Bao Zheng's skin color has long been a big misunderstanding.
Until I saw this photo:
It turns out that he is not black at all!
This somewhat disappointed my brain powder. However, although Bao Zheng is not as brilliant as TV and his career is not a "judge" who adjudicates cases every day, his life is as wonderful as the opening ceremony.
As for why Bao Gong's face turned black, we should start from 1000 years ago. 1000 years ago, Bao Gong was born in Hefei. Contrary to legend, his family was not poor, and Bao Zheng never spared cattle. On the contrary, Bao's family is a scholarly family. Bao Zheng received a good education since childhood. He is not only excellent in grades, handsome in appearance, but also ambitious and determined to be a good civil servant who pleads for the people.
As the first magistrate of Tianchang County in Bao Zheng, he showed extraordinary ruling ability as soon as he took office. In just three years, he was transferred to Duanzhou magistrate, and three years later, he was transferred to Kaifeng, becoming a Beijing official, and his career soared.
When Bao Zheng was in Guangdong, he wrote a poem by Zhi Ming, which is the only poem he has ever handed down:
Pure heart is the foundation, and the right path is the plan. Show dry eventually becomes a building, fine steel don't make a hook. The warehouse is full of mice and birds, and the grass is full of rabbits and foxes. There is a legacy in history, so don't be ashamed.
It means that I must be a "big straight man" in history. Of course, I am an upright "straight man".
Later generations called Bao Qingtian. Apart from being honest and selfless, what is more important is that he can make decisions for the people, not afraid of powerful people, and can severely crack down on powerful people, which is very rare in ancient times.
Bao Zheng impeached many "dignitaries" during his reign:
Zhang Yaozuo, an official in Song Renzong, got three important positions purely by nepotism. Bao Zheng argued with Song Renzong six times before and after, and finally impeached Zhang Yaozu.
Because of the protection of powerful people in North Korea and Song Renzong, Wang Kui, a popular candidate, ran amok in the local area, causing great public outrage. Bao Zheng and Song Renzong argued many times, denouncing Wang Kui's evil deeds and Renzong's partiality, and finally impeached Wang Kui.
Yan Shiliang, the eunuch trusted by Song Renzong, was an insider thief and corrupt, but he was not spared when Bao Zheng knew about it. Finally Yan Shiliang was impeached.
According to statistics, more than 30 important ministers were demoted, dismissed and brought to justice because of Bao Zheng's impeachment. Therefore, Bao Zheng was called a "bomb" by people at that time!
Bao Zheng and Ouyang Xiu, a great talent in the Song Dynasty, were officials at the same time. Ouyang Xiu is a great talent, but his destructive power is also very great. Bao Zheng was chewed when he saw who chewed his master. He once told Injong that Bao Zheng impeached the first three ministers to hold this position for himself, so that Bao Zheng could only stay at home for a long time. Ouyang Xiu's overall evaluation of Bao Zheng is still very high, but it is a turning point. "But his knowledge is not deep, his thinking is not familiar, and it is a pity that he is clever!" , is also an aspect of Bao Zheng.
Because Bao Zheng pleaded for the people and was not afraid of power, he was regarded as the embodiment of incorruptibility by later generations, and even regarded Bao Gong as a god among the people, which produced many legends about Bao Gong. The so-called "strange people must be different", if Bao Gong is a normal person, it is obviously not cool enough, so later generations have artistically treated Bao Gong's appearance. The so-called "impartial" iron is black, so it is more appropriate to visualize Bao Gong's "toughness" with a black face.