Bao Zheng (999- 1062), a native of Hefei, Luzhou (Hefei, Anhui), was a scholar in Tiansheng for five years in the Northern Song Dynasty (1027).
After entering the Jinshi, because his parents are old, he can't bear to go far away to be an official. It was not until his parents died one after another and his filial piety was completed that he was persuaded by his relatives and friends to become an official. During this period, he was famous for his filial piety in the countryside for ten years.
Song served as the magistrate of Tianchang (Anhui Tianchang) for four years (1037), with considerable political achievements. After taking office, he was transferred to Zhiduan Prefecture (Zhaoqing, Guangdong). After returning to Beijing, he was appointed as the censor and changed to a "speech officer". Officials who misbehave or violate the law may be impeached. In order to punish corrupt officials, in August of the fourth year of Qing Dynasty (1044), he issued begging officials to Renzong who didn't take bribes, thinking that honesty was a model for people and stolen goods were "thieves". Bao Zheng wrote to Wang Kui seven times, exposing his "heart like a snake and scorpion" and harming the people. And severely criticized Song Ting's official appointment system. From the second year of your life (1050) to the third year of your life, Bao Zheng Zhijian Institute impeached Zhang Yaozuo, a consort, three times, trying to find out the extraordinary fraud case of the devil Leng Qing pretending to be a prince, which shocked the ruling and opposition parties.
During his tenure as a judge and deputy minister of the Third Division, Bao Zheng served as a transit ambassador in JD.COM, Shaanxi and Hebei. Everywhere he went, he took it as his duty to reduce the burden on the people, get rid of disadvantages and develop production, and put forward the economic thought of "benefiting the people and the country" Many times, for the sake of state affairs, the emperor said something that he didn't like to hear, criticized the minister's power, and asked him to stop the favor given by the emperor to the cronies and bureaucrats, and everything was changed to the normal channels of the competent departments. He wrote three memorials from Wei Zhi to Emperor Taizong, and dedicated them to Song Renzong, as his motto, always be vigilant and concentrate on state affairs. I asked Renzong to be humble and trainable, to distinguish right from wrong, not to engage in "preconceptions", but to cherish talents, remove harshness, prohibit punishment, prohibit heresy, and not to build at will, and so on, which was adopted and implemented by the court.
In December of the first year of Jiayou (1056), the imperial court appointed Bao Zheng as Kaifeng Prefecture in Quan Zhi. He officially took office in March of the following year and left office in June of three years, only one year before and after. However, in this short period of time, Kaifeng, which is known as intractable, was managed in an orderly manner. Dare to punish the illegal acts of dignitaries, resolutely curb the arrogance of Kaifeng officials, and promptly punish those who falsely accuse unruly people.
Because Bao Zheng was strict in law enforcement, impartial and fearless in Kaifeng, the eunuchs had to restrain themselves, and they were afraid when they heard Bao Zheng's name. All ages, women and children know Bao Zheng's name and affectionately call him "Porter". There is a saying in Kaifeng that "if you can't reach the joints, there will be Yamaraja to support the elderly." . "Yamaraja metaphor Bao Zheng impartial.
In the sixth year of Song Jiayou (106 1), he was an official to a Council secretary and died in May of the following year. "The government and people in Beijing are all sad, and the streets are full of sighs. The imperial court presented a letter to the official department, and fifteen volumes of Playing Musical Instruments were handed down from generation to generation.
At first, he was admitted to the Jinshi, was awarded the judge of Dali and served as the magistrate of Jianchang County. Bao Zheng resigned because his parents were old. When he got the position of inspector and national tax, and his parents didn't want him to leave, Bao Zheng resigned and went home to support the elderly. A few years later, his parents died one after another, and Bao Zheng built a drafting hut next to his parents' grave. Until the mourning period passed, he was still hesitant and reluctant to leave, and his fellow villagers came to comfort and encourage him many times.
After a long time, Bao Zheng accepted this task and became the magistrate of Tianchang County. A thief cut off the tongue of a cow and the owner of the cow came to complain. Bao Zheng said, "Go home and kill the cow and sell it." Before long, someone accused someone of killing cattle without permission. Bao Zheng said, "Why do you say goodbye to people cutting their tongues?" The thief was surprised and envious. Those who moved to Duanzhou were promoted to Temple Cheng. This place in Duanzhou produces inkstones, and his predecessor collected dozens of times of inkstones without authorization and gave them to dignitaries under the guise of tribute. Bao Zheng ordered craftsmen to manufacture only according to the number of the imperial court. A year passed, and he didn't bring an inkstone home.
Soon, Bao Zheng was appointed as the censor, and was appointed as the censor. At that time, Zhang Yaozuo was appointed as our ambassador and the ambassador of Xuanhui Academy. The right admonished Zhang Ze, Tang Jie and Bao Zheng to debate this matter together, and their words were sincere. It has also been suggested: "It is not a good strategy for the state to bribe the Khitan with annual currency to defend against Rong Di. Train foot soldiers, select generals, and enrich and consolidate border defense. " He also asked the imperial court to attach importance to the provincial blockade system, abolish officials who take bribes and bend the law, select local governors, and implement the examination system for Yin-replenishing disciples. At that time, the transshipment ambassadors were also judges, often picking unimportant sections to impeach officials, so they advertised each other and boasted about their cleverness with harsh inspections, which made local officials very uneasy. Bao Zheng then asked the court to abolish the position of provincial judges.
When Bao Zheng arrived in Qidan, Qidan asked the ceremony officer to say to Bao Zheng, "Xiongzhou has just opened a side door. Is it tempting us rebels to spy on frontier intelligence? " Bao Zheng said, "Zhuozhou City has also opened a toilet door. Why do you need to open the toilet door to spy on border information? " Men are speechless.
He used to be the judge of the Third Division of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and served as the transshipment ambassador of JD.COM. He was awarded the post of Yuanwailang and Zhijixian Academy of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Shangshu, and moved to Shaanxi, Hebei and Beijing, where he served as the deputy ambassador of the Third Division of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Qin Long Gu Jie specially bought timber for shipbuilding, and arbitrarily collected it from ordinary people. Moreover, there are seven states responsible for providing bamboo ropes for river bridges, often as many as hundreds of thousands. Bao Zheng went to court to stop these levies. The Khitan gathered troops near the border, and the border counties gradually became tense. The court ordered Bao Zheng to transport rations to Hebei. Bao Zheng said, "The land around Zhanghe River is fertile, but the people can't cultivate it. There are 15,000 hectares of private fields in Xingzhou, Zhaosanzhou and other places, all of which are used for grazing horses, and all of them are farmed by the people. " The court granted his request. The salt laws of Xiezhou often put a burden on the people. Bao Zheng to manage, request the court for all trade.
Bao Zheng was appointed as Tianzhangge, which was a court with a system of serving and admonishing. He has repeatedly discussed and reprimanded his favored subjects and asked the court to abolish all improper favors such as granting official positions. He also listed three poems written by Wei Zhi in the Tang Dynasty, hoping that the emperor would take them as his motto and reference. In the last chapter, it is explained that the son of heaven should listen to and adopt the opinions of his subordinates wisely, and distinguish between those who engage in cronyism and those who love to borrow talents but cannot adhere to preconceived subjective opinions. A total of seven things; He also called for getting rid of the despicable atmosphere, curbing opportunistic people, amending the criminal code, clearly prohibiting it, not building easily, and prohibiting absurd things. Most imperial courts carried out these opinions.
Bao Zheng holds a bachelor's degree in Longtuge and a transfer ambassador in Hebei. It was suggested that when the border was clear, the troops should be moved inland, but there was no answer. Now, Bao Zheng demands: "Stop stationing troops in Hebei and station troops in Yanzhou, Luanhe, Qi, Pu, Cao and Jizhou, south of the Yellow River. Even if there is an emergency at the border, don't worry about being too late to dispatch them. " If the border troops can't be reduced at once, please ask the imperial court to train bravely and reduce dry food. The cost of a year is not as good as that of a month's garrison, and the wealth of a state is enough. "Didn't get a reply.
As we all know, when we moved to Yingzhou, every state traded with public funds, and accumulated losses of hundreds of thousands every year, but Bao Zheng's last performance was completely eliminated. Because of his son's death, Bao Zheng requested to take a post in a convenient county, as the magistrate of Yangzhou, and then moved to Luzhou, where he was promoted to be a doctor of punishments. He was convicted because of the sponsor's mistake, and was reduced to the Ministry of War and Chizhou well-known.
The official was reinstated and moved to jiangning house. The court called Youzhi Kaifengfu and was promoted to right secretary. Bao Zheng was resolute in the imperial court, and your eunuch restrained him. People who have heard of Bao Zheng are afraid of him. People laughed at Bao Zheng with a clearer voice than the Yellow River, and children and women knew his name, calling him a "bag to be made". The capital said that he said, "If you can't reach the union, you will have a terrible old man." According to the previous system, anyone's complaint may not go directly to the official court. Bao Zheng opened the door of the yamen, so that people with complaints could directly state their rights and wrongs in front of him, so that small officials did not dare to deceive the chief executive. North Korean officials and powerful families built private gardens and pavilions and occupied Huimin River, thus blocking the river. Due to the flooding in the capital, Bao Zheng destroyed all the gardens and pavilions. Some people used land certificates to falsely report the number of their fields, but Bao Zheng strictly inspected them and impeached the fraudsters.
He was promoted to be an ancient scholar and an ancient scholar. The last play said, "The prince has been vacant for a long time, and everyone in the world is worried. Your majesty has hesitated for a long time. Why? " Renzong said, "Who do you want to be the prince?" Bao Zheng said, "I don't have the talent to hold the post of imperial court. The reason why I asked the emperor to establish a prince in advance is for the long-term interests of the country. Your majesty asked me who I wanted to be a prince, which was a suspicion. I am seventy years old and have no son. I am not a profit-seeking person. " The emperor said happily, "I'll think about it slowly." Bao Zheng demanded to reduce the number of courtiers in the Imperial Palace, reduce and save huge expenses, and instruct all administrative agencies to do their duty. The Imperial Palace can recommend its own officials and reduce the annual holiday date. These things have all come true.
When Zhang served as three ambassadors, he was found guilty of buying real estate, and was summoned by Bao Zheng for impeachment and dismissed from his post. But Song Qi replaced Zhang Fangping, and Bao Zheng was to blame; After Song Qi was deposed, Bao Zheng was appointed as a university student and served as the third secretary. Ouyang Xiu said: "Bao Zheng really said in Zuo Zhuan that' Petunia stepped on other people's land and the owner took it away'. This punishment is already too heavy, and it is not an exaggeration to covet the fat position of the three secretaries! " Bao Zheng therefore stayed at home and avoided it, and it took a long time to come out. When he worked in the Third Division, the items provided by the library were all distributed to counties in other places, and the people were heavily burdened and deeply troubled. Bao Zheng purposely set up a fair trade market to spare the people trouble. Many officials who owed public money and money were detained, fled at the first opportunity and arrested his wife and children. Bao Zheng was released. Be promoted to third secretary. A few days later, he was appointed as the deputy special envoy of the Committee. Then promoted to does assistant minister, was rejected by Bao Zheng. He soon died of illness at the age of 64. The imperial court named him the history of the Ministry of Rites, and posthumous title was "filial piety".
Bao Zheng is rigorous and upright, and he is very disgusted with the harsh wind of officials. He is committed to establishing a sincere and tolerant government. Although he takes evil as his enemy, there is no one who does not pursue government affairs in a sincere and tolerant way, does not casually agree with others, does not pretend to please others, and usually has no private letters. News of relatives and old friends has been cut off. Although the official position is very high, eating, eating, rice, oil and salt are the same as being a civilian. He once said: "future generations are officials and have committed corruption. They are not allowed to set foot in their homes and are not allowed to be buried in graves after death." If you don't follow my ambition, you are not my descendant. "At the beginning, Bao Zheng had a son named Ytterbium who married Cui Shi and died as a judge in Tanzhou. Cui Shi celebrated her late husband's birthday and never remarried. Bao Zheng once sent her engaged daughter away and gave birth to a child at her parents' home. Cui Shi secretly comforted her mother and asked her to take good care of her betrothed daughter. After Bao Yb's death, Cui Shi took the son of his wife home and named him Bao. Bao Zheng has fifteen volumes of memorials.