In China's history, there have been many famous officials, some of whom have used their powers to corrupt the law, and have used their powers to seek private interests and enrich themselves. Some of them, on the other hand, have a reputation for honesty and integrity. Among the officials of the past, the favorite of the people was Bao Qingtian Bao Zheng in Kaifeng Province.
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He is almost a household name. He handled cases impartially, handled cases impartially, and was strict with officials, known as Bao Qingtian. He is mainly for the benefit of the people and is not afraid of power. He insisted that the emperor had committed the same crimes as the commoners. However, he was such a good official who was deeply loved and loved by the people, and he had always been mistaken for a worshipper. Because he was selfless and handled the political and legal affairs of Chen Shimei,the horse of the dynasty, who abandoned his wife and son, he had the slogan widely spread by Qin Xianglian, Chen Shimei's original partner: "Xiang also has the grievances of the people." And Bao Zheng's career, it is not difficult to find that he has no formal respect for the prime minister, why do people call him Bao Zheng?
When it comes to Bao Zheng's official position, we have to explore the reasons from the official system of the Northern Song Dynasty. The political system of the Song Dynasty was different from other feudal dynasties. The Song Dynasty did not have a fixed chancellor. That said, this position is not an iron rice bowl. The Song Dynasty implemented a system of rotation of officials, the purpose of which was to centralize imperial power and decentralize imperial power in order to change the sharp contradiction between the former prime minister and the imperial power. The predecessor of the Northern Song Dynasty still established the Three Provinces Zhongshu. The leader elected in the book is the minister, the deputy minister who participates in political affairs, and Bao Qingtian is a senior scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty for five years.
Bao Zheng is very affectionate and trustworthy, his parents are there, and he will not travel far. Therefore, he did not choose to enter the imperial court as an official immediately after being admitted to the jinshi. Instead, after the death of their parents one after another, they kept filial piety to their parents, and after the persuasion of relatives and friends, they embarked on a career path. It was not until the fourth year of Song Jingyou that Bao Zheng was appointed as Zhi County, and his political achievements were quite fruitful. Later, he was transferred to Ruizhou Prefecture and returned to Beijing to serve as an inspector. He can hold talks with officials who do things inappropriately or break the law, equivalent to the current secretary of the Central Discipline Inspection Commission. Later, he served as the deputy envoy of the highest civilian official, in charge of military affairs, and similar to the prime minister, the official was a second-class official. Bao Zheng served as deputy envoy and died less than a year and a half later. After his death, he received a bequest. Therefore, Bao Zheng never became a minister in his life.
Bao Zheng has been an official for 26 years, and the most impressive is the Kaifeng Fuya, which is equivalent to the ministerial leader of the municipality directly under the central government. Before his death, he did not sit in the position of prime minister. The reason why it is called a minister in the folk is probably because the people want such a good official to be the greatest official and the people's minister!