64 years.

Bao Zheng (999 - July 3, 1062), with the character Xi Ren. Hefei, Luzhou (now Feidong, Hefei, Anhui). The famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. Tian Sheng five years (1027 years), Bao Zheng registered as a jinshi. Accumulated promoted to supervise the royal historian, has recommended the training and selection of generals, enriching the border.

Successive judges of the Household Department of the Three Departments of the Ministry of Justice, Beijing East, Shaanxi, Hebei Road Transit Envoy. He joined the court as a deputy minister of the Household Department of the Three Departments and requested the court to authorize the release of salt for commercial trading. He changed to the Admistrative Department and impeached the rich and powerful on many occasions.

Awarded the Longtuge straight Bachelor, Hebei Transit Envoy, moved to know Ying, Yang states, and then called to the court, successive right to know the Kaifeng Prefecture, the right to the Imperial Historian, the three Secretaries of State, and other positions. Jiayou six years (1061), as the Deputy Secretary.

Because he had served as the Tianzhang Pavilion, Longtu Pavilion straight bachelor, so the world called "Bao to be made", "Bao Longtu". In the seventh year of Jiayou (1062), Bao Zheng died at the age of sixty-four. He was posthumously awarded the title of Minister of Rites and posthumous title of "Xiaosu", and was called "Bao Xiaosu" in later times.

Expanded Information:

Bao Zheng was the oldest of his family.

Bao Zheng is the third in line at home, so his nickname is Bao San, before he was born, the Bao family is very poor, one day Bao Gong's sister-in-law took a bath, suddenly a star fell from the sky fell in the bath tub, the sister-in-law was shocked at first sight.

Did not dare to wash again, the bath water to his mother-in-law, the next year, Pao Zheng was born, he was black and there is a moon birthmark on his forehead. His mother died when he was young, and he was raised by his sister-in-law.

In fact, the star that fell from the bathtub was the star in the sky, and Bao Zheng was the reincarnation of the star. After growing up, Bao Zheng became a brilliant writer and won the Scholar of the Imperial Examination in Beijing, and after several promotions, he became the governor of Kaifeng.

He was a selfless man, even when the son of God broke the law, he was determined to commit the same crime as the common people. The emperor relied on his talent, but sometimes his uprightness in judging cases made the emperor very distressed.

This year, Bao Zheng guillotined Chen Shimei, an extra horse harnessed by the side of a team who denied his ex-wife, according to the law. The princess and the empress dowager went to Emperor Renzong and complained to him, crying and crying and insisted on punishing Bao Gong. Emperor Renzong was at his wit's end by his mother and sister, and hated Bao Zheng for his disregard for royal honor, so he ordered him to be demoted to civilian life, and sent two small eunuchs to follow him privately, so that as soon as Bao Gong made a mistake, he would be brought to justice immediately.

Bao Gong was not the slightest bit annoyed and frustrated after being cut off from his post, he frankly and openly changed into civilian clothes, only out of the capital, embarked on the road back to his hometown. Although Bao Gong has been an official for many years, he has always been clean and self-respecting.

He couldn't afford to hire a carriage, but just let his old family member, Bao Xing, pick up simple luggage and follow behind himself. The two little eunuchs also had to give up their horses and follow on foot. They both blamed Bao Gong in their hearts for even dragging them to have to suffer like this in the middle of nowhere.

So they agreed to catch him in the act and let the emperor punish him. At that time, it was in the scorching heat of June, so hot that Bao Gong started sweating not far from the capital.

Then there was a melon field by the roadside, and on the green vines grew a large, full watermelon, which made people salivate. The Duke of Bao looked around and saw that the melon field was unguarded, so he thought about picking a watermelon.

Using his fist "bang bang" two smashed open, and Bao Xing share eat up. The two eunuchs followed the side to see clearly, they heart secretly happy, thinking: "this Bao Gong did not go far to reveal the original shape, not to tell yourself is a thief, catch him back, the emperor must have reward."

The two just wanted to go up to catch Bao Gong, but saw Bao Gong from the backpack took a few coins placed in the melon field in a conspicuous position. Pay after eating, it was only natural. The two eunuchs looked at each other and helplessly followed on their way again.

Toward evening, Bao Gong pitched up at a small inn, and because of his shyness, he only ordered rice and vegetarian dishes for dinner. This inn was also very simple, and the rice served up actually had a lot of rice in it.

Bao Gong can only eat while picking up, rice bowl next to the grain is picked out. The two eunuchs looked very excited: "Wasting food, isn't this a crime? Old Pao can't escape this time."

Who thought that after eating the rice Bao Gong and then picked up the side of the rice, one by one, knocked off the husk, ate the rice grains, there is no waste of a grain. The two eunuchs saw that their plans had fallen through, and were bereft beyond measure.

Bao Gong master and servant came to the Huaihe River, which is close to his hometown, the two eunuchs are very anxious, afraid to return to the palace can not deliver. They did not do anything, so they saw the opportunity to push Bao Gong down on a pile of garbage.

This was on the banks of the Huaihe River, and they were waiting for Bao Gong to enter the Huaihe River to wash up, and then arrest him and question him about his crime of polluting the river. That said, Bao Gong was covered in mud and dirt, and only his left hand was not soiled.

He wanted to go to the river to wash away the dirt, but when he saw that there were women washing clothes and vegetables by the river, he couldn't help but think, "If I wash and rinse myself, I will be clean, but won't other people's drinking water be soiled, which is impossible."

After some deliberation, he used his clean left hand to scoop up water into his mouth, and then left the water, came to the hillside to spit out the water to rinse, several times back and forth to be considered to be clean.

Then the two eunuchs on the side has frozen, they did not think that Bao Gong actually upright and selfless to such a point, really can not catch a little wrong. They couldn't help but forget their original intention and admired him to the core.

After returning to the palace, the two eunuchs truthfully reported to Emperor Renzong what they had seen on the way, and after listening to him, Emperor Renzong had a lot of feelings, and thought that although Bao Zheng was too upright and did not know how to adapt, but this was also his biggest advantage, and it was really lucky to have such a loyal minister, so he ordered Bao Zheng to be forgiven, and reordered him to return to the court as an official.

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