When Bao Qingtian was alive, he made no small contribution to the stability of the times at that time. Lord Bao was a clean official, with a clean wind on his sleeves, just like a "god" specially born to wash away people's grievances, and his retinue Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, Ma Han, and Zhan Zhao also followed him to form a case-breaking group. In order to commemorate their exploits, later generations recorded their deeds in the history books and deified them in folk biographies.
(Bao Qingtian stills)
In our country, both 80-year-olds and 10-year-old children are very familiar with Bao Qingtian and several of his case-breaking assistants. But there is a question that has always hovered in everyone's minds, that is, after Bao Qingtian's death, where did Zhan Zhao and others who had been assisting him in judging the case go?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="30" >, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, Ma Han</h1>
Bao Qingtian's case adjudication team was mainly composed of Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, Ma Han, Gongsun Ce, and Zhan Zhao. Among them, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, Ma Han and others all belonged to the Jianghu people at the beginning, and later because they admired Bao Qingtian's honesty as an official, they followed him to eliminate harm for the people. What kind of convenience did Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, Ma Han and others provide for Bao Qingtian on the way to handle the case?
(Bao Qingtian case handling team)
Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, and Ma Han were known as the "Four Warriors of Kaifeng Province" at that time. According to the content of the later TV series "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness", Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, and Ma Han were originally ordinary people, but because they offended the officials of the imperial court, they fell into the grass and could only survive by looting. But they only cracked down on corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and never touched the good people in the slightest.
Once When Lord Bao passed by the place where Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, and Ma Han had robbed him, Zhang Long and the others saw that he was an official, so he asked Lord Bao to leave money behind. But Lord Bao said that he did not have extra money to give them the breeze in his sleeves.
(Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, Ma Han)
Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others did not believe it, believing that Lord Bao was lying. But then, just as they were about to attack Bao's people, Zhan Zhao suddenly came out and told them that this was Lord Bao, who was called Bao Qingtian, and that he was a clean official, and that you were not allowed to harm Lord Bao.
At this time, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others knew that Lord Bao was the Bao Qingtian praised by the people, which made them very regretful and offended Lord Bao. The four of them did not have a clear conscience, so they voluntarily asked to do things under Lord Bao. And Lord Bao saw that the conscience of the four of them was not lost, so he took them down.
The four people who became Bao Qingtian's bodyguards, although they were not as important as Zhan Zhao in the process of Bao Da's later handling of the case, they also made a collaborative role for Bao Qingtian's case handling. In the process of Handling Cases by Bao Qingtian, they not only played the role of protecting Lord Bao, but also collected incriminating evidence for Lord Bao and protected witnesses, so that Bao Qingtian could solve the case as soon as possible. Therefore, in the process of handling the case of Lord Bao, they are also an indispensable part.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > second, the role of Zhan Zhao</h1>
Compared with Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, and Ma Han, the role of Zhan Zhao is much more important. In Bao Chunchun's case-handling team, the relationship between Zhan Zhao and Bao Qingtian is similar to a cooperative relationship, not a superior-subordinate relationship like Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, and Ma Han. Zhan Zhao was originally a jianghu chivalrous guest, known as "Nanxia", and everyone in the jianghu respected him very much.
At the beginning, Zhan Zhao himself was very disgusted with the people in the imperial court, and he thought that there were no good officials in the imperial court, but his idea spread with the wind when he met Lord Bao. The spirit of Bao Daren's incorruptibility and fearlessness of power touched Zhan Zhao, and Zhan Zhao voluntarily became Bao Daren's partner. For Zhan Zhao, Lord Bao was the best court official in his mind, so he was willing to assist Lord Bao.
Lord Bao also cherished Zhan Zhao as a partner, and when Lord Bao was rewarded, he boldly advised the emperor in order to be able to fight for an official position for Zhan Zhao. When the emperor heard that Zhan Zhao was strong in martial arts, he let him show it on the spot, and Zhan Zhao also lived up to expectations and successfully won the title of "Royal Cat", and was named a four-pin sword guard.
(Zhan Zhao)
Zhan Zhao played a great role in the process of handling the case of Lord Bao. Because of his honesty as an official, Lord Bao offended many people during his years as an official, and he was also assassinated a lot. Zhan Zhao ensured the safety of Lord Bao to a large extent, so that Lord Bao could save his life and continue to eliminate harm for the people. Therefore, Bao Daren and Zhan Zhao belong to each other, and neither of them can be without each other.
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But people always have a death, and Lord Bao, due to years of redress for the people, accumulated fatigue and illness, and finally died of a sudden illness in the year when he was 64 years old. After the death of Lord Bao, the servants and guards in the mansion had their own places according to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty. But the whereabouts of several people have become a mystery, these people are Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, Ma Han and Zhan Zhao, so where did these people go?
Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, and Ma Han themselves were jianghu caokou, and they initially made a living by looting, and then they were subjugated by Lord Bao and became Lord Bao's bodyguards. They were directly under the command of Lord Bao, so it is very likely that they will return to the jianghu after the death of Lord Bao. This is the most likely, of course, it is also possible that they will be recruited by other officials in the imperial court again, after all, these four people are also capable generals.
Zhan Zhao was given the title of "Imperial Cat" and was already an official in the imperial court. However, Zhan Zhao was willing to stay in the court because of Lord Bao's reasons, and now that Lord Bao is gone, Zhan Zhao is likely to return to the jianghu and continue his life in the jianghu.
Another possibility is that Zhan Zhao has offended many people in the years that he has followed Lord Bao to handle the case. Therefore, after losing the protection of Lord Bao, Zhan Zhao was persecuted by others. But whatever the ending, it's actually quite chilling.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="24" > summary</h1>
Whether it was Bao Qingtian or Zhan Zhao and others, they were all heroes of that era, and there were really too few officials in that era who could single-mindedly serve the people and the court. Therefore, Zhan Zhao and Lord Bao would be so valued by the emperor, because they were a pair of "eyes" that the emperor put between the courtiers. These "eyes" can see the suffering of the world, can reflect the most real situation to the emperor, and help the emperor make the most correct choice.
When the emperor makes a wrong choice, they can also advise the emperor in time. Although some of them are children of the jianghu, they have a pure heart and are willing to contribute their own efforts to the people of the world, and they should be models among officials.