, 1000 yuan), this is a very rare exception. The real Bao Zheng in history is really selfless and strict with his family after he became an official. He once wrote a "family motto" engraved on the wall of his house: "descendants of teachers and officials who have committed crimes are not allowed to return to their homes; After his death, he should not be buried in a big coffin. Not from my ambition, not from my descendants. "Whoever is an official briber shall not be buried in Jiabao's ancestral grave after death. So it is not surprising that Bao Zheng has always been regarded as an upright official idol in people's minds. There is a name that will remain immortal in the history of China. This is Bao Zheng, honest and clean, admired by the world. In the Song Dynasty, he was called "Bao Qingtian", to rectify the bureaucracy, punish corrupt officials and ease people's difficulties. Later generations respectfully called him Bao Gong. Bao Gong was born in Hefei and became famous in Duanzhou (now Zhaoqing) and Kaifeng. Today, however, most stories about Bao Gong come from Kaifeng. Few people know the historical origin of Bao Gong and Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province-Bao Gong went to Duanzhou as the chief executive in A.D. 1040, when he was 42 years old. It was his first time as a state-level chief executive. Princess Bao has been in the DPRK for three years and her political voice is remarkable. According to local conditions, he created the embryonic form of Sangji fish pond agriculture in the Pearl River Delta. He founded the first transportation and postal hub in Duanzhou and the first public school in Duanzhou. He built a huge barn to store food and prepare for the famine-Fengjicang. These major events are Bao Gong's planning and contribution to Duanzhou becoming the political, economic, cultural and educational center of the middle and lower reaches of Xijiang River. During her reign in Duanzhou, Princess Bao also promoted the prosperity of the Han nationality and ethnic minorities and strengthened the relationship between the central and local governments. The most popular saying in Duanzhou is that Bao Gong "returns to his hometown without lifting the inkstone". At that time, the inkstone produced in Duanzhou was very precious, and it was given to the emperor as a tribute, and limited mining was carried out. In the past, local officials in Duanzhou plundered the people in the name of "tribute", but when Bao Gong left Duanzhou, he didn't come back with an inkstone, which became a story for thousands of years and later evolved into a beautiful legend. Bao Gong not only made outstanding achievements in Duanzhou, but also left some precious cultural heritages. Among them, the inscription of Qixingyan is the only handwriting left by Bao Zheng, which is precious. All these have formed a unique "Bao Gong culture", which is not only an important part of the culture of the Song Dynasty, but also valuable in the study of the history of the Song Dynasty. It also occupies an important position in the historical development of Lingnan and has become a treasure in Guangdong's rich historical and cultural heritage. Although it has a splendid and rich historical and cultural heritage, Zhaoqing has not been fully utilized for a long time. Zhang Dejiang, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the provincial party committee, pointed out many times that Bao Zheng/KLOC-0 was famous all over the world in Kaifeng for three months and served as an official in Zhaoqing for three years, but little was known. Today, when building a cultural province, Zhaoqing clearly put forward the strategy of building a famous cultural city with "Baogong culture" as the breakthrough point. Zhaoqing is making great efforts to develop Yanzhou Island and Duanyan culture related to Baogong culture, restore Baogong's official residence, publish the book "Baogong prospers Duanzhou", create and shoot the TV series "Baogong Duanzhou Legend", and jointly develop Baogong cultural tourism routes with Kaifeng and Hefei, and so on. It is believed that polishing the brand of "Bao Gong Culture" will write a glorious page for the construction of a cultural province in Guangdong.