Why did Ouyang Xiu give the highly praised Bao Zheng a bad review?

According to historical records, Ouyang Xiu said a few words to satirize Bao Zheng, saying that Bao Zheng is not authentic. The reason for the matter was because Bao Zheng overthrew the three envoys one after another, and then no one dared to sit in this position, Song Renzong had no choice but to let Bao Zheng sit in this position, so Ouyang Xiu sarcastically mocked Bao Zheng for having no morality, pulled down all the people in this position, and then went to be the third envoy himself.

I have to say that Ouyang Xiu's words are very ruthless, as a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, not only is he good at writing, but even ridiculing the other party is very powerful, his words made Bao Zheng dare not take office at first, presumably no one can pretend that he didn't hear it, and everyone talked about it because of this matter, so later Song Renzong changed Bao Zheng's position, which can be regarded as saving Bao Zheng from being discussed.

However, I personally think that Bao Zheng does not mean that he really wants to overthrow the three three envoys out of selfishness, but because Bao Zheng is too upright, in his eyes there is only the legal system, only the court, and his own morality is very upright, so in his opinion, any behavior that is detrimental to his personal morality or defeats the dynasty is unforgivable, so he will pull them down with righteous words, because in his opinion, their behavior is not worthy of sitting in this position.

Therefore, Bao Zheng's move is not for personal purposes at all, of course he will not pull others down because he wants to be the third envoy, but in the eyes of others, he is doing this for himself, presumably Ouyang Xiu also thinks so, but according to Bao Zheng's temperament, he naturally will not argue with others, because in his heart, his own approach is correct and in line with the legal system of the imperial court.

Bao Zheng is selfless in his work, so he will naturally offend some people, and Ouyang Xiu also belongs to this part of the people, so he gave Bao Zheng a bad review.

During the Song Dynasty, not everyone appreciated Bao Zheng's style of doing things and the way of being an official, and Bao Zheng also offended a group of scholars because of his maverick style, and Ouyang Xiu was one of them.

Bao Zheng's integrity is a little too good, "when the water is clear, there are no fish", Bao Zheng is upright on the surface to eliminate harm for the people, but in fact it is also a fatal blow to the ruling group.

Their political positions differ. Although Bao Zheng is upright, he is too straight and easy to break. It's not easy to exist for a long time.

The answer is: Ouyang Xiu thinks that Bao Zheng has overthrown three envoys one after another, making the position a hot potato. In the end, the emperor could only choose Bao Zheng to take office, and Ouyang Xiu thought that Bao Zheng was an official and a fake public and private position, so he had a bad review.

Because Bao Zheng was too upright and didn't understand the way of being a person in the officialdom, he offended a large number of scholars, including Ouyang Xiu, so Ouyang Xiu gave the highly praised Bao Zheng a bad review.

Because Ouyang Xiu and Bao Zheng have different governing philosophies, inconsistent positions, and disagreement, they are biased.

Bao Zheng is upright as an official, but it is easy to offend others, and it is inevitable that he will be criticized.

Ouyang Xiu thinks that Bao Zheng is not authentic. Just because their cattle trampled on your fields, you snatched them away. The implication is that the three envoys have only had a minor problem with their style of life, and they are not serious enough to be deposed.

Bao Zheng is really more than ten years older than Ouyang Xiu???

Ouyang Xiu thought that Bao Zheng's sentence was too heavy and violated the human rights of criminals, so he blamed him, Bao Zheng thought that he enforced the law impartially and did not miss it, so the two turned against each other!

In the Northern Song Dynasty. Among them, Ouyang Xiu.

and Bao Zheng are both famous figures in the same period, one is a literary giant who is loyal to the country, and the other is Bao Qingtian, who is upright.

It stands to reason that the two should be able to sympathize with each other, but why is the relationship between the two people very unpleasant, and after Bao Zheng was promoted, Ouyang Xiu also wrote to the emperor that Bao Zheng was actually a villain. Was the relationship between the two of them bad from the beginning, and why did the two who should have been sympathetic to each other fall into trouble to the point of becoming enemies?

Speaking of Ouyang Xiu, we have to mention the famous story "The Story of the Drunkard Pavilion" written by him

, and the whole article not only describes the beautiful scenery between the mountains and forests, but also expresses his self-relief mood of being demoted due to his unsuccessful career. Ouyang Xiu's career is very unsmooth, and a lot of the time is a situation where he has empty ambitions but cannot be displayed. And Bao Zheng is needless to say, he handled cases impartially in his life, dared to speak for the people, and ignored those powerful people who wanted to win him over, and wanted to be loyal to the country, so he was also a good official who has been famous for the ages.

It stands to reason that such two people can sympathize with each other, they are both dedicated to the court, but why is the relationship between the two people so bad, is there any misunderstanding or other reasons for this?

So why don't the stories handed down in history have the stories of Bao Zheng and Ouyang Xiu? It stands to reason that the two of them must know each other, and there will definitely be an intersection.

We know that Bao Zheng has been the prefect of Kaifeng for two years, and it is Ouyang Xiu who took over as the prefect of Kaifeng after Bao Zheng left office, so they must have intersected. Why aren't there any interesting stories circulating?

Originally, it was a good thing to be close to each other, but this Zhang's style of life is really unbearable. It is rumored that she had an affair with Ouyang Xiu, and what is even worse is that she also has a leg with her own family. Unfortunately, the matter leaked, and both the Zhang family and the family were sued by their nephews to Kaifeng Mansion. At this time, Kaifeng Mansion Yin.

It's not Bao Zheng yet, the Zhang family also confessed Ouyang Xiu in the court.

Now the matter is getting bigger, and after Ouyang Xiu vigorously refutes it, it ends with no evidence. However, Ouyang Xiu's character and reputation were greatly questioned, and later his political enemies also relied on this matter to attack him, and finally Ouyang Xiu was demoted to Chuzhou. This led to the later immortal masterpiece "The Story of the Drunkard Pavilion".

Fortunately, the Kaifeng Mansion Yin at that time was not Bao Zheng, otherwise it is estimated that Ouyang Xiu would be ruined.

Because of the differences in personalities, political thoughts, and political retribution, although they are officials in the same dynasty, they do not have too much communication with each other, resulting in strangers.

Because the two of them have different aspirations, they often disagree because of different political opinions, so they end up being strangers.

The personalities are different, one is a civil official representative, with first-class literary talent, and the other is a loyal criminal investigator, who is upright and upright, and does not conspire with each other. The interests are different, and they are not the same kind of people at all.