Bao Zheng funeral,Coffin, tomb robbers make rules.
Bao Zheng, known as the "Blue Sky Lord" of the Northern Song Dynasty, was deeply loved by the people for his iron-faced, selfless and single-minded image for the people. On the day of his death, the gate of Kaifeng Mansion was full of people who wanted to send him on his last journey, but unexpectedly, at the time of the funeral, 21 coffins were carried out in Kaifeng Mansion, and even some tomb robbers who were mixed in it felt ignorant.
However, experienced tomb robbers immediately understood the meaning and set a seven-character rule after Bao Zheng was buried. So, what secrets are hidden behind these 21 coffins?
And what is this rule? Let's explore Bao Zheng's story and unravel this mystery.
Bao Zheng, whose body was declining, suddenly became dizzy when dealing with government affairs, and Song Renzong immediately sent the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him, but **unknown, the imperial physician judged that it might be overworked. Song Renzong sent supplements and good medicines to Kaifeng Mansion, but Bao Zheng's physical function had been seriously reduced, and even if he ate the elixir, his body might not be able to absorb it.
Despite his frailty, Bao Zheng insisted on working for the people.
The illness was like a mountain of pressure, and Bao Zheng, who was full of energy in the past, could not sleep for many days, haunted by nightmares night and night, illness was difficult to recover, malaise, loss of appetite, and his face was sallow.
Although he was sick in bed, Bao Zheng was still concerned about his official business, and the double torture of physical and mental torture made him thinner and thinner. In the end, he died of illness at the age of 63, and his legendary life came to an abrupt end.
Bao Zheng's death caused the Northern Song Dynasty to lose a loyal minister who was outspoken and capable, and the people also lost a clean official who served them justice. Upon learning of Bao Zheng's death, people across the country, except for the ** filthy officials he had punished, all deeply regretted it.
On the day of Bao Zheng's funeral, there was a crowd of people outside Kaifeng Mansion, and the people who were waiting at the door early put down their work and wanted to send him on the last journey to show their gratitude to him.
According to historical records, on the day of Bao Zheng's funeral, Kaifeng Mansion launched 21 coffins, when the people along the way were still crying, the house carried out another coffin, the masses did not react, they saw that followed by a team with no end in sight.
The onlookers counted and found that there were 21 identical coffins, and they were all stunned, not understanding what tricks Kaifeng Mansion was playing, let alone knowing which coffin was the real Bao Zheng.
The original story of the matter is this: Bao Zheng's life is full of legends, and Kaifeng Mansion has to adopt this special funeral method in order to express his deep admiration and nostalgia for him.
They don't want to play tricks, but to show the world the glory of Bao Zheng's life in this unique way.
New copywriting: Regarding Bao Zheng's life experience, the people of the Song Dynasty were most keen to discuss that he might be a Wenqu star who went down to the earth, and some people said that he was a barefoot immortal. Therefore, there are different opinions about his life experience, and it has become extremely mysterious.
The image of Bao Qingtian that we are familiar with now is a civil official with a dark complexion and a stern expression, and a crescent birthmark on his forehead. It is said that when he was born, he was almost buried alive because of his ugly appearance, but his sister-in-law rescued him and raised him secretly.
This is also why he is called sister-in-law in film and television works and dramas. However, this is not the case with real history. Bao Zheng is not a black fat man, and his iconic crescent birthmark does not exist.
His black face image originates from the theatrical mask, and black and red represent justice and selflessness.
Bao Zheng is not as legendary as the legend goes, just a poor peasant, his family was already an important minister in the court in the Spring and Autumn Period, and his father Bao Lingyi was in the high position of Yu Ministry's foreign lang, the family was prominent, and the scholar was in the family.
Bao Zheng has traveled with his father since he was a child, traveled many places, and read thousands of books, so he has a wide range of knowledge, far more than children of the same age. From an early age, he knew how to be cautious and behaved decently, which is amazing.
Although Bao Zheng was born in a family of eunuchs, he did not look down on the poor like some uneducated and unskilled gentlemen. He knows very well that in life, whether you are a relative of the emperor, a child of a nobleman, or an ordinary person, you are all mortals with a limited lifespan, and there is no distinction between high and low.
Under the influence of Confucianism and the ideas of sages, Bao Zheng believed in the great principles contained in the book, and he believed that the duty of an official was to stick to his duty, benefit the people, and be loyal to the monarch and patriotism.
When he first emerged, he was appreciated and guided by Liu Yun, a heavyweight in the literary world and the world, which made his studies progress rapidly. Under the influence of his father and Liu Yun, Bao Zheng's righteousness is awe-inspiring.
Finally, in 1027, he passed the township examination, the meeting examination and the palace examination, successfully passed the Jinshi examination, and was awarded the position of Dali Assessor, and was sent to Jianchang County to serve as the magistrate.
However, the appointment put him in a difficult position.
Bao Zheng's parents were old and in poor health, and he was appointed to Jianchang County, thousands of miles away from his hometown of Luzhou. Bao Zheng was reluctant to let his parents stay in his hometown, nor did he want them to travel long distances to follow him.
He knew that his parents were worried that he would have no one to take care of him alone, but he also wanted to honor his parents and let them enjoy their old age in peace. So, he asked the emperor to be transferred to a state or county close to his home.
The emperor was moved by his filial piety, agreed to his request, and transferred him to Hezhou, which was adjacent to Luzhou. However, despite being closer to home, Bao Zheng's parents were reluctant to follow him.
They have lived in this hometown all their lives and do not want to leave in their old age. Bao Zheng felt the nurturing grace of his parents, and despite his lofty ambition to rule the country and the world, he decided to resign from his official position and return home to take care of his parents.
Bao Zheng was born into a different family, his parents were very old, and he already had two older brothers before him. When his mother conceived him, she was already a very old woman, and many people persuaded his mother to give up the child.
However, his mother persevered, and Bao Zheng was even more grateful to his parents for this. He understands that although the time to be filial to his parents is long, the time to repay the kindness of nurturing is very short.
Therefore, after much deliberation, he decided to resign from his official position and return to his hometown to take care of his parents. Five years later, his parents died one after another, and he was so grief-stricken that he decided to build a hut next to his parents' grave to guard his filial piety.
At the end of the three-year filial piety period, he still lingered at the graves of his parents, unwilling to leave. After many persuasions from his father and fellow villagers, he finally decided to enter the court again as an official.
Although he has passed the age of establishment, his years of life experience have made him more able to understand the suffering of the people than the average **.
Bao Zheng's career as an official began in 1037, when he was appointed as the magistrate of Tianchang, a position that allowed him to re-embark on his official career. The difference with the way of the former magistrate is obvious at this moment, and intrigue and flattery in the officialdom have become commonplace, but Bao Zheng has not been affected by this atmosphere.
Regardless of the size of the official position, he always adhered to his original intention, put the people first, was impartial, honest and self-disciplined, so he won the reputation of "Bao Qingtian". Ouyang Xiu's evaluation of Bao Zheng is "good and strong, straightforward, and less learned", the "less knowledge" here does not mean that Bao Zheng lacks cultural literacy, but that he does not focus on interpersonal relationships like most **, rarely participates in unnecessary entertainment, and does not flatter with a clear conscience.
During Bao Zheng's tenure in Tianchang County, he successfully cracked a revenge case, although this was not an earth-shattering case, just a dispute between two families, but Bao Zheng's way of judging the case fully showed his wit and wisdom.
Title: Bao Zhengzhi captures the farmer who cut off his tongue Text: A farmer went to the county government to file a complaint, claiming that his ploughing cattle had their tongues maliciously cut out. After the county magistrate Bao Zheng learned the news, he first asked the farmer if he had offended anyone recently.
The farmer immediately replied with a name. Bao Zheng asked because there was no direct economic benefit from cutting out the cow's tongue. Those who can commit such cruel acts must want to take revenge on the farmer.
Bao Zheng understood, and then asked the farmer to kill the cow that had no tongue. The subordinates were puzzled by this, why they wanted to kill a good cow. Bao Zheng explained that a cow may die of excessive blood loss without a tongue, and even if it does not die for a while, it cannot eat without a tongue, and sooner or later it will starve to death.
Since the death of the cow is predestined, it is better to let it die worthwhile and find out the real culprit. The core idea of the new copy is that Bao Zheng uses his ingenuity to deduce from the clue that the cow's tongue has been cut out that the farmer may be retaliated, and then asks the farmer to kill the cow to find the real culprit.
In the Song Dynasty, the slaughter of ploughing cattle was illegal, and the person who cut the cow's tongue immediately reported the case to the county government and convicted the peasant. Bao Zheng solemnly interrogated, and the man immediately pleaded guilty. The case was successfully cracked, showing that Bao Zheng is not only wise, but also strict in law enforcement and not afraid of the powerful.
After being promoted to supervise the imperial history, he insisted on purging discipline and severely punishing corrupt officials. Wang Kui indiscriminately killed innocent people, abused torture, and saved seven times**, and finally deposed him.
Wang Kui has a close relationship with **, especially the prime minister, and no one dares to touch him.
Bao Zheng is a Qing official who dares to challenge authority, he ** Wang Kui twice, and finally succeeded in bringing down this notorious **. His impartiality is not only reflected in his treatment of his subordinates and colleagues, but also in his strict requirements for his family, even if his fellow clansmen break the law, he will never bend the law for personal gain.
His efforts and persistence set an example for the Song Dynasty and Chinese history, and also led to the removal of 21 coffins from Kaifeng Mansion after his death.
His story tells us that only by insisting on impartiality can we win the respect and love of the people.
Although Bao Zheng has benefited the people, he has also made countless enemies. It is said that the death of his eldest son is related to the family members he once had. After decades of official career, Bao Zheng did not leave any family property, but it caused countless troubles.
Although the emperor is respected and loved by the people, those ** filthy officials still dare not take the initiative to provoke him. However, after Bao Zheng's death, his youngest son was only 5 years old, and the family could not protect himself with his daughters and young children, so he needed someone to protect him.
Therefore, the Kaifeng government carried out 21 coffins at Bao Zheng's funeral to protect his family from reprisals.
At Bao Zheng's funeral, Song Renzong was present in person, and although he did not make any remarks, his appearance was enough to warn those villains who tried to do something to Bao Zheng's family.
Even if Bao Zheng has died, his family is not something that anyone can violate at will. The ancients generally believed that when a person is buried in the treasure land of feng shui after death, the soul can protect future generations, but when the graves of ancestors are dug, bad luck will befall future generations.
Although those who had offended Bao Zheng may not dare to do anything to his family under the emperor's deterrence, the place where Bao Zheng was buried was where they might have crooked thoughts.
In order to take revenge on him and make him uneasy after death, someone may hit his grave idea.
In order to confuse the public, Kaifeng Mansion prepared 21 coffins, but the incorruptible Bao Zheng would never be so extravagant and wasteful. In fact, these coffins were given to the poor in need, which fully reflects Bao Zheng's care for the people.
There were all sorts of people in the funeral procession, including, of course, tomb robbers. They witnessed Bao Zheng's high status among the people, and they also knew that he never took bribes and bent the law.
Therefore, Bao Zheng's tomb has become a forbidden area for tomb robbers, and there is a saying in the industry: "Tomb robbers do not rob Bao Cemetery", which is not only their industry regulations, but also the embodiment of their admiration for Bao Zheng.
Despite the ban on excavating historical figures, the Bao Cemetery was damaged. Experts speculate that the vandals may be Jin Bing, and the earliest Xiaobao cemetery is only one of the suspected graves set up by the Bao family back then.
It was not until 1973 that archaeologists discovered the real Bao Cemetery, and although it had been destroyed, only a small part of the coffin was lost, probably only a few funerary goods were missing.
This Bao Cemetery was rebuilt and became a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. Archaeologists conducted a protective excavation of Bao Zheng's tomb, and the results showed that Bao Zheng's bones contained large amounts of mercury.
Mercury was generally only found in toxic substances such as cinnabar or arsenic in ancient times, which has led to speculation about the true cause of its death. According to historical records, Bao Zheng died of illness, and only 13 days from serious illness to death.
Therefore, some speculate that he may have died of poisoning, which is why there is a large amount of mercury in the bones.
Although Song Renzong had sent the imperial physician to diagnose it, the illness that even the imperial physician could not diagnose was really poisoning? In fact, this is not the case, and experts conclude that this condition may be due to the embalming technology of that era.
Today, the Bao Cemetery is located in Hefei City, Anhui Province, and is known as the Bao Xiaosu Cemetery Park, and the Bao Gong Ancestral Hall is adjacent to it. The Northern Song Dynasty "Kaifeng Mansion Inscription" tablet is also stored in the Kaifeng Museum, and the word Bao Zheng on it has been blurred by years of stroking by tourists.
Although Bao Zheng was a figure thousands of years ago, his spirit has influenced countless future generations. Whether it is a drama or a film and television work, Bao Zheng's image is iron-faced, selfless, and upright.
Art is in life, and his spirit is worth learning from everyone. "Be an official, serve the people, and maintain integrity. "Bao Zheng has practiced this sentence all his life, and he has achieved the ultimate in fairness and justice, so he has become trusted by the people"Bao Qingtian"His story was also passed down by the people.