Let's start with a soul-piercing question, if a death row inmate is allowed to go back and be reunited with his family, during which time there is no supervision, free interaction, and wait until the day of the execution to come back to accept the punishment, then how many people will come back? This question, Li Shimin can give us the answer. Li Shimin released 400 death row inmates home, and rushed back before the execution the next year, why didn't 1 person escape?
Tang Taizong Li Shimin was actually a controversial figure, judging from his deeds after coming to power, he was a good emperor for the country and the people, but judging from the means by which he ascended to the throne, he was also an extremely cruel person, after all, he stepped on the blood and flesh of his own brothers to ascend the throne. However, we are not talking about his history today, and today we mainly talk about an anecdote that happened in his hands.
Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, he has been diligent in political affairs and has not dared to slacken off a bit, and with his efforts, the country has soon entered the right track, and Li Shimin has begun to have free time. One day, after dealing with the political affairs at hand, Li Shimin felt very bored, and the last political affair he happened to deal with was about the cell, so he suddenly rose up and wanted to go to the cell to take a trip to understand the situation inside.
Accompanied by a group of people, Li Shimin went straight to the cell. At first, even if the prison environment he imagined was not good, it was not too depressing, after all, it was a period of national peace and security, and this phenomenon should also be reflected in the life of the cell, but when he went in, the scene he saw was far from his imagination. The face of each prisoner was a dead silence, and there was not a trace of color in their eyes, as if it were a breathing dead man.
After returning from the cell, Li Shimin fell into meditation, punishment is necessary, but is human affection also necessary? He wanted to make some changes, and after a long struggle, he finally made up his mind to try it, and ordered the release of the 400 death row inmates in the cell, so that they could go home to reunite with their families, and the imperial court would not send someone to supervise them, but they would take the initiative to come back when the punishment was executed the following year. This will shook the court, and although many people opposed it, Li Shimin still insisted.
After these 400 death row inmates got the news, everyone seemed to come back to life, originally their hearts were most worried about their families, they thought that they would not see each other in this life, they did not expect to have this turnaround, and everyone went home happily. Knowing that time is short, after returning home, I do my best to filial piety to my parents, subsidize my family, and live a good life. It is reasonable to say that when you return to this beautiful life, you must be extremely reluctant to go back to the execution, will anyone choose to escape?
In the blink of an eye, the date of execution was reached, and it was thought that some people would escape through this time, but what Li Shimin and the world did not expect was that these 400 prisoners had returned, and none of them had escaped, because these prisoners knew that if they did not return, they would be involved in their families, and Li Shimin had already given a chance to reunite with his family and was satisfied. Li Shimin was very touched, thinking that they must be people with good intentions, or they could give them another chance, so he released them without guilt.
Li Shimin's practice has won him the hearts of the people and left himself with the reputation of a Ming Jun in history.