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In the dynasties of ancient my country, the structure of the official positions was very complicated. Some people had high official positions, but they actually did not have much power in their hands. Although some people had seemingly low official positions, they even had powerful rights. Go punish those first-rank officials.
From the perspective of ordinary people, they actually don't care much about the size of official positions. What they really care about is whether an official is a good official and whether he can lead them to live a happy and healthy life. For example, Bao Zheng has the highest status in the eyes of the people, and the name is even better than the emperor's. So what official position did Bao Zheng hold in ancient times? If he were to hold his official position today, what position would he be in?
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Longtuge Bachelor, official position has no real power
To explain this problem, we must first start with the official positions that Bao Zheng held. According to official historical records, he held two important official positions. One is Kaifeng Fuyin who is often mentioned in folk literature and TV dramas, and there is also a bachelor of Longtuge. Just the sound of it gives us a very cultural feeling.
Let’s first talk about Longtuge Grand Bachelor, a third-grade position. If we look at this position according to our current concepts, it is an honorary official position with high status. For example, some nationally renowned Ph.D.s have made significant contributions in certain fields and are highly praised by people, but their rights are extremely limited.
The reason why there is the official position of Longtuge University Scholar is because the Song Dynasty had a tradition. Some of the relics owned by emperors who have died in the past will be sent to a specific attic. Some of these relics include imperial edicts, etc. People like Bao Zheng need to read them, find some inspiration from them, and then report them to the emperor. emperor.
Longtuge stores Song Taizong's belongings during his lifetime. Bao Zheng would keep these items with him every day. If the emperor had any paperwork to deal with, various bachelors would also show up to help. The task load is not large, and there is indeed no power in the hand, but it will have a very high reputation, because the existence of a great scholar is equivalent to conveying the spirit of past emperors.
We all say that history is a mirror. The work done by Bao Zheng is equivalent to cleaning this mirror, so that future generations can better see the real world through this mirror and analyze everything that will happen in the future. . During this period, Bao Zheng was mainly responsible for behind-the-scenes work. To say that the period when his reputation among the people soared was the period when he was working as "Kaifeng Fuyin".
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Bao Zheng has actually never worked in Kaifeng Fuyin
But we have seen many TV series, such as "Young Bao Qingtian", etc., and they all say that Bao Zheng holds the job of Kaifeng Fuyin. In fact, Bao Zheng has never held this position in his life, and it is impossible for him to hold it.
Why is it impossible? The reason is that this official position is a "relationship household". Since the birth of this official position, only members of the royal family can enter and work in this establishment. Bao Zheng's whole family, including his ancestors, have no kinship with the royal family, even if they are Yes, that is not his responsibility.
Most of these royal family members are princes. Most of them will not investigate cases. Most of the work is left to their subordinates. Therefore, the position of Kaifeng Prefect is actually the same as the work of a bachelor, in terms of work content and In nature, there is not much difference.
If you want to insist on the difference, it is that the rights are different. If a prince or a relative of the emperor sits in this position, it means that he has not been exiled and is concerned by the emperor. His rights must be higher than those of bachelors.According to this statement, since Bao Zheng was not the governor of Kaifeng, what was his position at that time?
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Quan Zhi Kaifeng Prefecture, holding more real power than Longtuge Grand Master
Bao Zheng’s real position is called Quan Zhi Kaifeng Prefecture, which is very similar to the name of Kaifeng Prefecture Yin. The reason why there are two names is actually to distinguish them. Royal family and ministers. When Bao Zheng served as the Quan Zhi of Kaifeng Mansion, the prince above him did not interfere in any way with his work. He also appreciated him very much and allowed Bao Zheng to go ahead and do it.
The Bao Zheng we know from folk history is an upright and upright person. He is very gentle when facing the people. However, his methods in the officialdom are still very powerful. When facing corrupt officials, his coercive momentum is as sharp as a knife. Like a sword.
From an ideological point of view, Bao Zheng is thoughtful and has strong analytical skills. Coupled with his rich officialdom experience, Bao Zheng has long become an "old fritter". Coupled with the fact that the emperor of the Song Dynasty praised him highly and his reputation as a great scholar, even if someone in the court saw that he was uncomfortable, they would not dare to attack him easily.
Looking at it from another angle, Bao Zheng eradicated many evil and corrupt officials in his life. There must be someone behind him, and the people praised him. If Bao Zheng was wronged, it would arouse public resentment. Before taking up the two positions of Grand Bachelor and Quanzhi of Kaifeng Mansion, he was also sent as an envoy to the Liao Dynasty. If you are not brave, you will never get this job.
At that time, the Song Dynasty paid annual cloth to the Liao Dynasty every year. If its diplomatic work was not done well and if it was timid, the conflicts between the two countries might increase. With this experience as a basis, after Bao Zheng returned to the court as an official, he felt confident, which also meant that the emperor had considerable trust in him.
The position of Quanzhi Kaifeng Fuyin was even more powerful for Bao Zheng. He was full of ambitions to serve the country. Although he was a fifth-rank official at the time, he often impeached officials higher than himself. At this time, some friends will ask, to what extent does the emperor trust him? Even if you hold a position like Quan Zhi Kaifeng Prefecture Yin, you can't just punish corrupt officials.
This problem can start from an incident that happened in the second year of Zhihe. The Song Dynasty had a system of recommending officials. That is to say, as a high-ranking official in the court, you can make people you admire sit on a certain position through recommendations. positions currently vacant. Bao Zheng was optimistic about an official at that time and made a guarantee. However, the official made a mistake not long after. His mistake in the recommendation this time led to his being demoted from a doctor in the Ministry of Justice to a doctor in the Ministry of Officers and Soldiers.
According to the achievement path of most officials in ancient times, the occurrence of this kind of thing often means that the official career will go downhill forever. As a result, just one year later, Bao Zheng was reinstated and received numerous awards and promotions in his subsequent work.
The reason why Bao Zheng can be remembered forever is that he is different from mythical characters like Liu Bowen because he has real talent and learning. The Longtuge bachelor's degree he holds is now equivalent to a national-level doctoral leader. As for the position of Quan Zhi Kaifeng Fuyin, it is basically equivalent to the provincial public security prosecutor, and he can directly communicate with the country's top leaders. kind of.
Bao Zheng’s folk tale does have some elements of cultural rendering in it, but his contribution and ability during his official period are something that we, as descendants, must not ignore!
