Ancient feudal dynasties attached great importance to status, some people were born with a golden spoon, some people were not so lucky, but the way to change their fate was also very simple, that is, to participate in scientific expeditions.
The way the emperor selects national talents is to hold scientific expeditions, in which talented people throughout the country can participate, and this is the fairest way, because this does not look at status but only talents.
Many people from the cold door have realized their dreams by relying on the road of scientific examination, but the way to become an official is not so simple, and not everyone can resist the temptation.
You should know that in ancient times, there were also three, six, and nine grades, from ordinary people to become imperial court officials, the treatment enjoyed was also different, of course, the court officials had many people who wanted to settle down, and naturally they would send a lot of benefits.
It is not easy to resist this temptation, but if you look at He yan in the Qianlong period, you will understand that he is obviously a minister with outstanding ability to do things, but he did not expect to be a corrupt official.
If He Yan hadn't been so greedy, maybe he would have become a famous courtier for hundreds of lifetimes, but unfortunately greed swallowed up all his advantages, and posterity only remembered the great corrupt official He Yan.
Of course, there are also many famous Qing officials in history, such as the Northern Song Dynasty Qing official Bao Zheng, I believe that this name is very familiar to everyone, Bao Zheng is simply a frequent visitor in film and television dramas.
01 Iron Mask Selfless Pack Qingtian?
Speaking of the iron mask selflessness, everyone will definitely blurt out Bao Qingtian, and indeed due to the influence of film and television dramas, the image of Bao Qingtian has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
This famous northern Song dynasty minister was named Bao Zheng, and because of his wise decision and the courage to seek grievances for the people, Bao Zheng's reputation in the people was very high, and everyone made Bao Zheng a parent official.
And Bao Zheng can contribute to the imperial court, so he is also used by the emperor, of course, even this Way Bao Zheng's official career is ups and downs, but he is still a tall image in the minds of the people.
The most admirable thing about Bao Zheng is that he is not afraid of power and only believes what he sees, even if the enemy is high and powerful, he will not give up impeachment, and sacrifice his own black hat.
This kind of personality of the chancellor also gave the emperor a headache, but it was better than the corrupt official Yu Chen, so Bao Zheng was deeply used by Emperor Renzong, and after Bao Zheng's death, Emperor Renzong personally went to mourn and depose him for a day, which showed Emperor Renzong's sadness.
Bao Zheng is known for his incorruptibility, so his status in the minds of the people is very high, there are many folk stories about him, and even because of the folk legend that he is a black-faced image, he is also known as Bao Qingtian.
With the increasing number of modern film and television dramas, Bao Zheng has become synonymous with Qing officials and one of the representative figures of the Northern Song Dynasty.
02 Bao Zheng tomb was found, and the coffin was uncovered to make people's eyes wet
The debate between Anhui and Henan about where Bao Zheng is has always been a topic of debate between Anhui and Henan, after all, everyone initially thought that Bao Zheng was a native of Kaifeng, Henan, until bao Zheng's tomb was discovered more than forty years ago, which ended the topic.
It turned out that Bao Zheng was an authentic Anhui person, after more than four months of excavation, Bao Zheng's family tomb was excavated, a total of more than fifty cultural relics were found, compared with other celebrity tombs, Bao Zheng's family tomb is somewhat simple.
When the people at the scene began to open several coffins, everyone guessed which one was the coffin of Bao Zheng, and they saw a small burial pit with a golden silk nan wood coffin inside.
To know that the golden silk nan wood was very precious in ancient times, only the powerful people can use it, it is conceivable that perhaps Emperor Renzong personally gave Bao Zheng the golden silk nan wood, and you can also see the status of Bao Zheng in The mind of Emperor Renzong.
After opening the coffin of the golden silk nan wood, the eye sockets of everyone at the scene were a little "wet", because there was basically no burial in the coffin, only a few white bones lying alone.
Everyone is a little uncomfortable, after all, this is a famous figure in history, but I did not expect to be buried so simple, and the tall image of Bao Zheng in my mind also has a certain discrepancy.
In the film and television drama, Bao Zheng is tall and tall, and in fact, Bao Zheng lies in a small coffin, and according to the inspection of professionals, it is determined that Bao Zheng's height is about one meter 65.
It seems that folklore is wrong, the real Bao Zheng is neither tall nor blackface, these film and television drama images are only built by people for them, and the actual Bao Zheng is no different from ordinary people.
The reason why Bao Zheng is tall in people's minds is what he does, to stand up for the people, to stand up for the heavenly path, such a parent official is of course tall.
Reference: History of the Song Dynasty
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