[People in Zhaoqing] Honest and fair "Bao Qingtian"——Bao Zheng in Zhaoqing

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Bao Zheng, whose name is Xiren, was born in Luzhou (now Hefei City, Anhui Province). He used to be the waiting system of Tianzhang Pavilion and was awarded a bachelor degree in Longtu Pavilion. He was honest and fair, and did not cling to the powerful. Later generations regarded him as a model of upright officials, so he was named "Bao Qingtian" and "Bao Gong".

Portrait of Bao Zheng (Photo courtesy of Zhaoqing Local Chronicles Office)

The fifth year of Tiansheng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1027), Bao Zheng was admitted as a Jinshi, Jianchang County Judges Jiangxi Yongxiu). Because his parents were too old and were not willing to go to Jiangxi with him, Bao Zheng had to give up his official position and stay at home to serve his parents. After the death of his parents, he continued to observe his filial piety until the expiry of his filial piety before he became an official again. In the first year of Kangding (1040), Bao Zheng was transferred to Duanzhou (now Duanzhou District, Gaoyao District, Zhaoqing City) to know military affairs.

Bao Gong Temple (Lian Xin photo)

At the beginning of Duanzhou, Bao Zheng wrote " book Duanzhou Yunzhai wall", a poem in Qing Dynasty, "span2span" Straight road is a personal plan. Xiuqian will become a building, and the steel will not be a hook. The hamster is full of joy, and the grass is full of sorrow. There is a legacy in the annals, and there is no shame for those who come." This Mingzhi poem proclaims Bao Zheng's noble politics. Ideas and upright codes of conduct are Bao Zheng's only poems that survive the world.

Bao Zheng has served in Duanzhou for 3 years. He is aware of the people's sentiments and pays attention to the people's livelihood. The Qingxintang, Jietang, Zhaishengtang, Pillow Study Hall, Washing Inkstone Pond, and Chrysanthemum Garden were built in the State Department. Established Guangji Cang [ Ming Dynasty renamed Fengji Cang in the tenth year of Xuande (1435)] in the city to prepare for famine. Build Songtai Station in the west of the city to facilitate transportation and deliver official letters. The establishment of Xingyan Academy on Baoyue Platform was the beginning of the establishment of Zhaoqing Academy. In addition, Wenchang Palace was built in the west of the city, and Baoguang Temple was built in the east of the city.

Duanzhou people used to drink Xijiang water and often got sick. After Bao Zheng came, the people had drilled seven wells. One is in the prefecture, one is next to Xiyue Temple, one is south of Xueqian Street, one is at the entrance of Branch Alley, one is on the right of Guangji Cang, one is on the left of Chengbei Gate, and the other is in front of the Master’s Hall (According to Ming Dynasty Dong Yuan’s "Yi Jing" ).

Baogongjing, Sanlianxiang (photo by Lianxin)

"Song History·Baozheng Biography" contains: "Duan native inkstone, the former guarding the marginal legacy, the rate is dozens of times more expensive , The lifesaver Fang Zuo tribute, and he does not hold an inkstone at the age of one year old." The Duan inkstone produced in Zhaoqing is of high quality and is a tribute. The previous prefects took advantage of the opportunity to pay tribute to collect the Duan inkstone dozens of times the amount of tribute. , To give it to the dignitaries of the dynasty for personal gain. After Bao Zheng took office, once he changed his bad habits, he ordered the levy to be collected according to the amount of tribute, and never overcharged one party. During his time in power, he did not take one party's inkstone back home.

According to legend, when Bao Zheng left his post, the boat arrived at the Antelope Gorge . Suddenly dark clouds were covered and the waves were raging. Bao Zheng felt that something was strange. Upon investigation, it turned out that his subordinates had privately collected the inkstone gifted by the local gentleman. In a rage, Bao Zheng threw inkstones in the river, and the wind was calm and the waves rose. In the legendary Bao Zheng throwing inkstone, a piece of land was later uplifted, which is today's Yanzhou Island . Although it is only a legend attached to the meeting, it can also be seen from this that Zhaoqing people's reluctance and love for Bao Zheng.

Zhaoqing folks still circulate legends such as Bao Gong Shou Yao and Suo Yao Jing. The existing stone carvings of Bao Zheng on the east wall of the Qixing Rock Cave are the only surviving handwritings of Bao Zheng. Today, Bao Xiaosu's Ancestral Hall in Hefei City, Anhui Province has a "righteous inheritance-type history of transmission of barnyard, Qing Zhong first achieved Duanzhou" couplets, claiming that his life's reputation and reputation really began in Duanzhou. The people of Zhaoqing built Bao Gong Temple, Bao Gong Building, and Bao Gong Cultural Park to commemorate Bao Zheng. The clean and honest wind left by Bao Zheng still affects the soil and water in Zhaoqing.

Sanlian Lane Baogong Well (Lian Xin photo)

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(Provided by Zhaoqing Local History Office)

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