Leopard's original surname is Bao, and its name is Bao Chao . The Qing Dynasty praised him as a hero, while the people said he was a fool. It is said that he is strange in life: his head is like a basket, his body is like a shoulder pole, his face is as thick as a wall, and his courage is as small as a mole. How can a person like this be called a leopard? How did he become the great executioner under the Zeng Guofan who suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom peasant movement, and how did he be promoted? There are many gantry formations here! There are jokes about his promotion among the people.
Episode 0 In the late Qing Dynasty, Bao Chao was a bad scholar in Wushan County, Sichuan Province. This person has liked to dance and play with ink since he was a child, playing with guns and sticks, but he was nearly thirty years old and was still a whip made by dog shit, and he couldn't hear it, and he couldn't dance it, and he couldn't dance it. People ridiculed the articles he wrote as "the rhythm does not look like poetry; there is no lyrics, no lyrics, no style does not look like songs, and no nonsense. Fortunately, he was thick-skinned. Not only did he not care about people's discussions, he claimed to be a versatile talent in civil and military affairs, often dreaming of promotion and wealth.
This year is worth a big comparison. Although Bao Chao failed many exams, he was still ambitious. Before the exam period arrived, he ran to the provincial capital "Dingling Donglong".
Who knew that as soon as he entered the exam room, he became depressed. Why? It turned out that he had taken several times and found a secret, that is, the exam questions were limited to " The scope of the Four Books, the meaning of the title is "Zhu Notes" ( Southern Song Zhu Xi's comments). Who knew that this question was not the words in the Four Books, but the words of the examiner.
It turns out that there is another rule for the Qing Dynasty exam: any questions that have been asked must not be repeated again. The Qing Dynasty took more than two hundred years of examination, and since childhood, I took the test of children, scholars in the village, and juren, and finished all the questions in the Four Books. This study platform was fantastic and wrote a question ingenious way, two words: Wushan .
seems to be very simple, and it is much less than the "Zhihuye" in the Four Books. But Bao Chao usually doesn't read history and geography at all, and he can't answer this simple question even if he gets this simple question. He is in a difficult heart After that, he frowned and sat in his position and clenched his head for a while, but still didn't know how to write it.
had no idea, so he had to quietly ask a candidate next to him: "Hey, man, what is Wushan like?"
The candidate next to him was concentrating on his mind, thinking hard, and trying to write a beautiful article, gain fame, and glorify his ancestors. Unexpectedly, Bao Chao came out to interrupt at this critical moment, and according to his question "What is Wushan like?", he had to answer a short word: "Gao".
Bao Chao was very happy and hurriedly wrote it. But Wushan's word "Three-year-old" was not an article! Bao Chao was anxious again, and pressed his head for a while. He clenched his head so hard that his head hurt, and he still couldn't find out the following.
Helplessly, he asked for help from the candidates next to him: "Hey, man, how high is Wushan?"
The candidates next to him were writing vigorously, but he didn't expect him to interrupt again. He had no choice but to answer him: "It's getting into the sky!"
Bao Chao heard it and hurriedly wrote it. But when he saw the two sentences "Wushan is high, it's getting into the sky", it seemed that it was still not true! Bao Chao was very angry, and he still clenched his head, of course it still didn't work. There was no way, so he asked the candidates next to him: "Hey, man, Wushan is high, what's going into the sky?"
The candidates next to him were so angry that they couldn't cry, and praised him viciously: "Wushan is high, it's getting into the sky; it's getting into the sky, it's getting into the sky!"
Bao Chao didn't care about his tone, so he quickly wrote it on his own paper. After finishing writing, I still seemed to be a little shorter. I wanted to wait for another question, but the time for the paper collection was already up, so I had to hand in the paper and show up.
Learning Platform got the answer sheet and saw two short lines, with only eleven words, and I didn’t like it. I swung it and went to review other papers.
Who knew that after reading all the papers, none of them were satisfied. Either it is a blank book or a foot binding cloth; it is either a rebellious or heresy, or a distant topic, and a lot of jokes. The learning platform was so disappointed that it was not disappointing. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. He was worried that he could not choose a decent article or a superb Jie Yuan, so why did he return to Beijing to report his life?
was worried, and suddenly my heart moved, as if I remembered that there was a novel and unique test paper at the beginning, and it seemed that I was still answering the questions.So he turned around and found Bao Chao's paper.
When I looked, "Wushan is high, enters the sky; when I enter the sky, Wushan is high!" I couldn't help but nodded slightly. After visiting Wushan, I felt that the main feature of Wushan was the high. This candidate hugged the word "high" tightly and made a piece of work, which was a bit interesting. Another chant: "Wushan is high, into the sky; into the sky, into the sky, in the sky, in the sky, in the sky, in the sky, in the sky, in the sky, in the sky, in the sky, in the sky, he slapped the table: "This is really a wonderful article! Thinking about the past and present, poets and poets and celebrities have chanted Wushan, and wrote so many chapters, such as " Wushan Twelve Peaks , all in the blue space," and "Wuxia saw Badong, and it went out of the air... After saying a thousand words, he wrote ten thousand words, and after talking, it was still nothing more than a high! This article was straight to the point, one to the point, one to the words, one to the three sighs, it was really wonderful!" So, the cinnabar rose and ranked first.
Bao Chao returned to the house after he left the stage. When he recalled what he wrote, he insisted on "Four No Eyes", he felt a little disappointed: "Oh, there is no hope for this subject again!" As he said that, he felt sad, and he lay on the bed, and was about to cover his head and cry.
, but then I thought: I really can’t afford the exam, I can’t do anything about it. It’s rare to come out and enjoy the mountains and rivers to make peace! I heard that Baidi City has picturesque scenery, rich cultural relics, and is famous all over the world. Why not go and play while you return home? After making up his mind, he hurried to Baidi City.
, he was dazzled. There are many poems and steles in the Baidi Temple in , and the stele forests on the east and west sides are even more brilliant. Among the East Stele Forest, "Phoenix Stele" and " Bamboo Leaf Stele " are the most eye-catching.
"Bamboo Leaf Stele" looks three green bamboos from a distance, but it looks like a five-character poem, praising the achievements of the three brothers of Liu Bei , which is very praiseworthy, and some tourists are reciting and copying them. Seeing this, Bao Chao was very jealous.
Look at the "Phoenix Monument" again, which depicts the phoenix known as the king of birds. It is vivid and vivid, lifelike and amazing! While watching, tourists can't help but praise the author for his skillfulness. When Bao Chao heard this, he felt aroused his heart and thought: I have failed to do my article well. Isn’t it better to have a name on this monument? It’s famous for its autumn and will be beautiful forever? !
Thinking of this, I saw that there was no one around, so I eradicated the seal of the original stele author and replaced it with my own name.
After doing this, I saw a couplet engraved with "Wushan Gorge locks all over the river, and Baidi City is lined with eight formations" next to the Phoenix Monument. The tone of the couplet is magnificent and the calligraphy is vigorous and powerful. Bao Chao was secretly happy and replaced him with his own name.
has left a name in two places one after another, and it is not difficult to make his appetite even bigger. So I thought: Don’t do it, don’t stop, just replace the author of “Bamboo Leaf Stele”. Just as he was about to take action, the abbot of the Baidi Temple came out and found that Bao Chao was using any means to gain fame. He couldn't help but get angry from his heart. He grabbed Bao Qi and wanted to send the official to punish him.
Tourists also surrounded him when they heard the sound, accusing Bao Chao of being despicable and shameless and unreasonable.
was in a big fuss. Two people who looked like to be in a tolerant manner walked out of the crowd and persuaded everyone: "Everyone, please calm down. This gentleman is Mr. Jie Yuan from the new high school." As he said that, he took out a big red newspaper post from his arms and spread it in front of everyone.
When the officials said this, everyone cursed and dispersed. When the monk saw that the impostor was the new scholar of the province, he stopped talking about anything.
Two men reported good news to Bao Chao: "Congratulations to Mr. Bao, the first place in the high school provincial examination, Jie Yuan!"
Bao Chao suddenly heard the news and was very surprised. With the two words I begged for, I can be regarded as Jie Yuan? Unconsciously, he asked the messenger, "Did you recognize the wrong person? You can't joke about these things!"
The two messengers hurriedly replied, "That's right! That's right! The examiner was particularly appreciating the master's article. After clicking the first place, he personally asked us to report the good news to you. We rushed to the inn, but you were gone. We decided to rush to Wushan and your old mansion to report the good news. Today we came to Baidi City, but we didn't expect that we would meet the master Yaxing's name-left. There would be no mistake." As he said that, he held the good news to Bao Chao with both hands.
Bao Chao took it and saw that his name was indeed written on it. Only then did he believe it! He hurriedly produced two ingots from his arms and handed them to the two servants: "Thank you for your hard work, please accept the bowl of tea." After
, he took the two to the city to take a boat to Wushan, and served them at home for a few days. Before leaving, he prepared another generous gift and asked two servants to bring it to the examiner. The two soldiers happily returned to the provincial capital, and were vivid in front of the examiner, blowing Bao Chao to the only one on the ground and no one on the sky. They said that they saw Bao Chao's paintings, couplets and inscriptions in person, how beautiful and exquisite they were. They praised, "That's really the best of poetry, calligraphy and painting!" They heard this learning platform and were full of joy and laughed, "It seems that I have a keen eye for a hero!"
The examiner and the police present naturally flattered: "The elder has a unique keen eye and has chosen talents for the country. It's a joyful and congratulations!"
immediately held a banquet to congratulate the scholarship.
After getting drunk and having enough food, the National Taiwan University student presented to the court with great enthusiasm and reported that Bao Chao's articles were extraordinary and that they were extremely amazing. He also asked to hire him out of order.
Xianggong Empire Empress Dowager Cixi received a memorial and thought to herself: It is the time to use people to suppress Hong bandit Changmao (Taiping Army). Since my confidant Xuetai thinks it is a genius, why not follow the trend and reward him with a face, so that they can all be grateful and serve me. So, he instructed the emperor to issue an order, reward Bao Chao with a seventh rank, and assigned him to the military officer under Zeng Guofan.
issuance of the imperial edict, Bao Chao is an official. He immediately packed his luggage and took office. At that time, Zeng Guofan was fighting with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom , Zhongwang , Li Xiucheng , in the Jiujiang area of Jiangxi. Although Bao Chao was a little afraid of death, he was eager to get promoted, so he resolutely left Wushan and left looking straight at Jiujiang .
arrived at Zeng Guofan's camp and stayed in the shogunate to listen to it. Bao Chao was happy and thought to himself: "The moon will be the first to get close to the water." When you are with the general, you must first fall on yourself. He didn't expect that before he could sit on the bench, the Taiping Army was already attacking the sea. Zeng Guofan immediately ordered a resistance, but everyone in the heavenly kingdom was brave and everyone was fighting for the first place. How could the Qing army resist it! I saw one or two, blood was rising, my head was falling, crying, screaming... Bao Chao followed Zeng Guofan to a small hill, deep in the valley, waiting for foreign aid.
The night is about to end, the moon is gone, and the Qing army, who has been hunted for one day, is exhausted and sleeps like a dead pig. After Zeng Guofan led his personal soldiers to investigate the camp, he was sleepy because he was busy running around all day and was sleepy. Only Bao Chao couldn't sleep. When he recalled the scene on the battlefield during the day, he was so scared that he was trembling all over. I also thought that I was surrounded by the Taiping Army and could not escape the siege! If the camp is captured by the Taiping Army, why don’t you take away your old capital? It’s not promotion, but promotion... the more you are afraid, the less you can’t sleep. In a daze, a sudden cannon sounded, and the sound of killing shook the sky. The Taiping Army attacked and killed all over the mountains and fields, which scared Bao Chao so much that he screamed desperately: "The Taiping Army is attacking! The Taiping Army is attacking!"
This dream didn't make him rush, which scared Zeng Guofan immediately flew onto the horse. The Qing army was so scared that they were so scared that they urinated. They turned over and wanted to run away. The horse was neighing and the people were screaming, and it was a mess. Zeng Guofan sent another order: "Be prepared and face the enemy quickly!"
It turned out that the leader of the Taiping Army was eager to win. After stationed in the camp, he thought that there were not many Qing troops, so he rushed to attack. Suddenly, he saw that the Qing camp was full of lights and swords and guns. He mistakenly thought that Zeng Guoluo was ready and ordered him to retreat urgently. The soldiers thought they had fallen into the enemy's trick and acted in a panic. Zeng Guonan took advantage of the situation and rushed out, but instead won a battle in a daze and broke through.
The next day, Zeng Guofan presented wine to congratulate Bao Chaoda, saying that he was resourceful, loyal, diligent in his duties, discovered and reported the enemy situation in time, saved the entire army, and made great contributions! Immediately reported to the Qing court and promoted Bao Chao to general officer. He was also specially equipped with a foreign gun team.
Bao Chao was afraid of death. As soon as the gun was fired, he chose a short gun for himself to defend himself. At that time, foreign guns were rare, and the Taiping Army had never seen or heard of them. Bao Chao came into battle and did not dare to approach the Taiping Army. He shot himself from afar. Sometimes a bullet was shot out with a "huh" and the other party was shot and fell to the ground.The person standing in the distance mistakenly thought it was him and scared him to death. So he spread rumors, saying that Bao's ultrasound was like a huge thunder, and within a hundred steps, he shouted, scaring everyone to death. In order to boost his courage, the Qing army blew Bao Chao as a god and called him "Leopard"
. Soon, the news reached the West Palace. Empress Dowager Cixi thought to herself: The Hong bandits are rampant and unstoppable, and Bao Chao can still resist it, which is rare to be a hero! And I personally appointed this person. Who among the people does not accept my empress dowager's wiseness and makes good use of talents! Seeing that the Qing Qing is in danger, why don’t I favor a high-ranking official and generous title, and let him give up his will to protect the Qing dynasty... I made up my mind and summoned Bao Chao to the palace to meet him, personally awarded the title of Hunan Admiral, and gave him the yellow jacket .
This was considered the highest favor "glory" at that time. Bao Chao was overjoyed and kowtowed like pounding garlic. He thanked him for his gratitude and immediately took office.
