The famous sayings of Bao Gong are as follows:

1. An honest person is the example of the people, and a greedy person is the thief of the people.

2. Talents are hard to come by if they are always consistent.

3. A pure mind is the fundamental solution, and a straight path is the strategy of the body.

4. Those descendants of officials who commit corruption and abuse shall not be allowed to return to their own families. After their death, they shall not be buried in Daying. If they do not follow my aspirations, they are not my descendants. Yanggongjian stone was erected on the east wall of the hall as a warning to future generations.

5. Good work will eventually build a building, and fine steel will not serve as a hook.

6. A pure mind is the fundamental solution, and a straight path is the strategy of the body.

7. Those who are silent and take advantage of the dog should also leave it alone.

8. A pure mind is the root of the problem, and a straight path is the strategy of the body. Good work will eventually build a building, and fine steel will not serve as a hook.

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Introduction to Bao Zheng

Bao Zheng (999~1062) was a politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. The name is Xiren. A native of Hefei, Luzhou (now part of Anhui). In the fifth year of Tiansheng's reign (1027), he passed the rank of Jinshi. He knew Tianchang County (today's Anhui) and Duanzhou (today's Gaoyao, Guangdong). He had political achievements and was moved to supervise the censor. The Renzong Dynasty was known as the peaceful and prosperous age of the Northern Song Dynasty, but in fact stage conflicts and ethnic conflicts were very serious. After the failure of the Qingli New Deal, calls for reform continued to rise, and Bao Zheng was one of them.

He advocated strict selection of officials and the elimination of redundant, corrupt and cowardly officials. Old officials should be forced to serve in order to solve the problem of redundant officials; stop recruiting soldiers and eliminate the old and weak to solve the problem of redundant officials. Military issues, selecting generals and training troops, training volunteers to prepare for the border; suppressing the rights of noble relatives and eunuchs, frivolous corvees and low taxes, saving expenses, etc. Later, he served as the transfer envoy to Tokyo, the transfer envoy to Hebei, and the governor of Ying, Yang, Lu and other prefectures, as well as the governor of Jiangning Prefecture.

In the third year of Zhihe (1056), Longtuge had direct knowledge of the Kaifeng Mansion. He tried cases clearly, enforced the law strictly, was not afraid of the powerful, did not favor personal interests, was honest and upright, and carried out orders and prohibitions. At that time, men, women, old and young all knew Bao Zheng and called him "Bao Daizhi", and said: "If the joints are not connected, there is Yama and Bao Lao." Previously, he had known the Jianyuan as Tianzhang Pavilion Daizhi, and later Quan Yushi Zhongcheng established the dynasty. He is firm and strict, criticizes the ministers who are lucky to have power, and makes suggestions to promote advantages and eliminate disadvantages.

He was also appointed as the Third Chief Envoy and moved to the Privy Council as Deputy Envoy. He died of illness in the seventh year of Jiaqing (1062) at the age of sixty-four, and was given the posthumous title of Xiaosu. There is "Bao Zhengji" ("Bao Xiaosu Gong's Memorial") handed down from generation to generation.

Bao Zheng is a legendary figure and a well-known example of an "upright official". There have been stories, novels and operas with Bao Zheng as the theme in the Southern Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty. There are a large number of Bao Gong plays in Yuan operas, and later the novel "The Case of Bao Gong" ("Dragon Picture Koan") Popular