Speaking of Bao Gong, everyone is familiar with it. From "Bao Qingtian" to "Young Bao Qingtian", Bao Gong handles cases impartially and the image of Qingtian, an upright and honest man, is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people! After all, TV dramas contain a lot of artistic p

Speaking of Bao Gong, everyone is familiar with it. From "Bao Qingtian" to "Young Bao Qingtian", the image of Bao Gong, the upright and upright Mr. Qingtian who handles cases impartially, is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people! After all,

TV series contain a lot of artistic processing. So, what kind of person was the real Mr. Bao in history?

Is Mr. Bao really evil? Where did the crescent moon on Mr. Bao's forehead come from? Is Shang Fang's sword real?

"Bao Gong turned out to be like this" subverts the public's understanding of Bao Gong and objectively and truly shows a different Bao Gong.

One, is the blue sky very dark?

Bao Gong in the TV series is very dark, but this is not true in history. Documents record that Bao Gong's appearance is "fair-faced and graceful."

Not only is he not black, but he is also very white. Bao Zheng's image has been "black" for many years. The author believes that the reason why

wants to criticize Bao Gong is to highlight Bao Gong's specialness, distinguish him from ordinary people, and make Bao Gong unique.

Therefore, just watch costume dramas, but don’t learn history from the dramas and take them seriously.

2. Where did the crescent moon on your forehead come from?

93 version Bao Qingtian impressed me deeply. Bao Gong has a dark face and a striking crescent moon logo on his forehead.

The image of Bao Gong evolved from opera. This birthmark-like moon symbol was born in the Bao Gong opera of the Qing Dynasty and did not exist in the previous dynasties.

has been circulating since the Qing Dynasty, and then the image of Bao Gong in the eyes of the public was finalized.

3. The high income of honest officials

Based on the analysis of ancient history books recently read, the salary of officials in the Song Dynasty was quite good throughout the dynasties. The higher the status of officials, the better the treatment.

So, how much is Mr. Bao’s salary?

Calculated in this book, according to the prices during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, including all wages and benefits, Bao Gong's annual income was 21,878 taels.

checked the information online and learned that the standard money in the Song Dynasty was about 700 yuan today. Bao Gong's income was rounded up to 20,000 yuan, and the total annual income was 14 million.

’s income is quite good. Of course, this is just my rough estimate and may not be accurate.

In addition, Bao Gong has only been the governor of Kaifeng for about a year and a half, so he has not always had such a high income.

If you want to travel back in time, please travel to the Song Dynasty. You can live a very comfortable life.

4. Is Shang Fang’s sword real?

93 version Bao Qingtian, in the case of Chen Shimei, Bao Gongzheng wanted to guillotine Chen Shimei, but the Queen Mother and the princess came to stop him. In desperation, Bao Gong asked for Shang Fang's sword.

In history, Shang Fang's sword really existed. If you have Shang Fang's sword, you can kill first and then play.

However, it was only in the Ming Dynasty that it was customary to give Shang Fang's sword to ministers, and Bao Gong lived in the Song Dynasty, so the TV series was probably adapted.

Five, the Eighth Prince Zhao Defang

Whenever Bao Gong encounters a major problem, the Eight Wise Kings will come out to help Bao Gong in a timely manner. In history, are there really Eight Wise Kings?

The answer is that The Eight Wise Kings are a television fiction. There is indeed a Zhao Defang in history, who was the fourth son of Song Taizu and died at the age of 23. This is completely inconsistent with the image of the elegant middle-aged prince in the TV series.

However, it is undeniable that the Eight Wise Kings played by Chen Daoming are very charming, elegant and close to the people.

Six, the selfish side of Bao Gong

The Bao Gong in the film and television drama never shows any favoritism and abides by the law, but the real Bao Gong sometimes shows favoritism. This is the real Bao Gong, with flesh and blood.

According to historical records, if the son of Bao Gong's friend committed a crime, he could be sentenced to 2 years in prison and slapped with a hundred and twenty punishments according to law. Bao Gong closed the case hastily and only imposed a compensation fine.

After reading this book, I have a deeper understanding of the image of Bao Gong. The real Mr. Bao is indeed a good official, but he also has a selfish side that protects his shortcomings. Movies and TV dramas glorify Mr. Bao too much.

Characters are not black and white. Although Bao Gong has some shortcomings, he is still an admirable character overall.

Regarding the case investigation, Bao Gong is not as miraculous as in the TV series. After all, TV series must consider the audience, and history must be objective and fair. This is one of the differences between TV series and official history.

So, let me tell you again, don’t learn history from TV series. If you want to truly understand history, read books.