Bao Zheng's official position is not very big. His highest position is the deputy envoy of the Council, which is equivalent to the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission. Deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission's official position looks terrible, but let's look at the countless people who held this position in the Song Dynasty. How much can we remember? On such a thought, Bao Zheng is really great.
Why is Bao Zheng so famous? Of course, this is due to romance novels such as "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" and "Dragon Map Police", as well as various storytelling, dramas, books, TV movies. It is these very popular art forms that make Bao Zheng's name almost a household name in China.
Although novels and dramas are the artistic processing of later generations, and even the skills of handling cases are somewhat exaggerated, it is a myth of Bao Zheng that they can try cases of ghosts and gods. However, those shining things reflected in Bao Zheng's real life are really commendable.
One is "filial piety". "Filial piety" is the foundation of the ancient society ruled by courtesy, and Bao Zheng was very filial to his parents. After he was admitted to Jinshi, he first went to Jianchang County as a magistrate, which was equivalent to a county magistrate. Later, in order to take care of his parents, he asked to be transferred to the state tax inspector, equivalent to the state tax director. The official position is not as important as before, but he doesn't care. Later, I resigned and went home to concentrate on serving my parents. Department-level officials are improper and go home to take care of their parents. Can anyone do it now? Bao Zheng didn't come out as an official until his parents died.
The second is "cheap". In the first year of Li Qing (104 1), Bao Zheng became the magistrate of Duanzhou. Duanzhou has a very famous specialty-Duanyan. As long as you come here to be an official, you will take advantage of this advantage to give this kind of Guangdong inkstone to people and engage in relationships. Or you can collect some Guangdong inkstones yourself and accumulate wealth. But Bao Zheng was a magistrate in Duanzhou for three years. Apart from the tribute required by the court, he didn't take a piece of Guangdong Province as a gift, nor did he take a piece of Guangdong Province home.
The third is "straight". When Bao Zheng was promoted to the position of central supervisor, Zhang Guifei, a favorite of Song Renzong at that time, kept blowing pillow talk to Song Renzong, asking Song Renzong to appoint her uncle Yao Zhang Zuo Wei as the third ambassador. This is a senior official second only to the Deputy Prime Minister. Because Zhang Yaozuo was incompetent, Bao Zheng wrote an objection. Song Renzong can't help it. Instead, he is appointed as the ambassador of Xuanhui South Hospital, the ambassador of HuaiKang Jun, and the ambassador of Jingling Palace. Although many, they are all idle officials. Bao Zheng wrote against it again. He accused Zhang Yaozu of being "the filth of purity and the charm of heaven" and criticized Renzong for "immoral behavior". Song Renzong had to go to these positions of Zhang Yaozuo. However, after a while, Song Renzong still couldn't avoid the cry of the imperial concubine, so he appointed Ambassador Xuanhui of Zuo Wei, Gala, with only an idle official around him. But Bao Zheng didn't forget. He quarreled in front of Song Renzong again and even spat in Song Renzong's face. After Song Renzong returned to the palace, Zhang Guifei came to inquire about the situation. Song Renzong was angry and said, "You just know what to say every day. Don't you know there is Po Shi Yu in North Korea? "
The fourth is "public". Scholars in Song Dynasty like to engage in circles. From the beginning of the Qingli New Deal initiated by Fan Zhongyan, the literati began to be crony. For example, reformists and conservatives, such as Luo Party and Shu Party, such as Xi 'ning Party and Xi 'an Party. To this end, Ouyang Xiu also wrote a special article "On cronies", arguing that it is ok for "good people" to form cronies. However, Ouyang Xiu neglected a question: Is there a standard to be a "good person" or a "bad person"?
Bao Zheng doesn't engage in circles. For example, at the beginning of the Qingli New Deal, reformists and conservatives fought to the death. Bao Zheng didn't speak first. Later, a letter criticized Fan Zhongyan's personnel reform, arguing that the provincial judges sent by Fan Zhongyan were too powerful and lacked supervision, which would lead to new corruption. When Bao Zheng spoke, conservatives rejoiced and thought that Bao Zheng was supporting them. But later, when the reformists failed, Bao Zheng wrote again, opposing the new policy of canceling "fine tribute", thinking that this system was very useful for selecting the most useful talents in the world. Obviously, Bao Zheng is not cronyism. He is selfless and only trusts his own eyes.
Can such a Zheng not go down in history?
(Reference:
Song Shi)