In the work "Young Bao Qingtian", Bao Zheng attracted a large number of "fans" with his wisdom. If you want to pick the most popular fans, he personally thinks that the Eight Sages are undoubtedly the best.
The Eight Sages King's high praise and affection for Bao Zheng made the people around him feel envious.
This special fate between the Eight Sages King and Bao Zheng was actually very accidental at first.
It was a picture of a father and daughter being bullied by bullies.
Both fathers and daughters are weak beings, while bullies are domineering. A large crowd of onlookers gathered around, but they just stood by and did not take any substantive action.
At that moment, the two rescuers of the father and daughter appeared one after another.
The Eight Sages succeeded in deterring the bullies by listing the laws of the Great Song Dynasty and providing these bullies with money to help his father and daughter pay off their debts;With his wisdom and talent, Bao Zheng managed to win the hearts of the bullies.
The two of them worked together seamlessly, successfully fighting the bullies' oppression, and the tacit understanding between them was obvious, and the Eight Sages began to re-evaluate the young man outside the sedan through the thin gauze curtain.
Later, the true identity of the Eight Sages King was seen through by Gongsun Fu Yin, and he walked out of the sedan chair, which became the iconic picture of this drama.
The personable prince and the black-faced young man, one with a faint smile on his face, the other with a little confused, their eyes met, as if they were looking at a thousand years of time.
Since then, the Eight Sages have become Bao Zheng's right-hand man.
From that moment on, the Eight Sages gradually transformed into the guardian angel by Bao Zheng's side. When Bao Zheng encounters difficulties, he will definitely lend a hand.
Bao Zheng almost died under the sword of Pang Taishi because he offended Pang Taishi, and at the critical moment, the Eight Sages King seemed to descend from the sky and saved Bao Zheng's life. Once, the Eight Sages King deliberately rushed back from Daliao, thousands of miles away, to rescue, and although the process was dusty, his concern for fists never diminished.
Bao Zheng was wrongly believed to be **, and was isolated by Kaozi and expelled from the store. However, the Eight Sages King came to the world once again to clear Bao Zheng's grievances and rescue him from his predicament. In this struggle between justice and **, he has shown superb leadership skills and outstanding personality charm. By the way, it is also necessary to vigorously promote Bao Zheng's noble character.
Bao Zheng lost his official position due to his absence from an exam while investigating the case, and the Eight Sages interceded for him in front of the emperor in the hope that he would be able to make up for the exam, but this request was strongly opposed by Pang Taishi. For the first time, the Eight Sages were labeled as "selfish" in the words of Pang Taishi.
In addition to this, the Eight Sages King is also Bao Zheng's spiritual mentor. Always be prepared, use your rich life experience to guide Bao Zheng, and use a meaningful sentence to soothe Bao Zheng's heart:
When the case of the Goryeo prince ended with Shen Liang's suicide, Bao Zheng, who had lost his close friend, was deeply distressed and sighed: "Why can't we live together peacefully?".”
The Eight Sages replied: "In inhabited places, there are bound to be conflicts and strife, all of which are caused by people's greed and ambition. He also said, "If we want to make the country rich and strong, we must unite the masses of the people around us so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, so that we can truly achieve peace in the world." "Provide Bao Zheng with a service to answer questions.
In the case of the crown prince of Goryeo, the Eight Sages King, Bao Zheng, in order to reveal the true cause of death of the three hooligans (which was the work of Pang Taishi's men), decided to investigate to the end. In order to ensure Bao Zheng's safety, the Eight Sages King comforted him again and said, "Bao Zheng, everything is not so perfect, just leave a little mystery and let it be buried forever." As a result, all three villains were brought to justice. Successfully avoided the fatal danger that Bao Zheng might encounter.
The Eight Sages spoke highly of Bao Zheng's frankness and decisiveness, and sincerely advised him: "Bao Zheng, your heart should not change, but should add more strategies and means. ”
As a senior elder, the Eight Sages King has always quietly had a profound impact on Bao Zheng through his words and deeds, just like a spring breeze moistening the earth and nourishing Bao Zheng's heart.
It was under the encouragement and protection of the Eight Sages that Bao Zheng transformed from an ordinary boy in a small town into the well-known Bao Qingtian.
In this world, there is no reason for love", so as the King of the Eight Sages, why would he be so partial to a gloomy young man?
In my personal opinion, there could be several reasons:
One, the Eight Sages must have appreciated Bao Zheng's wisdom and shrewdness.
The Eight Sages witnessed Bao Zheng's wisdom, whether it was his first meeting with poor fathers and daughters and seeking justice for them, or his subsequent resolution of many difficult cases, this wisdom could not have been more appropriate in officialdom.
Secondly, Bao Zheng's qualities were regarded as the most important qualities by the Eight Sages.
Bao Zheng has always adhered to a belief, that is, "there is only one truth, and my goal is to find out the truth and find out the truth recklessly". As a result, Bao Zheng seems to have become the nemesis of his friends. His friends Shen Liang, Meng Fang, and Cui Mingchong all died indirectly because of Bao Zheng, and even Bao Zheng almost wronged the Eight Sages King.
However, this terrifying quality of Bao Zheng is like a priceless treasure in the eyes of the Eight Sages King.
Faced with the uncleanness of the imperial court, the Eight Sages were eager to find talented pillars to revive the imperial court. Bao Zheng was regarded as the most needed future of the imperial court in terms of talent and quality, so the Eight Sages King held him in high regard.
Although Bao Zheng was well aware of the high esteem of the Eight Sages for him, he never took advantage of any of the help offered by the Eight Sages. Therefore, when he accepted the gift of the Eight Sages, he also avoided the important and trivial. When traveling to the capital to take the exam, from the point of view of etiquette, people should go to see the Eight Sages King. But in order to avoid conflicts with the identity of the Eight Sages King's friend, Bao Zheng chose to avoid it.
Bao Zheng's firm stance of not pursuing fame and wealth was very precious, which also made the Eight Sages King have a deeper love for him.
Third, the consistency of political views.
In the imperial court of that period, the Eight Sages King and Pang Taishi were two ministers of equal strength, and their status was second only to one and higher than ten thousand.
Despite his strong antipathy to forming factions and fighting against others, he still believed that it was indispensable for people who shared his political views to become friends. As a result, the Eight Wise Kings would often discuss state affairs together. As the relationship between Bao Zheng and Pang Taishi became increasingly strained, this indirectly deepened the bond between the Eight Sages King and Bao Zheng, bringing them closer together.
Fourth, there are many similarities between the Eight Sages and Bao Zheng.
The Eight Sages King felt both helpless and relieved in the face of Bao Zheng's persistence, and he said with emotion: "How can you be as innocent as I was when I was young?”
The outspoken Bao Zheng had a profound impact on the Eight Sages King, saying: "I remember a time when I was very clear about rewards and punishments, and never harmed innocent people, did I really get older and become more worried?."”
Perhaps, the current Bao Zheng has many similarities with the young Eight Sages King.
Now, the Eight Sages King, who has always been calm, may have been a young talent like Bao Zheng a few decades ago. It was once neither black nor white, but also serious and persistent.
Therefore, only when the eighth prince saw Bao Zheng, he couldn't help but admire with envy: "It's really beautiful to be young!."”
In such emotion, in addition to the envy of the firmness and perseverance of his youth, he also contains deep regret for the loss of his youth.
Therefore, such an understanding is feasible:
When the Eight Sages King saw Bao Zheng, he seemed to see himself in another era, which made him have a good impression of Bao Zheng.
Therefore, he is eager to help Bao Zheng avoid potential risks through his own efforts;He is eager to use his life experience to provide answers and questions for Bao Zheng;He is also eager to use his strength to help Bao Zheng go further.
Over time, this kind of interaction that transcended identity brought a number of benefits to the Eight Wise Kings.
In the incident of "Tanuki for Prince Case", Bao Zheng did his best, ran around and worked hard, and successfully eliminated the suspicion for the Eight Sages King, thus ensuring the safety of the Eight Sages.
From the perspective of friendship, the Eight Sages King and Bao Zheng are not only deep friends, but also friends who cross age boundaries, and they are also deep friendships between gentlemen. Although their friendship seems ordinary and does not pursue superficial gorgeousness, between the two men, their friendship is the deepest.